Traditions

The Big Show

Five years strong, this event is one of the most popular at CSUN. With bands such as Jimmy Eat World and Taking Back Sunday, The Big Show attracts a lot of students—especially since it is free to all CSUN students and a guest.

Bull Pit

Student fans, especially active during basketball season, who stand the entire game, cheer the CSUN athletes, and even present their own award to one member of the basketball team at the end of the season.

Carnival

The event celebrates the multicultural community through performances by the Capoeira Club, the Matadancers, hiphop dancers, step dancers, the steel drum ensemble, and even reggae singers. There is also multicultural art, arts and crafts corners, and caricature artists, at no cost to the students.

Homecoming

Since CSUN does not have a football team, Homecoming is celebrated at the peek of basketball season and marks the peek of CSUN spirit. Bonfires, pep rallies, free food, and CSUN gear, “yell like hell” contests, half-time shows, and concerts by famous artists including Shaggy are the reasons for the amazing turnout at CSUN's homecoming events in the past.

Matamaniacs

The Matamaniacs are a group of athletes who support other athletes by wearing crazy wigs, outrageous make-up on their faces, and dressing up as clowns. Once, during the fall, the swim team will attend a men's soccer game dressed up as clowns, wearing their swimsuits on the outside of their clothing. It's hilarious.

President's Picnic

Part of welcome week's special events to help students get back in the swing of things, the Picnic offers a free lunch to whoever is willing to stand in line for five minutes. The food is awesome, with a choice of hamburger or hot dogs, students are also given a drink, chips, and fruit.

Raza Bowl

In an effort to unite the Hispanic groups on campus during the Hispanic Cultural Awareness Month, the Raza Bowl (a spin-off of the Turkey Bowl) is a flag football game between MEChA and Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. The game is at Northridge Park, usually draws a pretty large crowd, and can be very intense. The groups also use it as a fundraising opportunity and sell yummy, authentic Mexican food.