CSUN investing in classes

On the first day of school two years ago, students at Cal State Northridge scrambled in vain to enroll in full-to-overflowing classes.Dana Bartholoomew in the Daily News,

On Monday, the first day of the current fall semester, there likely will be enough desks for everybody.

With state budget cuts that forced steep hikes in tuition, the San Fernando Valley campus has streamlined courses to handle a projected 37,000 students -- a record.

"When I was a freshman, nobody could get their classes," said Gabriela Ruiz, 20, of Los Angeles, a junior working the door at the Matador Bookstore late last week. "Now, everybody gets their classes.