Sherman (D-Woodland Hills) will give a brief presentation and then answer questions about terrorism and the war in Afghanistan. His presentation begins at 12:15 p.m. in CSUN's Performing Arts Center on the east side of the campus, off Zelzah Avenue.

"The events and aftermath of Sept. 11 have consumed our attention almost to the exclusion of anything else," said Dorena Knepper, CSUN's director of governmental affairs. "The uncertainties and questions we all have about so many issues - the war in Afghanistan, the issues of civil liberties, censorship and media coverage, the controversies over anthrax and immunizations, airport security - are overwhelming. Congressman Sherman's appearance on campus gives us all an opportunity to ask questions, share our views, and bring up our concerns."

Sherman is a member of the House of Representatives' Committee on International Relations and the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia.

For more information about Sherman's address, call Cal State Northridge's Office of Governmental Affairs at (818) 677-2124.

California State University, Northridge has more than 30,000 full- and part-time students and offers 63 bachelor's and 51 master's degrees. Founded in 1958, it is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley and the third largest in the 23-campus CSU system. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges recently said CSUN "stands as a model to other public urban institutions of higher education."