Team leader Farryn Townley scored six minutes into the 2nd half and the game has completely changed in favor of CSUN.  Heidi Farran was credited with the assist.  2-0 Northridge.

Here at halftime the Matadors are locked in a scoreless tie with the Lions of Loyola Marymount.  To this point there have not been many scoring chances, especially for Northridge.  Loyola has controlled the majority of play but CSUN looks to rebound in the second half.

The students and faculty have wasted no time in voicing their complaints and anger over the recent budget cut crisis that has taken CSUN hostage. The Daily Sundial has been publishing stories regarding the problems students and faculty are facing and who is to blame. The reactions are helping the campus to band together, as students learn that they are not alone. This is a widespread problem that has hit all fronts in Matador land. The idea of being proactive… Read more

Everyone is upset at CSUN over the recent difficulty getting classes, delayed graduations, fee hikes and teacher furloughs.  Unfortunately, not enough of us are asking WHY this is happening. Some of our trusted servants running the CSU system, the ones supposed to be looking out for us, would rather line their own pockets at our expense.  One such example is CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, who is morphing before our eyes into Chancellor Bernie Madoff. The White House Initiative on… Read more

Rebecca Gever can’t imagine life without music. Gever, a 20-year-old vocal performance major, is president of the Vocal Percussion Radio club. She is also a lifeguard and swim instructor, and volunteers at a hospital when she is not on campus. Gever wanted to get involved in campus life, but it wasn’t until last year when she joined Vocal Percussion Radio that she found a perfect fit. Vocal Percussion Radio features a cappella singers with a human beat box accompaniment providing… Read more

Like a football team ready for its first game after a grueling summer of practices, the CSUN men’s soccer squad is boiling with anticipation to play a team other than itself. In a recent Tuesday team scrimmage, things got a little testy among Matadors players competing in one of their last tune-ups before the season gets under way. But it wasn’t a sign of team animosity or division – rather a display of anticipation for what awaits. And Friday the… Read more

The CSUN women’s volleyball team is packing up its gym bags and hitting the road for the next three weekends to officially kick off their season. The Matadors open the year in Boise Idaho, where they will play three games in the Bronco Invitational. The Matadors first are scheduled to face the University of Tulsa, Friday at 4 p.m. The next day CSUN faces Northern Arizona at 10 am, and then moves on to a match against the hosting school,… Read more

Coming off of a weekend split in San Diego, the Cal State Northridge women’s soccer (1-1-0) team starts its home schedule against a couple of tough non-conference foes. Later today, the Matadors play host to Loyola Marymount University out of the West Coast Conference and on Sunday they will face Oregon State, from the Pac-10. Having returned from his team’s first two-game road trip, Matador head coach Keith West is feeling pretty confident in his team’s abilities and how it… Read more

Children Center Podcast As adults struggle through the California budget crisis, the Associated Students (A.S.) Children’s Center brings optimism to the children of CSUN students. The Children’s Center just received a $971,136 four-year grant that will help provide child care for need-based students with kids. “We are really excited to be receiving this grant,” said Conor Lansdale, Associated Students vice president and student representative for the children’s center. “ This is what A.S. loves to do. We love to find… Read more