After going 2-2 on the road, including a 7-1 upset victory over No. 18 San Diego, the Matador baseball team will have their home opener on Friday when they host Pepperdine. Some of the Matadors feel that the win over San Diego may springboard them to more victories. “What the (San Diego) game provides us is a frame of reference for success,” said head coach Steve Rousey. “Similarly you could take our UCLA experience and utilize that as a framework… Read more

An estimated 1,000 copies of the Daily Sundial were vandalized across campus earlier today, sparking a search for the vandals and any witnesses that may have information. The newspapers were removed, in some cases completely, from at least ten stands and thrown into adjacent trashcans. The Sundial was made aware of the situation at about 12:15 p.m. when Photo Editor Hannah Pedraza called in and reported that a student informed her that they saw a woman throwing away a stack… Read more

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Vaheh Hartoonian was running late for his geography class a year and a half ago. There was a special presentation that day, but the English and communications double major only caught the last 30 seconds of it. However, he was still intrigued. “When I saw Blues I thought it was about music. So I kind of got into it,” Hartoonian said. “I went and got the flyer and I found out it was… Read more

By Stephanie Bermudez and Geraldine Marquez

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In a tale of two halves, the Matadors cut a 26-point Gaucho lead down to 69-67 after forward Willie Galick made two free throws with 25 seconds left in regulation. Gaucho free throws down the stretch, however, helped ice the game and gave UC Santa Barbara a 74-69 victory over CSUN (10-18, 5-8 Big West) at the Thunderdome on Wednesday night. After James Nunnally turned the ball over with 1:42 left in the game, Matador Vincent… Read more

When a reporter asked CSUN forward Michael Lizarraga how it felt to be the only hearing impaired player ever to compete in an NCAA Tournament, Lizarraga immediately responded, “Did you say ‘hearing impaired’?” According to the dictionary, the word “impaired” means to “be weakened, diminished or damaged.” But Lizarraga, who has conquered many obstacles in his life, doesn’t associate himself with any of those words. The reporter, then realizing that Lizarraga didn’t deem the term applicable to him, replied, “Sorry,… Read more

A surprise start from CSUN sophomore John Baker helped the No. 5 Matadors push their winning streak over No. 6 USC to 16 straight after a 3-1 win over the Trojans on Wednesday night at the Galen Center. “I found out (that I was starting) today as I walked in here,” Baker said. “Coach (Jeff Campbell) said that we were going with the lineup we had gone with for the past two practices, which I was in, so I was… Read more

It was Donal McGraw’s desire to help people live a happy life that triggered him to choose a career in adapted physical activity, but it’s the friends and memories he’s made at CSUN’s Center of Achievement (COA) in the past three years that has made him forever believe that life is accessible. “By working in the COA I have achieved knowledge, experience, confidence and friendship,” said McGraw, 29, kinesiology grad student. “As hard as it is at times to balance… Read more