The Matadors return to Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) play this Friday and Saturday night against No.1 Stanford and Pacific at the Matadome for the start of a four-match homestand after playing three non-conference matches. “That was a rough travel to get out there (Muncie, Ind.),” senior outside hitter Theo Edwards said. “We had a layover on the way there and it wasn’t the best situation as far as getting out there so we are glad to be back home… Read more

With their 10-2 victory over Albany the Matadors improved their record to 16-7 going into Big West play. The Matadors will host the defending Big West champion, UC Irvine, in a three-game series at Matador Field starting on Thursday. This will be the fourth time that the Matadors play a ranked team this season. The Matadors are currently 2-1 against ranked teams, with victories over San Diego, and East Carolina, and  losing to UCLA in the third game of the… Read more

With their first Big West Conference game out of the way the Matador water polo team will now go head-to-head with UC Irvine at home on Friday and then go on the road to play No. 1 ranked USC on Saturday in a non-conference match. CSUN (20-5) has had trouble going up against top notch competition, losing to four ranked teams this season. For USC (14-1) it’s been a different story, as they have played 12 ranked teams in their… Read more

Days after A.S. presidential candidate, Amanda Lynch, withdrew from the presidential race another candidate attempted to place his name on the ballot. Justin Marks, double major in English and African American studies and one of the students arrested in the March 4 protests, made an effort on Tuesday afternoon to enter the presidential race as a write-in candidate. “Out of 33,000 students, he (Conor Lansdale) is not the only one,” said Marks. Unofficial reports were made around noon which said… Read more

The Board of Trustees has voted to have all California State University (CSU) systems develop their own “Early Start” program to better prepare students in English once they enter the CSU system. Maureen Rubin, director of undergraduate studies said even though the Board of Trustees recently voted to start a new “Early Start” program across all CSU’s, CSUN already has its own “Early Start” program. “Our program was initiated four years ago,” Rubin said. “We have an excellent model program…. Read more

A new plan that will cap students at 13 units during their registration appointment for next semester was presented at Tuesday’s A.S. meeting. Dr. Cynthia Rawitch, associate vice president for undergraduate studies, presented the plan. “The most important message is that students really need to think out what are the 13 units they really need,” Rawitch said. “They need to plan a little bit more than what they usually do.” Rawitch said the director of admissions and records came up… Read more

An Oviatt library patron stretches out on a break in front of her study station. Daniel Zafran / Contributing Photographer

Being set up on a blind date by a family member or close friend can go two ways, 1) the date can go well and you end up in a long term relationship. Or 2) it ends horribly and you vow to your self to never go on a blind date again. It always seems that in my circle of friends I am “the single friend” and it is my friends’ mission to find me a boyfriend. Apparently I can… Read more

Born with a strong desire to thrive in soccer and with a tremendous love for animals, Raynette Mansour, a 22-year-old kinesiology major, can usually be found playing soccer in the field of her local neighborhood park or working at her father’s veterinary hospital. “I’ve had a passion for soccer since I was about five years old. That was the first time my dad put me on a team and I’ve been playing on one ever since. I had a minor… Read more