PALO ALTO, Calif.– After dropping a heartbreaking third set in which they where up by as many as six, the Matadors rallied to defeat BYU 3-2 (26-30, 30-25, 28-30, 30-16, 15-12) Thursday night at Maples Pavilion to advance to the MPSF Tournament final on Saturday night. Senior Theo Edwards led four players in double figures with 16 kills and 13 digs, while the middle tandem of Kevin McKniff, Jacek Ratajczak and Redshirt freshman John Baker added 15 a piece. The… Read more

After a hard fought MPSF Tournament quarterfinal win over No. 6 seed USC last Saturday at the Matadome, the third-seeded Matadors are in Palo Alto, Calif. tonight for a 5 p.m. semifinal match against second seed BYU. Both teams are familiar with each other having just split a pair of matches the final weekend of the regular season. After finishing the season with identical records (22-8 14-7 MPSF) the Cougars were able to earn the second seed in the playoffs… Read more

With the Matadors (21-17, 3-6 Big West) currently in seventh place in the Big West standings, UC Davis may be a welcome sight for Northridge. The Aggies (16-19, 2-7) are in last place in the Big West, and are currently on a five-game losing streak heading into their three-game series against the Matadors this weekend at Matador Field. The Matadors are coming off back-to-back losses at Pacific. If they are able to sweep the Aggies, CSUN may be able to… Read more

Two men were honored at the Wong-Sayaman Equality Award for 2010 for their work with the LGBTQ community. The award was announced at the Queer Studies Spring Lecture Series on March 30. Kevin Zemlicka was recognized for his work on the “Positive Space-Ally Project” (a program which facilitates understanding of common LGBTQ terms, questions and ally experiences) and Erik Mata for his contribution on AIDS Awareness Day and LGBTQ activism in the Chicano/a community. Zemlicka said he always considered himself… Read more

Selected from a list of 22 nominated titles, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” has been selected as the 2010-2011 book for CSUN’s Freshman Reading Program. “We chose the book because it fit our selection criteria and because after vigorous discussion, and a little blogging, too, it seemed like the best choice,” said Cheryl Spector, director of the Academic First Year Experiences program. “The book really appealed strongly to most members of the selection committee.” According to… Read more

The art department has celebrated students’ artwork every year for as long as the art department has been in existence. The prizes for winning in the annual student art exhibition include cash prizes from the Arts Council for CSUN. This year, the Juried Art Student Exhibition is being held from April 23 through May 8. There are over 300 pieces entering the exhibit from both graduate and undergraduate CSUN students. The awards for the winning pieces were announced on Friday,… Read more