When I was asked to pick what I thought the most memorable Life & Style story published in the last academic year was, I was stumped. Unlike the news or sports section many of the columns printed in this section aren’t really that groundbreaking, so I was really pressed to find something worth running again. The truth is, many of the pieces published in the Life & Style section are more for entertainment value, they are not hard news, but… Read more
The Matadors best season in school history came to an end Thursday night at Maples Pavilion with Penn State sweeping CSUN (30-21, 30-23, 30-28) in the NCAA National Semifinal. CSUN (23-10) made it to the four-team national tournament for the first time since 1993, while Penn State were in for their 12 consecutive season and the 25th time in schools history “We looked like we hadn’t been here in 17 years and they looked like they were here every year,”… Read more
When I took the opinions editor position the campus community was faced with the impacts of the university’s budget cuts and frustrating economic recession. Disappointingly, campus life and the student body expressed little to no concern on these issues, helping the word “apathy” define the student’s reaction. This past semester as the anger and frustrations grew the faculty and students began to emerge from the classrooms and their apathetic slumber to express themselves through the freedoms of speech, assembly and… Read more
A CSUN student and alumna have been identified as two of the four victims of a fatal crash. Danielle Wolf, 22, and Kristin Norris, 22, were in a yellow 2007 Chevrolet Corvette that crashed at high speed on Thursday. Two males accompanied Wolf and Norris. Det. Bill Bustos of the LAPD’s Valley Traffic Division said the driver of the sports car was speeding as they headed east on a flat, S-curve on Roscoe Boulevard between Balboa Place and Hayvenhurst Avenue…. Read more
The Matadors first appearance in the NCAA National Semifinal in 17 years ended in three sets as Penn State dominated the Matadors 30-21, 30-23, 30-28 Thursday night at Maples Pavilion. “We just knew what to expect from each one of their hitters,” Penn State All-American Max Lipsitz said. “I feel like we were at the right place at the right time.” In a losing effort, All-American middle blocker Jacek Ratajczak led the Matadors with 15 kills, while senior outside Mike… Read more
Kelly Moreno, contributing reporter Nintendo has released a new game entitled “The Glory of Hercules.” Fans of the “Pokemon” series will find this new game has a similar style. This new Role-Playing Game (RPG) includes many battle scenes, voyages, and quests. “The Glory of Hercules” is available for both the Nintendo DS and the DSI. The game was written by famed game programmer Kazushige Nojima, known for his work on the game “Final Fantasy.” “The Glory of Hercules” is… Read more
The 2010 Cal State Northridge women’s water polo team’s journey began with a dream to win the Big West championship, which seemed possible when it was ranked No. 9 in the nation early in the season, for CSUN fell short as it lost to the defending champion, UC Irvine, in the conference championship tournament game (April 25) in Long Beach. The Matadors had never made it to the championship game in their eight years of existence. This season they finished… Read more
With their chances of winning the conference all but over both the Matadors (22-19, 4-8) and the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (19-20, 5-7) will be playing mostly for pride as the teams will play a three game series this weekend in Santa Barbara. The Matadors will be looking to get back on track after losing two of three games to UC Davis, including a 16-0 loss at home last Sunday. The Gauchos head into the series with the Matadors on… Read more
No. 2 seed Matadors (23-9) journey for a national title is down to two wins. Up first for CSUN is a semifinal match against No. 3 seed Penn State (23-7) Thursday night at Maples Pavilion in Palo Alto, Calif. “We are so excited to be here, some of us have been training four, five years for this one moment,” senior outside hitter Mike Gaudino said. “Now it’s here and we have to soak it in and go out there and… Read more