Coming off a Monday 18-6 loss against Washington in which their pitching gave up 17 hits, the Matadors (5-3) look to bounce back with a third consecutive winning outing to start the season at the Aztec Invitational this weekend. The Matadors will play four times and against three rivals, starting with San Diego today at 3 p.m. CSUN will face USF Friday (3 p.m.), San Diego again Saturday (11 a.m.) and host San Diego State Sunday (4 p.m.) CSUN started… Read more

March is Women’s History Month: 31 days dedicated to the history of women and promoting awareness of the accomplishments and struggles of women in the past and present. According to Sheena Malhotra, professor and chair of gender & women studies at CSUN, Women’s History Month is an idea that dates back to International Women’s Day, which originated in 1911. Women’s International Day used to take place on March 8. According to Malhotra, the day is now considered one of the… Read more

Michael Mark was sent to a concentration camp at the age of 18. Upon arrival, he, along with many others, were immediately shaved and told to remove all clothing except for their shoes. “The conditions of (transportation to the camp) were unbelievable,” he said. “There was no food, no water, people were dying.” Mark guest lectured in Professor Michele Paskow’s Intro to Judaism class Wednesday. Paskow’s class is learning about the Holocaust, which is one of the reasons he came… Read more

As New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin drove down the lane for an amazing layup, one NBA commentator pointed out that it was “Steve Nash-esque” in style. Coming off the bench, Lin has become an overnight phenomenon, gracing back-to-back covers for Sports Illustrated — the only other NBA players to receive this honor are Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton and Dirk Nowitzki. Beyond the hoopla of the media and glamorous lights of Madison Square Garden, America’s underlying racism… Read more