After starting the season with a successful 2-1 record in Boise, Idaho, the women’s volleyball team will pack up their bags for the second straight weekend and head to the Bay Area to compete in their second tournament of the year. The University of San Francisco will host the Asics/Coca-Cola Challenge in San Francisco. The Matadors, who placed second overall in the Bronco Invitational, are scheduled to play the Dons (1-2) Friday evening, before moving on to Rice University (3-1)… Read more

After starting the season with a successful 2-1 record in Boise, Idaho, the women’s volleyball team will pack up their bags for the second straight weekend and head to the Bay Area to compete in their second tournament of the year. The University of San Francisco will host the Asics/Coca-Cola Challenge in San Francisco. The Matadors, who placed second overall in the Bronco Invitational, are scheduled to play the Dons (1-2) Friday evening, before moving on to Rice University (3-1)… Read more

Remember the 1950s when everything, not just TV shows, was black and white? When sticking to the status quo was the status quo. Exactly, neither do I.  Back then, the concept of sex was simpler hugely due to the fact that what was talked about was largely accepted. Theoretically in the 1950s, men liked women, women married men, and the only man a woman would ever have sex with was her husband—the first time being their wedding night. Up until… Read more

The women’s volleyball team placed second overall in its season-opening visit to the Boise State Bronco Invitation in Boise, Idaho, over the weekend. During the two-day tournament, the Matadors attained their runner-up status by defeating host school Boise State and Northern Arizona University. CSUN’s only loss came against Tulsa University, who won the tournament by winning all three of its matches. The Matadors fell to Tulsa University in their first match by a score of 25-20, 25-13, 25-20. Northridge came… Read more

The CSUN women’s volleyball team is packing up its gym bags and hitting the road for the next three weekends to officially kick off their season. The Matadors open the year in Boise Idaho, where they will play three games in the Bronco Invitational. The Matadors first are scheduled to face the University of Tulsa, Friday at 4 p.m. The next day CSUN faces Northern Arizona at 10 am, and then moves on to a match against the hosting school,… Read more

A lot of good things have come out of the Valley. The infamous “Valley Girl” stereotype, replete with accent and tote-sized lap dog. Plenty of high schools in which the big networks can film their teen-angst dramas, starring actors who haven’t seen a classroom in almost a decade. And of course, the center of the world in the adult film industry. But a happening music scene? Not so much. Over the past couple of decades Van Nuys — once considered… Read more

Textbooks. Check. Parking permit. Check. Tuitions and fees. Unfortunately, check. The new semester is upon us and we all have the empty bank accounts to prove it. With today’s dwindling economy it’s difficult for anyone not to crave the finer things in life, especially for the average college student. Welcome to Recession Living 101. This column is designed to answer one question: Does a pathetic excuse for a checking account have to mean settling for the bottom of the barrel?… Read more

It’s been three years since the CSUN women’s volleyball team has had a winning season. For the upcoming 2009 year, the team is looking to improve substantially on last year’s disappointing 9-21 record, during which it won only two home games. “It was a mixed season last year,” said head coach Jeff Stork, who is in his eighth season with the Matadors. “We started off strong, lost seven straight (conference) matches, then beat the No. 23 team in the nation… Read more