Josh Greene doesn’t know what the Matadors went through a year ago when they suffered their worst season in 15 years, but the freshman guard made sure on Thursday night to give the seniors a game they will never forget. With Cal State Fullerton playing zone defense and focused on stopping Lenny Daniel in the paint, Greene made the Titans pay with six 3-pointers and none bigger than his right-corner high-arching three to give the Matadors a 69-68 advantage with… Read more

What a difference a year makes. Last season, through the first 10 Big West Conference games, Cal State Northridge had a 4-6 record and was at the bottom half of the league standings. To make matters worse, Matador star player Lenny Daniel was benched for two games for poor behavior toward the team. It has been the opposite so far this season as the Matadors are currently in second place with a 6-4-league record and Daniel has become one of… Read more

If you see 6’8″ John Hayward-Mayhew walking around the CSUN campus, at first glance you may assume he plays basketball, well you’re right, but what you might not know is that the CSUN men’s basketball junior forward also has a well-known blog. His site, JohnsiPhone.com launched September 2010, where he gives tutorials, news, giveaways and tips about the latest Apple products. “I’ve always been into websites since high school and I realized if you find a trendy topic, it will… Read more

Habitat for Humanity is building homes for low-income working families in Pacoima. On Saturday, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a fraternity at CSUN, spent the day helping out. In the early morning the Sigma Alphas were knee deep in dirt and sewage. Twenty three  fraternitybrothers joined together to build, dig and make a difference. “We try to volunteer at least once a year. Fraternities get such a bad rap for not doing anything. They’re known for just partying,” said Jim Raggio, president,… Read more

After having its three-game winning streak snapped Thursday at UC Riverside, Cal State Northridge bounced back to defeat UC Irvine, 91-83, Saturday at the Matadome and remain in second place in the Big West standings. The Matadors recorded their sixth conference win, matching last season’s total. Matador Lenny Daniel led all scorers with 22 points and had 10 rebounds to record his 12th double-double of the season, which is second in the Big West. The Anteaters (10-14, 3-7 Big West)… Read more

Riverside, Calif – After beating the defending Big West champions UC Santa Barbara on the road and moving into second place in the conference standings, Cal State Northridge’s confidence was at an all-time high. Coming into Thursday night’s game at last place UC Riverside it seemed to be an easy victory for the Matadors. It didn’t exactly turn out that way as the Highlanders snapped CSUN’s four-game league winning streak with a 73-70 victory. “I don’t think our mind set… Read more

Students will be able to perform at the new black box theater housed in the Valley Performing Arts Center. The first student performance scheduled is “Big Love,” a retelling of an ancient Greek story about the battle of the sexes that is set to open Feb. 11. The current black box theater was built 50 years ago and has limited seating capacity and is a single-story structure. The new experimental theater is a three-story construction with 170 seats encircling the… Read more

With eight Big West games completed, Cal State Northridge will open the second half of the conference schedule only trailing Long Beach State for first place. The Matadors, who are on a four-game winning streak in league play, head out on the road to meet UC Riverside tonight and return home to face UC Irvine on Saturday night. After going through every Big West team once, CSUN came out with a 5-3 record. However, it was a rough start for… Read more

The Department of Police Services and the Office of Student Housing are working together to reduce the number of burglaries on campus by raising awareness on theft in CSUN dorms. In December alone, four burglaries were reported to campus police, bringing the total number of reported cases up to 27 dorm burglaries for 2010. All 27 dorm burglaries in 2010 occurred in first floor apartments, said Christina Villalobos, special assistant to the chief of police and community relations officer. “Burglaries… Read more