The political science department hosted a discussion of the Obama presidency Tuesday night, in which President Obama’s atypical approach to problem solving was explained. Michael Haas, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Hawaii and author of “Barack Obama, The Aloha Zen President” and Michael Dukakis, former Governor of Massachusetts and the 1988 Democratic Party nominee for President elaborated on Obama’s method. Haas’ book explained how Obama’s upbringing in Hawaii impacted his presidency. He said Obama likes to approach problems… Read more

Unlike last year’s “Day of Action,” the California Faculty Association (CFA) did not aid in organizing or sponsoring Wednesday’s student protest. CFA lecturer representative Antonio Gallo spoke at the protest in the afternoon in support of the students. He said it was important to build a popular movement. Theresa Montano, president of the CSUN CFA chapter, said they continue to support the students. According to Brian Ferguson, CFA staff, there are different student and faculty groups at each campus that… Read more

CSUN’s protest against budget cuts to California’s higher education incorporated lessons from last year’s demonstration. The idea of education as a human right drew mixed reactions from the student body in the day-long protest Wednesday. The Oviatt Library lawn served as anchor for the protest.  From 10 a.m. until about 5 p.m., students, teachers and community members participated in the action against implemented and proposed funding cuts to the CSU and UC systems. The library was flanked on either side… Read more

Check out bottom of story for Senior Night highlights Cal State Northridge won’t admit to overlooking Thursday’s matchup against last-place UC Davis, but it’s tough not to when the third seed in the Big West Tournament could be up for grabs on Saturday to close out the regular season versus nemesis Pacific.   “It’s kind of hard not looking over UC Davis, but we have to get by them in order to play Pacific for a big game,” said redshirt… Read more

The Matadors are coming off a disappointing 1-3 series and now will try to bounced back in the Cal Lutheran Invitational held this weekend. The Cal State Northridge water polo team (9-8) will face four different conference opponents this week with the first being against Concordia, who they faced already. Then they will go up against Wagner, Cal State Monterey Bay and Chapman. The inexperience of the freshmen was especially evident last weekend when the team participated at the UC… Read more

The Matador youngsters displayed what they can do given the right development and timely growth. Sophomore catcher Marty Bowen, who was playing designated hitter and freshman outfielder Miles Williams, provided the pop in the last game of a rain-filled weekend series against Valparaiso at Matador Field. The Cal State Northridge baseball team (5-3, 0-0 Big West) took the Monday series finale, 6-3, in a game that displayed a lot of pop in the offense. Bowen went 4-for-4 with four hits… Read more

Julian Reyes Contributor A tough week awaits the Matadors, who will play four games in the DeMarini Invitational this weekend at Cal State Fullerton and are looking to make up ground in the standings. The Cal State Northridge softball team (5-8) will play No. 14 Stanford, Murray State, Northwestern, and Southern Miss. The week will lie on the shoulders of freshman pitcher Carly Wade, who is second on the staff with 33.1 innings pitched, but has taken the majority of the losses,… Read more

Diana Romero Contributing Reporter CSUN women’s basketball team is closing its season this week with the last two home games against UC Davis and Pacific at the Matadome. The Matadors (4-24) are seeking a win after their two losses on the road against CSU Bakersfield 71-46 last Wednesday and UC Santa Barbara, 52-71 with Jasmine Erving and Haley White each scoring 13 points for the Matadors this past Saturday. The Matadors are 4-10 in the Big West Conference and hold… Read more

A.S. approved to fund transportation to Sacramento for California State Student Association’s (CSSA) “March for Higher Education.” The student protest, which will be held March 14 at the state capitol, is against statewide cuts that continue to drain the budgets of California universities, including Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2011-2012 budget proposal, which includes a $500 million cut to the CSU system. “Tuition has gone up every year but one during the last ten years,” said Melinda Hambrick, upper division senator.  “We… Read more