Finally the end of the school year has come. After what felt like the longest semester ever, it is time to relax and enjoy the sun over summer vacation.

One would think that living in LA means never wanting to be anywhere else since there are so many places to check out, but it seems that most CSUN students would much rather get out of the valley.

The Cal State Northridge water polo team went into the Big West Tournament as the top seed, but finished the season fourth after losing 6-5 in overtime to UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals on Saturday and 10-6 to UC Davis a day after in the game for third place.

Having a connection with someone is a great thing. When it is a member of the opposite sex, it seems to be even better.

The problem with having that special bond and keeping it is you may have to walk the plank into the relationship pool.

The Matadors water polo team (20-14, 4-1 Big West) closed out the regular season with a 17-6 win against Cal State San Bernardino (10-22, 2-10 WWPA) on Sunday and got the top seed in the conference. The accomplishment earned the Matadors a first round bye in next weekend's Big West Championship.

It was a hard-fought night, but the Trojans couldn't match the fury of the Matadors men's volleyball team' (21-5, 14-5 MPSF) on Friday night. Northridge, playing in its final home game of the regular season, knocked down USC in four sets, winning 3-1 (30-27, 30-28, 29-31 and 30-21).

Spring break has always been a time for students to get crazy and let loose. They can run around and act wreckless because they are young and free. But this year things are changing for some students around CSUN.

'I am probably going to spend my break looking for an internship and working,' said Jordan-Alicia Machado, a 22-year-old biology major. 'I have bills to pay so I can't really go anywhere this year.'

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The Mustangs of Cal Poly were too big, too strong and too quick for the Matadors women's basketball team on Thursday, when their season ended by way of a 74-65 loss in the second round of the Big West Tournament at the Anaheim Convention Center.

With new jerseys and a new look, the Matadors women's basketball team showed the Big West Conference why they deserved the eighth spot in its tournament, beating the fifth-seeded Aggies, 64-56, on Wednesday at the Anaheim Convention Center. CSUN advanced to the quarterfinals and face No. 3 Cal Poly today at noon.

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As the CSUN women's basketball team prepares for their Big West Tournament first round match against UC Davis on Wednesday (12:00 p.m.), the Matadors took a moment to look at their season, analize their chances and get some recognition.

The women's basketball team got its much-needed win, 70-61 against Pacific, and made it back into the Big West Tournament. CSUN got some help from UC Santa Barbara, which defeated Long Beach State, eliminating it from the postseason and boosting the Matadors into it.