Daily Sundial

Matadors win first two home series of the year

Ivan Yeo • March 1, 2006

The Cal State Northridge softball team had a successful four-game home stand, as they swept doubleheaders against the Southern Utah Eagles on Feb. 23 and the Nevada Wolfpack on Feb. 24. "One of the best qualities about the team is that they're playing together," said head coach Barbara Jordan.

Tennis loses close match to conference-rival in the O.C.

defaultuser • March 1, 2006

It was the first point of the day that proved the difference-maker for Matador women's tennis (4-3, 1-3 in conference), as the team suffered a tough 4-3 loss to No. 67 UC Irvine on Feb. 26 at Anteater Tennis Stadium. The all-important doubles point was won in convincing fashion by UCI, as the Anteaters (4-4, 2-0 in conference) won all three matches.

Matadors get outshined by Rainbow-Warriors

Ivan Yeo • March 1, 2006

The Cal State Northridge men's volleyball team saw the Hawaii Rainbow-Warriors take both contests at the Matadome Feb. 24-25. The Warriors held off a two-game comeback by the Matadors to win the first match by scores of 30-25, 30-20, 29-31, 18-30 and 15-11 and then swept CSUN in the last match by scores of 30-27, 41-39 and 30-27.

Customer service on campus is badly lacking

Sam Richard • March 1, 2006

I have made an educated guess that the thing that has been bothering me has irked dozens of other folks here at CSUN as well. And that something is customer treatment on campus. Too many times, I have encountered what I consider bad customer treatment and I have to say something about it.

Modernity lacks appreciation for simplicity, nature

defaultuser • March 1, 2006

The sky, like a brilliant opal of periwinkle and luminescent, shifting blues, reminds me insistently as I inch along through the maze of metal, cement, frustration and fumes, that beyond the texts of history books, there was a time when grass fields and open lakes dominated the landscapes of humanity.

Student arrested by Sierra Hall for altercation

Mike Siciliano • March 1, 2006

A male CSUN student was arrested Feb. 28 on the southwest side of Sierra Hall around 1 p.m., CSUN police said. The student's name could not be obtained at press time. Five CSUN officers physically detained the suspect on the lawn by Sierra Hall when he became combative with the arresting officers, said Christina Villalobos, CSUN Public Safety Department spokesperson.

Eisner college gets grant, push for more K-12 teachers

Yohanna Figueroa • March 1, 2006

The CSUN Michael D. Eisner College of Education has received a $40,000 grant to help increase the number of math and science teachers in California's K-12 schools. The grant is part of a larger initiative for the California State University and the University of California to increase the amount of teachers in math and science credential programs and to also produce new, accelerated coursework for those who want to obtain the teaching credentials, said Jerry Nader, manager of Academic Resources in the College of Education.

Golf finishes 11th in Arizona

Nicole Garcia • March 1, 2006

Despite the many difficulties that the Cal State Northirdge women's golf team endured during its trip to compete in the Red Rock Invitational at Oak Creek Community College in Sedona, Ariz., there were many standout performances. Of the 73 female golfers, only five were competing from CSUN.

By filling up inboxes, spam advertisers annoy

defaultuser • March 1, 2006

I think that I am typical in the way that when I am procrastinating from studying and/or writing an academic paper, I revert to checking my e-mail. It is, after all, far easier to type in my password to my Juno account than it is to read about Ottoman pashas and their respective territories.

Olympic tradition bring out the best in humanity

Nick Kostezak • March 1, 2006

Another Winter Olympics has come and gone, and with these festivities I have rediscovered a passion for the occasion. There's nothing quite like millions of people coming together for the same common cause (and that of a positive nature, in such trying times).

Baseball takes one of three from Highlanders

Victor Flores • March 1, 2006

The Cal State Northridge baseball team took only one game in the three-game series against the UC Riverside Highlanders in an unusually non-conference game against a Big West opponent Feb. 24-26 at Matador Field. The series served as a preview for CSUN in their first game against a Big West opponent.

New technologies leading to the age of rudeness

Hadley Hudson • March 1, 2006

It happens every time I'm in a classroom: someone's cell phone goes off. It amazes me, really. You would think it would become a habit for people to turn their phones on silent right before going to class, but no. Just like clockwork it happens. And the teachers don't even seem to care anymore.