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Matadors advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating USC

Ivan Yeo • April 23, 2007

It was slipping away for the CSUN Matador men's volleyball team. In game one of its Mountain-Pacific Sports Federation playoff matchup with the USC Trojans on Feb. 18 at the Matadome, the Trojans just ripped off seven straight points and eight of nine sets overall to take a seemingly insurmountable 24-13 lead.

A.S. election results in runoff

Katie Sheehy • April 23, 2007

At the end of the tallying of the votes for the Associated Students race, it was announced that current President Adam Salgado and Director of Finance Adam Haverstock will face each other in a runoff on Tuesday and Wednesday to determine who will be president for the 2007-2008 school year.

He Said, She Said: What constitutes as cheating?

PAUL CASTILLO • April 18, 2007

Cheating, while simple on the outside, can be extremely complex if you sit and think about it. Most people will say they know what cheating is and, if questioned, will give a somewhat hazy definition along the lines of having sex with someone other than your significant other.

Top ten reasons to enjoy porn

Anonymous • April 18, 2007

Porno movies are great because of so many reasons. The first and the most important reason to watch porn is because it puts you in the mood. It is healthy to watch porn before having sex. The second reason is that porno movies can give you great ideas about different positions.

Unexpected encounters sometimes lead to soulmates

Jillian Ballard • April 18, 2007

Do you believe in soul mates? I met my boyfriend 5 years ago in the Dominican Republic on vacation. Before we met I was a pessimistic lover. Similar to most people, I thought that love didn't exist and that it wasn't meant for me. I was in a relationship when we met, with an emotional and physical abuser.

New postal rules could end small periodicals

PAUL CASTILLO • April 18, 2007

The Governors of the United States Postal Service recently approved most of a plan for rate hikes set out for it by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the body that oversees the postal service. Included among the rate hikes that were approved are an increase of the cost of a stamp to 41 cents and a new pricing structure based on the shape of the package.

Title IX: Caused more damage than good

defaultuser • April 18, 2007

I'm pretty sure Title IX was created to appease feminists such as myself. Created in 1972, the federal act implemented a three-pronged system to enforce equality in athletics at universities throughout the United States that recieve federal government funds.

Matadors edge Pacific for first conference

Debby von Winckelmann • April 18, 2007

The No. 19 CSUN women's water polo team beat University of the Pacific 20-7 at Matador Pool on Sunday for their first conference win of the season. The win highlighted three home games in which CSUN also lost games to No. 4 University of Hawaii 15-10 on Thursday and No.

Professors and the office spaces they occupy

Bejan Siavoshy • April 18, 2007

Office spaces have a dreary look to them, even here at CSUN. The closet-like working area, the institutional colors or the stale air is enough to drive a proletariat into utter boredom, causing said worker to diverge from the path of productivity and, probably, onto the internet, watching YouTube.

Guide to a Kama Sutra-style sack session

Tynesha Daniels • April 18, 2007

Keeping in mind the attention on appropriate language used to express the overtly sexual and somewhat aggressive messages in popular music, this guide to copulation aims to offer some alternative forms of expression, both sexual and verbal. Henceforth, there will be more than sweating and grunting to knocking the boots and hitting the skins.

Book criticizes young women, corrupting the message

Sam Womack • April 18, 2007

Author Laura Sessions Stepp has recently written a book titled "Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love, and Lose at Both," but the title is misleading and the author writes like a disapproving mother figure, in spite of the fact that the women interviewed are intelligent, insightful and much better judges of our culture than she gives them credit for.

A.S. account rejuvenated by $89,244 in excess enrollment fees

Katie Sheehy • April 18, 2007

After a moment of silence was observed by all members of the Associated Students Senate and gallery for the victims in the Virginia Tech shooting, excess enrollment funds was the first item up for discussion in the Senate meeting on Tuesday, as it increased the coffers of Unallocated Reserves by $89,244.