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Veteran, LGBT students gain access to mentors New programs funded by Campus Quality Fee ANTHONY CARPIO DAILY SUNDIAL

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LGBTQ and Veteran students interested in being mentored can contact Sarina Loeb, Special Assistant for Diversity Initiatives, at (818) 677-5977 or sarina.loeb@csun.edu

he University Student Union has developed two new peer-mentoring programs to offer help to LGBTQ and veteran students. “The purpose of the two peer-mentoring programs is to provide support and resources for both LGBTQ and questioning students, as well as veteran students,” said Sarina Loeb, special assistant for USU diversity initiatives. “Through the support of the Campus Quality Fee, we have been able to create these two peer-mentoring programs.” Loeb said the mentoring programs, which will start in the spring, accepted applications for mentor positions until Oct. 14. Applicants are interviewing for three to four mentor positions, she added. “I’ve applied for the position,” said Diego Flores, vice president of CSUN’s LGBTA. “I hope

I get the job, so we’ll see.” Flores explained that LGBTA has been waiting for a program like this to help its group give advice to students. “It allows people who are not able to come to the meetings for LGBTA to still have a place and someone to turn to if they have questions,” he said. “That’s definitely going to be one of the greatest things about this.” LGBTA President Hugo Valencia, currently serving for the U.S. Army National Guard, said the veteran mentor program will be just as helpful as the LGBT program. “Having a mentoring program for veterans on campus will be a great resource for service members who are trying to adjust to civilian life,” he said. Valencia said experiences his fellow service members go through are more challenging than what an average student goes through. “Many of them are

deployed for over a year. They (have) gone to such distant parts of the world and face trials that many of us could never fathom,” he said. “Then, they get back and just don’t know how to fit back into society. Add the stress of enrolling into school and dealing with all the paperwork the military has them do, and life can become very daunting.” Social welfare major Martel Okonji said the USU is making the right decision in developing a peer mentoring program for his fellow LGBTQ students. “It’s going in the right direction,” he said. “It’s very important that people get educated (about) the LGBTQ population at CSUN. It’s been something we’ve been (wanting) for a while.” Okonji said he won’t be participating with the peer-mentoring program as much, but would still like to visit and make sure people are getting the right information.

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ellphone users may want to think before ignoring unknown phone numbers; it might be their wireless carrier saving them money. Wireless cellphone companies have agreed to send warning alerts to customers before billing them for unexpected charges, Julius Genachowski, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman, said early last week.

Genachowski said CTIA, the International Association for the Wireless Telecommunications Industry, will ensure wireless companies alert users before hitting them with overage or roaming charges, a practice called bill shock. “(Bill shock) is when wireless subscribers experience a sudden, unexpected increase in their monthly bill,” Genachowski said in an Oct. 17 statement at the FCC Bill Shock Event. “This solution will give consumers the information they need to save money on their monthly wireless bill. These actions har-

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tional roaming charges. Companies will also inform users of tools that let them set and monitor their own usage limits, but they’ll have to wait a little bit. The plan, called Wireless Consumer Usage Notification Guidelines, will go into effect beginning Oct. 17, 2012. Consumers will receive at least two of four notifications by then, and receive all of them beginning April 17, 2013. According to Consumer Reports magazine, one in five wireless users surveyed reported experiencing “bill shock.”

Philosophy major Josie Avendano switched wireless companies after receiving too many unexpected high bills from Nextel/Sprint, who he said didn’t warn him of overage charges. “I was an aggravated customer,” he said, although Nextel/Sprint would usually reduce or subtract the extra charges after he called to complain. Avendano now has Metro PCS after getting charged more than $100 extra on his

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Pre-occupied in Los Angeles Student finds alternative ways to join the Occupy movement while maintaining a busy schedule tion to it as well,” he said. “I’ve always considered any job you do, you’re supposed to do to the utmost of your abilities. And since I go to school on Pell Grants and Cal Grants, effectively my job is to be a good student and my boss is the government.” On top of being occupied with school work, he is also the vice president of communications for the Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council. “Unfortunately, my elected office duty is also a higher priority just because it’s something that I agreed to and signed on to do,” Woodruff said. “So I have to do that job as well.” Woodruff tried to participate with the movement during its early stages in Los Angeles, but he found it to be difficult. He said that he went to Pershing Square on Oct. 1, but didn’t camp at the site. Instead, he came as a commuting participant. Woodruff found this to be difficult, traveling back and forth from where he lives and where people were gathering. Traveling to the protests was also taking a toll on his

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n a damp Tuesday afternoon, Jeff Woodruff set up his pop-up tent to camp for a few hours in support of the Occupy movement. But he didn’t set up in Downtown L.A. Instead, he settled in front of the Oviatt Library. “This is the most efficient way for me to do it and still be involved,” the 33-year-old senior said. “In order for me to continue (participating with Occupy), I have to scale back active participation and be more of an adviser or more of a cheerleader-kind of role. And that’s something I can do here from campus.” Woodruff, a history major, fully supports the Occupy movement, but said his priority is school. “Being able to set up and support the movement from here on campus will allow me to focus on school activities, which is my current job,” he said. As a full-time student, Woodruff said his job is to go to CSUN and get an education. “There’s a moral obliga-

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academics. “Going to city hall is difficult for me because I’m a full-time student here,” he said. “This is also my senior year, so I’m taking a lot of difficult classes that are very time and work intensive. I was losing a lot of sleep because I still (needed) to do my homework.” Though he is not at City Hall, he does what he can to support the Occupy movement. “I believe that the importance of the movement at this point is to grow the tent,” Woodruff said. “We’ve been able to tap into what my mother and Richard Nixon called the silent majority. And the fact that there’s enough people and there’s movement springing up all over the world, it’s our duty as citizens to take advantage of that, considering a year ago this would have been unthinkable.” Woodruff understands the importance of the movement, but as long as he is in school, he takes his education ahead of anything else. “I take education seriously,” he said. “If education is my issue, then I have to walk my talk.”

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Jeff Woodruff, a full-time student at CSUN, supports the Occupy movement but says his education is his first priority. Woodruff has participated in Occupy CSUN on the Oviatt lawn.

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Continued from page 1 wireless bill for going over his limit, and sometimes for things he said he didn’t even do. Avendano has an unlimited plan with Metro PCS now and he does not get charged overage or extra usage fees. They don’t allow access to features that a person is not signed up for to avoid those extra, unknown charges, he said. “I think it will be quite helpful to let people know before they do hit their boundaries,” Avendano said. “I wouldn’t mind a little reminder here and there.” Although social work major Carla Ayala said she has only experienced bill shock once, Verizon didn’t warn her of roaming charges when she was in Mexico. She said

her phone was still on, working and sending her e-mails, but when she returned home, she was charged an additional $10. “I think it’s a good thing,” Ayala said, regarding the new alert plan. “We think (cell phones plans are) so liberal, and we have so many minutes but then you go over and can’t pay your bill.” The FCC has withheld from making this implementation a regulation, but rather will take a “trust but verify” approach to ensure wireless companies comply with the agreement, Genachowski said. “Consumers Union and the FCC will work together to launch a new web portal on the FCC website that will allow consumers and anyone to see what types of alerts are provided by each CTIA member,” Genachowski said. “This portal will allow the FCC

VETS

Continued from page 1 There are other peermentoring groups at CSUN, including the Disability

Resource and Educational Services, the peer educators at the Career Center, and the Academic Mentor Program at Residential Life, Loeb said. Though the programs

have not started yet, students anticipate great results. “I think it will be very successful,” Flores said about the LGBT program. “There’s definitely a bit of a need for this on campus.

I’m glad CSUN is one of those campuses that’s going to be having something like this for college students to feel like they are not alone and that they have someone that they can turn to.”

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free steak dinner will mark the start of this year’s campus clothing and food drive, which runs from Nov.1 to Nov. 17. The dinner will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight in the Northridge Center . “This is the first time we’ve launched the clothing and food drive this way and we’re glad to add this new layer to the event,” said Justin Weiss of the Matador Involvement Center. “We want to have an educational

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evening, provide everyone at the dinner with free food, and inspire them to leave that evening ready to help as much as possible.” Free tickets from the Matador Involvement Center will be available to students, staff and faculty, but only the first 500 guest will be seated on a first come first serve basis. There are more tickets available than there are seats, Weiss said. Attendees will watch videos and hear speakers lecture on the importance of helping those in need. “We want to help get

the issue on campus and in the community in relationship to hunger and hunger issues,” said Weiss, “We hope attendees will learn something about it and will be motivated to do something about it and donate.” The University Student Union was so inspired by the event that they helped back the cost, Weiss said, but could not offer a projection of the event’s budget at the time. A free steak incentive will hopefully draw students and gain momentum for the drive, Weiss said. “We would love to have

as many students come out to learn something and enjoy a free dinner as well,” Weiss said. The food and clothing drive will accept food, toys, clothing and books for the duration of the drive. Bins will be placed around the Matador Involvement Center, Sierra Hall, the Oviatt Library, Bayramian Hall, the Matador Bookstore, the USU welcome desk and the dorms. All proceeds will be donated to the nonprofit organization, Meet Each Need with Dignity (MEND).

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Calendar of Events 01 You Wore It, You Rocked It, Now Donate It

When: Tuesday, Nov 1, 2011 through Nov. 6 Where: Sierra Towers Description: Lambda Sigma Gamma Sorority, Inc will be collecting any new or gently used prom/ homecoming dresses, accessories, shoes, gloves for female high school students and any new or gently used tuxedos, dress shoes, and ties for male high school students.

New Club Workshop

when: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm where: MIC Conference Room Description: Want to start a new club? We’re here to help you make it happen! Your first step is to attend a New Club Workshop where you will learn about the process, responsibilities, benefits and basic requirements needed to establish and maintain University Recognition at CSU, Northridge.

CSUN Greens meetings

When: 2:30pm – 3:30pm Where: Matador Involvement Center Description: A group dedicated towards raising consciousness and implementing immediate solutions on the CSUN campus based around Sustainability and Social Justice issues. Contact us at greens@my.csun.edu

USU GR Table Tennis Tournament

When: 4pm – 5pm Where: Games Room, USU Description: http://usu.csun.edu/gamesroomCompete against other students in a tournament of table tennis for the final championship spot.

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01 (cont.) Bible Study

When: 7:30pm – 10:00pm Where: USU – Flintridge Room Description: Come join us for a night of awesome praise and worship, interactive bible study, fun fellowship, and free food.

3rd Annual Campus Clothing and Food Drive

When: Tuesday, November 01 9:00 am Thursday, November 17 2:00 pm where: MIC (Matador Involvement Center),SIERRA HALL (1st Floor), OVIATT LIBRARY, BAYRAMIAN HALL, MATADOR BOOKSTORE COMPLEX, USU WELCOME DESK, DORMS Description: November 1st to November 17th marks the 3rd Annual CSUN Campus Clothing and Food Drive.

02 The Honorable Rick Tuttle Reception

When: Wed, November 2, 7pm – 10pm Where: Whitsett Room 451 Description: CSUN Young Democrats will be hosting a reception to honor Los Angeles Former Controller Rick Tuttle for his hard work in the field of politics. This event is to open to the public.

Digital Humanities: A Media Ecology a lecture by Kim Knight

when: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Oviatt Library, Presentation Room Description: http://www.csun.edu/digitalhumanities/2011/digital-humanities-a-mediaecology/

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Question of the Day caitlin martin / Daily Sundial Should any student be expelled for “fraud” if they are transgender and apply as the sex they identify as? Nursing student Domaine Javier was expelled from California Baptist University for “committing or attempting to engage in fraud, or concealing identity.” Javier said she was expelled after appearing in an MTV show and revealing that she was born male, although she identifies as female. California has laws that make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of gender identity but California Baptist University is private so they are not held to these laws. Is this a violation of human rights, or is it justifiable as a technicality?

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ince its inception, America has had its fair share of criminals -- and people who fight them. But before there even was a Supreme Court to combat crime, one group did: we, the people. In 1760, citizens in North Carolina took up arms against corrupt officials, marking the first known instance of vigilantism in America’s history. Branded as vigilantes, citizens who skip due process and punish criminals in the name of justice are seen as heroes by their peers, but many times, their actions are deemed unlawful by the government -- and could land them in hot water. But should their actions be illegal? Is it wrong for private individuals to take matters into their own hands and fight for what’s

right when it can’t be done through legal means? Absolutely not. Vigilantes, in a way, are like a bandage. When the legal system’s armor cracks and people like OJ Simpson use loopholes to get away with murder, or when victims get hit with frivolous lawsuits from burglars who injure themselves during breakins, they step in and try to glue everything back together. America has a certain law that makes little sense: If someone witnesses a non-violent crime, such as a break-in or a theft, they’re not allowed to physically interfere. Putting their hands on a criminal could result in assault charges, such as the case of the Phoenix Jones, the reallife Seattle superhero, who pepper-sprayed two people he said were fighting. Crime-fighters like Jones and his rag-tag group of criminal fighters, who patrol streets donning capes

and costumes, shouldn’t be arrested for stopping criminals, they should instead be given medals for supplying the public with the swift kind of justice that our government can’t always provide. People shouldn’t be forced to sit idly by and wait for police to show up. If they feel they can stop a criminal in the process of an illegal act, they should do so without the fear of getting hit with excessive force charges. In 2010, a man in Washington was brought up on assault charges because he kicked a burglar in the face as police arrived and witnessed the event. Indicting people for forcefully punishing those that wronged them is counterproductive because it shows tolerance towards crime. Criminals caught in the act shouldn’t enjoy protection just because a citizen busted them instead of a police officer -- they should

have little to no rights at all. Don’t want to get beat? Don’t do something stupid. Simple, really. However, some people argue that vigilantes risk getting the wrong person, violating the “innocent until prove guilty” presumption. For example, Michael Zenquis was wrongly beaten in the summer of 2009 because a group of people thought he was a child rapist. That being said, it’s important to note that the legal system faces the same kind of downfall. Alton Logan spent 26 years in a prison after being falsely convicted of a murder he did not commit. If mistakes are grounds for deeming something illegal or immoral, then our justice system fits the bill as well. As a society, we should embrace self-policing and actively be involved in it, even if it means cracking down harshly on criminals.

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Chris Smith and the Matadors have lost their last three meetings agaist UC Santa Barbara, including a 4-0 setback on Oct. 2010.

ith only two matches left on the schedule, CSUN (7-7-3) finds itself in a critical situation. With a Big West Conference record of 3-3-2, the Matadors have dropped to fifth place and need a win against UC Santa Barbara (11-5-1, 4-4) tonight at Matador Soccer Field to remain in contention for a spot in the four-team Big West Tournament. At this point in the season, these remaining matches could either mean a postseason appearance for CSUN, or its last games of the year. A win against the Gauchos would temporarily jump the Matadors to fourth place again, but a loss could jeopardize its playoff chances. “In the beginning of the season, we looked at every Big West match as a huge game. Now it becomes reality,” defender and co-captain Joe Franco said. “Each game is huge for points because the league is so close. We’re worrying about Santa Barbara because that’s who we have next, and then get three points there and see where that puts us.” As the season comes to an end and other teams in the conference are making their moves, CSUN head coach Terry Davila said it isn’t the time to panic. “If I panic, then my team panics. I’m not going to panic,” he said.

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Tonight at 7 p.m. at Matador Soccer Field *Live updates on Twitter @sundialsports57 “It’s going to come down to the last game, and that’s all you have to ask for. When it’s down to the last game, that’s all you want.” After playing two back-to-back double-overtime matches, fatigue becomes a factor for all the players. “Right now, we need to freshen our legs, that’s the main thing,” CSUN goalkeeper Michael Abalos said. “We played two overtime games in a row, and our legs are getting a little heavy. We have to be fresh, and I think that’s pretty important.” A situation that raised eyebrows Saturday night was when midfielder and co-captain Rafael Garcia was brought out of the game a little more than halfway through the first half and didn’t see minutes for the rest of the night. “I’m not sure what happened,” Franco said. “I think it was his hamstring because he was warming it up, but I’m not sure. I think he got injured though. That’s what happened.” Tonight’s meeting with UCSB will be the only match between the

two teams this year. The Gauchos have won their last two matches, winning against Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis, and have slowly moved up in the Big West standings. Santa Barbara has won its last three matches against CSUN, with the last meeting being a 4-0 win in Oct. 2010 at Harder Stadium. Gaucho midfielder Luis Silva leads his team with 11 goals and six assists, with sophomore forward David Opoku trailing behind with seven and two respectively. Despite only earning two points in the last four Big West matches, Franco remains optimistic of his team’s chances of making it into the Big West Tournament. “Every team in the Big West is so close,” he said. “There are some more talented teams, but if you come out and want it more, then that team will win. And it shows because of how close our league is with the winning, tying, and losing. If you come out and bring it, hopefully the ball rolls your way and doesn’t hit the crossbar.”

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he CSUN women’s soccer team scored three goals for the third time this season as the Matadors defeated Cal State Bakersfield, 3-0, in a non-conference match on Senior Night at the Matador Soccer Field Sunday night. The Matadors closed out their regular season schedule against the Roadrunners, but their season isn’t over. Thanks to UC Riverside falling to UC Irvine, 5-0, on Sunday, CSUN clinched the third seed in the Big West Tournament. The Matadors will now go on the road to face Long Beach State on Thursday in the semifinals for the second consecutive season. CSUN lost to the 49ers a year ago and will try to get a different result this year. “This (game against Bakersfield) got our confidence up,” junior Marissa Miller said. “It got us used to playing soccer again so hopefully we get into Long Beach and play calm.” Miller got the scoring started in the 23rd minute with a one-touch goal into the bottom left corner of the net. Freshman midfielder Hannah Wissler crossed the ball to Miller after a long run on the left side of the field and Miller received the easy goal for her first career score. It was also the first career assist for Wissler. “I feel like I waited so long to do it and it

finally happened,” Miller said. “I waited up till the last game of the season to do it and it felt good.” In the 38th minute sophomore midfielder Haley Chee extended the Matador (7-9-2, 4-3-1 Big West) lead with her first goal of her career. Sophomore defender Amanda Smith’s shot was blocked by Bakersfield goalkeeper Kym Gause and Chee put back the rebound for the goal. The scoring for CSUN continued into the second half when junior defender Jessa Yukihiro put the Matadors up 3-0. A yellow card by Taylor French led to a free kick for CSUN taken by sophomore defender Shannon Ward. Ward’s kick went right at Gause, who could not control the ball. The ball fell free in front of Yukihiro, who just touched the ball into the net. “We played really well,” said Chee. “Everything flowed really well.” The Matadors scored more than one goal for the first time since finding the back of the net three times against UC Davis on Oct. 2. CSUN was mostly outplayed by the Roadrunners (3-13-1) who controlled possession of the ball for the majority of the game. The Roadrunners had four shots on goal for the game but could not get any shots past junior goalkeeper Haley Hawes, who started in place of junior goalkeeper Cynthia Jacobo. The Matadors had eight of their scoring

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CSUN will face Long Beach State in the Big West Tournament semifinals on Thursday.

chances called offsides. The forwards would get past the last Bakersfield defender before the pass was made. Assistant coach Juan Plascencia took over for CSUN head coach Keith West because West received a red card in the Matadors’ last game against UC Riverside. CSUN’s lineup was a different lineup compared with the rest of the season. Hawes started her first game of the season, replacing Jacobo. Senior midfielder Katie Coulas, sopho-

more midfielder Renee McCaleb, freshman defender Leandra Walker, junior forward Marissa Miller and sophomore defender Wendy Warner all started the game, giving the usual starters a game off. “This (game) shows the depth of the team,” Plascencia said. “We saw a lot of good things from everyone.” Seniors Heidi Farran, Brielle Slepicoff, Alexis Barbara and Coulas played in their last home game of their careers.