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Andrew Shibata, kinesiology major, currently works as a boxing instructor at the CSUN Fitness Centre. Within two years Shibata lost 102 pounds while creating a more healthy lifestyle for himself.

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hough college is usually a time to go out, meet new people, and find yourself, for one student, college was about changing his whole life. Someone who takes one look at the Fitness Center’s boxing instructor, might doubt that he was at one time obese, out of shape, and an unhealthy eater, but that was the case for Andrew Shibata. The now-muscular and slim kinesiology major had grown up overweight and didn’t decide to change his lifestyle until coming to CSUN. Before that, Shibata went to school at University of Washington for two years where he was part of a fraternity where a private cook catered to them. At this time his weight went from 180 pounds to 257. “She was great,” he said. “She was all of our moms while we were there. She didn’t mind using a stick of butter if she had to, she just made whatever, so I just ate whatever they had.”

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Shibata said being away from home where his family ate healthy, low-fat foods, and becoming independent were contributors to his weight gain during that time. While being on his own, he didn’t work out and would often find himself running out for fast food or snacking on a late night meal while up studying.

“The hardest thing is those first 10 pounds,” Shibata said, “but once you lose that and you see you can do it, then (it) becomes more of a goal to see, ‘well I got 10 pounds; let me see how far I can go,’ and once I got to 50 pounds (within six months), I was like, well I got 50, so let’s keep going.”

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Shibata’s brother convinced him to start working out with him. Keeping up with his brother was part of his motivation. Once he started seeing the weight fall off, he continued to do it, though he said it wasn’t always easy.

Shibata drastically changed his dietary habits. “I went from eating 3,000 calories a day down to maybe 1,500 calories and eating healthy, smaller meals than usual,” he said. The first thing he cut out

was soda and fast food, which is something many nutritionists suggest, including Natalie Stein, who holds a master of science in nutrition. “Fast foods, such as pizza, chicken sandwiches, burgers, burritos and tacos, are among the top sources of calories in the average American diet, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,” she wrote on the LiveStrong website. According to the FitDay website, soda, especially diet soda, can actually make someone feel hungrier due to the chemicals in artificial sweeteners.

THE REWARD Though it took a year and a half to two years to drop 102 pounds, he says he is now much more fit and healthy than two years ago. Shibata works as a boxing instructor at the CSUN Fitness Center and is a part of the kinesiology department on campus as an athletic training major. “It’s basically everything I love, working out, helping athletes to become better, to realizing you have something wrong that you could fix,” he said. If you don’t feel like you are working out the right way, remember that there is no one way to exercise and

you have options, he added. SHIBATA’S TIPS “Mentally and motivationally, just stick with it. Once you hit a plateau, which a lot of people do hit a plateau when they work out, that’s when people get disheartened,” he said. “You just gotta change it up a little bit. Everybody’s different.” There is a theory, Shibata said, that when your body hits a certain weight, it becomes comfortable and finds a security netting there and doesn’t want to change. It will do everything it can to stop you from losing weight, especially if you lose it too quickly. However, once the body starts losing weight and realizes it’s not in danger it becomes easier and easier, he said. “Losing weight takes time,” Shibata said. “There is no magic pill or exercise machine that’s going to do the work for (you). You have to put in the hard work and dedication to get the results you want.” It’s going to hurt sometimes and it can get very frustrating, but nothing in life worth having comes easy.”

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Calendar of Events 14 USU Matador Mall

Time: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: USU Description: Great for students that live on or near campus, or just want a shopping break between classes. Items sold include vintage clothing, messenger bags, guitars and other music equipment, skateboards, surfboards, posters, jewelry, hats, scarves, and other arts and crafts.

A.S. Finance Meeting

Time: 2 p.m.-4 p.m. Where: A.S. conference room USU 100 Description: Interested in where your money is going? The A.S. is having a budget meeting that is open to all students.

15 A.S. Meetings

Time: 2 p.m – 4 p.m. Where: Grand Salon (USU) Description: Come see your representatives in action. Join us for the open forum to let us know how you are doing and to be heard!

USU GR Tennis Tournament

Time: 4 p.m. Where: Games Room, USU Description: Compete against other students in a tournament of table tennis for the final championship spot.

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Ceramics Guild Sale

Time: 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. where: In front of the Matador Bookstore description: A sale by the Ceramics Guild of ceramic goodies galore, made by undergraduate and graduate students here on campus. Here’s your chance to own some awesome ceramic pieces, and to support the Ceramics Guild!

Officer Transition Workshops

Time: 11 a.m. - noon Where: MIC Conference Room Description: The Matador Involvement Center invites all current clubs and organizations officers to attend an informational Officer Transition workshop to learn effective officer transition to ensure all outgoing officers know how to plan for a smooth change in leadership for incoming and newly elected officers.

Dance Performance

Time: 8:00 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. (Two more performances Wednesday) where: Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall (PH) description: Graduate Student and Faculty Dance Concert: Three performances of new dances performed and created by CSUN students and faculty.

Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Where: In front of the Matador Bookstore Description: A sale by the Ceramics Guild of ceramic goodies galore, made by undergraduate and graduate students here on campus. Here’s your chance to own some awesome ceramic pieces, and to support the Ceramics Guild!

USU GR Billiards Tournament

Time: 4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Where: Games Room, USU Description: Compete against other students in a tournament of billiards for the final championship spot.

Dance Performance

Time: 2 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.; and 8 p.m. - 10:15 p.m. Where: Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall (PH) Description: Graduate Student and Faculty Dance Concert: Three performances of new dance works performed and created by CSUN students and faculty.

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tudents are encouraged to take part in International Education Week, a week-long event hosted by the International and Exchange Student Center celebrating the culture and history of CSUN’s many international students. “It’s a time for us to allow international students to represent themselves and bring cultural events to the students, faculty and staff of CSUN,” said Yeprem Davoodian, activities coordinator at the center. International Education Week kicks off on Monday, Nov. 14, and ends on Friday, Nov. 18.

Upcoming events include: Monday, Nov. 14: Fifth Annual Global Village, a gathering of all CSUN clubs and organizations represented by different countries. The event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. in the USU Grand Salon.

Tuesday, Nov. 15: “International’s Got Talent,” a performance competition held at the Pub from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16: Presentations by Phi Beta Delta, an honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education. The presentations will take place in the Northridge Room of the University Club from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17: International Movie Night at 7 p.m. in the International and Exchange Student Center. Bollywood films “3 Idiots” and “Namastey London” are planned for the event. Friday, Nov. 18: Thanksgiving celebration to help international students understand the meaning of Thanksgiving, from noon to 2 p.m. in the International and Exchange Student Center. For more information, contact the International and Exchange Student Center at (818) 677-3035.

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“I’m never just one or the other,” Alex Koontz said. Being half white and half Mexican, rebelling against strict Catholic teachings but still believing in Jesus, and feeling both feminine and masculine left Koontz always feeling in the middle of things. The first time Koontz came out, it was as a lesbian.

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Daniel Guerrero was 17-years-old when he decided it was time to come out to his two younger sisters as a transgender man. Guerrero, who was born female but identifies as male, had discussed with his parents how to come out to his younger sisters, then 8 and 12, so as not to “harm their fragile psyches.”

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orkshops, panels and a variety of educational entertainment advocating transgender awareness will be held this week. The movement is lead by students in collaboration with the gender and women’s studies, queer studies and women’s research and resource center and is the first of its kind on campus. “The majority of this event is student lead, that is what I think makes it so unique,” said Frankie Palacios, a gender and women’s studies major who helped bring the Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival to CSUN. “We really need this on our campus, it’s so exciting because we’re at a crucial growth period right now.” Transawareness Awareness Week activities will include: Monday, Nov. 14: Trans 101, a purely educational kickoff to the week-long movement, defining the meaning of gender at the USU from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15: How to be an Ally Workshop held by CSUN professor Dr. Gina Mase-

quesmay, in part with The Ally Project. Students will learn how to help be a resourceful and supportive ally to those in the trans community. The event will be held at the USU Theater from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16: Hear the personal experiences and testimonies of various transgendered people and the harsh discrimination they have faced at the Transphobia Panel in the USU Grand Salon from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17: Experience a different genre of film at the T/G Film Fest in the Oviatt Library Presentation Room from 3 to 9 p.m. Watch the various films showcasing only trans and queer filmmakers brought to us by the Los Angeles Transgender Film Festival. Friday, Nov. 18: Transgender Day of Remembrance and Drag Show will close out the week in celebration and silence of those who died for being members of the trans community. The event will end in entertainment with a student drag show, fashion show and auction at the USU Grand Salon from 7 to 9 p.m.

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Healthy living: inside and out JADE educates CSUN of eating disorders and body image issues Joelle Katz Daily Sundial

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ating disorders are more common on college campuses than people may think. In fact, it can often lead to death. Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness in adolescents, according to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD.) With television, magazines and movies at the foreground of our society, it isn’t uncommon to hear of people struggling with body image issues, feeling the pressures of measuring up to the people in the media. Joint Advocates on Disordered Eating (JADE), is a peer education program offered at CSUN to help students who may be going through personal body image issues who have

developed an eating disorder. “Unfortunately disordered eating is very common on college campuses and can lead to further problems down the road,” said Veronica Stotts, staff psychologist and JADE coordinator. “JADE works to break the stereotype that there is a typical profile for someone with an eating disorder.” According to ANAD’s website, 86 percent of college students report the onset of an eating disorder by the age of 20 and 95 percent of those who have an eating disorder are between 12 and 25-years-old. “In a survey of 185 female students on a college campus, 58 percent felt pressure to be a certain weight, and of the 83 percent that dieted for weight loss, 44 percent were of normal weight,” according to NADA’s website. “Over one-half of teenage girls and nearly one-third of teenage boys use unhealthy

weight control behaviors, such as skipping meals, fasting, smoking cigarettes, vomiting, and taking laxatives.” JADE helps students dealing with anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and eating disorders not otherwise specified, or EDNOS. Stotts said these disorders can affect both men and women and aren’t limited to any single age, race/ethnicity, or socioeconomic class. She said that body dissatisfaction has actually increased for men over the last 10 years. Collin Johnson, 20-year-old health administration major, is one of the many students who was affected by this dissatisfaction. He said he has always dealt with body image issues in regards to his slim size, and has always felt self-conscious about being the smallest kid on his sports teams. To help gain more confi-

dence and change the way he perceived himself, Johnson said he started working out. “Unfortunately we are often aspiring to look like the supposed cultural ideal presented to us in the media while the model herself or himself does not even look like that,” Stotts said. “It sets up a very unhealthy dynamic for young people and can lead to disordered eating.” JADE uses different forms of outreach to teach about eating disorders. They present in classrooms as well as do a number of different events to raise awareness, such as “Love Your Body Day,” “No Diet Day,” and this year’s theme, “Celebrate Every BODY.” If students are dealing with these various issues, they can meet with a counselor at University Counseling Services who can help them find a treatment plan.

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good. Don’t be afraid to show the world your smile. It’s contagious.

2. Stretch your mind and body. Yoga—gentle yoga encompasses relaxation and a healthy lifestyle. Yoga can rejuvenate the mind and body and teach us how to care for ourselves.

7. Spend time with your family. Whether it’s a pet or partner, your spouse or a sibling, quality time is a must-have in nurturing relationships.

3. Read. It can be a source of entertainment, a way to catch up on current events or an educational tool.

6. Have safe sex. Loving our bodies is about keeping them healthy and free from diseases.

8. Listen to positive music. Developing a theme song can do wonders for your body esteem and your overall outlook.

4. Throw a private party. Take a day for yourself and yourself only. Turn off your cell and log out of your Facebook. Spend the day looking in the mirror and exploring your body.

9. Develop a creative outlet. Everyone needs a medium to express daily stress and frustrations constructively. Maybe you’re a photographer, writer, poet or all three. Loving your body is also about loving your mind.

5. Laugh out loud. This isn’t just an internet acronym spelled out. It’s an action that will do your body some

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Motorcycle theft causes fear Student learns about lack of surveillance the hard way, Pierce College security may set example for CSUN Anthony Carpio Daily Sundial

hris Whitehead, a management major at CSUN, had his motorcycle stolen from the B5 parking structure on Nov. 1. This was the second reported motorcycle theft this semester, according to CSUN police daily crime logs. Whitehead said he felt comfortable parking his motorcycle at CSUN, but after the theft he learned there is no surveillance watching over the areas he used to park his bike. “I’ve had fears in the past, but not at CSUN,” he said. “I thought that we were a pretty close community.” When asked about precautionary measures and other deterrents, campus police told Whitehead that there are no cameras installed at the motorcycle stalls. “That’s a lot of real estate for CSUN not to be able to have visual aid in case something actually happens,” Whitehead said. The campus should do something to prevent further motorcycles from being stolen, he added.

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Designated parking areas for motorcycles can be found in the B3 parking structure, as well as other structures on campus.

“I would also like to see an ability to lock your motorcycle to something,” Whitehead said. LAPD Detective Keith Hunter, of the Devonshire

Division, said it is possible for motorcycles to be chained to an object, but even chains cannot totally prevent theft. “Just like you chain up your bicycle,” he said. “All

you’re trying to do is make it more of a deterrent. If someone really wants that bike and they have the tools for it, they’re going to cut the lock.” Close-by, Pierce College

takes a different approach when it comes to motorcycle security. Their motorcycle stalls are located in front of the sheriff’s office, said Julia Giron,

a police cadet at Pierce. Giron added that those are the only stalls on campus and have no reported motorcycle thefts this semester. Because some motorcycles can be easily carried by two people, this is common way for thieves to make off with the bikes, Hunter said. “We have that periodically, where they’ll just load up the car, look to load a motorcycle into a van or into a truck, and off they go,” he said. Whitehead contacted CSUN police as soon as he discovered his vehicle had been stolen. He said that campus police told him that they would file a stolen vehicle report and place his motorcycle on a nationwide stolen vehicle database, which is seen by other police agencies. To be safe, Whitehead contacted LAPD to ensure that his vehicle identification number was registered in their stolen vehicle database, as well. Motorcycle thefts are not a problem around CSUN, Hunter said. “It’s no more of a problem around (CSUN) than it is anywhere else,” he said.

Opinions

November 14, 2011

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ith Muammar Gaddafi’s demise, understand that the socalled “reporting” done by the mainstream media has been deliberately distorted to legitimize the NATO invasion of Libya. Dan Lieberman writes in “NATO Conquers Libya,” that the pretext for invading Libya was the false claim that Gaddafi was mass murdering Libyan’s prompting NATO to intervene with authorization from U.N. Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973. The U.N. Resolutions however, only authorized “to take all necessary measures, notwithstanding paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory.” This makes the NATO presence in Libya illegal whatever the case is. In addition, Alan J. Kuperman writes in “False Pretense for War in Libya,” that Human Rights Watch reported that there has been no civilian bloodbath by Gaddafi. Such as in Misurata, with a population of 400,000 population, after two months of war only 257 people were killed, including combatants. So if there was no bloodbath or authorization for invasion, why did NATO invade Libya? Again, Dan Lieberman writes that Gaddafi’s portrayal as a ruthless dictator by the mainstream media was used to arouse international sentiment and support for the NATO invasion of Libya. Consider if Gaddafi was really the tyrant the media said he was. P. Ngigi Njoroge writes in “The Destruction of Libya and the Murder of Muammar Gaddafi. NATO’s Moral Defeat,” on September 1, 1969, Colonel Muammar Gaddafi overthrew the despotic Western-backed King Idris in a bloodless coup. Gaddafi then ordered the U.S. and Italian militaries to leave, nationalized Libya’s oil reserves, and closed down the Wheelus Air Force Base. To pacify tribal and ethnic tensions within Libya, Gaddafi established a revolutionary political and economic system based upon his Green Book. Again, Dan Lieberman writes that the ideas expressed in the Green book were a bold far cry from the Western liberal democratic institutions of Europe and Communism of the Soviet Union. Gaddafi understood that a strong leadership was

necessary to quickly carry out economic policies committed to help ordinary Libyan’s while weakening unwanted foreign meddling in a sovereign nation. For Libya, writes Dan Lieberman in “NATO Conquers Libya,” and Jean-paul Pougala in “Why the West Wants the Fall of Gaddafi,” adopting a Western style political structure would only inflame tribal and ethnic tensions because western democratic institutions encourage division and sectarianism through partisanship and corruption making progress extremely difficult. Consider the freedoms Libyans have previously enjoyed under Gaddafi written in an article from Global Research.com titled “Sixteen Things Libya Will Never See Again...”

-Free electricity for all citizens -State-owned banks that do not charge interest -Homes are guaranteed rights -60,000 dinar (U.S. $50,000) to help all newlyweds start a family. -Free education -Free medical treatments -Free farming land and materials for anyone wanting to start a farm Gaddafi’s positive effects don’t stop there. Before Gaddafi only 25 percent of Libyans were literate. Today, the figure is 83 percent and 25 percent of Libyans have a university degree. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical facilities they need, the government funds them to go abroad, for it is not only paid for, but they get a U.S.$2,300 per month for accommodation and car allowance. Libya has no external debt and its reserves amounting to $150 billion are now frozen globally. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after graduation the state would pay the average salary of the profession, as if he or she is employed, until employment is found. A portion of every Libyan oil sale is credited directly to the bank accounts of all Libyan citizens. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation project, known as the Great Manmade River project, to make clean water readily available throughout the desert country. Sarah A. Topol writes “Libya’s Path from Desert to Modern Country, Complete with Ice Rink,” Lib-

ya’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) rose from 16.7 billion dinars ($12.8 billion) in 1999 to 114 billion in 2008, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The year after the US lifted sanctions, the countrys economy surged 10.3 percent in 2005. Foreign direct investment increased more than 50 percent from $1.5 billion in 2000 to $2.3 billion in 2007, according to the World Bank. Internationally, according to Farouk Chotia of BBC in “What Does Gaddafi’s Death Mean for Africa,” Gaddafi supported many revolutionary movements such as the Sandinistas of Nicaragua and the African National Congress led by Nelson Mandela. Mr. Mandela was so grateful for Gaddafi’s support in dismantling apartheid in South Africa, that when Bill Clinton visited newly independent South Africa and criticized Libya under Gaddafi, Nelson Mandela rebuked him using the following words: “We cannot join you in criticizing the people who helped us in our darkest hour.” Mr. Mandela would even name one of his grandson’s after Gaddafi! If these facts are not enough to convince you to at least reevaluate the ridiculous narrative established by the mainstream media that Gaddafi was just a ruthless tyrant who did nothing for his people, then consider this: How long has the illegal NATO operation in Libya been going on for? Thirty days? Sixty days? Ninety days? No! Libyans have been resisting NATO for over two hundred and twenty days and counting or since the offical invasion by NATO began (NATO. com)! If Gaddafi was as brutal as the mainstream media said he was, wouldn’t ordinary Libyans have cheered on the rebel fighters in overthrowing Gaddafi? Would not this operation have ended quickly and decisively months ago? The NATO mission in Kosovo lasted a measly seventy-eight days (NATO.com) thus, Libya is the longest military invasion since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. In conclusion, my claim is that Libyans have resisted NATO not because they were afraid of Gaddafi’s retaliation otherwise, but because they are not willing to abdicate their hardearned freedom’s to a dubious foreign presence that claims they are protecting Libyan’s. Would a brutal dictator give so much to his peo-

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ple and to others? Why is NATO intervening in Libya and not in Yemen and Bahrain whose repressive governments have killed untold number of protestors? Is the brutal killing of Gaddafi, his convoy, and his family without a fair trial taking “all necessary measures, notwithstanding paragraph 9 of resolution 1970 (2011), to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including Benghazi, while excluding a foreign occupation force of any form on any part of Libyan territory?” This is not to say that Gaddafi was a saint, as forty-two years of control would entail keeping a lid on dissident and anti-state activity. Nevertheless, as the vicious murder of Gaddafi and wholesale destruction of Libya by NATO sends shock waves all across Africa and the world, we should question the legitimacy and intentions of NATO and whether there was a nonhumanitarian goal for their schizophrenic decision to invade Libya. We, as citizens, should investigate the facts further and draw conclusions from our own efforts and not continue being spoon-fed by the mainstream media whose “reporting” on Libya has been deeply distorted. Rosstene Valikhani

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Matadors beat UCI, still eyeing second place alonso tacanga sports editor

he Matadors (14-12, 8-6 Big West) overcame an early deficit and came back to defeat UC Irvine, 3-1, by scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-20 and 25-12 at the Bren Events Center on Friday night. The match was CSUN’s last road game of the season and gave it the most conference wins it’s had since the 2004 season. A trio of Matadors led the way for CSUN, which hit .319 for the game. Opposite hitter Natalie Allen had 14 kills to offset UC Irvine’s Aly Squires’ own 14-kill effort and outside hitters Mahina Haina and Britney Graff added 13 apiece for CSUN.

Big west Standings 1. Long Beach 2. Santa Barbara 3. CSUN 4. Pacific 5. Fullerton 6. Cal Poly 7. UC Davis 8. UC Irvine 9. Riverside

(19-6, 13-2) (16-11, 9-5) (14-12, 8-6) (17-11, 8-7) (12-15. 7-8) (11-16, 6-8) (20-10, 6-9) (11-15, 4-10) (7-21, 4-10)

The Anteaters (11-15, 4-10) took the first set after outhitting the Matadors .323 to .270. The Matadors led for most of the frame and had an 18-17 advantage before UCI went on an 8-4 run to take the game. From then on, it was all CSUN The Matadors led by as many as nine points in the second set and were never threatened. The third set was UCI’s best opportunity for another win, but CSUN turned its 15-13 lead into a 24-18 advantage before a Haina kill finished the Anteaters off. The fourth set was completely dominated by CSUN as it got off to a 17-6 lead and never looked back. The Matadors hit a blistering. 375 in the set. Setter Sydney Gedryn had 47 assists for the Matadors, who limited UC Irvine to .175 hitting for the game. With Long Beach State having already secured the Big West Conference title, the Matadors will be playing for second place the rest of the way. Currently, they trail UC Santa Barbara (16-11, 9-5) by a game. The Gauchos will visit the Matadome on Friday. The Matadors close their conference season with a Saturday home game against Cal Poly. The regular-season finale will come the following Friday at home vs. Air Force.

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The Matadors will finish in second place in the Big West if they win their last two conference games.

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How Troy was almost taken Matadors take USC to the limit before eventually falling in first game of season gilberto manzano sports editor

he crowd at the Galen Center seemed uninterested as if the Trojans were up by 30 points over the Matadors Friday night. The USC big men had no problem scoring against the undersized CSUN defenders, and explosive point guard Maurice Jones was weaving his way to the basket and getting to the free throw line with ease. Despite all that, the Matadors wouldn’t go away, and Vinnie McGhee’s hot shooting had Northridge thinking upset. With the Trojans holding on to a three-point lead and only 43 seconds left in regulation, McGhee had the ball and made up his mind that he was going for the tie. “I was thinking three the whole time,” he said. But the three-point shot never came as the Matadors fell to the Trojans Online only

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66-59 in the season opener for both teams. McGhee wasn’t lying about the 3-pointer, he just decided he wasn’t going to take it. The senior instead opted to pass to freshman Stephan Hicks in the corner. But Hicks ended up getting trapped by two USC defenders and almost had the ball stolen from him before eventually missing a forced shot. “They started heeding me when I was coming off the screens," said McGhee, who scored 14 points on the night. "I saw my teammates open, so I just gave them the ball because they were wide open and I felt it was a better play. "I didn’t want to force anything.” McGhee's choice to go with Hicks wasn’t a bad one since the redshirt freshman had a game-high 19 points. “(Hicks) was playing hard the whole game, so I can’t fault him for that,” McGhee said. The play of Hicks and fellow freshman Allen Guei, who scored 14 points in his Matador debut, kept CSUN (0-1) within striking distance of USC (1-0). The Matadors overcame a 10-point second-half deficit and tied the game at 42-all midway though the second half. Guei provided the spark with seven consecutive points during the CSUN run. From then on, Jones, who was kept quiet for most of the second half, turned up his speed and got to the free throw line to give USC a 49-44 advantage with 6:36 left. McGhee then started his hot shooting and knocked down three consecutive baskets, two of which were 3-pointers. McGhee's third bucket was the one that put CSUN ahead by two

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CSUN guard Vinnie McGhee (11) had the hot hand late Friday night against USC. McGhee scored 14 points.

points. Hicks’ consequent layup with 4:49 left in the game increased the lead to 54-50, the biggest advantage of the night for CSUN. “(CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell) had challenged me right before I made those three shots,“ McGhee said. “He knows I’m a shooter and told me to keep shooting until I make it when I came off the screens.” CSUN had an opportunity to go up six, but freshman Davon Potts missed an easy breakaway layup. “Potts missed a layup,” Braswell said of the play. “You know, he’s a freshman guy in a big situation.” The misfire ignited a 9-0 Trojan run led by Jones and 7-foot forward Dewayne Dedmon. However, CSUN pulled within

two and had possession with 1:10 left on the clock, but the Matadors again didn’t execute and only managed a desperate 3-pointer from forward John Hayward-Mayhew. The Matadors had trouble against the Trojan bigs and were outscored 30 to 14 in points in the paint. CSUN was also outrebounded 46-35. Jones, who made 12 of 15 free throw attempts, scored 16 points. Dedmon also had 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting to go with his eight rebounds. CSUN shot a cold 25 percent from the field (16-of-64), but USC helped keep the score close with its horrid three-point shooting (0-for-15) and its 20 turnovers. The Matadors missed 19 of their first 20 field goal attempts and trailed

by as many as 13 points in the first half. “As poorly as we shot in the first half, I just felt that if we kept defending and made a couple baskets, we would give ourselves a better chance,” Braswell said. CSUN will try to regroup with a long flight to Honolulu to take on Hawai’i Tuesday morning in a game that will be televised on ESPN starting at 1 a.m. The game is part of ESPN’s Tip-off Marathon.

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CSUN takes season opener at San Francisco anthony carpio daily sundial

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Junior forward Violet Alama had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Matadors on Friday afternoon at USF.

espite trailing for most of the match and tallying numerous turnovers, CSUN (1-0) came back from a doubledigit deficit to win 67-59 in its season opener against the University of San Francisco (0-1) at War Memorial Gym Friday afternoon. Matador captain Jasmine Erving was off her game, earning three fouls in the first half and having to miss the first 10 minutes of the second after picking up her fourth. She scored the first basket of the game, but her second make didn’t come until late in the second half. Though Erving didn’t do much on the offensive end, only scoring four points on 2-of-11

shooting, she made up for it on defense. The center had a career-high seven steals in only 21 minutes of playing time, allowing CSUN to create stops and help build on its lead. Northridge freshman guard Janae Sharpe locked in the victory for her team with a fastbreak layup as she was fouled by San Francisco’s Taj Winston. CSUN found its first lead in the second half within the last seven minutes of the game and didn’t look back. With Erving’s return to the court late in the frame, the rest of the team began to play tighter defense and created multiple fastbreak looks. “I thought our kids showed a lot of character in fighting back and not getting dejected when we were down early,” CSUN head coach Jason Flowers said in a postgame interview with the GoMatadors.com broadcast

team. “To come on the road and get a win, it’s big.” Both teams were rusty on offense, with CSUN shooting 34.9 percent and San Francisco hitting 28.6. An offensive tempo wasn’t established in the first half partly due to shot clock issues and multiple stoppages to address the problem. Freshman guard Ashlee Guay led CSUN with 17 points, and Don forward Katy Keating led her team with 18. Keating had the hot hand behind the arc, making 5-of-9 in the match. She had back-toback treys early in the first half, but cooled off for the rest of the game. The Matadors only made one three in the game, coming from sophomore guard Kaitlyn Petersen in the first half. The Matadors struggled to keep possession of the ball throughout the first half. The team racked up 15 turnovers

and ended up with 23 for the game. Seven of those throwaways belonged to Petersen. On top the numerous turnovers, CSUN had difficulty boxing out its opponents. USF dominated the glass and won the rebounding battle 52-48 for the afternoon. The Dons had 23 offensive rebounds while the Matadors grabbed 16. With the Matadors failing to secure defensive rebounds the entire game, San Francisco found many second-chance opportunities. But after CSUN gained the lead, its defense stepped up and prevented most of those second-chance shots from going in. San Francisco went on a 12-0 run in the first half, but CSUN closed in and at one point tied the match. But as soon as the Matadors caught up, USF made a small push to put itself up 31-24 at halftime.