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CSUN’s Unified We Serve trick students into learning about class division while promising steak dinner Braulio Campos daily sundial

nified We Serve hosted a free steak dinner for students and faculty in the Northridge Center Tuesday night, and guests were in for a surprise. The dinner was, in fact, a poverty simulation, in which only some guests would actually sit down to steak, said Eunice Eugenio, member of Unified We Serve. “Each student is going to be individually assigned at random to a class - upper class, middle class or lower class - and will be served differently to show them how it feels to be in these classes,” Eugenio said. The event kick started the group’s third annual food and clothing drive while raising awareness of poverty with educational presentations, including talks from Luke Ippoliti and Richard Weinroth of the nonprofit MEND (Meet Each Need with Dignity), and Devon Johnson of the campus religious group H.O.P.E Fellowship. The organization’s plan was to bring as many students as possible to the event, which would have been difficult if they had known only a percentage of the attendees would receive the steak dinner, said Justin Weiss, event master of ceremony and coordinator for Unified We Serve. Surprisingly, people didn’t walk out after learning about the class divisions, Weiss said after the event. “Rather than fill their stomachs with steak, we want to fill

their souls with understanding of what people are going through in this world, both internationally and locally,” Weiss said. Students lined up along the A.S. ticket office waiting for the event to start, and the line was split into three once the event began. Each line was classified by colored tickets: red meaning lower class, blue meaning middle class, and yellow meaning upper class. Inside, members of the different classes were seated separately. Members of the lower class were seated in chairs only, while

dinner: rice, beans and water. On stage, the upper class had already been served steak, salad, beans, chicken and soda, while below, members of the lower class group rationalized their rice and water meal by saying everyone wouldn’t stay for the educational part of the event if they gave the steak out first. Even on stage, minor complaints where expressed, such as having food but not utensils, or not getting plates sooner than others. Videos showing hunger across the globe and in the U.S. played as people were finishing their meals. Guests seated on

“Rather than fill their stomachs with steak, we want to fill their souls with understanding of what people are going through in this world, both internationally and locally.” — Justin Weiss

Event Master of Ceremony and Coordinator for Unified We Serve

those in the middle class group were seated at tables. Guests in the upper class group were seated at table on center stage, above the other groups. Erika Lopez, 18, was placed in the lower class group and had to walk to the back of the room to get her dinner: rice and water. “I think that’s all we’re getting for now, I saw more food over there,” she said. As the lower class was being told that the steak and salad would be served later, the middle class was being served their

stage in the upper class were closest to these images of homeless people, starving children and empty refrigerators. An excerpt from “The Fragrant Spirit of Life” showed an 8-year-old girl fetched water to bathe her younger siblings who were dying of hunger. Two or three people walked out during the video. After the film, Weiss took to the mic and explained the simulation to the attendees.

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High class: Only 24 privileged students, like Alan Prince, were served a full course meal with soda as other students got either only rice or beans with rice.

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he cost of living in Los Angeles County has increased more than 18 percent in the last three years, and 46 percent in the last eight years, according to a new study. “We take deep looks into

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the costs between counties,” said Jenny Chung Mejia, attorney and program manager for Insight Center for Community Economic Development, the entity that published the study. “Our figures are based on measures that fully encompass all aspects to the cost of living.” Data is based on the selfsufficiency standard, which adds the costs of housing, child care,

food, transportation, health care, taxes and miscellaneous costs to determine how much money is needed for a particular family type to survive. A family of two adults, one teenager and one middle school child in Los Angeles County needs $57,466 annually to meet basic needs, or $4,789 monthly,

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Continued from page 1 “Who was pissed they didn’t get their steak dinner?” Weiss said, and the crowd called back roaring. Students expressed their reactions during an open mic session. “At first I was pissed, saying let’s get up and leave, and now after the video I feel like a total ‘B,’” said Elisa Ruiz, 25, “Thank you

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Continued from page 1 according to statistics from the Center for Community Economic Development. For a family of three, three full-time minimum wage jobs would meet only the most basic of expenses, the study revealed. “The (self-sufficiency standard) is an alternative to the federal poverty line,” said Chung Mejia. “We felt that the (federal poverty line) was inadequately

for presenting it this way, because no one would have shown up if they knew right away and if they did it would have had less of an effect.” Miriam Neal, 18, said she was upset at first that it was not a bible study, but then was pleased that there was food and appreciated the message. Patrick Cruz, 18, said he was still hungry. “I’m sad because I’m still hungry, and I know in reality, I‘m the people up there

with food,” Cruz said. The event put him back on track, he said, and on the path of not wasting food. He had previously taken part in a 30-hour famine to share in the experiences of poorer people around the world. About 10-15 volunteers from Unified We Serve and African Student Organization hosted the event, which cost about $5 for each of the estimated 250 people in attendance, Weiss said at the close of the event.

Edwina McFadden and Jonathan Hollingsworth greet each other as middle class citizens during the Steak Dinner event on Tuesday.

representing the true value of poverty.” The federal poverty line is based primarily on food costs, which haven’t been updated since 1960, KPCC reported on Oct. 31. The study tabulated the costs for basic necessities for families of various sizes throughout California. The first survey was published in 2003 and the figures were updated in 2008 and 2011, in conjunction with economists at the University of Washington. “The CCED estimates …

include an increase in health care costs,” said Dr. Shirley Svorny, CSUN economics professor. “Part of the increase in the cost reflects mandates from the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires insurance companies to cover dependents until age 26, which can increase a family’s health insurance premiums. Before the law went into effect in March 2010, dependents were only required to be

covered on a parent’s plan until age 18, or 23 if they were a fulltime student. With more young adults living at home in the recession, the new data accounted for multiple adults living in one home. “The cost of living is affecting so many people today and often times the effects can go overlooked and unaddressed,” said Jamie Foreman, a student member of CSUN’s Habitat for Humanity. “It is becoming a larger issue for Americans

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and has a huge impact on poverty today. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating the constraints that contribute to poverty housing worldwide, according to their mission statement. “There are many societal factors that influence the cost of living,” Foreman said. “But I think when people become more aware of the issue and not overlook its effects while advocating for change, we can begin to make a difference.”

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enior Frankie Palacios could never afford to waste her money. Without support from her family, she spent the last five years as a full time college student with a full time job, and the responsibility to pay for the roof over her head . She decided to enroll at CSUN for the unique queer studies program, although there were other universities located at a more convenient distance, adding the cost of commuting on top of groceries, insurance and everyday expenses. Balancing classes, a nine-to-five job and maintaining a social life while

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83% 57% 49% 44% balancing a check book is a skill she has been forced to learn in order to survive. “It was trial and error,” said Palacios. “I was 21 and I wanted to go out all the

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1382 students conducted in the Spring:

of students had not taken a class related to personal finance in high school did not find their parents to be a helpful source of financial information did not keep a monthly budget did not balance a checking account

time. I had a problem with overspending, especially on food. It was the first time being on my own and I did not know how to shop.” Like many other stu-

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had three or more credit cards to their name had up to $4,000 in credit card debt had $5,000 or more in credit card debt

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dents, Palacios spent money on unnecessary items. “I even put off things because I decided I wanted expensive shoes or a $50 hair cut,” said Palacios.

According to Gayane Jerome, coordinator of the Financial Literacy Program, Palacios is not alone in her difficult experiences with money management.

Jerome conducted a survey of about 1,400 students in the spring and found that half of the participants did not create a monthly budget, nor did they balance their checking account. About a third of the participants had up to $4,000 in credit card debt and about 10 percent had $5,000 or more. Jerome said she administered the survey to better understand students’ financial needs and behaviors. The post-graduate struggle with student debt is a consequence of financial mismanagement during their school years, she said. “The main problem many college students have in managing their debt level is controlling their every-

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Jac’Kenisha Goodman, freshman child development major, and Tayler Evans, junior criminal justice major, browse the ‘Identity & Affirmation: Post War African American Photography’ exhibit, currently on display at the CSUN Art Galleries. The exhibit features work from photographers Harry Adams, Roland Charles, Guy Crowder, and Jack Davis, among others.

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Signs reflecting political distress during the Civil Rights movement are displayed in the center of the gallery.

Images of tragedy, celebration, Hollywood life and urban culture line the walls of the CSUN Art Galleries in an exhibition detailing the artistic growth and development of AfricanAmerican identity in postwar Los Angeles. Available for viewing until Dec. 10, the “Identity and Affirmation: Post War African-American Photography” exhibition features about 125 images produced by a dozen photographers during the postwar years of 1945-1980, said Jim Sweeters, director at the CSUN Art Galleries. Pulled from about 850,000 images from the archives of the CSUN Institute for Arts & Media – curated by professor Kent Kirkton – this collection embraces and depicts the vibrant development of the arts, music, politics and social life in the African-American community and greater Los Angeles area. An additional 350 images are displayed via projection in the exhibition, which is part of Pacific Standard Time, an initiative of the Getty and a unique collaboration of more than 60 cultural institutions

across Southern California that have Civil Rights movement,” said Jonathan come together to celebrate the birth of Couey, 22, mechanical engineering the L.A. art scene. major. “It’s as if they were blind to Visitors can expect a wide range racism at this time, and there’s a nice of information detailing the lives and feeling of community.” Many images also evoke a sense of culture of black communities during awe. the postwar eras, Sweeters said. “From churches to jazz musicians to In several photos taken by Adams visiting politicians, these images are in 1963, thousands of people are seen documentations of the community,” he said. See exhibit, page 2 Featured photographer Harry Adams captures the innocence of some of the younger members in the community in a piece titled “Elementary school playground,” taken in 1958. The Identity and Affirmation: photograph depicts Post War African-American seven South L.A. Photography schoolboys, all Open now until Dec. 10, 2011 of different ethnicities CSUN Art Galleries smiling with 18111 Nordhoff Street their arms Northridge, CA, 91330-8299 w r a p p e d around one Gallery Hours: another. Monday - Saturday: Noon - 4 p.m. “ I t ’ s Thursday: Noon - 8 p.m. enlightening to Closed Sundays and Holidays. see multicultural children together in an era leading up to the

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CSUN celebrates Dia de los Muertos anthony carpio daily sundial

CSUN’s chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) is organizing its 25th annual Dia de los Muertos celebration on campus Friday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. Dia de los Muertos is a holiday dedicated to celebrating the lives of people who have died and provides an opportunity for loved ones to remember and celebrate their lives, said Brian Cortez, art gallery coordinator for the event. “People show their appreciation through traditional games, clothing, painted faces, sugar skulls, candies, altars and music,” said Cortez, business marketing major. Eighteen artists will be displaying their Dia de los Muertos inspired art at the Los Muertos Art Gallery at the CSUN Chicano House. “It’s going to be pretty amazing to see all the artwork that we’re going to be putting up,” said Cortez. “We have people from different backgrounds putting their artistic ideas behind what the actual holiday means to them.” In addition to the Los Muertos Art Gallery, there will be a medley of 14 musical performances, including dance, drum, band, and traditional music. A key exhibition during the event is the altares, the Spanish word for altars that are

created as gifts for the dead, Cortez said. “They (the altars) may include photos, food and other things that represent the personality of past loved ones,” he added. This traditional holiday dates back to the height of the Aztec civilization, Cortez said. “Over the years, it has become a more contemporary celebration, but is a very powerful and important aspect of Mexican and Meso-American culture,” Cortez said. This event will take place at the Chicana/o House located in front of the art building on Plummer Street and will end at midnight.

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Continued from page 1 listening to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other speakers in the largest Civil Rights rally ever held in Los Angeles. According to the exhibition, roughly 40,000 people attended in support of the movement. Photographs of historic figures in music and sports are also present in the exhibition. The Jackson 5, Billie Holiday, Miles Davis, Louie Armstrong and Nat King Cole are among the many legendary musical talents to be captured by the featured photographers. A young Muhammad Ali can be seen in many photographs that depict his time both in and out of the boxing ring. One image shows a sympathetic Ali interacting

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Decorated masks representing duality, the balance between life and death, are on display below altars in the Los Muertos Art Gallery at the CSUN Chicano House.

with a small child. “What I love about these images is the surprising softness you feel during a period that was filled with hate and discrimination,” said visitor Alice Campos, 64. Los Angeles city officials who made their mark in L.A. history are also displayed in portraits taken by photographer Charles Williams, including Councilman Gilbert Lindsay, the first African-American on the L.A. City Council, and Councilman Tom Bradley, the first African-American to be elected mayor of Los Angeles. “As an African-American woman, these photographs instill a sense of pride in me,” said Campos. “I grew up during this era and I love how these images accurately convey the culture I am so familiar with.”

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Three photographs taken by Roland Charles between the late 1970s to 1980 line the wall in the ‘Identity & Affirmation: Post War African American Photography’ exhibit in the CSUN Art Galleries.

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day spending, which can add up in ways you may not expect,” said Jerome. Jerome said that not understanding or prioritizing between needs and wants can derail a student from healthy finances. “Magazines, lattes, snacks from the convenience store are money wasters,” said Jerome. Senior Gurpreet Basraon, 21, found that cutting back on the little things prevents unnecessary cuts into her wallet. “One thing I spent too much on was food,” said Basraon. “I was spending $20 per week on coffee. I bought a coffee maker this semester and I am saving about $100 a month now.” Basraon said she is relatively responsible with her finances because she gives herself incentives for good behavior. She saves her earnings during the semester and then uses it to travel with friends or go abroad. Jerome explained that

incorporating short, intermediate and long term goals into your budget helps to save. The basics of financial literacy includes “goal setting, consistently mak-

Basraon, who is trying to save up for a trip to India with a non-profit organization next summer. “When I do eat out, I don’t buy soda. I buy water, and it’s

jobs,” Jerome said. “They see they need to do something different from their parents, unless their parents are a good example.” Jerome said students

“It was trial and error. I was 21 and I wanted to go out all the time. I had a problem with overspending, especially on food. It was the first time being on my own and I did not know how to shop.” -Frankie Palacios, gender and women studies, senior ing good decisions, sticking to a spending plan and living within means,” she said. “I’m trying to change just on my eating habits and not buying food or coffee outside of home,” said

a healthier choice anyway.” Jerome stressed the importance of financial literacy especially because of the current economic situation. “Students see their parents struggling and losing

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card management, identity theft and eating healthy on a budget. Workshops are offered every semester through the Campus Voice program in the dorms. “Money management is a skill, and like any other skill, it can be and needs to be learned,” said Jerome. “It’s not something we just innately have. Learn what it is and practice it consistently to get better at it, and once you see the results, it’s easier to practice.” For Palacios, she learned for her situation it meant moving her money to a

smaller bank and using online financial resources such as mint.com. She still lives paycheck to paycheck, but has managed to build up a savings account that in her opinion, is fairly good. “Exercise your personal power with your wallet,” said Palacios. She strives to find a balance between saving and spending in a way that works for her lifestyle and personality. “I’m a lot of fun!” said Palacios. “But I want to be smarter with how to spend money.”

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The eye of the beholder has tape on it Hot soup with hansook

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grew up feeling more or less ugly. Like many girls, I stood in front of the mirror obsessing over all of my imperfections, wishing everything were different. I wanted to be taller, thinner and have whiter teeth. But most of all, I wanted to become something that was incredibly impossible — a pretty little white girl. I dreamed of milky white skin, pale blue eyes and platinum blonde or brunette hair. I wanted a name like Mary-Kate Olsen, Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, not such a foreign name like my own. I wanted to be that popular cheerleader in all of those high school movies or the unpopular girl who goes through a stupid makeover and becomes the most popular girl in the end. I wanted to be Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty or Snow White, or at the very least, Baby Spice. But one day, while I was hating myself in the mirror

and trying to put my hair up in the latest J-14 style, I looked again and suddenly, I saw my Asian-ness. Oh shiitake mushroom. I was floored. What did that mean for me? I couldn’t think of any people or faces on television to start comparing myself to, except for Mulan or Lucy Liu and a bunch of submissive, unnamed Asian women with foreign accents who worked in a restaurant or nail salon. I did not know of any popular Korean entertainers in mainstream media, so I didn’t even want to be Korean, if Korean didn’t really exist here. My only role models were straight-A students who got into top-notch colleges, but I hated school and could barely manage Cs. I felt the pressure to be competitively perfect for the Korean community and to be a quiet “whiz kid” from American media. When I almost failed math and science in the beginning of sixth grade, I felt like I was failing my Asian self. I still wanted to be a pretty little white girl more than anything, but for a very short time in the seventh grade, I took a crack at being a real Asian. I hung out with the Korean kids and tried to become familiar with Korean pop culture, language and style. I even put up my hair with a pair of chopsticks because I saw an Asian woman do it in a movie. I tried my best to do well in class, but I was nowhere near the grade point average many

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of the other Asian girls slaved over to attain. Ironically, it was with these girls where I learned how to make my Asian eyes look bigger by faking an epicanthic fold. I hated my flat, uncreased eyelids, and so did all the other Korean girls, but I didn’t know there was a solution other than plastic eyelid surgery. The trick was to stick a special kind of clear tape shaped like a crescent moon on the bottom of the eyelid, forcing that epicanthic fold to appear when I opened my eyes. To mask this tape, I put on eyeliner and heavy makeup. I felt closer to beautiful, but it was a pain in the eye. On very hot days, the adhesive on the tape would melt into my eyes and the tape would start falling off my lids, making me look ridiculous. I had to spend extra time every morning to make sure the tape looked natural. When I ran out these eyelid enforcers, I resorted to cutting out the same shape from transparent tape. Despite this hard work and my sticky situation, I couldn’t fit the stereotype no matter how desperately I tried. It made sense to me to do martial arts because my father is a ninth-degree Taekwondo master, but I didn’t feel like I could truly be Asian in any other way. Sometime during middle school, I decided that I did not want to be Asian, and definitely not Korean. I distanced myself from other Korean people and I refused to speak the language. I was apathetic and disengaged from my school work because I found no context to find my identity in history or literature, and I absolutely hated math and science. I became the anti-Asian. I was full of self-loathing, confusion and misplaced anger, but not only because I was a moody teenager. I tried to stuff the hole in my identity by rebelling against a stereotype I originally tried to force myself to become. In this process I lost fluency in the Korean language and felt genuinely stupid during those years. I entered high school feeling the same way about “setting myself apart” from other Asian people. I wanted to erase my ethnic struggle into a blank white slate. But I could never escape my face, my stinky food or the familiar but suffocating oppression. I tried to create self-acceptance by rationalizing the internalized racism I inflicted onto myself through clothes, hair styles and the people I associated myself with. I felt numb, depressed and fragmented, but I felt there was no possibility of any continuity between the “whiz kid,” the

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anti-Asian and the wannabe white girl inside. I can’t believe I found a way out of my world of broken mirrors. I am fortunate to have attended a high school that had a program that encouraged me to challenge social constructions of race, gender and class. I finally learned that Asian Americans had a part in American history and were not just people who appeared during the 20th century to do dry cleaning. I learned that the pressure felt from both European-American and Asian-American cultures to be perfect came from a nonsense idea called the “model minority myth.” A deconstruction of this stereotype revealed a carefully constructed expectation on all minorities to live up to the “Asian” standard of individual success, to create more interracial violence and hostility and to silence any other kind of Asian-American voices. I continued this process of self-actualization through college. I’ve declared an Asian American Studies double major to continue my enlightenment. I’ve met mentors to help me to explore and build my identity apart from these stereotypes. I have created an identity apart from stereotypes and unreal expectations. I am no longer aspiring to become a pretty little white girl. I am no longer ashamed of my beautiful name or the shape of my eyes, and I don’t put tape on them.

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uring CSUN’s exhibition game a year ago, the Matadors struggled against Redlands before ultimately coming out victorious in overtime. The near-defeat to the non-Division I school seemed to be a sign of an awful 2010-11 season for Northridge. However, the Matadors were the surprise team in the Big West Conference, finishing third in the standings and advancing to the semifinals of the league tournament. A possible reason why CSUN had a tough time against Redlands was due to the debut of six Matador freshmen trying to adjust to the college level. On Saturday at the Matadome, Northridge will have five first-year players and two redshirt freshmen on the floor against California Baptist University in exhibition play. “It’s a chance for our young freshmen to showcase what they’re capable of doing in front of our home crowd,” sophomore

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fter a disappointing loss that knocked CSUN (7-8-3, 3-4-2 Big West) out of contention from the Big West Conference Tournament, the Matadors have one final match against Cal State Fullerton (7-6-5, 1-5-3) Saturday night at Titan Stadium. The Matadors only earned two points out of a possible 15 in their last five Big West matches to take themselves out of the postseason. The Titans also find themselves out of the playoff picture, getting two losses and two draws in their last four games. Fullerton midfielder Kevin Venegas leads his team with six goals and five assists, with teammate Oscar Aguero trailing him with four goals and two assists. Saturday’s match will be the last for four Matador seniors, including midfielder and co-captain Rafael Garcia.

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forward Thomas Jacobs said. With only three seniors and no juniors, CSUN has the third youngest team in the nation behind only Navy and fellow Big West member UC Irvine. Jacobs wouldn’t be surprised if the Matadors are in another down-to-thewire preseason game. “In a game like this, obviously our intentions are to blow them out, but at the same time you never know if it’s going to be an off game,” Jacobs said. “You never know if someone on the opposite team will be on fire. A win is not exactly on our mind.” Bobby Braswell, who will be entering his 16th season as CSUN's head coach, hasn’t had a consistent starting five over the last two seasons, changing lineups numerous times throughout the year. It will

be no different against Cal Baptist. “I’ll try to play with some lineups,” Braswell said. “I will look at different lineups to see where we are. I probably have two guys in mind (that will start), but all these guys have a chance to show what they can do." Sophomore guard Allen Jiles IV knows the simplest formula to earn starting minutes from Braswell. “If I play defense, I know my coach will play me,” Jiles said. The Lancers will be returning seven players from last year’s 14-16 team, including leading scorer and rebounder Luke Evans. The exhibition game against the Lancers will be the Matadors' only chance to sort out any wrinkles before opening the 2011-12 season at USC on Nov. 11.

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CSUN defeated Long Beach State 1-0 during the regular season Oct. 14 at Matador Soccer Field.

fter a season filled with ups and downs, the CSUN women’s soccer team opens its postseason today against Long Beach State in the Big West Conference Tournament at George Allen Field, a place CSUN hasn’t won at since 2004. The match between the third-seeded Matadors and second-seeded 49ers is a rematch of last season’s conference semifinals. Long Beach State eliminated CSUN, 2-1, at the 49ers’ home field. “There is going to be a lot of energy because it is going to be a huge game,” junior forward Marissa Miller said. “Hopefully we go in there with a lot of confidence.” This season, the 49ers (13-5-1) are 9-1 at home, with the lone loss coming against Cal on Sept. 9. Earlier this season, CSUN (7-9-2) beat LBSU at Matador Soccer Field on a last-minute game-winning goal by Long Beach native, senior forward Heidi Far-

ran. In that game, the Matadors were able to contain 49er junior forward Nadia Link to one shot for the game. “We just went after her,” CSUN head coach Keith West said after the team’s victory on Oct. 14. “We said we were not going to let her take it to us. We took the game to her a little bit.” The 1-0 loss for the 49ers was only the third time they were shut out this season. Link, who leads the Big West Conference with 14 goals and 10 assists, was named Big West Offensive Player of the Week for her performance in the last two games of the season. The junior had two assists on Friday and two goals and one assist on Sunday. Helping Link are senior midfielder Shawna Gordon and senior defender Nicole Hubbard. Gordon had seven goals and nine assists on the season and Hubbard had eight goals and three assists for the season. Long Beach has been a strong team on the defensive side of the field, only

allowing 18 goals in 19 games played. Senior goalkeeper Kaitlyn Gustaves had 55 saves, a .753 save percentage and a conference-leading 0.93 goalsagainst average for the season. Gustaves also led the conference with seven shutouts. For the Matadors, the leader of the defense is goalkeeper Cynthia Jacobo. The junior, who rested in CSUN’s last game, has a 1.44 goals-against average, a .692 save percentage and 54 saves in the 17 regularseason games she played. On offense, Farran leads the team with seven goals, with three being gamewinning scores. Junior forward Melissa Fernandez and sophomore defender Amanda Smith are tied for

the team lead in assists with four each. Fernandez is also second on the team with four goals. Coming into this game, CSUN has lost its last two games against Big West opponents, but won its last game of the season against Cal State Bakersfield. This is the third straight year the Matadors have made the tournament and it is the second straight year the team finishes as the third seed. “We match up great with (Long Beach State),” West said. “It’s going to be a great game.” If the Matadors pull off the upset, they will play in the championship game on Sunday against the winner of the UC Irvine vs. UC Davis match-up.

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ith only six league games left in the season, the Matadors are part of a clump of teams fighting behind Long Beach State to earn a bid in the NCAA Tournament. The 49ers (16-6, 10-2 Big West) are quite a bit ahead of everyone else in the conference, however. “It’s no secret that Long Beach is a really great team,” said CSUN middle blocker Casey Hinger, whose team fell to the 49ers, 3-0, Saturday. Long Beach State’s 3.5game lead over its closest pursuers (Pacific, UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara) has it in great position to win the conference and earn a direct way to the postseason, but CSUN (11-11, 5-5) hasn’t lost all hope in catching it just yet. “We are playing UC Davis and Pacific (this weekend),” Hinger said. “So we’ll focus

on them. Then we beat them, and hopefully, Long Beach loses a couple and we’re right there with them.” The 49ers play three of their last four remaining conference games away from home, so it’s not completely inconceivable that the Matadors could reach them. CSUN needs to do its part first, however, and take care of the Aggies and Tigers at home Friday and Saturday respectively. Both UC Davis and Pacific have already defeated the Matadors once before this season. They did it as the home teams. This time, the matches are in Northridge and Hinger feels the new location gives her team a true edge. “We didn’t have the outcome we wanted to the first time around, but I felt really confident we could have beat them,” she said. “And I feel real confident now that we’re going to beat them as they come to Northridge.” The Aggies, who are led by outside hitter Allison

Whitson’s 3.63 kills per set, started the season 16-1, but since have only gone 4-5, a stretch that has put them in the 49er-chasing pack along with the Matadors. However, UC Davis is coming off consecutive wins against Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara last weekend. The Matadors were swept by the Aggies Oct. 8 at Davis. CSUN had opportunities in tight sets to get the win, but Davis outdueled them each time. Whether it’s dominating or grinding out games, the Matadors can’t afford many more losses. Should they fail to catch the 49ers for the top spot in the conference, their only hope to make the postseason would be an atlarge bid. CSUN would likely have to win out to have a realistic shot at that. And even then, head coach Jeff Stork isn’t convinced it would be enough. “I’m not sure what any kind of selection committee is going to do with (the

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The Matadors host UC Davis and Pacific on Friday and Saturday respectively.

Big West),” he said. “Obviously, the conference champion automatically goes, but no one else is promised anything.”

The Matadors don’t lose anything with trying. With four of those six must-wins being played at the Matadome, they’re confident.

“Are we going to be a clutch team or what?” Hinger said. “You either shine or you fall, and we’re going to shine.”