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Loneliness becomes a factor for sleeplessness and poor health p. 2

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Maceo Hernandez plays the Taiko drum with lysa Flores and East l.a. Taiko group during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic studies Fundraiser. The Fundraiser raised at least $1,500 dollars that will go toward the arizona save Ethnic studies lawsuit and campaign against HB 2281, which outlaws ethnic studies programs in arizona.

SUN will not have a permanent president in place when classes start in the spring but rather an interim president until March, according to a CSU press release released Monday. "After conducting an initial resume review, the campus advisory committee as well as the trustees on the search committee agreed it would be beneficial to extend the process and ensure that we have the largest and most competitive pool possible," CSU Trustee Bob Linscheid said in the statement. The CSU campus advisory committee decided on the 90-day postponement during their Dec. 2 meeting, said Liz Chapin, CSU spokeswoman. “The committee, along with the trustees, decided on the postponement,” she said. “This is to allow more time for a larger pool of candidates.” The postponement will allow time for more candidates to apply, although the CSU has no plans to recruit or advertise during this

time beyond what has already been done on the CSU website, Chapin said. The time frame for the postponement may have been scheduled deliberately, Chapin said. “I am not sure specifics but the time frame most likely has to do with the board of trustees meetings that take place every two months,” she said. There will be a meeting in January and another in March, when the board plans to announce the new president. CSUN President Jolene Koester announced in May that she would be retiring in December after serving 12 years as president. The CSU has been searching for a replacement since October. Chapin said there is no set date for when the board of trustees will announce the choice for interim president and the only firm date is Jan. 20, a closed session where the committee will discuss the candidates. The January meeting will be held to discuss the candidates and decide who advances to the interview level of the process. Interviews will be held in February, according to the new time frame.

Occupy movement calls for student debt denial A 20 percent increase in the national student loan average prompts protesters to challenge the debt ron roKHY DAILY SUNDIAL

faction of the Occupy Wall Street Empowerment and Education working group has called for one million people to join a pledge to default on their student loans. The Occupy Student Debt Campaign, which is comprised of students, alumni and current faculty from schools across the country, aims to challenge the rising crisis of student debt and make people aware of the injustices of the current higher education infrastructure to the public, according to a statement from the group. Supporters of the campaign may sign one of three available pledges: one for people who currently owe student loans, another for

current faculty members and one more for people without debt who still advocate the cause, according to their official website. The campaign’s four main principles include: federal funding for all public educational institutions, interest-free student loans, the ability of students to know where their tuition dollars are and promise to refuse payment of their student loans. “I’m concerned about the privatization of public schools and the strain it puts on faculty members and students,” said Hillary Goodfield, a founding member of the campaign and current NYU student. “But this is a broad project, it goes beyond just alleviating debtors. The aim is to make everyone aware of the problems associated with

By The Numbers 1.4 million American students graduated with debt in 2008 $20,200: average national debt for students in public universities in 2010 $16,850: average national debt for public university students in 2004 $18,113: average debt of 48 percent of California college students in 2009-10 $15,582: average debt of 40 percent of CSUN graduates

student loans.” According to the Project on Student Debt in 2008, 1.4 million American students, or 67 percent of the group, who graduated from four-year universities had some student loan debt. For public universities, the average debt was $20,200 – a 20 percent increase from 2004 when the average was $16,850. “The underlying problem here is that the government, institutions and lenders have been shifting the burden,” said Pamela Brown, founding member of the group and current sociology graduate student at The New School for Social Research. “They’ve taken the government’s burden of grants and put it on students in the form of loans.” This was an intentional

shift, Brown added. “Tuition has gone up while lenders increase their profits, and our government has had a hand in this by stripping away the students’ ability to file bankruptcy on their debt,” she said. The overall amount of money owed from student loans is approaching $1 trillion, an amount that trumps the nation’s total credit card debt, according to an NPR report. Participants plan to pop this bubble by refusing to comply. “We can continue to pay and make it worse for future generations,” Brown said. “Or we could take a stand and take the power back.” In the 2009-2010 academic year, 48 percent of

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Stressed, sleepless and solitary Study shows loneliness proves to be a factor in restlessness and poor health Rachel Costahaude daily sundial

f you’re not sleeping well, a new mattress or pillow might solve the problem, but it could be your body telling you to become more social. A recent study published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine linked loneliness to poor sleeping habits and ultimately to impaired health. College students are especially susceptible because college is presumably the most social time of an

individual’s life, as well as one of the loneliest, according to CSUN psychology professor Dr. George Lough. “It’s not the lack of friends that’s making you feel lonely, it’s the life transition you’re in,” Lough said. “In a sense, you are kind of out there for the first time.” Young adults challenged in the real world feel pressure to have a blossoming social life once they get into college, according to lead author of the study Dr. Lianne Kurina, assistant professor of epidemiology in the department of health studies at the University of Chicago. “There’s a very strong expecta-

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tion that they are very social and they’re going to be making friends and it’s not an easy situation to be in,” Kurina said. “When people go off to college and don’t know anybody, it can be a scary situation and can induce those feelings of loneliness.”

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same time, the added pressure of expecting to be social can make an introvert more withdrawn as well, Kurina said. “I have a lot of friends but at the same time I don’t really hang out with any of them except for a small group,” said Alex Foroutan,

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a senior history major. “If I don’t feel support from my small group of friends, then I feel lonely.” Kurina said receiving support from friends and family can make all the difference in a person’s disposition. The need for social connectedness comes from ancient ancestors’ reliance

When sleep becomes compromised, the study shows health follows suit. “People who are lonely tend to take less care of themselves,” Kurina said. Loneliness increases blood pressure and risk of depression and mortality, she said. “You’re at a higher stress

“if i don’t feel support from my small group of friends, then i feel lonely.” — Alex Foroutan Senior history major

on each other for protection and security. “Usually, when I’m in a situation that I wish I could share with someone is when I’m the most lonely,” said Foroutan, who only sleeps four to five hours per night because he has difficulty falling asleep.

level when you don’t belong to a group, when you don’t have that feeling of group cohesion,” Lough said. “Any kind of stress reduces immune system functions.” Kurina and Lough suggest options for busting out of the hold solitude may have on a person.

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“When people are having difficulties or feeling lonely and are not sure what to do, researchers’ advice is to engage in social situations that are very safe,” Kurina said. “Things like volunteer groups where you’re not necessarily expecting a lot of social input back but you are giving and a lot of people are giving and that can naturally make social connections.” Kurina also advises to participate in activities you may enjoy, such as a book club or hikes. It is easier to make connections in those environments where the activity is familiar, she added. Lough insists opening up to others about your difficulties can help to relieve any pressure and can also form a sense of community. “People don’t share enough of their vulnerability. Students don’t let other students know how vulnerable they feel,” Lough said. “If they did share, they wouldn’t feel that way.”

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Continued from page 1 Californian students graduated with an average debt of $18,113, according to the Project on Student Debt. CSUN faces similar numbers as 40 percent of

its students graduate with a debt of $15,582. “The hope here is that no one will actually default,” Brown added. “We just want to gain enough momentum to change the system.” Though the campaign wants the to wipe the current student loan debt clean by

gaining as many protesters as possible, they won’t complain if their goal of a million participants isn’t met. “It’s not about reaching a million people or the collective default,” Goodfield said. “It’s about having a national intervention about student loan debt.”

“We can continue to pay and make it worse for future generations. Or we could take a stand and take the power back.” — Pamela Brown

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for ethnic studies fundraiser photos by andres Aguila / Daily Sundial

Maceo Hernandez plays the Taiko drum with Lysa Flores and East L.A. Taiko group during MECHA de CSUN's Save Ethinic Studies Fundraiser. The Fundraiser raised at least $1,500 dollars that will go toward the Arizona Save Ethnic Studies Lawsuit and campaign against HB 2281, which outlaws ethnic studies programs in Arizona.

Lysa Flores and East L.A. Taiko group play a song during MECHA de CSUN's Save Ethinic Studies Fundraiser.

Ernie G tells a few jokes on stage in front of the 32 inch flat screen TV that was raffled off during MECHA de CSUN's Save Ethinic Studies Fundraiser.

A puppet show titled "Imagine" by C.I.T.Y. and friends during MECHA de CSUN's Save Ethinic Studies Fundraiser.

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Last semester’s protest, “March in March” saw students and faculty protesting the raise in CSU tuition. Cuts to the budget, and thereby services, continue to get worse.

his is a call to action: On July 12, the CSU board of trustees approved a 12 percent tuition increase for Fall 2011. This increase in tuition is due to our state budget, which has cut CSU funding by nearly $650 million for the 2011-2012 school year. As a response to California’s poor economic stance, our student body, along with 22 others in the state, is suffering. In accordance with a 12 percent tuition increase, it breaks down as so: undergraduate students now pay an additional $294 per semester, credential students pay an additional $339

oday’s 9 percent increase in tuition for Cal State students has finally galvanized our apolitical student body, creating a scene at the chancellors office in Long Beach that looked like Vietnam-era student protests. Just as our parents recognized the threat to their future posed by the draft and misguided foreign policy, students and Occupy protesters alike know that growing income inequality and consolidation of wealth in the hands of a tiny elite signals a great existential threat to our generation. With real income stagnant, historically high unemployment numbers for recent college graduates, and a corporate culture that compels the best and brightest to compete for “work-experience” as unpaid interns, we face an uncertain future of deferred hopes and dreams. Anesthetized by technological toys, lulled into mindless consumerism and entertained by “reality TV” that glorifies empty celebrities, we have long been too distracted to notice the crumbling inheritance foisted upon us by a corporatocracy that eschews the basic social contract for the 99 percent and pits us against one another in a race to the bottom.

per semester, and graduate students now pay an additional $360 per semester. (csun.edu/ prespfc/campusbudgetnews/) Although this increase in tuition remains the same for Spring 2012 registration, we now have very specific guidelines which we are to follow. For giving the university, yet again, more money, our receipt reads something like this: “Thank you for the extra money, kids! When your registration day finally comes, you can register for a maximum of 13 units! But wait, there’s more! You can add two additional units after Dec. 11! Good luck trying to get classes!” We are paying more money,

But no more. We have awakened and are no longer silent. What you are witnessing in Oakland, Zucotti Park and L.A.’s City Hall is a harbinger of things to come. Corporate tax rates are at the lowest point since the Eisenhower administration and we know that the real special interests, the lobbyists who represent the financial services industry, have bought and paid for our Congress. Based on economic justice and income distribution, the U.S. ranks 27 out of 32 nations, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Massachusetts U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said it best: nobody gets wealthy on his own. Our “socialized” system of education, transportation and public safety enables businesses to prosper. Let business and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes so we can invest in our educational infrastructure and ensure the future of the American dream for future generations. Occupation may be the last resort of the jobless and those with no hope of getting a foothold on the ladder of prosperity.

-Max Blum

yet there are less classes, less teachers, and a cap on units? Where is that extra money going? We turn to Chancellor Reed. This man proposed a $100,000 salary raise for campus presidents the very day the CSU decided on the 12 percent tuition increase! Although we are experiencing budget cuts, evidence suggests that currently our CSU budget is $213 million, which is 5 percent more than we had in the 2007-2008 school year. (calfac.org) Being a native Californian, a former Brahma of Pierce College, and a current Matador, it deeply saddens me to see that

s a student at CSUN and a veteran, I believe that we have a right to an education. Our tuition keeps going up, and all we keep hearing is that our classes are getting cut. Every time I come to this campus I look around and I see the thousands of students waiting for the opportunity to make something of themselves. We too have a place in our community, as we can’t wait to get out there and start changing lives. This dream seems to be slipping away from us, and it’s because of people in positions like Chancellor Reed, who, instead of looking out for our best interests, are looking out for theirs. How is it that people in his position don’t seem to get affected by this? It’s because others, the chancellor of course, are giving 71 percent pay raises to executives, as we are getting the short end of

education is no longer emphasized as it used to be. It is simply not fair that we, the student body, who pay to attend CSUN, are no longer given the priority, nor the opportunity which the generations before us had. It is us, the student body, and all our professors who provide the big wigs with their fat salaries; they sit there lighting cigars with our dollars, while we stand in line, waiting, hoping for that window of opportunity to open up. In the words of Muse’s Matt Bellamy, most perfectly put, it’s time to “rise up and take power back, it’s time the fat cats had a heart attack.”

-Alexandra Derse the stick along with the faculty, who are not getting the pay raises they were promised. Well, it’s time that we make a difference. If, as students, we cannot get the classes we need in order to graduate and the tuition keeps going up, I wouldn’t be surprised if students said “screw it” and leave the whole idea of furthering their education behind. That’s when the universities will really be hurting. Unless the chancellor changes his priorities, we will start changing ours. If they make it harder for us to get an education, we will end up not getting one. If we allow that to happen, that’s placing a hardship on our goals and dreams and we can’t live that way. Please help me in letting him see that our future is important, he had his chance to better his life and now it’s our turn.

Sincerely, Erika L. Franco

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Notebook: CSUN's quick shots Matadors rushed offense not giving results ron rokhy gilberto manzano

ffense ... or lack thereof. The Matadors started off the year cold offensively, and seven games into the season, they still haven’t shaken their shooting woes. After a 71-58 loss to Santa Clara Saturday night where CSUN shot 30.6 percent from the field and 29 percent from downtown, the Matadors' shooting percentage has now dropped to 34 percent for the season. “I feel like we’re just taking quick shots,” said senior guard Vinnie McGhee. “We come down, and in two or three passes, we’ll shoot a quick shot, and that puts a lot of pressure on our defense because they’ll come back down and attack us.” “We didn’t make shots, we took bad shots. It’s a combination of both,” added CSUN head coach Bobby Braswell. “We’re not a very good 3-point shooting team, and for us to take 31 (against Santa Clara), that’s way too many shots. We’re just settling.” Northridge made only nine out of its 31 3-point attempts Saturday night and have only made 22.6 percent (36 of 159) for the season. CSUN’s top 3-point shooters from last year, McGhee and sophomore

guard Josh Greene, have combined for 22 of 97 (22.6 percent) in 2011-12. Last season, they both shot over 32 percent from deep and combined for 81 3-point strikes. An Emerging Leader CSUN’s young team is struggling from the field and, as a result, it's struggling to win games. At 1-6, the team is desperately seeking for a leader to rally behind. “We got some guys with good leadership,” Braswell said. “The problem is that a guy like (McGhee) should be one of our leaders, but he’s struggling a little bit. He’s not necessarily giving us the leadership that we need, so we have to get him to play better and give him a little bit of confidence. "We are not a very vocal group, or a very strong group. Stephan Hicks right now has by far had the most positive year for us. You really want your leaders to be your best players, and (Hicks) is about as quiet as they come.” Hicks, a freshman, is leading the Matadors in scoring and rebounding as he averages 17.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. The Matadors have one of the youngest teams in the country as they currently have seven freshmen and six sophomores on their roster. Suspended Matadors

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Guard Stephan Hicks, right, has been one of the best shooting Matadors this year. He's averaging 17.4 ppg.

The Matadors were shorthanded against the Broncos as they were without the services of sophomore forwards Thomas Jacobs and Frankie Eteuati. According to Braswell, Eteuati was suspended indefinitely for missing

practice and has not made a decision on when he’ll be back on the court. Jacobs was suspended for attitude and behavior “not common of a member of our basketball team.” Homecoming Bay Area native Vinnie McGhee

had his family in attendance Saturday night against Santa Clara. “I always enjoy coming back home and playing in front of my family,” McGhee said. The McGhees were seen holding up cutout faces of the guard.

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Get to know ... #5 Ashlee Guay Full name: Ashlee Guay Date of Birth: June 25, 1993 Place of Birth: San Diego, Calif.

Height: 5’7” Position: Guard Major: Child Development

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Food: Mexican Singer: Alicia Keys Movie: Remember the Titans Song: “Any song that’s uplifting.” Athlete: Steve Nash

Player I pattern my game after: “Steve Nash because he’s a very smart point guard and controlled.” Pregame rituals: “I get a pep talk from my best friend every game.” Superstitions: Needs to chew gum every game.

life

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Greatest difficulty: “When my brother left for college. That was challenging for me because I became like an only child and I had to fend for myself.” Greatest goal accomplished: “Getting a scholarship to play basketball.” Most embarrassing moment: “When I got a black eye during warm-ups before my baseball game. It was a pop-fly and I just totally looked up and it hit me in the eye.” Hobbies: “Swimming, soccer, hanging out with friends.”

Basketball

Best part of my game: “My determination, I never give up.” Part of my game that needs improvement: “Needing to grow up faster, needing to be smarter. Since I’m a point guard, I need to have a higher basketball IQ than I already do.” Best player I’ve played against so far: Lauren Bell of Pepperdine

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Year: Freshman Stats: 8.9 ppg. 33 steals, 40 rebounds

Team: “To do better than last year, which I feel we will achieve. And the big goals, like win our conference and the tournament.” Individual goals: “To get better at my shot and be a little more confident on the court.” Future: “To be satisfied with my career throughout my four years here and to know that I did it for something and have a family and a job that I love.”

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First sport: Soccer When I started playing basketball: “When I was 5 years old, and competitively I started in sixth grade.” What I do to stay in shape during offseason: “I go to the gym with friends. I work out on my own or with my dad. I’m kind of a lazy person, but I try to get outside and do stuff.” Person I would like to meet: “The president (of the United States). That would be really cool.”

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Ashlee Guay, left, patterns her game after the Suns' Steve Nash's.