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he average drive to work in Los Angeles takes 29 minutes, forcing job seekers to be open to jobs farther away, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. CSUN students are no exception, with many of them trying to find part-time jobs to pay for rising education, living and gas costs. “It has been fairly difficult to find the perfect job,” said Chris Balam, 21, exercise science major. “Not only does it need to fit your school schedule, but it has to accommodate your needs financially.” The job market has been hard on students, but campus experts said there is one way to cut through the competition. “People have to realize that they have to go where the jobs are,” said Patricia Gaynor, career center assistant director. Local job counts in Los Angeles have been down for the past year and unemployment was 13.3 percent in July, according to the California Employment Development Department. Neighboring counties have lower unemployments rates, reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Orange and

Ventura counties’ unemployment rates are 9.2 and 10.3 percent, respectively. Unemployment figures do not count jobless students, but more unemployed adults means more competition for younger job seekers. Some CSUN students are opting to work in areas outside of Northridge and many of them have maintained their positions despite the travel distance. “I’m willing to work an hour away because I don’t want to risk leaving and not be able to find a job closer to school,” said Carlos Maciel, 21, mechanical engineering major. Gaynor said it is important for students to consider their post-graduate plans and careers when searching for jobs. Accounting and marketing major Octavio Cortes, 22, currently works at a retail store in Camarillo. “Once I graduate I’d like to be promoted within the company I’m currently at,” he said. “The 45 mile distance to work isn’t so bad because in the long run it’ll be worth it.” Students looking for local jobs should register at CSUN’s Career Center, which provides access to a

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Adrianne Lord, a 2010 CSUN almuna, holds her two-year-old son, Tyler, and points to her bachelor's degree diploma. She will be paying for the student loans she acquired to pay off her education for the next 10 years.

Adrianne Lord's son sits cross-legged in front of the TV. Lord walks the room putting away his toys and tidying up. Just above where her son sits is her diploma in a glass wooden frame. See story p.4 By the time she is done paying off her student loans, one son will be 12 and the other 10; she and her husband will finally be able to begin saving for their children's college educations.

“They make it very convenient for you while you're in school to qualify for loans, to get the money; it’s when you’re in repayment, that’s the hard part,” said Adrianne Lord, 24, who graduated CSUN in 2010.

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Student recreation center getting fit for students Joelle Katz daily sundial

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Construction Update: The Student Recreation Center (SRC) keeps evolving at a great pace to open its doors in the Spring of 2012.

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he new recreation center will open in January 2012 and construction is on schedule, sparking student excitement for the campus amenity. “I use the smaller one in

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between classes, I love it,” said Jason Duarte, cinema and television major. “Something bigger would be great.” Some health conscious students who take their fitness off-campus said they would reconsider those memberships after the new complex is built. “It would be more convenient because it’s on campus, but I’d have to consider it,” said biology

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major Alex Irizarry, 18, a 24 Hour Fitness member. Located on the east side of campus near Nordhoff and Zelzah, the complex has been in the works since 2007, with construction starting December 2009. Portions of student fees and USU proceeds are going toward the $60 million project, $19 million of which has been used and the rest will be paid over 30 years,

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fter graduation, Elsa Tejeda sees herself 3,000 miles away in New York City where she plans to take her passion for teaching elementary students with autism. The junior, child and adolescent development major, believes that special needs children need a lot of visual work and undivided attention to help them learn better. She doesn’t mind being busy when it comes to teaching kids, it's something she said comes natural. “I guess I’m just a kid at heart,” she said. Tejada has had plenty of time to test out her career choice. She volunteered in a special education class and described it as her best experience. “There's a lot to do and help them with,” Tejada said. “There isn't really a moment where you can just sit back and relax during instruction time.” Child development courses have taught her how children develop mentally and socially. She’s able to connect her coursework to her work

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Elsa Tejada, a 20-year-old Child and Adolescent Development major, stands in front of Buchanan Street Elementary School, where her volunteering helped her see that she was helping and making a difference.

around kids, she said. While volunteering in a pre-kindergarten class, Tejeda

was able to apply what she had learned with a student who was having trouble reading.

“I'd sit there with him and guide him and every time he'd get a hang of it he'd have a big smile on and say thanks,” Tejeda said. “Just seeing how proud he was of himself made me feel good.” On one occasion, she interviewed her first grade teacher as part of a college class and found motivation that reassured her she was on the right path. “She told me she wasn't surprised that I was going to actually stick to teaching because as a kid in her class, she said I wouldn't mind helping my peers,” Tejada said. Tejada said she lives in the library, and helps take care of her nieces and nephews when she goes home on weekends. “I do appreciate the education I get from my classes, but there’s nothing like getting real life experience when it comes to taking care of kids,” Tejada said. Her experience made her feel like she was a part of something bigger than herself, she said, and she made a real connection with the kids. “They are entertaining,” Tejada said. “And too many people underestimate their abilities and level of knowledge.”

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Continued from page 1 said Debra L. Hammond, USU Executive Director. To keep overcrowding to a minimum, Hammond said that the new recreation center will be only available to students, faculty, staff and alumni. The price of membership is covered by tuition, but non-students would pay about $163 per semester. Some features, such as the babysitting area and personal training, cost more, but the majority of the programs, like towel service and lockers, are included in the USU fee every student pays. The new complex also will incorporate CSUN students on the other side of the equipment. “We’re collaborating with the nutrition

department and offering nutrition counseling with some students that are majoring in that,” Knight said. The center will boast an indoor jogging track, weight and fitness area three times larger than the current center, five different gymnasium courts, an outdoor swimming pool, three group class studios and a babysitting area, Knight said. Group fitness classes to be offered include Zumba, yoga, boxing and TRX. The multiple gymnasium courts can be used for soccer, hockey, basketball, badmitton, and volleyball. The center will be open seven days a week, Monday - Thursday from 6 a.m. to midnight, Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and weekends from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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list of various companies looking to hire, Gaynor said. The center is unable to determine how many students work in the area around campus and it is difficult to identify the types of jobs students are taking, Gaynor said. “Right now there is no typical job that students are vying for,” she added. For many students just looking for a part-time position to help pay for educational expenses, this is no time to be picky. “I’m just desperate for anything right now,” said Balam. “The job market is so tight, especially around school. I just want to find something that will pay the bills.”

Unemployment Rates National

9.1% 18%

National student (18-24)*

13.3%

Los Angeles County Orange County

9.2%

San Diego County

10.4%

Riverside County San Bernardino County

14.4% 14%

*from Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion ALL other sources from US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Adrianne Lord, a 2010 CSUN graduate, watches as her husband, Josh, feeds their three week old son, Jackson.

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drianne Lord, mother of two and CSUN alumna, has had to take on four different loans, two federal and two direct private loans. She is afraid to consolidate her loans because she is lucky enough to have a low interest rate on the private loans and doesn’t want the other two to rise in interest as a result. She said it is difficult with two infants at home and the stress of a $396 monthly student loan bill doesn’t help. “We had to pay off my husband’s car to afford my student loans,” said Lord. She felt she lost much of the college experience because she was always worried about cramming as many units into each semester as possible to try and save money on her loans. In her view, the standard of education comes second to getting a cheap college diploma. The amount of student debt has risen over the years, burdening 67 percent of college graduates in 2009, according to the Project on Student Debt. “The debt has been shifted from money that the state is going to pay through taxes and things like that, to money that individuals and consumers will pay through fees and tuition,” said CSUN Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Harry Hellenbrand.

When students with loans graduate, they will have an approximate equivalent of one year’s salary in debt, according to Hellenbrand. David Braca, 38, who graduated from CSUN in 2001 with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration, decided to turn to loans to pay for his college education. “They keep raising tuition. You can’t pay twice as much, so you pay half and the other half as a loan, so every time they raise tuition, all they’re doing is boosting the student loans,” said Braca. He is just months away from completing his final payments on his student loans, which became a ten-year ordeal. He took out a loan each semester for six years during school. When he graduated, he opted to consolidate the 12 or so loans and lock them in at a low interest rate. “You know, they kind of offer you (loans) and at the time, they didn’t really explain how long it would take to pay off and how much you were going to be paying, it was, ‘Hey, you qualify for this much money, do you want it?’ and I was like, ‘Sure, I’ll take it all,’” he said. There are few ways a student can pay for college. There are loans, grants that do not have to be paid back, federal loans lent from the government with

tuition increase at By the 72% average 4-year public universities from 2000-2009. Numbers – college board

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Adrianne Lord sits with her twoyear-old son, Tyler, in their living room.

interest, and private loans that can be taken out from several private banks in America, which must be paid back with interest. “At what point does it make economic sense to go to school, you know if you have to take $100,000 of student loans to make $60,000 a year, is it worth it?”

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Braca said. “Because it doesn’t guarantee a new job.” Braca remembers paying about $1,500 a semester when he went to CSUN in 2000-01. From Spring 2011 to Fall 2011, the tuition has taken a 22 percent increase. Students paid an additional $294 for undergraduates and $360 for graduate students, according to an email sent by William Watkins, vice president of student affairs. In total tuition costs $3,244 a semester for an undergraduate student. It has more than doubled in ten years. Hellenbrand believes the CSU system is still a bargain deal and individuals who graduate with degrees come out with twice the amount of pay as those with a high school diploma. “When you make money as a citizen having gone to college, you are paying taxes, staying out of prison, and you help to fuel the U.S. economy and the state economy which brings more benefit to the United States,” Hellenbrand said. “So I think we’ve aired on the wrong side of this thing.” CSUN has a graduation rate of 44 percent, according to Institute of Education Sciences (IES). On average, students who graduate CSUN, from freshman to graduation, will owe about $35,000 in loans. Those who transfer

of bachelor’s degree recipients who graduated with debt in 2010 – Who Borrows Most

from community colleges will leave CSUN owing an average $25,000, according to Hellenbrand. Freshman Sandy Nguyen could not pay tuition costs on her own. “I applied and got the Cal grant and the Pell Grant and have been saving money since I was 16 working as a lifeguard,” the kinesiology major said. Due to expenses, her grant funds are diminished and Nguyen said she has prepared to take out private loans. She plans to keep her grade point average above par, acquire scholarships and attempt to find work as a lifeguard to offset the investment. “The state and federal government are looking to shed cost, meaning grants,” said Hellenbrand. “The second thing they will do is shed low interest loans and for us, the issue becomes when do the loan’s burden affect the student’s ability to come to a place like this and the decrease in state funding impacts our ability to offer programs?” Lord and her husband began to pack for a day at the park with Tyler and Jackson. One of Tyler’s favorite activities is feeding the ducks. She looked into his brown eyes. Lord said she wondered what ordeal he would have to face for higher education.

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ree giveaways, crafts and live music were only some of the perks students enjoyed at Wednesday’s Matafest, the USU’s first event of the year. “It’s our welcome to campus and kickoff event, (and) a preview of the bigger events we have planned,” said Iris Pupo, event assistant. Welcome prizes given by the USU included gift cards to the Matador Bookstore, Freudian Sip, a Big Show

ticket, and a parking permit, won by Jennifer Canty, a liberal studies junior. “It’s great to win it, especially since I haven’t bought mine yet,” she said. USU and the Student Resource Center (SRC) had booths with email sign-ups, informational pamphlets, and prize giveaways. “We’ve had over 50 people sign up,” said Crystal Glover, marketing assistant for the SRC. Glover stood beside a laptop, letting students sign up instantly for the weekly

e-newsletters about events, open jobs, and chances to win prizes. At the Craft Corner, which is held every Thursday throughout the semester, participants were able to make sun-catchers and decorate fishbowls. “It’s a good way to meet people, there are lots of fun activities,” said freshman Dalia Khatib. “I signed up for the USU blast so I can get more information, I definitely want to come to more events.” Photograph Stereo pro-

vided live music, and kicked off the weekly Noontime Concerts, which feature local bands. Free food and entertainment was provided by L&L Hawaiian BBQ, CSUN Taiko Performers and a Polynesian dance company in the Plaza del Sol. Eighty clubs and organizations were represented during Matafest. The event was held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Plaza del Sol, and was continued from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the OST lawn between the USU and Redwood Hall.

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Sondra Sanford, sociology major gets a temporary glitter tattoo. Glimmer Body Art came to Matafest to create free, fun and colorful tattoos for students.

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Matafest was officially sponsored by Wells Fargo at Plaza del Sol on August 31.The event provided students with free food, snacks and other activities throughout the entire day.

CSUN students Gisselle Jaen, Risa Isogawa and Jonathan Lo perform at the Matafest for students. The three are members of Jishin Taiko on campus.

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Screwed out of a job: Ex-porn star loses teaching position “Anecdotally speaking, I do recall daily sundial heterosexual porn actors having careers derailed and facing moral corruption charges,” said Martin Pousast week, the American Civil Lib- son, queer studies faculty member. erties Union turned down the appeal However, both Knotts and Pousson of former Florida substitute teacher expressed further that Loftis’ case has Shawn Loftis, whose teaching certifi- regional stipulations. Loftis taught in Miami-Dade Councation was revoked in April after his ty, a historically homophobic sector of gay porn past was revealed. Loftis, who performed under the stage name Florida (see Anita Bryant). “It is hard Collin O’Neal, believes that had he to compare [heterosexual and homobeen a heterosexual porn actor, admin- sexual porn actors],” said Pousson. istrative efforts would have been dif- “We are talking about an out gay man ferent. Still, the ACLU denied Loftis’ who does not have full rights to begin claim, telling him that his case would with, which makes him especially have been stronger had his job not vulnerable.” When Loftis’ story gained momeninvolved supervising children. Was the Florida Department of Education right tum last week, the comments sections on newspapers’ websites, blogs to fire Loftis? Every so often, we will hear a news and even Facebook pages were on story about a teacher who was given fire. The debate typically has very a pink slip after their (often minimal) little dimension; people either believe that Loftis should be able to porn industry past caught up with keep his job because his them. The ratio of male to female porn stint is in the past, teachers fired for their on-camera or people believe that escapades is disproportionate; there someone of “questionare far more female teachers who able moral character” have been fired for appearing in should not be teaching porn than male teachers. Is this children. because there are more female In perusing page after teachers who have appeared page of these same conin porn? Perhaps. Simicerned parents--and larly, though, the men “not-parents”-that are fired for their who think that dalliances are those who usually ones appear in who have porn lack worked in values and gay porn. Is should not the stigma be around placed upon children, the the performconnection er dependent between the two krisitn hugo / opinions editor upon their sex/ becomes unclear. sexuality? Perhaps “If there is no the stigma that is placed upon women and gay men who have evidence at all that Mr.Loftis introduced worked in the porn industry comes his alias to his students or in any way from the concept of permissiveness made his site available to them,” said or deviance that heterosexual males- Pousson, “then there are no grounds for -frequently the insertive partners in firing him.” “One person’s porn is another perporn--do not carry with them. son’s pleasure,” said Knotts. “In answer“From a popular perspective, (Loftis’ sexuality) had everything to do with his ing very globally, [Loftis’] choice [to firing,” said Dr. Greg Knotts, Associ- make porn] did not fall into a protected ate Professor of elementary education. workplace category, but neither did it “There are so many consistent myths that fall onto the administration’s side. How continue to be propagated about people are they justifying the firing if it has nothing to do with job performance?” of minority sexualities.”

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When Loftis was suspended from his teaching job in January, the school district justified their decision by citing Rule 6Gx13-4A-1.21, which states that school faculty, “are expected to conduct themselves, both in their employment and in the community, in a manner that will reflect credit upon themselves and the school system.” From seeing this rule, two questions can be raised. One, how can this rule be enforced and what are its parameters? “I don’t know how any employer can govern the actions of any employee outside of the workplace,” said Pousson. “I don’t know how that the Miami-Dade school district can hold anyone accountable for actions prior to employment.” “Someone should not be fired for what they did in the past if it is not harming anyone,” said Haley Scheier, junior cinema and television arts major. “It also has no affect on his abilities as a teacher.” Secondly, who decides what “reflects credit”? Loftis has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Miami, is a citizen reporter for CNN and left the porn industry to get his teaching credential. Loftis seems to be entirely “credible.” Also, while Loftis was in the industry, he was a successful entrepreneur, creating an eponymous production company and series, “World of Men.” There are many reasons that people go into porn. While one can never assume why someone is in the industry, many fall into it when they do not have the means to do other jobs. When they get the means, or are done with the industry for whatever reason, and would like to find employment outside of sex work, they are turned away or fired from jobs because they did porn. How can former members of the porn industry, which employs roughly 12,000 people a year in California alone, be denied jobs because they are “morally abhorrent”? Where is the line of demarcation that decides when a part of someone’s past does not “reflect credit?” “No sensible, responsible, progressive governmental system should ever attempt the task of legislating morality,” said Pousson.

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Looking to score again: Matador Chris Smith, who had a goal against Canisius in the season opener on Friday, will try to help CSUN to another victory tonight vs. UNLV.

fter starting the season right with a victory against Canisius on Friday, the Matadors men’s soccer team hopes to take that momentum and use it in the Cal State Northridge Labor Day Classic starting tonight. CSUN (1-0) will face UNLV (0-1) at 7 p.m. Cal State Fullerton and Akron will open the Classic earlier in the day (4:30 p.m.). Losing their season opener on the road against Cal Poly, the Rebels, who have lost five straight to the Matadors coming into tonight’s game, still remain a tough team. “UNLV is a very formidable opponent that’s going to cause us a lot of problems,” said head coach Terry Davila. “They’re very organized and well-coached, along with having a lot of talent on their roster.” Rebel forward Nick Marshall will be looking to lead UNLV to its first win over CSUN since Oct. 8, 2000. As an All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation First-Team pick in 2010, Marshall’s experience will be critical to UNLV’s suc-

cess this season. Though UNLV, which is projected to end up fifth in its conference, lost its first match, its defense was solid. Cal Poly had 16 shots for the game, six on goal, but couldn’t break through the Rebel defense until late in the second half. “We know that’s going to be a really tough game,” defender and co-captain Joe Franco said. “If we play our A-game, then no one can beat us.” Live game updates on Twitter: @sundialsports57 Though CSUN was able to win its first game, there were some areas in which it looked like they could use some improvement. One of them was scoring effectiveness. CSUN had 25 shots, but only scored twice. “We won, but we didn’t play to the best of our abilities,” Franco said. The team is looking to “clean up the areas” where they did not do so well to perform better, Franco added. A key player for CSUN will not be able to lend his efforts in this upcoming tournament. Midfielder Rafael Garcia

underwent surgery on Wednesday to repair a ripped meniscus in his left knee. Garcia could be out for a month, Davila said. “(Garcia) is one of our top leaders,” Franco said. “That’s a huge hit to us, but we got a lot of experienced players. We’re a coercive team. We lost one of our top players, but the rest of us have been working hard and hopefully it shows on the field.” Garcia’s spot will be filled by midfielder Rene Anguiano. “He (Garcia) plays the five position and that’s a big responsibility,” Anguiano said. “I guess I just have to do the job. I’ll put the team on my shoulders and try to do my best.” After the match against UNLV, the Matadors will face the NCAA defending national champion, No. 2 Akron Saturday at 7 p.m. Finishing the season with a dominant 22-12 record in 2010 and easily beating Cleveland State 5-0 in their season opener, the Zips (1-0) will prove to be one of CSUN’s toughest opponents this season. “We really haven’t thought about them too much tactically yet,” Davila said. “You have to take each game individually. You can’t play two in one.”

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ast weekend’s trip to the Utah Classic showed that a good team can take the Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team out of rhythm. This weekend, the Matadors (1-2) will try to rebound as they travel north to the state capitol for the Sacramento State Invitational. Northridge’s second tournament of the season will be more evenlymatched. They will not see stiff competition like Northwestern and Utah, teams that swept the Matadors last weekend. Instead, CSUN will face Marist (1-2), Fresno State (1-2) and host Sacramento State (2-1). “We are in a place where there is a lot of talent around the country,” head coach Jeff Stork said. “Last year, Northwestern was a top-25 team, they didn’t lose too much, they beat Utah (in the Utah Classic last weekend) and Utah is a top-50 team. “We’re not there right now. Can we beat those teams? Yes.” With the two volleyball jugger-

nauts out of the way now, the Matadors move on to face the Red Foxes for the first time in school history (Friday at 5 p.m). Marist is from the Metro Atlantic Conference and coming off a poor showing at the Pitt-Duquesne Invitational. Fresno State, team the Matadors will play on Saturday at 10 a.m, was also disappointing at their own Invitational, the Fresno State Classic. Facing Marist and Fresno State will be an opportunity for the Matadors to get a quick start in the tournament. Sacramento State, a former Big Sky Conference foe, will be the biggest challenge of the weekend on Saturday at 7 p.m. Sophomore Kayla Beal leads the Hornets, averaging three kills per set. Stork feels his team will perform better this weekend. “It’s a slightly weaker tournament,” he said. “We have had another four, five days to fix some of the things that happened over the weekend.” Last year’s team went 2-1 at this same tournament. Sophomore Mahina Haina, who had a careerhigh 28 kills against Weber State on Saturday during the Matadors’ only win at the Utah Classic, will

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look to continue her hard hitting and start a winning streak in Sacramento. Haina, who is a native of Honolulu, Hawaii will look for support from teammates. “I owe a lot of my success to my teammates because I wouldn’t have been able to kill the ball without a pass or a set,” Haina said. “I am only the finisher.” One of those teammates, libero Cindy Ortiz, will need to repeat an impressive 2010 season to give the Matadors a shot in Sacramento.

Ortiz, who’s already leading the team in digs with 47, was a walkon in 2009 and became a starter the following year. “If we come out like we did in the last game against Weber, I think that we can just pull through in these other games,” Ortiz said. “We were passing really good.” Allen never got into a rhythm at the Utah Classic. She had a disappointing tournament with only five kills, but did contribute 18 digs. The Matadors will need to rely on her power and finesse if they want

to get anywhere this season. Allen led the team in kills last season with 363. Other players to watch in the tournament: senior Una Siljegovic, who had 16 kills in Utah, averaged 2.49 kills per set last year, good enough for third-best on the team; redshirt sophomore Britney Graff, who has 12 kills and 11 digs to open the season; and freshman Casey Hinger, a starter for all three 2011 matches who will look to add to her nine kills, four digs and four blocks from last weekend.

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he CSUN women’s soccer team will look to end a three-game losing streak on Friday night against New Mexico at Matador Soccer Field. The Matadors (0-3) started the 2011 campaign with losses against No. 9 UCLA, Baylor and Texas while being outscored 1-8. During the losing streak, Northrdge has struggled on both the offensive and defensive side. “We’re making silly mistakes,” CSUN head coach Keith West said. “We can’t make silly mistakes against those teams. They can punish you.” CSUN hopes things will turn around against the Lobos (1-1-2). The last time these teams met was on Sept. 11, 2009 in New Mexico and the Lobos came out victorious 2-0. In that game, the Matadors had nine shots, though no shots on goal. That game was the first of forward Melissa Fernandez’s collegiate career. Now in her third year with the team, Fernandez, one of the few bright spots in the Matadors’ offense, has the only goal of the season for CSUN. “I’m trying to finish the best I can,” Fernandez said. “I have just been working on little things that can affect the game.” Senior forward Heidi Farran and junior defender Stephanie Norton both lead the team with one assist each. The

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shots and has two shutouts. Cornell also has a save percentage of .833. The Lobos results so far: a 1-1 draw against Saint Mary’s in their season opener on Aug. 19; a 4-0 win against CSU Bakersfield two days later; a 1-0 loss to Florida State on Friday and a 0-0 draw against Alabama on Sunday. “They (New Mexico) play extremely well. It’s going to be another battle for us.” West said. “If we play mistake-free soccer, we can win this game.” “They are fast like Texas and physical like Baylor,” sophomore defender Chloe McDaniel said. “They will hit us from behind.” Following their match against New Mexico, the Matadors will continue their busy weekend with a match against Princeton on Sunday at 1 p.m at Matador Soccer Field. Live game updates on Twitter: @sundialsports57

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and said they wouldn’t come or they weren’t interested. We got some angry emails about the exhibits,” Jacobson-Sive said. “But sometimes, members who said they wouldn’t come would come anyways, and they loved it.” Aside from “Street Cred” they also are featuring “Getting Upper,” a reconsideration of the alphabet that is based on the deconstruction of graffiti, and the “Clayton Brothers” whose work is loosely based on graffiti style. “It wasn’t intentional that these three exhibits came at the same time. It became synergy that it happened this way,” Jacobson-Sive said. “These three exhibits were in the works for years, and they just found their natural home together in what seemed like a logical marriage.”

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Graffiti lines the walls of the Pasadena Museum of California Art (PMCA), but there are no signs of vandalism. Appropriately decorated with deep blue and seemingly random strokes of paint, the PMCA welcomed its newest exhibit, “Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas.” From license plates splattered in paint to foam and acrylic sprouting from the corner of the wall, the PMCA grasped the evolution of graffiti and projected it to its observers. “The show is about people in Los Angeles that started with graffiti but have evolved a body of work specifically for the gallery setting,” said Steve Grody, co-curator for the exhibit. “This is a minority of graffiti artists and a third of that group still get up on the streets.” The exhibit began May 15, and goes on until Sept. 4. Thus far, it’s been well-attended, according to Emma Jacobson-Sive, director of public relations at PMCA. “We didn’t know how (the graffiti) was going to be perceived but that’s what made the positive response so wonderful,” Jacobson-Sive said. “It’s a narrow focus, and people that wouldn’t normally be interested in graffiti or street art have been interested in the fine art context.” Normally, the PMCA tries to mix historical art with contemporary for a well-rounded experience that allows their visitors to see a bit of everything, Jacobson-Sive said. But this time around, all three exhibits have a modern feel. “Some members were a bit disappointed,

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Aug. 29. Depending on the performance and seating, single tickets start at $25 and go up to $85. CSUN students are offered a 40 percent discount off single tickets, while CSUN faculty and staff are offered 20 percent. “We want to make it approachable and affordable to students,” Bock said. “For the entire campus it’s an opportunity to experience the arts in a unique and approachable way. It complements many areas of study.”