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Many students spend their years in college dreading graduation — not that they’ll miss final exams, late-night study sessions or expensive textbooks. No, this fear stems from the idea of moving on to the real world and being unable to find a job in today’s struggling economy. But for many international students, like Chinese native Hongkui Zhan, the notion of finding a job in their homeland has always been a certainty.
Zhan is one of about 2,200 international students enrolled at CSUN, according to the International & Exchange Student Center. Like many of his foreign peers, Zhan came to U.S. to receive an education he can use back home. “There’s more of an appeal in China for students who studied abroad,” said Zhan, 26, manufacturing system engineering major. see jOBS, page 3
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SUN will soon begin advertising gender-neutral restrooms after a decision by the USU board of directors Monday. CSUN’s queer community has advocated for gender neutrality in campus bathrooms, expressing the desire to safely use facilities on campus, said Alex Shelton Koontz, senior deaf studies major and a founder of Gamma Rho Lambda, the only queer-based sorority on campus. New bathrooms will be advertised
through banners on the USU webpage, signs on campus and A-frames around the USU, said Sabrina Lockey, facilities and commercial services committee chair. Some board members at Monday’s meeting said they feared harassment might be sparked from restrooms where male, female and transgender students all used the same facilities and were able to enter the same area at the same time. Anxiety comes with using a restroom for transgendered students and others, Koontz said. People that are not
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or the next five years, a $2 million grant will be portioned out to CSUN’s Asian Bilingual Teacher Education Program Consortium from the U.S. Department of Education. This is the second multi-million dollar grant obtained by Dr. Clara Park, secondary education professor and developer of the consortium. Park won a $3 million grant in 2010 for Hispanic bilingual credential students. The $2 million award will be used to support students of Asian background seeking an M.A. in multicultural and multilingual education. “I want students with Asianlanguage backgrounds to know that they are needed, and that we are here to support them,” Park said in a news release. Park applied for the grant in May and it was received on Sept. 1. She is the director for the Asian bilingual program that the grant is supporting, as well as the Hispanic program. “These are funds secured for supporting students to go through a master’s program,” said Amy Unger, of the department of student services. It will help to provide scholarships for about 100 or more students over the next five years, Unger said. Only about 28 percent of the public school population in California is white and the rest are of minority background, Park said. These demographics reflect the need for bilingual teachers to help ease the adjustment to Asian learners in an all-English environment, she added. It takes five to seven years to acquire another language, and because California has a lot of English learners from Asian countries, these future teachers can help bridge this language barrier for those students. Recruitment for the similarlyfocused Hispanic bilingual program began this summer, Unger
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Matador gets top CSU honor Challenges gave way to personal, academic success, and the struggle did not go unnoticed caitlin martin daily sundial
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he CSU awards annual scholarships to students throughout the system, and this year’s top honor went to a CSUN student. Ryan Grady, 28, was named the highest-ranking Hearst Scholar and given the Ali C. Razi Scholar Award. “I was very honored and privileged,” said Grady, who will earn a master’s in social work this spring. “The award ceremony and speeches were very touching.” Grady was given the $10,000 award, the largest of the trustee scholarships, said Erik Fallis, CSU spokesman. “It was a wonderful cer-
emony and very amazing to meet the other award winners,” Grady said. The award focuses on honoring those who have overcome struggles, Grady said. Grady was homeless at 17 years old, became emancipated and began abusing drugs, he said. Grady was diagnosed as HIV positive when he entered rehab. “I believe that the struggles I have overcome have made me a stronger and better man,” Grady said. In the past eight years, he has obtained his associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, and is now the president of CSUN’s Social Work Society. “My dedication to school is only eclipsed by my patience and determination to have a
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Continued from page 1 said. There are currently a dozen students in the program and recruitment has already begun for the Asian program. “It is more than money, it’s training and technology workshops,” said Eraceli Barriga, senior biology major who has been with the
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Ryan Grady is one of 23 CSU students nominated for the system’s trustees’ award for Outstanding Achievement and the first CSUN student to win the top scholarship.
better life without the help of welfare and subsidized housing,” Grady said. Stipends from the city have
Hispanic program since Fall 2010. “It has helped me understand the purpose and importance of bilingual education and get specific skills for my career.” These programs have been in place at other CSU’s since 1997, and within the last 14 years, it has grown to 11 campuses, Park said. The Asian bilingual program is geared at five different languages including Chinese, Korean, Filipino/
helped Grady cover the cost of education and living expenses, but Grady can now remove himself from much of the city-
Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Hmong. “Politicians can say what they want about bilingual education,” Park said in a statement. “But the reality is, we live in a global, multicultural economy and society. For us to succeed as a nation, for us to succeed as a state, we need to educate people who are comfortable working in multicultural environment.” Teachers are revered in other countries, but not in the United
funded programs. “Last year, I discharged my case with the Department of Public and Social Services and Section 8 housing because I outgrew the need for those extremely necessary social programs,” Grady said. Grady found his passion for social work through his father, who worked with people to allow them to die at home rather than at the hospital. “The person he was and the attitude he had towards helping people and the helping professions influenced me,” Grady said. Grady found out he won the scholarship in July and said being able to pay for about a year of school is very helpful. “I am so grateful for all that I have been given,” Grady said.
States, Park said. Parents here would rather their children become doctors or lawyers because of the way teachers are treated and compensated. “All of the students I know are grateful for this opportunity,” Barriga said. The grant will benefit 11 different California State University’s, including Northridge, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Stanislaus, Sacramento, Fullerton, San Diego, San Francisco, Fresno, Pomona and San Jose.
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Continued from page 1 transgendered, but do not physically fit a gender stereotype have been misidentified in the past, which could lead to altercations ending in the individual being removed from the restroom, or become violent. Responses to a survey asking students if they would be comfortable using gender-neutral restrooms were split, said Samantha Liu, information services and special projects coordinator for the USU. CSUN officials are aware of one school in the country that has created gender-neutral restrooms, and is located in Oberlin, Ohio, said Jason Wang, USU associate executive director. “They were used appropriately and had gender restrooms next door for people that were uncomfortable,” Wang said. Koontz said he was happy to hear about the decision to advertise the restrooms because the only gender neutral bathroom he was aware of is in the Women’s Center. There are also two gender neutral bathrooms in the Northridge Center, which began as dressing rooms and became gender neutral bathrooms instead, Wang added.
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Continued from page 1 Fortunately for Zhan, the Chinese job market has a high demand for people in construction related fields, according to estimates by Credit Suisse, a global financial-services company. Credit Suisse also lists e-commerce, life insurance and wealth management as developing industries in China. China’s economy is the second largest in the world, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Though it ranks just below the U.S., analysts predict China will replace the U.S. in the top spot within a decade. The IMF also reported the job markets of other Asian nations have been flourishing in recent years. Employment opportunities include engineering and manufacturing jobs in India; accounting and computer programming jobs in South Korea; and information technology jobs in Japan. Asia’s job market growth is a rarity in the chaotic world economy. Employment in the continent is expected to increase 7 percent in the next year, according to a survey conducted by Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. “More opportunities at home mean better chances of getting a job,” Zahn said. Expectations are not as high in other countries, but many international job markets have seen an increase in certain fields. In Australia, employment has risen only 1.3 percent this past year, but various jobs have been in high demand, reported the Australian Bureau of Statistics. These include positions for business analysts, project managers, business-development managers and recruitment consultants, according to Australia Job Search, an Australian government
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initiative. Students looking for work in newly industrialized countries like Brazil where the economy is developing, will find openings in education, technology, manufacturing and commercial engineering, according to the country’s Applied Economic Research Institute. These positions are expected to grow into 2020. Though Zhan plans to extend his stay in America, he said getting a job back home would
Students looking for work in newly industrialized countries, such as Brazil, where the economy is developing, will find openings in education, technology, manufacturing and commercial engineering. — Applied Economic Research Institute
be easy with an American degree. A U.S. degree is the primary goal of many students who choose CSUN, said Liat Tamsut, international student adviser at the International and Exchange Student Center. “Most international students come here to for the higher education,” Tamsut said. “In many cases, the education here exceeds the education they would have received in their home country.” Degrees from accredited U.S. institutions are recognized worldwide, and international students who return home with such a degree are often sought after, according to World Education Services. Contrastingly, the U.S. job market has been struggling to elicit jobs for college grads. The class of 2011 has faced the highest unemployment rate for college graduates in U.S. history,
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according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “It’s not as easy to get a job now as it was in the past,” said Nancy Virts, department chair and professor of economics. Students struggling to find a job after college should sharpen their skills based on the field they intend to join, Virts said. “If students want to join the financial field, for example, they really need to make sure they have great math skills,” she said. President Barack Obama’s recent job plan, the American Jobs Act, aims to create millions of jobs for the many unemployed Americans. The national unemployment rate in August was 9.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Increasing global competitiveness is another one of the plan’s goals, and Obama said he wants America to be back on top. Despite having the largest economy, the U.S. currently ranks as number 5 on this year’s Global Competitiveness Report from the World Economic Forum. Results of the competitiveness report are based on business environments of over 130 economies worldwide, and lists Switzerland, Singapore, Sweden and Finland in the top four positions. But U.S. competitiveness is not what appeals to job-seekers. Many international students are drawn to the pay offered in the U.S., Zahn said. In China, for example, hourly compensation rates for manufacturing jobs are 4 percent of what U.S. employees make for the same labor, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers in Brazil make 25 percent of what Americans do. Zhan said the opportunity to make more money influenced his decision to stay in the U.S. “I might not get hired right away, but I like the idea of getting paid more here,” he said.
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Time: 2p.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Grand Salon (USU) Description: Come see your representatives in action. Join us for the open forum to let us know how you are doing and to be heard!
CSUN Greens Discussion
time: 3:30p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Where: Sierra Tower 503 Description: A set time and place to discuss environmental issues, social justice issues, and whatever else is important in the lives of CSUN students in regards to being green.
USU GR Billiards Tournament
time: 4p.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Games Room, USU Description: Compete against other students in a tournament of billiards for the final championship spot.
time: 4p.m. – 5 p.m. Where: Games Room, USU Description: Compete against other students in a tournament of poker for the final championship spot.
time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Where: Plaza del Sol, USU Description: UNWTOL: World Tourism Day- Photo album/Trip Journal decorations
USU Karaoke Contest
time: 7 – 10 p.m. Where: Games Room, USU
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time: 5p.m. – 10p.m. Where: Plaza Del Sol in the USU Description: This is it, the party before the big attraction…AS SPACE presents the Big Show 2011 pre-party. Come chill in the listing lounge where there will be giveaways, music, free food and drinks, and great prizes! After the pre party come channel your inner Matadork with the screening of Revenge of the Nerds!
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time: 7p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Where: Armer Screening Room Description: “Ikiru,” Kanji Watanabe is a longtime bureaucrat in a city office who, along with the rest of the office, spends his entire working life doing nothing of significance. After discovering he is suffering from a terminal illness, Kanji becomes intensely self-absorbed until he finds a mission to build a playground for the children in an urban ghetto as a way of coming to peace with his life.
time: 8:00p.m.- 10:00 p.m. Where: Valley Performing Arts Center Description: The National Acrobats Of The Peoples Republic Of China has toured abroad to more than 40 countries including Switzerland, Israel, Finland, Italy, France, Germany, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, India, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Sweden, Mexico, Russia, Portugal and Spain. The company now makes its inaugural tour of the United States and Canada.
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STROBE LIGHTS/LOUD SOUND Big Show 11 will feature the use of a variety of special effects lighting, including strobe lights. Anyone with a sensitivity to strobe lights, concert-style lighting, or loud sound should be aware that all these effects will be present at Big Show, and make their personal choice accordingly. ADULT CONTENT Please check out the performers at Big Show 11 prior to making the decision to attend If their lyrics or performance style don’t suit you, we respect your decision not to attend. Parents, please make informed choices about bringing anyone 17 and younger to Big Show. SECURITY AND ENTRY Everyone will be searched upon entry. You will need to empty your pockets and have all items examined. Uniformed officers will be working outside and inside the event. All narcotic and alcohol laws and university policies will be strictly enforced, and CSUN students violating those policies are subject to the disciplinary policy of the university. We reserve the right to refuse entry to anyone. SAFETY AND MEDICAL We make every effort to provide a safe environment. Campus and private security as well as university medical staff will be present throughout the event. If you or a friend need any assistance please look for the first aid tent, or seek out a Campus Police or event staff member. PARKING Parking for Big Show 11 is on the west side of campus only. Parking is free with a current, valid CSUN parking pass properly displayed, or can be purchased for $6 per vehicle from any of the yellow kiosks in the campus parking lots. Cars parked without proper permits may be ticketed and or towed at vehicle owners expense. FOOD & BEVERAGES A variety of LA's hottest street trucks will be on hand selling a wide array of delectable items to choose from. The University Corporation will be on hand selling bottled water, snacks and food items as well. ATM'S There will be ATM's available in the food and vendor area. Their locations are noted on the show map you receive when entering the event. MERCH BOOTHS Merchandise booths will be available just inside the show area LOST AND FOUND Lost and Found will be located inside the event, just to the right of the main entrance in the Volunteer area. PLEASE NOTE: If you attend Big Show, you are participating at your own risk.
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Question of the Day Caitlin Martin / daily sundial Is an "affirmative action" themed bake sale appropriate or racist? The Campus Republican club at the University of California at Berkeley has planned a bake sale for Sept. 27 where the price one pays depends on their gender and race. White men will pay the most for their treats, then Asian men, Latino men, African-American men, and those who will pay the least are Native-American men. Women will also pay along the same race lines though they will pay 25 cents less because of their gender. The pricing system is said to reflect what happens through affirmative action at colleges and universities and is in response to a proposed plan to allow race and origin into the factors considered during the college admission process.
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roy Davis was executed Sept. 21 in Georgia through a lethal injection with no physical evidence of committing the crime for which he was accused. Nine eyewitness testimonies were all that was used to convict him of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989. The law states that a person is innocent until proven guilty and this
wasn’t the case for Davis. Instead, he had to fight to prove his innocence without success. Depending on the severity and nature of the crime, the death penalty could be acceptable. However, the unacceptable part is ending the life of someone whose guilt was in major doubt. More than a million signatures were collected to present to the Superior Court proving the disagreement of the crucial unfairness which took place in Davis’ case. When justice becomes
the interpretation of a poisoned system, that’s when capital punishment should be restricted from use. According to the world’s largest human rights organization, Amnesty International, most witnesses who testified against Davis later recanted. Executing someone should not be so easy and simple. Instead, it should only be used in murder cases with solid evidence that convicts the suspect. In the Davis case, neither Davis’s fingerprints nor a
weapon were found. When there is the slightest doubt in a murder case, capital punishment should not be an option. There is the argument that states capital punishment should never be performed on any human regardless of the brutality of the murder, and instead the convict should be placed in jail for life. Executions should continue to take place across the world. No one has the right to kill anyone and not get an equivalent penalty.
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ecent incidents where LA County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed two pitbulls in response to the animals’ sudden attack beg the question if strict breed restrictions should be implemented. Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has been considered by the state of California since the 1980s to reduce the number of dog-related attacks, according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). They have continuously been rejected. “There is no evidence that breedspecific laws—which are costly and difficult to enforce—make communities safer for people or companion animals,” according to the ASPCA’s website. Certain breeds of dogs, like the pitbull, have been notorious for their violent and erratic behavior. German shepherds, Rottweilers, and pitbulls account
for 29 out of the 36 dog-bite-related deaths in the US for 2010, according to dogsbite.org. However, making breed distinctions when identifying the assailant in a dog bite situation is often made in error. According to dogexpert. com, there have been these cases of misidentification because a dog may closely resemble, say a pitbull, when in fact they are a completely different breed. So have pitbulls been unfairly targeted? “Punish the deed, not the breed!” says website understand-a-bull, which was created by pit bull owner Marcy Setter. The website provides a list of news stories of dog attacks by other breeds of dogs. On Sept. 19 in Charlotte, N.C., a three-year-old girl was attacked by a golden retriever, according to local news reports. This incident came only two days after the pitbull shootings in Stanton and Norwalk by police officers. If the BSL’s objective is to ban dangerous dogs, then they should include golden retrievers on that list.
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efore the Matadors headed to Riverside for their Big West Conference opening game against the Highanders, CSUN freshman Casey Hinger did some mild smack talk. “I can’t wait to go beat them,” she said. Hinger backed up her talk by putting down eight kills to help CSUN (7-6, 1-0 Big West) sweep UC Riverside on Saturday at the UCR Student Recreation Center. It was the Matadors’ third consecutive win overall against the Highlanders. Still a Valencia-High star last year, Hinger wasn’t around for the Matadors’ two wins against Riverside in 2010. That didn’t stop her from including herself as part of CSUN’s recent success against them. “I knew the team had a good record against UC Riverside and they were excited to go there and have that be an opener and make a name for CSUN in the first game,” Hinger said. “I could feel everyone’s excitement and I kind of just shared it.” Having lost two consecutive games going into a packed UCR gym, CSUN needed a consistent performance and to minimize errors. The Matadors showed that poise at the end of the first set when, trailing 25-24, they scored three points in a row to take the game. CSUN didn’t allow it to get as dramatic in the second set, winning it 25-16 on a Hinger kill. Northridge
also won the third, 25-20. “I had confidence in our team and like I said before, our passing is our strength and I knew if we could control that, we could control Riverside because we’re a better ballhandling team than them.” With the Highlanders in the rearview mirror for the time being, Hinger is now looking at Long Beach State, the Matadors’ next opponent. The 49ers (7-5, 1-1) are predicted to win this year’s Big West championship by the Preseason Coaches’ poll. That doesn’t impress Hinger, who offered a bit more of pregame talk. “I’m excited, man,” she said. “My best friend (middle blocker Chisom Okpala) plays for Long Beach State, so I’m excited to have them come here and show them who’s boss.” Hello, Sydney Sophomore Sydney Gedryn has transitioned well into the starting setter position for CSUN. Gedryn, who had a double-double with 38 assists and 10 digs against UC Riverside, has started every game this season after only getting four starts in 2010. “I worked really hard during the spring season,” Gedryn said. “I love being the setter. It gives me a lot of touches on the ball.” Gedryn won the starting spot over senior Samantha Orlandini, who started 31 of 32 matches last year. The sophomore has established herself as one of the most reliable players on the team, putting up a total of 483 assists this year. “She’s an exceptional net play-
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CSUN freshman middle blocker Casey Hinger, middle, looks on during Saturday’s match at UC Riverside.
er,” CSUN head coach Jeff Stork said. “She blocks extremely well. Her serve’s gotten a whole lot better. She’s learning the leadership side of things, knowing what to run, when to run it.” Despite her solid performance thus far, Gedryn’s not relaxing. She knows Orlandini’s waiting for the opportunity to return to the lineup. “(Orlandini)’s a great competitor, so I always have to keep my game up to make sure I’m playing,” Gedryn said.
Speaking of setters Orlandini has yet to appear in any games this season due to what a source close to the team deemed as the breaking of a team rule. On Monday, Stork suggested Orlandini could see some court time soon. “She’s in a position now of controlling how much court time she gets,” Stork said. “She’s been playing very well. She’s a natural leader and a tenacious competitor. These are all qualities that should help her on her quest to get on the
court more.” Orlandini’s main hurdle for playing time, however: Gedryn. “As good as (Orlandini) is, (Gedryn)’s doing a real good job,” Stork said. “So it’s not just doing things. Some of it is in control of some other people’s hands. “(Orlandini)’s contributing to the success of the team. It might not be as a primary right now, but certainly she’s doing a lot of good things within the team environment,” Stork added.
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Heidi Farran (3) is CSUN’s leading scorer with three goals.
eaders can be the best player on a team numbers-wise or they can be the player who works the hardest and inspires everyone to be better. Senior forward Heidi Farran posseses both leadership qualities for the Cal State Northridge women’s soccer team. “Heidi (Farran) is incredible,” CSUN head coach Keith West said. “We have great leadership on this team.” Farran was thrust into a leadership role this season after Farryn Townley, CSUN’s top player a year ago, left due to graduation. “No one can replace the leadership that Farryn (Townley) brought,” said Farran, who leads the Matadors with three goals and 23 shot attempts. “She’s one of a kind. A true leader.” Farran has big shoes to fill. Townley is Northridge’s all-time leader in goals with 22 and is the
only Matador to earn All-Big West First Team honors in consecutive seasons (2009, 2010). After being an Honorable Big West Mention in 2009, Farran struggled last season, only scoring one goal. However, this season Farran has bounced back by becoming a team leader. In CSUN’s first win of the season, Farran scored two of the team’s three goals. It was the first time she had a multi-goal game in her career. After the game, Farran did what a true leader normally does: not taking credit for her two goals, instead giving credit to her teammates’ stellar play. “I try to lead by example,” the business major said. “I practice hard and work hard. I try to bring energy. When you see someone work hard and bring energy, you want to do the same.” On the field, Farran is leading the team in points with eight and even though she is not an official team captain, she is still one of the players teammates look up to. “She’s definitely a glue for the team,” junior forward Melissa Fer-
nandez said. “We all look up to her and we all respect her. She has definitely stepped up.” Farran, a native from San Pedro, credits West with teaching her how to be a leader. “I learned so much from Keith,” Farran said. “How to deal with different people and different personalities.” Farran said that her leadership has grown because she tries to connect to her teammates not just as a whole, but individually. The team’s performance on the field has not been what they expected thus far, starting the season with a 2-6-1 record, but Farran is trying to “stay positive” during this tough stretch. Just like any other student-athlete, Farran has found it to be tough to balance everything. “I’m just soccer and school right now,” she said. “I push everything else out.” After she graduates this spring, Farran plans to work at an accounting firm in San Pedro and maybe coach soccer. “If I have time,” she said.