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ndocumented students in California only need Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature by Oct. 9 to be eligible for state financial aid. The second portion of California’s Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act passed the Assembly Friday, and the historic bill is on its
way to Gov. Brown’s desk. Brown signed the first portion, AB 130, into law in July allowing undocumented students access to private grants and scholarships. Senate and Assembly approval of AB 131 in August and September means students could be able to access public funds for education. The bill comes during a decade marked by drastic changes in state and federal legislation on undocument-
ed Americans. California’s AB 540, passed in October 2001, allowed undocumented students to pay in-state tuition. Since that year a federal Dream Act, which would provide conditional permanent residency to certain undocumented students, has moved through Washington. The federal version has yet to be approved, but California’s similarly named bill has passed amid strong opinions on both sides.
There have been concerns of whether universities would be able to handle undocumented students receiving aid. CSUN has “about 300 AB 540 students,” said Lili Vidal, director of financial aid and scholarships at CSUN. “We paid approximately 10,000 students state university grants in 201011.” There are about 3,600 undocumented students in the CSU system, according
BY THE NUMBERS 3,600 undocumented students in CSU system 300 AB 540 undocumented students at CSUN $40 million of federal financial aid available $25,000 average debt incurred by CSUN students Sources: In article
to a study by Educators for Fair Consideration (E4FC). They account for one to two percent of the student population at UCs, CSUs, and community colleges. Opponents of the bill
fear that all undocumented students, including those studying under AB 540, will have access to public financial aid.
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Students line up at the admissions window in Bayramian Hall, to enroll in and pay for classes, submit and pick up transcripts, and get student IDs. In the begining of the semester, lines usually wrap around the corner and down the hallway.
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SUN’s freshman class has reached its highest number yet this semester, at about 5,200 students, according to Dr. Cynthia Rawitch, vice provost and vice president for academic affairs. The past decade has seen steady growth and although the increase from 2010 to 2011 was not a large one, it has been enough to add about 80 classes in the last five weeks. But budget cuts have left CSUN administrators with fewer resources to accom-
modate more students, according to provost and vice president of academic affairs, Dr Harry Hellenbrand. “What’s really gone up over the last couple years, more than anything else, is the yield,” Hellenbrand said. More students who were accepted into the school are actually attending, He added. The current economic climate could be credited for the rise in student numbers, said Elizabeth Adams, director of undergraduate studies. Students are chosing campuses closer to home,
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fewer classes are available at community colleges and tuition at UC schools have reached beyond many families’ financial abilities, she added. “What’s happening as a result of all that is that even though CSUN has become more expensive, it’s still cheaper than anything else except community college, and at community colleges it’s exceedingly harder to get classes,” Adams said. First time freshmen don’t seem to feel the effects of the school’s thinning resources. Many said that the application process
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“For the aid office, an increase of 300 students would be minimal,” she added. “The financial aid and scholarship department has handled an increase of 5,000 students receiving aid in the past five years.” Equal rights have been touted as a driving force behind the bill, but economic factors have also played a role in its approval and opposition. A UCLA study concluded $3.6 trillion could have been made if the federal bill was passed 40 years ago. It has yet to be determined how much money could have been made with the California Dream Act. “There’s potential of them contributing greatly to our economy and to our social needs,” said Dr. David Rodriguez, CSUN Chicana/o studies department chair. “I think the underlying feature is that it’s good for not only the undocumented students, it’s good for our economy and good for our nation.” Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) opposes both the federal and California Dream acts. California’s bill would take the finite amount of state funds away from more deserving students, said Ira Mehlman, national media director of FAIR.
The bill would cut up the $40 million of federal financial aid into smaller pieces, Mehlman said. Authors of the bill said financial aid will not be strained because institutional funding is paid by legal and undocumented students each semester, said Assemblymember Gil Cedillo. AB 540 allowed undocumented students to pay instate tuition as long as they held a a high school diploma or G.E.D., enrolled in an accredited institution, and promised the school they would apply for legal residency as soon as possible, Rodriguez said. California’s Dream Act requirements mirror those of AB 540, but will require the student to graduate with an associate’s degree or study for two years towards a four-year degree, he added. This legislation means more than providing financial aid to undocumented students, many proponents said social justice plays a key role. “The California Dream Act is an important step forward in eradicating the institutional barriers that prevent undocumented students from pursuing higher education,” said Dr. Tracy Buenavista, CSUN Asian American studies professor. The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California (ACLU) publicly support both bills because it is an opportunity
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Seleny Rodriguez from Mt. San Antonio College expresses her joy in tears after the passing of AB 131 at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles on Friday.
for students discover their full potential, said Lucero Chavez, ACLU immigrant rights attorney. As tuition fees increase and average student debt at CSUN hovers around $25,000, the bill could alleviate some of the financial stresses faced by undocumented students. “Some of them have three jobs and they go to school full time,” said Claudia Pardo, secretary of CSUN’s
chapter of immigrant rights group Dreams to Be Heard. “And they still can’t afford a car or be able to drive, so they take the bus.” Pardo added undocumented students do not place burdens on CSUN or any university. This legislation “gives them a drive to have their diploma right in front of them,” Pardo said. “It’s one step closer to that American dream.”
tereotypes, misconceptions and tensions between communities were cited as reasons for CSUN developing a Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies minor in the spring of 2012, according to experts involved. “There is a misunderstanding about Muslims in general, and a fear that some call ‘Islamophobia,’” said Dr. Nayereh Tohidi, director of the Middle Eastern and Islamic studies (MEIS) initiative. “Which makes people nervous about allowing Muslim immigrants into the United States.” The program has been in development for several years, its need pressed by the United States military involvement in Islamicmajority countries and the growing misconception of Middle Eastern and Islamic people Tohidi said. The start of this program “couldn’t be more timely,” she added. The development of MEIS has been stalled over the years due to lack of funding, faculty expertise and resources. However, this past
spring semester the College of Humanities was awarded $100,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create the minor. CSUN would join seven other CSU campuses, including Long Beach and San Bernardino, with Middle Eastern studies programs. Tohidi said that CSUN’s program will require five areas of study for the 19 unit minor: language, history, politics, religion and culture. “I think [the MEIS minor] would be useful to those who are open-minded,” said Shawna Voragen, senior theatre major. “I may not declare the minor, but I feel like I would be interested in taking a class were it offered.” Some classes in Middle Eastern and Islamic studies are already being offered this semester, and future courses like Introductory Turkish, Identity Politics of Minorities in the Middle East, and Muslim Women’s Literature will be offered. Two invitation-only symposia will be held in November to discuss the development of the minor, and interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Tohidi in Jerome Richfield 340.
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ome just know, some bite their fingernails thinking about it and for others, their parents choose it for them. For many college students, making the perfect choice for a major can be hard or frustrating, for senior Alexander Kuretski that decision was quite easy. Kuretski’s passion for his chosen field initiated when he was first exposed to toy locomotives as a child. With his wooden train set, he would “link them together and form these sets that would go out my room into the kitchen and back around,” said Kuretski. “I would come home and that’s all I would do.” He decided to make something out of his hobby and selected mechanical engineering as his major. “I asked my dad, ‘Instead of being the guy who works on the
cars, how do I be the guy who makes the stuff that the guys work on?” Kuretski said. According to a recent study by PayScale, a salary data site, which names mechinal engeneering as one of the highest paying majors one could choose at the moment. PayScale ranked the 13 highest-paying majors. Engineering of different kinds dominated the list while some math and science majors elbowed their way in to the list. Overall, according to the study, technology is a common concentration in various vocations, thus furthering information technology and computer engineering as potential fields to look into as a college student. “Everyone uses computers these days,” said Jack Alanen, CSUN professor of computer sciences. Logical thinking and “being able to live with the bugs and problems of getting computer systems running” is key in several high-paying fields, Alanen said. Ranking highest on the list is
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petroleum engineering, as professionals well-versed in geophysics, petroleum geology and economics, on average rake in about $97,000 at the start of their career and average out $155,000 throughout their career. However, CSUN does not offer this major. On the other hand, electrical and computer engineering ranked third and sixth on the list respectively, and are both offered at CSUN. Given that the student starts off by taking calculus, it is possible to graduate in four years. The investment in majoring in these areas turns into a hefty quantity of pay: both earn roughly $90,000 for starting pay and during a career earn an average of $103,000 and $101,000 respectively. Dr. Ali Amini, professor and department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering said, this field of work is perfect for those who like putting things together. Electrical engineering, Amini said is ideal for someone who likes to assemble and design technology such as the Mars Exploration Rovers, which are robots that are sent to Mars to gather information and photographic images to further research. “It’s a very satisfying field. You never stop learning,” Amini said. Technology is constantly changing so “it keeps you on your toes. That’s the beauty of it.” Materials science and engineering majors experienced a significant jump in pay over the last year from number 15 to number four. Median starting pay is roughly $60,000 and throughout a career the average is about $103,000. Jia Zhang, materials engineer-
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ing graduate student, aspires to use his engineering skills in the aviation industry. “My dream was to be a pilot but my eyesight isn’t good enough,” Zhang said. Physics breaks through the trend of engineering majors on the list by being “the most fundamental of all the sciences and the basis for all of engineering,” said physics and astronomy professor Say-Peng Lim. Physics majors are the seventh highest-paid, earning roughly $50,000 at the start of their career and averaging $101,000 throughout their career. “I think its because they are almost like engineers,” said Lim. “Their job description and duties are very similar to engineers that (a company) might hire.” Bringing up the tail-end of the highest paying majors is mechanical engineering at number 13. Starting pay averages at about $54,000 and moves up to average about $95,000 over the duration of a career. As part of his senior design project, Kuretski worked with his peers to design and build a Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) race car. His ideal job after graduation would be a vehicle dynamics engineer for Formula One Motorsports. With a passion for designing, building and eventually driving race cars, Kuretski has chosen a field in the realm of his hobby. “I knew that I needed to go to school to make the money to fund the hobby. That’s really the only reason why I’m here,” said Kuretski.
The top 13 money making majors
PayScale created the list, now we help you narrow down your decision by showcasing which career options are offered at CSUN. 1. Petroleum Engineering Not offered 2. Chemical Engineering Not offered 3. Electrical Engineering Offered 4. Materials Science and Engineering Offered (graduate level) 5. Aerospace Engineering Not offered 6. Computer Engineering Offered 7. Physics Offered 8. Applied Mathematics Offered 9. Computer Science Offered 10. Nuclear Engineering Not offered 11. Biomedical Engineering Offered as an option to Electrical Engineering 12. Economics Offered 13. Mechanical Engineering Offered
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was easy and they had little to no trouble getting the classes they needed. April Molina, public health and education major, said freshman priority enrollment helped her get the classes she needed. Molina said she wonders what her sophomore and junior years would bring, however. Upper division students have come into her classes trying to add, and she said many of them said they have had to crash all their classes. Students scrambling to find classes during the first few weeks of a semester has become characteristic, partly due to undesirable alternatives. “One of the problems is that there is space in a lot of the classes on Friday and Saturday but nobody wants
to take them,” Adams said. Freshman Brian Dunham, a computer science major, said he came to CSUN because the tuition was reasonable, but he has seen the affects of rising costs and lower state aid. As many as 30 students were trying to add in his math class, Dunham said. CSUN moderates the influx of freshman students by taking fewer students from outside Los Angeles, and making it more difficult for those applicants to be accepted, Hellenbrand said. “Ideally what we have been trying to do is get down to a freshman class of about 4,200 to 4,600 students,” he said. Campus administrators have been struggling with the morality of this decision, because what works institutionally is not socially beneficial, Hellenbrand said. Driving down numbers could be financially
viable, but it also means less students attending college. According to Hellenbrand, money for classes has been stretched thin, and since admitting more students means more tuition payments, less money comes from the state, leaving the college with fewer resources for more students. CSUN has handled this issue by putting money aside for upcoming semesters, Adams said. Some of the money for this semester was set aside from last year’s budget from stimulus and federal funds. However, with fewer dollars coming in from the state due to higher enrollment numbers, the school loses money every semester. The dilemma, is finding the balance between giving the students as much as it can and still keeping the school afloat.
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Cyber vigilantes hack government for justice Ron Rokhy daily sundial
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hat do Sony, the Westboro Baptist Church, the Iranian government, and the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) have in common? They irritated infamous hacking group Anonymous enough to have targets painted on their firewalls. Anonymous, an Internet hacking group that claims to promote freedom of speech and fairness, has picked up the pace of their hacktivism this year, and their most recent attack was on San Fransisco’s BART because they attempted to ban cell phone use in order to keep citizens from protesting. In response to the shootings of Oscar Grant III in 2009 and Charles Hill earlier this year at the hands of BART police officers, citizens organized protests, and police responded by shutting down cellphone services for three hours in order to impede their efforts. Anonymous didn’t take kindly to this censorship, so they retaliated by hacking into BART’s website and then releasing the names, numbers, addresses, e-mails and passwords of not only employees, but of customers on an Austrian based website. So the question is, is this kind of vigilantism a proper response to oppression or
censorship, even if it might endanger the well-being of some citizens? Have they gone too far? Despite the backlash from law enforcement, society can greatly benefit from Anonymous because when the government isn’t able to enforce the law or provide fairness, they can. However, their recent
actions, specifically releasing the information of innocent citizens, seems to be counter-productive to what they’re trying to accomplish as a whole. “The point of hacking BART was to expose privacy concerns,” says Dr. Ellis Godard, a professor of Sociology at CSUN. “They contradicted themselves in this
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case because they released private information. What they did was oxymoronic and self-defeating.” Adam Robert, a senior majoring in CTVA at CSUN, agrees with Dr. Godard’s assessment. “While I think Anonymous is awesome in general, I think they screwed up in this instance,” he said. Well, they certainly messed up this time, but we, as a society, need an entity like this who will freely stand up against organizations like the Westboro Baptist Church that legally spread their hate filled messages at funerals, we need a group that will aid in removing oppressive regimes, but most of all, we need a group that can stand up to injustice when conventional legal means don’t work. “However, I’m glad there are groups of people who can challenge governments,” said Godard. “It’s easier to praise some of the things they do, but the others, not so much.” There’s nothing wrong with a group that works against child molestation, animal abuse, censorship, and human rights violations. If the cost of their actions are that some innocent people have their user names and passwords leaked onto the Internet, then so be it. Despite their flaws, and despite the causalities, society can greatly benefit from Anonymous’ actions.
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new club is like the ebb and flow of waves. They come and go but our workshops are available throughout the year to assist students and help them get started at any time.” New club workshops are designed to help students understand the basic requirements of creating a club and the necessary steps to get their organization up and running, Villarreal said. Students can review university recognition standards, write a constitution
for their club, review the approval timeline and go over various policies for starting and maintaining a campus organization. Students can sign up for the workshop at the MIC, located on the first floor of the University Student Union Sol Center. Prior to registering for the workshop, Villarreal suggests that students browse the 270 clubs already listed in the campus club directory. “Chances are the club students want to create
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Matadors rule Sac State Invitational Northridge undefeated in Hornet tournament, Haina captures MVP Julian Reyes Daily Sundial
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ahina Haina, "the Flying Hawaiian," has embraced the closer role for the Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team well and she showed it again on Friday and Saturday as she continued to raise her season kill count and led the Matadors (4-2) to three victories in the Sacramento State Invitational. Along with fellow sophomore Natalie Allen, who had 28 kills during the weekend, Haina dominated Marist on Friday and Fresno State and host Sacramento State on Saturday to help CSUN win the tournament undisputedly. Haina now has 84 kills for the season. CSUN vs. USC tonight at 6 at the Matadome. Live updates on Twitter: @sundialsports57 "Mahina was our trump card all tournament long," CSUN head coach Jeff Stork said. "Whenever we needed a kill, there she was.” Haina was named Sac Sate Invitational MVP after collect-
ing 41 kills in the three games. Teammates Cindy Ortiz and Sydney Gedryn, a libero and a setter respectively, were named to the All-tournament team along with her. Ortiz continued to bring stability as the libero position and had a combined 46 digs in the tournament. It was a key part of the system which enabled Gedryn to contribute with 109 combined assists. “(Gedryn) has been getting a lot more reps and her timing has improved while (Ortiz’s) passing was outstanding all weekend,” Stork said. Sophomore Casey Hinger continued her stellar season with 18 kills and four digs in the tournament. The Matadors were in full control on Friday night despite Marist redshirt senior Joanna Foss’s efforts. Foss had a teamhigh 11 kills for the Red Foxes, but CSUN made quick work of them in straight sets (25-20, 25-10, 25-17). Haina had 12 kills for the match while Allen had eight. The Saturday doubleheader first saw CSUN take on the Fresno State Bulldogs early in the day. The Bulldogs had also come from sweeping Marist, but failed to win a single set against Northridge. Senior Brianna Clarke had a team-high
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Northridge sophomore Casey Hinger, middle, had 18 kills and four digs during the Sacramento State Invitational.
15 kills and added nine digs against the Matadors, who won by scores of 25-15, 25-20 and 25-18. Clarke was also named to the All-tournament team along with teammate, junior Marissa Brand. The final match, late Saturday, posted Northridge against the host Hornets. The Matadors led comfortably throughout the match and only dropped one set
(25-14, 25-19, 17-25, 25-17). Eryn Kirby led Sac State with 10 kills in a match that saw CSUN get 55 kills, outhitting Sacramento State by 16. Haina alone had 17 kills. Going into the weekend, Haina had taken the time to credit other Matadors for her high kill count. “I owe a lot of my success to my teammates because I
wouldn’t (be) able to kill the ball without a pass or a set,” Haina said before the trip up north. “I am only the finisher.” The Matadors sweeping weekend results in muchneeded momentum heading into their home-opening match against powerhouse, No. 3 USC tonight at 6. Following a 1-2 start to the season in which the Matadors
were swept by Northwestern and Utah, Stork said his team needed to improve a lot to compete against teams of USC’s caliber. “We’re not there right now,” he said then. “Can we beat those teams? Yes.” Currently riding a four-game winning streak, Stork will see just how much the Matadors have progressed since.
Men's Soccer
No. 2 Akron overwhelms CSUN in overtime Anthony Carpio Daily Sundial
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CSUN defender Joe Franco, middle, exchanges a few words with Akron forward Darren Mattocks, left, during the Matadors' 2-1 loss to the Zips on Saturday night.
or the second time in as many games in the Cal State Northridge Labor Day Classic, the Matadors (1-2) rallied to send a match into overtime. Unfortunately for them, the results were the same as Yarden Azulay’s game-tying goal was not enough and the Matadors lost to defending national champion, No. 2 Akron, 2-1, on Scott Caldwell’s golden goal on Saturday night. “We should have won that game,” said Azulay, who scored his first DivisionI goal in the 82nd minute of regulation. “We (at least) deserved a tie.” Caldwell, a midfielder, hit the game-winner off a cross from teammate defender DeAndre Yedlin in the 106th minute, sending the Matadors - who had lost to UNLV by the same score on Thursday night - to a second consecutive extra-time loss. CSUN head coach Terry Davila had a few heated words with the referees at
halftime, complaining about the early yellow cards given to his players. Fouls were an issue for CSUN, which ended the first half with 10 compared to Akron’s five. The Matadors and Zips ended the match with 26 and nine fouls respectively. Matador defender Nicholas Hamilton received two early yellow cards in the first half, resulting in a red card and ejection by the 18th minute. “I thought the red card early was a product from all the comments being made about the refereeing in the game before,” Davila said, referring to Akron's prior game vs. Fullerton in which the Titans got all five of the game's yellow cards. “(Akron) got a little favorable treatment. There were fouls, but the red card was harsh.” Akron opened the score in the 25th minute via forward Darren Mattocks from about 10 yards away from the net, assisted by Caldwell. Consecutive yellow cards in the second half for Akron
defender Bryan Gallego resulted in his ejection just one minute after CSUN had scored the tying goal, leveling the field once again. In contrast to Thursday night’s game against the Rebels, who beat CSUN with a goal from midfielder Jonny Espinoza three minutes into overtime, the Matadors were not communicating with one another early on Saturday. Following Hamilton’s ejection, however, they reacted and managed to contend and rally back. “Our team has good unity,” CSUN co-captain Joe Franco said. “I don’t know what hit us, but being down to 10 men sparked a light right under us.” CSUN acquired three yellow cards in the first 13 minutes of the match and finished the game with five. Scoring opportunities were in favor of the Zips the entire match. Akron had six different players attempt a goal in the first half. They had eight shots with four on goal entering the locker room while CSUN only shot three
times with none on goal. For the game the Matadors’ eight shots and one shot on goal were dwarfed by Akron’s 24 shots and 14 on goal. CSUN goalkeeper Michael Abalos had 12 saves. “We defended well and it was hard to penetrate our defense,” Davila said. “We had a tough time holding the ball because we had to work so hard to defend. "It’s hard to rest on offense when you don’t have enough players against (Akron).” With the loss, the Matadors finished their tournament in fourth place. Cal State Fullerton was the winner of the event after beating UNLV, 5-1, earlier Saturday. The Titans had played Akron, who got second place, to a scoreless draw on Thursday. Abalos and Franco were named to the All-Tournament team. The Matadors will try to snap their two-game losing streak when they match up against Missouri State at the TLC Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Lobo Invitational in New Mexico on Friday.
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Women's Soccer
Matadors win first of season Christina Azouz Daily Sundial
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he CSUN women’s soccer team (1-4) won its first game of the season on Sunday afternoon, beating Princeton 3-1 at Matador Soccer Field. After scoring only one goal in their previous four games, the Matadors’ offense exploded against the Tigers and scored three times. “I thought we played an excellent game,” CSUN head coach Keith West said. “Today, I felt the girls put a complete game together.” CSUN played a great first half, scoring a goal five minutes into the game. Forward Heidi Farran received a cross from junior forward Melissa Fernandez from the left side of the field and the senior
found herself wide open for the easy goal. Junior forward Marisa Miller also had an assist on the score. Farran struck for a second time not long after. Senior defender Brielle Slepicoff assisted her for the second goal of the game in the 22nd minute from outside the penalty box on a rocket of a shot. “I felt like we needed a little spirit, a little boost,” said Farran, who had the first multi-scoring game of her career. “It felt great (scoring the two goals).” Farran almost had her third goal of the half on two occasions, but both of her shots bounced off the crossbar. The Matadors had eight shots in the half. CSUN’s defense held its ground in the first 45 minutes and only allowed one shot
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on goal and a corner kick to Princeton (0-2-0). Junior goalkeeper Cynthia Jacobo, making her fifth start of the season, was not tested in the half. It was more of the same from the Matador offense in the second half. CSUN held possession for most of it and had multiple opportunities to extend its lead. In one occasion, following a beautiful cross from Slepicoff, a header by Fernandez went just wide off the goal. Slepicoff then had another opportunity to score, but her header off a free-kick rebound went right over the crossbar. Slepicoff would have one last chance to add to the scoring, and she was finally able to complete the play. Sophomore defender Amanda Smith set Slepicoff up for a shot and the senior blasted
it past Princeton goalkeeper junior Claire Pinciaro for the 3-0 lead in the 64th minute of the game. The Matadors’ defense was almost impeccable throughout the game, allowing only three shots on goal and a goal, in the 85th minute from junior midfielder Caitlin Blosser. Blosser’s score - off a corner kick - ended Jacobo’s bid for a shutout. “It feels awesome (to get the first win of the season),” Slepicoff said. “We’ve been waiting so long; we’ve had some unlucky things happen, so it’s really nice to finally get the win.” CSUN had seven shots on goal, the most they have had in a game this season. The Matadors will try to start a winning streak on Friday at Purdue (2-4) in the Boilermaker Challenge.
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