NCAA Tournament to Stanford
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
INSIDE | NEWS | P. 2 | features | P. 4 | opinion | P. 6 | sports | P. 8 Alumni shows fi lm about Meet CSUN’s voice on the Field trips are supplemental Women’s Basketball: the founding of Chicano/a CSU Board of Trustees to the classroom and are Matadors fall to BYU in Studies Department under utilized home opener FREE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2013 | VOL. 55, ISS. 51 | WWW.DAILYSUNDIAL.COM EARLY EXIT FOR MATADORS KEN SCARBORO / SENIOR STAFF Redshirt junior defender Tannder Snedigar reacts after losing in the second round of the NCAA tournament to Stanford. The Matadors are now eliminated from the tournament and finished with a record of 15-7-1. No. 20 CSUN fails to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament as they fall 1-0 to the Stanford Cardinal ANDREW MARTINEZ DAILY SUNDIAL HE STANFORD CARDINAL (10-6-4) left Northridge with a victory as they defeated the 15th seed Matadors T (15-7-1) at Matador Soccer Field on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal would score the match’s lone goal in the first half, as Stanford defender Matt Taylor headed a free kick just past the arms of sophomore goalkeeper Adam Hobbs to find the back of the net in the 20th minute. The Matadors had scoring opportunities early but could not break through. Redshirt junior defender Tanner Snedigar headed a corner by senior forward Beto Velasquez too high and into the hands of Stanford goalkeeper Drew Hutchins in the fourth minute. Minutes later, redshirt sophomore midfielder David Turcios sent a shot low and wide of the net. The Matadors could not respond to the Cardinal goal as red- shirt freshman Nicolas Camacho stroked a shot that sailed wide in the 28th minute and junior midfielder Marino Peixoto hit a corner which did not produce a shot on goal in the 38th minute. Although the teams would go scoreless in the second half, both teams picked up the pace with more shots on goal and more intense play. The Matadors dodged a bullet in the 50th minute, as Hobbs came out of the box to play a ball that quickly got away from him, leaving the net open for Stanford. KEN SCARBORO / SENIOR STAFF Junior midfielder Marino Peixoto dribbles past two Stanford defenders. The Matadors struggled to score as they only had one shot on See NCAA TOURNAMENT, page 8 goal for the game. 2 Features novemBeR 25, 2013 • Daily SunDial • CSun • [email protected] Student athlete finds a new team Former soccer player turns to contact-heavy rugby as an outlet for school and stress ing time in for food and naps. VICTORIA BECERRIL Camacho claims that one of Daily SunDial the appeals of playing sports is time-management. “Its tough but it keeps me on track. I have no time WHEN YESENIA Camacho, to slack off,” Camacho said. 21, accidently missed the try- “I eat in-between classes and outs for soccer, she thought she jobs, and take 10 minute naps would have to wait until next whenever I can.” season to try out, which meant The support she receives waiting another year. from her family is comforting Fortunately for Camacho, a even though, at the begin- close friend noticed her desire ning, her mother was terrified and talent to play sports and of the idea of her only daugh- introduced her to rugby, a sport ter playing such an extreme that entails a combination of sport. Serious injuries are soccer, football and tackling. known to occur, but Cama- “I think the tackling part cho convinced her it wasn’t was what caught my attention. as intense as rugby has been Growing up in Los Angeles, portrayed to be. you don’t hear (of) too many “I’ve gotten bruises and people playing rugby, or wom- some scars on my leg,” Cama- en’s rugby,” Camacho said. cho said. “But I’ve never had a Eager to learn how to play, concussion or torn my ACL (a the sociology major tried out of ligament of the knee).” CSUN’s Women’s Rugby Club Stereotypically, wom- her junior year, working hard to en’s rugby has been known learn the rules and techniques to include some large stature MAGGIE AYALA / CONTRIBUTOR of the game. women who might join the yesenia Camacho, 21, pushes off a tackle during a rugby match against Cal State long Beach. Camacho was up for the challenge joining “It’s not an easy sport to sport to let out their aggression. the CSun Women’s Rugby Club her junior year pushing herself to divulge in new skills. play,” Camacho said. “It’s For CSUN, the women’s rugby really intense and you have team defies that norm. This past year’s team has “I was holding the punch- year, Camacho has high hopes before and we beat UCR (Uni- to think quickly for your next “We have a lot of small- only known each other for ing bag (during practice), and for her and the team. Last year, versity of California Riverside).” move, always preparing for er girls on our team,” said only a year, but the team- she didn’t know where to hit, the CSUN women’s rugby team This year, the CSUN something to change.” Camacho. “Sometimes that mates regard each other as and she hit me in the face.” beat out Division I schools such ladies strive to be number one Managing her time wise- can be intimidating because family. One of Camacho’s Moreno states. “Ever since as Berkeley and Arizona State. in regionals. For Camacho, ly, Camacho splits her time other schools might have big- closest friends and fellow then we just clicked and it has “CSUN is the underdog. No it’s another challenge she’s working two jobs, being a ger girls, but we focus on the teammate, Lupe Moreno, 20, worked out. We support each one expected us to win,” Cama- willing to take with the help full-time student, showing up game and our team really sup- art major, connected the first other and we’re like sisters.” cho said. “Many of the girls on and support of her family-like for rugby practice and squeez- ports each other.” time they met. Now entering her senior the team have never even played teammates. News 3 november 25, 2013 • Daily SunDial • CSun • [email protected] Film shows start of Chicana/o studies first time was quite a shock, Studies department. As part of because when I came to cam- the process for the department JONATHAN DIAZ pus and looked around there he was told to create 10 course Daily SunDial was no one that looked like proposals for the program. me,” he said. “I realized that if I only This led to the founding had 10 classes I would not THE STRUGGLES and tri- of the United Mexican-Amer- have any more than 10 class- umphs of the early days of ican Students organization es. I had to hit while the fire CSUN’s Chicana/o Studies which was the predecessor to was hot,” he said. department was the main topic MEChA (Movimiento Estudi- Instead, he created 40 during a screening of “Unrest: antil Chicano de Aztlán). Later course proposals which were all Founding of the Cal State the establishment of EOP approved by the administration. Northridge Chicana/o Studies allowed many African-Amer- The documentary was Department” Thursday in the ican and Mexican-American presented as part of the Oviatt Library. students to attend CSUN. library’s featured exhibit, “In LAUREN REYES / CONTRIBUTOR Alumnus Miguel Duran The film showed the plight Protest: The Shifting Para- Documentarian, miguel Duran, presented his film “unrest: Founding of the Cal State northridge digms of Collective Social directed the documentary, of Mexican-American stu- Chicana/o Studies Department” in the Jack and Florence Presentation room in the oviatt library on Action” in the Tseng Gallery which he began while he was dents which included the sign- thursday evening. a Chicana/o Studies student ing of the 12 Point Agreement which features various social at CSUN. The film included by the college president at that action movements during the learn to synthesize a project and listening to Duran speak. they have fought,” Constant archival footage and interviews time, Malcolm Sillars. One of 20th century. down to its core, it’s easier to “It really had an impact said. “We should value the with CSUN faculty members. the terms within the agree- After the film there was process,” he said. and it really drove the idea opportunities we have.” Many of the faculty members ment was the establishment a brief question and answer Duran explained that he home that we need to stick Duran said he will be teach- in the film said the department of the Pan-African Studies session with the director. thought of the documentary as together and we need to fight ing a film class next semes- has its roots in the Civil Rights department and the Mexican- Duran grew up in Pacoima eight short films instead of one more for our rights and equal- ter through the Chicano Stud- movement of the 1960s. American Studies department. and minored in film produc- long movie. “Each of those ity,” Ramirez said. “I always ies department. The course is “That was the era of the The rest of the documentary tion. He said the documen- films had a beginning, middle envisioned someone older… Chicana/o Studies 495D: Docu- Vietnam protests and when showed footage from vari- tary began when a part-time and end,” he said.