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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2013 | VOL. 54, ISS. 80 | WWW.DAILYSUNDIAL.COM New athletic director named Former director Rick Mazzuto’s successor joins CSUN after leaving University of Oklahoma opportunity that I worked hard for for the past 13 years, and quite frankly I’m CaSey DeLiCh ready to get to work right now. I was sPORTs EdiTOR ecstatic to get the news from President Harrison.” A search committee welcomed five candidates to campus in open forums with faculty to understand and gauge Dr. Brandon Martin, a former each of the candidates’ goals for the athlete with ties to the San Fernando campus community. President Dianne Valley, was named as the new athletics F. Harrison, who announced Martin’s director at CSUN on Monday. new position, said he stood out among Martin assumes his position April 1 the other candidates. and will be among a small number of “We had a very strong pool,” Har- African-Americans, 7.4 percent, who rison said. “To Brandon’s credit he rose head athletics programs at a Division to the top of that pool. For his passion, I school, according to a press release. for his enthusiasm, for his ability to Martin held the position of senior asso- bridge athletics and academics. For his ciate athletics director for administra- energy and his focus, his integrity and tion at University of Oklahoma prior to his values, his desire to win on the field, his hiring at CSUN. on the court and in the classroom, those “This was an opportunity to make are the qualities. His hunger, his hunger history, to leave an indelible print on to put CSUN on the national map.” the Northridge community, on the San lOREN TOWNslEy / PHoto eDitor Fernando community and the people newly hired athletics director dr. Brandon Martin says hello to Csun student-athlete Celena Photopulos, a junior attacker on the in this room,” Martin said. “It was an see DIREcTOR, page 7 water polo team. Clubs get new anti-discrimination rules After UC students brought litigation against clubs, CSU takes preventative measures to stave off possible court cases

recognize any fraternity, sorority, living student organizations to limit member- miCheLLe ReUteR group, honor society, or other student ship and who could run for officer daily sundial organization that discriminates on the positions,” said Ray Murillo, associ- basis of race, religion, national origin, ate director of student programs. “For ethnicity, color, age, gender, marital example, it was open for a student status, citizenship, sexual orientation, organization to say, ‘We only want or disability.” students who wear red shirts in our Last fall, a small but significant An accommodation was made for club.’ The “all-comers” policy protects change went into effect concerning how fraternities and sororities to accept everyone, not only protected groups, student clubs in the CSU function. members based on gender in Title 5 of but everyone.” Executive order 1068, known as the Code of Regulations. The new policy ensures that any- the “all-comers” policy, is an addition The new anti-discrimination policy one can become a member or an to a provision from Jan. 30, 2006 that addresses who can run for office in CSU officer of any club. No one can be made the university’s inclusion policies student clubs and organizations. It also excluded, even if they are not a mem- official for all clubs. expands the non-discriminatory policy ber of a protected class. The original rule (executive order into an open membership requirement. 969) stated that “…no campus shall “There was still the potential of see clubs , page 4 iLLUStration BY suNDIAl PRODucTION 2 News February 26, 2013 • Daily SunDial • CSun • [email protected] Gas, oil prices continue to skyrocket After oil refineries shut down to make the switch to summer gas, prices make record jumps for the last month price has gone up to $97.51 as zar said. “I’m also taking online $4.13 $4.33 megan diskin of Feb. 12. classes, so that helps a lot.” Daily SunDial “Oil prices move gas prices, Laura Dunlap, 26, a second and whenever there’s uncer- year English graduate student, $4.37 tainty in the Middle East prices lives in Ventura County and $4.29 go up,” said Shirley Svorny, drives 50 minutes each way in a economics professor at CSUN. car she’s had since for 10 years. Gas prices have been Svorny went on to say that the “It’s a six-cylinder gas guz- $4.27 rising in the last few weeks United States actually has more zler,” Dunlap said. She tries to due to factors including the oil in shale, rocks containing fill her tank near campus because cost of crude oil and refinery natural oil, than in Saudi Arabia. it’s 10 cents less a gallon than in shutdowns. “It’s oil we didn’t know Ventura County. According to a news release we have. Now it’s a matter of Janet Tsay, 23, senior lib- from the Automobile Club of how to extract and refine it,” eral studies major, commutes Southern California, gas prices Svorny said. to campus from Rosemead, $4.35 have jumped by 57 cents in the Hydraulic fracturing, or where her boyfriend lives, or last month, one of the biggest fracking, is a technique used her home in Arcadia. jumps in a month. The average to extract petroleum and “I drive an SUV and I just price of regular gasoline in the natural gas from shale rocks. filled it up the other day,” Tsay -Long Beach area is Fracking is widely protested said. “It was 21 something CSUN $4.33 $4.316 per gallon, jumping 11.3 by some in the U.S. because gallons, but it was $95.” $4.11 cents in a week. the process can contaminate Two years ago Tsay got into Several oil refineries are ground water supplies and a car accident and switched to shutting down temporarily to adds to the atmosphere’s car- a Mercedes SUV because she prepare for the switch to sum- bon dioxide levels. thought it would protect her, but $4.27 mer gasoline, and cost of oil is Mayra Salazar, 22, junior the price of gas has made her $4.27 going up. According to the U.S. business management major, has change her mind. Energy Information Administra- a one-hour commute to school. “It’s pretty much give or take tion, the cost of a barrel of crude “I commute with my dad so $100 a week,” she said. “I don’t oil was $93.09 on Jan. 4. That that helps me save money,” Sala- want to drive anymore.” gas price fun facts LEGEND 1. the u.S. consumed 18.8 million barrels of 3. increased use in domestic biofuels, domestic petroleum per day in 2011, making us the largest crude oil production and energy efficiency = Mobil = Arco = 76 petroleum consumer. reduced the need for foreign imports. = Shell = Chevron 2. u.S. dependence on oil has decreased since 4. Canada is the leading supplier of crude oil for its peak in 2005. the u.S.

MAP BY JASMINE MOCHIZUKI/ aSSiStant ViSual eDitOr inFOrMatiOn COurteSy OF U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION (EIA) Features 3 February 26, 2013 • Daily SunDial • CSun • [email protected] perspectives Feminist breaks down social norms Women’s studies major is attuned to the influence gender has on social interactions and communication

she is also quick to defend light.” michelle reuter women like Sarah Palin and Her take on “The Hun- Daily SunDial Michele Bachmann. ger Games?” “Even though I don’t “Team Katniss, all the agree with them about any- way!” she said. thing really, I still don’t like Like many teenage girls, how they’re portrayed in the she read Sylvia Plath’s “The When people find out media,” she said. Bell Jar” in high school Skylar Grogan, 21, is a femi- She may not have voted for and identified with the nist, they often make assump- the McCain/Palin ticket, but main character. She finds tions about her and how she that doesn’t mean she thinks herself picking up autobi- sees the world. it’s fair to call Palin “Caribou ographies and memoirs by “Feminist” is a label that Barbie.” Belittling comments female activists like Elaine comes with all sorts of baggage and speculation about whether Brown’s “A Taste of Power: and preconceived notions. But a woman is fit for office based A Black Woman’s Story.” how does this CSUN women’s simply on biology hurts all Grogan said she’s also studies major really see herself women, she said. open to enjoying a good, old- and the world around her? “We should be criticizing fashioned trashy romance “Women’s studies has real- politicians on their policies novel or an episode of “Keep- ly opened my eyes to see how and what they’ve said in inter- ing Up With Kardashians.” people interact with each other views,” she said. “Not what “You can’t be a perfect on the basis of our gender and they look like or who they’re feminist all the time,” she said. how we communicate with married to. I wouldn’t want “Sometimes it’s nice to not each other,” she said. someone to do that to me.” criticize stuff all the time. It’s Grogan sees portrayals of Lessons from her women’s nice to watch something and women in the media different- studies classes color her choic- just enjoy it for its face value.” ly now than she did in the past. es of books, movies and even Once she finishes her She is not always pleased with music. She likes to see strong, bachelor’s degree, Grogan the way mainstream news por- smart female characters on plans to spend some time trays women in politics. More TV who can also be silly and working at a women’s shelter attention is paid to their choice even make mistakes. One of and giving back to the com- of clothing and makeup than her favorites is Amy Poehler’s munity. Her ultimate goal is to the make up of their argu- character Leslie Knope on to get both her master’s and ments, she said. “Parks And Rec.” then a doctorate in sociology. John Saringo- r odriguez / Daily sunDial Though Grogan leans Grogan is a Harry Potter She hopes to teach sociology Feminist Skylar Grogan, 21, a women’s studies major, enjoys books by empowering female authors, like toward liberal political views, fan, but didn’t enjoy “Twi- at a community college. bell Hooks and Sylvia Plath.

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RUSM-Print 2013-California State University Northridge-10.375w.8h.indd 1 2/14/13 12:13 PM 4 News February 26, 2013 • Daily SunDial • CSun • [email protected] Media’s role in body image explored for Peer to Peer education pro- purposes are never really con- Cynthia Gomez gram at CSUN, said that this sidered. daily sundial year they are aiming to shed Junior sociology major light on vanity, health and the Charmane Bethune came to overall media message that the event to learn more about plays a part in eating disorders. how to avoid media portrayals Joint Advocates on Dis- of body image and construct CSUN students are partici- ordered Eating (JADE) put her own standards of beauty. pating in inspirational, interac- together several events, such tive and educational events as as Mirrorless Monday, where part of Eating Disorder Aware- mirrors are covered up and ness Week. replaced with inspirational The national event is a col- quotes. Other events include lective effort made up primar- a speech by sociology profes- ily of volunteers who want to sor Melanie Klein, who talked raise awareness on the dangers about health and vanity. of eating disorders and the “People focus too much need for early intervention and on the numbers on the scale treatment. rather than the health of the This year the national theme person,” Klein said. Klein also sc AN THIs QR cODE is “Everybody Knows Some- mentioned that it’s important to watch a video body” because eating disor- to be aware that the media’s from a body image Brita Potenza / DAIly suNDIAl ders are spreading nationally, only purpose for what some- awareness event according to their website. one’s body should look like is Melanie Klein, Csun professor, speaks in the usu Grand salon on Monday about media images and Andrea Elzy, coordinator strictly for profit while health how they effect students self-esteem for national Eating disorder awareness Week.

adopted to bring CSU schools they were excluded from certain ferent races become members, dent of the Armenian Student a club.” clubs more in line with similar policies clubs in the past, but had no pro- attend our meetings regularly Association and business man- Murillo said the new addition Continued from page 1 within the UC system, Murillo tected status. and even serve on our executive agement major, said she heard to the policy would not open said. Brande Hoofkin, 22, presi- board, so this has never been an about the new provision and clubs up to harassment from Other potential applications He said this addition will dent of the Black Student Union issue for us.” that she was looking forward those with different political or would be for political clubs that protect the university and stu- and kinesiology major, was The new provision also to meeting with the Matador social views. Every club should might require members to regis- dents from possible litigation. unaware of the updated code includes an update to academic Involvement Center about what have provisions in their constitu- ter with a party or religious clubs Since both UC and CSU schools from the chancellor. requirements for all members it will mean for her club. tion regarding behavior, he said. that could have required mem- receive money from the state of “I don’t believe these new wishing to run for office. Clubs “I’m on board with it as If they do not, student organiza- bers attend a particular church. California, it is important that rules will change our organi- may require that officers main- long as they’re doing it for the tions should bring any issues to Murillo said there was no their anti-discrimination rules zation in any way. The Black tain a minimum grade point right reasons,” she said. “(They) the office of student affairs. particular incident on a CSU protect all students. Student Union has always been average of 2.0 and be currently would be to make sure there’s campus that prompted the policy Murillo said there had been open to members of all genders, enrolled in at least six units per no fraud going on or that there Contributing reporting by clarification. litigation brought against the races and sexualities,” Hoofkin semester. are no students who aren’t in a Ellen Krausse, Staff Reporter The “all-comers” policy was UC system by students who felt said. We have had people of dif- Alina Sarkissian, 26, presi- good place academically to run FEBRUARY 26, 2013 • DAILY SUNDIAL • CSUN 5 Matador Reporter Associated Students News and Announcements

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february 26, 2013Opinion [email protected] Valley should be its own master in the hope that it would free up by seceding from the city of L.A. Michaelangelo resources to decrease classroom The San Fernando Valley has poll of the day: yes or no landgrave size. We could even institute a attempted secession several times conTribuTor voucher system and do away with before in its history. The last centralized schooling altogether. serious attempt was a decade ago QUESTION: should san fernando Valley secede from The chief benefit of seces- in 2002 when Valley VOTE, a los angeles county? sion for CSUN would be an pro-secession group, pushed for improvement in primary school- it through referendum. The val- It is time that the San Fer- ing. LAUSD recently lowered ley itself voted in favor, but the nando Valley secedes from the graduation requirements in a bid city as a whole voted against the city of Los Angeles. This isn’t to increase graduation rates. A proposal. about making a statement against significant portion of CSUN’s Why did the city vote against the Obama administration. This is freshmen have to take remedial the proposal? about improving the San Fernando classes because they are simply It’s because the San Fernando YES NO Valley. By decreasing the size of behind in basic math and writing Valley exists as a net tax payer, our city government to cover only skills. A more independent com- which means it pays more in the San Fernando Valley, we will munity would allow LAUSD to taxes than it receives in city ser- be investing in the benefits of hav- be split up, ushering in reform to vices. The average resident of the ing a more efficient government. the education system. If for no San Fernando Valley is wealthier Good government is an eco- other reason, secession should than our counterparts elsewhere nomic public good. Everyone be supported to encourage better in the city and thus, should have benefits from government insti- grammar by college students. some vague moral obligation to Join the discussion in the tutions that encourage trade and Secession would allow us to pay more in taxes. However, no opinions discourage violence even if they break up the Los Angeles Police one has a legitimate claim on our section at themselves do not participate in Department (LAPD) so that we income. DAILYSUNDIAL.COM the running of government. Some- can keep them more accountable We didn’t our income. one who spends their time going and decrease response times. We earned them by working. We to city hall meetings and partici- Secession would improve pub- provided goods and services that pating in grass roots democracy lic transportation by giving the others were willing to trade their receives the same benefits from San Fernando Valley a better bar- money for. Therefore, we should good government as someone gaining position when it comes be able to decide how our money one however should be coerced and undoubtly has a certain pres- who spent that time watching to planning the expansion of the is used. The moral claim is actu- or forced into giving false tige to it. Therefore, it could be baseball games. Like any other subway system and bus routes. ally to our rightfully earned charity. worth the extra tax burden. The public good, good government is Consequently, regardless of their income. L.A. is the sec- San Fernando Valley is hardly a under produced. political ideology, everyone has If private individuals wish ond largest city provincial area though. Why should someone spend something to to donate money to the city, in the USA As an independent city, we are all their time working to make benefit from they are free to do so. No the 5th largest city in the U.S., a good government? The price after Houston. But, we have estab- of monitoring politicians and lished ourselves well in the popu- following local issues is cost- lar mind and don’t need to piggy- ly. You may very well spend bank on greater L.A’s reputation. all your free time attempt- Anyone who wishes to share in ing to produce good gov- the prestige of L.A. is more ernment, but still fail. than welcome to migrate to Given this incentive the city center. structure, it’s rational Burbank, San Fer- for most people to not nando, Hidden Hills and participate in trying Calabasas are already to make good govern- independent cities from L.A. ment. But chaos has not erupted there. The influence of For the most part, these are afflu- an individual or small ent areas. CSUN has a larger group is increased as population than all of these cities the size of govern- with the exception of Burbank. If ment is decreased. these smaller areas are capable of This results in the being independent then certainly average voter hav- the San Fernando Valley is as ing a greater chance well. of influencing the out- Ideally, a future San Fernando come of an election. Valley would consist of several More importantly, a small cities of around 20,000 or small government effec- less people each. It will take a tively decreases the cost of while before we manage to reach running a good government. such a state of local governance. Secession would allow us In the meantime, splitting the San to break apart the Los Angeles Fernando Valley from L.A. city Unified School District (LAUSD) IllustratIon by GAbr IEL IvAN Or ENDAIN-NECOChEA is a start.

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He is a strong power forward Westbrook. They also traded a with a great motor, and the second round pick to the New Rockets will most definitely York Knicks for defensive spe- find a place for such a bud- cialist, Ronnie Brewer. I like ding star in their rotation. The this move for many reasons. Kings need to move to Seattle Brewer was coached by defen- already because there seems to sive guru, Tom Thibodeau, and be something in the water up he adds another wing defender there in Sac town. alongside Thunder defensive stopper, . This Winner/ lO ser: takes pressure off of Kevin atlant a haWks Durant when it comes to guard- ing perimeter players. In a con- It’s tough to categorize the kevin kiani ference littered with perimeter Hawks in a winner or loser cat- egory. They win because they dail y sundial playmakers such as Manu Ginobili, , James get to keep an ultra-athletic Harden, and Andre Igoudala, and skilled power forward in Brewer is much needed. With Josh Smith for the rest of the the second leading shot blocker season as they make a playoff in the NBA in Serge Ibaka push. They are losers because Although there were no down low, the Thunder have they will most likely give him superstar players dealt or any added more electricity to their for absolutely nothing in return blockbuster deals that blew up defense and look to send teams come summer time when before the trade deadline, 12 fishing come playoff time. Smith is a free agent. Hope- transactions involving 27 play- fully Smith has enough moti- ers went through which leaves lO ser: vation to give Atlanta one last plenty of room for winners and saCrament O kings memorable playoff push before losers. he takes his talents elsewhere. Ah, the Sacramento Kings pulled off another head scratch- Winner: dOuble Winners: ing move to cement their repu- Oklah Oma City t hunder mOrris tW ins tation as one of the dumbest The Thunder proved that organizations in the NBA, pos- Markief Morris was traded the subtlest of moves could sibly in all of sports. The Kings from the to make the biggest of differ- send fifth overall pick of last the Phoenix Suns, reuniting ences. OKC dealt point guard year’s draft, Thomas Robinson, him with his twin brother, and Eric Maynor to the Portland to the Houston Rockets in a college teammate at Kansas, Trailblazers for a $2.2 million multi-player trade. But wait, Marcus Morris. Basketball trade exception. This move not there’s more stupidity spew- wise, this does nothing for the only frees up financial flex- ing out of Sacramento as the Suns as they are having a dis- Courtesy of mCt ibility for a veteran free agent Kings did this trade to save just mal season, but it’s nice to see thomas robinson, the Kings 5th overall pick in the 2012 draft, heads to Houston after being traded. signing next season, but also over $3 million. Robinson had brothers reunited. Jerry Buss: best owner of all time 1979, he has taken the fran- secutive NBA championships. in the 1980s. The Lakers, under Ballin’ chise to a level of success that In 2004, after the losing the Buss’ 34 years of ownership, is matched by no other team in NBA finals to the Detroit Pis- made the NBA Finals 16 times, with BoB sports history. tons, Buss made another gam- winning 10 of them, which is In Buss’s first year of, he ble. He let go of most by any sports team in that drafted Earvin “Magic” John- and made the decision to keep period. son, who is widely praised as Kobe over Shaq by trading the Throughout his time, Buss the best point guard to ever Big Diesel to Miami. The Lak- brought some of the all-time play the game, which began a ers struggled early on, but Buss’ greatest players to Los Angeles: 12-year stretch known as the gamble eventually paid off. He , , “ Era” which saw the brought by Jackson in 2005 and Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bry- Lakers make the NBA finals within three years, the team led ant, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and nine times, winning five of by Bryant was back in the finals . them. once again. One of the key What Buss also did as a After Johnson was forced reasons the Lakers reached the sports owner that changed the to retire in 1992 because his NBA finals was Buss pulling landscape of the NBA was that bOb gar Cia contraction of the HIV virus, off a trade that brought All-Star he mixed the sports world with dail y sundial the team suffered a couple of big man to the team Hollywood. Buss brought the down seasons but Buss found from the for Lakers girls to the NBA, which a way to bring the team back basically nothing. are now a staple for every team to glory by luring away Sha- Although the Lakers lost the in the NBA. His “Showtime” quille O’Neal from the Orlando 2008 NBA finals to Boston, it Lakers brought celebrities to Magic to the bright lights of was just the beginning of Los the game and made the Lakers When I think about Los Angeles in 1996. Buss fol- Angeles’ new era as the Lakers franchise LA’s team. who is the best owner in profes- lowed that move by taking a won the next two titles, defeat- As Jerry Buss stated: “The sional sports, only one person gamble by listening to his gen- ing the Orlando Magic and the real purpose of what I do is try comes to mind, and his name is eral manager and Celtics once again. to have the city involved and Jerry Buss. trading for a young 17-year-old What can be learned from identify with the team. I wanted The late owner of the Los high school player by the name Buss is one thing: he was a when you think of LA that’s Angeles Lakers, who died last of Kobe Bryant. high-risk gambler, but it always where the Lakers play. Lakers. week, was an innovative one Buss was not done there. In paid off for him. He bought the Lakers. That’s what I wanted.” that not only changed the sport 1999, he signed former Bulls Lakers in an era in which they Buss was an innovative but also the standard by which head coach Phil Jackson, and could not defeat the Celtics in owner who set the standard for photo Courtesy of mCt sports owners go by now. Since in his first season coaching, the the finals, and he got them to what great sports ownership is. Jerry buss meets with Kareem abdul-Jabbar, the starting center his purchase of the Lakers in team won its first of three con- defeat the Boston three times He was the gold standard. of the lakers during the “showtime” era.