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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 since 1957California State University, Northridge
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OPINION
Students respond to the CSU budget
crisis p. 6
Men’s basketball team notebook: Rushed offense struggles
p. 8
SPORTSIN TODAY’SISSUE
VOLUME 53 ISSUE 57 • A FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER
FEATURESLoneliness becomes a
factor for sleeplessness and poor health
p. 2
CsUn president search postponedNew president could be named in MarchCaITlIn MarTInDAILY SUNDIAL
CSUN will not have a per-manent president in place when classes start in the spring but rather an interim president until March, according to a CSU press release released Monday.
"After conducting an initial resume review, the campus advi-sory committee as well as the trust-ees on the search committee agreed it would be beneficial to extend the process and ensure that we have the largest and most competitive pool possible," CSU Trustee Bob Linscheid said in the statement.
The CSU campus advisory committee decided on the 90-day postponement during their Dec. 2 meeting, said Liz Chapin, CSU spokeswoman.
“The committee, along with the trustees, decided on the postpone-ment,” she said. “This is to allow more time for a larger pool of candidates.”
The postponement will allow time for more candidates to apply, although the CSU has no plans to recruit or advertise during this
time beyond what has already been done on the CSU website, Chapin said.
The time frame for the post-ponement may have been sched-uled deliberately, Chapin said.
“I am not sure specifics but the time frame most likely has to do with the board of trustees meetings that take place every two months,” she said.
There will be a meeting in Janu-ary and another in March, when the board plans to announce the new president.
CSUN President Jolene Koester announced in May that she would be retiring in December after serv-ing 12 years as president. The CSU has been searching for a replace-ment since October.
Chapin said there is no set date for when the board of trustees will announce the choice for interim president and the only firm date is Jan. 20, a closed session where the committee will discuss the candi-dates.
The January meeting will be held to discuss the candidates and decide who advances to the inter-view level of the process. Inter-views will be held in February, according to the new time frame.
Occupy movement calls for student debt denialA 20 percent increase in the national student loan average prompts protesters to challenge the debtron roKHYDAILY SUNDIAL
A faction of the Occu-py Wall Street Empowerment and Education working group has called for one million people to join a pledge to default on their student loans.
The Occupy Student Debt Campaign, which is comprised of students, alumni and current faculty from schools across the country, aims to challenge the rising crisis of stu-dent debt and make people aware of the injustices of the current higher educa-tion infrastructure to the public, according to a state-ment from the group.
Supporters of the cam-paign may sign one of three available pledges: one for people who currently owe student loans, another for
current faculty members and one more for people without debt who still advocate the cause, accord-ing to their official website.
The campaign’s four main principles include: federal funding for all pub-lic educational institutions, interest-free student loans, the ability of students to know where their tuition dollars are and promise to refuse payment of their stu-dent loans.
“I’m concerned about the privatization of public schools and the strain it puts on faculty members and students,” said Hill-ary Goodfield, a founding member of the campaign and current NYU student. “But this is a broad project, it goes beyond just alleviat-ing debtors. The aim is to make everyone aware of the problems associated with
student loans.”According to the Project
on Student Debt in 2008, 1.4 million American stu-dents, or 67 percent of the group, who graduated from four-year universities had some student loan debt.
For public universi-ties, the average debt was $20,200 – a 20 percent increase from 2004 when the average was $16,850.
“The underlying prob-lem here is that the gov-ernment, institutions and lenders have been shifting the burden,” said Pamela Brown, founding member of the group and current sociology graduate student at The New School for Social Research. “They’ve taken the government’s burden of grants and put it on students in the form of loans.”
This was an intentional
shift, Brown added.“Tuition has gone up
while lenders increase their profits, and our government has had a hand in this by stripping away the students’ ability to file bankruptcy on their debt,” she said.
The overall amount of money owed from student loans is approaching $1 tril-lion, an amount that trumps the nation’s total credit card debt, according to an NPR report.
Participants plan to pop this bubble by refusing to comply.
“We can continue to pay and make it worse for future generations,” Brown said. “Or we could take a stand and take the power back.”
In the 2009-2010 aca-demic year, 48 percent of
See loans, page 4
By The Numbers1.4 million American students gradu-ated with debt in 2008
$20,200: average national debt for stu-dents in public universities in 2010
$16,850: average national debt for public university students in 2004
$18,113: average debt of 48 percent of California college students in 2009-10
$15,582: average debt of 40 percent of CSUN graduates
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Maceo Hernandez plays the Taiko drum with lysa Flores and East l.a. Taiko group during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic studies Fundraiser. The Fundraiser raised at least $1,500 dollars that will go toward the arizona save Ethnic studies lawsuit and campaign against HB 2281, which outlaws ethnic studies programs in arizona.
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If you’re not sleeping well, a new mattress or pillow might solve the problem, but it could be your body telling you to become more social.
A recent study published by the American Academy of Sleep Medi-cine linked loneliness to poor sleep-ing habits and ultimately to impaired health.
College students are especially susceptible because college is pre-sumably the most social time of an
individual’s life, as well as one of the loneliest, according to CSUN psychology professor Dr. George Lough.
“It’s not the lack of friends that’s making you feel lonely, it’s the life transition you’re in,” Lough said. “In a sense, you are kind of out there for the first time.”
Young adults challenged in the real world feel pressure to have a blossoming social life once they get into college, according to lead author of the study Dr. Lianne Kurina, assistant professor of epi-demiology in the department of health studies at the University of Chicago.
“There’s a very strong expecta-
tion that they are very social and they’re going to be making friends and it’s not an easy situation to be in,” Kurina said. “When people go off to college and don’t know anybody, it can be a scary situation and can induce those feelings of loneliness.”
Three Dog Night sang of one being the “loneliest number” but surrounding yourself with a lot of people doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t lonely.
Loneliness can even sneak up on a student wrapped tightly in the college social scene. At the
same time, the added pressure of expecting to be social can make an introvert more withdrawn as well, Kurina said.
“I have a lot of friends but at the same time I don’t really hang out with any of them except for a small group,” said Alex Foroutan,
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sleeplessand solitaryStudy shows loneliness proves to be a factor in restlessness and poor health
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For more information about the spring 2012 registration policy, go to www.csun.edu/mynorthridge/myannouncements.htm.
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a senior history major. “If I don’t feel support from my small group of friends, then I feel lonely.”
Kurina said receiving support from friends and family can make all the dif-ference in a person’s dispo-sition. The need for social connectedness comes from ancient ancestors’ reliance
on each other for protection and security.
“Usually, when I’m in a situation that I wish I could share with someone is when I’m the most lonely,” said Foroutan, who only sleeps four to five hours per night because he has difficulty falling asleep.
When sleep becomes compromised, the study shows health follows suit.
“People who are lonely tend to take less care of themselves,” Kurina said.
Loneliness increases blood pressure and risk of depression and mortality, she said.
“You’re at a higher stress
level when you don’t belong to a group, when you don’t have that feeling of group cohesion,” Lough said. “Any kind of stress reduces immune system functions.”
Kurina and Lough sug-gest options for busting out of the hold solitude may have on a person.
“When people are having difficulties or feeling lonely and are not sure what to do, researchers’ advice is to engage in social situations that are very safe,” Kurina said. “Things like volun-teer groups where you’re not necessarily expecting a lot of social input back but you are giving and a lot of people are giving and that can naturally make social connections.”
Kurina also advises to par-ticipate in activities you may enjoy, such as a book club or hikes. It is easier to make connections in those environ-ments where the activity is familiar, she added.
Lough insists opening up to others about your difficul-ties can help to relieve any pressure and can also form a sense of community.
“People don’t share enough of their vulnerabil-ity. Students don’t let other students know how vul-nerable they feel,” Lough said. “If they did share, they wouldn’t feel that way.”
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Californian students gradu-ated with an average debt of $18,113, according to the Project on Student Debt. CSUN faces similar numbers as 40 percent of
its students graduate with a debt of $15,582.
“The hope here is that no one will actually default,” Brown added. “We just want to gain enough momentum to change the system.”
Though the campaign wants the to wipe the current student loan debt clean by
gaining as many protesters as possible, they won’t com-plain if their goal of a mil-lion participants isn’t met.
“It’s not about reaching a million people or the col-lective default,” Goodfield said. “It’s about having a national intervention about student loan debt.”
loansContinued from page 1 “We can continue to pay and make it
worse for future generations. or we could take a stand and take the power back.”
— Pamela BrownNew School for Social Research graduate student
Ernie G tells a few jokes on stage in front of the 32 inch flat screen TV that was raffled off during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic studies Fundraiser.
Maceo Hernandez plays the Taiko drum with lysa Flores and East l.a. Taiko group during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic studies Fundraiser. The Fundraiser raised at least $1,500 dollars that will go toward the arizona save Ethnic studies lawsuit and campaign against HB 2281, which outlaws ethnic studies programs in arizona.
lysa Flores and East l.a. Taiko group play a song during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic studies Fundraiser.
a puppet show titled "Imagine" by C.I.T.Y. and friends during MECHa de CsUn's save Ethinic stud-ies Fundraiser.
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‘Big success’for ethnic studies fundraiser
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this is a call to action: On July 12, the CSU board of trustees approved a 12 percent tuition increase for Fall 2011. This increase in tuition is due to our state budget, which has cut CSU funding by nearly $650 million for the 2011-2012 school year. As a response to Califor-nia’s poor economic stance, our student body, along with 22 oth-ers in the state, is suffering.
In accordance with a 12 per-cent tuition increase, it breaks down as so: undergraduate stu-dents now pay an additional $294 per semester, credential students pay an additional $339
per semester, and graduate stu-dents now pay an additional $360 per semester. (csun.edu/prespfc/campusbudgetnews/)
Although this increase in tuition remains the same for Spring 2012 registration, we now have very specific guide-lines which we are to follow. For giving the university, yet again, more money, our receipt reads something like this:
“Thank you for the extra money, kids! When your regis-tration day finally comes, you can register for a maximum of 13 units! But wait, there’s more! You can add two additional units after Dec. 11! Good luck trying to get classes!”
We are paying more money,
yet there are less classes, less teachers, and a cap on units? Where is that extra money going?
We turn to Chancellor Reed. This man proposed a $100,000 salary raise for campus pres-idents the very day the CSU decided on the 12 percent tuition increase!
Although we are experienc-ing budget cuts, evidence sug-gests that currently our CSU budget is $213 million, which is 5 percent more than we had in the 2007-2008 school year. (calfac.org)
Being a native Californian, a former Brahma of Pierce Col-lege, and a current Matador, it deeply saddens me to see that
education is no longer empha-sized as it used to be. It is sim-ply not fair that we, the student body, who pay to attend CSUN, are no longer given the priority, nor the opportunity which the generations before us had. It is us, the student body, and all our professors who provide the big wigs with their fat salaries; they sit there lighting cigars with our dollars, while we stand in line, waiting, hoping for that window of opportunity to open up.
In the words of Muse’s Matt Bellamy, most perfectly put, it’s time to “rise up and take power back, it’s time the fat cats had a heart attack.”
-Alexandra Derse
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today’s 9 percent increase in tuition for Cal State students has finally galvanized our apolitical student body, creating a scene at the chan-cellors office in Long Beach that looked like Vietnam-era student protests. Just as our parents recognized the threat to their future posed by the draft and misguided foreign policy, students and Occupy protesters alike know that growing income inequality and consolidation of wealth in the hands of a tiny elite signals a great existential threat to our generation.
With real income stagnant, historically high unemploy-ment numbers for recent col-lege graduates, and a corporate culture that compels the best and brightest to compete for “work-experience” as unpaid interns, we face an uncer-tain future of deferred hopes and dreams. Anesthetized by technological toys, lulled into mindless consumerism and entertained by “reality TV” that glorifies empty celebrities, we have long been too distracted to notice the crumbling inheri-tance foisted upon us by a cor-poratocracy that eschews the basic social contract for the 99 percent and pits us against one another in a race to the bottom.
But no more. We have awakened and are no longer silent. What you are witness-ing in Oakland, Zucotti Park and L.A.’s City Hall is a har-binger of things to come. Cor-porate tax rates are at the low-est point since the Eisenhower administration and we know that the real special interests, the lobbyists who represent the financial services industry, have bought and paid for our Congress. Based on economic justice and income distribu-tion, the U.S. ranks 27 out of 32 nations, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Develop-ment (OECD).
Massachusetts U.S. Sen-ate candidate Elizabeth War-ren said it best: nobody gets wealthy on his own. Our “socialized” system of educa-tion, transportation and public safety enables businesses to prosper. Let business and the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes so we can invest in our educational infrastructure and ensure the future of the Ameri-can dream for future genera-tions. Occupation may be the last resort of the jobless and those with no hope of getting a foothold on the ladder of prosperity.
-Max Blum
as a student at CSUN and a veteran, I believe that we have a right to an education.
Our tuition keeps going up, and all we keep hear-ing is that our classes are getting cut. Every time I come to this campus I look around and I see the thou-sands of students waiting for the opportunity to make something of themselves.
We too have a place in our community, as we can’t wait to get out there and start changing lives. This dream seems to be slipping away from us, and it’s because of people in positions like Chancel-lor Reed, who, instead of looking out for our best interests, are looking out for theirs.
How is it that people in his position don’t seem to get affected by this? It’s because others, the chan-cellor of course, are giv-ing 71 percent pay raises to executives, as we are getting the short end of
the stick along with the faculty, who are not getting the pay raises they were promised.
Well, it’s time that we make a difference. If, as students, we cannot get the classes we need in order to graduate and the tuition keeps going up, I wouldn’t be surprised if students said “screw it” and leave the whole idea of further-ing their education behind.
That’s when the univer-sities will really be hurt-ing. Unless the chancellor changes his priorities, we will start changing ours. If they make it harder for us to get an education, we will end up not getting one. If we allow that to happen, that’s placing a hardship on our goals and dreams and we can’t live that way.
Please help me in let-ting him see that our future is important, he had his chance to better his life and now it’s our turn.
Sincerely, Erika L. Franco
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last semester’s protest, “march in march” saw students and faculty protesting the raise in CSu tuition. Cuts to the budget, and thereby services, continue to get worse.
voices of the csU bUdget
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Offense ... or lack thereof.The Matadors started off the year
cold offensively, and seven games into the season, they still haven’t shaken their shooting woes.
After a 71-58 loss to Santa Clara Saturday night where CSUN shot 30.6 percent from the field and 29 percent from downtown, the Matadors' shoot-ing percentage has now dropped to 34 percent for the season.
“I feel like we’re just taking quick shots,” said senior guard Vinnie McGhee. “We come down, and in two or three passes, we’ll shoot a quick shot, and that puts a lot of pressure on our defense because they’ll come back down and attack us.”
“We didn’t make shots, we took bad shots. It’s a combination of both,” added CSUN head coach Bobby Bras-well. “We’re not a very good 3-point shooting team, and for us to take 31 (against Santa Clara), that’s way too many shots. We’re just settling.”
Northridge made only nine out of its 31 3-point attempts Saturday night and have only made 22.6 percent (36 of 159) for the season.
CSUN’s top 3-point shooters from last year, McGhee and sophomore
guard Josh Greene, have combined for 22 of 97 (22.6 percent) in 2011-12. Last season, they both shot over 32 percent from deep and combined for 81 3-point strikes.
An Emerging LeaderCSUN’s young team is struggling
from the field and, as a result, it's struggling to win games. At 1-6, the team is desperately seeking for a lead-er to rally behind.
“We got some guys with good lead-ership,” Braswell said. “The problem is that a guy like (McGhee) should be one of our leaders, but he’s struggling a little bit. He’s not necessarily giving us the leadership that we need, so we have to get him to play better and give him a little bit of confidence.
"We are not a very vocal group, or a very strong group. Stephan Hicks right now has by far had the most positive year for us. You really want your leaders to be your best players, and (Hicks) is about as quiet as they come.”
Hicks, a freshman, is leading the Matadors in scoring and rebounding as he averages 17.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
The Matadors have one of the youngest teams in the country as they currently have seven freshmen and six sophomores on their roster.
Suspended Matadors
The Matadors were shorthanded against the Broncos as they were without the services of sophomore forwards Thomas Jacobs and Frankie Eteuati.
According to Braswell, Eteuati was suspended indefinitely for missing
practice and has not made a decision on when he’ll be back on the court. Jacobs was suspended for attitude and behavior “not common of a member of our basketball team.”
Homecoming Bay Area native Vinnie McGhee
had his family in attendance Saturday night against Santa Clara.
“I always enjoy coming back home and playing in front of my family,” McGhee said.
The McGhees were seen holding up cutout faces of the guard.
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notebook: CSUn's quick shotsMatadors rushed offense not giving results
FaVoriteS Food: MexicanSinger: Alicia Keysmovie: Remember the TitansSong: “Any song that’s uplifting.”athlete: Steve Nash
liFegreatest difficulty: “When my brother left for college. That was challenging for me because I became like an only child and I had to fend for myself.”greatest goal accomplished: “Getting a scholarship to play basketball.”most embarrassing moment: “When I got a black eye during warm-ups before my baseball game. It was a pop-fly and I just totally looked up and it hit me in the eye.”hobbies: “Swimming, soccer, hanging out with friends.”
baSketballbest part of my game: “My determina-tion, I never give up.”Part of my game that needs improvement: “Needing to grow up faster, needing to be smarter. Since I’m a point guard, I need to have a higher bas-ketball IQ than I already do.”best player i’ve played against so far: Lauren Bell of Pepperdine
Player i pattern my game after: “Steve Nash because he’s a very smart point guard and controlled.”Pregame rituals: “I get a pep talk from my best friend every game.”Superstitions: Needs to chew gum every game.
goalSteam: “To do better than last year, which I feel we will achieve. And the big goals, like win our conference and the tournament.”individual goals: “To get better at my shot and be a little more confident on the court.”Future: “To be satisfied with my career throughout my four years here and to know that I did it for something and have a family and a job that I love.”
extraS First sport: SoccerWhen i started playing basketball: “When I was 5 years old, and competitively I started in sixth grade.”What i do to stay in shape during offseason: “I go to the gym with friends. I work out on my own or with my dad. I’m kind of a lazy person, but I try to get outside and do stuff.”Person i would like to meet: “The presi-dent (of the United States). That would be really cool.”
get to know ... #5 ashlee guay reporting by anthony CarPio / dAILy SUNdIAL
Full name: Ashlee GuayDate of birth: June 25, 1993Place of birth: San diego, Calif.
height: 5’7”Position: Guardmajor: Child development
year: FreshmanStats: 8.9 ppg. 33 steals, 40 rebounds
Tessie NavarrO / Visual Editor
ashlee guay, left, patterns her game after the Suns' Steve nash's.
JONaThaN PObre / Contributing PhotograPhEr
guard Stephan hicks, right, has been one of the best shooting matadors this year. he's averaging 17.4 ppg.
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