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Online wait list goes into second semester, problems remain evident
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
January 21, 2013
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/01/online-wait-list-goes-into-second-semester-problems-remain-evident/
The new online wait list feature CSUN implemented in Fall 2012 has continued to get a positive reaction from students and faculty, but some problems still remain.
For spring, 3,296 students who used the wait list were able to get into 4,402 open seats in classes, said Todd Wolfe, registrar and associate director for admissions and records.
Since the wait list’s implementation in the fall, some students and professors have complained the feature does not prioritize students who have more units.
On this issue, Associated Students President Sydni Powell said the online system is on a “first-come, first-serve” basis until the first day of school, when the process of adding students is at the professor’s discretion.
Powell added that the A.S is aware of students’ inability to use the wait list for co-requisite courses and said they will discuss the problem.
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For spring, 3,296 students who used the wait list were able to get into 4,402 open seats in classes, said Todd Wolfe, registrar and associate director for admissions and records.
Since the wait list’s implementation in the fall, some students and professors have complained the feature does not prioritize students who have more units.
On this issue, Associated Students President Sydni Powell said the online system is on a “first-come, first-serve” basis until the first day of school, when the process of adding students is at the professor’s discretion.
Powell added that the A.S is aware of students’ inability to use the wait list for co-requisite courses and said they will discuss the problem.
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VRC Welcomes Back Student Vets
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
January 24, 2013
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/01/vrc-welcomes-back-student-vets/
The Veteran’s Resource Center held a two hour event where military veteran CSUN students could learn more about the resources that are available to them on Wednesday.
The VRC is a facility that was established Fall 2012 that helps CSUN veteran students make a shift over from their military service to college. The center provides students with resources like peer mentoring, support groups and a lounge space where they can study at one of the two computer workstations.
“We felt that this event would be a good opportunity for (veteran students) to learn about resources that are available on campus, get involved and meet other veteran students,” said Monteigne Long, coordinator for the Veterans Resource Center.
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The VRC is a facility that was established Fall 2012 that helps CSUN veteran students make a shift over from their military service to college. The center provides students with resources like peer mentoring, support groups and a lounge space where they can study at one of the two computer workstations.
“We felt that this event would be a good opportunity for (veteran students) to learn about resources that are available on campus, get involved and meet other veteran students,” said Monteigne Long, coordinator for the Veterans Resource Center.
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Matador Football petitioners return for signatures of support
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
February 11, 2013
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/02/matador-football-petitioners-return-for-signatures-of-support/
A referendum petition to bring a football team back to CSUN has been circulating around the campus in an effort to gain support from students.
“The main reason I believe (football) is essential to the university is (that) without the football team, you do not get the college experience many people expect,” said Jason Aula, CSUN alumnus and head of the “Bring Back Matador Football” petitioners.
The petition aims to reinstate the football program by implementing a student activity fee that will reach $91 per semester over a five-year span.
Aula, who was the lead proponent for an unsuccessful ballot to bring back the CSU Long Beach football team from 2008 to 2011, believes that the football program will provide the university with a more engaging college setting.
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“The main reason I believe (football) is essential to the university is (that) without the football team, you do not get the college experience many people expect,” said Jason Aula, CSUN alumnus and head of the “Bring Back Matador Football” petitioners.
The petition aims to reinstate the football program by implementing a student activity fee that will reach $91 per semester over a five-year span.
Aula, who was the lead proponent for an unsuccessful ballot to bring back the CSU Long Beach football team from 2008 to 2011, believes that the football program will provide the university with a more engaging college setting.
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Women's basketball involved in breast cancer awareness foundation
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
March 10, 2013
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/03/womens-basketball-involved-in-breast-cancer-awareness-foundation/
CSUN’s Women’s basketball team has worn pink uniforms at some of their games as part of Play 4Kay, an initiative that aims to raise nationwide awareness for breast cancer.
Play 4Kay is a foundation created in memory and honor of Kay Yow, a head coach for women’s basketball at the University of North Carolina who lost her life to breast cancer in January 2009.
The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research “on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.”
“Cancer is a disease that has affected a lot of people,” said Jason Flowers, CSUN women’s basketball head coach. “I do not know anybody who has not been affect by it, so we are trying to build up (breast cancer awareness) so we can make it a big deal to donate money to the foundation.”
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Play 4Kay is a foundation created in memory and honor of Kay Yow, a head coach for women’s basketball at the University of North Carolina who lost her life to breast cancer in January 2009.
The Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for breast cancer research “on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond.”
“Cancer is a disease that has affected a lot of people,” said Jason Flowers, CSUN women’s basketball head coach. “I do not know anybody who has not been affect by it, so we are trying to build up (breast cancer awareness) so we can make it a big deal to donate money to the foundation.”
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Athletic training majors celebrate career throughout March
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
March 20, 2013
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/03/athletic-training-majors-celebrate-career-throughout-march/
In California, there is currently a licensure bill (AB 864) that would define the scope of athletic training and keep non-certified individuals from identifying themselves as athletic trainers.
Shane Stecyk, associate professor and director of CSUN’s athletic training education program said if the bill is signed into law, it could help students.
“This is a problem at some high schools in California because these non-certified individuals are not able to provide the level of care that an athletic trainer can.” Stecyk said. “And with concussions being a significant problem especially at the high school level, it is vitally important that the public understands who certified athletic trainers are.”
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Shane Stecyk, associate professor and director of CSUN’s athletic training education program said if the bill is signed into law, it could help students.
“This is a problem at some high schools in California because these non-certified individuals are not able to provide the level of care that an athletic trainer can.” Stecyk said. “And with concussions being a significant problem especially at the high school level, it is vitally important that the public understands who certified athletic trainers are.”
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Feature
CSUN Bike Collective encourages alternative transportation
By: Bob Garcia
Daily Sundial
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/04/csun-bike-collective-encourages-alternative-transportation/
Daily Sundial
http://sundial.csun.edu/2013/04/csun-bike-collective-encourages-alternative-transportation/
During his senior year at Downtown Magnet High School in 2009, David De La Cruz decided to pick up cycling on his own.
And from time to time when his bike needed maintenance he would repair it on his own.
When he arrived at CSUN the following year, he wanted to get involved in something that fulfilled his interest in cycling. He stumbled upon the Bicycle Club at CSUN.
“I found these folks on campus that were advocating for cycling, safer cycling, urban planning within cycling, and sustainability,” De La Cruz said. “The group’s focus consisted of most of my interests.”
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And from time to time when his bike needed maintenance he would repair it on his own.
When he arrived at CSUN the following year, he wanted to get involved in something that fulfilled his interest in cycling. He stumbled upon the Bicycle Club at CSUN.
“I found these folks on campus that were advocating for cycling, safer cycling, urban planning within cycling, and sustainability,” De La Cruz said. “The group’s focus consisted of most of my interests.”
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