CAL STATE 'NOWHERE' IS TOAST OF THE TOWN.Byline: Lee Barnathan and Dominic Berbeo Staff Writers NORTHRIDGE - A day after a historic men's basketball win over UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , got a healthy dose Wednesday of Matador-mania. ``I'm finally proud of being a Matador matador In bullfighting, the principal performer, who works the capes and attempts to dispatch the bull with a sword thrust between the shoulder blades. Most of the techniques used by modern matadors were established in the 1910s by Juan Belmonte (b. 1894–d. ,'' said 26-year-old Vergo Lopez, who watched CSUN's 78-74 win at a restaurant near campus. ``I've been at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge since 1992 and this is the first time our team has done any newsworthy thing. ``Hopefully this will put us on the map.'' Once ridiculed by Bruins fans as Cal State Nowhere, the Matadors certainly landed on the nation's basketball map - at least for the day. The game led ESPN's national SportsCenter telecast Tuesday night and was the talk of the town - and both campuses - Wednesday. ``It certainly has caught people's attention all over,'' said CSUN Athletic Director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Dick Dull, who received congratulatory e-mails and phone calls from friends across the country. ``Anytime you beat UCLA, it's instant credibility.'' Especially considering the Bruins are ranked No. 15 in the nation, and the win came televised from storied Pauley Pavilion Edwin W. Pauley Pavilion, informally and commonly known as Pauley Pavilion, is an indoor arena located on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles, California. It is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's basketball teams. The men's and women's volleyball teams also play here. at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . ``Our team has been pretty good for a long time now,'' said CSUN senior Cory Oggs, a psychology major. ``But to beat a team like UCLA for the first time and watch it on TV, that's like serious pride.'' The win sparked sales of Matadors paraphernalia at the book store, said merchandise manager Sandy Michaels. ``We had students coming in during the day talking about the day and asking for Matador T-shirts and other things,'' she said. A group of students celebrated Tuesday night at a Chili's restaurant near the CSUN campus. ``I think it is pretty exciting because we never get any notoriety because we're a state school,'' said Gabby gab·by adj. gab·bi·er, gab·bi·est Slang Tending to talk excessively; garrulous. gab  bi·ness n. Aquaro, a
26-year-old CSUN student who works as a waitress at Chili's.
Tuesday night, freshman guard Keith Jackson For the former professional American football player, see Keith Jackson (football player). Keith Jackson (born October 18, 1928, in Roopville, Georgia) is a former American sportscaster, known for his long career with ABC Sports television, his coverage of college football and his roommate, senior guard Markus Carr, found a congratulatory poster at their apartment. ``Everybody's talking Everybody's Talking was a game show that aired on ABC in 1967. External links
``People I don't even know came up to me and told me, Congratulations. It was an exciting game, and they wished me the best.'' At UCLA, students bemoaned the loss, the second shock in a week for the athletic department. The Bruin football team lost to archrival arch·ri·val n. A principal rival. University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission at the Rose Bowl on Saturday. A loss to the Trojans is painful but the basketball team losing to a squad like Northridge is unheard of Not heard of; of which there are no tidings. Unknown to fame; obscure. - Glanvill. See also: Unheard Unheard . Especially considering the history and the tradition, and the fact it happened at Pauley where 11 national championship banners hang and the memories of John Wooden and former UCLA greats still linger. Bruins fans groused about losing to a small Division I program like Northridge, which pales in comparison with the Pac-10 conference the Bruins play in. UCLA band member Brooke Wilson even scoffed at CSUN's band. ``They played nothing but pep songs, those things that make us want to say, Hiiiigh schoooool,'' she said. ``Their cheer squad was totally high school. (Losing) was tough on us. Everything seemed a little below our standard.'' UCLA sophomore Charles Crutcher watched the game on television at his fraternity house. ``I wanted to turn the TV off and try to forget about it, but it kept coming up,'' Crutcher said. ``We're a ranked team. That means we shouldn't lose to an unranked team.'' Senior Annie Ortega said the Bruins ``set the standard for everybody else.'' ``We're a basketball school,'' she said. ``It's disappointing we had to lose for the first time to Cal State.'' Walking around the campus Wednesday morning, Bruins coach Steve Lavin saw and heard some discontent and understood. ``To a casual observer or to a fan, obviously you expect them to be disappointed when the Bruins lose to Cal State Northridge,'' Lavin said. ``But as a coach, when you play a team like a Pepperdine last year or like a Gonzaga the last couple of years, they're not going to be overwhelmed by championship banners. They're going to have poise. ``You've got to put it in proper context,'' Lavin said. At CSUN, that context is simple: It's huge. David beat Goliath. ``They think they're better than anyone else. They think they're the greatest school,'' said CSUN junior Thiaice Clay. ``They're not. I go to a lot of their sporting events, and they're rude. They don't give credit.'' Until now, maybe. Staff Writer Orith Goldberg contributed to this story. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) CSUN students discuss their basketball victory over UCLA outside the library Wednesday. Andy Holzman/Staff Photographer |
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