EDITORIAL : GO, MATADORS! WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM DESERVES MORE PUBLIC SUPPORT.YOU go, girls! Against all odds, playing to a nearly empty house, and having to adjust to a coaching scandal, CSUN's women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. team won its first Big Sky Conference title last week. The Matadors defeated second-place Weber State, 60-47. It was an amazing victory that allows the team to shoot for a higher goal, an invitation to the National Collegiate Athletic Association National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Organization that administers U.S. intercollegiate athletics. It was formed in 1906 but did not acquire significant powers to enforce its rules until 1942. Headquartered at Indianapolis, Ind. championship tournament. The only sour note in this underdog victory is that this team with a heart the size of California had to play before a nearly empty house. Only 432 fans attended Thursday's pivotal contest - and most of those were relatives, friends or fellow women athletes. Residents should stand up and salute the Valley's outstanding women athletes. A year ago, 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 , was faced with gutting much of its athletic programs. But the college turned it around after residents said it was a priority. Now these athletes need the public's support again. It's a crying shame more people aren't paying attention Noun 1. paying attention - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" attentiveness, heed, regard to the spirited, courageous athletes who are playing at the top of their game. That's especially true for the women's basketball team, whose coach, Michael Abraham, was arrested by the FBI in late October on cocaine trafficking charges. Frozena Jerro was the team's third head coach before the Matadors had even played a game. Luckily, when Jerro took over as head coach for the season, the team immediately took off. Now it is poised to compete for a national title in Division 1A. A vibrant sports program, in conjunction with a sound academic program, is good for the entire San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . And a winning program is good for the college, attracting attention, excitement, students and donors. Sports are often dismissed as an unnecessary component of education. In reality, a strong sports program helps build a better university. It's time It's Time was a successful political campaign run by the Australian Labor Party (ALP) under Gough Whitlam at the 1972 election in Australia. Campaigning on the perceived need for change after 23 years of conservative (Liberal Party of Australia) government, Labor put forward a the public took notice that something exciting is going on at CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge . The Matadors women's basketball team is worth cheering about. |
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