The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Dorm catches fire, students evacuated

Daniel Williams April 2, 2009

A fire broke out on the second floor of University Park Apartment building 12 Wednesday at around 9:30 p.m.

Why March Madness is better than the NBA Playoffs

Daniel Williams March 30, 2009

One of the most exciting games the Northridge community ever watched was between its underdog Matadors and basketball powerhouse Memphis in the first round of the NCAA Tournament two weeks ago. Even though the Matadors lost, they played inspiringly and students of the commuting state institution were finally locked in emotion, cheering for their school.' That a first round game accomplished such a feat tells us all one thing: March Madness is superior to the NBA playoffs.

Breaking records without steroids

Daniel Williams March 9, 2009

In recent weeks, it has been difficult to get away from stories about Alex Rodriguez testing positive for steroids.' This hasn't helped the already limping reputation of baseball as the number of athletes involved with performance enhancing substances increases.

Middle East conflict comes to CSUN

Daniel Williams February 4, 2009

Palestinian students were set to hold a protest against the Israeli government yesterday until around 40 students for Israel gathered in a counter protest.' The Palestinian students decided to not to hold the protest after discovering they were outnumbered, but the Israeli rally continued with chants of 'no mas Hamas' and 'we want peace, we don't want war.'

L.A. = New Hockeytown?

Daniel Williams November 5, 2008

After navigating through traffic, one-way streets and long lines at the metal detectors, nothing gets a hockey fan more excited than feeling the cool breeze from the rink blow through tunnel on their way to take their seats.

Matadors stick it to the Cougars

Daniel Williams December 10, 2007
Originally Published November 15, 2007 Sometimes, even rivalry games can have blowouts. The CSUN men's hockey team extended its win streak to four games after beating the College of the Canyons Cougars on their own ice 15-4 Friday. The games between these two teams are usually more anticipated than this season.

Before the smoke cleared

Daniel Williams December 10, 2007
Originally Published October 29, 2007 Matt Liff, 22, began the morning of Oct. 21 watching football. He had caught reports of the fire that had broken out in Malibu, but wasn't watching the news. Blue sky was nowhere to be seen in the Santa Clarita Valley that day. Very little could be seen past the thick cloud of smoke from the fires that combed over Southern California.

Matadors upset at home by UC Irvine

Daniel Williams December 5, 2007
The Matadors ice hockey team ended the first half of their season with a 4-2 loss to UC Irvine at the Valley Ice Center on Saturday. The game was the lowest scoring of the season, beating out CSUN's previous match against UCI which the Matadors won 5-3. CSUN managed only two goals Saturday, resulting in their weakest offensive outing against a Pacific Division team all season.

Matadors stick it to the Cougars

Daniel Williams November 15, 2007
Sometimes, even rivalry games can have blowouts. The CSUN men's hockey team extended their win streak to four games after beating the College of the Canyons Cougars on their own ice 15-4 Friday. The games between these two teams are usually more anticipated than this season.

Matadors tame Bulldogs 18-5

Daniel Williams November 7, 2007
The CSUN men's ice hockey team dominated the University of Redlands Bulldogs 18-5 on Saturday. After losing two straight games, one to the University of California San Diego and the other to the University of California Irvine, the Matadors bounced back with an impressive three-game win streak.

Matadors end three-game road trip with 5-3 win

Daniel Williams November 1, 2007
The CSUN ice hockey team wrapped up a three-game road trip on Saturday with a 5-3 win against the UC Irvine Anteaters. The win gives the Matadors a 4-2 conference record, along with two wins out of three straight road games. CSUN split its other two road games against Northern Arizona last week.

Associated Students grants $4,400 to clubs, departments

Daniel Williams October 31, 2007
More than $4,000 was awarded to separate clubs and departments at the Associated Students Senate meeting yesterday. One thousand seven hundred dollars were awarded to the Department of Communications Studies. The money was requested for the performance ensemble and the miscegenation workshop and performance from April 14-22 in 2008.
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