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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Why the upper division writing exam should be eliminated

Hansook Oh May 14, 2012

On April 29, thousands of students lined up along the outside of Bayramian Hall to register for the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam (UDWPE). According to an article by the Daily Sundial, students...

Destruction in 1992 L.A. Upheaval: How law enforcement let the largest urban riot/rebellion rage on

Hansook Oh April 29, 2012

Twenty years ago, our city convulsed with a tremor that could not be measured on the Richter scale. Fifty-three lives were lost, thousands were injured and property damage equaled $1 billion. The livelihoods...

Remembering the Delano Manongs: The Filipinos behind Chavez and Huerta

Remembering the Delano Manongs: The Filipinos behind Chavez and Huerta

Hansook Oh March 27, 2012

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta are two very well-known historical figures and Mexican-American civil rights activists to Californians and Americans across the nation. The two are known to have organized...

Trayvon Martin had a right to stand his ground as well

Hansook Oh March 26, 2012

It is chilling to listen to the 911 calls that were dialed a few moments before Trayvon Martin’s life was taken away. The screams for help could be heard through the gated community, yet nothing was...

Quit gerrymandering Koreatown: The API and immigrant communities won’t let the L.A. City Council play games

Hansook Oh March 14, 2012

Every 10 years, a very important political process called redistricting takes place throughout the country. Following new demographic data from each census, districts must be changed to reflect population...

Don’t boycott Girl Scout cookies

Hansook Oh February 13, 2012

Joelle Katz Social media editor Would you like to buy some  Girl Scout cookies? Before you say no, read ahead. Recently, a teenager from Ventura County appeared in a YouTube video promoting a boycott...

Pro/Con: Are PFC Bradley Manning and Wikileaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange whistle blowers or reckless traitors?

Hansook Oh February 13, 2012

Joselyn Pena The men and women who founded this nation sought to provide basic freedoms to the people, and central to these freedoms were the universal rights of self expression, speech, and press. As...

What we do and why we do it: Part three of a four-part series on the responsibilities of student press

Hansook Oh January 24, 2012

Letters to the Editor/Contributing pieces The reader’s voice is important to us at the Daily Sundial and we value your opinions about our content. The Letter to the Editor is a way for you to let...

Photo Illustration by Tessie Navarro / Visual Editor

If women ruled the world

Hansook Oh December 8, 2011

The chaos and pain of this world has been birthed by man. He has been a fool who has kept women – the “better angels of our time,” as psychologist Steven Pinker titled his book about the feminization...

Illustration by Kristin Hugo / Opinion Editor & Gabriel Ivan Orendain-Necochea / Contributor

The Yellow Peril

Hansook Oh November 10, 2011

This fall, CBS brought something back to television that seemed long gone: pure, unadulterated racism. “2 Broke Girls,” created by comedian Whitney Cummings and “Sex and the City” creator...

Students struggle to control unnecessary spending

Hansook Oh November 3, 2011

Senior Frankie Palacios could never afford to waste her money. Without support from her family, she spent the last five years as a full time college student with a full time job, and the responsibility...

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