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

CSUN Ballet Folklorico shares Mexican tradition with campus

CSUN Ballet Folklorico shares Mexican tradition with campus

Jonathan R. Diaz December 2, 2013

The sound of dance shoes hitting the ground and Mexican music echoed through Jerome Richfield Hall on a Friday evening. Following the sounds led to room 118, where Ballet Folkorico Aztlan de CSUN (BFA...

Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN promotes community and culture

Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN promotes community and culture

Jonathan R. Diaz December 2, 2013

Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN has been a part of the campus community since 1970. They perform traditional Mexican dances, or ballet folklorico, from various regions of Mexico. Though composed primarily...

Alumnus films the founding of Chicana/o studies at CSUN

Alumnus films the founding of Chicana/o studies at CSUN

Jonathan R. Diaz November 25, 2013

The struggles and triumphs of the early days of CSUN’s Chicana/o Studies department was the main topic during a screening of “Unrest: Founding of the Cal State Northridge Chicana/o Studies Department”...

Geek culture is a safe space for diversity

Geek culture is a safe space for diversity

Jonathan R. Diaz November 18, 2013

Nerd, geek, weirdo, fanboy. If you had called me those names 15 years ago, I probably would have been a little offended, but not so anymore. Nowadays, mainstream culture has welcomed and even celebrated...

Vocal Artillery meets every month to provide a place to discuss taboo issues. Student express themselves through word, music and art. Raul Martinez/The Sundial

Students express themselves using spoken word at Vocal Artillery open mic night

Jonathan R. Diaz November 17, 2013

The sounds of hip hop, spoken word and poetry filled the lobby of Santa Susana Hall on Thursday evening at the second open mic event held by Vocal Artillery. “This is a group of like-minded people...

Comikaze stakes claim as L.A.’s answer to Comic-con

Jonathan R. Diaz November 8, 2013

Cosplayers, geeks and other pop culture aficionados packed the L.A. Convention Center this past weekend for Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo. The three day event celebrated everything pop culture. Comic books,...

Graduate students and faculty perform contemporary dances at Colaboratoria

Graduate students and faculty perform contemporary dances at ‘Colaboratoria’

Jonathan R. Diaz November 6, 2013

Graduate students and faculty from the department of kinesiology performed a dance concert on Nov. 6, entitled “Colaboratoria”. The performance included various forms of contemporary and...

Ceramics Guild serves up art and chili

Ceramics Guild serves up art and chili

Jonathan R. Diaz October 16, 2013

Colorful ceramic bowls and mugs lined the tables at the CSUN Art and Design Center yesterday as students sold their creations to raise funds for the CSUN Ceramics Guild. The club hopes to raise enough...

Unified We Serve talks team building and community service

Unified We Serve talks team building and community service

Jonathan R. Diaz September 11, 2013

Nearly 100 students packed the Grand Salon of the University Student Union Wednesday evening to hear about campus organization Unified We Serve. This club is part of the volunteer program offered through...

Student aid could be based on ‘competency’ instead of credit hours

Jonathan R. Diaz April 23, 2013

Changes will be coming soon to the federal financial aid program, since the U.S. Department of Education announced that colleges can begin to provide federal student aid based on “competencies,” not...

Police chief asks campus to be aware of surroundings

Jonathan R. Diaz April 22, 2013

CSUN President Dianne Harrison and Police Chief Anne Glavin issued a statement regarding the recent shooting on the campus of MIT and the bomb threats at Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills. “These...

President Harrison supports immigration reform

Jonathan R. Diaz April 22, 2013

CSUN President Dianne Harrison joined other higher education leaders from across the country in calling for immigration reform. In an email sent out to faculty on Friday, Harrison said, “Within the...

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