Asha Jahan has what she calls “overprotective parents.” The 18-year-old freshman lives at home and financially relies on her parents. There is an unspoken agreement that if Jahan continues to follow their rules she will be allowed to live under their roof and receive money for her basic needs. “My parents help me in every way basically,” Jahan explained. “I’m not working so they pay for everything. They pay for my clothes and food and everything. They will also give… Read more

CSUN’s Master of Social Work (MSW) passed out pamphlets on domestic human trafficking Thursday, April 24th. According to Natalie Tenenbaum, the graduating 2012 class of CSUN’s MSW “did an advocacy human trafficking project in order to have students aware. The pamphlets we provided stated some warning signs.” The class of  consists of Natalie Tenenbaum, Jessica Garcia, Sylvia Mendoza, Vilma Culajay, Fiona George and Amalya Tagakchyan When asked whether passing out the pamphlets were effective, Tenenbaum responded that “yes, we think… Read more

Natalie Rivera Daily Sundial   In September, Mexico City lawmakers proposed legislation that would allow couples to apply for temporary marriage licenses. Under the law couples would be able to choose the length of their marriage, starting at a minimum of two years, and would be able to renew their licenses if they wished to be married longer. According to Assemblyman Leonoel Luna, who co-authored the bill, the short contract will slow down increasing divorce rates and free couples from… Read more

A professor of accounting will be speaking on Thursday at Sierra Hall between 4 and 5 p.m. in order to explain the CSU budget and financial problems in the CSU system. Dr. Howard Bunsis is a professor of accounting at Eastern Michigan University. According to Amy Denissen, associate professor coordinator of sociology who is helping set the event, Bunsis has conducted numerous independent financial analyses for college campuses all over the country. “Bunsis was asked to come and speak by… Read more

Students from six different Cal State Universities will be taking part in a hunger strike beginning today until their demands are met by the CSU. Students for Quality Education announced Friday that 12 students from Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Northridge, Sacramento and San Bernardino will be taking part in the strike until until tuition freezes and executive and administrative salaries are rolled back. Four students from CSUN will be participating in the hunger strike. Sarah Garcia, Matthew Delgado, Grace… Read more

Members of Student for Quality Education announced Friday that they will be participating in a hunger strike and fast until tuition freezes and they roll back executive and administrative salaries.   The hunger strike will involve 12 students from six CSU’s including Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Sacramento and San Bernardino.   According to Ashley Luke, member of the Students for Quality Education (SQE), the strike will begin Wednesday, May 2 due to “Chancellor Reed and Chair Linscheid’s failure… Read more