Daily Sundial

Fact finder’s report leads to fresh CFA-CSU negotiations

Sam Womack • May 23, 2007

Originally Published March 27, 2007 On Sunday, the CSU committee on bargaining convened a special meeting to discuss the recently released fact finder's report and later made an agreement with California Faculty Association President John Travis and the CFA bargaining team to re-enter contract negotiations using the report as a "framework.

County clerk recorder improves same-sex couples’ day

Sam Womack • May 23, 2007

Originally Published February 14, 2007 On a day known for its connotations with romance and marriage, Valentine's Day, one county clerk recorder has taken it upon herself to fight what she considers discrimination and gender inequality. Every Valentine's Day, there is an equality demonstration, the "Freedom to Marry Day," outside the Yolo County clerk's office, where same-sex couples apply for a marriage license.

CSU dickers over student fee waivers

Sam Womack • May 14, 2007

The United Auto Workers Union, Local 4132, the union of academic student employees, has filed an unfair labor practice against the California State University for failing to disclose almost $4.3 million while claiming they did not have the budget to pay for student worker fee waivers.

Book criticizes young women, corrupting the message

Sam Womack • April 18, 2007

Author Laura Sessions Stepp has recently written a book titled "Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love, and Lose at Both," but the title is misleading and the author writes like a disapproving mother figure, in spite of the fact that the women interviewed are intelligent, insightful and much better judges of our culture than she gives them credit for.

Report leads to new CFA-CSU negotiations

Sam Womack • March 27, 2007

On Sunday, the CSU committee on bargaining convened a special meeting to discuss the recently released fact finder's report and later made an agreement with California Faculty Association President John Travis and the CFA bargaining team to re-enter contract negotiations using the report as a "framework.

Faculty votes for strike

Sam Womack • March 23, 2007

The California Faculty Association, the voice of the California State University faculty, voted Wednesday to decline the contract proposed by the CSU and have a series of strikes across all 23 campuses. The CFA and the CSU have completed the final steps of negotiating a contract and are currently in a blackout period where the findings of the fact-finder, or mediator, are undisclosed.

CSU Board of Trustees approves 10 percent fee increase

Sam Womack • March 15, 2007

The California State University Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to approve a 10 percent increase in student fees, making the CSU undergraduate tuition for one academic year to $3,421. Chancellor Reed and the Trustees reiterated numerous times that they would apply to the state government for an increase in the CSU budget or for the governor to buy out the student fee increase as he did in the 2006-2007 academic year, but the crowd present for the vote and one of the trustees were not convinced.

A.S. needs to decide who it wants to support

Sam Womack • March 13, 2007

The Associated Students is the student government, elected by the students to work for the students. Throughout the past year, the loyal CSU faculty has been fighting faithfully for the students while they fight for a living wage for themselves. And CSUN students have been supporting them.

Black Panther Party leader speaks at Grand Salon

Sam Womack • March 2, 2007

The co-founder of the Black Panther Party regaled a room packed full of students, faculty and members of the community with stories of the inception and history of the party Wednesday night in the Grand Salon. Students of various ethnicities were sitting at tables, standing in the back, or sitting on the floor of the room in order to listen to the 74-year-old's memories.

Illegal Art

Sam Womack • February 14, 2007

Skateboards, like vehicles, are loud, obnoxious, potentially dangerous and damaging. And while there are more than 5.2 million vehicles in the Los Angeles area, a county code prohibits skateboarding. Skateboarders can be ticketed under Title 15 of the Los Angeles County code, under Vehicles and Traffic, Chapter 15.

One county clerk improves same-sex couples’ day

Sam Womack • February 13, 2007

On a day known for its connotations with romance and marriage, Valentine's Day, one county clerk recorder has taken it upon herself to fight what she considers discrimination and gender inequality. Every Valentine's Day, there is an equality demonstration, the "Freedom to Marry Day," outside the Yolo County clerk's office, where same-sex couples apply for a marriage license.

CSUN community gathers to inform through picketing

Sam Womack • February 7, 2007

At one point, there were 188 students, faculty and employees picketing alongside Sierra Center on Darby Street for a little over an hour to protest CSU contract negotiations, a possible rise in student fees and executive perks. Chants such as "Hey, hey what do you say? Give us a contract right away! Hey, hey what do you say? We want classes right away! Hey, hey don't delay! Stop the perks right away!" and signs reading, "Fund more classes, not exec asses!" dominated the sidewalk.