Last week the CSUN community was shocked by the news that an economics professor was running his own website about sex-tourism in Thailand. This week we are discussing the issue and welcome your input. Go to www.dailysundial.com to comment or e-mail your response to opinion@sundial.csun.edu. Once class starts and the lecture begins, Professor Kenneth Ng may be all business and economics. CSUN can’t take the man’s job away just because we morally disagree with his private life outside of the… Read more

In response to Lisa Squier’s letter published Mar. 9: Lisa Squier: I am proud to be an active participant in the walkout.  My participation included classroom interruptions and blocking traffic by sitting in the street. I am also dismayed you didn’t mention the horrendous police brutality perpetrated against unarmed peaceful protesters, including myself, several women who were pushed in the back and Professor Karen Baird-Olson. I’ll ask a simple question: How far do you think the civil rights movement or… Read more

At one of last month’s Presidents Town Hall Meetings an audience member directed a question at CSUN President Jolene Koester. The man asked what more can students do to stop education’s disintegration. She answered back, “Maybe you should ask yourself that.” Koester deflected the few hard lining questions that were asked by a meager 25 students and 100 empty chairs. This was pathetic, but I wasn’t surprised at all. With more than 30,000 students at CSUN, 25 was a few… Read more

An estimated 1,000 copies of the Daily Sundial were vandalized across campus earlier today, sparking a search for the vandals and any witnesses that may have information. The newspapers were removed, in some cases completely, from at least ten stands and thrown into adjacent trashcans. The Sundial was made aware of the situation at about 12:15 p.m. when Photo Editor Hannah Pedraza called in and reported that a student informed her that they saw a woman throwing away a stack… Read more

Listen up Matadors, Have the budget cuts ticked you off for the last time? Do you think President Obama or President Koester are doing a good job? What about unemployment or the dismal prospects of a job when you graduate? Check it: When you’re on the road, on your bike or at home, Words and thoughts travel through your dome, So write them down and send them to the Sundial, So we can share and enjoy and reap what you’ve… Read more

Jan. 22 marked the end of an era on late night television. “The Tonight Show” ended, for now, and one of the greatest late night talk show hosts Conan O’Brien with it. Looking back at the hosts that have graced “The Tonight Show,” Conan O’Brien is arguably one of the most popular and beloved in its history. Unfortunately, he won’t be remembered on the “Tonight Show” because he was the longest running host or won the most awards. Conan lasted… Read more

President Obama addressed the nation in his first State of the Union speech  last Wednesday. I anticipated another moving speech by the current champion of oratory and public grace. I heard the man talk; now I’m waiting for results. It’s been more than a year since his inauguration and campaign for hope and change, but not much has changed. In fact the only thing that has changed is the heated rivalry between our nation’s two parties. Second only to “Jersey… Read more

As I watched a storm pummel CSUN campus last Wednesday from the third floor of Manzanita Hall, I noticed a unique scenario playing out below. Swaths of umbrellas weaved in and out of buildings and across campus. A far cry from the usual t-shirts, sandals and jeans we are accustomed to. Describing the series of storms last week as a good soaking would be a serious understatement. By the end of Wednesday’s storm five inches had already drenched most of… Read more

Budget cuts are making it difficult for the deaf and hard of hearing to receive equal access.