CSUN students are participating in a Day of Action by protesting the the recent tuition hikes and budget cuts to the CSU and UC systems. The march started at 10 a.m. in front of the Oviatt Library. Police can be seen throughout the campus and nearby streets. One large group of officers was seen at the Vons grocery store on Nordhoff Street and Reseda Boulevard while bicycle units are dispersed around campus. Christina Villalobos, public information officer and special assistant… Read more

The Daily Sundial reported last week that A.S. elections codes had changed and, pending an administrative meeting, more alterations may be coming. Elections Director Brittney Hoogervorst said the elections committee will meet this week to vote on additions to CSUN’s procedure. Hoogervorst said informational voter guides, presidential debates in lieu of candidate debates and an informational event are all on the agenda to be approved by the committee. A.S. senate has a reputation of having empty senate seats, unrepresented colleges… Read more

Parts of the G3 parking structure will be reserved this afternoon for the sold-out Joan Rivers performance at the Valley Performance Arts Center (VPAC). The department of police services sent an e-mail advising the CSUN community of the temporary closure. Because the performance begins at 8 p.m., some students will be affected, according to an e-mail from Alfredo B. Fernandez, captain of Parking and Transportation with CSUN Police Department. Students will not be allowed to park on the fourth or fifth… Read more

There has been a few friends, relatives, even strangers, asking me what type of certification label should they look for on products, like chocolates, coffee, energy bars, etc. It seems like an easy answer, though as I caught myself responding to their questions, they had follow up questions that made a Q&A into a conversation then into a short workshop on certification labels. I could only get into so much of what certification labels to look for because different types… Read more

I find it rather fascinating how people feed off negativity or chaos. We say we want peace yet if and when it occurs, we really don’t know what to do. 2012 is vastly approaching and Hollywood produced a movie in response to a few hyped up hoaxes. Do any of us remember Y2K? The computers and stock markets were all going to crash and burn when that ball dropped on New Years Eve. Many people went as far as stocking… Read more

Last fall, the city of Los Angeles held its first ever ciclovia that closed streets that stretched over seven miles from East Hollywood to Boyle Heights for people to walk, jog, bike and just have a good time on that sunny day. Thanks to the city government and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plus sponsors, three CicLAvia events will happen this year. Here are the dates (all Sundays from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.): April 10 July 10 October 9 The works… Read more

The A.S. senate amended election codes Tuesday in an effort to make student involvement in campus government more appealing. Among the changes, students will no longer have to post a participation bond to run in the student elections.  Prior to these changes, students were required to post $40 individually or $80 for a president-vice president ticket, said A.S. President Conor Lansdale. “I had to deal with these fees in my own election,” Lansdale said.  “I don’t want other students to… Read more

It’s a whole new take on Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth,” sort of? I don’t know how to explain it really, but ever since then I have been an eco-documentary junkie. If it has to do with the world and how to save it, how we’re killing it or all of the above- shot in documentary style, I have probably seen it, twice. It’s not the drama, the sadness of reality or the force-fed truth killing me inside that makes… Read more

Love wasn’t the only thing sparking heat on Valentine’s Day. According to NASA, the sun released the largest solar flare in four years! X-Class came from the sunspot 1158 on the surface and is expected to reach earth by mid week. Solar flares occur when magnetic energy in the sun’s atmosphere build up and explodes, catapulting radiation in short and long wavelengths at around 900 km/second out into the universe. The energy is only 1/10 the amount emitted directly from… Read more