From the calm and measured intelligent discourse of cable news to the hard hitting in-depth stories of the Associated Press, the debate is raging. Should we send more troops to Afghanistan? The debate is usually very narrowly defined: “Are there enough troops in Afghanistan to win?” or “If we send more troops is winning possible?” Assumi…
Read moreYesterday students gathered outside of the Oviatt Library to raise awareness about the deaf community and audism. Audism is “the hearing way of dominating, restructuring, and exercising authority over the Deaf community.” Students and faculty got together to inform the CSUN community of the deaf culture around the world and that American Sign…
Read moreIn an unprecedented move, it was announced recently that the Obama administration would cut the salaries of 25 top executives of the seven largest banking firms in the country. For a presidential administration to propose wage control on a major company is a slippery slope toward government control. It’s an insult to the free market system. [...]…
Read moreIn the 1960’s we had the Doors, the Beatles, and Janis Joplin. During the 70’s there was Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd and then The Dire Straits, Talking Heads and Metallica of the 80’s. In the 90’s it seemed the only good music to come out of it was the Cranberries, Massive Attack and [...]…
Read moreVeterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan today finding it more difficult to cope with everyday life in America than it was to deal with war. In September 2007, I came home thinking that it was taboo for an infantry soldier to discuss personal problems with a doctor. It took me about a year to [...]…
Read moreThe first thing I thought when I heard about Obama’s peace prize is that it must be a fake headline from the Onion. As usual, right-wing Fox News/Rush Limbaugh style criticism of President Obama has been so ridiculous and over the top, that any legitimate substantive criticism is ignored. Right-wing smear merchants like [...]…
Read moreMadeline Wolff Contributing reporter At any given point in time, the world, and our country in particular, is in crisis mode. The particular crises vary significantly and are often elevated by the media and our own paranoia to the point of being ridiculous. Medical outbreaks have been a serious contributor to this worldwide crisis mode for a [...]…
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Read moreIf you go on the Los Angeles Dodgers Web site and look up Ned Colletti’s profile you will read all the wonderful moves Colletti has done in his first four years as General Manager (GM). That profile only says a small portion of what he has really done for the Dodgers. [...]…
Read moreIn lieu of the second installment of our special investigative report on campus food safety, the Sundial is publishing this response to the first part, published on Oct. 15, by Betsy Corrigan of The University Corporation. The second part of the series will appear in the Oct. 29 edition of the Sundial. As campus food service [...]…
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