The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

CSUNs Sustainability Center on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN introduces new sustainability initiative

Devin Malone, Reporter September 29, 2023

In line with its long history of serving marginalized groups, CSUN now seeks to improve its sustainability program by employing a new diversity-focused strategy called the Justice, Equity, Diversity and...

CSUN event for sustainable lifestyle

CSUN aims to centralize sustainability efforts

Dede Ogbueze February 7, 2017
The university's different branches that handle sustainability will now be working together in order to be more accessible to students.
Unified We Serve members Jessica Mavielin, senior, and Natalia Iovlano, junior, invite students to throw trash away in the appropriate bin. Ulysses Fletes, junior. attempts to correctly throw away all the trash to win a reusable bag.

Unified We Serve talks ‘TRASH’ and promotes sustainability awareness

Pete D. Camarillo March 4, 2014

Students participated in activities to promote awareness of sustainability on campus and their everyday lives, at the Let’s Talk TRASH (Together Rise and Serve Humanity) event held at the USU yesterday. Unified...

Drought-resistant plants were planted around the SRC athletics field where students can be seen playing soccer on the turf utilizing artificial grass to preserve water in Northridge, Calif.

Campus taking steps to address California drought

Devan Patel January 27, 2014

As the drought and record-low rainfall have weakened California’s water supply, CSUN remains committed to sustainability as it has enacted a number of measures to reduce water consumption on campus. The...

Volunteers harvest fruit for those in need

Champaign Williams April 22, 2013

The Institute for Sustainability hosted an orange harvesting event at CSUN’s Orange Grove on Sunday. Food Forward, an organization committed to picking, donating and distributing fruit in the local...

Institute for Sustainability offers campus green options

Tanya Ramirez April 18, 2012

CSUN’s solar panels, bicycle racks, food garden and bright green recycling bins are all innovations created by the environmental masterminds at the CSUN Institute for Sustainability. The Institute...

Professor promotes a natural and sustainable lifestyle

Kristin Hugo April 28, 2011

Teaching people the importance of sustainability can be depressing. When trees are being cut down faster than they can grow, sea creatures are being hunted to extinction and our energy sources can’t...

CSUN students asked to think outside the grid

Nikki Erinakis April 26, 2011

CSUN students are being asked to think about ways to improve current technology and to be more thoughtful about their energy use as well as the production of energy. According to the U.S. Energy Information...

Students pledge to recycle as part of America Recycles Day

Aimee Lastrella November 15, 2010

Students were encouraged to take a life-long pledge to recycle Monday as part of America Recycles Day. CSUN students pledged to find where materials can be recycled in their communities and to be...

Oviatt exhibits “Drifters: Plastics, Pollution, Personhood” artwork

Aimee Lastrella November 3, 2010

The Oviatt Library presentation room was filled with drift garbage Wednesday. CSUN students and staff gathered to hear and see the artwork and discussion of artist and Georgia State University Professor,...

Electric bicycles spark curiosity at 2nd Annual Sustainability Day

Aimee Lastrella October 20, 2010

Although the weather was unpredictable, CSUN students and staff did not let it rain in on their parade, or rather Sustainability Day on Wednesday. “The event was wonderful,” said Sarah Johnson,...

Transportation focus of CSUN’s Sustainability Day

Aimee Lastrella October 18, 2010

It’s gray outside, but this Wednesday, it is all about being green. The CSUN Institute for Sustainability will host its second annual Sustainability Day. “We are really excited about the event,”...

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