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

Matt Landesman, 21, is currently a biology major who will be graduating early to enter medical school. Erin Herle / Contributor

Biology major uses past tragedies to reach dreams of medical school

Contributor November 7, 2011

By Erin Herle For most people, college is a time to figure out their options and where life takes them. Although encouraged, most do not find passion in what they choose for a career, but Matthew Landesman...

Courtesy of George Taylor

Learning leadership on the mountains

Contributor November 1, 2011

It’s 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, and the alarm on Tom’s watch is blaring. I wake up and bring just enough of myself out of my zero-degree sleeping bag to eat cereal with powdered milk, a meal prepared...

Exploring the outdoors in mountaintop classes abroad

Contributor November 1, 2011

It’s 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 3, and the alarm on Tom’s watch is blaring. I wake up and bring just enough of myself out of my zero-degree sleeping bag to eat cereal with powdered milk, a meal prepared...

Lower Tuitions Fee; Don’t Subsidize the Rec Center

Contributor October 30, 2011

When the new Recreational Center is opened, all students will be automatically given membership.  This is not, however, kindness. This comes not as a special offer, but rather as a forced purchase. Students...

Illustration by: Kristin Hugo / Opinions Editor

Letter to the Editor: It’s time to eat real, America!

Contributor October 24, 2011

What better way to describe the purpose of Food Day than what was voiced by its sponsors, “we want Americans to cook real foods for their families again”. Over the last thirty years, the American...

Beshbarmak is the national dish. In the corner you can see an entire sheeps head. The head is distributed and eaten in a very specific sequence according to custom. The tongue is consumed for the gift of eloquence, the eyes are eaten for the gift of foresight, and then the brains for wisdom. Photo Courtesy of Tommy Vihn Bui

Slaughtering a sheep in the Peace Corps

Contributor October 11, 2011

Beshbarmak is the national dish. In the corner, you can see an entire sheep's head. The head is distributed and eaten in a very specific sequence, according to custom. The tongue is consumed for the...

Letter to the editor: In defense of Bank of America

Contributor October 5, 2011

Recently, Bank of America announced that it would be charging debit-card users a $5 monthly fee for using their debit cards. Appropriately, there has been uproar over this, but is Bank of America the proper...

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. Courtesy of MCT

Letters to the Editor: Greatness is a journey

Contributor October 3, 2011

Matt Siporin Communications major We have all come to see in the last few years, athletes are apparently defined by the decisions they make in moments where clutch performances are needed. But...

Letter to the Editor: Bathrooms

Contributor September 27, 2011

Dear Editor, I have been puzzling lately over the abysmal condition of the restrooms on campus. It’s gotten so bad tat the Oviatt Library that, from top to bottom, there isn’t a usable men’s restroom...

Letter to the Editor: response to ‘PETA goes too far with trick porn site’

Contributor September 14, 2011

Dear Editor, In response to your article "PETA Goes Too Far With Trick Porn Site" (13 Sep. 2011), I would like to give some insight into the motives behind PETA's PETA.xxx website. PETA's job is to...

How to become an agent of change

Contributor May 16, 2011

By the Gender and Women Studies  300 class "Women as Agents of Change" Think about your daily schedule.  For many of you, you wake up in a comfy bed, brush your teeth with clean water, take a relaxing,...

My time at CSUN

Contributor May 16, 2011

Conor Lansdale contributor The Fall of 2006 was my first semester on campus, and every day since then I have been impressed and proud of our leadership for taking strides to improve our enjoyment and...

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