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

Late CSUN alumnus dies in motorcycle accident, remembered by campus

Late CSUN alumnus dies in motorcycle accident, remembered by campus

Jason Gallaher May 9, 2013

CSUN alumnus Jesse Wilkes died April 27 in a motorcycle accident. He was 27 years old. Wilkes graduated from CSUN in the spring of 2012 with a degree in Cinema and Television Arts in the multimedia...

Sororities and fraternities at CSUN dont follow the bad stereotypes

Sororities and fraternities at CSUN don’t follow the bad stereotypes

Jason Gallaher May 7, 2013

We’re all familiar with the image of the meathead, drunken frat boy and the ditzy, promiscuous sorority girl. From “Van Wilder” to “The House Bunny,” stereotypes of Greek life abound in the...

Daily Sundial talks modeling with Americas Next Top Model winner Laura James

Daily Sundial talks modeling with ‘America’s Next Top Model’ winner Laura James

Jason Gallaher May 6, 2013

“You wanna be on top?” That’s the question Tyra Banks asks at the beginning of each episode of her hit reality competition “America’s Next Top Model.” Winning the competition leads to modeling...

Equal work, not equal pay for CSU salaries

Equal work, not equal pay for CSU salaries

Jason Gallaher May 5, 2013

Financial discrepancies persist as professors in different academic departments are not paid equally, even if they hold the same position, according to the Human Resources department of the California...

Campus figuring out ways to offer online classes out of state

Jason Gallaher May 1, 2013

CSUN is in the beginning stages of figuring out how a proposed interstate reciprocity system for online courses could affect online education at the university. The Commission on the Regulation of Postsecondary...

CSUN students discover a short snooze academically beneficial

CSUN students discover a short snooze academically beneficial

Jason Gallaher May 1, 2013

According to the most recent health assessment by the American College Health Association (ACHA), of the CSUN student body, 20.8 percent of Matadors claim sleep difficulties affect their academic performance. The...

STEM event pushes for more science and engineering class in K-12 schools

Jason Gallaher April 29, 2013

The college of engineering and computer sciences and the Michael D. Eisner college of education came together Monday night to host “Enhancing the T-E in STEM – Technology and Engineering.” The event,...

Tuition freeze could cap UC, CSU costs at 2011-2012 academic year’s price

Jason Gallaher April 23, 2013

Students support the joint efforts of three California State Assembly members to freeze tuition throughout the UC and CSU systems. Assembly Bill 67, authored by Assembly members Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto),...

Graduating from college with a debt-free degree has its costs

Graduating from college with a debt-free degree has its costs

Jason Gallaher April 22, 2013

As concerns about national student debt crossing the $1 trillion mark flood the media, CSUN students are finding ways to graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree debt-free. CSUN students...

Matador Nights returns with New York theme

Jason Gallaher April 22, 2013

The University Student Union is putting on Matador Nights this Friday, April 26 from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. in the Plaza del Sol, Grand Salon, and Northridge Center. The theme for this semester’s Matador...

Professor forages spring water for consumption

Jason Gallaher April 18, 2013

The debate of whether tap water or bottled water is better to drink still rages on, but there’s also another option to consider: foraging your own spring water. That’s just what Erica Wohldmann,...

LGBTQ individuals discuss their experiences with immigration law

Jason Gallaher April 15, 2013

Multiple CSUN departments came together Monday night to host the “I Am Also Undocumented” presentation, a discussion on the ways in which Asian Pacific Islander and LGBTQ communities are affected by...

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