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

Wireless companies warn users of charges

Joelle Katz October 31, 2011

Cellphone users may want to think before ignoring unknown phone numbers; it might be their wireless carrier saving them money. Wireless cellphone companies have agreed to send warning alerts to customers...

Eliza Cholakin, CSUN alumnae , holds her five-month-old daughter Emma. Cholakin plans to teach her daughter to speak both English and Armenian. Photo Credit: Tessie Navarro / Visual Editor

Flexible thinking for bilingual babies

Joelle Katz October 19, 2011

Correction: The spelling of Mrs. Cholakian's last name was spelled incorrectly in both the print and online versions of this story. The ability to check off the bilingual box on a job application may...

Ida Slapia, Kay Chingona, Miso Horny of the West Hollywood Cheerleaders come to show their support at the 27th annual AIDS Walk Los Angeles event. Wed like to bring awareness to HIV and AIDS and wed also like to bring awareness to the stigma of HIV and AIDS, Kay Chingona said.

Over 300 CSUN students participate in AIDS Walk Los Angeles

Joelle Katz October 17, 2011

Clarification 10/18: The original article lacked context of Shanique Cruther's comment as to why toothpaste was the required donation for the bus ride.  AIDS/HIV patients have a lowered immune system,...

CSUN mechanical engineers gear up green machine for competition

Joelle Katz October 10, 2011

The physical activity needed to go green does not only involve lifting your arm to the recycling bin anymore. CSUN mechanical engineering students will present their green exercise machine at the Society...

The first of many emergency notification texts students, professors and staff received from CSUN on Tuesday, September 27. Many, like Jaiseth Caraan, communications major, 24, did not recieve their texts until later on that night. At first i was like, Oh, heres CSUN hitting me up again, but I appreciated it. Andres Aguila / Daily Sundial

Emergency alerts delayed for some students, faculty and parents

Joelle Katz October 5, 2011

Emergency alerts warning students, faculty and parents of a possible gunman on campus last Tuesday were sent around 11:45 a.m., over an hour after police were notified. However, some people admitted...

CSUN gunman alerts not quick enough

Joelle Katz September 28, 2011

Timeliness played a large issue in the campus alerts sent out on Tuesday regarding a suspected gunman on campus. Just recently, in July, a gunman went into a camp in Norway and shot and killed scores...

Social media keeps CSUN students informed about suspected gunman in Oviatt Library

Joelle Katz September 27, 2011

Social media played a key role in keeping the CSUN campus informed Tuesday as officials searched for a suspected gunman. English major Eduard Cabanban was in the Oviatt Library when the police were...

$2 Million granted to Asian Bilingual Program

Joelle Katz September 26, 2011

For the next five years, a $2 million grant will be portioned out to CSUN’s Asian Bilingual Teacher Education Program Consortium from the U.S. Department of Education. This is the second multi-million...

CSUN’s 4-Year graduation rate too low

Joelle Katz September 25, 2011

CSUN is labeled as a “four-year-university,” yet the majority of their students take longer than the advertised time to graduate. According to College Navigator, CSUN’s four-year graduation rate...

Question of the day: Are Laptops becoming a dying breed?

Joelle Katz September 5, 2011

Are Laptops becoming a dying breed? With Apple starting a revolution in 2010, introducing the iPad, computer companies have begun joining the shift in technology, each coming up with their own version...

Construction Update: The Student Recreation Center (SRC) keeps evolving at a great pace to open its doors in the Spring of 2012. Simon Gambaryan / Daily Sundial

New sports recreation center is under way

Joelle Katz August 31, 2011

The new recreation center will open in January 2012 and construction is on schedule, sparking student excitement for the campus amenity. “I use the smaller one in between classed, I loved it,”...

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