Daily Sundial

Student cited for vandalism

Kari Thumlert • January 24, 2008

CSUN police officers arrested, cited and released a 23-year-old male suspect for misdemeanor vandalism after a witness said she and four friends allegedly saw him vandalizing glass cases and wall placards in Jerome Richfield Hall Tuesday at approximately 9:45 a.

Social security future bleak with Bush’s new appointment bias

Kari Thumlert • April 30, 2007

At the beginning of his second term, President Bush emphasized the stance that Social Security reform would be a top priority of his Administration as Social Security is "going broke," but a proposal that he has since introduced failed with some Americans, and now a recess appointment he has made has received criticism by some.

Judges cross-examined at CSUN

Kari Thumlert • April 30, 2007

Political science students and the community were given a rare chance to cross-examine Los Angeles Superior Court judges and a member of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association to learn more about the courts and the legal system at the University Student Union's Grand Salon on Thursday night.

CSUN re-evaluates public safety after Virginia Tech shootings

Kari Thumlert • April 24, 2007

CSUN's Campus Safety Department has been reviewing its emergency procedure in the wake of last week's Virginia Tech shooting. The campus is waiting to revise their emergency plans since the tragedy at VPI. Glavin said that revising will be done after the independent panel releases its report by the several law enforcement experts appointed by Virginia Governor Tom Kaine to evaluate whether school officials reacted appropriately to the murder spree.

CSUN students, administrators reflect on Virginia Tech shootings

Kari Thumlert • April 17, 2007

Monday morning, the worst campus shooting in the history of the United States occurred at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in Blacksburg, Va., leaving 33 people dead, including the gunman, and 29 wounded. At about 7:15 a.m., 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui, a native of South Korea, walked into the West Ambler Johnston dormitory and shot two students.

Los Angeles Councilman Greig Smith unknown by some CSUN students

Kari Thumlert • March 16, 2007

Voters cast their ballots on Tuesday for eight Los Angeles city council seats. Incumbent Greig Smith, who serves District 12, ran unopposed in the election. Political science professors attribute his unchallenged seat to a couple factors. "If a candidate has a treasure chest of money, it will scare off any potential challenger," said Lawrence Becker, associate professor of political science.

Boredom leads to intrigue in small-town Russia

Kari Thumlert • February 21, 2007

John Lennon once described life's unpredictability so poetically by saying, "Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." Anton Chekhov's tragic comedy, "The Three Sisters," now playing at CSUN's Studio Theatre, is a masterful example of that quote.

Award-winning journalist to kick off Speak Your Mind lecture series

Kari Thumlert • February 12, 2007

The Speak Your Mind lecture series, which seeks to engage students in an exchange of diverse ideas, free speech and stimulate critical thinking about national and global issues through presentations by informed speakers, is gearing up for spring. "This semester, the theme is immigration," said Kevin Mojaradi-Stenke, marketing and public relations coordinator for the Associated Students.

Graffiti epidemic goes unnoticed by CSUN

Kari Thumlert • February 2, 2007

What looks like dried blood, "u fuck the PoliCe 2006," "Extacy is your FrienD," "Smoke weed PoPE," "Fuck Bitches" "Buzzy Loves Spider," and a glory hole are just a few of the spirit killers one can find around campus. And yes I did say a glory hole and what could possibly be dried blood! In case you don't know, a glory hole is a hole drilled in a bathroom stall wall that separates two toilets in order for a male to put his male genitalia into it for sexual activity.

Federal minimum wage raise stalls in Senate

Kari Thumlert • January 30, 2007

As part of the Democrats' first 100 hours agenda, the attempt to expeditiously pass legislation to increase the federal minimum wage has hit a snag in the U.S. Senate over tax breaks for small business owners. The legislation called the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (H.

Your next words to someone could be the last

Kari Thumlert • March 29, 2006

When I last spoke to my ex-fianc? "Doug" a little under six years ago, the conversation we had wasn't a good one. Never did I imagine that the words we said to each other would be the last. You see, we had had a fight. During our eight years together we always fought, but this time I had enough.