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The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

CSUN increases use of technology in the classroom

CSUN increases use of technology in the classroom

Kevin Kiani May 8, 2013

Technology has become an increasingly used component at CSUN whether it be an online teaching tool or equipment inside the classroom to enhance learning. CSUN is gearing towards students being able...

Jason Collins comes out as first openly active professional sports player

Jason Collins comes out as first openly active professional sports player

Kevin Kiani April 29, 2013

NBA veteran Jason Collins has become the first male athlete in a major professional sport to come out as gay during his career. The seven foot center has played for six different teams over his 12...

NCAA needs to share the wealth

NCAA needs to share the wealth

Kevin Kiani April 22, 2013

Watching the March Madness tournament last month, I saw players who will never make it to the NBA take elbows to the face, dive for loose balls and take charges, all for no financial compensation. Recently,...

Marc Gasols high IQ and toughness make him clear-cut choice for Defensive Player of the Year

Marc Gasol’s high IQ and toughness make him clear-cut choice for Defensive Player of the Year

Kevin Kiani April 22, 2013

Marc Gasol is hardly the flashiest player in the game, but his intelligence and his instincts make him the most feared big man on the defensive end. Although his 1.7 blocks per game and his 7.8 rebounds...

Podcast: Sundial sports writers and CSUN students discuss the NBA playoffs

Kevin Kiani April 22, 2013

Daily Sundial reporters Bob Garcia and Kevin Kiani along with CSUN students Carlos Hernandez and Eric Silva break down the first round of the NBA playoffs. Click here to listen: Sports podcast

Pro sports embrace eco-friendliness by constructing green stadiums

Pro sports embrace eco-friendliness by constructing green stadiums

Kevin Kiani April 18, 2013

Sporting events are an escape from reality, not a place to worry about greenhouse gases, melting glaciers and fossil fuels. Most sports fans come to a game, grab their beer and begin to berate the opposing...

Baseball: CSUN loses late lead against Lions, falling in 10 innings

Baseball: CSUN loses late lead against Lions, falling in 10 innings

Kevin Kiani April 2, 2013

Jumping out to an early three run lead in the middle innings, the Matadors baseball team was unable to hold the lead against visiting Loyola Marymount (14-14), losing 9-7 in 10 innings Tuesday afternoon. The...

New York soda ban is the wrong solution for a real problem

New York soda ban is the wrong solution for a real problem

Kevin Kiani April 1, 2013

Just yesterday I walked into my local convenience store and bought a 99 cent donut and a small bag of chips. I ate it and I enjoyed it. During all the munching and crunching, I knew I was eating something...

Men’s Basketball season recap: Matadors look to bounce back with new coach

Kevin Kiani March 27, 2013

Coming into the season, the Matadors were one of the youngest teams in the nation, but that didn’t change their expectations on how far they could go. “I expected for us to win the Big West Tournament...

CSUN’s LGBTA to teach on gender equity

Kevin Kiani March 26, 2013

The CSUN Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Alliance (LGBTA) organization will be hosting a trans/gender equity night on March 28 in the Thousand Oaks Room of the USU from 7 to 9 p.m. The event, hosted...

Playoff-bound Bulls in dire need of superstar guard Rose to return

Playoff-bound Bulls in dire need of superstar guard Rose to return

Kevin Kiani March 25, 2013

You could hear a pin drop in the United Center when Derrick Rose tore his ACL during game one of a first round playoff matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers. “Holding on to his knee, holding on to...

Mens Basketball: Bobby Braswell contract not renewed, new coach search begins

Men’s Basketball: Bobby Braswell contract not renewed, new coach search begins

Kevin Kiani March 19, 2013

CSUN men’s basketball coach Bobby Braswell was let go after 17 years in the program by newly appointed Athletic Director Dr. Brandon E. Martin, who broke the news Tuesday during a press conference...

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