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

Is a live sex demonstration in a university lecture appropriate for students?

Mandi Gosling March 7, 2011

A Northwestern University professor staged a live sex demonstration as part of a lecture in a human sexuality class last month. In front of more than 100 students, a woman stripped down naked, laid...

Should anti-gay protestors be allowed to rally at soldier’s funerals?

Mandi Gosling March 3, 2011

In an 8 to 1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of a group of Christian anti-gay activists who protest outside funerals of fallen U.S. soldiers. Albert Snyder, the father of a Marine...

Should a state senator have immunity from a domestic violence charge?

Mandi Gosling March 2, 2011

An Arizona state senator involved in a domestic dispute last weekend cannot be charged because Arizona law states legislators are immune from arrest “in all cases except treason, felony, and breach of...

Should an employer be allowed to ask prospective employees for their Facebook login?

Mandi Gosling February 22, 2011

During a recertification interview with the Maryland Division of Corrections 2010, Corrections Officer Robert Collins was asked for his Facebook login information.  The interviewer then logged into his...

Does displaying caloric information on restaurant menus affect diner’s choices?

Mandi Gosling February 17, 2011

The federal health care legislation enacted by President Barack Obama last year requires all chain restaurants and food vendors with more than 20 locations to display the number of calories in their foods...

Are fat kids dumber than skinny kids?

Mandi Gosling February 15, 2011

Researchers from the University of Bristol studied data on nearly 4,000 children born between 1991 and 1992. The children’s parents filled out surveys on their kids’ diets at ages 3, 4, 7 and 8 1/2....

Should more US cable providers be broadcasting Al-Jazeera English?

Mandi Gosling February 10, 2011

In recent weeks as Tunisia, Egypt and other parts of the Middle East have exploded in political revolutions, the Western media has scrambled to provide coverage of the events. As they have struggled...

Does the Patriot Act protect us from terrorist attacks?

Mandi Gosling February 9, 2011

Key provisions in the Patriot Act were up for renewal this week and the House of Representatives voted to let them expire. The bill failed to get enough votes to extend three provisions, which included...

Do you want to live to be a ‘supercentarian’?

Mandi Gosling February 7, 2011

The world's oldest person, Eunice Sanborn, died this week at her home in Jacksonville, Texas at the age of 114.  Born in Louisiana on July 20, 1896, she outlived one daughter and three husbands. To...

Is President Obama’s healthcare law unconstitutional?

Mandi Gosling February 1, 2011

A federal judge in Florida ruled this week that a law requiring Americans to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional. Florida’s attorney general filed the challenge to the law and was joined by...

Does the ‘Tiger Mother’ method of parenting make for more successful kids?

Mandi Gosling January 27, 2011

Harvard University law professor Amy Chua's book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” tells the story of how she raised her two daughters, “the Chinese way,” meaning under extremely strict rules. Chua...

Arizona, Florida and Texas propose to arm college professors

Mandi Gosling January 26, 2011

Legislators in Arizona, Florida and Texas are proposing a law that would allow community college and university instructors to arm themselves with concealed weapons. Currently, only Utah allows concealed...

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