Daily Sundial

Lot G3 parking structure to be finished by 2009

Marla Schevker • September 10, 2008

Every day Crystal Hill gets to campus early, no matter what time her class starts.' She drops her son off at preschool at 7 a.m. and then comes straight to campus to make sure she can find parking.

Lowering the drinking age will not solve the problem

Marla Schevker • September 8, 2008

Alcohol is a forbidden topic in the United States. It's dangerous and leads to disease, addiction, injury and death. So no one talks about it and therefore no one learns how to respect it.

University presidents reconsider drinking age laws

Marla Schevker • September 8, 2008

Alcohol plays a different role in every culture. America has many restrictions on alcohol and that can entice people who aren't legally able to drink to do so.

AS Fair helpful to students

Marla Schevker • August 28, 2008

Seeing the free stuff being passed out on the lawn next to the Matador Bookstore Complex, junior Diana Ta decided to go check it out. What she found was the 4th annual Associated Students Fair.

From the battleground to the classroom

Marla Schevker • December 3, 2007

When senior Jason Henke served in Iraq, throughout the action he wasn't afraid. He wasn't scared or even nervous when his platoon would have to fight. To be scared was to have an emotion, and to have any emotion meant he would have to think about it, Henke said.

MTV loses their way, has too much ‘reality’

Marla Schevker • October 1, 2007

The words "music television" used to instill joy and pride in all kinds of music lovers, including myself. There was finally a place in the television world that we could call our own. A station we could always flip to and combine two things that are passions of most people ages 15-25: music and watching TV.

Governor receives bill to clean up nuclear contamination

Marla Schevker • September 27, 2007

In 1959, the first-ever meltdown of a power-producing reactor in the United States occurred at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, located on top of the Simi Hills in Simi Valley. Since then the site, currently serving as a research facility for Boeing Co., has reportedly been the source of chemical contamination both throughout the facility and neighboring communities.

Web Portal retooled to be more user-friendly

Marla Schevker • September 12, 2007

At the end of June, CSUN's retooled Web portal, myNorthridge, debuted to the campus community, along with a key to help navigate through its updated format. Chris Xanthos, director of the Project Management Office, said the changes weren't updates so much as they were enhancements to the Web portal's look and feel.

Scientology accused of what other religions do

Marla Schevker • September 12, 2007

Religion is a deeply personal issue. Everybody believes something different and it's their prerogative to do so. Last week, the Associated Press reported in an article, "Scientology Faces Criminal Charges," that a Belgian prosecutor recommended that the Church of Scientology stand trial on charges of fraud and extortion, and decided that the church should be labeled as a criminal organization.

Campaigning too early causes election problems later

Marla Schevker • September 4, 2007

The 2008 presidential election promises to be monumental. Both Republicans and Democrats have unusual candidates running in the primaries that will make presidential history, regardless of what party wins. Whether it will be the Democrats' Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, or the Republicans' Mitt Romney or Rudi Giuliani who take the presidency, something new will be brought to the nation that has never been seen before.

Bad celebs need to shape up

Marla Schevker • August 29, 2007

The other day I drove up the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu with a friend. As we went down the road, he began to point out to me all of the celebrity houses with their fancy gates and tinted SUVs. It was my first time driving on that part of the PCH and I couldn't help but marvel at the fancy houses and how nice everything looked in general.

Well-off Americans should help displaced in Uganda

Marla Schevker • May 7, 2007

Displacement: To be forced to flee from one's home or homeland. Many people will never have to know the feeling of having to be displaced. Yet too many people go through the fear and terror of getting pushed out of their homes every day. As a matter of fact, according to the United Nations, more than 1.