The Sundial

Active California living a passion for CSUN professor

Mary Pham • October 26, 2011

At first, it was a pipe dream, but the decision to move from Louisiana to California came easily for Ashley Samson. “I’ve always loved California and how it has so many outdoor activities,”...

CSUN student to host mtvU “Dean’s List”

Mary Pham • October 12, 2011

A Matador will be popping up on mtvU’s top-10 music video countdown soon. CSUN journalism major Liberty Zabala will be hosting the network’s top-10 video countdown for the show “Dean’s List.” “I...

Jewish studies program shares documentary at Laemmle Fallbrook Theatre

Mary Pham • October 10, 2011

Serial uprisings in Middle East, known as the Arab Spring, set the political stage for Sunday’s premiere of “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace” at the Laemmle Fallbrook Theatre. “Today,...

Jewish studies department and Laemmle Theatre to screen “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace”

Mary Pham • October 5, 2011

CSUN Jewish studies will present a documentary about the 1979 peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, in a narrative film called, “Back Door Channels: The Price of Peace,” on Sunday at the Laemmle's...

California considers adopting new science standards for K-12

Mary Pham • September 28, 2011

California is one of 20 states pioneering a 2012 change in science standards and requirements for students in K-12, according to the state’s department of education. This will be the first change in...

Reverend James Lawson to visit CSUN for CDSC event

Mary Pham • September 21, 2011

Reverend James Lawson will lecture about civil rights and peaceful activism, in a speech called “empowering students for social change: lessons for today from the past,” Monday Sept. 26 from 4 - 6:45...

Religious revival following Sept. 11 short-lived

Mary Pham • September 7, 2011

A short-term increase in church attendance followed the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as Americans converged to become part of a religious revival. “Right after 9/11, in America churches were...

Album Review: Jay-Z & Kanye West’s ‘Watch the Throne’

Mary Pham • August 31, 2011

The long awaited collaboration between mega hip-hop artists, Jay-Z, and producer/rapper Kanye West became a reality earlier this month when their album, “Watch the Throne” was released. The combination...

Excess heat watch

Mary Pham • August 30, 2011

CSUN students were met with 100 degree temperatures and plenty of sunshine on their first day of the semester, and the next few months will likely bring more of the same to make up for an unusually...

Engineer students win grand prize at intelligent ground vehicle competition

Mary Pham • August 26, 2011

CSUN engineering students placed first, at the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) at Oakland University of Michigan on June 6. The Red RAVEN (Robotic Autonomous Vehicle Engineered in...