Daily Sundial

Governor appoints student trustee

Stephanie Olmedo • February 27, 2008

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed a Sacramento State University student as the new student trustee on Jan. 25 after rejecting candidates in 2007. Curtis Grima will fill the position that has been vacant since the beginning of the academic year. "I've always been very active in my student government.

CSU, union agree to pay raise terms

Stephanie Olmedo • February 20, 2008

After months of negotiating, California State University and the CSU Employees Union have reached an agreement that will allow union members to apply for a .25 percent raise every 12 months. The agreement, which was signed on Jan. 23 at the Board of Trustees meeting, indicates that an employee who applies to receive a quarter of a percent raise from an instate-wide progression fund must submit an application.

FAFSA application now online

Stephanie Olmedo • February 9, 2008

The March 3 FAFSA application deadline is quickly approaching, but instead of combing through a thorough questionnaire gauging one's ability to pay tuition, students can breeze through it online now. CSUN Financial Aid Director Lili Vidal said providing the application online is an effort to make the application process go smoother for students.

Student shares reflections in ‘Firearm Fossils’ exhibit at botanic garden

Stephanie Olmedo • February 5, 2008

On the western end of CSUN's Botanic Garden, where trees shield you from the sounds of people walking by and singing birds block out the noise of the construction site, is the art exhibit "Firearm Fossils." The exhibit consists of 10 pieces of concrete imprinted with images of guns.

Campus undergoing remodeling

Stephanie Olmedo • February 5, 2008

The associate vice president for facilities planning presented a proposal for the remodeling of the CSUN campus at the Faculty Senate Executive Committee meeting on Thursday afternoon. Colin Donahue said many of the proposed new buildings are already underway.

Spunky ‘Juno’ brings light to teen pregnancy with wit and humor

Stephanie Olmedo • January 18, 2008

STEPHANIE OLMEDO staff Reporter In the movie "Juno," an uncommon love and a comfortable chair leads to Juno MacGuff and Paulie Bleeker's first sexual encounter - and then, Juno's pregnancy. Ellen Page plays Juno MacGuff, a wise-cracking, quick- tongued 16-year-old girl who sleeps with her friend, Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera), a lanky boy on the track team.

Murakami exhibit at MOCA transports viewers to a new world

Stephanie Olmedo • January 18, 2008

Those who can remember watching Sailor Moon and obsessing over Pokemon cards will be easily immersed in the world of Takashi Murakami. In the new exhibit, Murakami, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, the viewer is transported to a world of doe eyed beauties, floating rosy-cheeked creatures, and 1970's hippie-esque daisies.