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

Construction workers continue to work and people walk by Maple Hall in Northridge, Calif. on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

Maple Hall opening in March

Chana Kaplan, Reporter February 26, 2024

Maple Hall, the first new building to be constructed on the CSUN campus in 14 years, is finally set to open on March 25, when classes start again after spring break. The project experienced some construction...

CFA and CSU reach tentative agreement after one day of systemwide strike

CFA and CSU reach tentative agreement after one day of systemwide strike

Devin Malone, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2024

After one day in a planned five-day systemwide strike, the California Faculty Association (CFA) and California State University (CSU) management have come to a tentative agreement. In a press release...

File photo. Graduate student Sasha Turchak plays her tennis match in the CSUN Fall Invitational on Nov. 11 in Northridge, Calif.

Thefts reported in women’s tennis facilities on campus

Edward Segal, Managing Editor December 20, 2023

The women’s tennis team at CSUN reported that some of their equipment was stolen in a break-in that happened Dec. 3 in the middle of the night. Sergeant Andrew Higgins from CSUN’s Department of...

The panelists taking public comment at the hearing on electric vehicles. The hearing was held on Oct. 24 in the Orchard Conference Center in Northridge, Calif.

California State Assembly committee meets at CSUN to address electric vehicle accessibility

Miya Hantman, Reporter December 14, 2023

If California plans for all new cars, trucks, and SUVs to be electric by 2035, we're going to need a lot more chargers – about 1.2 million to be exact. Electric vehicles (EVs) are quickly becoming...

Rabbi Chaim Brook (R) and other members from the local Jewish community gather around a torch to light their candles for Chabad at CSUNs annual menorah lighting in front of the University Library in Northridge, Calf., on Dec. 7, 2023.

Chabad at CSUN celebrates Hanukkah on campus

Trisha Anas, Editor in Chief December 12, 2023

A crowd stood across the University Library, with unlit candles in one hand and warm drinks in the other. They waited for the sun to go down as Rabbi Chaim Brook greeted those trickling in. In front of...

Tommy Tomahawk, a Northern traditional dancer at CSUNs 38th Annual Powwow event in Northridge, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2023.

CSUN holds 38th Annual Powwow

Ouanessa Nana, Assistant News Editor December 7, 2023

Crowds gathered around the green field at the center of campus on Nov. 25 on the Sierra Quad to watch a ceremonial performance, the Gourd Dance. It honors veterans, the culture and acts as a prayer to...

A pair of demonstrators hold up a sign and a flag outside the library at SJPs walk out in Northridge, Calif., on Nov. 30, 2023.

Student organization holds protest for Palestine

Griffin O'Rourke, News Editor December 6, 2023

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) organized a student walkout at CSUN alongside Filipino rights groups on Thursday, which brought out over a hundred students. The walkout began with a rally of...

Holocaust survivor Joseph Alexander speaks to students and community members during an event hosted by Chabad at CSUN in Northridge, Calif., on Nov. 28, 2023.

Holocaust survivor speaks at CSUN

Trisha Anas, Editor in Chief December 4, 2023

When Joseph Alexander was just 16 years old, he and his family were forced to leave their home in Kowal, Poland. The year was 1939 and Nazi Germany had just invaded the area. Alexander’s entire family...

CSUN faculty member arrested under suspicion of death of protester

Griffin O'Rourke, News Editor December 4, 2023

Moorpark college computer science professor and CSUN lecturer Loay Alnaji was arrested on Nov. 16 for the death of Jewish man Paul Kessler at a protest in Thousand Oaks, California. The 50-year-old...

Project D.A.T.E. hosted a tabling event in the middle of the quad on Oct. 24 in Northridge, Calif.

Project D.A.T.E. Raises Awareness of Sexual Assault On Campus

Ouanessa Nana, Assistant News Editor November 28, 2023

Project D.A.T.E., a student-run group devoted to raising awareness of sexual assault at CSUN, hosted a tabling event on Oct. 24th in the middle of the quad next to the Matador Statue. This is all a part...

File Photo. Future Matadors gathered around on Cleary Walk to ask questions to various resource booths during Summer Celebration in Northridge, Calif., on June 29, 2023.

CSUN hosts annual fall open house

Calvin Henry, Reporter November 9, 2023

On Oct. 30 Student Outreach and Recruitment worked alongside campus partners and departments to host Open House at CSUN. Previously called “Preview Day,” Open House is an informative event that...

(L-R) CSUN Department Chair of Health Sciences Bethany Rainisch, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla and CSUN alumni Angela Padilla pose for a photo at the 50th anniversary gala for CSUNs Master of Public Health program on Saturday in the Orchard Conference Center.

CSUN Master of Public Health program celebrates 50th anniversary with Alex and Angela Padilla

Trisha Anas, Editor in Chief November 5, 2023

In 2008 during the great recession, Angela Padilla went through a series of hardships that put her into a desperate situation — the company she worked for closed down before she gave birth to her son,...

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