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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

A photo illustration of a 2022 penny being held up. On Nov. 12, 2025, the final penny was pressed in Philadelphia.

U.S. Mint stops making cents

Jaya Roberts, Editor in Chief November 12, 2025

After more than 232 years in circulation, the United States Mint pressed the final penny on Wednesday in Philadelphia. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach were both present...

LIVE: Special Election 2025

LIVE: Special Election 2025

Nov. 5 5:30 p.m., 77% of votes counted, Jaya Roberts As of 5:27 p.m., 77% or 8,280,082 votes, had been counted, according to the Associated Press. 63.9% of voters supported Proposition 50, while 36.1%...

Andrea Muñoz standing in Redwood Hall outside of the voting center with friends in Northridge, Calif. on Oct. 29, 2025.

Prop. 50 raises broader questions about ethics and power

Taylor Parise, Copy Chief October 30, 2025

Alexandra Macias, a political science professor at CSUN, has long upheld the California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CRC) when lecturing in her classes. The commission, whose creation was authorized...

Graphic by Taylor Parise

Prop 50: Know before you vote

Sara Wolf, Reporter October 24, 2025

Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump engage in a tug of war over the number of U.S. House seats. California voters can expect a special election on Nov. 4, where they will vote on Proposition...

Miles de personas se reúnen cerca del Capitolio durante la protesta "No Kings 2" en Washington D.C. el 18 de Octubre de 2025.

De costa a costa: “No Kings” (No queremos reyes) en la capital del país fue un asunto familiar.

Taylor Parise, Copy Editor October 20, 2025

Rebecca Marrin, una joven de 14 años originaria de Harrisonburg, Virginia, le pidió a su madre que hicieran el viaje de dos horas hasta Washington, D.C., para poder asistir a la protesta “No Kings”...

Canvas on desktop and mobile show error messages when opened due to ongoing Amazon Web Services (AWS) outages on Oct. 20.

Canvas among victims of Amazon Web Services outage

Jaya Roberts, Editor-in-Chief October 20, 2025

Just after midnight on Monday, Amazon Web Services (AWS), a key provider of cloud infrastructure, began noting “increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services.” Among the websites experiencing...

Los manifestantes sostienen carteles con el lema "¡No a los reyes!" a lo largo de Zelzah Avenue durante la protesta "No a los reyes" el 18 de octubre en Northridge, California.

Coast to Coast: ‘No Kings’ and no CSUN students

Sara Wolf and Aly Hawkins October 18, 2025

Amid the national “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, an estimated 1,200 people showed up at the intersection of Nordhoff Street and Zelzah Avenue in Northridge to join...

Thousands of people march towards the Capitol Building during a "No Kings 2" protest in Washington D.C. on Oct. 18, 2025.

Coast to Coast: ‘No Kings’ in the nation’s capital was a family affair

Taylor Parise, Copy Chief October 18, 2025

(WASHINGTON D.C. —) Rebecca Marrin, a 14-year-old from Harrisonburg, Virginia, asked her mom to make the two-hour drive to Washington, D.C., so that she could attend the “No Kings” protest in her...

Melissa Bumstead holds a symbolic funeral protesting the end of cleanup procedures at the severely contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab. The lab site was a research and development facility for liquid-propellant rocket engines and nuclear reactors. After its closure in 2006, the area was left heavily contaminated. The site was also the origin of the Woolsey Fire in 2018. The ceremony was held at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Oct. 7, 2025.

Toxic site cleanup agreements laid to rest at funeral demonstration

Emily Velasquez, Reporter October 10, 2025

Protesters gathered at the Rancho Santa Susana Community Center in Simi Valley on Oct. 7 in protest of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) cleanup agreements not being honored. Attendees held a...

People gather during a protest of ABC's decision to remove Jimmy Kimmel Live! and anti-fascism in front of the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank on Sept. 19, 2025.

Late-night amendment violations

Jaya Roberts, Editor-in-Chief October 9, 2025

After a six-day suspension, Disney, the parent company of ABC, reinstated “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The show faced suspension following a monologue by Kimmel on Sept. 15, making “ill-timed” and “insensitive”...

The Palisades Fire burns across the Santa Monica Mountains in the Mandeville Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif., as seen from Mountaingate, on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

BREAKING: Federal authorities make arrest in connection to Palisades Fire

Pamela Garcia and Taylor Parise October 8, 2025

Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced via X the arrest of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht from Melbourne, Florida, on Oct 8. Rinderknecht is alleged to have intentionally started the Lachman Fire...

Turning Point USA Co-Founder Charlie Kirk responds to questions during The American Comeback Tour at California State University, Northridge on Thursday, March 6.

BREAKING: Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah Valley University

Luis Zambrano and Jaya Roberts September 10, 2025

American political activist and author Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during the Orem, Utah, stop of The American Comeback Tour. A shot was heard at approximately 12:10 p.m. while Kirk was debating...

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