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

Valera Nest: CSUN welcomes its first-ever basic needs location to support students

Jennifer Rodman, Reporter April 9, 2024

CSUN is bringing a basic needs and resources center to students starting in the fall 2025 semester. The Valera Nest is the first of its kind in the CSU system. Valera Nest, formally known as “Nurturing...

CSUN Student and event planner for the AS Sustainability Center, Nicole Burgess, answers questions regarding the Refill and Repair event at Matador Square in Northridge, Calif. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

AS Sustainability Center hosts a Refill and Repair event

Claudia Canchola, Reporter April 8, 2024

On March 26, the AS Sustainability Center hosted its second Refill and Repair event of the spring semester, near Magnolia and Citrus Hall, at Matador Square. Refill and Repair encourages sustainability,...

A trail of condensed water rocket exhaust paints the sky at sunset moments after SpaceXs Falcon 9 takes off.

SpaceX paints the skies of California a glowing aurora on Monday

Devin Huynh, Photographer/Videographer April 8, 2024

No, this was not an April Fool’s prank. On Monday, April 1, SpaceX launched its Falcon9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base to deliver 22 Starlink satellites to orbit the exosphere. This created...

Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock.

Remembering Cesar Chavez: A champion of civil rights

Santos San Pascual, Reporter April 8, 2024

On March 28, CSUN held its 15th annual Cesar Chavez Service Fair. Hosted by the Department of Chicano Studies, the event took place at the University Library Lawn. Many campus and nonprofit organizations...

Students walk through Maple Hall on Monday, March 25, 2024, in Northridge, Calif.

What you need to know about Assembly Bill 928

Jennifer Rodman, Reporter April 6, 2024

The Associated Students Senate recently held a meeting to discuss Assembly Bill 928, convening last month in the Grand Salon at the University Student Union. Assembly Bill 928, or the Student Transfer...

FAFSA form error harms students in mixed status families

Sarah Chayet, News Reporter March 29, 2024

Students attempting to fill out the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) have been met with a troubling error if their parents and/or contributors don’t have a Social Security Number...

CSUN’s diverse wildlife: invasive yet integral to the community

Julie Santiago, Photographer March 28, 2024

Wildlife at CSUN is rich and oftentimes cute, but is not without its mess. Some animals present some interesting challenges for staff and faculty who monitor and care for them on campus. Professor of...

Students at CSUNs American Indian Student Associations White Sage Protection Presentation view a slide in the Lake Balboa Room in Northridge, Calif., on Monday, March 4, 2024.

AISA and CA Native Vote Project discuss the importance of white sage protection

Claudia Canchola, Reporter March 26, 2024

Last Monday, the American Indian Student Association and California Native Vote Project hosted a presentation on the importance of white sage protection. The event took place in the Lake Balboa Room at...

Some classrooms in Maple Hall are equipped with state-of-the-art technologies like HyFlex, which enables professors to conduct online and in-person classes at the same time in Northridge, Calif., on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Maple Hall opens its doors after years of construction

Chana Kaplan, Reporter March 25, 2024

Maple Hall, located on the southern end of the campus on Etiwanda Avenue, is finally opening its doors on March 25 after pandemic-related construction setbacks pushed its original 2023 opening date. The...

IT help student assistant Ethan Vue working at the IT desk located on the first floor of the CSUN University Library on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Northridge, Calif.

CSU students successful in push to unionize

Carolina Guzman Durante, News Reporter March 13, 2024

In the absence of a union to advocate for the rights and interests of students, California State University students organized themselves under the banner of the California State University Employees...

President Kathryn Oz of the CSUN TRENDS fashion club demonstrates how to draw ruffled designs on a dress during the Fashion Illustration workshop meeting on Feb. 12, 2024, in Sequoia Hall in Northridge, Calif.

CSUN Trends conducts a search for models

Santos San Pascual, Reporter March 13, 2024

CSUN Trends, a club dedicated to fashion and modeling, held its first meeting of the semester on Feb. 12, and meets every other Monday. For the first meeting, the club held a workshop on fashion sketches....

CSUN alumna Ekemini Uwan, co-author for “Truths Table,” during her book signing, after the Essential Talks lecture in the University Student Union in Northridge, Calif. on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, Northridge, Calif.

Filling a void through faith: Ekemini Uwan shares her journey with Matadors

Elizabeth Casas, Communities Desk Editor March 13, 2024

Alumna Ekemini Uwan joined Matadors on Feb. 22 for an Essential Talk in the Northridge Center at the University Student Union. Essential Talks was created after the passing of George Floyd as a...

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