Daily Sundial

A day in the life of Tamon Fujimi

Administrator • December 10, 2009

Tamon Fujimi is a 27 year old CSUN senior majoring in Sociology. He has been involved with music since a very early age. Influenced by his parents’ interest in music, Tamon began taking piano lessons. In...

CSUN students mentor local at-risk youth

Lidya Munoz • December 10, 2009

School is a crucial aspect in childhood and adolescence; just like it can be a breeze it can also be a difficult time in a child’s and a teenager’s life. It is here when many kids come head to head...

New student-run program explores the great outdoors

Aprile Sumague • December 10, 2009

A one-of-a-kind and affordable experience to explore nature and its beauty is the purpose of a new student-run program called Outdoor Adventures. It gives students the opportunity to appreciate...

Study break tips from us to you

Administrator • December 9, 2009

Here at the Daily Sundial, we know finals are hard. So here are some of the ways our staff gets through finals and what we do to take a break. These tips help us and we hope they help you. Good luck! “If...

Professor’s art shown in galleries around the world

Michelle Nelson • December 9, 2009

Technicolor. Psychedelic. Vivid. Like those weird dreams you get if you eat dinner right before going to bed. And in your dream, the steak appears alongside little gnomes lounging on the dinner table,...

Attempted robbery closes Nordhoff Street between Reseda Boulevard and Yolanda Avenue

Administrator • December 9, 2009

An unsuccessful robbery was reported on Nordhoff Street between Reseda Boulevard and Yolanda Avenue on Tuesday night. After a K-9, search the suspect was not found and the search was called off, said...

Valley dancers pick up on ‘Jerkin’ movement

Victor Corona • December 9, 2009

Thirty years after hip-hop was born in the Bronx, N.Y., many of the people who were at the first block parties, heard their first rap or beat box, and saw their first breakdance did not imagine what it would become, or the places the genre would reach. Not to mention the influence it would have on the generations to come.

Dream fulfilled in the R.O.T.C.

Marlene Pantaleon • December 9, 2009

At age 5, Susan’s mother asked her what she wanted to be; Susan remembers answering “a doctor.” That dream has not gone away, but it has changed. She has decided to be a nurse instead. As...

Cultivating the rewards of the community gardens

Yazmin Cruz • December 8, 2009

On this overcast Sunday morning, the father of six arrives at the garden at 6:30 a.m. and begins to clear the weeds from the rows of cilantro. The movement of his hands against the herb releases its pungent aroma.

Postcards against fee increase supported by A.S. Senate, accountability called into question

Kristopher A. Fortin • December 8, 2009

The Associated Students (A.S.) Senate passed the resolution Tuesday to support the postcard program that will oppose fee increases in the California State University system. The postcards will be taken...

Spotlight: One student out of 36,000

Angelica Bonomo • December 7, 2009

Living in Los Angeles, it isn’t rare to meet local musicians striving to be the next big act. What is rare is Jarred Tibbetts, 22-year-old creative writing English major and History minor, a musician...

Funds allocated for new classes

Wendy Barba • December 7, 2009

Students who were unsuccessful in enrolling in classes this fall may have a greater chance of enlisting in classes for spring thanks to the allocation of approximately $1.8 million. CSUN will use this...