Column: Tracking Trump in 2020
Michaella Huck and Orlando Mayorquin
August 5, 2020
The country is in flux as it reckons with long-standing racial injustice while experiencing the worst handling of the coronavirus outbreak in the world. Surely, this is a moment for the president to attempt to pull together a polarized nation? Well, not if your country’s president is Donald J. Trump. ...
Op-Ed: Void for its vagueness: CSU Board of Trustees passes social justice requirement, ethnic studies community stands in support of AB-1460
August 3, 2020
On July 22, 2020, the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees passed Chancellor Timothy P. White’s “Ethnic Studies and Social Justice” (ESSJ) requirement (Board of Trustees, July 21, 2020). The Chancellor’s Office developed its own proposal that allows undergraduate students to fulfill ES...
Editorial: CSUN needs more diverse faculty that reflects the student body
July 22, 2020
In 1968, students of color led strikes across California campuses, from San Francisco State University to CSUN, to demand the establishment of ethnic studies departments and to hire faculty of color to lead those departments. The fight to have faculty of color in universities continues today, as students...
Op-Ed: We can’t and we won’t stick to sports
Andres Soto, Sports Editor
July 9, 2020
In early June, right-wing political commentator Ben Shapiro went off on a rant against professional athletes who have used their platforms to speak out against racial injustice. Shapiro lamented that sports were no longer an escape from reality for him. “It’s getting to the point where I don...
Op-Ed: Why Does California Need AB-1460 (Ethnic Studies Requirement)?
July 8, 2020
When the California State Senate voted in favor (30-5) of Assemblymember Shirley Weber’s bill AB-1460 — a state law that will require every California State University (CSU) undergraduate to take an Ethnic Studies course in Black Studies, Chicanx/Latinx Studies, Asian American Studies, or American...
Opinion: Being a Black journalist when Black lives finally start to matter
Michaella Huck, Opinion Editor
June 29, 2020
My whole life being Black and being a journalist remain in sync. I was a strange child. Some kids watched the “Teletubbies,” I watched the 5 o’clock news. My mom calls me nosy; I’d say I’m curious, especially when it comes to issues that I care about. I was raised in a household that taught...
Column: Is it the right time for sports to return?
Mano Baghjajian, Reporter
June 26, 2020
It has been over three months since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. As lockdowns began to set in all over the world, normal parts of everyday life started to disappear. Schools, restaurants and local businesses all began to close their doors as fear regarding...
Editorial: The importance of defunding the police
June 25, 2020
For five consecutive weeks, people across America, and around the globe, have protested the death of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people killed by police brutality and systemic racism. Everyday, people are fighting to end the long endured violence imposed on Black and brown communities....
Editorial Letter from The Sundial: Seeking justice through journalism
June 12, 2020
In light of recent protests, set in motion by the death of George Floyd at the hands of the police, people have taken a moment to mourn and reflect as our society begins to take on changes that will shape our future. The Sundial stands in solidarity with this fight for equality, and we will continue ...
Letter to the Editor
June 11, 2020
It is unfortunate I have to be writing this letter but in this past week, I have witnessed journalism that failed the audience The Sundial serves along with a letter from the journalism department that is completely tone-deaf regarding police brutality as it only addresses journalists but not the issue...
A message of hope from AS Vice President Deion Joseph Turner
Deion Turner, AS Vice President
June 9, 2020
Hello everyone, my name is Deion Joseph Turner and I am the CSUN Associated Students Vice President and former president of the Black Leadership Council. I am humbled to be able to offer words of hope and listen to all of the ideas and plans that our community would like to see. I want to share with...
