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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

Illustration by Maliahguiya Sourgose

The Burden of Birth Control

Teagan Davidge, Assistant Social Media Editor September 23, 2024

Have you ever stopped to wonder why there are only two forms of male birth control, while there are 12 options for women? This is because men continue to place the burden of birth control on women. Male...

The main entrance of the University Library (Sundial File Photo).

(Opinion) Finding Community In A Post-Lockdown College Life

Jaya Roberts, Opinion Editor August 29, 2024

When the Coronavirus pandemic began spreading across the world in early 2020, there was no way for anyone to know what the future may hold, and uncertainty was ubiquitous. When a country-wide lockdown...

CSUN Smash Bros. Ultimate team members Sebastian Merino (left) David Chavez (middle) and Neathan Gallardo (right) taking a group photo March 9 at Long Beach State University.

A day in the life of an esports gamer

David Chavez, Reporter May 19, 2024

It’s 7 a.m. and it’s the day of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tournament at Long Beach State University. After the hour-long drive filled with traffic and getting lost at the university, I reached...

Illustration by Amy Sandoval

Life as a parent returning to college

Desiree Kiva Powell, Reporter May 17, 2024

My two teenage sons motivate, frustrate, inspire and infuriate me. They make me smile and make me, to use their lingo, cringe. They have watched my return to school, beginning with them attending my...

Illustration by Maliahguiya Sourgose

Unpacking the Intersection: Judaism, antisemitism and criticism of Israel

Jaya Roberts, Opinion Editor May 14, 2024

On May 1, the United States House of Representatives passed a legislative bill to broaden the definition of antisemitism to include the “targeting of the state of Israel, conceived as a Jewish collectivity.”...

Illustration by Amy Sandoval

Building an inclusive campus: Why CSUN faculty and staff should have disability education training

Alyssa Alvarez, Reporter May 14, 2024

When I told my professor that I had not yet been able to inform the disability office of my deafness and get official accommodations through the school, his response was, “But you don’t need interpreters...

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The world needs to understand the seriousness of HIV/AIDS

Tonie Lopez, Contributor May 13, 2024

In the early 1980s, a mysterious disease plagued several people, predominantly gay men. This disease was later identified as the virus known as the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, also called AIDS....

Illustration by Amy Sandoval

Media Nitpicking: Which tragedy is worse?

Tonie Lopez, Contributor May 6, 2024

America. Home of the brave, land of the free, or something along those lines. Our country, while it has had many great attributions over the years, has suffered many tragedies. With the great volume of...

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A message to Christians who are tired of politics

Oscar Cartagena, Contributor April 26, 2024

In the past five years we have seen as Americans how political propaganda can influence the faithful. I am referring to Christians who have their firm beliefs in American fundamentalist views. Religiously,...

Illustration by Amy Sandoval

Some Americans would rather vote for a third-party candidate. Here’s why.

Dominic Parker, Contributor April 25, 2024

We often hear that our country has not been so bitterly divided since the Civil Rights era–maybe even since the Civil War. Americans cannot seem to agree on hot-button issues like abortion regulation,...

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Investor expectations shift as consumer prices surge unexpectedly

Luke Knie, Reporter April 24, 2024

U.S. consumer prices rose last month by a bigger-than-expected amount in a surprise development that jolted expectations of the economy and could induce investors to further adjust predictions for interest...

Children with disabilities need inclusion in classroom settings

Children with disabilities need inclusion in classroom settings

Daisy Gutierrez, Contributor April 10, 2024

Growing up, I was always taught to be inclusive to everyone, especially my classmates who I would see every day. My godbrother has autism, and being inclusive has always been important to me because I...

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