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

Illustration by Brandon Sarmiento

Graduation letters: Jared Rappaport

Jared Rappaport May 10, 2023

Professor Jared Rappaport is the chair of the department of cinema and television arts at the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication. You can learn more about him here. I recall very well...

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Graduation letters: Vickie Jensen

Vickie Jensen May 10, 2023

Vickie Jensen, Ph.D., is the chair of the criminology and justice studies department at the college of social and behavioral sciences. You can learn more about her here. There is so much I would want...

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Graduation letters: Stephanie Bluestein

Stephanie Bluestein May 10, 2023

Stephanie Bluestein, Ed.D., is the chair of the journalism department at the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication. You can learn more about her here. - Letter to my younger self May...

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Graduation letters: Jeffrey Auerbach

Jeffrey Auerbach May 9, 2023

Jeffrey Auerbach, Ph.D., is the chair of the history department at the college of social and behavioral sciences. You can learn more about him here. When I graduated from college, I knew exactly what...

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Graduation letters: Edward Jackiewicz

Edward Jackiewicz May 9, 2023

Edward Jackiewicz, Ph.D., is the chair of the geography and environmental studies department at the college of social and behavioral sciences. You can learn more about him here. The Sundial asked that...

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Graduation letters: Simon Garrett

Simon Garrett May 9, 2023

Simon Garrett, Ph.D., is the chair of the chemistry and biochemistry department at the college of science and math. You can learn more about him here. You probably don’t believe me, but the conclusion...

Illustration by Naomi Ruiz.

Opinion: What student life is like for me – A mental health perspective

Naomi Ruiz, Reporter May 9, 2023

I have been attending California State University, Northridge since August 2021. Transferring from Santa Monica College was a long time coming, but I finally got to attend my dream school. That is when...

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Opinion: Global warming in your backyard?

Steve Graves, CSUN Professor May 8, 2023

Steve Graves is a professor in the geography and environmental studies department at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.  You can learn more about him here.   Global warming, which...

Illustration of people stressing over finals

Opinion: Student Stress

Naomi Ruiz, Reporter May 8, 2023

CSUN social worker Marlon Briggs says student stress is impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic shifting around everyday lives of students. “Any sort of change, whether it be good change, bad change, unexpected...

Illustration of 3 years anniversary of covid - 19

Opinion: A revisit of the pandemic lockdown and how students overcame it

Elvin Gonzalez, Reporter May 8, 2023

It has been three years since the first COVID-19 lockdown, when people all over the world were ordered to stay home and not make physical contact with others.  2020 was a year unlike any other, when...

Illustration of different types of girls

Opinion: First-Generation daughters and their burdens

Theresa Anguiano, Assistant Opinion Editor May 8, 2023

I have come to resent my culture in more ways than one as the eldest daughter of an immigrant family. As a result of loading dishwashers, cleaning the entire house, taking 17 class units and working graveyard...

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Opinion: Not just a pretty face

Dakota Preslar, Reporter February 5, 2023

I want to tell you about Bonnie Prince Charlie. Why? Charles Edward Stuart was the grandson of the last Stuart king of England, Scotland and Ireland – King James II and VII. This king fumbled the...

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