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

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OPINION: Higher education continues to cultivate gendered violence

March 9, 2022

The recent news of California State University Chancellor Joseph I. Castro’s handling of allegations of sexual harassment by Frank Lamas, former Fresno State vice president of student affairs, makes...

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OPINION: Elective classes offer students new perspectives

Ashley Orellana, Opinion Editor February 22, 2022

Elective courses are typically seen as unnecessary by most college students. Within conversations with classmates, I’ve learned that they’re described as a waste of time. College credit is often...

A $20 bill

Opinion: If CSU’s want to lower student’s costs, online learning should still be an option

Josh Gonzalez, Contributor, Opinion December 20, 2021

"The CSU makes every effort to keep student costs to a minimum." Every Matador, in some form or another, has seen these words. Yet, as CSUN transitions back to in-person learning in spring of 2022,...

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Opinion: The “me” in Meme

Ashley Orellana, Contributor December 15, 2021

From Pepe the Frog to the Arthur Fist, millions of memes are shared on the internet every day. There’s no doubt that memes have rapidly grown to be a fundamental part of social media, but what do the...

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Opinion: Americans have the right to put others at risk — but at what cost?

Danny Solano, Reporter December 9, 2021

Like many vaccinated Californians, I am tired of the seemingly endless COVID-19 restrictions affecting our everyday lives. We all want the pandemic to be over and return to our normal lives, and for a...

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Opinion: Having Big Tech in charge of censorship is a slippery slope to disaster

Shannon Carter, News Editor November 24, 2021

Big Tech has been doubling down its efforts to censor misinformation, especially when it comes to the topic of COVID-19. On Sept. 29, YouTube announced it would ban content that claims any approved...

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Opinion: CSUN should create its own campus bike-sharing program with possible budget surplus

Danny Solano, Reporter November 24, 2021

Anyone who has been at CSUN for more than two years may remember a time when there were bright green LimeBikes, equipped with adorable baskets, scattered around campus for students to rent and maneuver...

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Opinion: Workers don’t want to go back to their jobs. They are being underpaid and mistreated.

Angelica Lopez Saldate, Reporter November 23, 2021

There are 10.4 million job openings, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Despite the plentiful jobs, the report showed that only 6.3 million people were being hired between September and...

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Opinion: Facing stress at every border, migrants need more support — not discrimination.

Ashley Orellana, Contributor November 16, 2021

Honduras is a country full of rich culture, friendly faces and delectable food. Yet poverty, corruption, crime and injustice leave Hondurans with lack of hope, forcing them to find it elsewhere. In...

Inside of a bus

Opinion: Building a sustainable transportation infrastructure will require a careful balancing act

Benjamin Verheiden, Contributor November 2, 2021

Before the pandemic, the sustainability approach was driven for more density and mass public transit, given how detrimental it is for long-term sustainability to be sprawled out and car dependent. However,...

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Opinion: American society needs to bridge the divide caused by political polarization

Danny Solano, Reporter November 1, 2021

Go to any social or televised media and you may think that recent events have created a radicalization of opinions — intertwining personal cultural beliefs with political ones, seemingly forming a large...

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Opinion: Halloween isn’t satanic. But why do people believe so?

Tonie Lopez, Reporter October 29, 2021

From bobbing for apples and costume parties to lovingly begging for candy, Halloween is becoming a favorite time for Americans in more macabre fashions. Because Halloween has always dealt with death,...

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