Daily Sundial

Students in uproar over A.S. funding for black graduation

Michael Siciliano • March 30, 2006

Anger, heartbreak and dissatisfaction came to a head at the Associated Students meeting March 27 as several black students expressed indignation over the reduced amount of funding given to the Black Graduation Committee. Black students gave numerous emotionally charged speeches that lambasted A.

Track and Field win Big West

Nicole Garcia • March 30, 2006

The Cal State Northridge men and women's track and field team competed at the Trojan Invitational on March 25th at Loker Stadium at USC. The Matadors also co-hosted the Hammer Throw March 17 and March 18 at the North Campus Stadiums. Saturday's events began with the women's javelin and ended with the men's 4x4 relay team.

Redwood Hall receives wall mural, makeover

Sandy Archila • March 30, 2006

Redwood Hall is getting a makeover. For weeks the exterior south side of the building has been under renovation. A new sports mural, tram stop, and landscape refurbishment project are all part of an effort to update Redwood Hall's image. Art students submitted designs for the public sports mural for Redwood Hall.

CSUN climbs the pyramid by beating Long Beach in five

Ivan Yeo • March 29, 2006

Playing from behind is nothing new to the No. 6-ranked Cal State Northridge men's volleyball team. The Matadors rallied from two games down to force a deciding fifth game three times this season and are 1-2 in those situations. The March 24 game against the No.

Your next words to someone could be the last

Kari Thumlert • March 29, 2006

When I last spoke to my ex-fianc? "Doug" a little under six years ago, the conversation we had wasn't a good one. Never did I imagine that the words we said to each other would be the last. You see, we had had a fight. During our eight years together we always fought, but this time I had enough.

With disposal of Nevada, tennis wins fourth straight

defaultuser • March 29, 2006

The Cal State Northridge women's tennis team is building up steam heading into the final month of its season. The Matadors won four in a row, with the most recent victory over the Wolf Pack of Nevada March 24 at the Northridge Tennis Complex. After winning two of three doubles matches, the Matadors (8-5) received pivotal victories from senior YuYu Myinttun and sophomores Canna Furuta and Kanykey Koichumanova to secure the 4-3 win over a surging Wolf Pack team.

Cell phone use pushes pay phones to verge of extinction

OnTay Johnson • March 29, 2006

When asked where the nearest pay phone on campus was, Andy Posner, senior Spanish major, was clueless. He looked around confused and unsure of where one was. There was a pay phone 10 feet away from where he was sitting in the first-floor hallway of Sierra Hall.

CSUN theatre, music combine for fairy tale

Jen Balao • March 29, 2006

Most people know who Hansel and Gretel are. Their infamous run-in with the witch in a house of sweets after failing to find their bread crumb trail path home is memorable. What most people don't know is that Hansel and Gretel could sing. Well, at least in Engelbert Humperdink's opera they do.

Reuniting with friends who pay for your info

defaultuser • March 29, 2006

Is reuniting with an old friend after many years of not having had seen them a good or bad idea? Note: Please remember, your life has completely changed, and well, you are not the same wild and spunky person you were in the past. Part A: Reaction to news of a possible reunion The following is a reaction to hearing from an individual I have not seen or heard from in several years.

High school students take to the streets

Victor Flores • March 29, 2006

Protests against proposed legislation that would further restrict undocumented immigration continued Monday, just two days after an estimated half million people gathered at the Civic Center in downtown Los Angeles. Thousands of high school students walked out of classes throughout the San Fernando Valley and other areas of Los Angeles.

Baseball sweeps Cal Poly; winning streak now six

Victor Flores • March 28, 2006

The Cal State Northridge baseball team increased its winning streak to six games as it swept the Cal Poly Mustangs in a three-game series March 24-26 at Baggett Stadium in San Luis Obispo. The sweep put the Matadors back above .500, improving its record to 15-14 just in time for conference play.

Bush abusing authority by spying on citizens

Mike Siciliano • March 28, 2006

The illegal we do immediately. The unconstitutional takes a little longer," said former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973. It seems President Bush, or "King George," as Time Magazine writer Andrew Sullivan appropriately described him, took a bit of a history lesson from the infamous Nixon-administration diplomat.