Daily Sundial

Koester undergoes second performance review

Mike Siciliano • May 8, 2006

The CSU system is conducting its second three-year review of CSUN President Jolene Koester since she took office in 2000. Under CSU policy, presidents at every campus are required to undergo a performance evaluation every three years by the chancellor and the Board of Trustees, said Clara Potes-Fellow, director of media relations for the CSU system.

CSUN event warns parents on dangers of online child predators

defaultuser • May 8, 2006

Preventing children and young adults from being victims of online child predators led the discussion at the "Eight Annual Circle of Hope: Stand United To Protect Children" on May 6. The event aimed to educate people about the seriousness of child abuse and negligence, said Kathleen Van Antwerp, event coordinator and CSUN child development lecturer, who also educates people about child abuse.

Western gangs in the Australian outback in ‘The Proposition’

Joseph Wilson • May 5, 2006

Most western movies I've seen have cowboys ride around saving towns and getting into dusty gun battles that end with the outlaw or corrupt sheriff sprawled on the ground with a gunshot, or twelve, to keep them there. These movies seldom show the grim and ugly reality that was frontier living.

MI:3; oh wow, chases and explosions

Albert Aguilera • May 5, 2006

OK so my favorite Scientologist, Tom Cruise, is back in the role of agent Ethan Hunt. The third installment to "Mission: Impossible" is non-stop action. As if it were set to a timer, every 15 minutes or so would feature a chase scene on foot, car or chopper, accompanied by an explosion, shoot- out or fight between two or more people.

Negocios peque?os dominan encomiendas

Nancy Molina • May 5, 2006

La constante comunicaci?n, las remesas y el env?o de encomiendas por parte de inmigrantes latinos a sus pa?ses natales muestran que, aunque quieran ser parte del mundo norteamericano, seguir?n cultivando la conexi?n con sus familias y sus pa?ses. Es en pa?ses peque?os como El Salvador donde se nota el gran impacto social y econ?mico de este enlace.

USU’s Matador Nights planned for Fall ’06

Cyro Duarte • May 5, 2006

After about 1,500 students attended the University Student Union's Matador Nights April 28, the USU decided to make additional plans to organize two nights Fall 2006. Matador Nights was a first-time experimental event brought to campus this semester, partly done to give CSUN students a safe environment to party and increase school spirit, said Debra Hammond, USU director.

Stop listening to others, make up your own mind

Justin Satzman • May 5, 2006

The Vatican recently asked all of its followers and a lot of other people to boycott The Da Vinci Code movie, which is scheduled to be released May 17-19 around the world. While the Vatican states that the movie and the novel that it is based on is false, it still is threatened enough to tell people to boycott.

Poetry corner: On love, lust, and the campus

defaultuser • May 5, 2006

The Call of Kilimanjaro By Daniel O'Brien Do you hear the call of Kilimanjaro? I do. She beckons to me like a lover. O, how I long to go to her: To cross the Shira Plateau, That I may kneel at her feet, I will open my mouth in song and I will praise her with my lips.

Johnston’s live love and pain

defaultuser • May 5, 2006

Nestled in the meandering roads of Silverlake, a line of people left the entrance and wound around the block. Fans compared notes on previous Johnston shows, the new biographical documentary film "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" and if Johnston would play the song they enjoyed most.

The wait for the 2006 World Cup is almost over

Oscar Areliz • May 5, 2006

It has been a long four years, but the wait is finally over. The 2006 FIFA World Cup is finally just a month away, and it is a tournament that is bound to have some surprises this summer. There are always the favorite picks to win the tournament. Safe predictions are usually Brazil or Argentina.

Letter to the editor

defaultuser • May 5, 2006

Well Mr. Stats Man, why don't you stick to the Stats, and the sports, leave the public critical thinking to those who are capable of it. First of all, we wouldn't have the problem in Iraq if it weren't for Clinton. However that is history and not sports. I understand that's not your specialty.

Few surprises highlighted the draft

defaultuser • May 4, 2006

Last weekend's NFL draft saw few major surprises on the first day after the Houston Texans announced early that they had already come to a contract agreement with North Carolina State's defensive end Mario Williams as the number one overall pick. USC running back Reggie Bush looked like a sure bet to go number one at first, but after not accepting the offer from the Texans before the draft he fell into the lap of the New Orleans Saints who were quick to snag him with the number two pick.