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

Angry squirrel demands respect, media coverage

defaultuser May 19, 2006
My name is Dinka, and I am a CSUN squirrel. I reluctantly write this letter to protest the abysmal coverage of the squirrel community in that rag you call a newspaper. The right / left media elite's prejudice against our kind is hard enough without our own local paper ignoring us.

Women take first, men fourth in outdoor championship

Nicole Garcia May 19, 2006
The Cal State Northridge women's track team won its third Big West Outdoor Title in the last five years while the men finished fourth, ending their run of two-straight outdoor titles May 12-13 at the Matador Track Complex. In the women's hammer, the Matadors won first, second and third.

A four-video love-affair

Alisha Ways May 19, 2006
I pulled open the thick, black curtain to the small, rectangular West Gallery, to the scene of a girl swaying her arms liltingly to a song that was projected on the south wall. Siwaraya Nanakorn, video digital art graduate student, sat in the corner scribbling in her notebook what I later found out were the fix-it notes of a self-proclaimed perfectionist.

Conversation tips on not being an asinine moron

Hadley Hudson May 19, 2006
1. What I should have said. 2. What I said. 1. "I'm sure your lost puppy will show up soon." 2. "Maybe he's dead." 1. "I should probably wear a condom." 2. "Hey, if you're fine with it." 1. "This cliff is really high and I can't swim well.

Seven experts say objects not genuine antiquities

defaultuser May 19, 2006
The Daily Sundial contacted scholars of ancient Chinese antiquities from around the world, seven of whom are presented below. All experts contacted by the Sundial expressed serious doubts about the authenticity of the objects in CSUN's collection of Chinese artifacts.

Tseng story photo essay

defaultuser May 19, 2006
The Tseng family collection displayed in the Tseng family wing of the Oviatt Library. Experts doubt the authenticity of these objects.

Life ‘ Struggles at a Haitian Hospital

Joshua Williams May 19, 2006

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University position on Tseng family collection

defaultuser May 19, 2006
(The following are excerpts from a statement provided by university officials.) Dr. Preusser has a demonstrated record of skill and independence. Before working for LACMA, Dr. Preusser had a 30-year-plus career in cultural heritage preservation, including the past 12 years conducting authentication analysis on artwork.

Authenticity of Tseng artifacts questioned

defaultuser May 19, 2006
Nearly three months after an exhibition of Chinese artifacts that were donated to CSUN, a retired curator of Far Eastern art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art wrote to university President Jolene Koester stating there were "serious questions of authenticity" concerning the objects.

A trip to Africa brings more than souvenirs

defaultuser May 19, 2006
In 1989 Joseph Holloway discovered Accra, Ghana. He was attending a conference for the National Council of Black Studies with other African-American professors from Cal State University northridge. The first thing that came to his mind upon arriving in this foreign land was its authenticity.

Why Bonds passing ‘the Babe’ is not the story that it should be

Justin Satzman May 19, 2006
In what should be one of the biggest stories in sports history is suddenly becoming a nuisance. Barry Bonds will become the player with the second most home runs in history. He will pass Babe Ruth sometime this season. But the fact that no one is excited about it is the bigger story.

View of life that lacks cell phone communication

Mike Siciliano May 19, 2006
I have always viewed myself as a strange person, but there is one characteristic that causes me to view myself as an anomaly in today's world: I have never owned a cell phone. That's right; I have functioned for 22 years without one. I take delight in being anonymously assimilated into the crowd everyday.
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