Daily Sundial

Welcome hackers, security is a joke

Maliha Jafri • September 5, 2006

Don't like your professor? Want revenge for your hours of suffering through lectures and rough grading? Then simply hack his e-mail account, change the grade of 300 students, use his personal data to order pizza, send more than 20 magazine subscriptions and blank CDs to his house.

Letter from the Opinion Editor’s Desk

Maliha Jafri • September 5, 2006

The Sundial, along with most other college and university newspapers, have a tradition of changing editors every semester in order to give everyone a chance to experience the different positions available, and understand the process of publishing a newspaper.

Men’s soccer ties UCLA in opener

Ivan Yeo • September 5, 2006

The CSUN men's soccer team finally left UCLA without a loss in six trips to Drake Stadium. However, it also left Drake Stadium without the one thing it really wanted: its first ever win against the Bruins. For the second consecutive year, the two cross-county rivals battled to a neutral result.

Men’s soccer looks to exceed last year’s success

Ivan Yeo • September 5, 2006

A year removed from its finest season in school history, which included a Big West Conference championship and a trip to the sweet 16 of the NCAA College Cup Tournament, the CSUN Matador men's soccer team will try to build on last year's success. "We had long days and double days," midfielder/defender Sean Franklin said.

Women’s soccer wins home opener, loses to Fresno

Matt Crosson • September 5, 2006

The CSUN women's soccer team looked stronger, faster and more aggressive than their opponents as they dismantled the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 3-0 at Matador field on Aug. 25. The Matadors followed up the impressive match at home with a disappointing loss on the road.

Drop-out donates $10 million to CSUN

Justin Satzman • September 5, 2006

Former Lt. Gov and Curb Records Chairman Mike Curb pledged $10 million to CSUN, the largest single cash donation and the largest gift from an alum to Cal State Northridge, on August 23. Half of the donation will be made in the form of an endowment, earnings from which should provide a permanent revenue source for the College of Arts, Media and Communication.

Students don’t realize importance of the CFA-CSU negotiations

defaultuser • September 5, 2006

I suspect it's easy to forget about the professors. We come here each day, wrapped up in our own problems, annoyed at the world and those who insist on challenging us, whining about the attendance clauses in syllabi that force us to go to class more than three times a month.

Stalemate salary drives away qulified instructors

Jessyca Dewey • September 5, 2006

Last fall, CSU trustees voted to raise tuition by 8 percent for undergraduate students and, while there is an obvious need for more resources on many CSU campuses, the money is most definitely not going toward programs, campus upkeep or, most importantly, the maintenance of a quality faculty.