Daily Sundial

Campaign seeks to lower prices for texts

Jeremy Foster • November 28, 2006

The debate over textbook prices was rekindled last year when the Government Accountability Office released a study indicating that textbook prices have increased an average of 6 percent each year - double the rate of inflation - since 1987. Student interest groups were quick to thrust the study like a dagger at an increasingly defensive publishing industry, which denies prices have been inflated to maximize profits and claims the 2005 report was tailored against it.

Faculty try to raise awareness of geological sciences department

Christina Eddings • November 27, 2006

The department of geological sciences is nestled on the second floor of Live Oak Hall. It is perhaps one of the smallest departments in the College of Science and Mathematics. Dr. Ali Tabidian, the chair of the department, would like to raise awareness of geology, its practical uses and geologists' contributions to society.

Matadors struggle on the road

Justin Satzman • November 27, 2006

It is very simple. When the Cal State Northridge men's basketball team's offense is connecting on all cylinders, the team wins. When it is not, like it was in the 91-70 loss at Tulsa on Nov. 25 and the 66-44 loss to Illinois St. on Nov. 20, the team loses.

Familiar foes head to St. Louis

Victor Flores • November 27, 2006

One year ago, the Cal State Northridge men's soccer team had its championship run end in New Mexico in a 1-0 loss to the Lobos. This year, the Matadors failed to qualify for the tournament altogether, yet something else seems just as unsettling. Four teams remain in the championship run and CSUN is more than qualified to be named on the same list as these four remaining teams.

CTVA senior projects introduce students to film community

Brianna Rosenfield • November 27, 2006

At the end of each spring, several short films are s hown at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Seniors in the film production option of the Cinema and Television Arts program here at CSUN produce these films as their senior project, and the film festival is the grand finale to an intense year of hard work and dedication.

Natural disasters panel offers perspective on Katrina

Yolanda Becerra • November 27, 2006

Attempting to explore and explain the cultural and political implications of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, three panelists presented their perspectives and experiences to CSUN students in the Whitsett Room on the fourth floor of Sierra Hall on Nov.

False alarm at Eucalyptus Hall

Micah Flores • November 27, 2006

Students and faculty evacuated Eucalyptus Hall yesterday around 2 p.m. due to a mistakenly activated emergency fire alarm. As students filed out of the building, one Los Angles County fire engine and four CSUN police squad cars responded to the scene. After a short-lived investigation - someone thought they saw smoke - officials determined the source of what turned out to be a false alarm.

Letter to the Editor

defaultuser • November 27, 2006

On Thursday, November 16 there was an article about the freshman connection program. It was a good article up until the opinion of one of the participants, Mike Swartz, was stated. It looked as though he was not happy to be there and was "tricked" into the program which is probably not true because he was asked if he wanted to be in it.

Start to ‘fight’ hate by ending ‘hate crime’ laws

Thomas M. Sipos • November 27, 2006

Racial hatred was once a serious problem in America, manifested in lynchings and government-enforced segregation. But the pendulum to "combat hate" has now swung into a Kafkaesque Orwellian zone. Our laws encourage shakedown artists and charlatans, while exacerbating rather than mitigating race relations.

Rhythm ‘ Sound

Mark Augustine • November 22, 2006

The Music Department at CSUN is ranked in the top 25 accredited university programs in the nation. There are more than 20 different instrumental and choral performing groups and the department currently has more than 500 students pursuing degrees in music.

Women’s center hosts empowering event

Talin Maghakian • November 22, 2006

Issues important to women have found an institutional and informational base at the Women's Resource and Research Center located in a little house-like structure right where campus ends on Plummer Street and Darby Avenue. True to their objective as a powerhouse for women, the center organizes and hosts many events, with one coming up on Nov.

Women’s volleyball ends season with loss

Ivan Yeo • November 22, 2006

The CSUN women's volleyball team closed out its 2006 season on a rather sour note, falling to the Loyola Marymount Lions in four games by scores of 30-18, 30-26, 24-30, 30-22. Freshman Siara Grayson knocked down a team-high 14 kills and sophomore Darla Donaldson added 13.