Daily Sundial

Organic Chemistry

Carla Acevedo-Eldredge • December 13, 2006

Many of the methods used in cancer research are synthetic, but not in the laboratory of chemistry professor Tom Minehan. Research in organic synthesis is rare in the western United States, but it is happening right here at CSUN. Minehan's laboratory, located in Eucalyptus Hall, is developing chemical methods for medical research that does not harm the environment.

KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas

Joseph Wilson • December 13, 2006

The second night of KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas featured some of the biggest names in rock today with the Foo Fighters headlining the two-day event. The lineup also included She Wants Revenge, Snow Patrol, Gnarls Barkley, Panic! At the Disco, Evanescence, the Raconteurs, Beck and the Killers.

CSUN police pay below industry standards

PAUL CASTILLO • December 13, 2006

Campus police make far less than their counterparts in other community police departments, discrepancies of as much as $40,000, according to data in documents from CSUN and other universities. According to CSUN budget records for 2005-2006, while some officers make around $78,000 a year, the minimum salary for officers is about $46,000 a year before bonuses and overtime.

Stem cell research one of main priorities in Congress

Adriana Olivarez • December 13, 2006

The new speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, has already proposed federal funds for stem cell research as one of her top priorities. And it is only a matter of time before we again hear the religious right complain about this research degenerating human life, the way they did earlier during the Bush administration when the president vetoed the bill.

Grant awarded for study on glycobiology

Christina Eddings • December 13, 2006

The National Institute of Health awarded a $400,000 grant to Steven B. Oppenheimer, Ph.D. and his Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology, for research conducted on glycobiology. The $400,000 is part of a total of $41 million awarded to the Consortium for Functional Glycomics, for which Oppenheimer is an investigator.

CSUN puts up season lows in loss to BYU

Debby von Winckelmann • December 13, 2006

It was rough on the road for the Cal State Northridge women's basketball team, setting new season lows in shooting percentage (27.9 percent) and points (48) in its 55-48 loss to Brigham Young University at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah on Dec. 9. "BYU took away shots that we were looking for and forced us to have people taking shots in the positions that we don't normally do," head coach Staci Schultz said.

Punk bands survived the change by growing up

Nicholas Collard • December 13, 2006

Sid Vicious, the Sex Pistols front man known for his frequent public diatribes against the government and establishment, once said, "Undermine their pompous authority, reject their moral standards, make anarchy and disorder your trademarks. Cause as much chaos and disruption as possible but don't let them take you alive.

Marriage takes more than feelings, reality kicks in

OnTay Johnson • December 13, 2006

It was around this time last year that I got engaged. I am married now and have been for a few months. I am here to bear witness to the fact that being a young college student and married is hard. Do not get me wrong, I love it. And I am not just saying that to bring equity to my statements.

USA’s passing on Klinsmann may haunt them in future

Oscar Areliz • December 13, 2006

The United States Soccer Federation passed up a chance of signing former Germany national coach Juergen Klinsmann to lead the U.S. men's national soccer squad. Klinsmann withdrew his name from consideration for the job last Thursday, but there is no need to worry, for the USSF presented Friday their new interim head coach.

Students gather for Matador Nights

Zabie Mansoory • December 13, 2006

Night life stopped by CSUN on Saturday when more than 1,200 students gathered at the Satellite Student Union to participate in the University Student Union's Matador Nights. "It is great that they are providing a place for students to hang out," said senior music major Thomas Gilbert.

CSUN planetarium to host show about possible life in space

Daniel Harju • December 13, 2006

Is there life on Mars? Astro-biologists, scientists who study the possibility of extraterrestrial life, have moved beyond the red planet to pose the broader question by asking if we are alone in the Universe. "The Search for Life in the Universe" is the title of a CSUN planetarium show that explores the possibilities of finding earth-like environments where life, at least hypothetically, could exist.

MySpace hackers, spam and suits

Nicholas Collard • December 12, 2006

We live in a time of unprecedented data gathering capabilities. The Internet has immensely bolstered the digital age by providing people all over the world with the means to disseminate information and inexpensively communicate with each other. With gargantuan Web sites like MySpace becoming Internet juggernauts because of their ability to attract a wide range of people from every age and ethnic demographic, our level of freedom seems almost utopian.