Daily Sundial

AUN brings mix of Taiko drumming and techno

Talin Maghakian • December 7, 2006

Sounds unique to Japan and modern electronic dance beats fused and harmonized together to play music for a diverse audience at the Grand Salon at the University Student Union on Wednesday. AUN (pronounced aah-uhn), is an electro-acoustic group made up of twin brothers Ryohei and Kohei Inoue originally from Osaka, Japan.

It will not be a Brees to beat the Cowboys

Johan mengesha and Oscar Areli • December 7, 2006

Cleveland at Pittsburgh Johan: The Steelers' defense came alive last week against Tampa Bay, racking up five sacks, three interceptions and a forced fumble. They should have no problem doing the same to the Cleveland Browns this week. Pittsburgh will get another win.

Second half run too much for Matadors

Ivan Yeo • December 7, 2006

Cal State Northridge women's basketball head coach Staci Schulz had hoped to celebrate her birthday on Tuesday, Dec. 5 with a win over the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. However, the Wahine had other plans, and they waited until the second half to play the role of party pooper, as they used a 46-point second half to rally from a 13-point halftime deficit to defeat the Matadors 72-61 at the Matadome.

Chaos, hilarity in ‘You Can’t Take It With You’

PAUL CASTILLO • December 7, 2006

Comedy is one of those areas where everything has to work just perfectly to be pulled off right, and there are many areas where "You Can't Take It With You," the current theatre department production that will finish its run Dec. 10, works remarkably well.

‘Screamers’ documentary focuses on Armenian genocide

defaultuser • December 7, 2006

Between music, an untold history and memories, survivors of the Armenian genocide in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire, now tell their stories in the latest documentary, "Screamers," a production by Carla Garapedian that features System of a Down, an Armenian-American rock band.

Wii takes motion sensor game play to next level

PAUL CASTILLO • December 7, 2006

This holiday season is full of video game contenders. The oldest is the XBox 360, Microsoft's second venture into the world of consoles. Certainly the most hyped contender is Sony's PlayStation 3, the behemoth in both power and price. But the newest entry, Nintendo's Wii, is certainly the most creative thing to come out of video games in a long time.

Business mixes with pleasure in Second Life

Daniel Harju • December 6, 2006

The latest online phenomenon is the much-hyped virtual world Second Life, a vibrant social outlet that resembles a mixture between a happy version of the Matrix and the networking site Myspace.com. Second Life has attracted the interest of millions of people around the world, including educators, corporations, artists and entrepreneurs, who help create a parallel universe, which may revolutionize the Internet.

Democrats must deliver on financial aid promises

Jeremy Foster • December 6, 2006

When the Republicans were at the helm in Congress, it was the lending industries who dictated what waters to venture into when it came to financial aid. And while the politicians gave us their requisite talking points about how essential higher education is for a thriving economy, more and more aspiring college students were tossed into cold waters to make room for bloating loan interest rates, and, to boot, without sufficient Pell Grants to keep many of them afloat.

LaRouche movement’s comparisons must be ignored

Nicholas Collard • December 6, 2006

Our campus is a place of political free speech, much like other universities throughout the nation. We allow the voices of both competing sides of the political spectrum to establish themselves in this place of open thought-provoking debate. Most of these political organizations are moderate and sound in their claims, while others are provocative and extreme.

Interview with a madman on a night of celebration

Micah Flores • December 6, 2006

I walked past armed security and into the Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom wearing flip-flops. It was Election Night, and on short notice, I was entering Arnold Schwarzenegger's GOP layer. Everyone at the party was waiting for an official declaration of victory followed by what would turn out to be a brief, yet festive, victory speech.

Matadors stretch home winning streak to 3

Debby von Winckelmann • December 6, 2006

Junior Calvin Chitwood scored a career-high 30 points to lead the Cal State Northridge men's basketball team to a 102-98 win over Eastern Washington at the Matadome on Dec. 3. Chitwood's performance earned him Big West Player of the Week honors on Dec. 4, his first such honor.

Men’s swimming defeats Cal Poly, women’s places fourth

Victor Flores • December 6, 2006

The CSUN men's swimming team defeated Big West Conference opponent Cal Poly Mustangs by a score of 188-106, but the women's team finished fourth at the Cal Poly Invitational on Dec. 2 at Sinsheimer pool. The men's team only competed against Cal Poly while the women's team on top of Cal Poly had to deal with Loyola Marymount, University of San Diego and the University of Nevada, Reno as well.