Daily Sundial

Finance committee gives support to women’s rights events

Kristen Whitehurst • January 31, 2007

The Associated Students Finance Committee voted Monday in favor of providing additional funds to the student organization Violent Acts Grounded for its projects conducted on campus. The committee voted 4 to 1 to recommend an additional $1,500 to VAG for its Take Back the Night project, as well as financial support for interpretive services for deaf and hard of hearing students.

Hispanic Access Initiative draws controversy at CSUN

Ana Cubias • January 31, 2007

The Hispanic Access Initiative, a recruiting program at CSUN aimed at increasing the number of U.S. military officers of Hispanic decent, remains open for discussion among students and faculty. The U.S. Army wants to have all ethnic groups represented equally in the military, which is the primary reason the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps program was brought to this campus, said Capt.

Their great odyssey

Liana Aghajanian • January 31, 2007

God Grew Tired of Us" is a heartbreaking and heartwarming documentary that chronicles the story of three Sudanese refugees who have been displaced from their country due to a bloody civil war and resettled in the United States of America. After escaping Sudanese death squads, boys and young men walked more than 1,000 miles from their homelands in southern Sudan.

Bergamot Station exhibits Tijuana art

Alondra Hernandez • January 31, 2007

Californian college students perhaps best know Tijuana for its nightlife, as a place where people head for a day and enjoy the club scene on the other side of the border. Visitors are familiar with Avenida Revoluci?n, the cheap beer or the characteristic stripe-painted donkeys standing at every street corner.

Daily Sundial’s new serialized story: ‘Waiting’

PAUL CASTILLO • January 31, 2007

A man walks into the waiting room of a dentist's office. The bell on the door rings out as it closes behind him. He walks over to the receptionist counter and waits for help from a slim, raven-haired woman, I'm guessing about 35 years of age, though her constant glare has added years to the lines in her face, the man thinks to himself.

CSUN perks for assuming A.S. presidency

PAUL CASTILLO • January 31, 2007

With Associated Students elections coming up soon, possibly as early as the end of March, some students are probably thinking about filing the paperwork to run for office. There are many offices to run for, from senator to director of finance, but the office I would recommend running for most is that of president.

Movie theaters bring sold-out matinee nights at the opera

Jocelyn Swartz • January 31, 2007

The box office at the AMC Theater in Woodland Hills was flourishing with people of all ages looking to purchase tickets for a night at the opera. A man stood in front of the box office quietly holding a sign that simply read: "I need one ticket to the Magic Flute.

Pedestrians and cars must watch for each other

Katrina Mossberger • January 31, 2007

Project P.E.D, a pedestrian safety campaign under way since last semester, is still trying to make it safer for pedestrians after cars have hit several people. For the most part, the increased vigilance for the traffic violations is legit. Catching "rolling stops" and speeding will keep us safe, and maybe deter more accidents, but there needs to be a little leeway on citations when yielding the right-of-way to a pedestrian.

Matadors find their winning ways

Ivan Yeo • January 31, 2007

The CSUN Matador men's volleyball team's 2007 season is underway, and so far, the Matadors have gotten mixed results. CSUN stands at 4-5, 3-3 in Mountain-Pacific Sports Federation play after a three-game sweep of Long Beach State at the Walter Pyramid on Jan.

Elections for A.S. seats to be held in mid-semester

Sam Womack • January 31, 2007

Starting in mid-March, students with a C average, their general education finished and one completed semester at CSUN can begin to run for paid and perk-filled A.S. positions. Whoever decides to run and wins the upcoming elections for A.S. president and vice president positions will receive a monthly stipend, a faculty parking pass, priority registration and their full tuition paid.

State of the Iraq War

Zabie Mansoory • January 31, 2007

Last week, President George W. Bush's seventh State of the Union address was just another national disaster. Although he asked for bipartisanship, he also told Democrats, " just follow me." I thought the problem was very obvious. Mr. Bush has shown no interest in bipartisanship, and his domestic agenda was set years ago, with huge tax cuts for wealthy Americans and crippling debt for the country.

Living Wage Ordinance faced tough fight

Jessyca Dewey • January 31, 2007

By mid-December 2006, the upcoming year was looking up for the hotel workers in the Los Angeles International Airport area. On Nov. 27, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed the Century Corridor living-wage ordinance into law, mandating that the hotels located near the airport provide their employees with a living wage of $9.