The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

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.

CSUN looks to rise from the depths

Debby von Winckelmann January 31, 2007
CSUN head baseball coach Steve Rousey got two wins closer to his 100th career win after the baseball team opened the 2007 season at Matador Field Jan. 26 to 28 with a 2-1 series win against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Rousey, who is in his fifth year as head coach of the Matadors, now has a career record of 79-147-1.

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.

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.

CSUN students create magazine for new generation of readers

Hilda Yeghishian January 30, 2007
A new magazine called The American hit newsstands for the first time this January at CSUN and various junior colleges in the Los Angeles County. David MacNeal, a 21-year-old magazine journalism major at CSUN, is the brain behind the pages for this magazine which targets readers between the ages of 15 and 35.

Federal minimum wage raise stalls in Senate

Kari Thumlert January 30, 2007
As part of the Democrats' first 100 hours agenda, the attempt to expeditiously pass legislation to increase the federal minimum wage has hit a snag in the U.S. Senate over tax breaks for small business owners. The legislation called the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (H.

Matadors follow historic victory with loss

Ivan Yeo January 30, 2007
The last time the CSUN women's basketball team defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, Ronald Regan was president of the United States, the Soviet Union still existed, Michael Jackson won eight Grammy's awards for his album "Thriller," and the sitcom "The Cosby Show," made its debut on NBC.

Disappointing first half for Matadors

Ivan Yeo January 30, 2007
The CSUN men's basketball team ended their first half of conference play on a rather sour note, as the Matadors lost both of its games at home over the previous week, the first one a 67-57 setback to the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos on Jan. 25 and the second loss coming to the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Mustangs on Jan.

CSUN professors weigh in on Bush’s State of the Union address

Sam Womack and Lauren Robeson January 30, 2007
When President George W. Bush gave his State of the Union address on Jan. 23, he was entering a new world, one defined by the Democrats' gain of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the November midterm election. Everything from global warming (though those words were not heard) to his No Child Left Behind Act was discussed in his speech - but was the speech and his goals enough to rectify what kept Republicans from maintaining the majority? The Daily Sundial talked with two political science professors at CSUN to analyze Bush's goals for the United States in 2007.

Minimum wage hike doesn’t address deeper issues

Katrina Mossberger January 29, 2007
As many students are probably aware, the minimum wage in California was increased at the beginning of this year from $6.75 to $7.50 per hour. The state minimum wage will increase again to $8 per hour in 2008. We Californians can be thankful that our wage increased again over the new potential federal minimum wage of $7.

Why A.S. elections always get low turnout

PAUL CASTILLO January 29, 2007
It's once again time to start the process of electing the officers of the Associated Students. I find myself wondering, as I'm sure many of my peers ask themselves when confronted with such elections, why I should really care. Associated Students, for those who are unaware, is CSUN's form of student government.

Cost to students of CFA negotiation failure

James David Ballard January 29, 2007
As students arrive back on campus they may find the faculty and administration in a public dispute and rather intense struggle over three issues: 1) increased fees for students (faculty oppose these), 2) excessive administrative pay and perks (faculty ask for some sense of propriety on their part) and 3) a new faculty contract.
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