As soon as the Rec Center proposal was made public, I knew that the Sundial and MEChA would do everything in their power (sic). To no surprise at all, in the March 21 issue (which said Tuesday at the top, by the way... good job) there was an opinion piece opposing the center.

At their weekly meeting on Thursday the Union Program Council nearly wiped-out their remaining funds on Matafest. The UPC allocated $9,496 from their spontaneous funds account to Matafest. As of the prior meeting that account had $12,150. In addition to the funds allocated by the UPC, the Matafest event also received $6,000 from the films committee.

It is no big secret among some people I know - such as Sundial editors and my long-suffering roommates - that the Associated Students representatives and directors at CSUN tend to drive me insane most days. The kind of insanity that had me throwing my keys across my office last week.

Iraq Veterans Against the War and Students Against War came together with members of the Green Party, Coalition Against Militarism, the Black Student Union, M.E.Ch.A. and the Muslim Student Association to protest the war in Iraq Wednesday in front of the Oviatt Library.

The California Faculty Association, the voice of the California State University faculty, voted Wednesday to decline the contract proposed by the CSU and have a series of strikes across all 23 campuses. The CFA and the CSU have completed the final steps of negotiating a contract and are currently in a blackout period where the findings of the fact-finder, or mediator, are undisclosed.

At age five, Carolyn Smith's mother watched as she took her first steps in the heated pool of her elementary school. Smith was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that affects body movement and muscle coordination. Walking on land is almost impossible without crutches.

Mel Gibson was at the center of an uproar Thursday night at the Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall at CSUN when a Central American Studies professor spoke out against the way Mayans are depicted in Gibson's film "Apocalypto." Central American Studies Professor Dr.

Someone dying of extreme joy might not be a common sight at the commencement ceremonies. Happy as I am for my upcoming graduation, I am equally petrified of having to experience a shock. It seems like mere exaggeration but it is not for someone who has toiled days and nights to reach the final step in the ladder of college years.

Baseball Matadors prepare for Fullerton The Matadors will square off with Cal State Fullerton this weekend. The three-game home series begins on Friday at 3:00 p.m. The Matadors just ended an eight-game losing streak against Loyola Marymount on Tuesday. The Matadors are currently 12-16, with a 6-4 record at home.

Mel Gibson was at the center of an uproar Thursday night at the Armer Theater in Manzanita Hall at CSUN when a Central American Studies professor spoke out against the way Mayans are depicted in Gibson's film "Apocalypto," which was released in 2006. Gibson was accused of not portraying Mayans accurately in the film, and he responded by saying, "I don't think it's racist at all, and I resent you saying that it is.

A top official from the Food and Drug Administration informed Congress last week that the agency will provide its Office of Women's Health with all of the funding allocated to its 2007 budget, after numerous protests and petitions to not go through with a $1 million cut.

Dear CSUN administration, As a forward thinking college that is about to turn the page and enter a new paradigm as an educational institution, perhaps the administration can help explain the reasoning behind the recently added Washington Mutual Gallery. Does a series of bronze statues of cowboys and Indians really fit in and add to this campus? If so, what are these bronze statues doing in the halls of the kinesiology and physical education departments? Isn't it a problem that the gallery's old-fashioned artwork is so out of tune with tastes of this young college population? What about the fact that the gallery's theme is at best old-fashioned and at worst a reinforcement of racist stereotypes? Speaking on the behalf of students and fans of contemporary art alike, the Sundial Staff honestly believes no students will care about these nostalgic and dated celebrations of the 'Wild West.