Daily Sundial

University response to Mel Gibson letters

defaultuser • April 30, 2007

The April 11 and 12 issues of the Daily Sundial contained letters expressing various points of view related to a campus visit by Mel Gibson on March 22, 2007. As is appropriate in academic matters, I am responding on behalf of President Jolene Koester and Academic Affairs, including Dean Elizabeth Say and Dean David Moon.

Track athletes continue to break school records

Debby von Winckelmann • April 30, 2007

The men and women of the CSUN track and field team have posted many fine performances this season and lead the Big West in several events. This outdoor season has also produced two new school records by the women's team, one on the track by senior Deanna Goodwin in the 400-meter dash and the other in the pole vault by junior Krystal Quinn.

First year for Baha’i faith club sees increase in student members

Aruen Sood • April 30, 2007

The Baha'i faith is a fast-growing independent world religion that even has its own club here on campus. Ali Riazati, the president of the club said, "the Baha'i religion is working toward the creation of an ever-advancing, sustainable world civilization.

CSUN welcomes new VP of administration and finance

Melanie Saxe • April 30, 2007

As the new Vice President for Administration and Finance, Randy J. Harris has spent the last couple of weeks working 13 to 14 hours a day, making sure he is armed with as much knowledge as possible, in order to make the right decisions. New to the job as of April 2, his job entails making sure the university uses funds appropriately in order to move the education process forward.

Letter to the Editor

defaultuser • April 30, 2007

Dear Editor, To offer a differing view of the Armenian Genocide is a pretty certain way to invite intense hostility, indeed professor Stanford Shaw of UCLA had his house firebombed for doing so. Several professors have been forced out of their jobs. Worst of all was that in 1993 the greatest historian of the Middle East, Bernard Lewis, was accused of a hate crime against Armenians and brought before a French Court for questioning the use of the word "genocide" for those terrible events during World War I.

‘Family Guy’ talent at CSUN

Rafael Cornejo • April 30, 2007

Mike Henry, the voice of Cleveland Brown, Herbert the old man and Greased-up deaf guy on "Family Guy," spoke to students about his career and the future of the show. Henry, also a writer and producer for "Family Guy," previewed never before seen clips of the hit animated television series to a packed crowd at the University Student Union's Grand Salon on Wednesday night.

Dysfunctional U.S. system of voting needs reform

Darya Riyahi • April 30, 2007

Either due to the unnaturally complicated and often overlooked electoral college, or because we simply cannot count votes, the 2000 presidential election put in office a president the majority of voters did not elect and set in motion events that have altered the course of history.

Anti-aging, fountain of youth may be more than ancient myth

Jeremy Foster • April 30, 2007

It is written that Alexander the Great roamed the world searching in vain for it. The 13th century English philosopher and scientist Francis Bacon thought he could possess it by ingesting small amounts of gold, pearl and coral. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon's search for it in 1513 lead him to discover present-day Florida.

Social security future bleak with Bush’s new appointment bias

Kari Thumlert • April 30, 2007

At the beginning of his second term, President Bush emphasized the stance that Social Security reform would be a top priority of his Administration as Social Security is "going broke," but a proposal that he has since introduced failed with some Americans, and now a recess appointment he has made has received criticism by some.

PASADENA: A RICH ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY

defaultuser • April 30, 2007

Nestled in the San Gabriel Valley lies Pasadena. Home to the Rose Bowl and the annual Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena exudes history. If you are not from the San Gabriel Valley, you may not be familiar with it, but Pasadena historic sites are reason enough to make the venture down.

Professors discuss celebrity culture

Bejan Siavoshy • April 30, 2007

The second part of the Humanities Department's "Teaching and Learning in the Age of Media Spectacle and Celebrity Culture" panel discussion took place on Wednesday in the Whittsett room in Sierra Hall. Six professors discussed culture, violence and genocide with a room packed full of students and faculty for the second installment of the discussion series.

English 436: Rape your alma-mater

Jillian Ballard • April 30, 2007

When English professor Joseph Thomas got back to his car on Monday he was pleasantly surprised to find his green Mini Cooper, located in Lot B-2, covered with Post-it notes. His car gained a lot of attention with the colorful array of Post-it notes which had quotes handwritten on them.