Daily Sundial

An open letter to President Koester

defaultuser • April 10, 2007

We are writing to express our deep outrage regarding Mel Gibson's use of hate language directed at Dr. Alicia Estrada following the screening of Gibson's "Apocalypto" at CSUN on Thursday March 22, 2007. Since university officials, including John Chandler, the Director of Public Relations and Strategic Communication for the university, have failed to demand an apology from Mr.

Letter to the Editor

defaultuser • April 10, 2007

The current Mel Gibson "Apocalypto" controversy is not only about Mr. Gibson's vulgar, racist and sexist remarks to a Cal State Northridge assistant professor of Central American Studies. Also at issue are racist materials published by the Cal State Northridge Department of Cinema and Television Arts to celebrate Mr.

Deaflympics: costly for competitors

Melanie Saxe • April 10, 2007

After four years of practice and dedication, student Sheila De La O was unable to participate in the 2007 Winter Deaflympics because she did not have enough time between school and work for fund raising. De La O has been snowboarding since she was 16. She is currently on the U.

National Post-Katrina College Summit takes place this week

Saharra White • April 10, 2007

Students and faculty from 33 colleges, including three CSU campuses, UC Berkeley and Stanford University, asked college campuses to take part in the "National Post-Katrina College Summit." The summit, taking place this week, came about after San Jose State University students, and students from 15 other universities and colleges, visited New Orleans and Gulf Port, Miss.

HDTV-connected Apple TV doesn’t televise anything new

John Manalang • April 10, 2007

The familiar Apple icon switches from the conventional computer monitor to the TV screen with the company's new product, Apple TV. But the product is not very innovative and only has a few features attractive to consumers. Apple TV was first introduced in January 2007 at the MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.

A.S. committee reviews budget change requests

Hilda Yeghishian • April 10, 2007

The Associated Students Finance Committee members discussed A.S. President Adam Salgado's review of next year's annual budget, voted on changes to the budget language, and allocated funds from their unallocated reserve account at their Monday meeting. The Intercollegiate Athletics department may receive an increase of $4,600 from the original recommended amount of almost $1.

CSUN dance film in the making

John Manalang • April 10, 2007

Along the eccentric streets of Hollywood, between the "Bed Behaviors" fetish shop "Kung Pao Kitty" Asian restaurant, Cinema and Television Arts student Andrea Ball and her crew are capturing the essence of underground dance culture in the making of the student film "Beats Per Minute.

Posters designed to promote Israel visits

Darya Riyahi • April 10, 2007

The Art of Vintage Israeli Travel Posters exhibit at the Skirball Cultural Center features posters mainly produced in the 1950s and 1960s by the Israeli government and airline companies to promote travel to the then newly founded country. The painted images and photographs are infused with bright colors.

Model UN wins awards at conference

defaultuser • April 9, 2007

The CSUN Model United Nations Delegation won an Outstanding Delegation Award and an Outstanding Position Papers Award representing Iceland at the National Model UN conference in New York City in late March. The Outstanding Delegation Award is equivalent to first place.

The Invisible Asterisk

Oscar Areliz • April 9, 2007

The 2007 Major League Baseball season has finally begun, and so has the countdown to Barry Bonds breaking the all-time home run record. As of Sunday, Bonds has 735 career home runs, needing only 21 more to break Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755. If Bonds stays healthy, there is little doubt he will break the record and become the all-time leader in home runs.

Letters to the Editor

defaultuser • April 9, 2007

In response to the March 22 staff editorial regarding the Washington Mutual Gallery in Redwood Hall. A few weeks ago, the Sundial ran a couple pieces about the placement of Western-themed sculptures in Redwood Hall, also known as the Kinesiology Building. The students and faculty who were interviewed seemed puzzled that the sculptures would be placed where they were.

Students need to appreciate guest speakers

Justin Satzman • April 9, 2007

CSUN is lucky enough to have one of the most diverse campuses in the country. We have people from not only many different areas of Los Angeles, but of the country and the world. Because of the many different cultures that call CSUN their school, we are offered to learn about many different cultures, such as the role of women in Islam.