Daily Sundial

Upper division writing exam too cramped

Melanie Saxe • May 8, 2007

Taking a test can be stressful for many students, but it can be especially tense if the classroom conditions are not comfortable. On April 21, I waited in line with more than a hundred other students to take the Upper Division Writing Exam. At 10 a.m., we walked into the Johnson Auditorium.

Rejecting students same as rejecting future

Jocelyn Swartz • May 8, 2007

California State University personnel have reported a record number of rejection letters have been sent out to high school seniors this past semester. Would be freshman are being rejected simply due to the fact that the Cal State system is overcrowded. These high school seniors have decent grades and good SAT scores, yet are being denied admission into the public university system.

Alumnus saves lingerie line

Tara DiBurro • May 8, 2007

Forplay Lingerie, owned by CSUN alumnus Houman Salen, hosted its second fashion show at Fa?ade in Hollywood on Wednesday night. Prior to the show, the backstage area was filled with excited models. Some were getting dressed while others were waiting for their hair and make-up to be prepared.

CSUN Greens hold Iraq war teach-in

Saharra White • May 8, 2007

The CSUN Greens hosted an Iraq War Teach-in Monday night in the University Student Union's Grand Salon. The event featured a number of panelists and music by the band Yucatan Toucan. Free pizza and literature on the Iraq War and the Green Party was also distributed.

CSUN Gospel Choir records debut album

Saharra White • May 8, 2007

The CSUN Gospel Choir held its first annual gospel-recording concert May 4. More than 400 people came out to the three-hour concert, which began at 7:30 p.m. The choir decided to record the concert after choir member Charles Jones came up with the idea. "I believe that the Lord put it in his heart to put this together.

Spiderman tangles with convoluted plot

John Manalang • May 8, 2007

By the time you read this, Peter Parker and his web-crawling alter ego will have already smashed box office records. "Spiderman 3" made $59 million on its first day, adding to the $148 million it accumulated this past weekend. Even before Spidey swung by North American movie theaters last Friday, Tokyo and European theaters were already caught in its web of profits.

End of Iraq war lies in reinstatement of draft

Justin Satzman • May 8, 2007

There has been a lot of discussion about the opinion that even though we as a country are at war, it sometimes feels like we are not. Older people who lived through Vietnam are amazed that young people are not as involved with the war as they were during the 60s and 70s.

Matadors have solid performances at conference championships

Debby von Winckelmann • May 8, 2007

The CSUN track and field team earned its first points of the 2007 Big West Championships during the multi-events portion of the competition at the Matador Track and Field Complex over the weekend. Freshman Robert Robinson took second place in the decathlon with 6,656 points and freshman Owen Morse took sixth with 6,146 points.

North Korea forum on religion, politics and nuclear weapons

Melanie Saxe • May 8, 2007

Several guest speakers' discussed the religion and politics associated with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's secretive regime at a forum hosted by the religious studies department on May 4 in the Whitsett Room at Sierra Hall. The forum titled, Eyes on Korea, was organized by Dr.

Art zine turns glossy but maintains graffiti ethos

Darya Riyahi • May 8, 2007

After six years, Beautiful/Decay, an art magazine founded by Amir H. Fallah as a Kinko's generated after-school activity, is now a profitable business. Fallah, creative editor of Beautiful/Decay, an artist and former UCLA fine-arts student founded the magazine to create a venue for emerging artist whose work, might not fit the mold of traditionally defined artists.

Immigration reform too unfocused and underfunded

Jeremy Foster • May 8, 2007

Wal-Mart must have been shocked when in 2003 the federal government got serious about illegal immigration and began raiding their stores for undocumented workers. "Operation Rollback,

Undocumented Asians rarely considered in immigration issues

Alondra Hernandez • May 8, 2007

The struggle for immigration reform is not one that is exclusive to immigrants from Latin American countries. This hot-button issue also affects immigrants from Asian countries. And while some people would never think to consider Asians as being undocumented or illegal, many still strive to have their voices heard.