Daily Sundial

Health center offers students relief to finals week stress

Maria Martinez • December 6, 2007

Stress is something most college students deal with during their university life. Considering all the factors that contribute to stress such as jobs, friends, family and school. As finals week approaches, stress can consume students' lives. Sharon Aronoff, health educator for the Klotz Student Health Center, said stress and people's reactions to it are different for everyone.

Student group combats prejudice

Danielle Directo • December 6, 2007

Standing Together Opposing Prejudice (STOP), a new multicultural student organization, held an interactive speaking event yesterday in front of Jerome Richfield Hall in order to raise awareness about discrimination and encourage students to stop using racial slurs in their everyday speech.

Symposium helps students with presentation skills

Katie Dibene • December 6, 2007

Graduates and undergraduates displayed their research presentations at the 12th annual Student Research and Creative Works Symposium held on Friday in the University Student Union's Grand Salon. Students had the choice to present an oral or poster board presentation about research that was completed within different academic fields.

Students hit by TV writers’ strike

Danielle Directo • December 6, 2007

Three months into working as a night runner on the CBS series, "The Big Bang Theory," second year film student Jacob Murray found himself out of a job when the Writer's Guild of America began its strike Nov. 5. With finals week set to soon hit full effect, Murray said the unexpected vacation was "somewhat of a blessing.

Green Peace founder speaks to students

Alyssa Lofgren • December 6, 2007

Many students were engrossed in a passionate lecture Wednesday, given by the co-founder of Greenpeace International and Pulitzer prize nominee, Rex Weyler. The topic of Weyler's speech was titled "Ordinary Courage -What must we do today to offer future generations fair access to a sustainable and enjoyable life?" Weyler addressed the time he has spent in environmental activism and what "ordinary people" can do today to change the world.

Jewish community activist Jordan Elgrably speaks to students

Danielle Directo • December 6, 2007

Levantine Cultural Center co-founder and director Jordan Elgrably spoke to humanities and history students last Tuesday about the struggle that Middle Eastern Jews endure finding their identities, along with the discrimination Jews face within their own communities.

A little bit of history Hallmark didn’t tell you

Maliha Jafri • December 6, 2007

Most holidays these days are so hyped by the marketing companies that they sometimes loose their meaning. Christmas is come up and what do we think of? Candy canes, Christmas trees, gifts, expenses, holiday parties, red and white, Santa, family, etc. A lot of things we do out of habit or tradition but what does it really mean? Candy Canes Someone took an existing form of candy, which was a white stick of sugar candy, and made a bent version of it representing a shepherds crook.

Birth control prices rise in wake of deficit reduction act

Maliha Jafri • December 6, 2007

Birth control prices are on the rise, doubling, tripling or even going five times higher. The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 went into effect January 2007, and has eliminated most discounts for campus and low-income health centers. "This has a big impact on women and their way of life," said June Kwon, 20, a women's studies major and Women's Studies Student Association (WSSA) president.

USU ‘Hunger Banquet’ sheds light on poverty

J. Alfredo Santana • December 6, 2007

Several CSUN members from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) organized an event titled "The 2007 Hunger Banquet," which aimed to explain why poverty in some parts of the world is endemic, and what mechanisms can be developed to improve work and food production in local communities.

OneRepublic delivers motivating lyrics and catchy tunes

Danielle Directo • December 5, 2007

In every social circle, there's the one friend who always offers the shoulder to cry upon, the sleeve to wipe your nose on and the reassurance that everything will be alright, but they won't do you the favor of shaking you to your senses, telling you to buck up and take it like an adult.

Matadors upset at home by UC Irvine

Daniel Williams • December 5, 2007

The Matadors ice hockey team ended the first half of their season with a 4-2 loss to UC Irvine at the Valley Ice Center on Saturday. The game was the lowest scoring of the season, beating out CSUN's previous match against UCI which the Matadors won 5-3. CSUN managed only two goals Saturday, resulting in their weakest offensive outing against a Pacific Division team all season.

Motorcyclists count on safe drivers

Denys Nazarov • December 5, 2007

There are currently more than five million motorcycles registered in U.S. and this number is growing steadily every year. Unfortunately the number of motorcycle injuries and fatalities is also rising. Riders chose this mode of transportation and the risks it entails for various reasons.