Daily Sundial

Students go overseas in support of research

Joanna Beckett • March 25, 2008

CSUN professors and students travelled across the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 27 to help launch the Taiwan Coral Research Center and finalize an academic agreement with a university located in the region. The newly-opened center is located at the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Pingtung, Taiwan, and will focus on the coral reefs located on the southern coastline of the country.

Recycling program helps planet but loses money

Danette Spiers • March 25, 2008

To keep the CSUN recycling program running this year, the school will take $175,000 out of student fees, yet recycled items are expected to bring in $7,500 in revenue by the end of 2008. More than 163,000 pounds of paper from campus was recycled in 2007. The recycling center's slogan, "Recycle, it's that easy," is posted on the electric vehicles that roam around campus picking up everything from paper to old ink cartridges.

Meg and Dia shine brightly at Angels and Airwaves show

Dylan Miles • March 25, 2008

There are many different types of music. There is music that can make you angry, music that can make you smile, and even music that can make you think. As listeners we choose to remember the music that we listen to and as such listeners we inadvertently attach meaning to those individual sounds and words through the working availability of those tingling earth-bound emotions.

‘Cameras and Community’ reflects importance of photos

DeShawna Hornbuckle • March 25, 2008

Camera and Community: Photographs from the Collection of the Institute for Arts and Media," opened on March 14 at the CSUN art gallery showcasing the work of 20 local photographers. The featured photographs captured several pivotal moments throughout history including wars, the ruin of the World Trade Center, labor strikes, the civil rights movement as well as famous entertainers and political figures at the peak of their careers.

After a political scandal, spouses should speak up

Jessica Hager • March 25, 2008

In the quest for greater transparency within politics, Americans (with the aid of the media) have all but demanded the complete day-to-day itineraries of our leaders. Shady government (and personal) dealings in years past have given Americans an appetite for complete honesty from our politicians, yet in a strange twist, Americans don't seem to want the same thing from political spouses.

‘Pettigrew’ brightens the day but doesn’t break the mold

Hilda Yeghishian • March 25, 2008

The verdict is in?everyone needs a Miss Pettigrew in their lives. The film "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" portrays Miss Guinevere Pettigrew (Frances McDormand-think "Friends with Money," "Something's Gotta Give," and "Almost Famous"), a socially awkward, unlucky English governess (nanny) who finds herself out of yet another job and living on the streets of London.

Matadors still perfect in Big West

Donna Gould • March 25, 2008

While the CSUN students were on Spring Break, the women's tennis team was dominating the courts. The Matadors, ranked No. 70 in the nation, won three of four matches in an eight day span, pushing its record to a perfect 5-0 in the Big West Conference and 9-3 overall.

‘Unhitched’ off to lackluster start for Sunday night television

Savannah Dawkins • March 25, 2008

If you thought the Farrelly brothers would be able to make a TV show nearly as funny as some of their movies, you would be wrong. Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the creative force behind hit movies like "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber," have come up wanting with their new Fox show "Unhitched.

Has old-fashioned dating morphed into only hooking up?

Eileen Mansoorian • March 25, 2008

It used to be that when a man was interested in a woman he would ask her out on a date. All that has changed. From my experiences, along with those of my friends, I have realized that many people are skipping the traditional dinner date and heading straight to the backseat.

The corporate world merges smaller

Megan McFadden • March 25, 2008

Six years ago I had a professor who told my class that big businesses would become America's first-class citizen and the people would come second. Yesterday, when the Justice Department approved the merger between the two satellite radio companies who dominate the satellite radio industry - Sirius and XM - my professor's foresight seemed to take a step closer to reality.

Lewis Black’s ‘Root of All Evil’ falls flat at the punchline

Anthony Graham • March 25, 2008

Comedy Central's new series "Lewis Black's Root of All Evil" combines court TV with pop-culture-critique. The titular Lewis Black presides as judge, while two comedians argue such cases as "Oprah vs. The Catholic Church" and "Donald Trump vs. Viagra." But does the courtroom setting properly facilitate all the "funny" the viewing audience is looking for? Sort of.

Matadors knocked out by Titans, season over

Alonso Tacanga • March 25, 2008

Fullerton blew out the Matadors (20-10 overall) in the first half and Northridge was never able to recover as the Titans (23-8) easily handled them and won 83-68 in the Big West Conference tournament semifinals at the Anaheim Convention Center on March 14, ending the Matadors' season and any hope they had of reaching the NCAA tournament.