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Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

Student hospitalized after shot in neck along Lindley Avenue

Monica Duester July 4, 2008
A 20-year-old computer engineering student is in serious condition after he was shot in the neck on Lindley Avenue on June 29. Police said that two masked men approached Francisco Javier Magallanes on the driver's side of his vehicle and shot him while he tried to drive away at 10:15 p.

Family, friends remember victims of June 7 car crash

Monica Duester July 4, 2008
Family members and friends of the two men who died after a CSUN student suspected of drunk driving collided into the back of their car while stopped at a red light, are keeping their memories alive through social networking Web sites and blogs. Farzad Etesamifar, 25, of Iran and his cousin, Sepehr Keshavarz, 23, of Reseda died in the early morning hours of June 7 at the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Densmore Avenue in Encino.

Graduates evoke the struggle of Chicanos

Salena Barcenas July 4, 2008
The mixing of colors to form shapes and images that evoke emotions and feelings can leave a lasting impression. The new mural at the Chicano/a House on North University Drive "captures the perspective of the oppression (Chicanos have had to face over) time," said artist Wenceslao Quiroz.

Web classes jump in offerings, popularity

Dessiraee Eleby July 4, 2008
It is 7:25 p.m. on a Tuesday night and Patrick Beck is preparing to do homework for Humanities 101 before his online chat session is scheduled to begin at eight. The chat feature that professor Nancy Taylor uses reminds Beck of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).

Former student jams with Aerosmith for video game

TINA HELWAJIAN July 4, 2008
Aerosmith walked into the Neversoft Entertainment studio in Woodland Hills to record their motion-capture session of Guitar Hero. Before Steven Tyler began his session, he had one question: "Where's Adam Jennings?" Tyler wanted to know who this guy was, so the studio called Jennings in, and he got to watch Aerosmith do their session.

Wait’ll fanboys get a load of ‘Dark Knight’

DANIEL ANTOLIN July 4, 2008
Six minutes of a highly anticipated summer blockbuster played before IMAX screenings of 2007's "I am Legend" The six minutes showed thugs in clown masks robbing a mob-owned bank. As soon as one thug serves his role in the heist, another thug guns him down, and so on.

Fanboy saves Gotham City from Hollywood

DANIEL ANTOLIN July 4, 2008
A 31-year-old Houston man left a movie theater more than 10 years ago disillusioned. The movie had not yet finished, but the injustice he witnessed was too much to bear. Batman and Robin were wearing rubber nipples. Bill Ramey looked at the silver screen as Batman used politically correct terms, carried a credit card in his utility belt and, if that was not enough, he was smiling.

A Labor of Love

Salena Barcenas July 4, 2008
Recent CSUN art graduates Wenceslao Quiroz, Raudel De La Riva, and Donald Day are putting the finishing touches on a mural they have been working on since last year.

Motorists rethink driving habits as gas prices soar higher at the pumps

Theresa Wray July 3, 2008
A Los Feliz resident walks to the nearby post office four blocks away from her home instead of driving to keep from paying the continually increasing cost of gas. "I'm walking around my neighborhood a lot more now," Jennifer Abbott said. "I actually get to stop and talk to my neighbors while they walk their dogs.

Stand-up comic assists libraries

Susannah Reynolds July 3, 2008
Two people sitting at a table, one teaching the other to read. This sight gave comedian Paula Poundstone goose bumps and made her love for public libraries even stronger. Poundstone has partnered with Friends of the Library U.S.A. to be their spokesperson to help raise money for libraries across the country.

New paved walkway complements Chicano House mural

Salena Barcenas July 3, 2008
Take a walk down to the Chicano House and glance around. Notice that instead of standing on dirt, there is a nice paved walkway between the house and the annex that was completed last May. Instead of a yellow brick road, there are faded red pavers joining the house and the annex, making a patio-like setting for events.

Bookstore to offer textbook rentals to students this Fall

Denise Vastola July 3, 2008
Students will be able to go to the Matador Bookstore and rent select textbooks during the coming Fall semester when the campus test-runs a new program meant to offset increasing tuition fees. With annual textbook costs for a full-time student ranging from $800 to $1,000, textbook rentals could save students about two-thirds of that price, said Harry Hellenbrand, provost and vice president of academic affairs.
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