Daily Sundial

Matadors start season away from home

Emin Avakian • August 27, 2008

Don't tell women's volleyball head coach Jeffrey Stork practice isn't important.
Stork is preparing his team for 2008 with good training, hard work and an attitude that says a successful year starts with quality practice sessions in both the offseason and regular season.

A.S. holds first meeting, allocates funds to groups

Adolfo Flores • August 27, 2008

Club fund allocations, future events and the reduction of the world's nuclear threat were some of the issues brought up at the Associated Student's first meeting of the semester yesterday afternoon.

A few classes better than yours

Josselle Sison • August 27, 2008

Are you tired of taking classes in the same building on subjects you've been learning about since grade school? If you feel you're in need of a change, then try some courses that take you beyond the traditional classroom and into the wilderness.

Zelzah?s speed limits face possible changes

Adolfo Flores • August 27, 2008

CSUN students running late may no longer be speeding on Zelzah if the proposed plan, by the Los Angeles' transportation committee to increase the speed limit on certain parts of the street is put into place.

Don’t take Phelps for granted

Manouk Akopyan • August 27, 2008

Did you know Michael Phelps scarfed down 12,000 calories a day during his record-setting Olympic run? Did you know he wears two swim caps while he teases fellow competition by letting them think they could win? Did you know 'amp;Lil'amp; Weezy'amp; was bumping through his iPod from Baltimore to Beijing? Did you know that he'amp;s the fastest swimmer in the world, won eight gold medals, seven via world-record, and etched his name to the Ruthian level in sports lore?

Quick to find ‘The Next Big Thing’

Katie Christiansen • August 26, 2008

In a label conscious culture it is no wonder that the mainstream media is quick to label any and everything in order to mold it into a preexisting box rather than have to stretch their minds around something new and (gasp!) different. Scarlett is the next Marilyn, Natalie the next Audrey, and Gwyneth the next Grace.

The Opinionator

Eileen Mansoorian • August 26, 2008

Welcome everyone to the world of The Opinionator. I will be your sarcastic guide for all the political ruckus, unforeseen revelations and mind-numbing chaos in between. While we were enjoying the last few weeks of summer vacation, there were several interesting headlines making way.

A Vicious Game of Beck and Mouse

Jesse Sears • August 26, 2008

Musician Beck Hansen's new album "Modern Guilt" presents the listeners with the soundscapes that push the envelope by combining multiple layers of sound into a single track while rarely losing cohesion. The album went on sale in July under the DGC Records label.

‘Thunder’ Proves True

Katie Christiansen • August 26, 2008

Warning: Those without the ability to throw out their conscious and bust a gut over incredibly un-PC hilarity need not apply. For the rest of you, get ready to laugh until it hurts at the Hollywood skewering, racially blurring, unquestionably R-rated "Tropic Thunder.

One Night on the Express

Lilianna Oustinovskaya • August 26, 2008

Somewhere between graduating from the awkward misadventures of "Superbad" and before the realization of impending fatherhood in "Knocked Up" falls the epic bromance of two misunderstood men on their journey to self-discovery in a marijuana induced state. The screenwriting duo of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, responsible for unleashing "McLovin" into the realm of iconic pop culture lexicon from "Superbad," are back with "Pineapple Express.

‘Soul Men’ pass into legend

Briaune Knighton • August 26, 2008

The weekend of August the 9th and 10th was a very sad weekend in the world of entertainment as we suffered the loss of two greats, Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes. Bernie Mac, known best as one of the "Original Kings of Comedy," passed away August the 9th of complications from pneumonia at the age of 50.

Increase in international students enrollment expected

Adolfo Flores • August 26, 2008

Watching U.S. corporations establish themselves in his native India, Daman Singh decided that they were more likely to hire someone with a U.S. degree. Singh is one of the 2,162 international students who applied to attend CSUN this year. While the number of international students won't be certain for a few weeks, administrators believe there will be a rise from last year's 1,393.