The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

The student media organization of California State University Northridge

Daily Sundial

CSU asks state for money in lieu of Proposition 30

Gabrielle Moreira December 5, 2012

The California State University system is requesting almost $372 million from the state for their support budget, which will see a five percent enrollment increase and salary increases for faculty and...

More than half of CSUN faculty set to retire within 10 years

Christina Bennett December 4, 2012

The face of CSUN will likely shift in the next decade with more than half of the faculty nearing retirement age. Institutional research reports that 26.9 percent of faculty were 50 to 55 years old in...

Quadruple homicide in Granada Hills ends with suspects apprehended in Las Vegas

Quadruple homicide in Granada Hills ends with suspects apprehended in Las Vegas

Loren Townsley December 4, 2012

UPDATE (2:57 PM): The LA County Coroner’s office has confirmed the names of the victims as Amanda Ghossein, 24, Jennifer Kim, 26, Robert Calabia, 34, and Teofilo Navales, 49. The Los Angeles Police...

CSUN foreign exchange and international student enrollment rates on the rise

Christina Pembleton December 4, 2012

CSUN foreign exchange and international student enrollment rates are on the rise amidst enrollment freezes on other groups of incoming students. The number of enrolled foreign exchange students for...

Mens basketball: Northridges offense must get back on track after two-game skid, face Vanguard

Men’s basketball: Northridge’s offense must get back on track after two-game skid, face Vanguard

Jonathan Andrade December 4, 2012

CSUN has dropped its last two games after starting the season 6-0, but return home Wednesday night and hope to get back on the winning track against Vanguard at 7 p.m. in the Matadome. In CSUN’s latest...

Womens basketball: Guay and Co. look to stay above .500 with visit from San Francisco University

Women’s basketball: Guay and Co. look to stay above .500 with visit from San Francisco University

Ron Rokhy December 4, 2012

After a strong 2-0 start, the Matadors (4-3) look  to bounce back at home against San Francisco (4-3) Wednesday night after losing three out of their last five. CSUN last lost 73-63 on the road against...

Womens basketball: Italian-born forward Marta Masoni has taken the Matadome by storm

Women’s basketball: Italian-born forward Marta Masoni has taken the Matadome by storm

Jonathan Bue December 4, 2012

Opponents of CSUN’s women’s basketball team have got to be asking where the team got their new Italian engine, Marta Masoni. Just seven games into the season, and it’s clear the kind of impact...

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What you really learned at college

Jim McLauchlin December 4, 2012

  Greetings and salutations, Class of 2012, December division. As you leave the warm embrace of CSUN, you do so in the off-season. Everyone loves spring graduates, and you Decemberites are...

David Montanbeau - The Life I Want to Lead

David Montanbeau – The Life I Want to Lead

Brita Potenza December 4, 2012

David Montanbeau lived a wealthy life as a managing partner at Money Tree and working as an Executive Casino host  in Las Vegas, until one day it  all disappeared.  Along with the financial change,...

Ke$ha’s new album ‘Warrior’ is a party soundtrack

Luis Campos December 4, 2012

Only three years have passed since individuals were first introduced to Ke$ha’s No. 1 single “Tik Tok,” which ruled the radio in 2010. The San Fernando Valley native, who “was actually born in...

‘The Walking Dead’ recap (Episode 8, season 3) spoiler alert

Casey Delich December 4, 2012

Sunday’s “The Walking Dead” episode was all about action and reunions. It was the mid-season finale, the next episode won’t be on until sometime in February. Tyreese, a character from the original...

Songstress strives towards solo success

Songstress strives towards solo success

Christina Cocca December 4, 2012

Painted fingernails hit the guitar strings, and her hands strummed the chords to Coldplay’s “The Scientist.” As she sat at the kitchen table with her guitar in her lap, the notes left her vocal chords...

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