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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

Ryan Mancini, Author

All content by Ryan Mancini
Illustration of a young boy leaving his parents at the bottom of a winding mountainous path that leads to school graduation

Modesty dies on a college campus

Ryan Mancini
May 26, 2017
freedom of speech illustration

The bidding war over Berkeley

Ryan Mancini
May 11, 2017
Illustration shows a sillouette of donald trump's face with an american flag print

Coup de Trump

Ryan Mancini
May 11, 2017
AS students speak at meeting

Culture of overspending continues in A.S., candidates say

Ryan Mancini
April 10, 2017
Ben Carson shakes hands with Donald Trump

Trump cabinet appointees concern students, professors

Ryan Mancini
December 8, 2016
Several novels are stacked on top one another

Review: ‘John Adams’

Ryan Mancini
December 7, 2016
donald trump speaks at the podium for an event hosted by the company carrier

Election month-down: Trumplandia

Ryan Mancini
December 7, 2016
Downtown LA is crowded with anti-trump protesters

How students are coping with Donald Trump’s win

Ryan Mancini
December 5, 2016
People in New York protest the North Dakota access pipeline

Army, Obama Administration halt development of Dakota Access Pipeline

Ryan Mancini
December 4, 2016
Barack Obama speaks with Trump

Election month-down: the presidency unraveled

Ryan Mancini
November 15, 2016
Photo shows four members of the Young Turks seated at a discussion panel

CSUN holds a post-election panel led by The Young Turks

Ryan Mancini
November 10, 2016
Students sand together in protest of Trump's election

Dream Center will provide attorneys for students in fear of their future

Ryan Mancini
November 9, 2016
People shown voting

Unlikely election results motivate students to vote

Ryan Mancini
November 9, 2016
People sit down to watch presidential election

CSUN Young Democrats, PSSA hold joint viewing election party

Ryan Mancini
November 8, 2016
Trump and Clinton shake hands after debate

Election month-down: with the October surprise comes overdue urgency

Ryan Mancini
November 2, 2016
Photo shows Godzilla next to another monster

Toho brings back Godzilla, and he’s more sinister than ever

Ryan Mancini
October 20, 2016
Orange grove pictured

Hotel in process of approval to be built, funding will not come from CSUN

Ryan Mancini
October 4, 2016
Comic shows presidential debate with Trump and Clinton

Election Month-down: the unanticipated start

Ryan Mancini
October 2, 2016
CSUN orchestra performs

“Sinfonia Breve” makes its world premiere with the CSUN Symphony

Ryan Mancini
September 30, 2016
Dinosaur skull displayed in museum

Dinosaurs return to Los Angeles with the first annual Dino Fest

Ryan Mancini
September 26, 2016
man speaks on stage

YouTube star discusses bisexuality and gender identity at “Beyond the Binary”

Ryan Mancini
September 24, 2016
"Need 2 read" clipart

Review: “The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice”

Ryan Mancini
September 12, 2016
Still from the movie "Young Frankenstien"

What Gene Wilder movies to watch

Ryan Mancini
September 3, 2016
Weekly events logo

Weekly Calendar of Events (Sept. 6-12)

Ryan Mancini
August 31, 2016
need 2 read logo shows woman sitting atop a pile of books while reading a book

Review: “Between the World and Me” and “The Fat Tail”

Ryan Mancini
August 30, 2016
A-BSN cohort poses for picture

A-BSN Program to be closed

Ryan Mancini
August 27, 2016
"Harry Potter an the Curse Child" background shows a bird's nest with wings

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child review

Ryan Mancini
August 24, 2016
CSUN's on-campus student housing. (File Photo / The Sundial)

Editorial: More steps are needed to keep CSUN residents safe

Ryan Mancini
October 21, 2015
Bill Clinton and Hilary Clinton at a ceremony.

The Clinton legacy: the good, the bad, the weird and all of the above

Ryan Mancini
October 13, 2015
DJ preforms on stage in front of crowd on CSUN campus.

Big Show, the unnecessary mess

Ryan Mancini
October 5, 2015
Ticketholders wait in line awaiting entrance to enter into Big Show

CSUN student sexually assaulted near campus during Big Show

Ryan Mancini
October 4, 2015
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Election 2016: the messy catastrophe

Ryan Mancini
September 18, 2015
Photo by Trevor Stamp

Sports is fun…sometimes

Ryan Mancini
September 15, 2015
Illustration by Julienne Shih / Illustrator

As president, who else will you antagonize?

Ryan Mancini
August 28, 2015
Photo credit: Victoria Becerril

Multiple series planned for the Opinion desk

Ryan Mancini
August 28, 2015
Illustration by Julienne Shih / Illustrator

Agonies of summer bring vague hope for fall

Ryan Mancini
August 24, 2015
Illustration by Kristine Delicana / Illustrations Editor

ICYMI: ISIS and the issue of free speech

Ryan Mancini
May 5, 2015
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service

ICYMI: A schism in the art of protesting

Ryan Mancini
April 27, 2015
Fire department waiting for the scene to clear. Cause is still under investigation. (Cladellain Kae David / Photo Editor)

Smoke seen at the University Hall extension construction site

Ryan Mancini
April 20, 2015
The second trailer for "The Force Awakens" has arrived

The second trailer for “The Force Awakens” has arrived

Ryan Mancini
April 16, 2015

Missing woman found safe, family says

Ryan Mancini
April 15, 2015
Fire trucks by Monterey Hall after an electrical fire caused by an overheated motor was found and extinguished. Manny Araujo / News Editor

Fire in Monterey Hall caused by an overheated motor

Ryan Mancini
April 1, 2015
Lincoln and Darwin share more than just their love for mankind

Lincoln and Darwin share more than just their love for mankind

Ryan Mancini
February 11, 2015
President Barack Obama delivers the State of The Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Obama’s State of the Union lays out plans for the next two years

Ryan Mancini
January 21, 2015
Illustration by Ryan Mancini/ Assistant Opinions Editor

Thanksgiving, stuffed with colonialism and capitalism for added zest

Ryan Mancini
November 24, 2014
Illustration by Kristine Delicana/ Illustrations Editor

CSUN should bring forth a universal smoking ban

Ryan Mancini
November 23, 2014
Musical legend David Bowie will release a second greatest hits compilation

Musical legend David Bowie will release a second greatest hits compilation

Ryan Mancini
November 12, 2014
Photo Courtesy of Tribune News Service

Yes on Prop 1

Ryan Mancini
October 29, 2014
Illustration by Daniel Schade

Choosing a side in the Harris/Greenwald feud

Ryan Mancini
October 22, 2014
Illustration by Kristine Delicana/Sundial Production

Batman v. Superman, who will win?

Ryan Mancini
September 24, 2014
Illustration by Maricruz Meza/Visual Editor

Send planes, not people, to Iraq

Ryan Mancini
August 28, 2014
FAFSA, you are not a comedian

FAFSA, you are not a comedian

Ryan Mancini
July 14, 2014
Bundy, Sterling's comments prove we are not in a "post-racial society"

Bundy, Sterling’s comments prove we are not in a “post-racial society”

Ryan Mancini
April 27, 2014
Illustration courtesy of MCT

Potential GOP candidates aren’t as competent as they think they are

Ryan Mancini
April 23, 2014
Illustration by Jae Kitinoja/Illustrator

Changing weather patterns is forecasting a dark future

Ryan Mancini
April 22, 2014
Illustration by Raymond Bacsal/Contributor

Peace out Fred Phelps, God hates you too

Ryan Mancini
March 26, 2014
Illustration by Jae Kitinoja/Illustrator

Supreme court decision on search warrants is chipping at privacy

Ryan Mancini
March 19, 2014
Courtesy of MCT

America, the land of hypocritical politicians and policies

Ryan Mancini
March 11, 2014
Illustration courtesy of MCT

A discriminatory bill against the LGBTQ community in Arizona thankfully vetoed

Ryan Mancini
February 28, 2014
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