Daily Sundial

Next year support budget ignites heated debate, budget sent back to committee for further amendments

Champaign Williams • November 6, 2013

During the CSU Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting Tuesday a heated debate ensued regarding the allocation of funds for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Committee of Finance speaker Robert Turnage, assistant...

Gov. Brown appoints CSUN chair as new CSU board of trustees member

Darko Debogovic • October 25, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown announced that Steven Stepanek, CSUN’s Computer Science Department Chair, has been appointed to the CSU Board of Trustees (BOT) Friday. Stepanek, 62, has served as chair of the Computer...

A.S. grants nearly $5,000 to university organizations

Elizabeth Ohanian • October 7, 2013

Associated Students (A.S.) allocated money to three different organizations during Monday’s meeting. They allocated $1,025 to Pi Kappa Phi for their “War of Roses” event. According to Pi Kappa...

Governor Brown signs new bills increasing student trustee votes on the BOT

Champaign Williams • September 29, 2013

Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed two bills that will allow CSU student trustees a greater voice in the decisions made regarding CSU campuses. The newest bill, Assembly Bill (AB) 447, allows students...

Chancellor Timothy White holds student press conference for student media on all 23 campuses

Darko Debogovic • September 29, 2013

California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy P. White held a student press conference Sept. 27 at the Dumke Auditorium in Long Beach to discuss enrollment growth, student success programs, online...

CSU board of trustees provide solutions to eliminate bottleneck courses

Champaign Williams • September 25, 2013

Efforts to eliminate “bottleneck” courses through technology were proposed for the 2014-2015 school year at the CSU board of trustees (BOT) meeting Tuesday afternoon. Ephriam P. Smith, executive...

CSU Health Insurance Education Project aims to teach students about healthcare reform, new California health insurance exchange

Hansook Oh • September 17, 2013

<<< CORRECTION: The Chair of the Department of Health Sciences is Dr. Anita Slechta, not Dr. Bethany Rainisch. Dr. Slechta was interviewed for the story, not Dr. Rainisch. Over the three years...

CSU Chancellor Timothy White chats with CSUN students, faculty

Michael Arvizu • September 9, 2013

California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White visited CSUN on Monday for a town hall meeting and a subsequent campus tour that reflected a theme of candidness and sparked conversation among...

CSU Chancellor is coming to visit CSUN

Trevor Stamp • September 4, 2013

California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White is coming to host his first town hall meeting at CSUN on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. The meeting is open to all students, faculty and staff, as...

Associated Students Vice President Talar Alexanian excited to begin double-duty as a senator and the first CSU student trustee from CSUN

Alex Vejar • September 3, 2013

Ever since high school, Talar Alexanian has been trying to make a difference in her community. “I tried to take whatever opportunities came my way and I loved every minute of it,” she said....

CSU launches new online course program in all 23 campuses

Michael Arvizu • August 25, 2013

This fall students enrolled in any of the 23 CSU campuses will have access to a selection of online classes as part of a system wide effort to alleviate congestion in high-demand courses. The online...

CSUN A.S. vice president elected CSU student trustee, the first in history

Michelle Dominguez • August 25, 2013

Talar Alexanian makes history after being inaugurated as an official member of the California State University Board of Trustees, a first for CSUN. It took six months of multiple interviews before...