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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

Griffith park offers great views of LA and some of the best hiking trails in town. Photo courtesy of MCT

For the non-LA natives, stay local for spring break

Oscar Vega April 3, 2014

Spring break in Los Angeles doesn’t sound as fun as spring break in Cancun, Miami, or Fort Lauderdale, but it sure can be. The City of Angels is a cultural hot spot, with locations that are great...

Illustration courtesy of MCT

Oil companies: Stop fracking LA up

Steven Maiken March 6, 2014

Thankfully, the LA City Council voted unanimously Friday to advance a motion to zone fracking for fossil fuels outside the city of Los Angeles, essentially establishing a moratorium. Until the...

Your guide to museums around Los Angeles

Your guide to museums around Los Angeles

Himerria Wortham February 1, 2014

Museums may still have a bad rap for many college students who remember the days their parents dragged them to that “boring place” with “old things.” Luckily, we are all adults now and have the...

Los Angeles plastic bag ban hits small CSUN stores July 1

Los Angeles plastic bag ban hits small CSUN stores July 1

Steven Maiken January 23, 2014

For now, CSUN has avoided the recent single-use plastic bag ban which went into effect on Jan. 1 in Los Angeles, which affects large grocery, pharmacy, retail and convenience stores that have $2 million...

Garcetti leads in final stretch of mayoral race

Megan Diskin May 10, 2013

The 2013 mayoral race has been overwhelmed with controversy, and Angelenos will elect either Eric Garcetti or Wendy Greuel as the next mayor of Los Angeles on May 21. A recent straw poll conducted by...

CSUN group runs the LA Marathon

CSUN group runs the LA Marathon

Christina Bennett March 18, 2013

[View the story "2013 L. A. Marathon" on Storify]2013 L. A. MarathonExploring all the angles, social media tells the story of this year's sold out LA Marathon through the perspective of racers, volunteers,...

St. Patrick’s Day Events Los Angeles

Natalie Rivera March 15, 2013

ST. PATRICK's EVENTS   St. Patrick’s Day may fall on a Sunday this year (it's on March 17), but that doesn’t mean a Monday morning class is reason enough to stay in this weekend studying,...

Matadors struggle to pay for holiday vacations as airfare prices increase

Melody Cherchian December 5, 2012

Holiday traveling seems to be diminishing among CSUN students this semester as hotel rooms and plane tickets rise in price. Marie Montgomery, spokesperson for AAA, said travel prices generally tend...

Destruction in 1992 L.A. Upheaval: How law enforcement let the largest urban riot/rebellion rage on

Hansook Oh April 29, 2012

Twenty years ago, our city convulsed with a tremor that could not be measured on the Richter scale. Fifty-three lives were lost, thousands were injured and property damage equaled $1 billion. The livelihoods...

Turkish Film Festival comes to Los Angeles

Carl Robinette March 1, 2012

The Los Angeles Turkish Film Festival opens for the first time Thursday at the Egyptian Theatre and will showcase some of the best work in Turkish cinema, with the goal of bringing more attention from...

Photo Illustration by Charlie Kaijo / Daily Sundial

LA city council will vote to ban medical marijuana dispensaries

Laura Davis February 16, 2012

The Los Angeles City council will vote this month for a ban on all L.A. county medical marijuana dispensaries and collectives until they are legalized by the Supreme Court. Dozens of illegal pot...

Chinese New Year events in Los Angeles

Chinese New Year events in Los Angeles

Stefanie De Leon Tzic January 26, 2012

Monday marked the start of the Chinese New Year, one of the most important traditional holidays in Chinese culture. Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown is preparing to welcome the new year this weekend...

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