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

CSUN implements new safety measures after 1994 quake

Christiaan Patterson February 2, 2011

The magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shook Northridge at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994 caused $400 million in damages. All buildings were damaged, including the Oviatt Library, which suffered damage to both...

Photographer Richard Fish’s widow donates work for Oviatt Library exhibition

Marina D. Sandoval January 27, 2011

The Oviatt Library is extending its exhibit of the work of Richard Fish, a prolific, California-based photographer. Fish (1919-2005) is known for photographs that covered a variety of subjects for...

Former Oviatt Library Dean Norman Tanis dies

Antoine Abou-Diwan December 8, 2010

Norman Tanis, former dean of the Oviatt Library has died.  He was 81. Tanis died Nov. 28 at TLC Hospice in Moorpark from complications with Alzheimer’s disease, said his daughter, Laura Tanis. Tanis...

Students hold ‘Die in’ to raise awareness of LGBT issues

Armando Ruiz December 8, 2010

CSUN students held a “die in” inside the first and second floor of the Oviatt Library Tuesday afternoon to call attention to the recent suicides among the LGBT community. Participants fell to the...

Students for Quality Education shows display of CSU fee increases in front of the Oviatt

Antoine Abou-Diwan December 1, 2010

Correction: In the story “Students illustrate CSU fee hikes” published Dec. 2, it stated Assembly Bill 656 would place a tax on oil companies which would be applied toward education, if passed....

A.S. president looks to put a mobile kiosk in the Oviatt

Adria Brodie December 1, 2010

A.S. President Conor Lansdale wants to put a kiosk in the Oviatt Library to serve as a connection between A.S. and the library and to expose students to issues and leadership. Although the project...

CSUN library holds retirement party for Oviatt dean

Blanca Gomez November 30, 2010

Colleagues, friends and students were present in the Jack and Florence Ferman Library Presentation Room Monday evening for the retirement celebration of Susan Curzon, dean of the library for 18 years. In...

Donations from Unified We Serve’s food and clothing drive helps families during Thanksgiving

Reanna Delgadillo November 23, 2010

Unified We Serve’s food and clothing drive collected donations on the steps of the Oviatt Library last week to help families in need around the Thanksgiving holiday. On Saturday, local families...

Oviatt to host retirement party for library dean

Blanca Gomez November 19, 2010

The dean of the Oviatt Library is retiring at the end of this semester, but not before her colleagues, friends and students give her a farewell bash. Harry Hellenbrand, provost and vice president for...

Unified We Serve partners with campus community to collect items for donations

Antoine Abou-Diwan November 18, 2010

Unified We Serve concluded its second annual clothing and food drive Wednesday. The organization collected food, clothing and books for underprivileged families in the San Fernando Valley and displayed...

Scholarship named after library dean

Marissa Kindelspire November 18, 2010

When Conor Lansdale took office as A.S. president this fall, his agenda was not strictly to get the newly appointed senators settled. Instead, after rumblings of a revered faculty member’s retirement,...

Library presentation continues

Adria Brodie November 17, 2010

With just a few weeks left in the semester, I have decided to write the remaining A.S. blogs in an informal way to move away from a rigid reporting style to a more conversational tone. As readers, I...

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