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

September 2023 – Volume 64 Issue 2

October 9, 2023

Letter from the Editor: Issue 2 Volume 64 Looking back on society's ideal body types The prevalence of eating disorders and finding support for recovery Suiting up at the Creative Maker Studio Why...

Fashion Films

Sasha Alikhanov, Print Managing Editor October 9, 2023

“The September Issue” (2009) “The September Issue” documents the creation of American Vogue’s most important issue. Long-standing editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is crucial to the process with...

Cantando

Pamela Garcia, Assistant Culture Editor October 9, 2023

“Bad Romance” - Lady Gaga Throughout her career, Lady Gaga has made a variety of head-turning fashion statements with her unconventional outfits and album concepts that emphasized expressing identity...

Book Club

Leah Villalpando-Coronado, Contributor October 9, 2023

Gizelle Johnson, a senior at CSUN, majoring in fashion apparel and design, has spent her last few years immersing herself in collegiate fashion. She is currently the creative director for CSUN Trends,...

Curls and Curves: How I’ve learned to defy the American standard

Curls and Curves: How I’ve learned to defy the American standard

Jasmine Cuza, Assist. Social Media Editor October 8, 2023

The idea of beauty is sewn into the fabric of our existence. In our world, beauty is refined and intriguing. The complexities of its roots are ingrained in each individual and make us all unique. The...

CSUN Poetry: Flowers of the Field

CSUN Poetry: Flowers of the Field

Kaylee Toma October 8, 2023

Radiant as a rose is what I want to be. As long as I'm seen as lovely, I don't care to what degree. If you get stuck by my thorns, well, how could you blame me? Pretty as a poppy sounds just...

The prevalence of eating disorders and finding support for recovery

The prevalence of eating disorders and finding support for recovery

Edward Segal, Managing Editor October 7, 2023

When a person opens their social media, one of the first things they might find are posts that promote unrealistic beauty standards. When scrolling through the endless photos of people showing off their...

The 3D printers available at the University Library allow students to create and print their own designs free of charge.

Suiting up at the Creative Maker Studio

Claire Boeck, Reporter October 7, 2023

In CSUN’s Creative Maker Studio, each 3D printer is named after a Greek god. There is Zeus, and his daughter Athena—she is barely bigger than a mini fridge, and costs roughly $1,000. In capable hands,...

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Why fad diets are appealing to so many people

Edward Segal, Managing Editor October 6, 2023

Many people have encountered a diet that promises instant weight loss at some point in their lives. It’s the kind of diet that says exercise is not necessary to lose weight, or offers a supplement that...

From left to right, Blue Tan and Melita Mehzabin model clothes that represent their respective countries and styles.

International students bring flair to campus, from Kuromi shirts to kameez

José C. Delgado, Culture Editor October 6, 2023

International students come to America and bring a piece of their country in the form of their clothes. Some students bring stylistic flair over, while others opt to wear cultural clothing.  CSUN...

Alyssa McDowell, a senior and apparel and design production major, considers clothing waste important to the industry. Its a shame that an industry that should be about art, is the number two polluter, says Dowell.

Fast fashion, slow solutions and mountains of trash

Solomon Smith, Reporter October 5, 2023

Fast fashion is a trend in clothing retail that has produced accelerated sales and mountains of waste. A knee length tan trench coat is the anchor image of a Vogue article on preparing for the fall...

Yesterday’s news: looking back on society’s ideal body types

Sasha Alikhanov, Print Managing Editor October 5, 2023

The ideal body type is ever-changing due to societal shifts and major events, and women are expected to fit each alteration.    Gibson Girl In the late 1890s and early 1900s, American artist Charles...

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