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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

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...

A woman on a romantic date in a restaurant

Social Media vs Real Life

Raquel Ramirez October 12, 2016
Is it necessary for social media to have a picture of your significant other?
Chuck Todd color illustration of a man trying his best to run away from a whirlwind of Facebook logos. (Bay Area News Group/MCT)

To like, or not to like: how social media affects self-esteem

Jamie Perez March 17, 2015
"Likes" and comments might effect people more than they know
CSUN On Point: March 10th, 2015

CSUN On Point: March 10th, 2015

Kyle Ghafouri March 13, 2015

Like Our Page: Marketing in the Digital Age On Point reports on the rise in spending for marketing and advertising on social media. Guests: Kristen Walker, Dustin Peterson

Yik Yak allows college students to anonymously post messages about their anxieties, complaints and general observations. (Photo courtesy iTunes App Store/TNS)

Yik Yuck: A look into the anonymous app

James Fike March 4, 2015
How beneficial can Yik Yak be?
Illustration by Julie Salvaterria/Contributor

Racist memes are no laughing matter

Whitney Shepard March 6, 2014

Life shouldn’t be taken too seriously and we should all be able to laugh at ourselves, right? After all, the most successful comedians have made a career out of laughing at their pain. Kevin Hart,...

Facebook users do not like oversharing, studies show

A.J. Circhirillo February 18, 2014

Marissa Guerrero, junior communicative disorders for speech language pathology major, rarely updates her Facebook activity. She deactivated her account for nearly a year before she resurrected it to...

The State of Social Media: the Internets future is in photo

The State of Social Media: the Internet’s future is in photo

Jonathan Nelson February 5, 2014

In 1968 a shy, gaunt artist named Andy Warhol wrote: “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Had Warhol survived to witness the “selfie,” Facebook and Youtube, he...

Thumb lets you ask questions and give feedback on the little things that can cause a quandary in every day life.

Four up and coming social media sites you have never heard of

SheDaye Brown February 5, 2014

College students are usually up to date with all the latest social media fads. We’ve all heard of Facebook, Instagram, Vine, Reddit and Twitter — just to name a few. Posting photos and updating statuses...

Alumni advise students about the importance of social media

Alumni advise students about the importance of social media

Abigaelle Levray December 5, 2013

A packed room at the University Student Union (USU) listened as a panel of CSUN alumni shared their knowledge of social media and its presence in their professional lives. The “Noise of Social Media”...

Creator of hit MTV show Catfish shares his life experiences

Creator of hit MTV show ‘Catfish’ shares his life experiences

Clarissa Perkins November 14, 2013

Applause and the flash of cameras welcomed Nev Schulman, the star of the documentary Catfish and the subsequent MTV series Catfish: The TV Show, to the stage of the fully capacitated Northridge Center...

Coachella opening weekend 2013

Cynthia Gomez April 12, 2013
Social media updates from weekend one of the Coachella music festival.
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