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

David Wakefield, chair of child and adolescent development, teaches students self-improvement

David Wakefield, chair of child and adolescent development, teaches students self-improvement

Christina Bennett September 4, 2012

If you have ever wondered about what path your life will take or which direction you should go, you are not alone. David W. Wakefield, chair of the child and adolescent development department (CADV),...

Q&A with Harry Hellenbrand about his experience as interim president

Q&A with Harry Hellenbrand about his experience as interim president

Ammons Smith August 29, 2012

The Daily Sundial had a chance to meet with Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Harold Hellenbrand and ask a few questions about his recent-yet-full experience as CSUN Interim President. DS:...

Q&A with Chicana/o studies professor on her path to activism

Q&A with Chicana/o studies professor on her path to activism

Julia Vazhenina August 28, 2012

The Daily Sundial had a chance to interview union activist, mother of two sons and CSUN Chicana/o studies associate professor Theresa Montaño. With 30 years of teaching experience, she has dedicated...

Remembering Ray: health center radiology technologist passes

Gabrielle Moreira August 24, 2012

Raymond Solis, the radiology technologist at the Klotz Student Health Center, was optimistic, cheerful, and caring. His enthusiasm for life was contagious. Ray, as staff and students at the center...

Klotz health center can be helpful resource to students

Christina Cocca August 24, 2012

As the pitfalls of the economic system pressure college students to fend for themselves, CSUN supplies an oasis in the desert of the dramatic health insurance debacle: The Klotz Student Health Center. The...

Saud Alsair, a 23-year-old urban studies and planning major, is partially blind but does not let his disability prevent him from living a full, active life. Photo credit: Naomi Ogaldez / Contributor

Partially blind student excels in urban studies program

Contributor May 6, 2012

Naomi Ogaldez / Contributor Saud Alsair’s parents received the devastating news every parent of a newborn baby fears most. The doctors informed them that their son was visually impaired, severe...

Tablet ownership among college students triples as digital revolution continues to work its way into education

Matthew Ashman April 30, 2012

Tablets are making quite an impression on some people.  Tablets are not quite a smartphone and not quite a laptop, but they are rather a combination of the two.  Are tablets here for the long haul? ...

Christopher Mulligan, founder of Groupworks West, an innovative autism treatment center in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of Groupworks West

Autistic teens and children struggle with cyber addiction

Laura Davis April 24, 2012

Jackie Osorio’s son was about 2-years-old when she noticed a measurable delay in his speech, but she could not pinpoint why he was developmentally behind and noticeably less social than other children...

The newspaper hairpiece is just one way to creatively recycle used newspapers. Photo credit: Mariela Molina / Photo Editor

Creative ways to recycle newspapers

Natalie Rivera April 19, 2012

While newspapers can easily be disposed of in a recycling bin, there are greener, more creative ways to reuse them. Some of the most common uses for old newspapers include laying them down when painting...

Institute for Sustainability offers campus green options

Tanya Ramirez April 18, 2012

CSUN’s solar panels, bicycle racks, food garden and bright green recycling bins are all innovations created by the environmental masterminds at the CSUN Institute for Sustainability. The Institute...

Best green mobile apps

Stefanie De Leon Tzic April 18, 2012

As CSUN becomes more environmentally conscious, more students are starting to implement eco-friendly measures into their daily routines, according to CSUN’s 2010 Sustainability Project.  Recycling cans...

Steve Trager, owner of the Green Zone, demonstrates proper gun handling. We come from the classroom. We spend a good couple of hours where we run through all of the safety rules. We practice. Our classes are interactive. I ask questions of you when Im done, he said. Photo credit: Charlie Kaijo / Daily Sundial

Former teacher opens fully green firearms training center

Melissa Simon April 18, 2012

After working many years as a high school teacher, Steve Trager used his pension to open a fully green, environmentally friendly firearms training center in Chatsworth called the Green Zone. Trager...

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