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Matadors women’s soccer suffers back-to-back losses
“Hayden is playing out of her mind!” Johnson said. “I am so impressed by her ability to step in as a true freshman and have such an immediate impact.”
Reporter Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
Photographer Aliyah Hinckley
Welcome Black event highlights Black CSUN organizations
“Engagement is important for all students. But generally, because we are a very small population on a large campus like this, finding each other and supporting each other and understanding that we have a common journey is reassuring to students,” said CSUN’s Vice President for Student Affairs William Watkins. “So many of us go into classrooms that we’re not certain whether or not we can make it.”
Reporter Fatima’s Jackson
Photographer David J. Hawkins
Matador of the Week: Lauryn Anderson
Women’s volleyball middle blocker Lauryn Anderson was named Matador of the Week. Anderson, photographed in the Premier America Credit Union Arena on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, in Northridge, Calif., came through with 22 kills and eight blocks to earn the Matadors two wins on Sept. 9.
Written by Benjamin Miller
Photos taken by Aliyah Hinckley
CSUN women’s golf team suits up for 2022-2023 season
Elle Laur swings during the 2021-2022 Big West Championship, where the Matadors finished eighth out of nine.
Photographed and written by Assistant Sports Editor, David Nunez.
NEW STORY: CSUN men’s soccer racking up wins to start the season | “Last year was tough, coming back from COVID-19. At one point we had 12 players missing, mostly half our team, but the team performed at their best,” said head coach Terry Davila. “This year we are trying to build on the attitude we had last year, compete and win the next game.”
Photos by Aliyah Hinckley | Story by Justin Parrott
Previously arrested criminal who delivered crime threat of violence on Sunday evening was arrested for threatening the CSUN campus through a private social media account.
Back in 2016 the felon was arrested for making a potential threat to a local high school.
Students were sent an email that stated to stay away rom campus which was also advised by the CSUN Police Department.
At 8 p.m. another email was issued.
The person suspected of making threats to CSUN has been taken into custody and it’s safe to return on campus.
Come join us on Friday for the new issue’s cover!
Black Graduation celebrates 50th ceremony at CSUN
✏️: Patrick Pamanian
📷: Connor Clark
https://sundial.csun.edu/170059/arts-entertainment/black-graduation-celebrates-50th-ceremony-at-csun/-photo
Black Graduation celebrated its 50th anniversary at CSUN on May 15, 2022, on the University Library lawn. This year’s Black Graduation holds special significance not only as a half-century-old celebration, but also for the ceremony’s inaugural awarding of the Margaret June Brown Scholarship, whi...
Undocu-Graduation honors undocumented graduates
✏️: Thomas Bravo | Assistant News Editor
📷: Renee Roth
https://sundial.csun.edu/169995/news/undocu-graduation-honors-undocumented-graduates/
CSUN’s Dreamers, Resources, Empowerment, Advocacy and Mentorship Center organized its fourth annual Undocu-Graduation ceremony to honor graduating students who are undocumented or come from families with varying immigration statuses. The event took place on May 7, at the Northridge Center Complex ...
CSUN student strategizes for chess success
✏️ & 📷: David Olvera
https://sundial.csun.edu/169986/arts-entertainment/csun-student-strategizes-for-chess-success/#
Amid the campus’ quiet buzz lies a challenger presenting a game. The sun’s warm glow washes over Haig Amloyan as he presents a chessboard to anyone looking for a match. Seated between the CSUN Campus Store Complex and Santa Susana Hall, the chessboard, all 32 pieces and Amloyan wait for a worthy...
Opinion: Rap is more than rap
✏️: Ashley Orellana | Opinion Editor
📷: Photo Courtesy of Automotive Rhythms
https://sundial.csun.edu/170052/opinions/opinion-rap-is-more-than-rap/#
“Our music was our only weapon,” stated Ice Cube in a Rolling Stone article. Ice Cube was one of five members of N.W.A. — a popular rap group from Compton, California. The group also consisted of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren. The artists were known for their explicit gangster rap. One ...
The fall and rise of roller-skating
✏️ & 📷: Ivy Jenkins
https://sundial.csun.edu/169979/arts-entertainment/the-fall-and-rise-of-roller-skating/
In 2020, Northridge’s Skateland roller-skating rink officially closed down, eventually being converted into a homeless shelter. Although this meant opportunities for one community, it also meant a loss for another. Just like Skateland, many other roller rinks across the United States have closed d...
CSUN prepares for next big earthquake
✏️: Nancy Cruz
📷: Mark Armendariz-Gonzales
https://sundial.csun.edu/169974/news/csun-prepares-for-next-big-earthquake/
The Daily Titan claimed that many California State University campuses are not ready for the next big earthquake, based on a series of audits conducted by the CSU system from 2016 to 2020. CSUN’s administrators, however, believe they are prepared. CSUN’s audit was released in 2020 and it showed ...
Mental health among college athletes
✏️: Randy Acosta | Assistant Sports Editor
🖍: David Mesquita
https://sundial.csun.edu/169969/sports/mental-health-among-college-athletes/
People see college athletes hit home runs, score goals, and make baskets, but sometimes people can fail to recognize that they are more than just entertainment. College athletes are humans too. Mental health awareness is especially important for college athletes as they strive to be the best players...
Five spots for students to relax at CSUN
✏️: Lane Lawhead
📷: Carolyn Burt | Managing Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169958/arts-entertainment/five-spots-for-students-to-relax-at-csun/
Finals week can be a challenging time for any student. During this hectic part of the semester, finding a space to relax may be important for staying afloat amid the stress. Luckily, there are plenty of places on campus where students can unwind during this time. 1) Orange Grove and Pond If you a...
Opinion: Babysitting: A mutualistic relationship
✏️ & 📷: Rylee Holwager | Social Media Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169911/opinions/opinion-babysitting-a-mutualistic-relationship/
Babysitting was once thought of as the easiest way for college students to make money — a stigma that a lot of people still believe in. Babysitting isn’t easy. It has now become this level of mutual respect between hiree and babysitter. No longer is it just about the family paying the babysitter...
LAUSD enrollment continues decline
✏️: Ileana Torres-Cabezas
📷: Kaitlyn Lavo | Photo Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169951/news/lausd-enrollment-continues-decline/
Los Angeles Unified School District officials expect enrollment to drop by 4% annually, which would cause the total number of students to dip below 400,000 by the 2023 school year, according to a financial report. Enrollment in LAUSD dropped by more than 27,000 students in 2021 compared to the previ...
Opinion: Matadors baseball season a smashing success
✏️: Brandon Lopez
📷: Photo Courtesy of CSUN Athletics
https://sundial.csun.edu/169891/sports/opinion-matadors-baseball-season-a-smashing-success/
As gas prices continue to rise due to the effects of the pandemic and the current political climate, The Daily Sundial provides CSUN students with ways to save.
🎥: Habeba Mostafa | Multimedia Assistant Editor |
Read the full article on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Bad Bunny cast as Marvel’s first live-action Latino lead
✏️: Marianna Montoya
🖍: Grace Da Rocha | Arts & Entertainment Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169917/arts-entertainment/bad-bunny-cast-as-marvels-first-live-action-latino-lead/
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, the Puerto Rican rapper known as Bad Bunny, is entering the Spider-Man universe in the form of luchador El Muerto, making him Marvel’s first Latino lead in a live-action film. Sony’s “El Muerto” will star Bad Bunny as Juan-Carlos Sanchez, a lesser-known chara...
Opinion: Parking structure cost for students
✏️: Isaac Medina
📷: Sam Landau
https://sundial.csun.edu/169878/opinions/opinion-parking-structure-cost-for-students/
My school day mornings are the same routine day in and day out. I wake up as the sun peaks over Rose Hills in Pico Rivera. After my typical routine of showering, getting dressed and eating, my trip to the San Fernando Valley starts. As I sit in my car, waiting to warm up, I...
Opinion: A South Central youth on the importance of mental health resources
🎙: Ashley Orellana | Opinion Editor | .plugg
Listen to the full story on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
High gas prices affect CSUN students
✏️: David Olvera
📷: Sam Landau & Kaitlyn Lavo | Photo Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169906/news/high-gas-prices-affect-csun-students/
Gas prices are reaching historical highs in the United States due to the pandemic, a decrease in oil production and U.S. sanctions on Russian oil. With this steep increase in prices, CSUN students are feeling the impact. The average price of gas in Los Angeles County is $6.01 per gallon as of May 15...
‘Abbott Elementary’ highlights issues facing underfunded schools
✏️: Sebastian Artola
📷: ABC/Scott Everett White
https://sundial.csun.edu/169898/featured/abbott-elementary-highlights-issues-facing-underfunded-schools/
Depicting situations that teachers may often face, ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” is a comedy series about the misadventures of school staff as they attempt to deal with the realities of working at an underfunded public school. Among the challenges these teachers face at Abbott Elementary is nurtur...
Opinion: The cultural importance of being trauma informed
✏️: Yoselin De Leon-Lazo
📷: Kaitlyn Lavo | Photo Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169781/opinions/opinion-the-cultural-importance-of-being-trauma-informed/
In my life, being trauma informed means trying to understand why my father left. It could have been his alcoholism, his own inability to parent or trauma from living in the era of the Guatemalan Civil War. The word trauma can find its origin in early Greece. It derives from the Grecian word “wound...
Opinion: Congratulations, you’re graduating! But first, pay us
✏️: Mercedes Canon-Tran | Magazine Managing Editor
📷: Kaitlyn Lavo | Photo Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169776/opinions/opinion-congratulations-youre-graduating-but-first-pay-us/
You have worked for this day for a long time. You have told your family and friends, and the anticipation is rising. Graduation is just around the corner and nearly in your grasp — if you can afford it. As an individual who is graduating for a second time now in higher education, I wonder:...
2022 Met Gala receives mixed reviews
✏️: Alexandra Najera
📷: Grace DaRocha | Arts & Entertainment Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169873/arts-entertainment/2022-met-gala-receives-mixed-reviews/
Amid the draft leak of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade opinion, May 2 saw the annual return of the Met Gala, but the success of this year’s event has been highly debated. Often touted as the fashion world’s equivalent to the Oscars, the Met Gala is a fundraising event turned fashion show that ...
Matadors crowned walk-off kings against Bakersfield
✏️: Brandon Lopez
📷: Daryl Tyler
https://sundial.csun.edu/169825/sports/matadors-walk-it-off-against-roadrunners/-photo
CSUN baseball (23-19, 12-10 Big West Conference) continued their winning ways after their three-game 2-1 series win against CSU Bakersfield (16-24, 9-9) at Matador Field. The Matadors secured their third straight conference series win. In the past few weeks, they have beaten UC Riverside, Cal State....
CSUN COVID-19 counts: update as of May 6
✏️: Jack Titter
📷: Marissa Roberts
https://sundial.csun.edu/169791/news/csun-covid-19-counts-update-as-of-may-6/#
The number of CSUN students and employees who have tested positive for COVID-19 this year, and were on campus while infectious, has increased from 737 to 757 as of May 6, according to the Matadors Forward COVID Dashboard. There were 18 students and two campus employees who tested positive for COVID-...
Partnership with Premier America brings changes across campus
✏️: Jack Titter
📷: Sonia Gurrola
https://sundial.csun.edu/169786/sports/partnership-with-premier-america-brings-changes-across-campus/
On March 23, CSUN announced a 10-year partnership with Premier America Credit Union as well as the renaming of The Matadome to Premier America Credit Union Arena. The agreement with Premier America is worth $8.3 million. CSUN will receive the full amount of funds from the contract before it gets div...
Deported veterans exhibit on display
✏️: Patrick Pamanian
📷: Joseph Silvia
https://sundial.csun.edu/169763/arts-entertainment/deported-veterans-exhibit-on-display/
The “Deported Veterans” exhibit by CSUN alumnus and United States Navy veteran Joseph Silva opened to viewers in late February, and is on display at the Los Angeles United Methodist Museum of Social Justice until July 24, 2022. In a collaboration between the Museum of Social Justice and CSUN’s...
CSUN website and portal to undergo changes
✏️& 📷: Vince Vitela
https://sundial.csun.edu/169705/news/csun-website-and-portal-to-undergo-changes/
CSUN’s website and student portal will undergo changes to its look and functionality. The new website is expected to be completed by the end of the fall semester and the updated student portal will be completed by the end of the 2023 spring semester. The Associated Students senators were shown a s...
Matador of the Week: Blake Sodersten
✏️: Jack Titter
📷: Photo Courtesy of GoMatadors
Read the full article on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Matador of the Week: Blake Sodersten
✏️: Jack Titter
📷: Photo Courtesy of GoMatadors
Read the full article on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
CSUN to deactivate alumni email accounts
✏️: Bryan Hernandez
📷: Kaitlyn Lavo
https://sundial.csun.edu/169700/news/csun-to-deactivate-alumni-email-accounts/
Over half a million CSUN alumni will have their student email addresses deactivated on June 30 due to licensing changes from Google, according to a representative from the school’s information technology department. The changes, however, will not apply to students graduating this spring. Google an...
Reflecting on Ramadan
🎥: Habeba Mostafa | Multimedia Assistant Editor |
Watch the full video on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
CSUN women’s center hosts events to end stigma around periods
✏️: Mariana Montoya
📷: Sonia Gurrola
https://sundial.csun.edu/169693/arts-entertainment/csun-womens-center-hosts-events-to-end-stigma-around-periods/#
From the new Disney movie “Turning Red” to the push for free menstrual products in restrooms, periods are being talked about. Conversations about menstruation have slowly become more accepted in recent years, but there is still much stigma that surrounds it. “I still feel like talking about my...
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Beneath the Surface: Tarik “Nishwakie” Lord
In the second episode, Tarik “Nishwakie” Lord, a Saint Lucian musician, discusses how his mother let him DJ as a child and how his fellow peers inspired him to begin making music. He also explains why he feels parents need to be supportive of their children when it comes to chasing and fulfilling their dreams.
🎙️: Kamryn Martell |
Listen to the full podcast on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Matadors roll Titans in another historic series win
✏️: Brandon Lopez
📷: Sam Landau
https://sundial.csun.edu/169626/sports/matadors-roll-titans-in-another-historic-series-win/
CSUN baseball (20-17, 9-9 Big West Conference) has made history yet again after their three-game 2-1 series victory over Cal State Fullerton (15-22, 9-6). The Matadors had not beaten the Titans in a three-game series since 2002. Since then, the Titans have managed to win 17 straight series over the....
CSUN community protests potential overturning of Roe v. Wade
✏️: Grace DaRocha | Arts & Entertainment Editor
📷: Carolyn Burt | Managing Editor
https://sundial.csun.edu/169671/news/csun-community-protests-potential-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/#
A protest was held at CSUN today in response to the leaked draft opinion suggesting that the Supreme Court will overturn the landmark abortion rights case Roe v. Wade. “As you’ve heard by now, a leak of the Supreme Court draft on Roe v. Wade has revealed that the court is about to overturn abort...
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As gas prices continue to rise due to the effects of the pandemic and the current political climate, The Daily Sundial provides CSUN students with ways to save. 🎥: Habeba Mostafa | Multimedia Assistant Editor | @heyitshabeba Read the full article on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Opinion: A South Central youth on the importance of mental health resources 🎙: Ashley Orellana | Opinion Editor | @ash.plugg Listen to the full story on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Reflecting on Ramadan 🎥: Habeba Mostafa | Multimedia Assistant Editor | @heyitshabeba Watch the full video on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Beneath the Surface: Tarik “Nishwakie” Lord In the second episode, Tarik “Nishwakie” Lord, a Saint Lucian musician, discusses how his mother let him DJ as a child and how his fellow peers inspired him to begin making music. He also explains why he feels parents need to be supportive of their children when it comes to chasing and fulfilling their dreams. 🎙️: Kamryn Martell | @cherrykamryn Listen to the full podcast on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
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Codi Yost is a 33-year-old computer science major at CSUN with a passion for music. He is the vice president at MataHacks. In this week’s episode of Beneath the Surface, Yost discusses his time in MataHacks and how he plans on starting an open mic night for students who want to perform. 🎙: Kamryn Martell 📷: Don Bakeman Listen to the full podcast on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Sunset Sessions: Phovea Audio/Producer/Host: PJ Shahamat Videographer/Director: Conor Richards Production Assistants: Rocky Walker, Shannon Carter, and Habeba Mostafa Watch the full interview on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
Global Talks: Yong Jian Ooi 🎙: Kamryn Martell 🖍: William Argueta | Illustrator Listen to the full story on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
International CSUN student shares experience on adjusting to American individualism ✏️: Kamryn Martell 📷: Jessica Puzon, Photo Courtesy of Gabbie Puzon Listen to the full story on our website by visiting the link in our bio.
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This week Fernando P stops by The Flow Podcast! He talks about his music, mental health and is the first guest to freestyle on the show 🗣️The episode is now up on Channeling Flow 's Youtube channel and Soundcloud https://youtu.be/HCNtYLqnfig
Tune in to #TheFlow Podcast with Channeling Flow this week! Fernando P talks about his inspirations behind his music and freestyles on the show 🔥
Hear what some CSUN students are doing to help conserve the environment. #EarthDay2018
Think you have a story better than the ugly barnacle? Think you have what it takes to beat Patrick Star’s storytelling? RSVP now to Mic Drop, a FREE live storytelling event at MacLeod's. Listen to the featured guests from the Street Storyz Podcast and volunteer to tell your story at the open mic When: Thurs. April 12 Time: 7PM-10PM Where: MacLeod’s Ale Brewing Co. RSVP through the link below! https://goo.gl/forms/f6dT3BGIyvLiFT5n1
Students and faculty marched to the USU where student leaders spoke out about their concerns and demands regarding Executive Order 1100, followed by the Faculty Senate meeting. Senate later voted against Executive Order 1100 and President Harrison announced that Section F would stay. Video editing: Elizabeth Vazquez
Matadors! These are our moments shared together. The Sundial End-of-Year Book is available right now at the Matador Bookstore or online at The Sundial website. http://sundial.csun.edu/eoyb/
Be a part of Meet the Clubs this week with The Sundial. Come to the Sierra Quad tomorrow 11am-2pm for the last day of the event. #thesundial #meettheclubs #csun
The Armenian Fraternity Alpha Epsilon Omega (AEO), the Armenian Students Association (ASA) and the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) protest against Professor George Gawrych, author of "The Young ATATURK." Students chant "Turkey's guilty of genocide." Check out the video below. Video credit: Audrea Pittman/ The Sundial
President Dianne Harrison talks about her views on the election to a group of CSUN protestors. (11/09/2016) Check out the video below. Video credit: Audrea Pittman/The Sundial
Have you ever tried Dirt pudding? Check out the video below. 🎃Happy Halloween🎃
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE'S A CAPPELLA GROUP -covering Sunday Candy by Chance the Rapper.
Just another Thursday at CSUN!🎷🎶
The Sundial present at press conference outside CSUN Department of Police Services about recent incidents that have occurred on and around campus.
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