Daily Sundial • March 5th, 2025

Life, Liberty and Fashion: CTVA Student Bella Blake Shares What Fashion Take

Fashion styles can determine certain aspects of one’s identity. A clean, posh style is viewed as sophisticated and softer. At the same time, bohemian and edgy fashion choices show a free-spirited lifestyle filled with carefree decisions and a rebellious spirit.
Cinema & Television Arts (CTVA) Screenwriting major, Bella Blake, uses fashion to boost her own confidence. Blake explained that it meshes well when asked about how screenwriting influences her style choices.
“Honestly, I think fashion an...

Daily Sundial • February 24th, 2025

Los Angeles County battles fires and tragedy

Ultimately, the Los Angeles wildfires have been a stark reminder that climate change is rapidly growing. Winters have been warmer year after year and Southern California, after experiencing historic wet conditions two years ago, is going through abnormally warm temperatures and super dry conditions.
Despite the destruction, the wildfires have proved Los Angeles’ resilience, showcasing the kindness of neighbors opening their homes to the displaced, the distribution of aid and the rapid response o...

Daily Sundial • February 18th, 2025

From crisis to stability: Basic Needs Office offers housing resources

According to the Center for the Transformation of Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), one in 10 CSU students experience homelessness.
Students with housing insecurities often come from financially disadvantaged homes and cannot afford rent near their campus. Luckily, CSUN students don’t need to look further for resources, as the Basic Needs Office supports them.
“It’s the opportunity to serve a student [and] meet a need that they might not otherwise be able to meet,” Bas...

Daily Sundial • February 9th, 2025

CSUN Women’s Tennis Looking Ahead Towards Big West Play

The CSUN Women’s tennis season is underway as they look to avenge an early exit from last year’s quarter-final exit in the competitive Big West Conference tournament.
Team captains Yuliia Zhytelna and Angela Ho dominated in their 6-1 doubles match against Warriors’ players Johanna Winkler and Liska Knight, setting the tone for the rest of the match.
Singles play went smoothly for the Matadors as Ho swept her opponent, Lauren Gee, in two sets.
However, Zhytelna struggled early in her first set ag...

Daily Sundial • February 4th, 2025

Opinion: New Year’s resolutions are an excuse to not change

Four thousand years ago, around the time the Hammurabi Code was written, ancient Babylonians celebrated the start of the new year when the crops were planted. During the 12-day celebration, the citizens of Babylon reaffirmed their loyalty to their king. They promised the gods they would repay their debts and return borrowed items to their respective owners.
To ensure their promises to the gods, Babylonians were told that they would remain in god’s favor and would receive wealth in the coming yea...

Medium • November 14th, 2024

This Musician Only Needs Five Extra Minutes to Start Her Day.

On a nightstand next to 19-year-old Simone Carroll’s bed, you can see an alarm clock that is timed five minutes ahead of the actual time. “I’ve had this clock since I was very young,” said Carroll. The reason behind her setting the time five minutes ahead comes from her tenacious drive to start her day with an early bang. Carroll wants to make sure she has the time to get herself in order. Simone Carroll is what you called an ambitious person; she’s not afraid to challenge herself to try somethi...

Medium • October 26th, 2024

The Benefits & Drawbacks of Social Media Reporting, with David Wagner

It’s no surprise that social media has shifted the way people receive their news. It’s even challenged journalist across the globe to reach new audiences through various tactics that make their reporting unique.I spoke with LAist housing reporter and UC Berkeley alumni David Wagner on his relationship with social media and shares his pros and cons on social media reporting. The conversation has been edited for clarity.Q: Before we dive into the conversation on social media, could you tell me a l...

Medium • October 24th, 2024

UNDER A SECOND TRUMP PRESIDENCY LIES A FEARFUL FUTURE FOR THE UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITY.

29-year-old Sergio Torres-Maciel was born and raised in the bustling Mexican town of Torreón, Coahuila. Torres-Maciel spent eight years in his hometown before crossing over to the United States in 2003, a move that would alter his life for the better.Torres-Maciel earned his high school diploma in 2013, received his undergraduate degree from California State University, Fullerton in 2022, and is currently working towards a master’s in education at the prestigious Stanford University. It hasn’t b...

Medium • May 15th, 2024

The Valley Dilemma: L.A. Metro Looking to Improve Connectivity

For years, the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority has been ridiculed for its lackluster effort in making its system reliable and accessible.

Despite the harsh criticism, efforts to improve service and creation of new transit lines is pushing Metro to become one of the nation’s fastest growing public transit systems.

In 2023, Metro saw ridership increase to an estimated 18 million riders on its bus system alone; adding two million riders compared to the year prior.

LA Metro recently be

The Roundup • April 27th, 2022

Brief: Automotive class paves way for students

The founder of Toyota, Sakichi Toyoda, said, “Before you say you can’t do something, try it.”

The Pierce College Automotive Center, which sits atop the campus near the Equestrian Center, provides students who are eager to enter the automotive industry with a chance to get hands-on experience with cars.

Gustavo Hernandez said professor of Automotive Service Technology Alex Villata uses his passion to teach students how to work with cars.

“I really love working on cars,” Hernandez said. “He act

The Roundup • April 20th, 2022

Active shooter exercise on campus

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s County Department (LASD) hosted an active shooter training at Pierce College early Thursday morning, after a two-year hiatus.

The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions that followed prevented the Sheriff’s department from hosting such exercises.

The event consisted of electronic simulations, in which the participants were placed into a real-life scenario of hostile situations and an enactment of an active shooter, where deputies and the Special Weapons And Tactics (S

The Roundup • March 24th, 2022

His last touchdown

A Funeral Mass and Celebration of Life was held at the Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Northridge late Tuesday morning for former Pierce College football coach and two-time hall of famer Jim Fenwick.

Fenwick had battled leukemia after beating it 18 years ago, only for it to come back years later.

Friends, family, former colleagues from California State University, Northridge and Pierce College.

Former players from Los Angeles Valley College, Brent Nordack and Hector Franco, his sister, Cindy Co

The Roundup • March 10th, 2022

CSUN hosts Ukraine vigil

A vigil dedicated to Ukraine was held outside of the California State University Northridge University Library on Wednesday afternoon, after Russia declared war on Ukraine almost two weeks ago.

On Feb. 21, two separatist states in the Donbas region of Ukraine were recognized by the Russian government, and—just a few days later—a full-scale invasion was launched on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Students heard perspectives from the faculty and students on the Russian invasion a