The Chicano rock band Quetzal is among the numerous successful music groups from East L. A. Last week they celebrated the release of their seventh studio album, “The Eternal Getdown.” The band is mostly known for their activism and their politically-driven music because both bring awareness to social issues and constant struggles their community goes through. Formed by Quetzal Flores...

Jasmin Mara Lopez, journalist and producer, walked through the desert in search of man's body after his wife called border patrol and reported him missing. This is only some of the work Lopez has to endure in order to report on migrant deaths after it has become more difficult for immigrants to cross the border. Lopez, who grew up in...

If you ask her what inspired her to write her new novel, Cristie Locsin will tell you she is simply a storyteller. “It’s more of like a storytelling and a heritage,” she said of "The Value of Equality," which takes place in the Philippines in 1969. Locsin is a CSUN alumni who originated in Negros Occidental and remembers the hacienda...

Track and field CSUN track and field traveled to Honolulu, HI during spring break over the weekend participating in the Rainbow Relays, a two day event which was hosted by the Hawai'i Elite Track Club. Northridge fared well in the event with freshman Chazz Warren winning section two of the 100 meter and posting the only sub 11 second time....

During a CSU Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting on March 22, the final matter on the agenda was the vote on tuition increase, a discussion that lasted almost three hours. The tuition increase will raise undergraduate tuition by $270, graduate tuition by $438 and several certificates, doctoral and international, tuition by several hundred dollars. The board made an amendment to...

One of the local bands that displayed their talent in this year’s Skanking Reggae Festival were the East L. A. band, Casa de Calacas. With 10 years of musical trajectory, they are releasing their second EP “Musica del barrio.” The band is working on a third album they plan to release before the end of the year. The Sundial sat...

A bill was proposed on Monday by California democrats that would make the first year of community college tuition free for students who attend full time and increase aid for CSU and UC students. In addition to helping students with tuition, the proposed $1.2 billion plan would cover living expenses. In a released statement, Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Paramount) said,...

California lawmakers proposed a plan on Monday that would help about 400,000 students by helping existing aid programs and eliminating the necessity of student loans, according to The Los Angeles Times. The plan would help students from the California State University (CSU) and the University of California systems. The plan will also increase grants for community college students and help...

The sixth ranked Matadors took on the third ranked Titans at the Honda Center Thursday afternoon in the Big West Tournament. Cal State Northridge has lost six of their last seven, while the Fullerton Titans have won six out of their last seven. Despite their poor play of late, CSUN showed up and looked well in the first half of...

There are 20 million immigrant women who migrate from every part of the world and 11.1 million immigrants are undocumented, which is why President Trump’s executive order has caused fear within the immigrant community. Trump signed the order in January, which has increased border security and immigration enforcement that caused an influx of news about United States Immigration and Customs...