Aly Hawkins

Journalist

United States

Award-winning senior journalism student at Cal State University Northridge, graduating May 2026. Reporter for The Daily Sundial, covering subjects ranging from narrative features, critical review and breaking news. Dedicated to amplifying voices by telling important, impactful and engaging stories that bring communities together.

Portfolio
Daily Sundial
2/11/2026
Review: Don Broco blends genres at the Wiltern

In 2015, pop-rock was taking over mainstream rock radio with acts like Twenty One Pilots and Walk the Moon. Both of these acts were among a multitude of bands that...

Daily Sundial
2/10/2026
Five days' notice, 30 years of trust

Five days' notice was all the Warped Tour community needed to show up and show out to the "EZ-Sip Downtown Long Beach Block Party" on Feb.1. The Vans Warped Tour...

Daily Sundial
2/5/2026
REVIEW: Raimi revamps the 'Final Girl' trope

An original concept in the horror genre, with a message that champions women, created by a male dominated crew. No, this is not a bar joke: it's "Send Help." In...

Daily Sundial
2/3/2026
CSUN students rally for 'ICE out of 818'

Hundreds of people gathered at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) for "ICE out of 818" to protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday. It was organized by a...

Medium
12/12/2025
Caught in the World Wide Web

Caught in the World Wide Web How international college students are responding to social media scrutiny Duc came to the United States with a passion to gain the skills that might help turn his ...

Daily Sundial
11/4/2025
LIVE: Special Election 2025

Nov. 5 5:30 p.m., 77% of votes counted, Jaya Roberts As of 5:27 p.m., 77% or 8,280,082 votes, had been counted, according to the Associated Press. 63.9% of voters supported...

Daily Sundial
10/28/2025
Dodgers walk it off in 18

Minutes before the clock struck midnight, first baseman Freddie Freeman ended a marathon 18-inning World Series game Monday night, blasting a game-ending home run into center field. The repeat walk-off...

Daily Sundial
10/18/2025
Coast to Coast: 'No Kings' and no CSUN students

Amid the national "No Kings" protests against the Trump administration on Saturday, an estimated 1,200 people showed up at the intersection of Nordhoff Street and Zelzah Avenue in Northridge to...

Viewpoints
09/17/2020
RCC clubs seek ways to survive remotely

(Byline is my maiden name.) By Alyssa Aldrete In the old days, the start of the fall semester at Riverside City College meant Terracina Drive would be lined with white canopies,...

Viewpoints
06/04/2014
Chiodos looks to reconnect with fanbase

(Byline is my maiden name.) By: Alyssa Aldrete / Arts & Entertainment editor It's about two hours until the first act of the night at SOMA is called to begin their set, and a fairly exhausted Craig Owens is lounging in the back of a tour bus, enjoying the last few moments he has before he joins his band Chiodos...

Viewpoints
05/23/2013
Follow the Green Light

This article won a First Place Award in Critical Review at that year's JACC conference. Byline is my maiden name. Web publisher made a mistake with deleting a word of my headline.