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Esha Momeni Returns to the United States

Esha Momeni, a graduate student in the Department of Journalism who was imprisoned in solitary confinement for a month in Iran and banned from leaving that country for nearly 10 months, has returned to Los Angeles and will resume her studies this semester.

Esha had traveled to Iran to make a documentary about the women’s movement in that country with the goal of dispelling stereotypes of Iranianwomen.

Esha’s imprisonment brought the department together for a common cause – the safe return of our student -- and reminded us how important it is not merely to seek the truth but to support each other in our quest to bring the world news of injustices and oppression no matter where those stories take place or how difficult the pursuit of them may be.

Watch the Esha Momeni interview at the Daily Sundial

Sundial Editor for Fall/Spring Announced

Lilianna Oustinovskaya has been selected as Sundial editors for the upcoming academic year.

Lily will embark on new territory as Sundial editor in chief -- the position is now a yearlong appointment starting in the fall. Lily is the features editor this semester and was a staff writer in the fall. She and current EIC Chelsea Cody, started the Sundial's first blog, The Paper Trail, and she has fully embraced multimedia and our rapidly changing industry.

Lily, along with key staff members, is working to reinvent the Sundial, from content to positions to the layout of the newsroom. They possess the skills and passion necessary to lead our student media through these exciting times.