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Local community things to know and do for the Whittier area for Aug. 17, 2017
By the end of the course, students will earn industry-recognized certifications. These job-ready students will also be prepared to transfer into hospitality management and related programs at nearby universities, including Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Long Beach and Cal State Northridge. -- Whittier Daily News
10 Fun Things To Do TODAY in L.A. for August 17, 2017
5. [7:30 p.m.] Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The series continues with La La Land. FREE -- We Like LA
Madrigal Singers Bring Winning Form to CSUN
The Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall will reverberate with the voices that have conquered audiences all over the world. The hall is part of the Valley Performing Arts Center (VPAC) in the California State University Northridge (CSUN) Campus. --Asian Journal
Talking Campus Free Speech on Capitol Hill – Part 2
Carolla (who noted that he himself never attended college) testified that about fifteen years ago he had appeared on “a hundred college campuses with nary a word of negativity, no safe spaces, and no stuffed animals being handed out”; recently, however, he was invited to speak at Cal State Northridge only to have the administration cancel it. What's happened? His answer: we've mistakenly decided that if we “put kids in a bubble,” they'll “come out stronger” at the other end. “These are 18- and 19-year-old kids that are at these college campuses,” he said. “They grew up dipped in Purell, playing soccer games where they never kept score...and we’re asking them to be mature.” He called for “the adults to start being the adults.” Just as it's necessary “to expose your children to germs and dirt and the environment to build up their immune system,” he argued, you need to expose them to challenging ideas, too. -- Jewish Voice NY
RISE-ing Above: Embracing Physical Disability in the Lab
When Marina Z. Nakhla was just a toddler, she lost both of her legs. Now 22 and a graduate student at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), she has hurdled obstacles most of us never face. -- Biomedical Beat
CSUN Launches New Department of Criminology and Justice Studies
The meaning of justice in the context of U.S. and global crime and criminal justice institutions is a core focus of California State University, Northridge’s newest academic department, the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, which launches its new major this fall. -- SCV News
Coulophobia: your irrational fear of clowns, where does it come from?
Según un profesor de psicología de la California State University, Northridge, a los niños “les impresiona mucho ver un cuerpo común con una cara poco familiar.” -- El Canal de las Noticias (in Spanish)
CSUN Launches New Department Of Criminology And Justice Studies
The meaning of justice in the context of U.S. and global crime and criminal justice institutions is a core focus of California State University, Northridge's newest academic department, the Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, which launches its new major this fall. -- PublicNow
47 Totally Fun Things To Do in L.A. This Week You Need to Know About [8-14-17 to 8-18-17]
28. Summer Movie Fest at Cal State Northridge is a free weekly movie night taking place at dusk on CSUN’s Oviatt Library Lawn. The series continues with La La Land. FREE -- WeLikeLA
Dances with Scarves, Swords and Coconut Shells: Kayamanan Ng Lahi Keeps Filipino Folk Traditions Vibrant in L.A.
Kat Carrido Bonds, theater manager at Cal State Northridge and chair of FilAm Arts, which produces the Annual Festival of Philippines Arts and Culture, immediately knew where to bring her six-year-old daughter when she asked to learn Filipino dance. “Kayamanan is so visible in the community, just the reputation that they have for excellence in practicing and presenting Philippine folk dance and music.” -- KCET