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Kiwis on college basketball scholarships abroad continues to thrive

There is more to come too. A number of age-group New Zealand players who have just finished school in New Zealand have committed to colleges in America for the 2020-21 season including Sam Mennenga (Davidson College), Marvin Williams-Dunn (Utah State Eastern), Tayla Dalton (St Mary’s College, California) and Rochelle Fourie (University of California Northridge). -- Voxy - New Zealand

Obituary: Timothy Ian McElroy

Timothy Ian McElroy, born Timothy Wayne Seale November 21, 1958, passed away from acute sepsis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and complications from AIDS October 17, 2019. He attended Cal Baptist College and CSU Northridge, earning ministerial credentials and a business degree. He married Los Angeles attorney and Vietnam vet Curtis Arndt in the Metropolitan Community Church of Santa Barbara in 1980. -- Bay Area Reporter

A California school’s alumni adviser hits the road to ease 1st-year college students’ jitters

CSU campuses have responded to the call to lower first-year dropout rates and raise graduation rates, particularly for students from low-income families, with large programs and small, welcoming gestures. Instead of harsh letters that students on academic probation had received, which could “scare them away,” Cal State Northridge sends out softer messages, directing students to campus resources and telling them “we want you back,” said Kim Henige, the college’s director of Academic First Year Experiences, coordinating workshops and programs to help new students transition successfully to the university. -- EdSource

Historic Sanborn maps show how American cities evolved

But by the 1970s those atlases became less popular as insurance companies changed the way they assessed risks. So when the Sanborn Company, which still makes maps today – though with fewer minuscule details – was moving out of their San Francisco office, they decided to get rid of the historic atlases in that office. And that’s when young Professor Elliot McIntire, now 76, picked them up and brought them back to the Geography Department at California State University, Northridge, just outside Los Angeles. -- Stock Daily News

New Leadership Elected at The Animation Guild

Sergeant-At-Arms Robert St. Pierre is a production designer (Lady and the Tramp 2), visual development and layout artist (Space Jam) currently working as an Associate Professor in Animation at CSUN while continuing to freelance for studios. This is his second term as Sergeant-At-Arms. -- Animation Magazine

Animation Guild’s New Leadership: Steve Kaplan Elected As Business Rep & Jeanette Moreno King As President

Two incumbent officers – recording secretary Paula Spence and sergeant-at-arms Robert St. Pierre – were returned to their posts. Spence has over two decades of experience in the animation industry and currently works as art director in the Shorts Department at the Cartoon Network. She took part in the last three negotiations for the union’s Master Agreement, has served on the Executive Board since early 2015, and edits The Animation Guild’s long-running newsletter, The Pegboard. St. Pierre is a production designer (Lady and the Tramp 2), visual development and layout artist (Space Jam), and currently works as an associate professor in Animation at Cal State Northridge while continuing to freelance for studios. -- Deadline

Animation Guild’s New Leadership: Steve Kaplan Elected As Business Rep & Jeanette Moreno King As President

Two incumbent officers – recording secretary Paula Spence and sergeant-at-arms Robert St. Pierre – were returned to their posts. Spence has over two decades of experience in the animation industry and currently works as art director in the Shorts Department at the Cartoon Network. She took part in the last three negotiations for the union’s Master Agreement, has served on the Executive Board since early 2015, and edits The Animation Guild’s long-running newsletter, The Pegboard. St. Pierre is a production designer (Lady and the Tramp 2), visual development and layout artist (Space Jam), and currently works as an associate professor in Animation at Cal State Northridge while continuing to freelance for studios. -- Yahoo! Movies

Animation Guild’s New Leadership: Steve Kaplan Elected As Business Rep & Jeanette Moreno King As President

Two incumbent officers – recording secretary Paula Spence and sergeant-at-arms Robert St. Pierre – were returned to their posts. Spence has over two decades of experience in the animation industry and currently works as art director in the Shorts Department at the Cartoon Network. She took part in the last three negotiations for the union’s Master Agreement, has served on the Executive Board since early 2015, and edits The Animation Guild’s long-running newsletter, The Pegboard. St. Pierre is a production designer (Lady and the Tramp 2), visual development and layout artist (Space Jam), and currently works as an associate professor in Animation at Cal State Northridge while continuing to freelance for studios. -- MediaCom Today

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