Clips
My parents attended one of Tom Petty’s final shows — here’s how they remember the late rock legend
“I recall first listening to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in 1977,” my dad wrote in an email. “I was going to college at California State University Northridge and listened to KMET 94.7 and KLOS 95.5 radio. The song that rocked my world was ‘Breakdown.’” -- Yahoo News Phillipine
UCSB Soccer Wins 5th Straight on Noah Billingsley’s Golden Goal in 2nd OT
Noah Billingsley sent the UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team to its fifth consecutive win, and third straight to open Big West Conference competition, with a golden goal in double overtime to lead the Gauchos past Cal State Northridge, 1-0, on the road on Thursday night. -- Noozhawk
Q&A Campus conversation: Jorge Reyes Salinas, California State University student trustee
State support made it possible for him to attend the one university he applied to: Cal State Northridge. Because he couldn’t qualify for any federal financial aid, he went by bus to a machine shop after class each day and worked 30 to 40 hours a week. -- Los Angeles Times
After the Tragedy in Vegas, We Need Live Music More Than Ever
The students, like most of us who recoiled in horror at seeing footage of the worst mass shooting in our country’s history, were subdued and stunned — if not surprised, given the increasing frequency with which these terrible things keep happening. For these students, however, there is an added layer of grief beyond the obvious toll of witnessing such inhuman suffering. Our class is studying jazz composition at California State University, Northridge, and the students are all aspiring musicians hoping to have careers in music. They, like me, are particularly saddened by the fact that this murderous act of terror happened at a music festival, and that it’s only the latest in a recent string of attacks at places where people were listening and dancing to music. -- LA Weekly
With The Sound 100.3 sold to become Christian station, where will classic rock listeners go?
Daniels, who in a past life could be found on stations such as KMET (now KTWV, 94.7 FM), is the programmer of KCSN (88.5 FM) which recently merged signals with KSBR, also at 88.5, in order to create a mega station with a potential audience in excess of 11 million (though not, it turns out, including the South Bay where I live). -- Orange County Register
Immigration crackdown taking heavy toll on California students
“We may see it all as rhetoric and posturing, but I’ve witnessed kids from elementary school to college level stressed out and traumatized,” said Alejandra Acuna, an assistant professor at Cal State Northridge who studies trauma among urban youth. “We’ve got 8-year-olds worried their parents will have to go back to Mexico. I saw one student literally crying in the elevator. If you’re undocumented, it’s not just rhetoric — it’s about survival.” -- Los Angeles Daily News
Immigration crackdown taking heavy toll on California students
“We may see it all as rhetoric and posturing, but I’ve witnessed kids from elementary school to college level stressed out and traumatized,” said Alejandra Acuna, an assistant professor at Cal State Northridge who studies trauma among urban youth. “We’ve got 8-year-olds worried their parents will have to go back to Mexico. I saw one student literally crying in the elevator. If you’re undocumented, it’s not just rhetoric — it’s about survival.” -- The Mercury News
CSUN, Dignity Health Sign Partnership
California State University – Northridge and Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center have entered a health partnership, the school has announced. -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal
18 Best Things to Do in L.A. This Week
CSUN's Buster Keaton retrospective continues with two of the silent clown's most charming features. First on the list is College, in which the Great Stone Face plays an Ivy League nerd determined to impress the girl of his dreams by becoming an athlete. In Steamboat Bill Jr., he's the gawky son of a tough-as-nails riverboat captain whose mettle is tested aboard his dad's paddle steamer. In one of silent cinema's greatest set pieces, Keaton does battle with a cyclone ripping through the local town. Leaning into the mighty wind, he becomes an icon of resilience in the face of life's vicissitudes. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Thu., Oct. 12, 7 p.m.; free. (818) 677-1200, csun.edu. —Nathaniel Bell -- LA Weekly
Tom Petty: Forever In Our Hearts
Sky Daniels, GM/PD of non-comm KCSN/Los Angeles shared this photo of a very special plaque that was presented to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers on October 29, 2011. The inscription reads, "Dedicated to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers -- True Believers In The Magic of Rock N Roll." -- RAMP