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History month marked in first US school named after Fil-Am heroes
“I am at an age when I want to travel more. I want to go back to the Philippines more often. Besides, the Philippines wants me to train Kiefer Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks, and Kobe Paras who just transferred to Cal State Northridge to possibly become the first Filipino-born NBA players,” Townsend revealed. -- Inquirer
HAILSTATE HOOPS BEGINS THE 2017-18 SEASON RANKED IN TOP 5 OF USA TODAY COACHES POLL
The USA TODAY Sports Board of Coaches is made up of 32 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2017-18 season: Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Bart Brooks, Belmont; Mary Burke, Bryant; Cara Consuegra, Charlotte; Bradley Davis, Pacific; Denise Dillon, Drexel; Brittney Ezell, East Tennessee; Bill Fennelly, Iowa State; Jose Fernandez, South Florida; Jason Flowers, Cal State Northridge; Brenda Frese, Maryland; Darrick Gibbs, North Florida; Lindsay Gottlieb, California; Kellie Harper, Missouri State; DeUnna Hendrix, High Point; Quentin Hillsman, Syracuse; Ali Jaques, Siena; Carolyn Kieger, Marquette; Belle Koclanes, Dartmouth; Greg McCall, Cal State-Bakersfield; Kimberly McNeill, Hartford; Regina Miller, Illinois-Chicago; Jon Newlee, Idaho; Brenda Nichols, Sam Houston State; Courtney Pruitt, Alcorn State; Aaron Roussell, Bucknell; Brady Sallee, Ball State; David Six, Hampton; Michael Shafer, Richmond; Joni Taylor, Georgia; Maren Walseth, North Dakota State; Ryun Williams, Colorado State. -- WCBI
UH basketball tabbed fifth in Big West
Cal State Northridge, UC Riverside and Cal Poly brought up the projected rear. -- Honolulu Star-Advertiser - HI
Preseason Poll Picks CSUN to Finish 7th
NORTHRIDGE, CA – Senior Tavrion Dawson was selected to the Preseason All-Big West Conference Team, as voted upon by a 26-member media panel. The Matadors were also picked to finish seventh in the Big West Conference. -- SCV News
UCSB Picked Sixth in Big West Men’s Basketball Poll
UC Irvine, which returns 10 players off a team that won the regular season last season, was voted No. 1. The Anteaters claimed
14 first-place votes and 216 points to lead all schools in the media poll. UC Davis finished second with seven first-place votes and 189 points. Cal State Fullerton was third with 158 points and one first-place vote, while Long Beach State was fourth with 153 and a first-place nod. Hawai‘i received two first-place votes and was fifth with 146 points followed by the Gauchos, with one first-place vote and 94 points. Rounding out the poll was CSUN (73), UC Riverside (71) and Cal Poly (70). -- Noozhawk
Get smart
His dad was born in Canada, and his mom is from Panama. Hogan, who started playing basketball at age 6 and football in eighth grade with the Moorpark Packers, grew up playing ice hockey with the Ventura Mariners. Sean Hogan played hockey at Cal State Northridge. -- Moorpark Acorn
City Council: Levatino, Flores vying for District 6 seat
Yvonne Flores to run for District 6 City Council seat
Immediate family: 2 sons; mother
Previous political experience or public service: Legislative Intern, Majority Consultants, Sacramento, California; Campaign Volunteer (since the age of 11); Legal Staff Volunteer for El Rescate representing political asylum applicants; Education Director for the AFL-CIO Legal Immigration Assistance Project, Immigration and Control Act of 1986; Migrant Legal Services staff assisting United Farm Workers Union; Parent Teacher Association Volunteer; served as Committee Chair of Making Friends With Great Works of Art; Professor of Government/Political Science at California State University at Northridge; pro bono legal representation on Acuna v. Regents of University of California; Sonoma Ranch South HOA former Board; served on Dona Ana County Election Advisory Council; Dona Ana County Voter Registration Agent; League of Women Voters, served on local Board, delegate to Convention 2016; served on Councilor Olga Pedroza's Immigration Forum Committee (2016); League of Women Voters of the United States delegate to the United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Control in Bonn, Germany, November 2017; President of the Mexican American Bar Association of Los Angeles County (1996); Founder Latina Lawyers Bar Association (1997); Hispanic National Bar Association Supreme Court Commitee (1995-1997); Prosecutor for the State Bar of California -- Las Cruces Sun-News - NM
Book Review: 'Lawyer Brent Marks Legal Thriller Series Books 4-6' by Kenneth Eade
Kenneth Eade may be best known to readers as the author of BLESS THE BEES: THE PENDING EXTINCTION OF OUR POLLINATORS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO STOP IT, and A BEE, SEE: WHO ARE OUR POLLINATORS AND WHY ARE THEY IN TROUBLE? - two superlative books about his concern for our environment, a topic he takes to the top level in his superb novels. Eade is an international business lawyer, based in Los Angeles, specializing in international law, Internet Law, appeals and complex litigation. He is a member of the Bar of California, the federal District Court for the Central District of California, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal. He holds a Juris Doctor in Law from Southwestern University School of Law, and a B.A. in Liberal Studies from California State University, Northridge. He is also an accomplished filmmaker and a freelance writer for the Los Angeles Daily Journal and an environmentalist. -- San Francisco Review of Books
Where campus meets corporate design
The new Extended University Commons at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is a three-story, 67,000-square-foot building that houses both academic and office space. The building, completed in September 2016, includes instructional spaces for the Tseng College of Extended Learning to accommodate their rapidly growing programs, and incorporates workspace for the College’s administration and services. -- Building Design + Construction
New Partnership Helps CSUN Transfer Students Earn Community College Degrees
A college degree, whether earned at a two-year or a four-year institution of higher learning, opens the doors to career opportunities and provides employers with a skilled workforce that can help propel a company into success. -- San Fernando Valley Sun