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Rocket scientist LePoint to speak
She is a graduate of California State University-Northridge with a master’s degree in applied mathematics and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. -- Saline River Chronicle
Veteran attorney joins firm
Zittell earned his bachelor’s degree from Cal State Northridge (Valley State College at the time) with a major in history and his law degree from Loyola Law School. -- Camarillo Acorn
CSUN Launches Clinics to Help Veterans with their Taxes in Collaboration with Citi Community Development
California State University, Northridge (CSUN) announced today the launch of new free tax preparation clinics for veterans in Los Angeles, an innovative effort in collaboration with Citi Community Development and the Los Angeles Veterans Administration. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
LA Pedestrian Deaths Spike Despite Garcetti’s Safety Initiative
Last month, a report from Time Magazine found that Devonshire Street and Reseda Boulevard in Northridge was the most dangerous intersection in California. From 2006 to 2016, researchers from Cal State Northridge found 108 traffic accidents at this intersection alone. -- CBS Los Angeles
A High-energy Functional Playground at CSUN
CSUN’s award winning Student Recreation Center (SRC) has since its inception in 2010 provided a comprehensive wellness offering for students and faculty alike. The SRC’s diverse facility channels an energizing and community-building environment. Given its ongoing commitment to connecting students to health and wellness, CSUN began to re-think a rare, but underutilized space within the greater facility in hopes of transforming the space into a dynamic functional training zone. -- Campus Rec Magazine
Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra to debut winning composition
After the premier of "The Golden Thread," the orchestra will perform the Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major by Mozart, featuring soloist Lorenz Gamma. Gamma, a native of Switzerland, is a full-time instructor of violin at Cal State Northridge and is an active soloist and recitalist. While still in Switzerland, Gamma was co-leader of the Amar String Quartet, performing throughout Europe. -- Bakersfield Californian
Commentary: Parkland student activists should study the East L.A. Blowouts that launched a movement
Long before social media, Chicano youth spread the word via underground newspapers, at hipster coffeehouses and at community events hosted, as often as not, by white allies, including Episcopalian pastors. Students at white-dominant Venice High and majority-black Jefferson High walked out in solidarity with their Chicano peers. Undergrads from UCLA, Cal State Northridge and other local campuses served as mentors. -- ArcaMax
88.5 FM Returns To Annual SXSW Music Festival For Sixth Year
For the sixth consecutive year, 88.5 FM will host SXSW Radio Day Stage performances at the annual SXSW Music Festival with sets from Field Report, Mt. Joy, Courtney Marie Andrews, Frank Turner, Kyle Craft, and Gordi. Set for Thursday, March 15 at theAustin Convention Center in Ballroom D, the live performancesare open to all SXSW badge holders and will be broadcast live on the air at 88.5 FM and at 885fm.org. Field Report will kick off more than six hours of live music beginning at12 Noon (CT)/10:00 AM (PT), with Gordi wrapping the day with a 5:00 PM performance. -- Broadway World Music
Things to do in the San Fernando and San Gabriel valleys, March 2-9
Bianchi Planetarium at Cal State Northridge: “Winter Sky” show, 7:30, and “The Voyager Encounters,” 8:30 tonight. Minimum age 8. Tickets $6 for one show; $10 for both. Parking in Lot G4. Adjacent to Citrus Hall on the campus, 18111 Nordhoff St. For show information, 818-677-5601. For tickets, 818-677-2488. www.csun.edu -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN | On Point: The Truth About Fad Diets
Diet trends surface regularly, and many people are always looking for a quick and easy way to lose weight and become what they think is healthy. On Point reports on health and fad diets, with Professor Terri Lisagor, from CSUN’s Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science Program, and Liz Voosen, a certified nutritionist. -- SCV News