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Could $499,000 in grants that help our soldiers be one reason Congress spared the NEA?
It was. Bell is still involved in Center productions, including the upcoming “Macbeth.” She also now works in production at the Valley Performing Arts Center at Cal State Northridge doing “everything — from wardrobe to lighting to audio.” -- Los Angeles Times
Meet the modern-day Pagans who celebrate the ancient gods
Dr. Sabina Magliocco, a folklorist at Cal-State Northridge, says that ADF founder Isaac Bonewits “was looking for a tradition that was rooted in history,” but soon realized that resurrecting an ancient religion was impossible. Reverend Michael Dangler, a senior ADF priest in Ohio, agrees. “We have rejected the fantasy of ancient lineages,” he says. “They are just not important from our personal practice perspective. We come out of a skeptical time.” -- Salon
Economic Change Is Slow to Come to South Los Angeles
Retail businesses have been slow to return to the area because "insurance costs were astronomical" owing to the stereotype that the area was "prone to conflagration," said Josh Sides, a professor at Cal State Northridge. -- ADVFN - United Kingdom,
News: Dow Jones Economic Change Is Slow to Come to South Los Angeles
Retail businesses have been slow to return to the area because "insurance costs were astronomical" owing to the stereotype that the area was "prone to conflagration," said Josh Sides, a professor at Cal State Northridge. -- Morningstar
CSUN'sEnrique de la Cruz: A personal account of the 1992 Los Angeles riots
THE Los Angeles riots of 1992 are among a few moments that are seared in my memory. -- Asian Journal
LA family turns to GoFundMe to pay for legal fight with ICE over undocumented dad
For Cal State Northridge student Liliana Castillo Amaya and her sister Yasmín Castillo Amaya, who attends Cal State Dominguez Hills, life has turned into a dizzying fight to save their undocumented father from deportation. -- Lon Beach Press-Telegram
Eight Steps to Establish Support Systems for Undocumented Students
Second, every institution should consider the creation of its own undocumented student program and/or resource center, as universities including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, the University of Arizona, California State University-Northridge and California State University-Los Angeles have already done. Resources offered include academic counseling, assistance with DACA renewal, referrals to legal resources in the community and peer-mentoring. UC Berkeley’s program, which provides resources for academic counseling, mental health and legal services, offers information and resources on their website for institutions interested in establishing an Undocumented Student Program. -- Washington Monthly
STEM Students & Faculty—Be Part Of The CSUN Build PODER Program!
Calling all STEM and health majors! Find out how you can gain hands-on research experience in the biomedical field by joining the CSUN Build PODER program. Also, STEM faculty are also invited to be CSUN Build PODER mentors. Learn more at the Build PODER Workshop on May 9 at 10 a.m. in the SSA's Career/Transfer Center. -- Public Now
Screenwriting Book Author Eric Edson’s Film Courage Interview
Edson, Professor of Screenwriting and Director Emeritus of the MFA Program in Screenwriting at California State University, Northridge, describes how the sale of his first screenplay at the age of 24 changed his direction in life, and led him to enroll in the MFA program at the American Film Institute. -- Digital Journal
Screenwriting Book Author Eric Edson's Film Courage Interview
Edson, Professor of Screenwriting and Director Emeritus of the MFA Program in Screenwriting at California State University, Northridge, describes how the sale of his first screenplay at the age of 24 changed his direction in life, and led him to enroll in the MFA program at the American Film Institute. -- BizWire Express