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U.S. colleges send warm welcome overseas amid dip in interest
International applications to the University of Arizona are down 24 percent compared with this time last year; California State University, Northridge, is down 26 percent. The University of Houston has seen a 32 percent drop, although it’s still accepting applications and its numbers will likely rise. -- Legal News
Which women's college golf teams have excelled the most this spring?
Fall Rank Spring Rank Team Movement
97 25 Michigan State 72
160 88 South Florida 72
157 97 Northern Illinois 60
147 92 Hawaii 55
174 122 Northern Arizona 52
88 37 Washington 51
111 63 Cal Poly 48
190 145 Boston University 45
237 192 CSU Bakersfield 45
152 109 Florida Gulf Coast 43
136 93 Long Beach State 43
202 160 Boise State 42
170 128 Southern Utah 42
204 162 Wm. & Mary 42
206 165 Grand Canyon 41
185 146 Ohio 39
171 133 Bethune-Cookman 38
193 156 Ball State 37
207 170 TX A&M-Corpus Christi 37
116 82 Princeton 34
225 193 Quinnipiac 32
80 49 LSU 31
91 60 Memphis 31
213 182 USC Upstate 31
43 13 Colorado 30
211 181 McNeese State 30
216 186 Montana 30
117 87 Tulsa 30
159 130 Stetson 29
151 123 Georgia Southern 28
180 153 Little Rock 27
108 81 Mercer 27
154 129 Gardner-Webb 25
163 138 Northern Colorado 25
201 177 Illinois State 24
139 116 Charleston Southern 23
49 26 UNLV 23
52 30 BYU 22
99 77 Texas State 22
205 183 Xavier 22
217 197 Florida Atlantic U. 20
238 218 Omaha 20
215 195 UTRGV 20
121 102 Delaware 19
114 95 Sam Houston State 19
41 22 Texas Tech 19
85 67 East Tennessee State 18
92 74 Kennesaw State 18
68 50 Mississippi State 18
56 39 Houston 17
236 219 Northern Iowa 17
86 69 Southern Mississippi 17
123 106 UNCW 17
101 85 Kansas 16
47 32 San Jose State 15
115 100 Toledo 15
42 28 Clemson 14
16 2 Duke 14
158 144 Elon University 14
14 1 Arizona State 13
29 16 North Carolina State 13
164 152 Arkansas State 12
90 78 New Mexico 12
96 84 Troy 12
150 139 Eastern Michigan 11
161 150 Jacksonville State 11
145 134 North Texas 11
20 10 Arizona 10
244 234 Long Island Univ. 10
51 41 Louisville 10
231 222 Drake 9
178 169 High Point 9
98 89 Middle Tennessee State 9
65 56 Oregon State 9
234 225 Wagner 9
219 211 Alabama State 8
37 29 Pepperdine 8
119 111 San Francisco 8
232 224 UNC Asheville 8
179 173 Cal State Northridge 6 -- Gulfweed
Photos — CSUF softball action
Cal State Fullerton, 32-19, swept a three-game series against Cal State Northridge ending Saturday. With the wins, the Titans clinched their second straight Big West Conference title. They next play Friday and Saturday at UC Santa Barbara. -- Orange County Register
CSUF softball clinches Big West title
Cal State Fullerton, 32-19, swept a three-game series against Cal State Northridge ending Saturday. -- Orange County Register
The Faux “Sioux” Sharpshooter Who Became Annie Oakley’s Rival
Julia Bricklin is the author of a new biography of female sharpshooter Lillian Frances Smith (University of Oklahoma Press: April 2017), and has authored articles for commercial and academic journals such as Civil War Times, Financial History, Wild West, True West and California History. Bricklin grew up in Southern California, obtained a journalism degree at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and worked in the TV/film industry for 15 years before obtaining her Master’s degree in history at Cal State Northridge. In addition to serving as associate editor of California History, the publication of the California Historical Society, she lectures in U.S. history for her local community college district. -- Smithsonian Magazine
Alum Patricia Louise Heid Larson has died
Pat graduated from Coventry High and attended Ohio University. In 1955, at age 20, she and a girlfriend left home to attend Mexico City College. In Spanish class she met Stan Larson from California, whom she later married in 1958 and started a family with, building a marriage that lasted nearly 60 years. The family found their home in the beach communities of the Los Angeles area, eventually settling in beautiful Topanga Canyon. While raising a family, Patricia returned to college, receiving her degree in art cum laude at California State University Northridge in 1974. In the late ’80s Pat and Stan moved to Arcata, California where they spent more than 20 years before their final move to Talent, Ore. -- Medford Mail Tribune - OR
Odd injury can’t sink Dons senior
Pentlarge followed the path of both her mother, Carol, who competed at USDHS (the forerunner to Cathedral) as well as Cal State Northridge, and her father, Jack, who swam at UC Santa Barbara. Also, her grandfather, Bob Eisele, is a longtime swim official. -- San Diego Union-Tribune
CSUN student filmmakers shine in Hollywood spotlight
USC, UCLA and American Film Institute are Los Angeles area schools that typically get the most recognition for their film programs. But Cal State Northridge is seeing its profile rise a bit in the face of those giants, even making it to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of the 25 top film schools twice in the last three years. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cheap and Free Things to Do This Week
CSUN's John Cassavetes retrospective nears its completion with Love Streams, one of the director's most blisteringly emotional works. Cassavetes himself steps in front of the camera to play a best-selling author adrift in booze and paid companionship, while his wife/muse Gena Rowlands provides a counterbalance as his loving but unstable sister. Marked by ruthless honesty and clarity of expression, the film climaxes with one of the most heartbreaking final scenes in 1980s American cinema, effectively lowering the curtain on a remarkable independent career. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Thu., May 11, 7 p.m.; free. (818) 677-1200, csun.edu. -- LA Weekly
US colleges assure overseas students: You are welcome here
International applications to the University of Arizona are down 24 percent compared with this time last year; California State University, Northridge, is down 26 percent. The University of Houston has seen a 32 percent drop, although it's still accepting applications and its numbers will likely rise. -- New Zealand Herald