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How a fly infestation is squashing backyard produce donations for Valley poor
The quarantine stretches from the Van Norman reservoir in Sylmar south to Cal State Northridge to the 101 Freeway and east to Burbank and the 210 Freeway. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Bullpen leads Purdue past Cal State Northridge
Purdue rode its bullpen and a six-run eighth inning to take the baseball series finale at Cal State Northridge 9-3 Monday. -- Lafayette Journal & Courier
Long Beach State men’s volleyball new No. 1 in the nation
The 49ers are home for a pair of matches this week, hosting CSUN at 7 p.m. Friday at the Walter Pyramid, and Sacred Heart at the Gold Mine on Saturday. -- Long Beach Press-Telegram
Simi Valley names permanent police chief
Livingstone holds his bachelor's and master's degrees from CSU Northridge. He is currently working on his doctorate at UC San Diego. He is a member of the Simi Valley Police Foundation board of directors, the Rotary Club of Simi Valley and the Kiwanis Club of Simi Valley. -- Ventura County Star
Chicago Red Stars announce preseason roster
Jackie Altschuld, out of the University of San Diego, Ashley Gogolin from Wright State, and Cal State Northridge alum Kourtney Kutscher make up the midfielders. -- Vavel
CSUN to fly first space satellite mission: ‘It’ll help get us to Mars’
A toaster-size satellite will soar toward the heavens next week to conduct research that could enable future deep-space missions to Mars. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN geology professor digs into Aliso Canyon fault
The curiosity of a college professor is bringing into focus another concern about Southern California Gas Co.s’ Aliso Canyon natural gas storage field above Porter Ranch. -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSUN to fly first space satellite mission: ‘It’ll help get us to Mars’
A toaster-size satellite will soar toward the heavens next week to conduct research that could enable future deep-space missions to Mars. -- Whittier Daily News
TULYOME TALES: Insanely brave ground squirrels act like tiny ninjas
It’s the squirrels penchant for digging these burrows that cause some humans to look upon them as pest animals, but the burrows actually help to rotate and aerate the soil, and cache seeds (for future plant growth and reforestation after wildfires). “By mixing mineral dirt with organic matter, ground squirrels encourage microbes to grow, speeding up soil production,” says grassland ecologist Paula Schiffman of California State University, Northridge. The squirrels’ abandoned burrows also provide housing for other animals that are unable to excavate burrows for themselves such as Burrowing Owls, California Red-Legged frogs, California Tiger Salamanders (which are fragile animals that spend about 10 months of the year underground)… and oddly enough even Rattlesnakes which often use abandoned squirrel burrows to hibernate in over the winter months. -- Daily Democrat
Spiritual seekers revive polytheism
Because of the close ties between church and government in Greece, today "the practice of Hellenismos is actually illegal," said Sabina Magliocco, a professor of anthropology and folklore at California State University Northridge.n- Laredo Morning Times - TX