Clips
According to psychology, why area people afraid of clowns?
According to a professor of psychology at California State University, Northridge, children "are very impressed to see a common body with an unfamiliar face." -- giraBSAS - Argentina (in Spanish)
Student Athlete of the Week: Aeryn Owens
Junior outside hitter Aeryn Owens is an elite competitor not only at Cal State Northridge but also in the Big West Conference. As a sophomore, Owens has earned All-Big West First Team honors. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
3 Rainbow Wahine soccer players named to all-conference teams
Regular-season champion UC Irvine dominated the post-season awards, with Scott Juniper picking up Coach of the Year honors, Noel Baham earning Offensive Player of the Year, Kiana Palacios earning Defensive Player of the Year, and Sydney Carr garnering Freshman of the Year honors. Long Beach State's Kaitlin Fregulia was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year, while Morgan Bertsch of Cal State Fullerton and Jovani McCaskill of CSUN shared Goalkeeper of the Year honors. -- Hawaii News Now
Ranking every team in college basketball from 1-351
326. CSU Northridge Matadors | RPM% 30 -- ESPN - United Kingdom
61 hospital transactions and partnerships in October
California State University, Dignity Health-Northridge to partner
California State University, Northridge named Dignity Health-Northridge (Calif.) Hospital Medical Center the university's first-ever "Community Health Partner of the CSUN Matadors" Oct. 4. The partnership will go into effect immediately. -- Becker Hospital Review
Car Communicator: For Dan Kahn, public relations is a career that blends his love for autos with creative opportunities.
Titles: President
Company: Kahn Media Inc.
Born: West Hills, 1979
Education: Bachelor’s in Journalism, CSUN -- San Fernando Valley Business Journal (May need a subscription to read.)
Donor puts support on hold after Pierce College free speech zone case prompts ire
Beaver, a graduate of Cal State Northridge and Loyola University Law School, said the free speech zones at Valley and Pierce colleges are poorly located on sprawling campuses. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
Ilene Straus, 68, of Marina del Rey, has been appointed to the Educational Commission of the States. Straus has been a part-time faculty member in the education doctoral program at the University of California, Los Angeles since 2013, where she was part-time faculty and a professor for the education master’s program from 2005 to 2007. She has been an independent consultant for student achievement issues since 2011. Straus was an assistant superintendent for educational services for the Beverly Hills Unified School District from 2006 to 2011. She served in several positions for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District from 1986 to 2006, including senior director of secondary education, chief educational officer and principal at Santa Monica High School and at Lincoln Middle School. Straus was adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California in 2005. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts degree in educational administration from California State University, Northridge. This position does not require Senate confirmation and there is no compensation. Straus is a Democrat. -- Imperial Valley News
Alum Shirley Pike has died
After earning a specialized Master's Degree in Psychological Services from the California State University at Northridge, California, Shirley worked for more than 30 years as a school psychologist, 26 of them with the Grant Wood Area Education Agency in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She focused on identifying students who had learning challenges and determining the best supports possible to meet their needs. She enjoyed her work and the opportunities it provided to help teachers, students and their families. She also worked on many projects beyond the scope of her daily work over the years, such as developing an Anti-Bullying Curriculum for middle school students. -- Marion Times - IA
Bridges and Walls
"Build bridges, not walls." That was the mantra heard often at opening week events for Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, the Getty Foundation's massive initiative to support exhibitions and research projects throughout Southern California that focus on Latin American and Latino art. Los Angeles's art institutions appear to be united in the cause, and contributions to the effort have taken many forms. Perched in the hills atop Brentwood, the Getty Center itself offers a show of glittering pre-Hispanic artifacts, "Imperial Radiance: Luxury Arts in the Land of the Incas," among other exhibitions. Down in the San Fernando Valley, a Getty grant spurred a reexamination of Judith F. Baca's epic mural, The Great Wall of Los Angeles (1976-). California State University, Northridge, is hosting an exhibition documenting how Baca led teams of young people in covering the concrete embankments of the Los Angeles River with depictions of historical struggles for justice. -- Art in American Magazine