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'Master' basketballers play in national 40+ tournament
Pitino, the men's head basketball coach at the University of Louisville was the keynote speaker at the banquet and he also played in the Masters. Theus, a former NBA standout who also played in the tournament, served time as an assistant under Pitino at Louisville. Theus is now the coach at California State Northridge. --SunSentinel
Isaiah, Isaac Hodgins led to Oregon State Beavers by family connections
Baldwin, previously the coach at Cal State Northridge, arrived at San Jose State in 1997, before Hodgins' junior season. The coach brought a fiery demeanor and innovative philosophies, installing a "mind-blowing" no-huddle offense and hiring a full-time strength coach for the first time. -- OregonLive/The Oregonian
Cheech Marin: 'We Come in Peace and We Have You Surrounded'
You studied English literature and ceramics at California State University, Northridge (formerly Valley State College). Tell us about that. "During my last semester, I discovered pottery and it changed my life. I went to Canada for a couple of years and studied with a famous potter in Alberta. Then I left to go back to show business." -- Parade
Armenian-American Pianist to Teach at Vienna International Pianists Academy
After moving to the U.S. in 1998, she received her BM, summa cum laude, from California State University in Northridge under Françoise Regnat, and her MM and D.M.A. degrees at Manhattan School of Music under Arkady Aronov, completing her D.M.A. in a record-breaking two years with a thesis on Aram Khachaturian’s works for piano. --The Armenian Weekly
Universities host cultural graduation ceremonies for blacks, Latinos, gays, veterans and others
This year, at Cal State Northridge, 60 veterans walked across the stage to receive a Veterans Resource Center Challenge Coin and a long-stemmed red rose. Following campus tradition, the new graduates then placed the roses at the foot of the school’s Matador statue. -- LA Daily News
Standout Muir Graduates Receive Kiwanis Awards
Jasmine Guzman has been accepted at Cal State Northridge, where she will major in Biology, with a goal of developing prosthetic devices for amputees. Her hobbies all revolve around art, and she has won awards in graphic design. -- PasadenaNow
MD: Infrastructure Faces Uncertain Future in Evolving Trump Plan
Krol, an economist at California State University, Northridge, used U.S. Department of Transportation state-level data from 2005 through 2014 to try to determine the change in poor-quality roads and bridges. Krol is an affiliated professor at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. -- Mass Transit Magazine
Aissa Carnet – Santa Susana High School Budding Film Maker’s Craft Helps Her Stay Focused
Aissa has landed a coveted internship spot at Warner Bros. and will be majoring in film at Cal State Northridge this fall. She was also chosen to deliver the commencement address at her high school graduation. “I don’t have a 4.5 GPA and I’m not the Mock Trial president,” she says. “But you don’t have to be a 4.5 student to have accomplishments in high school. What matters most is your passion and your determination.” -- Citizens Journal
It All Adds Up for Top Westmont Math Researchers
The research students of David Hunter, Westmont professor of mathematics, presented their work at the Southern California-Nevada Section Meeting of the MAA at CSU Northridge. -- Noozhawk.com
CSUN Professor Wins American Theatre and Drama Society’s 2017 John W. Frick Book Award
California State University, Northridge theatre professor Hillary Miller will be honored by the American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS) with its 2017 John W. Frick Book Award for her monograph titled “Drop Dead: Performance in Crisis, 1970s New York.” -- AmericanTowns.com