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Three Biggest Benefits of Having a Kobe Paras in Gilas

As Kobe Paras expressed his desire to try out for a slot in Gilas Pilipinas bound for the FIBA Asia Championship in August because he would sit out one year in the US NCAA due to his required residency in Cal State Northridge, he should definitely be a shoo-in to don the national colors. -- ABS-CBN - Philippines

Maggie Steffens Named ACWPC Player Of The Year; John Tanner Named Top Coach

Comprised of 46 student-athletes, the team features players from 21 institutions as Stanford University (six), the University of Southern California (five), the University of California (four), the University of California-Los Angeles (four), Arizona State University (three), Harvard University (two), Indiana University (two), Long Beach State University (two), Princeton University (two), the University of California-Irvine (two), the University of Hawaii (two), the University of Michigan (two), University of the Pacific (two), Brown University (one), California State University, Northridge (one), Hartwick College (one), Iona College (one), Marist College (one), San Diego State University (one), the University of California-Davis (one) and Wagner College (one) each garnered a minimum of one athlete on either the First, Second, Third or Honorable Mention Division I All-America lists. -- USA Water Polo

PIPPINS USE TIMELY PLAYS TO BEAT BELLS IN SERIES

Bellingham scored another run in the 7th inning on Flower's second RBI single of the night, but after one run had scored, Austin Shenton (Bellevue) got caught between third base and home plate trying to score, and was tagged out after a heads up play by Taylor in right-field. The bullpen combination of Kyle Nicol (Cal State Northridge) and Connor White (Columbia Basin) then retired six of the last seven Bells hitters that they faced, and the Pippins finished off a 4-2 win to get back to .500 -- Our Sports Central

Walnut fifth-grade instructor is county's Teacher of the Year

Oviedo has been working at the Conejo Valley Unified School District since 2001, when she was a child care assistant before earning her bachelor's degree and teaching certificate from CSU Northridge. She began teaching third grade in 2008, then moved to kindergarten, then fifth grade. -- Ventura County Star

Once teen worker pulled back by lure of Magic Mountain

She stayed at the park while attending college at Cal State Northridge. By that time, she had been promoted to managing half of the park’s food operations. Her career goal was to go into marketing. -- Toledo Blade - OH

Colleges’ Message on Upholding Paris Climate Accord: ‘We Are Still In’

The presidents of Brandeis, George Washington, Northeastern, Portland State, and Wesleyan Universities, Agnes Scott and Emory and Henry Colleges, the University of California at Merced, California State University at Northridge, and Lamar Community College, are among the signatories, according to Mr. Carter. -- The Chronicle of Higher Education

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in ready-to-eat foods

Research presented at the ASM Microbe 2017 meeting by Bryan Sanchez of California State University-Northridge in Northridge, Calif., show that antibiotic-resistant bacteria are present in many ready-to-eat foods such as fresh produce and dairy products and may serve as a source of human exposure to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. About 2 million people become infected with antibiotic resistant-bacteria annually in the United States, resulting in over $35 billion in additional health care costs. Examining potential ways that humans can be exposed to antibiotic-resistant bacteria can help in understanding how to counter the threat. -- Phys.org

Cultural appropriation or cultural appreciation?

Rodolfo Acuña, professor at San Fernando Valley State (now California State University-Northridge), taught the first college-level course in Mexican-American history in 1966. I taught the first such course at the college level in Texas two years later at Texas A&I University in Kingsville (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville). -- San Antonio Express-News

Colleges’ Message on Paris Climate Accord: "We Are Still In"

The presidents of Brandeis, George Washington, Northeastern, Portland State, and Wesleyan Universities, Agnes Scott and Emory and Henry Colleges, the University of California at Merced, California State University at Northridge, and Lamar Community College, are among the signatories, according to Mr. Carter. -- Health Medicine Network

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