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What to watch during 2017 college baseball season
It's become a running theme: Which Big West team is going to emerge from the rubble and make a surprise run at Omaha? Although the Sun Belt has Coastal Carolina and Louisiana Lafayette, the Big West could be remarkably deep this season, led by Cal State Fullerton and UC Santa Barbara, plus postseason contenders Long Beach State and Cal Poly. Want a dark horse? Look at steadily improving CSU Northridge. -- ESPN
Fluker overpowers Rainbow Wahine
Hawaii seemingly faced two Cal State Northridge teams on Saturday. -- Honolulu Star Advertiser
Southland's top high school baseball players
Danny Pimienta; Sun Valley Poly; Sr.; left-hander signed with CSUN -- Los Angeles Times
A real life look at the crazy odds and tortured dreams of making it in La La Land
Only 10% of the people I graduated with are still in the business,” said Geronilla, who, like Hoston, has a film production degree from Cal State Northridge. “If you look at ‘La La Land,’ the first five actors on the credits are the elite. The 30 or so others are working class. Uber drivers, waiters, whatever. -- Los Angeles Times
'LITTLE RASCALS' STAR BUG HALL MARRIES IN ROMANTIC CEREMONY!
Ross continues to work in acting, and recently earned a degree in cinema and television arts from California State University Northridge. After taking nearly a 10-year hiatus, he started acting again and currently has three roles in post-production. -- In Touch Magazine
Reflections of a retiring SIU professor on blues, life and the lost art of critical thinking
Eventually, Hochheimer said he tired of the job, and decided to finish his college education. He earned his undergraduate degree from California State University at Northridge and his doctorate in communication from Stanford University. Before coming to SIU, Hochheimer was recruited to Ithaca College to help set up the journalism program at the private liberal arts college in Upstate New York. He went on to be director of the journalism school for 12 years. Hochheimer said he has enjoyed his long and winding career in communication that began when he accepted his first job as a sports reporter at a newspaper near his home in northern New Jersey at the age of 15. -- The Southern Illinoisan
LOS ANGELES DOR TO FEATURE COMMUNITY SPEAKERS, CULTURAL PERFORMANCES
A candidate for Los Angeles City Council, District 9, community organizer Cabrera was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles by two undocumented Mexican immigrants. The first in her family to graduate from college, she is a master’s degree candidate in educational leadership policy at CSU Northridge. Her work currently focuses on stopping police brutality and other forms of violence and helping students get into college. -- Rafu Shimpo
Orange County SC Sign Local Standouts, Joe Franco & Amirgy Pineda
Franco, 27, spent four years at Cal State Northridge and in 2012 was named Big West Defender of the year. Following his time with the Matadors he played with the USL Premier Development League club LA Misionaeros before being drafted by Chivas USA in the second round of the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft. He signed his first professional contract with Los Dos and played alongside Oscar Sorto in 2014. The versatile defender who can operate at either right back or left back played a pivotal role in securing the USL Western Conference in 2015 for LA Galaxy II. Over a two year spell with the club he totaled 44 appearances. In 2016, he signed with Miami FC in the NASL for their inaugural season, before making the transition back to Southern California with Orange County SC. -- OurSportsCentral
CSUN's Robert Krol: Does a national public infrastructure bank make sense?
President Trump has called for a major increase in infrastructure spending, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has suggested that a national infrastructure bank could play a role in solving our transportation woes. For over two decades politicians have toyed with the idea to fund highway and bridge construction. It’s encouraging that our leaders may be fundamentally reassessing how we fund transportation—but in this case, the facts will reveal that an infrastructure bank is not the answer. -- The Hill
LA County businesses experience ‘A Day Without Immigrants’
“The purpose of (A Day Without Immigrants) is to send a message of how much immigrants are needed and what it’s like if they are not around,” said Martha Escobar, assistant professor of Chicano/a Studies at Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Daily News