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Dodgers Dugout: Time to open up the reader mailbag

Irv Zakheim of Spokane asks: Ross, I love college baseball. It was the thrill of a lifetime for me to play second base for NCAA Division II national champion San Fernando Valley State (now CSUN) in 1970. Which colleges have sent more players to the major leagues this season? -- Los Angeles Times

CSUN Prof Says It’s ‘Us Vs. Them’ as America Nears Election Day

Elections in the United States have devolved into sporting matches in which politicians campaign with an “us-versus-them” mentality, often to the detriment of the interests of many Americans, according to California State University, Northridge political science professor Tyler Hughes. -- San Fernando Valley Sun

Director denies he put Shia LaBeouf in ‘brownface’ but controversies linger

“You wouldn’t even know that they weren’t Chicano, but they were white guys who lived in East L.A. or South L.A. or Monterey Park or Montebello. I feel like there’s always a white guy hanging out,” said Denise Sandoval, a professor in Chicana and Chicano Studies at Cal State Northridge. “I think it’s a style. It is like our patois, and these discussions are always happening when a machine like Hollywood or Disney uses our culture.” -- Los Angeles Times

Matthew Contreras picks up torch passed by John Lewis

Wyman announced the recipients of this year’s Roz Wyman Democratic Youth Leadership Award — “our future” — as Erica Liepmann, president of the LA County Young Democrats and Erica has a accountDigital Strategist for LA Mayor Eric Garcetti, and Matthew Contreras, a gay student at California State University/ Northridge set to serve as a political intern through The Panetta Institute for Public Policy on the cusp of his 22nd birthday (on Aug. 5). -- Los Angeles Blade

Is Shia LaBeouf in 'brownface'? Cholo role raises question of who gets to adopt whose culture

"You wouldn't even know that they weren't Chicano, but they were white guys who lived in East L.A. or South L.A. or Monterey Park or Montebello. I feel like there’s always a white guy hanging out," said Denise Sandoval, a professor in Chicana and Chicano Studies at Cal State Northridge. "I think it’s a style. It is like our patois, and these discussions are always happening when a machine like Hollywood or Disney uses our culture." -- Yahoo! News

CSUN Prof Says It’s ‘Us Vs. Them’ as America Nears Election Day

Elections in the United States have devolved into sporting matches in which politicians campaign with an “us-versus-them” mentality, often to the detriment of the interests of many Americans, according to California State University, Northridge political science professor Tyler Hughes. -- AmericanTowns.com

American University of Bahrain launches new programs

This announcement follows the recent news that AUBH is in process of forming an academic partnership with California State University, Northridge (CSUN), located in the city of Los Angeles. CSUN is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and a number of field-specific accreditors. -- Trade Arabia

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