Herb and Vegetable Gardening – CSUN-al Gardening: Yvonne Savio, a retired Master Gardener, leads a two-and-a-half-hour class, Nov. 16. Request a space in the class: Time and location of class will be sent upon reservation. -- Los Angeles Daily News

This was the second Beethoven concert in two days. Tuesday night Jonathan Biss played the first of two concert programs of Beethoven piano sonatas at the Soraya on the Cal State Northridge campus. The Colburn quartet cycle runs through Friday, with two concerts a day. Presumably a constant this season and next will be endless looks at every which way to play Beethoven. Biss and the Calidores offered an interesting introduction from an American perspective. -- California Espeak

Knowing she could not perform forever, she returned to school in 1970, earning her teaching credential in art in 1976, and graduating from Cal State Northridge with a Master of Arts degree in metalsmithing in 1979. -- Record Gazette

Another misstep on the instruction side is not allowing special education teachers to adjust curriculum with general education teachers, says Mary Schillinger, an education consultant and former K-12 administrator who trains special education teachers at California State University, Northridge. -- District Administration Magazine

Police presence in the area is causing severe traffic congestion, Cal State Northridge said on Twitter. -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch

What started out as an attempt to record the sound the critically endangered giant sea bass makes when it spawns has left California State University, Northridge marine biologist Larry Allen with about 700 sea bass “babies” that he hopes to release into the ocean soon. -- AmericanTowns.com

At Cal State Northridge, freshman four-year graduation rates were slightly higher, at 16.5% up about 3 percentage points from 2015. Provost Mary Beth Walker said Northridge is focusing on improving student retention between the freshman and sophomore years. Data had shown the university lost more than one-third of its students during that transition. The effect of those efforts won’t be seen for at least another year. -- Los Angeles Times

This was the second Beethoven concert in two days. Tuesday night Jonathan Biss played the first of two concert programs of Beethoven piano sonatas at the Soraya on the Cal State Northridge campus. The Colburn quartet cycle runs through Friday, with two concerts a day. Presumably a constant this season and next will be endless looks at every which way to play Beethoven. Biss and the Calidores offered an interesting introduction from an American perspective. -- Los Angeles Times