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A Former Pro Triathlete’s Paralympic Redemption
Jamie Whitmore has accomplished a lot in her 40 years: she ran cross country and track on scholarship at Cal State Northridge, raced as a pro mountain biker, and has been hailed as one of the most successful pro XTERRA triathletes ever. Then, in 2008 she became a cancer patient and everything changed. -- triathlete
Missourian Wins Gold at Paralympics
Williams was a top sprinter at Cal-State Northridge before hearing about guide running from a friend. He attended a camp through Team USA where he and Gillette hit it off. -- CBS St. Louis - MO
Bobby Chacon, Boxing Champion Hounded by Misfortune, Dies at 64
Chacon was nicknamed Schoolboy because of his youthful good looks and because he turned pro while studying at California State University, Northridge, in Los Angeles. He trained nearby and began by winning 19 straight bouts. -- The New York Times
Governor signs bill requiring state to reduce greenhouse emissions
“I’m a native Angeleno, who grew up in the San Fernando Valley”, said Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, a former teacher with a master’s in environmental planning from Cal State Northridge. -- Lid Time
Hall of Fame boxer Bobby Chacon dies at 64
Born on Nov. 28, 1951, Chacon was nicknamed "Schoolboy" because he turned pro while studying at Cal State Northridge, a university near his birthplace in Pacoima on the north end of the San Fernando Valley. -- FOX News Latino
Bobby Chacon, boxing champion hounded by misfortune, dies at 64
Chacon was nicknamed Schoolboy because of his youthful good looks and because he turned pro while studying at California State University, Northridge, in Los Angeles. He trained nearby and began by winning 19 straight bouts. -- Bend Bulletin - OR
Eva Longoria knows no limits
Family role models were one significant ingredient in Longoria’s recipe for success. Her mother, one of her three sisters and several aunts are teachers. Though her path led to Hollywood, Longoria’s degrees might have suggested a different future. She earned her bachelor of science degree in kinesiology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and a master’s degree in Chicano studies from California State University-Northridge in 2013. Her thesis was titled "Success STEMS from Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." - KHOU - TX
Lone Star College-North Harris kicks off semester with art show featuring two acclaimed professors
Suzanne Shield-Polk has exhibited nationally with her works in clay, encaustic wax, mixed media and electronic media. Early in her career, before earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Texas, Austin, Shield-Polk worked as a production potter in San Marcos, Texas. After she graduated, Shield-Polk put her newly acquired skills to work and began focusing on a new craft of set decorating and art direction for the motion picture industry. Years later, Shield-Polk left the film industry to attend California State University, Northridge to pursue her Master of Fine Arts in ceramics, sculpture and video. Shield-Polk current serves as the Art Department chair and as an art professor at Lone Star College-CyFair. -- The Paper - TX
Eva Longoria knows no limits
Family role models were one significant ingredient in Longoria’s recipe for success. Her mother, one of her three sisters and several aunts are teachers. Though her path led to Hollywood, Longoria’s degrees might have suggested a different future. She earned her bachelor of science degree in kinesiology at Texas A&M University-Kingsville and a master’s degree in Chicano studies from California State University-Northridge in 2013. Her thesis was titled "Success STEMS from Diversity: The Value of Latinas in STEM Careers." -- Pacific Daily News - Guam
Bobby Chaco was a a boxing idol but a troubled warrior
Estudiante de San Fernando High y Cal State Northridge, “El Colegial” Bobby Chacón se caracterizó en el ring por su valentía, por sus peleas sangrientas y encarnizadas contra los mejores de su generación, incluyendo Rubén “Púas” Olivares, Chucho Castillo, Rafael “Bazooka” Limón, Alexis Argüello y Cornelius Boza-Edwards. -- La Opinión (in Spanish)