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Suit drive hopes to help inmates present "best self" in second chance

Psychology research in recent years has shown that clothes do, in fact, make the man. As reported by The Atlantic, a recent study looked specifically at how formal attire can change people. “Putting on formal clothes makes us feel powerful, and that changes the basic way we see the world,” says Abraham Rutchick, an author of the study and a professor of psychology at California State University, Northridge. -- FOX 5 NY

Endorsement Recommended: Both new and familiar faces for the L.A. Community College District

Seat 6: We endorse challenger Gabriel Buelna, an ethnic studies teacher at Cal State Northridge and executive director of Plaza Community Services in East L.A. The incumbent, Nancy Pearlman, has in her 16 years as a trustee been a gadfly, persistently challenging the board and district administrators. While important, that’s too limited a role, and Pearlman has few significant policies to show for her time there. Buelna not only has experience with the district’s graduates entering Northridge, but he has a ground-level view through Plaza Community Services of the challenges many LACCD students face.. -- LA Times

Should students record their teachers?

Nate Thomas, a film professor and president of the faculty union at Cal State Northridge, doesn't want distractions or the privacy of anyone in the classroom invaded. -- OC Register

An independent California isn’t that wacky of an Idea

There is no doubt California’s complex history with colonialism would spark much debate throughout a restructuring of the government. Assistant Professor Melisa Galvan of Cal State Northridge’s renowned Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies told Salon that, while wildly improbable, an independent California could be a great equalizer for various demographics after centuries of marginalization. -- True Viral News

County millennials dominate new heroin stats

Now, the Simi Valley resident gives speeches about his drug use and recovery and is pursuing a degree at CSU Northridge. He offered his theory of why millennials dominate heroin emergency room statistics. -- Ventura County Star

Ventura County Fair earns several awards

Morgan-Durisseau is a faculty member at CaSU Channel Islands, teaching communication and critical thinking, and has worked as managing editor of digital publications at CSU Northridge. -- Ventura County Star

Celebrate Black History Month, Feb. 10-28

Vocal ARTillery and Open Mic at Cal State Northridge: Hip hop/spoken word performance, noon-2 p.m. Feb. 16. Oviatt Library Learning Commons, 18111 Nordhoff St. www.csun.edu -- LA Daily News

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