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Woman Shares Countless Rejections as She Tells Jobhunters 'Good Luck'
The woman, who is now happily employed while on her summer break from California State University, Northridge, had shared in the TikTok video that she had been rejected numerous times before landing her current job. -- Newsweek
Sept. 2: CSUN Night Returns to Dodger Stadium
After four long years, California State University, Northridge is delighted to announce the return of the historic CSUN Night at Dodger Stadium Saturday, Sept. 2, at 6:10 p.m. Spend a fun evening with fellow Matadors, family and friends cheering the Los Angeles Dodgers as they face off against the Atlanta Braves. -- SCV News
Neighborhood Councils: SB411 - Zoom vs. In-Person Meetings
And as to my niece, who’s a Freshman at Cal State Northridge, she finds the in-person classes way superior to remote/on-line education. Less boring and more interactive. -- City Watch LA
CSUN Professor Explains Why ‘June Gloom’ Was DifferentThis Year
The lingering “June gloom” and “May gray” that brought unusually persistent cool and cloudy overcast weather to Southern California have been hard to miss. While the cooler temperatures are common in late spring and early summer, this year seems different. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Low and Slow CSUN Holds its First Event Celebrating Lowrider Culture
In the warm afternoon sun this past Saturday, CSUN’s Chicano/a Studies Department held its first annual Low and Slow event, celebrating lowrider culture and cars. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Lawmakers Vote to Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans
Dr. Boris Ricks is Director at the Center for Southern California Studies, California State University-Northridge: “How are we going to actualize reparations? For example, Japanese Americans received $1.6 billion – about $20,000 each. However, when we talk about the African American community, we talk about compensation that exceeds $800 billion. That’s 800 times more than the Japanese Americans. Does this compensation come in the form of health disparities, economic injustices, civil rights violations, or police violence?”, he asked. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
Vague language impacts perceptions of vaping risks, study finds
The team’s new paper, “Perceived Threat and Fear Responses to e-Cigarette Warning Label Messages,” published June 23 in PLOS ONE. Co-authors include Rosemary Avery, professor in the Brooks School of Public Policy; Amelia Greiner Safi, professor of social and behavioral sciences and public health practice in the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, in the College of Veterinary Medicine; Michael Dorf, the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at Cornell Law School; Alan Mathios, professor in the Brooks School of Public Policy; and Motasem Kalaji, assistant professor of communication studies at California State University, Northridge. -- EurekAlert!
CSUN Prof Explains “Unusually Persistent” Gloomy Weather
The lingering “June gloom” and “May gray” that brought unusually persistent cool and cloudy overcast weather to Southern California have been hard to miss. While the cooler temperatures are common in late spring and early summer, this year seems different. -- SCV News
Have you seen these? Movies filmed in Fresno and the surrounding area
Son in Law: Featuring Pauly Shore, the college scenes were filmed at California State University, Northridge, but the South Dakota farm in the story was actually filmed at a farm in Visalia. -- Your Central Valley
The Rebirth of Lowriding in California
"Owning a car is the American dream," says Denise Sandoval, a professor of Chicano studies at California State University, Northridge. "Lowriding is a great example, just like hip-hop, of people using culture to tell their stories, to mark space in the United States, to say, 'This is what makes us unique.'" -- Reason Magazine