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'Hollyweed' Sign Vandal Arrested

In fact, Fernandez's prank wasn't even the first time the sign was rebranded as "Hollyweed." The world-famous sign was first transformed to read "Hollyweed" way back in 1976, when Danny Finegood, then a young art student at Cal State Northridge, once hiked up to the sign with $50 worth of fabric and some friends and pulled a prank of his own. Here's what it looked like then: -- LAist

‘Hollyweed’ pot joke artist still laughing as cops close in?

In an interview two days later with the online magazine Vice, Fernandez – – who goes by the moniker “Jesus Hands” — said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to “Hollyweed” as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. Finegood got an A grade on his project. -- MyNewsLA

'Hollyweed' Sign Prankster Arrested on Suspicion of Trespassing

In an interview two days later with the online magazine Vice, Fernandez -- who goes by the moniker "Jesus Hands'' -- said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to "Hollyweed'' as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. -- NBC Philadelphia

Artist suspected of altering Hollywood sign to read 'Hollyweed' surrenders to Los Angeles police

In an interview two days later with the online magazine Vice, Fernandez -- who goes by the moniker "Jesus Hands" -- said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to "Hollyweed" as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. Finegood got an A grade on his project. -- ABC 10

For Teachers, It’s Not Just What You Say, It’s How You Say It

“I’ve known teachers who have been yellers and teachers who have been very, very soft-spoken,” said David Kretschmer, an education professor at California State University, Northridge. “Just as with the tone we use with anybody we’re conversing with – or the tone we use with a pet – it can have a powerful impact.” -- Huffington Post

Ambassadors for Inclusion

Rubin (California State University, Northridge, ’17) was a Hillel engagement intern in the 2015-16 academic year. This year she is one of eight students in the first cohort of the Ruderman Inclusion Ambassadors program. -- Hillel International

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