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Animator behind Woody Woodpecker has legacy of philanthropy

“He had never been much of a philanthropist,” said Landry, whom Lantz appointed to guide him on charitable donations. Eventually the foundation would go on to make donations for the establishment of animation labs at Cal Arts Valencia, Cal State Northridge and UCLA, which possesses Lantz’s archives. -- Camarillo Acorn

Los 'millennials' podrían hacer la diferencia

Se considera que si los millennials salen a votar serán un factor importante para el triunfo, e incluso la amplitud del triunfo de Hillary Clinton. La doctora en Ciencia Política, María Rosa García Acevedo, de la Universidad de California Northridge, considera que los jóvenes se inclinan por Hillary Clinton. “No he visto en el campus a jóvenes que traigan alguna propaganda en sus mochilas en apoyo a Donald Trump, como lo hacían con Bernie Sanders. Tal vez sin el entusiasmo que despertaba Sanders, pero están mayoritariamente con Hillary. En un salón con 250 estudiantes, no más del 20 por ciento sería partidario de Trump.” -- El Universal (Spanish)

7 Mental Tricks to Help You Crush Every Workout

“Positive self-talk reinforces your confidence and boosts your energy so you won’t quit when you feel tired or challenged,” says Nick Galli, an assistant professor of sports psychology at California State University at Northridge. -- True Viral News

It's Not Too Late to Save the Stacks

Off-site automated storage and retrieval systems for libraries have been around for awhile. The first institution to install such a system was California State University at Northridge, in its Oviatt Library, in 1991. -- The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Letter to Everyone Who Changes My Name From Rose to Rosa on Purpose

I am glad to see Latinas creating change in media — America Ferrera in Superstore on NBC and Jenna Ortega in Stuck in the Middle on the Disney Channel — but we still have a long way to go. Bobbie Eisenstock, Ph.D, a California State University Northridge media professor, explained that "with a media culture so overpopulated with stereotypes, the effect is to normalize and perpetuate stereotypes in society, which, in turn, affect how we interact with people who fit the stereotype in our real lives, particularly if we lack first-hand personal experience knowing someone like them." -- Popsugar

Operation Cone of Power: When British Witches Attacked Adolf Hitler

Historians have found no direct evidence beyond the writings of Gardner himself for the ritual, but the events he described have become important legends among modern Wiccans, says Professor Sabina Magliocco, an anthropologist and folklorist at California State University, Northridge and an initiated Gardnerian witch. -- Mental Floss

How 2 people helped double the number of burglaries at Cal State LA in 2015

About 28,000 students attend the university. Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge, which have about 40,000 students each, reported 12 and 15 burglaries last year, respectively. USC reported 29 burglaries at its University Park campus last year, while UCLA reported 43. Both universities have about 43,000 students each. -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Ryan Cayabyab’s life journey to music

Nothing fazes Ryan Cayabyab, when it comes to music, whether he has to play at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center in New York; Kennedy Center and Washington DC Convention Center in Washington, DC; the Shrine and Plaza del Sol-CSUN Northridge in Los Angeles; The Orpheum in Vancouver; Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, or in major cities of Southeast Asia, Australia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan, or even in the Middle East. -- Asian Journal

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