Clips
Books, interviews & magazines with a little extra Latinx & LGBTQ style
“El Nuevo Sol” is a multilingual, multimedia publication at the California State University, Northridge that uplifts and serves the Latinx community. Following their 2021 podcast platforming Afro-Latinx, Black-Latinx, and Afro-Latin American stories, “El Nuevo Sol” compiled those interviews into their upcoming book: Afro-Latinx Stories. You can follow “El Nuevo Sol” for updates on their Instagram page here. -- GLAAD
Royal grad to be Hollywood studio intern
Aguilar, a senior at Cal State Northridge and a graduate of Royal High School, is studying emerging media production with a minor in photography and video. This fall she is an editing intern at Los Angeles-based Geiger Post, a post-production facility in Hollywood. -- Simi Valley Reporter
17 Celebs Who Went To Regular School While Working
And finally, while filming Desperate Housewives, Eva Longoria went to night school to earn her master's degree in Chicano Studies from California State University Northridge. -- BuzzFeed
CSUN to Celebrate Opening of Golden Globes Film Poster Collection
California State University, Northridge will celebrate the opening of its Hollywood Foreign Press Association/Golden Globes Film Poster Art Exhibition on Sunday, Dec. 4. -- SCV News
Explore accessibility via Amazon Alexa at Sight Tech Global 2022
A little-appreciated fact about Amazon’s Alexa is where the voice service’s public debut took place before it became widely available to customers. The venue was CSUN, the longstanding conference dedicated to assistive technology for people with disabilities, notably vision loss. No one had more to gain from a machine that could provide quick replies to spoken questions, and no group could provide more incisive feedback. -- Tech Crunch
L.A. Metro approves $180-million implementation plan to improve bus service on North San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor
The project also provides improved connectivity with stops in Panorama City, Northridge and California State University, Northridge. -- Mass Transit Magazine
$60K awarded to students focused on protecting Utom, aka Santa Clara River
The five scholarship recipients are undergraduate students who show passion and dedication for protecting the environment and the Utom watershed. They are: Misheel Unur and Caroline Shoemake from College of the Canyons, Sarah Azzoto from Cal State University Northridge, Claire Kosek from Occidental College and Kenna Gonzales from UC Berkeley. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
AGBU Hye Geen Partners with CSUN Armenian Studies to Host Conference on ‘Women Journalists’
In his welcoming remarks, Dr. Vahram Shemmassian, director of CSUN Armenian Studies announced that between 3,000 and 4,000 students of Armenian origin attend Northridge University and a “tangible number of non-Armenians enroll in Armenian classes each semester.” Considering the changing role of Armenian women and their community involvement, the University has introduced a new course about the evolution of Armenian women’s role throughout history. -- Asbarez
$60K Awarded to Students Focused on Protecting Southern California’s Signature River
The five scholarship recipients are undergraduate students who show passion and dedication for protecting the environment and the Utom watershed. They are: Misheel Unur and Caroline Shoemake from College of the Canyons, Sarah Azzoto from Cal State University Northridge, Claire Kosek from Occidental College and Kenna Gonzales from UC Berkeley. -- SCV News
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Dec. 1-8
Alton Brown Live – Beyond the Eats – The Holiday Variant: Brown, the host of the scientific cooking show “Good Eats,” presents an entertaining and interactive food show, 7 p.m. Dec. 19. Tickets $46 and up; a VIP experience, $156, includes a before-the-show Q&A with Brown, first access to his tour’s merchandise for sale and premium seating. The Soraya at CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-3000. www.thesoraya.org. Details and to purchase tickets: bit.ly/3AfHjQI -- Los Angeles Daily News