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Low and Slow at CSUN: Lowrider Culture on Display at University Library
Lowriding is not just about the lovingly and extravagantly painted and restored cars that cruise slowly down the boulevards of Los Angeles. It’s a way of life in Southern California and around the country. That culture is the focus of “The Politics of Low and Slow,” an art show featured now in the California State University, Northridge University Library Exhibit Gallery through July 31, 2023. -- SCV News
Multiple agencies involved in fighting wildfires hiring
A second hiring event will be on the 19th and 20th at Cal State Northridge. -- ABC 30
Endorsement: Four for Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees
First elected to the board in 2017, Buelna is a Chicana(o) studies lecturer at Cal State Northridge and is executive director of Plaza Community Services in East L.A. He serves as board president and has helped lead trustees through a difficult period during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was characterized by declining enrollment. Buelna has shown strong and smart leadership. He’s led a team to upgrade district technology before the pandemic, an initiative that continues to this day. For example, he notes website changes beginning in November that will reduce the amount of time it will take a student to complete an enrollment application from 49 minutes to 19 minutes. -- Los Angeles Times
CSUN Named 2022 HSI Leader by Fulbright Program
California State University, Northridge has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader for the second year in a row by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. -- SCV News
Indigenous Latino L.A. residents feel hurt, betrayed by racist remarks
It’s not just the hurtful remarks that sting Xóchitl M. Flores-Marcial, a Zapotec scholar and professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge. She called it very telling about the officials who make decisions affecting her community. She said she grew up in the United States hearing hurtful words and still faces similar rejection whenever she travels to Oaxaca and people there are surprised she’s the research team leader. -- NBC News
Low and Slow at CSUN: Lowrider Culture on Display at the University Library
Lowriding is not just about the lovingly and extravagantly painted and restored cars that cruise slowly down the boulevards of Los Angeles. It’s a way of life in Southern California and around the country. That culture is the focus of “The Politics of Low and Slow,” an art show featured now in California State University’s Northridge’s University Library Exhibit Gallery through July 31, 2023. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
L.A. City Council crisis exposes Black-Latino divisions — and unity
What they're saying: The fallout confirmed suspicions by some Black leaders that some Latino elected officials care little about the inequalities Black Americans face in their cities, said Martin Saiz, a political scientist at the California State University at Northridge. -- Axios
Racist remarks: Hurt, betrayal among LA's Indigenous people
It's not just the hurtful remarks that sting Xóchitl M. Flores-Marcial, a Zapotec scholar and professor of Chicana/o Studies at California State University, Northridge. She called it very telling about the officials who make decisions affecting her community. She said she grew up in the United States hearing hurtful words and still faces similar rejection whenever she travels to Oaxaca and people there are surprised she's the research team leader. -- Spectrum One
Why frozen insurance rates may not pay off for California drivers
“There’s going to be a coiled spring of some kind,” says David Russell, professor of insurance and finance and co-director of the Center for Risk Management and Insurance at California State University Northridge. -- Policy Genius
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 13-20
Bike Fest at California State University, Northridge: The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences presents the event that includes bike demos and safety, bike vendors, job fair, music and food trucks, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 23. Also, a “Meet the Pros” panel discussion, noon-1:30 p.m., and a group ride, 2 p.m. (fun dress code: wear a costume). Free admission. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. Event will be held in and around the University Student Union (on the Zelzah Avenue side of the campus). www.csun.edu/csbs/csun-bikefest -- Los Angeles Daily News.