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CSU teachers, other workers launch week-long strike amid salary dispute
CSUN spokeswoman Carmen Ramos Chandler said in a phone interview it’s been “a very quiet day” at the Northridge campus. -- Los Angeles Daily News
California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement, will end strike
Victoria Wilson, a part-time political science lecturer who picketed in the rain at Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles, said she’s striking for higher pay. She said her salary fluctuates from semester to semester, which impedes her long-term financial goals. -- FOX 5 San Diego
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Jan. 20-27
Soup’r Bowl Food Drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10 and also, 8:30-11 a.m. Feb. 11. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session (CSUN Food Pantry, bit.ly/3ch6IRl). Current needs: canned and dry packaged goods, and also, hygiene/personal care products may be donated. No glass containers or expired dates. Drop off items with a drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. Location, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSU teachers, other workers launch week-long strike amid salary dispute
The CFA said its strike would begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, with picket lines at all campuses. Southern California schools affected include Cal State Los Angeles, Long Beach, Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Channel Islands, Fullerton, San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Cal State faculty staging historic systemwide, weeklong strike
Nicolette Parra, a political science junior at CSU Northridge, who transferred to university from community college, said she supports the faculty after noticing the problems in CSU. -- EdSource
Fil-Am Kieran Tamondong 'honored' for Astra Awards nomination
The kinesiology student at California State University in Northridge is breathing a sigh of relief as the recent Hollywood strikes have kept him out of audition rooms and studio lots. -- ABS-CBN News
#Showbiz: Jean gives voice to the stateless
"We were both in film school with me going to DePaul University, Chicago and she going to California State University, Northridge. We had no documentary-making experience." -- New Straits Times
Cal State faculty strike across all 23 campuses in historic labor walkout
All campuses except San Francisco State, where spring term starts next week, are encouraging students to report their instructors if they canceled classes this week, according to a CalMatters review of campus websites. “If a class or service is cancelled, you are welcome to share that information with us here so that we can best assure continuity and fulfillment of instruction,” Cal State Northridge wrote to students, using language common across all the other campuses that are asking students for that information. -- CalMatters
Balancing Act: Vaping Labels Aim to Deter Kids, Attract Adults
Co-authors include Sahara Byrne, senior associate dean and professor of communication in CALS; Rosemary Avery, professor in the Brooks School; 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; and Motasem Kalaji, assistant professor of communication studies at California State University, Northridge. -- Mirage News
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 18-25
Diavolo – Existencia: The “architecture in motion” dance group performs the world premiere of the dance to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, 8 p.m. Jan. 19. The performance includes a musical score by drummer Antonio Sánchez, a live performance by vocalist Thana Alexa and an aerial performance choreographed by Bandaloop and performed by Amelia Rudolf (founder of the “vertical dance company”). The dance piece was commissioned and produced by the Soraya. Tickets $39 and up. The Soraya at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.diavolo.org. www.thesoraya.org. thesoraya.org/whats-on/en/diavolo-existencia/ -- Los Angeles Daily News