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Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Dec. 7-14

Samara Joy – A Joyful Holiday: The concert also features the McLendon Family, 8 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets $39 and up. The Soraya at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-8800. Details and tickets: tinyurl.com/bdd6zpup -- Los Angeles Daily News

Actors Ratify Deal With Hollywood Studios, With Reservations

The strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill, and the financial fallout has been significant. Beyond the writers and actors, more than 100,000 behind-the-scenes workers were out of a job for months. The strikes caused roughly $10 billion in losses nationwide, according to Todd Holmes, an associate professor of entertainment media management at California State University, Northridge. While the big studios are based in Los Angeles, they also use soundstage complexes in Georgia, New York, New Jersey and New Mexico. -- The New York Times

A College Recruitment Tool That’s Proven To Work

Last week, Nearpeer and California State University, Northridge issued a research study which shows that what they did actually works to attract and keep students. And not just any students, the report says, the tools and tactics they used were effective among targeted minority and first-generation students. --Forbes Magazine

Actor Danny Trejo Encourages CSUN Students to Help Others

When Danny Trejo was released from prison in 1969 after stints for crimes including armed robbery and drug dealing, and before he became one of today’s most recognizable actors, he returned to the neighborhood he grew up in and stole from. -- SCV News

Chico State one of nation’s top participants in student exchange

California State University system schools occupied six of the top 10 spots in the same category — including second-ranked Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; No. 3 Sonoma State; No. 4 Cal State Northridge; and tied for fifth, Cal Poly Pomona and Sacramento State. Chico State was No. 9. -- Chico Enterprise-Record

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