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More importantly, Lawrence is well respected across the music community. He's a professor who taught Hip Hop music at California State University, Northridge. He has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Alabama, Birmingham twice, most recently this year. In addition to teaching classes, for the past nearly a decade and a half, Lawrence has been working with Dr. Dre, an indisputable Hip Hop icon. -- Forbes Magazine

Violent conflicts and atrocities can seem omnipresent in the world — and all the more traumatic in an age when wars are fought by terrorizing civilians more than by squaring off against a rival military. -- The Dominion Post

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 jobs 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. -- San Juan Daily Star

88.5 FM, SOCAL SOUND – is the little station that could, stringing together a network of small college stations in SoCal, all at 88.5, to create a station broadcasting from Cal State Northridge but reaching all of the greater LA area. I have listened from the beginning and they have turned me on to many artists I love, who I can’t hear anywhere else. They rely almost entirely on listener subscribers. No commercials, nonstop music. Become a subscriber and you will be eligible for concert tickets throughout the year. KCRW former head Nic Harcourt runs the show, Mookie does some fine programming, mixing in the new and old and obscure, and Andy Chanley is an outstanding DJ. -- Santa Monica Daily Press