Clips
As Wildfires Rage, California’s Insurance Market Is in Crisis
“Homeowners in high-risk areas are already in crisis, and the problem is spreading,” says David Russell, a professor in insurance and finance at California State University, Northridge. -- Wired Magazine
Cut the palm trees and Hollywood sign. For the 2028 Olympics, what’s the real L.A.?
CSUN history professor Jessica Kim: My dad arrived as a new immigrant in Koreatown in the 1970s. He and his parents were part of the diaspora, displaced by war and economic hardships on the Korean peninsula. -- Los Angeles Times
Good salary, little to no debt: A California college guide to top-value majors
Among nine four-year institutions with strong returns on investments and more than 50% of students receiving Pell Grants because of their low incomes, eight are CSU campuses and the other is UC Merced. The CSU campuses are Dominguez Hills, Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Fresno, Northridge, San Bernardino, Sacramento and Stanislaus. -- Los Angeles Times
As Inflation Persists, Consumers are Changing Behavior
While inflation rates have leveled off from their 2022 peak, high costs are still affecting the day-to-day lives of most people, according to California State University, Northridge marketing professor Mariam Beruchashvili. That has caused many consumers to trade down and spend less, when possible. -- SCV News
And finally ... from our archives
Anticipation in California and throughout the nation reached astronomical levels before the verdict was read. At Cal State Northridge, professors canceled classes and students played hooky, The Times reported. And at Hennessey’s, a Laguna Beach restaurant once frequented by the Simpsons, the “bartender’s betting pool was running 75% in favor of conviction,” according to The Times. -- Los Angeles Times
CSUN Hosts Third Annual Bike Festival
California State University, Northridge’s College of Social and Behavioral Sciences will host CSUN’s third annual BikeFest on Sunday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. BikeFest is free and open to the public. -- SCV News
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Oct. 3-10
Art Galleries at California State University Northridge – West Gallery: “iwitness: Narratives of Resistance,” a multimedia exhibit including portraits and oral history from survivors of the 1915-23 genocide of the Western Armenian population — organized by artists Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian, whose families are from Western Armenia. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Tuesday; noon-7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday; by appointment Friday-Saturday; closed on Sunday and on campus holidays. Exhibit runs through Oct. 22. Use parking lot E6 (parking permit, $10.45, at the lot’s self-serve dispensers). CSUN Art Galleries are in the Art and Design Center on North University Drive (Plummer Street), between Etiwanda and Lindley avenues, Northridge. CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-1200. www.csun.edu/mike-curb-arts-media-communication/art-galleries -- Los Angeles Daily News
Symphony orchestra welcomes three youth soloists for October concert
Patrick Karamian, a senior at California State University, Northridge, and current orchestra intern and composer, debuted his piece, “Prelude for Percussion,” in a past concert, and is looking forward to arranging another piece for the December “Holiday Celebration” concert. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
His Own Way: John Amos (1940-2024)
Amos was an actor who worked for five decades in television and films, including playing the elder Kunta Kinte in the original Roots. He also continued to write his own material, including the one-man play Haley’s Comet. He was married twice, first to artist and equestrian Noel Mickelson and then to actress Lillian Lehman, a professor emerita of theatre and graduate of California State University, Northridge. -- RogerEbert.com
William Chu: Making InConcert Sierra’s New Concert Hall Sound Beautiful
While wrapping up his graduate degree, William and a classmate entered a student competition and he received first place from the Acoustical Society of America, whose members are academics, researchers and practitioners. He then met a California acoustician who hired him and became William’s mentor. William worked for that acoustics firm for fourteen years, during which time they worked on the Soraya Performing Arts Center at California State University, Northridge, the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara, and the Geffen Playhouse, among other big projects. -- The Union