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Should You Be Going to Preventive Physical Therapy?
“I know a number of clinics that are trying to implement an annual visit to a physical therapist—similar to how you would see your primary physician for a yearly physical,” says Katie Flores, a professor of physical therapy at California State University, Northridge. -- Outside Magazine
Warner Bros. Discovery Claims Strikes Could Cost Company Up To $500 Million
$5 billion. That’s how much the writers strike could cost the national economy, Kevin Klowden, a strategist for the New York-based think tank Milken Institute, told Yahoo!. Todd Holmes, a professor at California State University, Northridge, estimates both strikes have cost California’s economy an estimated $3 billion as of August 9. -- Forbes
Metro unveils plan for walking, bicycling or rolling to a train station or bus stop
Metro held outreach events in Pacoima and at Cal State Northridge, said Isai Rosa, who oversaw Metro’s outreach and community surveys. Rosa said Metro conducted 22 in-person meetings at events in central Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, San Fernando Valley, Antelope Valley, South Bay, Long Beach, Paramount, Venice and Santa Monica. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Learner's Permit or How Daniel Wu Pivoted from Acting to Racing
The WGA strike coincided with the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) strike. Again, this is due to unfair streaming residuals and the replication of their likeness without compensation via AI. These combined strikes have postponed this year’s Emmys; productions for, both current and future projects, were shuttered; films and TV shows that were already made were adjourned to later dates. Todd Holmes, an entertainment industry management professor at Cal State Northridge, based his calculation on the last WGA strike in 2007 and estimated that it might cause a USD3 billion dent in California’s economy. -- Esquire Singapore
California's Economy Takes $5B Hit As Hollywood Walkouts Exceed Projections
This staggering figure overshadows the anticipated damage. Todd Holmes, an entertainment industry professor at Cal State Northridge, had forecasted a $3 billion hit to California’s economy in the initial 100 days of the strike. -- Benzinga
BTS song lyrics provide a lifeline for mental health advocacy
The first conference was held at Kingston University in London, England, in January 2020. The California State University Northridge of the United States hosted the second edition online due to the pandemic. The third edition was held in Seoul, South Korea, last year. -- New Straits Times
The legendary Martha Graham Dance Company turns 100 in 2026. The celebration starts now
It’s also an apt ethos for the Martha Graham Dance Company, especially as it nears its 100th anniversary in 2026. While planning the celebration of the milestone, Eilber and the company’s executive director, LaRue Allen, had to be intentional in revisiting Graham’s own history and honoring the longest-running dance company in the nation. The result is Graham100, a three-year celebration that starts this fall at the Soraya on the Cal State Northridge campus. -- Los Angeles Times
From LA to OC, Asian night markets draw thousands over a common language: Food
Events such as FoodieLand Night Market in Pasadena and San Diego, KTOWN Night Market in Koreatown, the Taste of Japan in Anaheim and Little Saigon’s Asian Garden Night Market in Westminster have exploded in size and popularity and draw big crowds. Universities have gotten in on the trend as well, with schools like the University of Southern California, San Diego State University, Cal State Northridge, and UC Irvine starting their own night markets on campus. The big ones are concentrated in the summer, but others “pop up” year around. -- Los Angeles Daily News
This artist aims to prove Valley haters wrong with DIY ‘performative’ tours of the region
Hernandez developed the tour for his junior year exhibition at CalArts. The first tours took place in fall 2019, with friends and friends of friends as passengers. Hernandez was inspired by the catalog from a 2014 exhibition, “Valley Vista,” at Cal State Northridge, as well as the “fearlessness and interactivity” of performance artist Andrea Fraser and the “everyday target audience” of artist David Hammons. Since 2019, he’s led about half a dozen tours in all. Which isn’t a lot, he admits, noting that he took a two-year break during the pandemic. “And it is five hours,” he adds. “Plus, there’s not that much interest in taking a tour of the Valley, given its reputation.” -- Los Angeles Times
Faculty, Staff Gather to Hear CSUN President’s Welcome Address
Lively beats, courtesy of the drumline from the Matador Pep Band, energized California State University, Northridge community members as they arrived at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 25 for President Erika D. Beck’s annual welcome address. -- SCV News