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Immigration crackdown taking heavy toll on California students
“We may see it all as rhetoric and posturing, but I’ve witnessed kids from elementary school to college level stressed out and traumatized,” said Alejandra Acuna, an assistant professor at Cal State Northridge who studies trauma among urban youth. “We’ve got 8-year-olds worried their parents will have to go back to Mexico. I saw one student literally crying in the elevator. If you’re undocumented, it’s not just rhetoric — it’s about survival.” -- Daily Breeze
Indigenous Mexicans Unpack Their Migratory Experience Using Piñatas
In the workshop, the artisans made piñatas representing a fisherman from Janitzio, a Purépecha woman wearing a traditional dress, and a Day of the Dead altar. The altar was showcased as part of a Day of the Dead celebration at California State University Northridge [CSUN], and these piñatas will be on display at the “Talking to Action” exhibit. -- KCET
How L.A. College Students With DACA Status Are Moving Forward In The Face Of Uncertainty
Schools like CSU Los Angeles, CSU Northridge and CSU Long Beach all offer Dream Centers, and the CSU system provides counseling services for students struggling with the impact of the DACA decision as well as referrals to immigration lawyers and nonprofit organizations. -- LAist
October Happenings: How to do business with CSUN
The CSUN Networking Connection is presenting an informative workshop on how to do business with the university. -- Community Connection
CSUN Awarded $60,000 from Hollywood
While entertainment industry legends Stan Lee and Dustin Hoffman looked on, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) last week presented California State University, Northridge $65,000 to support the university's students. -- Community Connection
Adding Stress Boosts Performance, Stability for Fuel Cells
This work was financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (contract 2016YFB0100201), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (contracts 21571135 and 51671003), the Ministry of Science and Technology (contract 2016YFA0204100), start-up funding from Soochow University and Peking University, and the Young Thousand Talented Program and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD). Part of electron microscopy work was performed at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, under contract DE-SC0012704. The work at California State University Northridge was supported by the U.S. Army Research Office via the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative grant W911NF-11-1-0353. -- NewsWise
McCullough takes over as FHSU head track and field coach
Additionally, McCullough has named Ben Santos as assistant track and field coach. Santos served the last two years as a graduate assistant for the track and field program, primarily working with the sprinters and hurdlers. Santos is a graduate of California State University, Northridge, where he reached the NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships once as a member of the 4x100m relay team. He earned a master’s degree from Fort Hays State University in 2016. -- Hays Post - KS
Perspective I was 9 when my parents told me I was undocumented. With DACA ending, I have no idea what's next
In 2012, I graduated from Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Times
Santa Maria Hires Jason Stilwell as Next City Manager
Additionally, he has been a professor of public policy at California State University, Northridge. -- Noozhawk
My parents attended one of Tom Petty’s final shows — here’s how they remember the late rock legend
“I recall first listening to Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in 1977,” my dad wrote in an email. “I was going to college at California State University Northridge and listened to KMET 94.7 and KLOS 95.5 radio. The song that rocked my world was ‘Breakdown.’” -- Hello Giggles