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OPINION: Colleges are impelling the injustice of ‘social justice’
There are now more than 100 U.S. colleges and universities that offer majors, minors and advanced degrees in social justice, according to a recent analysis from The College Fix. Among these are at least 64 minor programs, 18 four-year degree programs, 15 master’s degrees and two doctorate programs. The list includes California schools like the University of San Francisco (minor in Jewish Studies and Social Justice), the University of Southern California (minor in Gender and Social Justice), Cal State Northridge (B.A. in Social Justice and Social Welfare) and Fielding Graduate University in Santa Barbara (doctoral concentration for Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Inclusive Leadership for Social Justice). -- Orange County Register
WATCH: Steven Adams talks about Kobe Paras, Paul George, and Enes Kanter
Adams is in town for the NBA Philippines 3X happening from July 22 to 23 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall. The even will feature 3-on-3 tournaments plus appearances from the Laker Girls and former NBA coach and Kobe Paras' current mentor at CalState Northridge Reggie Theus. -- Rappler - Philippines
Hard throwing, hard hitting Newman leads SwampDogs rout
“No, that (scoreboard) was a little off tonight,″ said Newman, who didn’t log any mound time with his Cal State Northridge college team this season. “I just like to go out there and compete. I don’t really look to see how fast I’m throwing because that’s just a number. It’s more about how well I do on my pitches and executing them.″ -- Fayetteville Observer - NC
This Communications Service For Gamers Has Already Outgrown Slack
Citron and Vishnevskiy began their gaming careers as 5-year-olds playing Nintendo on Long Island and in Los Angeles, respectively. They were programming for money by their teenage years and further honed their computer skills in college--Citron at Full Sail University in Florida and Vishnevskiy at Cal State Northridge. After graduating, Citron worked for gaming studios for a few years before launching his own Tetris-like game on the day Apple's AAPL -0.24% App Store opened. When he couldn't monetize the game, he took the social features he had built and turned them into a service for game developers. He expanded the company, OpenFeint, to 100 employees and sold it to the Japanese media company GREE for $104 million in 2011. Citron left a few months later and, after unwinding through three straight weeks of playing Final Fantasy IV, decided his work wasn't done. "I had this itch, and still have the itch, to build something enduring and important," Citron says. -- Forbes Magazine
Resident urges city to consider moving police department
"There is currently a lack of ample parking space for the library, especially for those who cannot walk from the nearby parking structure," said Maslin, who holds a master's degree in public administration from Cal-State Northridge. "Eliminating the underground parking at the current police station will make this situation worse." -- Daily Press - VA
Fox Broadcasting Promotes Mamie Coleman To SVP/Creative Music & Production
COLEMAN attended CSU NORTHRIDGE from 1989 to 1993. She first came to FOX as an intern in the spring of 1992, and then was hired as a junior on-air radio producer in the fall of 1992, booking talent and clearing music for all show-related radio promotions. In 1995, she worked as a writers’ assistant for HBO INDEPENDENT’s comedy, “Martin,” which aired on FOX. She then returned to FOX in 1997, as a production manager, working in the On-Air Promotions department until the present. -- All Access Music Group
Son of Historic Filipinotown Alex De Ocampo runs for the California State Assembly
After graduating from Cal State Northridge, he utilized his connections and experiences to rise up the ranks of the Saban Family Foundation, which works with a $400 million budget to provide health care, medical research and educational programs for disadvantaged youth. -- Asian Journal
Resident urges city to consider moving police department
"There is currently a lack of ample parking space for the library, especially for those who cannot walk from the nearby parking structure," said Maslin, who holds a master's degree in public administration from Cal-State Northridge. "Eliminating the underground parking at the current police station will make this situation worse." -- Virginia Gazette
Immigrant CSUN students can soon get free legal aid thanks to 2 fellow Matadors
This fall, undocumented immigrant students at Cal State Northridge will be able to access free legal help through a law clinic that’s the brainchild of two CSUN students, one of them an undocumented immigrant herself. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Getting resourceful: how administrators can generate alternative sources of revenue
In seeking opportunities to increase revenue, colleges and universities often look at how they can fill a need within local industries. California State University, Northridge, for example, has long received requests from the entertainment industry to use campus facilities for filming. But in 2003, university officials decided they could increase even more revenue through these TV, film and commercial shoots, explains Rick Evans, executive director of The University Corporation, a nonprofit that handles commercial endeavors to benefit the university. -- Education Dive