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Fearing corruption and technical mishaps, Guatemala immigrants denounce voting process
Alicia Ivonne Estrada, a professor of Chicano Studies at Cal State Northridge, said that the corruption within the TSE reflects the broader corruption of Guatemalan politics, stemming from the genocidal civil war of 1960-1996. -- Los Angeles Times
CSUN Showcase Throws Spotlight on Hollywood’s Future Filmmakers
The stories are as diverse as their filmmakers: An ex-gang member struggling to help his mother return home. A son fulfilling his father’s baseball dream. A father struggling to provide for his son. Two lonely people battling solitary confinement. An effort to negotiate peace in the middle of a war. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Harry Belafonte’s singing career started as an intermission filler at a jazz club
“They didn’t need us to be in the movie,” said Grandmaster Melle Mel, who wrote and performed the track “Beat Street Breakdown” for the film, during a lecture in February at California State University, Northridge. “They just wanted us to write the song. Harry is an eloquent guy, so I’m transfixed, just listening to him. I was inspired by his conversation. -- Andscape
Con temor de corrupción y percances técnicos, inmigrantes guatemaltecos denuncian proceso de votación
Alicia Ivonne Estrada, profesora de Estudios Chicanos en la Universidad Estatal de California, Northridge (CSUN), dijo que la corrupción dentro del TSE refleja la perversión más amplia de la política guatemalteca, derivada desde la guerra civil genocida de 1960-1996. -- Los Angeles Times
Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: April 28 - 30
'Invocations' Composed and Performed by Serj Tankian
CSUN alumnus Serj Tankian is best known as lead singer of System of a Down. He returns to The Soraya on Saturday, April 29 at 8 p.m. for a performance that showcases his new suite of symphonic and cinematic compositions — as well as his more than four-octave vocal range. Joining him on Invocations are the CSUN Symphony Orchestra and the Northridge Singers. While in-person tickets are completely sold out, livestream viewing tickets are available for $19. -- LAist
Wentz CSUN Studio hosts Classic Cole Porter concert
California State University Northridge’s Joshua Wentz gave his students and local artists a chance to shine at the Classic Cole Porter concert held at the Santa Clarita United Methodist Church on April 15. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
State of California Funds $2.7 Million for Pioneering Research of Legacy Cannabis Genetics and Culture
The study is being collaboratively led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers, including Domini Corva, Ph.D., principal investigator and assistant professor of sociology and program leader of the cannabis studies major at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt; Genine Coleman, co-principal investigator and executive director of OC; Rachel F. Giraudo., Ph.D., co-principal investigator and associate professor of anthropology at California State University, Northridge; Todd Holmes, Ph.d., co-principal investigator and historian with the Oral History Center at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; Eleanor Kuntz, Ph.D., co-principal investigator and co-founder of Canndor, a cannabis herbarium and co-founder and CEO of LeafWorks, a genomics and plant science company. -- Cannabis Business Times
CSUN’s Multimedia Performance ‘Home’ to Highlight Climate Change
With efforts to start conversation on climate change, students at California State University, Northridge will showcase a new multimedia performance that explores the anxiety related to this environmental crisis. -- SCV News
When They Dance in the Killing Fields
Ballet BC at the Soraya, Cal State Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge; Sat, May 6, 8 pm, $39-$94. Soraya. -- Cultural Daily
L.A. City Reparations Commission Hosts First In-Person Event
A final proposal is expected to be transmitted to City Council and the Mayor by early 2025. California State University Northridge (CSUN) College of Social and Behavioral Sciences was announced as the academic researcher to conduct the study of harms experienced by Black residents in the history of Los Angeles. -- Los Angeles Sentinel