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Artist suspected of altering Hollywood sign to read 'Hollyweed' surrenders to Los Angeles police

In an interview two days later with the online magazine Vice, Fernandez -- who goes by the moniker "Jesus Hands" -- said the effort was inspired by a similar 1976 alteration of the sign carried out by Cal State Northridge art student Danny Finegood, who changed the sign to "Hollyweed" as part of a school art project in response to a recent relaxation of marijuana laws. Finegood got an A grade on his project. -- ABC 10

CSUN needs defensive focus vs. Long Beach State

Reggie Theus knew the recipe his CSUN men’s basketball team needed to get a Big West Conference victory Saturday at Cal State Fullerton. The fourth-year head coach told his players it would take toughness, execution and rebounding. -- Los Angeles Daily News

Senator Portantino Endorses Sahakian for Glendale School Board District D

Shant Sahakian is a proud parent, lifelong resident of Glendale, and product of Glendale public schools who is running for Glendale School Board District D. He is an accomplished entrepreneur and a longtime community leader. Over the years, Shant has volunteered for local organizations that support Glendale’s youth, enhance the city’s public services, and serve the most vulnerable in the community. He is a graduate of CSUN and UCLA Extension. He and his wife, Suzanna, live and work in the City of Glendale and are the proud parents of their young son, Raffi Sebastian. Learn more about Shant at VoteShant.com. -- Asbarez

For Teachers, It’s Not Just What You Say, It’s How You Say It

“I’ve known teachers who have been yellers and teachers who have been very, very soft-spoken,” said David Kretschmer, an education professor at California State University, Northridge. “Just as with the tone we use with anybody we’re conversing with – or the tone we use with a pet – it can have a powerful impact.” -- Huffington Post

Ambassadors for Inclusion

Rubin (California State University, Northridge, ’17) was a Hillel engagement intern in the 2015-16 academic year. This year she is one of eight students in the first cohort of the Ruderman Inclusion Ambassadors program. -- Hillel International

Neanderthals Were Cannibals, Gruesome Discovery Suggests

Helen Rougier, an anthropologist from California State University Northridge, led the team studying the broken bones. Inhabited since the Paleolithic Era, the Goyet caves first came to the attention of archaeologists and anthropologists in the nineteenth century. -- New Historian

NBA general manager makes racially charged joke about his own wife, reports say

Such stereotypes have a significant impact on black women’s behavior and mental health, according to a study from the journal “Social Work in Public Health” by Wendy Ashley, a professor at California State University at Northridge. Deadspin reports that Crawford eventually met with Koonin, who apologized on Wilcox’s behalf. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hawks do not consider the matter closed, however, and will have further internal discussions. -- McClatchy DC

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