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Ukrainian athletes at USC, CSUN try to stay strong, positive while war rages
It’s an impossible mission, but Anastasiia Slivina, a rower at USC, and Yuliia Zhytelna, a tennis player at Cal State Northridge, they’re doing their best. -- Los Angeles Daily News
USC WOMEN OVERTAKE STANFORD FOR TOP SPOT IN COLLEGIATE WATER POLO WEEK 13 POLLS
California State University-Northridge (12 points) and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (12 points) tie at No. 22, San Diego State University (8 points) improves to No. 24 and the duo of Long Island University (6 points) and Marist College (6 points) are tied at No. 25 to complete the Week 13 rankings. -- SwimSwam
Jim Harrick Jr., son of ex-UCLA basketball national champion coach Jim Harrick, dead at 58
In regards to the elder Harrick, Harrick Sr. was in the college basketball coaching industry from 1973-2021, beginning as an assistant at Utah State and most recently serving as an assistant at Cal State Northridge from 2018-21. Harrick Sr. first joined UCLA as an assistant from 1977-79 before returning to Westwood as the Bruins head coach from 1988-96. The Bruins captured their 11th national title and most recent to date during the 1994-95 season under Harrick Sr. He was named Naismith College Coach of the Year in 1995. -- 247 Sports
Eight Matadors Earn Winter Academic All-Big West Conference Honors
Eight CSUN student-athletes on the Matadors men’s and women’s basketball teams were placed on the 2023 Big West Academic All-Conference Team, the conference announced on Apr. 11. -- SCV News
Gary Powers Jr. to deliver remarks at Freedom Pavilion
Powers Jr., now 57, grew up in California not knowing much of his father’s history. In 1984, at age 19 he began his research while attending California State University Northridge using the campus library. -- Silva Herald
Imelda Padilla and Marisa Alcaraz Heading for a Runoff
The 35-year-old Padilla was born in Van Nuys and raised in Sun Valley, graduating from Roscoe Elementary School, Byrd Middle School and Polytechnic High School. She received a bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and a master’s degree from Cal State Northridge. -- San Fernando Valley Sun
Imelda Padilla y Marisa Alcaraz se Dirigen a una Segunda Vuelta
Padilla, de 35 años, nació en Van Nuys y se crió en Sun Valley, graduándose de Roscoe Elementary School, Byrd Middle School y Polytechnic High School. Recibió una licenciatura de UC Berkeley y una maestría de Cal State Northridge. -- El Sol Del Valle De San Fernando (in Spanish)
La banda callejera original WAR arrasa en Los Ángeles con “Low Rider, Why Can’t We Be Friends” y más éxitos
En 2021, WAR celebró su 50 aniversario, y se enorgulleció de que su fundador y vocalista principal, Jordan, siga en el grupo. Con un legado que sigue desarrollándose en todos los grupos de edad, WAR sale ahora de gira más de 150 días al año, actuando para públicos de todos los tamaños: desde grandes recintos hasta clubes íntimos y ferias de condados. El 15 de abril, la banda actuará en The Soraya, en el campus de CSU Northridge. -- La Opinion (in Spanish)
Cal State Northridge-bound Abel, Broncos off to fast start
By his own accounts, Trent Abel was the tag-along little brother when Chad, who is three years older, started playing baseball. -- San Diego Union-Tribune
Celebration Theatre Debuts New Leadership & Launches Co-Artistic Director Search
Brittney S. Wheeler has been a company member for over 10 years in addition to being a decorated, award-winning performer. A classically-trained vocalist and seasoned actor born and bred in Los Angeles, Wheeler previously served as the theatre's Casting Associate for resident Casting Director, Jami Rudofsky (she/her), helping cast several of the theatre's biggest productions to date. She was invited to join the artistic team as Associate Artistic Director in 2021 until her promotion to acting Artistic Director in December 2022. Ms. Wheeler has considered Celebration Theatre to be a life-changing part of her artistic world since 2012, when she joined the cast of the hit production of The Color Purple, A New Musical. A member of AEA and a featured soloist of the Pasadena Chorale, Brittney S. Wheeler holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Concordia University Irvine, and an MA in Theatre Arts from California State University, Northridge. -- Broadway World