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Baker, UC Irvine Anteaters to host Wright and the CSU Northridge Matadors
CSU Northridge Matadors (4-17, 1-9 Big West) at UC Irvine Anteaters (13-7, 6-2 Big West)
Irvine, California; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST -- Washington Post
Where the creators of The Last of Us studied
Erick Pangilinan has been art director at Naughty Dog since 2008. Filipino, he studied at the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1988 before moving to the United States. From 90-95, Erick did his Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Graphic Design and Computer Science at California State University, Northridge. -- UOL, Brazil (in Portuguese)
Pasadena football coach Dejuan Shamburger resigns after seven years, three straight league titles
Uballez, who also has been an assistant coach at Cathedral, Wilson and San Marino, graduated from Cal State Northridge. -- San Gabriel Valley Tribune
CSUN Student Receives Grant to Increase Habitat for Butterfly, Other Pollinators
With their striking orange wings laced with black lines and bordered with white dots, monarch butterflies and their annual migration south from the United States and Canada to California and Mexico have become the stuff of legend. -- SCV News
Our Authors Study Club Hosts City-Wide African American Heritage Month Events
The celebration opens Thursday, February 2, at 6:30 p.m., with the Annual Round Table hosted by Marc Brown, Eyewitness News, KABC7. The virtual discussion features Dr. Maulana Karenga, chair of Africana Studies at CSU-Long Beach; Dr. Julianne Malveaux, dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at CSU-Los Angeles; Dr. Donna Nicol, chair of Africana Studies at CSU-Domiguez Hills; Dr. Boris Ricks, director of the Center for Southern California Studies at CSU-Northridge; and Dr. Francille Rusan Wilson, professor of American Studies & Ethnicity, History, Gender & Sexuality Studies at USC. -- The Los Angeles Sentinel
Things to do in the San Fernando Valley and LA area, Jan. 26-Feb. 2
The Soraya: Pianist Hélène Grimaud performs music by Mozart and Ukrainian composer Valentyn Silvestrov, 8 p.m. Jan. 26. Tickets $42 and up (use promotional code NEWYEAR). The Soraya at CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge. 818-677-3000. helenegrimaud.com. www.thesoraya.org -- Los Angeles Daily News
University of Akron Announces Sixth Annual Diversitas Symposium
In addition to The University of Akron, Partner Universities include financial planning programs at leading universities around the U.S., including: Arizona State University; California Lutheran University; California State University Northridge; Kansas State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; The Ohio State University; Olivet College; Pennsylvania Western University; Prairie View A&M University; Purdue University; Texas A&M University; Texas Tech University; UCLA Extension; University of Georgia; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; University of Maryland Global Campus; University of North Florida; University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; University of the Incarnate World; University of Wisconsin Green Bay; University of Wisconsin-Madison and Virginia Tech University, to name a few. For a full list of Partner Universities, click here. -- PR Newswire
Men’s volleyball: Long Beach tops Penn St.; Hawai’i sweeps; UCI tops BYU
USC (6-2) of the MPSF won 25–22, 19-25, 25-16, 25-17 at the Big West’s CSUN (4-3). Dillon Klein had 16 kills and hit .464 for USC and had an assist, an ace, four blocks and five digs. Kyle Paulson had two kills, an ace, a dig and a career-high seven blocks. The Trojans hit .322 and had nine aces and no errors. Kyle Hobus had 15 kills for CSUN. The Matadors hit .280 and had three aces and 25 errors … -- Volleyball Magazine
CSU Northridge hosts UCSD after Anderson's 28-point game
UCSD Tritons (7-13, 2-6 Big West) at CSU Northridge Matadors (4-16, 1-8 Big West)
Northridge, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST -- Washington Post
Smriti Mundhra producing financial crimes, family drama for HBO
Mundhra obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from California State University, Northridge and Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in film at the Columbia University School of the Arts in 2010. Then, Mundhra moved to Mumbai to begin production on her documentary directorial debut film, A Suitable Girl. -- The American Bazaar