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End of an era: Kohl-Welles announces plan to retire from Council
Kohl-Welles earned her B.A. and M.A. at California State University at Northridge, following in her mother’s footsteps to become a public-school teacher, and later an M.A. in sociology and a Ph.D. in the sociology of education, both at UCLA. Later, she participated in the Kennedy School of Government’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard University. -- King County
He’s a retired cop. She’s a ‘dancing queen.’ He saved her life at Star Ballroom.
Open seven days a week, Star Ballroom Dance Studio was a landmark in Monterey Park. By the time the studio opened in 1990, the city’s demographics had changed dramatically, earning it the moniker of the “first suburban Chinatown.” The studio catered to a growing number of dance enthusiasts who were primarily emigrants from Taiwan and Hong Kong, said George Uba, a professor emeritus of English at California State University Northridge who has researched the dance studio phenomenon. -- Washington Posta
For older Asian American immigrants, ballroom dancing was supposed to be a safe haven
In an email to The Times, Uba, a professor emeritus and former department head of English at Cal State Northridge, said older Asian immigrants go ballroom dancing primarily for the exercise, to socialize and for “the aesthetic properties of the dance.” -- Los Angeles TImes
Suspect’s age stands out among mass shooters
The overwhelming majority of mass shooters in the Violence Project report were men. This likely reflects the social pressure on males to “be stronger, tougher and have the final word, with that final word sometimes being violence,” said Vickie Jensen, a professor in the department of criminology and justice studies at California State University, Northridge. -- San Juan Daily Star
Allen-Eikens leads CSU Northridge against UCSD after 22-point showing
UCSD Tritons (7-13, 2-6 Big West) at CSU Northridge Matadors (4-16, 1-8 Big West) -- Marco Eagle
NCAA volleyball: B1G transfers; AVCA poll, POW; men’s update
Sixth-ranked UC Irvine of the Big West is home for No. 12 BYU of the MPSF and No. 10 USC of the MPSF is at the Big West’s CSUN. -- Volleyball Magazine
Basketball: UC Davis men continue action on the road
Santa Barbara is alone on top at 7-1, followed by UC Irvine at 6-1, UC Riverside at 7-2, Hawaii at 6-2 and the Aggies at 5-3. Cal State Northridge brings up the rear at 1-8. -- David Enterprise
Two sports, same season: Miye Kodama, Stevie Carmona juggling basketball, soccer at Louisville High
Kodama’s mother played soccer at Cal State Northridge. Her father was the varsity boys soccer coach at Crespi for 20 years. But the love for basketball started at youth camps when she was 5 years old. She averages six points, four steals and five rebounds per game for the Royals. -- Los Angeles Daily News
Ryan Adams to Lead Tribe Volleyball
Adams is from California and graduated from Cal State Northridge in 2009 with a degree in urban studies and planning. He was an Academic All American for the Matadors after the 2008 season. -- Williamsburg Yorktown Daily
CSUN Partners with Nonprofit to Assist Unhoused Community College Students
California State University, Northridge’s student-based brand management and creative services agency: IntersectLA (IXLA) has partnered with the nonprofit Los Angeles Room & Board to help unhoused community college students in the Los Angeles area. -- SCV News