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How Ballroom Dance Became a 'Social Safe Space' for Asian American Elders
When George R. Uba heard the news about the devastating mass shooting at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, Calif., on Jan. 21, he was stunned by the knowledge that such violence could occur in a place he holds dear. For over three decades, Uba, a retired professor of English and Asian American studies at California State University, Northridge, has been a regular at Star, like many other senior citizens in the area. He started with ballroom dancing lessons, then later began attending dance socials on Saturday nights with his wife. Uba describes the studio as a gathering space for Monterey Park’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community as much as it is a place to practice the foxtrot. -- Time Magazine
Federal and Local Law Enforcement Announce New Public Education Campaign to Highlight Danger of Fentanyl – 'Death in Disguise'
The “Death in Disguise” PSA was developed in partnership with the Department of Cinema and Television Arts at the California State University, Northridge. -- Department of Justice
Matadors Cross Country Programs Named to All-Academic Teams
NEW ORLEANS – The California State University, Northridge Men’s and Women’s Cross Country programs earned U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Teams for the 2022 NCAA Division I Cross Country season as announced by the USTFCCCA Thursday. -- SCV News
Pope scores 20 as UCSD downs Cal State Northridge 65-57
LOS ANGELES (AP)Bryce Pope had 20 points in UC San Diego’s 65-57 victory against Cal State Northridge on Thursday. -- MyPanhandle.com
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