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CSUN, Southern Illinois Play to 1-1 Draw
California State University, Northridge, and Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, played to a 1-1 men’s soccer tie Sunday night at Matador Soccer Field. -- SCV News
Cougars, Matadors play to 1-1 draw
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – SIUE capped its season-opening road trip with a 1-1 draw at CSUN on Sunday night. The Cougars are now 0-1-1 after a Thursday night loss to Loyola Marymount. -- Edwardville Intelligencer
Jay Privman of DRF will retire at the end of Del Mar summer meet
Privman has been covering horse racing for over four decades. By the time he was in college at California State University, Northridge, he had decided that he wanted to write about horse racing. "I was interested in racing just because it appealed to me on a lot of different levels. I was always really good at math when I was in school, and all the different math aspects of racing appealed to me, in terms of the handicapping ... It was a fascinating puzzle to try and solve every half-hour. And that, over time, melded with my interest in journalism." -- Horse Racing Nation
Kimberley Clark Formally Announces Run for City Clerk Seat
Kimberley Clark, who currently serves as the Executive Assistant to the Board of Education and Superintendent for the Burbank Unified School District, has announced her candidacy to serve as the Burbank City Clerk. After graduating from John Burroughs High School, Kimberley received a B.A. in Honors English from California State University, Northridge, and an M.A. in Business Writing from Brunel University, London. She is a graduate of the 2014 Leadership Burbank class and a member of the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. An active community volunteer, Kimberley is a member of the Burbank Human Relations Council, serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC), and is a proud supporter of many nonprofit organizations in Burbank. In 2020 she received an Honorary Service Award from the Burbank Council PTA. -- My Burbank
Grant Geissman: BLOOZ AND MORE!
Geissman has explored bluesy territory since his early days recording and touring with flugelhorn great Chuck Mangione—an era highlighted by his now-iconic electric guitar solo on “Feels So Good,” Mangione’s 1978 mega-hit. The San Jose native was in his senior year at Cal State-Northridge majoring in classical guitar when a mutual friend recommended him for a gig with Mangione. The rest is a long, colorful history of touring and recording that culminated in Geissman’s critically acclaimed recording Cool Man Cool (2009), which featured Mangione performing with jazz legend Chick Corea on the Geissman composition “Chuck and Chick.” -- NoHo Arts District
How far does 10K go? See median federal student loan debt at every California college
College Avg. annual cost Students with loans Median debt Median earnings ▼ Undergrads
CSU Fullerton $8K 26%
26%26%
$14,000 $54,586 36,874
CSU Northridge $9K 27%
27%27%
$14,000 $53,360 34,881 -- Sacrament Bee
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Aug. 27-Sept. 3
Food drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Sept. 17 and 8:30-11:30 a.m. Sept. 18. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session. Current needs: canned soups and other canned goods, pasta and dry boxed goods; also, hygiene items including soap, feminine products and shampoos. No glass containers or past date items. Drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach. More details on California State University, Northridge Food Pantry here: bit.ly/3ch6IRl and here: bit.ly/3TeJiNe -- Los Angeles Daily News
Who’s Running for Pasadena Unified Board?
Velazquez is a professor in the Chicano/a Studies Department at Cal State University Northridge. She is a scout leader and a room parent in her children’s school in the PUSD. -- Colorado Blvd.
Remembering last Cal State Northridge football team 20 years after it folded
Like many Cal State University schools during the 1990s, the Cal State Northridge football team was forced to fold due to budget cuts. Nevertheless, players and coaches from that final Matadors squad still keeps in touch with each other, with some still working in football. CBSLA Sports Reporter Jill Painter Lopez reports. -- CBS Los Angeles
Grand Performances Announces Rafael González As Its New President & CEO
González is a native born Angeleno and self-taught musician that resides in the City of El Monte with his wife and three sons. González serves on the boards of the Community Coalition, Center for Nonprofit Management, and ActiveSGV. He also serves on the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Advisory Council, Durfee School Site Council, and the City of El Monte's Planning Commission. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cal State University Northridge and received a Master's Degree from the USC Price School of Public Policy. -- Broadway World Los Angeles