Clips
New voices in poetry: Thank lockdowns and social media
At age 22 and still a student at California State University, Northridge, Mr. Beck has nearly 440,000 followers on TikTok and an additional 28,000 followers on Instagram. --The Christian Science Monitor
Their view: Don’t ask teachers to be police
Fans of arming teachers are ignoring the teachers themselves, who for the most part don’t want anything to do with guns in the classroom. Several states, including Texas, already allow individual school districts to permit teachers to carry guns. Only 300 teachers in Texas have done so — less than one in a thousand. A 2019 survey by Cal State Northridge of 2,926 teachers found that 95% said no to the idea. Most teachers believed the situation would make schools more dangerous. --The Salem News
Their view: Don’t ask teachers to be police
Fans of arming teachers are ignoring the teachers themselves, who for the most part don’t want anything to do with guns in the classroom. Several states, including Texas, already allow individual school districts to permit teachers to carry guns. Only 300 teachers in Texas have done so — less than one in a thousand. A 2019 survey by Cal State Northridge of 2,926 teachers found that 95% said no to the idea. Most teachers believed the situation would make schools more dangerous. --The Gloucester Times
Don’t expect teachers to be substitute police officers when the shooting starts
Fans of arming teachers are ignoring the teachers themselves, who for the most part don’t want anything to do with guns in the classroom. Several states, including Texas, already allow individual school districts to permit teachers to carry guns. Only 300 teachers in Texas have done so — less than one in a thousand. Both the Texas State Teachers Assn. and the National Education Association, the nation’s largest teachers union, are opposed to arming teachers. A 2019 survey by Cal State Northridge of 2,926 teachers found that 95% said no to the idea. Most teachers believed the situation would make schools more dangerous. --Daily Jefferson County Union
Licorice Pizza Ending Explained: What Alana & Gary’s Final Scene Means
Lucille Doolittle, based on actress Lucille Ball, would continue starring in Here’s Lucy for another year along with bits in TV specials, then became an assistant professor at California State University, Northridge in 1979 before passing away in 1989. Bradley Cooper’s character Jon Peters went on to produce 1976’s A Star is Born, split with Barbra Streisand, produce several Superman films, and become subject to numerous sexual assault accusations. Licorice Pizza’s Joel Wachs, played by Uncut Gems director Benny Safdie, lost his 1973 mayoral race, was on the LA City Council for 30 years, eventually came out publicly in 1999 when running for mayor, and is now president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Arts in New York City. --Times News Express
Huntington Beach baseball surges past Villa Park into SoCal Regional final
“We just go out there and do everything we can to win,” said Smith, bound for Cal State Northridge, who allowed one earned run on six hits. “Leave it all on the field. Since today was my last game, I left everything on the field.” --The Los Angeles Times
CIF Regional Championship Scoreboard
It was a pitcher’s duel early between Clovis’ Cal State University Northridge commit Lauryn Carranco and St. Francis sophomore Kate Munnerlyn. The Lancers had a couple opportunities early, but it took until the bottom of the third inning for St. Francis to break the scoreless contest. Brooke Deppiesse had the honors, as the senior had an RBI double and Ella Milante would add a solo home run in the fourth inning. --Cal-Hi Sports
A Day to Remember
“Every single win is special definitely,” said Guce, who was born in the Philippines but has spent the great majority of her life in southern California, including playing college golf at Cal State Northridge. “This week is probably the best in terms of, I’ve been struggling ever since Covid started and have been working really hard since the last season was disappointing. I was getting close, but wasn’t able to string together three good rounds. Now to be able to break through and string together some good rounds and win, hopefully it opens the floodgates for the rest of the season for me. I’m definitely excited about it and the progress I’ve made this year.” --Colorado Golf
Prep softball: Shorthanded Del Oro knocked out in NorCal semis against Clovis
And without leading home run hitter Kendal Manley, who homered in five consecutive games entering the NorCal tournament, Lugowski provided the offensive punch with a two-run homer in the second inning that gave Del Oro a 2-0 lead. Her fourth homer of the season was the first time any team had plated a run off of the CSU Northridge-bound Carranco since the postseason began. Carranco had thrown four consecutive shutouts leading up to Thursday’s meeting in Loomis. --The Sacramento Bee
Knights clinch series win at Yakima Valley
Corvallis took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Mason le (CSU Northridge). James Anderson (Montana State-Billings) had an RBI double in the big third inning and Le added a sacrifice fly in the sixth to conclude the scoring for the Knights. --Corvallis Gazette Times