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Maryknoll defeats Iolani for first state softball championship
Murakami, a senior who will return to RWSS as a member of the Cal State Northridge softball team starting next season, said the team dedicated the win to those who couldn’t be there Thursday. That group that included Spartan seniors from the last two years who didn’t get to compete in state tournaments due to COVID cancelations. It also included the late nephew of McEnroe-Marinas, Xavier, who recently died at four months old. The team wore stickers of him on its helmets in his honor. -- Spectrum News 1
‘We’re driving straight up the cliff’: Theater is back, but recovery proves perilous
“There’s a foreseeable financial cliff ahead of us. And I think that’s what we’re really concerned about,” says Gustavo Herrera, executive director of Arts for L.A., which advocates for equitable access to the arts throughout the region. Herrera helped produce the survey alongside various artistic leaders including Leticia Rhi Buckley, chief executive of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes; Danny Feldman, producing artistic director of the Pasadena Playhouse; and Thor Steingraber, executive and artistic director of the Soraya at Cal State Northridge, with support from the Parsons and Ahmanson foundations. -- Los Angeles Times
artworxLA’s 30TH Anniversary Highlights Arts Education for Youth
The spotlight at this year’s gala was on the many students that the organization has served over the year, with special attention given to Jasmin Guevara, boardmember and alumni representative, and Nayven Alcantar, boardmember and student representative. Guevara is currently finishing her B.A. degree at Cal State University Northridge and will pursue a career as an academic counselor; Alcantar completed a college scholarship with the Otis College of Art and Design and following graduation, has a goal of opening metalworking studios throughout Southern California. -- Los Angeles Sentinel
Rainbow Warrior volleyball team's national championship inspiring Warrior baseball team
Hawaii will host Cal State Northridge Thursday night for the first game of a three-game series. -- KITV
Saugus hosts signing day
• Alyssa Edwards, Girls Soccer, CSUN. -- Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Banking & Financial Services M&T Bank taps Grace Lee for Eastern Mass. regional president
Lee, who received a bachelor’s degree at California State University of Northridge, earned her law degree at New England Law in Boston. She’s on the boards of the Roxbury Community College Foundation, Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence, New England Council and others. She’s also an executive member of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. -- Boston Business Journal
Poynter’s MediaWise to produce weekly fact checks on NBCLX
Campus Correspondent Gabbie Puzon of California State University-Northridge said, “This partnership with NBCLX will make media literacy accessible to a wider audience. While efforts to combat misinformation have come a long way, there is still much to be done when it comes to making media literacy accessible and easy to understand for the public.” -- Poynter
If you’re suffering from back pain, a foam roller can help ease aches
But the pain you feel in your back could actually be manifesting from other muscles, especially a weak core, explains Suzanne Hawson, an orthopaedic clinical specialist in physical therapy and professor in human biomechanics at California State University, Northridge. “The back is such a trouble area for cyclists because of a combination of muscle tightness and dysfunction in your core muscles, which affect overall posture both on and off the bicycle,” she says. -- SF Gate
Graduation Events Kick Off Friday For Cal State Northridge
The class of 2022 will graduate alongside the classes of 2020 and 2021 in a weekend full of graduation events at Cal State Northridge. -- Northridge-Chatsworth Patch
CALIFORNIA Bass campaign calls police union ad ‘defamatory,’ demands that TV stations stop airing it
Bass “proudly voted for federal budgets that brought millions of dollars to L.A., including UCLA, Cal State L.A., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Northridge, L.A. Trade Tech and USC,” Bahr said in an email. “It is important, however, to remember that these bills funded the entire federal government.” -- Los Angeles Times