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How Judy Baca Redefined the Intersection of Art and Activism
Coming of age in the late 1960s, Baca was active in Los Angeles’s anti-war, feminist, and Chicano civil rights movements. She knew she wanted to be a different kind of artist. “I somehow wanted my work to matter. I didn’t want to create work that went to white boxes,” she explained to me when we spoke. “I wanted to make work to go to where my family was and where my community was.” Baca began her studies at California State University Northridge in the wake of the 1965 Watts Rebellion, a six-day uprising precipitated by police violence against residents of the predominantly African American neighborhood (where Baca spent her early childhood). In 1970, a year after completing her BFA, she joined the Chicano Moratorium, which brought out massive numbers of Chicano protesters in opposition to the war in Vietnam and its disproportionate toll on the Chicano community. -- Hyperallergic
Autumn Concert Series Featuring John Gutheil
John Gutheil began college as a piano performance major at California State University Northridge before transferring to the University of California at San Diego to complete his degree in Biology. Inspired by his participation in the 2016 Cliburn Amateur, John rededicated himself to the piano and has since won a gold medal at the Seattle amateur competition, and a special prize in San Diego’s; he’s also recently performed at a festival in Russia. -- KPBS
Woes of Capitalism in Armenia Exposed in Markar Melkonian’s Book The Wrong Train
The author received a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1997, and is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Northridge. He has authored a number of books, including Richard Rorty’s Politics: Liberalism at the End of the American Century (Humanities Books, 1999), My Brother’s Road: An American’s Fateful Journey to Armenia, a riveting book about his younger brother Monte Melkonian (2005, 2007), and several college textbooks published in recent years. -- Armenian Mirror Spector
19 Year Old Author Me'Chele Sevanesian Aims to Change the Perception of Disability Narratives
Los Angeles native and rising junior at California State University, Northridge, Me'Chele Sevanesian has meshed her love for literature and disability advocacy in her freshman works, "The Color Orange." -- PRWeb
Olympia LePoint, An Engineer Who Helped Launch 28 NASA Space Shuttles, Explains Why It’s Crucial That More Black Women Enter STEM Fields: ‘ We Offer New Insight’
LePoint went on to graduate in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and science from California State University, Northridge in the top five of her graduating class before obtaining a master’s in applied mathematics several years later. -- Atlanta Black Star
PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Margaret Wilkin brings more than 20 years of experience to Baird’s Roseville wealth management office. As Director and Financial Advisor, she builds customized investment solutions designed to meet her clients’ needs. She earned a B.S. from California State University, Northridge and was named a Top Women Wealth Advisor by Forbes in 2020 and a Top Working Wealth Advisor Mother in 2020 & 2021. Wilkin is involved in her local community and joined at the branch by Client Specialist Rebecca Talley. -- Sacramento Business Journal
CSUN aims to get more Latino students in STEM fields with new HSI Global Center
CSUN aims to get more Latino students in STEM fields with new HSI Global Center -- KPCC
CSUN's Keiko Hirata: What does Afghanistan reveal about the Biden doctrine?
LOS ANGELES – Following the chaotic exit of American forces and civilians from Afghanistan, the world is struggling to understand the implications of the humiliating U.S. defeat in the 20-year war. -- Japan Times, Japan
New Piñata Exhibit Is the First of Its Kind in L.A.
Favela is by far the most well-known piñata artist. His pink 1967 Chevy Impala lowrider piñata, a built-to-scale ranfla titled "Gypsy Rose Piñata" debuted at L.A.'s Petersen Automotive Museum in 2017 for the "The High Art of Riding Low: Ranflas, Corazón e Inspiración" exhibit curated by Cal State Northridge Chicana/o Studies professor Denise Sandoval. For this exhibit, the Las Vegas artist, who is half Guatemalan, half Mexican, presents a toned-down piñata piece on board titled "Baño de los Pescaditos," a homage to 19th-century Mexican painter José Maria Velasco who made Mexican geography a symbol of national identity. Favela covered an abandoned Vegas motel in hot pink tissue paper to symbolize people of color visibility in a town that doesn't seem to care for his 2016 "Piñata Motel" installation. -- KCET
Local author and retired librarian Nancy Meddings releases new mystery novel
Meddings originally wrote the manuscript as a school project, while majoring in English at CSU Northridge. She rediscovered the forgotten manuscript last year while cleaning her garage during the pandemic. -- Santa Maria Sun