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Two named to Television Academy’s 2021 Star Trek Command Training Program internship
Jordan Young, a student at Elon University in North Carolina, and Sarah Tadayon, a graduate student at Cal State Northridge, were announced last week as the third and fourth recipients of this unique learning opportunity. --Daily Star Trek News
Long a path to success for Korean immigrants, dry cleaners struggle in the pandemic
Starting in the 1970s, Korean immigrants welcomed one another into the dry cleaning business with loans, moral support and training, according to a 2015 paper by Ward F. Thomas of Cal State Northridge and Paul Ong of UCLA. -- Yahoo! News
School buildings are not enough
The Los Angeles Times reported that seven of the nine campuses of the University of California are particularly competitive. Take Albert with a GPA of 4.1 as an example. He just graduated from Downtown Magnets High School this year. He originally wanted to enter the campuses of Los Angeles, Berkeley, San Diego or Irvine, but all of them had to do so. Finally, I plan to go to Cal State Northridge. -- World Journal (in Chinese)
In remembrance: Joe Buttitta was a beloved announcer, local golf professional, family man
Some sports fans knew him from his work at KGIL radio or broadcasting local college events at Cal State Northridge or Pepperdine. Others remembered him as the sports anchor on KTLA (Channel 5) or the play-by-play man for both UCLA and the Angels. -- Ventura County Star
San Fernando Valley sprinter running for Belize in Tokyo Olympics
Samantha Dirks will compete for her parents' homeland, whose government awarded her an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship in 2018 to help her train, Dirks competed at Granada Hills Charter High School and CSU Northridge. --Los Angeles Daily News
U.S. begins quest for baseball gold with 8-1 win over Israel
It was Ryan’s first appearance since the Tampa Bay Rays traded him and another minor leaguer to the Minnesota Twins for slugger Nelson Cruz on July 22 — the day the U.S. team arrived in Japan. Ryan, who played at Cal State Northridge for three seasons, had been with the Rays’ triple-A affiliate, posting a 3.63 ERA in 12 outings. -- Los Angeles Times
Maral Tavitian Appointed Principal of Rose And Alex Pilibos Armenian School
A proud graduate of Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian School, Tavitian went on to pursue her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology at California State University, Northridge. Upon graduating, she attended California State University, Los Angeles and received r Masters of Arts degree in School Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. -- Armenian Life
Valdivia lead nation in assists in 1993
“When Armando was five, he moved with his family to Trona from Guadalajara, Mexico. His father was a watch repairman, turned instrument repairman trainee at the plant. At Burroughs, Armando tallied 98 goals and 49 assists. Those stats reversed at California State University, Northridge (CSUN), where he became the field commander, setting the course of Northridge’s play, game by game.” -- The News Review
San Fernando Valley sprinter running for Belize in Tokyo Olympics
Samantha Dirks will compete for her parents' homeland, whose government awarded her an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship in 2018 to help her train, Dirks competed at Granada Hills Charter High School and CSU Northridge. -- Pasadena Star-News
U.S. begins quest for baseball gold with 8-1 win over Israel
It was Ryan’s first appearance since the Tampa Bay Rays traded him and another minor leaguer to the Minnesota Twins for slugger Nelson Cruz on July 22 — the day the U.S. team arrived in Japan. Ryan, who played at Cal State Northridge for three seasons, had been with the Rays’ Triple-A affiliate, posting a 3.63 ERA in 12 outings. -- Union Democrat