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Bishop Gorman grad goes back-to-back at Las Vegas City Am
Ariya Soldwisch, who helped Coronado to the 5A state title this past season and is headed to Cal-State Northridge in the fall, won the girls 15-18 event. Soldwisch finished at even-par 144 for a two-stroke win over Palo Verde’s Rivers Common. -- Las Vegas Review-Journal
Who is Connor Newsum? 'Love Island USA' Season 6 hunk reveals heartbreaking reason he runs marathons
According to his LinkedIn, Connor has pursued a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Public Relations from California State University, Northridge. During his studies, he worked as an Area Manager. After completing his graduation, Connor began his professional career as a Logistics Specialist before ultimately securing the position of Public Relations Coordinator. -- meaww.com
This English teacher started his business with two $500 prepaid debit cards. Now it's an $8 million company
Carrasco went on to study English literature at California State University, Northridge. -- NBC Washington
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95; civil rights leader was adviser to Martin Luther King Jr.
Lawson earned that theology degree at Boston University and became a Methodist pastor in Memphis, where wife Dorothy Wood Lawson worked as an NAACP organizer. They moved several years later to Los Angeles, where Lawson led the Holman United Methodist Church and taught at Cal State Northridge and UCLA. They raised three sons, John, Morris and Seth. -- The Mercury News
LA500 2024: Dana Roberts
Roberts’ first job as a teenager in 1970 was alongside his father, a superintendent at C.W. Driver. Roberts obtained an ownership stake in the company in 1981 and assumed full ownership in 1987, the same year he became chief executive. Recently, the 105-year-old company completed a $68.4 million new classroom building at UC Santa Barbara, a $33 million creative office building in Santa Monica, and a $37.8 million mixed-use development for Begonia Temple City. The firm also broke ground on a $100 million high school in Malibu for Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District and two student housing buildings for Cal State Northridge. -- Los Angeles Business Journal
James Lawson, Civil Rights Activist and MLK’s Chief Strategist, Dies at 95
After segregationists had Lawson removed from Vanderbilt, he and his wife, Dorothy Wood Lawson, moved to Memphis, where Lawson led the Holman United Methodist Church. The pair eventually moved to Los Angeles after King’s assassination, where Lawson taught at California State University, Northridge and UCLA. He and his wife raised three sons together. -- The Wrap
Rev. James Lawson, Civil Rights Legend, Has Died
He was involved with California State University, Northridge’s Civil Discourse & Social Change initiative and taught labor studies at UCLA, with the university naming a building near MacArthur Park in his honor in 2021. He was also awarded the UCLA Medal, the university’s highest honor, in 2018. -- LAist
The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died at 95, civil rights leader’s family says
Lawson earned that theology degree at Boston University and became a Methodist pastor in Memphis, where his wife Dorothy Wood Lawson worked as an NAACP organizer. They moved several years later to Los Angeles, where Lawson led the Holman United Methodist Church and taught at California State University, Northridge and the University of California, Los Angeles. They raised three sons, John, Morris and Seth. -- WABI
Civil rights leader and nonviolent protest pioneer Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies in Los Angeles at 95
Rev. Lawson led the Holman United Methodist Church and taught at California State University, Northridge -- NBC Los Angeles
Glendale Community College Names Andriassian Vice President
Andriassian is an alumnus of GCC, where he received his associate in arts degree and was the Associated Students president and student trustee. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in business management from Loyola Marymount University and a master’s of public administration from Cal State Northridge, and he will defend his doctoral dissertation titled “Socio-Politically Conscious Leadership” at USC in June. -- Glendale News-Press