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Ruth Ashton Taylor, Early Radio and TV Newswoman, Dies at 101
“Taylor says she always approached her stories any way she liked,” Suzanne Haibach Marteney wrote in her master’s thesis about Ms. Taylor for California State University, Northridge, in 1986. “She justified her attitude by saying she must be giving the woman’s view because it was her view and she was, of course, a woman.” -- The New York Times
CSU and faculty reach surprise tentative agreement, ending massive strike after one day
The rain did not keep Stevie Ruiz, a Cal State Northridge professor in the Chicana and Chicano studies department, from protesting. He said the vast majority of students stayed away from campus. Ruiz added that about half of Northridge’s student body is Latino, and many are the first in their families to attend college. -- Los Angeles Times
California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strike
Michele Bartlett, a professor in the social work department, pickets outside the Cal State Northridge campus Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Northridge, Calif. More than 30,000 professors, librarians, plumbers, electricians, and other workers at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., have started a weeklong strike on Monday to demand higher wages. -- Seattle Post Intelligencer
Cal State faculty reach deal to end strike at largest US university system
A picket line at Cal State Northridge on Monday. -- The Guardian
Thousands of faculty walk off the job at largest university system in US
Faculty and supporters picket during a strike at the California State University, Northridge campus in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. The union representing 29,000 faculty members at California State University, the nation's largest four-year public university system, is set to walk off the job for five days beginning Monday, disrupting the first week of the spring semester for tens of thousands of students, reported the Los Angeles Times. -- CNN
CSU teachers, other workers launch week-long strike amid salary dispute
CSUN spokeswoman Carmen Ramos Chandler said in a phone interview it’s been “a very quiet day” at the Northridge campus. -- Los Angeles Daily News
California State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement, will end strike
Victoria Wilson, a part-time political science lecturer who picketed in the rain at Cal State Northridge in Los Angeles, said she’s striking for higher pay. She said her salary fluctuates from semester to semester, which impedes her long-term financial goals. -- FOX 5 San Diego
Jalen Phillips Named Big West Freshman of the Week
IRVINE, Calif. – CSUN redshirt freshman Jalen Phillips has been named Big West Men’s Volleyball Freshman of the Week after leading the 18th-ranked Matadors to a split in two home matches last week. Phillips averaged 3.71 kills per set over seven sets of action as CSUN swept Cal Lutheran before falling to No. 16 Princeton in five sets. In two matches, Phillips hit an impressive .512 with 26 kills and five errors on 41 attacks. He also added six aces, including a career-high five aces against the 16th-ranked Tigers. -- BVM Sports
Religion events in the San Fernando Valley area, Jan. 20-27
Soup’r Bowl Food Drive for CSUN Food Pantry: The Community Concerns Committee at First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills holds a non-perishable food drive to help stock the food pantry at Cal State University, Northridge, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 10 and also, 8:30-11 a.m. Feb. 11. The pantry benefits students who do not have much income for food while school is in session (CSUN Food Pantry, bit.ly/3ch6IRl). Current needs: canned and dry packaged goods, and also, hygiene/personal care products may be donated. No glass containers or expired dates. Drop off items with a drive-thru and a church volunteer will unload your donation. Location, 10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge. 818-360-1831. www.fpcgh.org/outreach -- Los Angeles Daily News
CSU teachers, other workers launch week-long strike amid salary dispute
The CFA said its strike would begin at 8 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, with picket lines at all campuses. Southern California schools affected include Cal State Los Angeles, Long Beach, Northridge, Dominguez Hills, Channel Islands, Fullerton, San Bernardino and Cal Poly Pomona. -- Los Angeles Daily News