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Northridge quake: It changed the way scientists, government prep for Big One

While the Northridge earthquake’s epicenter was in the northern San Fernando Valley, collapsing a parking structure and severely damaging other buildings at nearby California State Northridge University, it also caused severe damage in faraway Santa Monica, on the other side of the Santa Monica Mountains. -- Los Angeles Daily News

#164 California State University, Northridge

California State University, Northridge is a public university located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Calif. The nation’s second-largest public master’s university, CSU Northridge’s 353-acre campus boasts a community of nearly 40,000 students. Students at CSU Northridge can choose from more than 100 academic programs across nine colleges, with psychology, radio television broadcast, and criminal justice being among the most popular. The university encourages community-engaged learning so that students can apply -- Forbes Magazine

Existencia — Seismic Sensations

At 4:31 a.m. on January 17, 1994, Southern California was shaken violently awake by a 6.7 earthquake tremor, what is now known as the Northridge earthquake. At the epicenter, Cal State University Northridge suffered some of the most serious damage and the campus gained the dubious title of having suffered the most destruction of any U.S. university from a natural disaster. The university refused to close, continuing classes in rented trailers and other makeshift facilities despite interruption in services, roads, and public transportation. -- Cultural Daily

Things to do in the San Fernando Valley, LA area, Jan. 11-18

Diavolo – Existencia: The “architecture in motion” dance group performs the world premiere of the dance to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, 8 p.m. Jan. 17. The performance includes a musical score by drummer Antonio Sánchez, a live performance by vocalist Thana Alexa and an aerial performance choreographed by Bandaloop and performed by Amelia Rudolf (founder of the “vertical dance company”). The dance is also performed, 8 p.m. Jan. 19. The dance piece was commissioned and produced by the Soraya. Tickets $39 and up. The Soraya at California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nordhoff St. 818-677-8800. www.diavolo.org. www.thesoraya.org. thesoraya.org/whats-on/en/diavolo-existencia/ -- Los Angeles Daily News

Ruth Ashton Taylor, Pioneering Broadcast Journalist, Dies at 101

“Taylor says she always approached her stories any way she liked. 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. Thus she would do stories on things such as cars and airplanes, but she would also do pieces on what would classically be described as women’s stories, such as on fashion,” according to Suzanne Haibach Marteney, who wrote a doctoral thesis on Taylor’s career for Cal State Northridge in 1986. “However, Taylor’s reasoning for doing these stories would not always fit the classical stereotype. For instance, she says she always enjoyed doing fashion stories because fashion was a reflection of our changing society.” -- Yahoo! Movies

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