Alfonso F. “Rick” Ratcliffe served as dean of CSUN’s College of Engineering and Computer Science for more than a decade in the 1980s and early ’90s. Ratcliffe had joined CSUN’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1975, and he was appointed chair in 1978. He rose to…

Yes, you can. The proof is Marcus Brady. On Jan. 25, Brady ’06 (Finance) was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts, becoming just one of four Black offensive coordinators in the National Football League out of its 32 teams. This is the same Marcus Brady who became the…

Amidst the screaming guitars, pounding drums and hair flying headbanging, heavy metal music is providing a unifying outlet for indigenous communities across the United States, said California State University, Northridge history professor Natale Zappia. Zappia said the power of heavy metal music — with its aggressive sounds and…

Navajo tribal councilmember Ed Yazzie at the drums during a performance. CSUN history professor Natale Zappia has recently completed work on a documentary and co-authored a book about the heavy metal music scene on the Navajo reservation. Photo by Ashkan Soltani Stone Amidst the screaming guitars, pounding drums…

California State University, Northridge is accepting applications for scholarships available to any student interested in studying or working with the Armenian community through advocacy, humanitarian, cultural or philanthropic work. The Armenian History and Cultural Scholarship Fund was created last year by an anonymous $3 million gift to the…