BRIEFLY HOLLYWOOD VOTE RAISES $160,000.Hollywood secession supporters said Wednesday that they raised $160,000 at a single fund-raising meeting held Monday night. Most of the funds came from board members of Hollywood Voters Organized Toward Empowerment, including $70,000 from co-founder Gene LaPietra and $23,000 from co-founder Ferris Wehbe. Also Wednesday, two large donors to Mayor James Hahn's anti-secession campaign reported making donations totaling $30,000. P&O Nedlloyd of East Rutherford, N.J., a shipping company, contributed $20,000 to the L.A. United committee and BSTCO, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. wholesale produce and farming company, contributed $10,000. - Daily News CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge department gets Eisner name NORTHRIDGE - The California State University Enrollment  Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. voted on Wednesday to name CSUN's College of Education after Disney
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Eisner.
The board vote comes two months after The Eisner Foundation donated $7 million to California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , for the establishment of a new teacher-training program. The gift is the largest single donation in the university's history. The Eisner gift, which will be paid to the university over four years, provides financial support for the establishment of The Center for Teaching and Learning, and to endow en·dow tr.v. en·dowed, en·dow·ing, en·dows 1. To provide with property, income, or a source of income. 2. a. the Eisner Chair in Teaching and Learning, which will serve as the center's executive director. - Daily News Woman assaulted inside apartment THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - A 27-year-old woman was raped by an unknown assailant inside her apartment in the 1300 block of East Hillcrest Drive, police reported Wednesday. The woman was confronted at 10 p.m. Tuesday by the man when she returned to her apartment after disposing of some garbage outside, police said. The man, who smelled of alcohol, gagged and assaulted the victim, police said. The suspect was described as 20 to 30 years old, African-American, 5- foot-7 to 5-foot-10, with a stocky build and short to medium curly hair. He was wearing long, dark-color shorts and construction boots, police said. Anyone with information is urged to call police at (805) 494-8201. - Daily News |
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