Archive for the ‘Features’ Category


Coming back to life

Coming back to life

A fresh approach to the problem of intimate partner violence, pioneered at CLU’s community counseling clinics in Oxnard and Thousand Oaks, is helping survivors to navigate their relationships and leave the fear behind.

Master of buzz

Master of buzz

It’s up to Evan White ’06, a public relations wiz who counts Bill Cosby as a client, to make Viddy the brand name of smartphone video.

Not the last dance

Not the last dance

Essence Barton, a mountain bike racer, is beginning to feel the pressure of three consecutive collegiate national championships in the dual slalom.

Chic side of CLU’s ‘first lady’

Chic side of CLU’s ‘first lady’

When Ethel Beyer died last November at the age of 104, she left her estate and some fabulous clothes to benefit the performing arts on campus.

Trailblazing professor remembers it all

Trailblazing professor remembers it all

Biology professor Barbara Collins chose her direction in life and has shown almost 50 years of CLU students how to do likewise.

Swim captain piles on Paralympic medals

Swim captain piles on Paralympic medals

Senior Cortney Jordan takes three silvers and a bronze at the London Paralympics, matching her haul from 2008.

They like Mike

They like Mike

How did one basketball coach have such a profound effect on CLU athletes in five seasons? And why did Michael Jordan and the NBA take so long to hire him?

Kingsman ace cashes in $5.3 million

Kingsman ace cashes in $5.3 million

Jesse Sylvia, the last player to go bust at poker’s world championship early on Oct. 31, got to satisfy his craze over numbers for (count ’em) four years as a math major at CLU.

Doing Right by Planet,  MBA Students Do Well

Doing Right by Planet, MBA Students Do Well

Under the leadership of lecturer Valeria Makarova, MBA ’08, a biophysicist who has conducted research on renewable energy, the School of Management program has added a professional track to teach what environmental sustainability means in the workplace.

Delving into Dreams Deferred

Delving into Dreams Deferred

Undergraduates set out on a three-year project to understand the experience of college students and recent graduates whose immigration status stands between them and their future.