Cleary Recovering: Former Cal State Northridge President...

Cleary Recovering: Former Cal State Northridge President James W. Cleary is recovering from open-heart surgery in which doctors performed a five-way bypass on Tuesday. Cleary, 70, is “doing just fine, so far,” said his wife, Mary. Cleary also underwent a quintuple bypass in the 1980s. He retired to Boise, Idaho, after leading CSUN from 1969 to 1992.

* HIGH HOPES: Expectations are high for Notre Dame High running back Justin Fargas, who last year ran for 2,970 yards. C1

* BEATING DEATH: An attorney will ask a judge to free a North Hollywood woman who is serving a 10-year prison term for the beating death of a boy. B1

* FILM SCHOOL: Columbia College of Hollywood has moved to Tarzana, because, said interim President Harry Flynn, above, “it’s cheaper here and it’s safer, yet we’re very close to every major studio. We’re in the middle of the action here.” Valley Calendar Weekend (Page 32)

* CSUN ARTIST: The works, past and present, of veteran artist and Cal State Northridge faculty member Robert Bassler can be seen at the CSUN gallery in Northridge and the Orlando Gallery in Sherman Oaks. Valley Calendar Weekend (Page 44)