CSUN Expansion

Have a thing or two to say about CSUN’s master expansion plan? The one that, among other things, would develop the North Campus into a biomedical office park and high-tech entertainment complex. Tonight’s the night to put in your two cents at a hearing on the plan’s environmental impact. It’s at 7 p.m. at the College of Engineering and Computer Science auditorium, 18111 Nordhoff St.

* ASH WEDNESDAY: As Catholics and many Protestants today begin Lent, evangelical Christians are preparing for two nationwide fasting observances. Above, palm crosses saved from last year’s Palm Sunday are burned in advance of Ash Wednesday. B1

* VALLEY TRUANCY: A new anti-truancy program is being launched, targeting four Valley middle schools and two high schools. B1

* WOODS & CO.: Tiger Woods, above, played an 18-hole practice round Tuesday at Valencia Country Club in preparation for this week’s Nissan Open. C1

* BASEBALL OUTLOOK: Matt Fisher, Matt Cassel and Conor Jackson are among the region’s top high school baseball players--and they are only sophomores. C1