Mulan (Liu) reveals her secret and asks to be persecuted to keep honor to her name. Illustration by Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Staff Reporter It was 1998 when Disney created an animated-action adaptation based on Chinese folklore, the story of Hua Mulan. a fierce warrior who disguised herself as a man and took her […]
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MiFi unit offered to CSUDH current students from IT as a resource for distance learning. Art by Chris Martinez. By Chris Martinez, Layout Assistant As the approximately 480,00 students enrolled in the California State University system continue navigating the fall semester online, having access to Wi-Fi has become as important as bringing paper and pen […]
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CSUDH Esports Charge Into League Play, Fall Short in First Match
csudhbulletin September 20, 2020 0 COMMENTSCSUDH Esport’s Rocket League Team Captain on the offensive end during 3 game series. Photo by Anthony Vasquez By Anthony Vasquez, Staff Reporter CSUDH’s Esports Rocket League Team roll out! September 18th, 2020 served as the inaugural season debut for CSUDH Esports’ Rocket League team against the University of Montana’s Griz at the National Esports […]
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Is it okay to catch feelings during the midst of a pandemic? Or is it a waste of time? Photo by Dillon Payne By Destiny Jackson, Opinion Editor The state of the world right now is a lot of things. Crazy, dangerous, depressing, unimaginable, but most of all romantically blue balled. With most of the […]
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How to Stay Productive and Survive This Virtual Semester
csudhbulletin September 11, 2020 0 COMMENTSGetting in the zone. Photo by Cathryn Lavery on Unsplash. By Raven Brown, Staff Reporter I get it, we’re all busy and have shit to do. Believe me. I am a full-time student and I have bills to pay like everyone else. But when I’m not up to my eyeballs in assignments, I’m wishing my […]
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“Playstation & Xbox booth” by Gage Skidmore is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 By Luis Joshua Gutierrez, Staff Reporter Throughout the coronavirus pandemic that we’ve all been dealing with, multiple video games have been released since the start of the stay-at-home order by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Now it isn’t new for video games to be […]
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Let’s Relax on a “Freemium” Level: Assistance is Still Available Despite Being Virtual
csudhbulletin September 11, 2020 0 COMMENTSIt is all overwhelming, but busy students can find some peace. Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Darlene Maes, Staff Reporter The transition to taking courses via Zoom at California State University, Dominguez Hills has impacted not only students but faculty and staff as well. The experience of bad internet connection issues and being kicked out […]
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Nike Fuels Resell Culture Following Kobe Special Edition Release
csudhbulletin September 10, 2020 0 COMMENTSKobe Bryant Special Edition 24 Oil Paint by Carina Noyola. By Carina Noyola and Anthony Vasquez, Staff Reporters Sneaker culture has become less about the freedom of expression and more about who can gain the most profit for resellers and fans are upset. This topic of conversation made headlines as fans who grew up watching […]
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Movie theater in Long Beach with doors locked and lights off, displaying its temporary closure on the marquee. Photo by Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Staff Reporter It’s almost impossible for me to remember what life was like before the pandemic. I vaguely remember making plans with my coworkers for the ticket presale of “Black […]
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College Students Creatively Becoming Business Owners During Pandemic
csudhbulletin September 10, 2020 0 COMMENTSPhoto by Tim Mossholder for Unsplash. By Cindy Canas, Staff Reporter As the pandemic extends towards the end of the year, college students have become more creative in different ways to flourish in difficult times. The common nine to five or part-time jobs that many college students seek for financial stability suddenly hit a tough […]
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WELCOME WEEK 2020: First-ever ASI/KHDR Virtual Concert Brings Week to a Glowy End
csudhbulletin September 7, 2020 0 COMMENTSBy Anthony Vasquez, Staff Reporter DHR Radio and ASI invited ravers and non-ravers to bust out glowsticks, glow glasses, glow necklaces, and most importantly, some moves, in Friday’s cap off to Welcome Week 2020 with renowned artist, Habstrakt. The event served as the first-ever virtual concert put on by KDHR and ASI via Twitch. “We […]
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A custom short-sleeve T-shirt t design from the “Animal Crossing Geek & Gaymer” event. Members were able to have their avatars wear the shirt on “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” Created by Danielle Tan. By Carlos Martinez, Staff reporter The Queer Culture and Resource Center hosted a “Geek and Gaymer” event on Saturday, focusing on togetherness […]
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Men Are Mad Because They Can No Longer Exploit Female Sexuality
csudhbulletin August 13, 2020 0 COMMENTSCardi B and Megan thee Stallion in their Youtube video “WAP.” Photo cred: Screenshot from Youtube. By Yeymy Garcia, Production Editor When I watched the release of the “WAP” music video by Cardi B ft. Megan thee Stallion last Friday, I was upset by how much Cardi B was rapping and not enough Megan. I […]
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CUSD high school students got to play the popular multiplayer shooter game Overwatch on professional gaming computers against each other, similar to the one pictured above. Photo by Florian Olivo on Unsplash. By Jeremy Gonzalez, Sports Editor The California State University, Dominguez Hills Esports Association collaborated with the Compton Unified School District to host the […]
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Woonki Min, Development Team Lead at Netmarble N2, talks about the latest installment of StoneAge during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photos courtesy of Netmarble. By Luis Joshua Gutierrez From the team behind massive successful mobile games such as Marvel Future Fight, The King Of Fighters Allstar, 7 Deadly Sins: Grandcross and many more have once again […]
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Kevin Myers’ debut novel, set to release on July 15, is a thrilling story about family. Photo By Destiny Torres By Destiny Torres “Hidden Falls” is Kevin Myers’ debut novel that journeys readers through a story about betrayals, secrecy, and family. The main character, Michael Quinn, is a columnist at the Portland Daily, a newspaper […]
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K-pop fans at a Got7 Concert at The Forum. Photo by Jasmine Nguyen By Jasmine Nguyen, Editor-in-Chief There’s always a pit in my stomach when I see the words “K-pop Stans” trending on Twitter or in a headline. Maybe it’s due to flashbacking to my very intense phase of enjoying Korean idols and pop culture […]
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From Polygons to Picture Perfect: Good Luck Trying to Find Ugly Guys in the “Final Fantasy 7 Remake”
csudhbulletin June 28, 2020 0 COMMENTSAll photos courtesy of Square Enix’s media center. By Destiny Jackson, Gina Battaglio, Nataly Guzman, and Miguel Gonzales, For The Bulletin This is not your older brother’s (or sister’s) 1997 “Final Fantasy VII.” Those innocent, unsexed pixelated blips from 1997 have now found themselves at the mercy of the pent-up, quarantined, sexually frustrated gamers of 2020. […]
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“Space Force,” a New Netflix Comedy Starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, premieres on Netflix–and We Broke it First!
csudhbulletin June 4, 2020 0 COMMENTSOK, so The Bulletin didn’t break the news that “Space Force,” a new Netflix comedy starring Steve Carell and John Malkovich, would be joining the streaming service. But we sure mentioned that some of the filming for the show, which premiered last Friday, was done on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills. In […]
READ MOREThank you to those who submitted your picture. Congratulations on this big accomplishment! Gopi Patel, Biology. Aylin Arriola, Biology. Diana Ching, Sociology. Valeria Arellano, Biology. Yesenia Flores, Communications: Journalism. Emily Bertulano, Child Development. Itzel Velazquez, Liberal Studies: Spanish Option Monique Davis, Communications: Journalism. Velia Salazar, Journalism. Destiny Torres, Journalism. Jessica Olvera, Journalism. Yeymy Garcia, Communications: […]
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Our graduating seniors say goodbye to CSUDH in these touching letters. Dominguez Hills, College has been an unexpected journey of twists and turns that have led me to find my passion, new friends, and a series of life lessons that turned me into the person I am today. If you asked an 18-year-old me where […]
READ MOREBy Velia Salazar, Staff Reporter Growing up, there were times I thought I only existed in cartoons. That’s what my TV told me. While there were plenty of white faces on TV representing every facet of life, the only brown-skinned faces I saw were of cartoon characters. While very young, the only Latina I saw […]
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Photo by Sarai Henriquez. By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter Being stuck at home during my spring break due to the pandemic was not the spring break I had in mind. What I also didn’t volunteer for was being in a house full of children. How on earth was I going to entertain kids that only […]
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By Angelica Mozol, Social Media Manager Summer’s over has taken a whole new meaning with the pandemic. It has forced musicians and artists of every level to cancel upcoming plans for the remainder of the year and find creative ways to get their content to their fans. It’s really odd seeing so many bands and […]
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By Andrea Mendez, Staff Reporter Some can agree that 2020 is turning out to be one for the books. Since the beginning of the year, a series of unfortunate events have unraveled before our very eyes. The funny thing is that we really believed 2020 was going to be the year we got our shit […]
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Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Darlene Maes, Staff Reporter Now, we are all guilty of it. Daydreaming about what we would spend money on if we weren’t burdened with the tedious side of adulting. The fund-draining lifelong commitment we wish we didn’t sign up for: bills. Now let’s say we were set on all those […]
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By Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter As the world has come to a standstill due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic, many CSUDH clubs and organizations have been halted to prevent the spread of the disease; but the eSports association on campus is not allowing the virus to press pause on their gaming. From increasing its presence […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez In the city that never sleeps, New York Broadway shut the doors to all theaters and all musical lovers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following New York, California theater shows were canceled and the CSUDH theater and dance department did the same. This spring semester, the theater and dance department […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter Toros as we say goodbye to another school year here at the Bulletin we want to leave you on a happy note and to remind you to wash those hands. Defying Gravity- Wicked “Something has changed within me. Something is not the same I’m through with playing by the rules. […]
READ MOREBy Julissa Casillas, Staff Reporter COVID-19 has wiped away many social activities, schools, and non-essential jobs–and those with essential jobs are faced daily with the daunting reality of the risk of infection. With schools shutting down and K-12 classes being taught virtually, it has caused a huge mess for student parents who would usually work […]
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By Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Speculation about an eSports certificate program at California State University, Dominguez Hills is now a reality. On April 21, an email was sent on behalf of the Extended Education College of Extended and International Education to all faculty and staff at CSUDH to announce the introduction of an eSports certificate […]
READ MOREBy Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor As May approaches, I find myself excited for Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month to celebrate with my community. But this year, it took a different turn for many, especially with the rise of Asian-based hate crimes and the cancelation of many AAPI events due to COVID-19. It’s hard […]
READ MOREBy Brian Hinchion, Staff Reporter And then there was one. Bernie Sanders announced he would be suspending his presidential campaign in a live stream posted on his twitter account on April 8, leaving former Vice President Joe Biden as the presumptive Democratic nominee in this 2020 general election in November. Just five days later on […]
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by Angelica Mozol, Social Media Manager When the world decided to essentially close down, it felt unreal. I wasn’t keeping up with how quickly everything was going to be taken away, so the situation felt almost instantaneous. The recent “Stay At Home” order that was put in place, and the constant rising number of cases […]
READ MOREBy Benny Morales, Staff Reporter With many schools being forced to switch online, many difficulties that are occurring with everyone include system crashes, hackers, teachers/instructors who are uneducated on using the software, and many confused students. For the past month or so now, students, teachers, friends, and workers have been forced to work online and […]
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By Benny Morales, Staff Reporter As these lonesome weeks go by, people from all over are beginning to feel impatient with the people they live with. Some, like myself, have gone on dating applications such as Bumble and Tinder to meet new people and have discovered the dating scene has changed during the pandemic. Just […]
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Instructor Kai Narezo teaches Senior Recital pre-recital online. Photo courtesy of Dr. Scott Morris. by Angelica Mozol, Social Media Manager As COVID-19 has proceeded to change the course of history and society as we know it, it also just so happened to change the course of classes on campuses. More specifically, the music department. Many […]
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Photo by Robert Rios. By Destiny Torres, Arts and Entertainment Editor In the days before the safer-at-home order was put in place, the walkways and buildings at California State University, Dominguez Hills were bustling with friends laughing, clubs tabling and procrastinators running to the printer stations. Today, however, the halls are unusually quiet, the parking […]
READ MOREBy Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter As the toilet paper apocalypse started back in mid-March, everyone was fighting over hand sanitizer, toilet paper, and water bottles. Now the thing that stood out to me the most was how everyone was leaving only one brand of water on the shelves. Yup, Dasani. Is Dasani that bad? Would […]
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Graphic by Andrea Mendez. By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter To all my fellow Toros that miss Disneyland, you are not alone. We at The Bulletin miss Disney too, but fear not, here is The Bulletin’s top five Disney songs to wash your hands too. So you can bring that pixie dust magic to your house. […]
READ MOREBy Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor Just because you don’t have physical access to resources on campus doesn’t mean you can’t reach them virtually. Visit these Instagram pages for daily content and stay up to date with your CSUDH community. DH Art’s Collective (@dhartscollective) Get your daily dose of art inspiration brought to you by your […]
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illustration courtesy of Morgan Payne By Destiny Jackson The world went to hell and now we all have to suffer the consequences by staying inside. There’s a lot of lists floating out there about what to DO during the COVID-19 pandemic but not many about what we shouldn’t be doing, ironically, of course. Just remember: […]
READ MOREBy Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter To all my fellow Toros who would get criticized for staying on the couch all day and watching Netflix, our time has arrived. Thanks to streaming platforms, movies are just one click away. Since we are all in lockdown due to COVID-19 and we can’t go out to the movies […]
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The Disneyland Ducks are Wondering Where We Are: How to Deal with Disneyland Withdrawals
csudhbulletin April 9, 2020 1 COMMENTBy Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor We will soon be rolling into one month since Disneyland closed its gates and I can imagine the pain annual passholders are currently going through. One of our writers wrote a piece on how she feels about Disneyland closing. Read it here. I do not currently have an annual passport, […]
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By Dayzsha Lino, Co-News Editor On January 11, I went to Disneyland with a few of my best friends. I had a ton of Christmas money left over and my friend, Mellisa, offered to pay for half of my SoCal residents ticket. It was the first time that I’d gone to Disneyland in 13 years, […]
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By Taylor Helmes, News Assistant News Editor My screen time has undoubtedly increased since we’ve started self-quarantining and social distancing as per Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders. A third of my screen time has been spent on social media, TikTok dominantly. Yes, I’m another victim of the addictive app, but there’s an unusually abundant amount of […]
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Graphic by Andrea Ochoa-Mendez By Velia Salazar, Staff Reporter As students, there are a lot of perks that come along with it besides learning so many new stuff at school. During this time, there are a lot of places that are temporarily shut down due to the coronavirus, however there are still some places that […]
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By Darlene Maes, Staff Reporter So here we are, physical distancing and staying home has become our current normal. Remember when you were sitting in traffic or waiting in a large line and feeling frustrated? The thought of overcrowded spaces would make you want to scream?! Maybe you would have agreed with the underappreciated paper […]
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By Ulises Rodriguez, Staff Reporter As the toilet paper apocalypse continues, it has proven to be a true fucker as it continues to shut down major events such as Beyond Wonderland, WonderCon, and even our very own graduation ceremony. One highly anticipated event to have the biggest impact so far was the notorious Coachella, which […]
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Graphic by Darlene Maes Welcome to our CSUDH Bulletin playlist! In the mood to organize and clean? Need to have some background noise while you study? Or just want to cruise to something new? Come introduce yourself to some new artists/songs you may not be familiar with! This playlist was created with the intention to expand […]
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Special commemorative issue remembering 50th anniversary of Chicano Moratorium March
