As budget rollbacks strain staffing, CSUDH custodians continue to show up—cleaning, caring, and holding the campus together. As the sun rises over Dominguez Hills, campus custodians like Eva Rodriguez are already at work — mopping, wiping down surfaces, and preparing classrooms. It’s a demanding job, one that some in the campus community might take for […]
Author Archives: Andrea Ambriz
Executive Editor, Fall 2025
Women’s Resource Center workshop tackles fatphobia, body image
The Women’s Resource Center hosted its first workshop of the spring semester on Feb. 26—a panel discussion on the topic of “fatphobia.” The workshop aimed to help students understand social stigmas around weight and the effects of body shaming—particularly on women. Attendees explored strategies to challenge stereotypes of the “ideal” body and discussed the importance […]
‘Day of Absence’ play explores exploitation of Black laborers
Imagine a Southern town in the 1960s where all the Black residents have suddenly vanished, leaving the white residents behind to figure it all out. The University Theatre’s debut production of the semester lets that very scenario play out in “Day of Absence”—a satirical look at racist stereotypes of the past and their modern-day impact. […]
