By Victor Munoz Sports Editor Since we are in Hispanic Heritage Month until Oct. 15, it’s only natural that as a person of Hispanic descent who also happens to be sports editor of the CSUDH Bulletin, my thoughts lately have drifted toward the fact that so many of our athletes are, or have been, Hispanic. And […]
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Life’s Strikes Have Not Ended Former Toros’ MLB Aspirations
By Victor Munoz Sports Editor The odds are against Kevin Lenik. Like, way against him. In 2017, 735 baseball players who competed on NCAA schools were picked in the amateur draft. Of those 735, fewer than 10 percent, on average, will ever make a Major League Baseball roster. Even more daunting, of those 735, only 73 […]
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Volleyball More Cohesive Unit Than Record Shows
By Antonio Flowers Staff Writer More than halfway through the 2018 season, the CSUDH women’s volleyball team is winless in conference action and seems destined to finish under .500 for the twelfth time in the past 13 years. As of Oct. 6, the Toros have a California Collegiate Athletic Association record of 0-9 and an […]
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When Did Four Become Six?
By Kelsey Reichmann Managing Editor Although commonly known as four-year universities, the reality is that very few California State University students graduate in four years. In 2015, when the freshman four-year graduation rate at the CSU’s 23 campuses was 19 percent, the CSU Board of Trustees announced its goal of seeing that rate rise to […]
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Athletes of the Bi-Week
By Nathaniel Lowery Staff Writer George Almeida Sophomore | Soccer Midfielder Almeida has been the most consistent Toro in front of the goal for the men’s soccer team, with a total of 25 shots. This past weekend Almeida was amazing, scoring a hat trick (three goals) in only 7:20 minutes to help lift the Toros […]