By: Dayzsha Lino, Staff Reporter Students at last week’s Farmers Market were in for a real treat when the Toro Pep Band held a performance in front of the Sculpture Garden. The band performed a variety of past and contemporary hits, including “Rock Around the Clock” by Bill Haley and His Comets, “YMCA” by the […]
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CSUDH Has a Reason to be Jubilant
By Jordan DarlingNews Editor After an eight-year hiatus, the Jubilee Choir is returning to CSUDH, and last month filled the new Marvin Laser Recital hall with the sound and spirit of traditional spiritual and gospel music. According to the CSUDH music department’s webpage, the choir is dedicated “to learning and performing music of the African […]
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Dymally Spirit of Internationalism Will Grace Saturday’s Inaugural Jazz Fest
By Tristin TaylorStaff Writer For all you music lovers with a particular taste for jazz and internationally-infused music, a major new jazz festival comes to campus Saturday. The Mervyn M. Dymally Institute, in tandem with Rainbow Promotions, is hosting the inaugural 2019 International Jazz and Arts Festival, an all-day event at Dignity Health Sports Park. […]
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Trying to Put Some Pep Into Toro Steps
By Alex GrafManaging Editor Teddy the Toro finally gets to shake his moneymaker to live music, as a new CSUDH Pep Band has formed and is working to spread the word about it around campus and hopefully recruit new members. Earlier this month, Pep Band Director Dr. Chika Inoue led a handful of pep band […]
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2 Chainz to headline annual Spring Fling
By Stacey Lockett Staff Writer One of the biggest student events of the academic year comes to campus this year, and one of the biggest rappers in the industry will be on hand to help celebrate: the Grammy-Award winning 2 Chainz, who will appear at the StubHub Center, Friday, April 27. 2 Chainz, who has […]