Jessica Hollingsworth’s desk where she runs her small business. Photo Courtesy of Jessica Hollingsworth By Jasmine Sanchez Staff Reporter Walking into the endless sea of potential manufactures with a burning passion for art and creativity, and a dash of courage, the first step to starting a small business is never easy. It’s terrifying and sometimes, […]
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Once a Toro, Always a Toro Program Seeks to Break Barriers in Reenrollment
CSUDH’s celebration event for returning Toros. Photo courtesy of CSUDH’s Communications and Marketing By Maya Garibay, News Editor Around 3500 California State University, Dominguez Hills students that had unenrolled within the last five years received a message from the Once a Toro, Always a Toro program. For the past four years, the number of returning students […]
How A Toro Studied 6,000 Miles From Home
After her time abroad, Katie Alvarez has become an advocate for the study abroad program. Photo courtesy of Katie Alvarez By Daniel Rivera, Web Editor Katie Alvarez, a CSUDH student majoring in marketing and minoring in advertising, traveled to South Korea in 2020 through the university’s study abroad program. Like many others before her, Alvarez […]
Hope and Healing: PIE’s Fight for Change
Renata Valree speaking at the 2022 Empowerment Congress Juneteenth Dialogue and Celebration event on June 18. Photo Courtesy of Renata Valree By Leah Quintero, Managing Editor Renata Valree sits in a room, her red hair, orange blouse and proud smile as she speaks with her colleagues. She brightens up the atmosphere even through a computer […]
Alumni Spotlight: Omar Brown on Breaking into Tech
Omar Brown graduated from CSUDH in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance but entered the tech workforce shortly after. Photo Courtesy of Omar Brown By Tierra Booth, Campus Life Editor Omar Brown had always taken his education very seriously. During his collegiate years at California State University, Dominguez Hills, he […]