Pulitzer Prize-winning play highlights working-class identity amid industry collapse and change. The shuttering of an industrial plant is the central conflict of “Sweat,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning work of playwright Lynn Nottage. The play, set to premiere Dec. 3 at the University Theatre, will close out the Theatre Department’s fall season. Set in the industrial town […]
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Trading ink for aid to support Gaza relief
Student uses tattoo art to raise funds and awareness of humanitarian crisis. After two years of doomscrolling through images of devastation caused by Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip, Ariana Marquez felt she had to do something to support relief efforts. Confronted with a constant stream of bloodied bodies and burned-out buildings, she put […]
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‘Clyde’s’ serves up commentary on struggles, second chances
Lynn Nottage’s play kicks off fall season at University Theatre. Conversations about life, race, and rehabilitation are on the menu as the University Theatre opens its fall season with a production of “Clyde’s.” Written by the American playwright Lynn Nottage, the play follows the lives of five formerly incarcerated people working together at a truck […]
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For Ximena Cid, physics and culture share the same force
CSUDH professor draws on her roots to reimagine who belongs in science. When Ximena Cid first stepped onto the UC Berkeley campus as an undergraduate, the idea of making a living in a lab was the last thing on her mind. As part of the band Mariachi Feminil las Aguilas—the first all-female mariachi group in […]
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Fresh finds, familiar faces at Farmers Market
Weekly pop-up offers Toros a break between classes and a chance to connect with local vendors. Tuesdays at Cal State Dominguez Hills bring something special to campus. Along the south walkway, canopies go up as vendors get ready for the day. As Toros begin arriving at campus and making their way across campus, vendors start […]