By Terynce Garner, Staff Reporter Back in 2017, the Esports team at CSUDH was just a three-person club playing Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Switch. Fast-forward seven years, and now the program is a thriving community of hundreds of committed team members who have scored major wins in the burgeoning world of collegiate Esports. They […]
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Toros make ‘Boba Buddies’ during speed-friending activity
By Stephinie Phan, Art Director For some college students, the idea of making new friends on campus can be a daunting task. And at a place like CSUDH, where most students commute to and from campus, building connections with others can be particularly difficult. But this year, Toros didn’t have to look too far or […]
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Gabby Rivera talks ‘America Chavez’ and disrupting the status quo
Primavera Distinguished Lecture: Acclaimed author explores Queer identity, race, and unconditional love. By Stephinie Phan & Mireya Preciado, Staff Reporters The award-winning author Gabby Rivera stopped by Leo F. Cain Library on Apr. 11 to talk about her life, career, and what she called “radical creativity.” The event – this year’s Primavera Distinguished Lecture – […]
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The untold stories of legendary author J. Michael Straczynski
By Chase Waite, Staff Reporter The best writing advice the author J. Michael Straczynski ever received came from the late television producer Rod Serling, the legendary host of The Twilight Zone anthology series. “Never let them stop you from telling the story you want to tell.” The other piece of advice, Straczynski recalled, was to […]
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CSUDH gets fresh and fowl
From strawberries and kale to rosemary and nasturtium, the Campus Urban Farm is known for growing some of the freshest plants and produce at Dominguez Hills. And now, because of a few new arrivals, Toros can add eggs to that list. The Urban Farm recently debuted six Rhode Island Red hens, but the chickens’ journey […]