Immigrant Justice Center, Campus Police host community forum to explain campus protocols. By Viri Garcia Gallardo, Executive Editor Just nine days after CSUDH union members rallied against staff layoffs and system-wide budget cuts, Toros staged another walkout on Feb. 27 to protest what they considered a lack of transparency and communication from the university. Students […]
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Toros in limbo after CSUDH exhausts work-study funds
Administration secures alternative funding, apologizes for “any disruption or negative impact” on departments. By Sapphire Perez, Staff Reporter Toro student workers were left in a financial lurch last month after CSUDH announced that the university had “fully exhausted” its Federal Work-Study funds (FWS) for the remainder of the 2024-2025 academic year. In a Feb. 25 […]
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COVID-19, five years later—a campus transformed
By Rafael Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Natalie Gutierrez vividly remembers the day in March of 2020 when she and her classmates first heard rumors about COVID-19 forcing closures at schools across California. It was a Tuesday, and Gutierrez was preparing for her evening art class, but there was a feeling of uncertainty in the air. Gutierrez […]
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‘Day of Absence’ play explores exploitation of Black laborers
By Andrea Ambriz, Staff Reporter Imagine a Southern town in the 1960s where all the Black residents have suddenly vanished, leaving the white residents behind to figure it all out. The University Theatre’s debut production of the semester lets that very scenario play out in “Day of Absence”—a satirical look at racist stereotypes of the […]
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‘White Flags’ exhibit at University Art Gallery demands resistance or surrender
By Viri Garcia Gallardo, Executive Editor “White Flags”—the newest installation at the University Art Gallery—presents an unconventional perspective on surrender. In warfare, white flags are considered a symbol of submission, but this thought-provoking installation challenges visitors to rethink their understanding of power, authority, and resistance. Created by The Finishing School—an interdisciplinary artists’ collective exploring contemporary […]