By Alyssia Gilchrist-McPherson Staff Writer Crystal Yanez, 24, took the fear of applying for scholarships and turned it into a hobby. Yanez, a human services major, says that she applies to scholarships every year and hopes to win at least one. She did better than that this time around. She won seven of the 20 […]
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CSUDH scholarship winner overcame homelessness and drug addiction
By Lili Ramirez Staff Writer Surviving homelessness, addiction, teen pregnancy and abuse is not something many people overcome. Bertha “Betty” Solares, a human services major at Cal State Dominguez Hills, did. In fact, her ability to articulate how she faced these and other challenges on her scholarship application led her to win the 2016 CSU […]
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‘Not Anymore’ program a prerequisite to spring registration
Think you know everything there is about preventing sexual assault? You may not. By Julissa James Editor in Chief Cal State Dominguez Hills is attempting to minimize campus violence by requiring all students to complete “Not Anymore,” a mandatory online training program designed to prevent sexual assault. Requiring students to complete this program in order […]
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Participants call `Super Saturday’ a big success
By Brandon Brown News Editor Cal State Dominguez Hills hosted its African American College and Career Summit, or “Super Saturday,” Oct. 8 in the Loker Student Union. The event was packed with middle, high school and community college students eagerly looking forward to a possible future at Dominguez Hills. “Super Saturday gives us a unique […]
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Students debate the debate in the LSU
By Akeem Ivory, Esther Cruz, Christian Mosqueda Carlos Alvarez and Lili Ramirez The first debate of political heavy weights Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took place Sept. 26, and the new LSU TV Lounge was filled with students, who sighed, cheered and laughed as the candidates traded verbal blows. Most of […]