This year will be the first in-person CSUDH Commencement Ceremony since 2019. Photo by: CSUDH.smugmug.com (CSUDH Photo Archive). By Ben Verbrugge. Staff Reporter. I am counting down the days until I can finally throw away the notepad I have been using since 2016 when my higher education journey began. Over the years I have torn […]
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Grieve and Excitement, Honoring My Mother in Graduation
Holding my mother’s hand while in the hospital on July 15, 2021. Photo courtesy of Annais Garcia. By Annais Garcia, Staff Reporter. I never thought I could hold the amount of emotions that have come along after losing my mother to pancreatic cancer, while also being a few weeks away from graduating from California State […]
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An Unwelcome Return
The fear of being forced to socialize after nearly two years of at home learning is more frightening than the pandemic regardless of mitigating procedures. Image by Halfpoint on iStock. By Lloyd Bravo. After nearly two years, the inevitable has happened–students are returning to the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus. This was not a […]
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Three Times the Championships for Only a Third of the Celebration
The Rams parade is the first major championship parade in LA. since the Kings (NHL) won in 2014 and the Sparks (WNBA) in 2016. Photo by: Ben Verbrugge By Ben Verbrugge, Staff Writer. Attending the Rams championship parade last Wednesday was bittersweet due to COVID-19 preventing two other sports celebrations from happening in LA. Walking […]
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A Bittersweet Holiday: Making it Sweeter as we Continue to Address Its Bitterness
The Loza’s family gathers every year to give grace, spend time together but this year was the first time their celebration was made up of fewer family members because of distance. By Jesus Loza, Staff Reporter A little over a week ago, I was sitting at my family’s table celebrating a holiday that, like many, […]