By Jenna Birdwell, Staff Reporter Like many other Toros, I have night classes. One night, I walked out of LaCorte Hall towards my car in the middle of the parking lot. There were three people wearing t-shirts that read “Student Patrol.” I see them, but they don’t seem to pay attention to me – they’re […]
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Left in the dark: struggles with academic advising
By Brianna Vaca, Staff Reporter Some academic advisors at CSUDH need to improve their communication to ensure students meet graduation requirements on time. Breakdowns can not only cause delays, but put students in a financial crunch. Last spring, I booked an appointment with my academic advisor, and because spots tend to go fast, I made […]
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‘That’s so Dominguez’ – campus events leave much to be desired
By Sebastian Linan, Staff Reporter Sometimes you just want to rot in bed all day after coming home from a long day of school and work. Like a lot of students, I have a busy schedule, and I know I’m not the only one who feels there’s often little incentive for people to hang around […]
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Advice from a soon-to-be graduating senior
By Jeremiah Rojas, Co-Managing Editor I’m sure that most students have heard that the four years we spend in college go by fast. I never paid any mind to such sentiments until I recently realized that by this time next year, I’ll have graduated. As I enter my fourth year of college, I realize that […]
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The value of fighting for press freedom
When I decided to pursue a career in journalism, it wasn’t because I had some romantic ideas about the profession, and it certainly wasn’t because I thought it would be a lucrative line of work. I chose to become a journalist because I wanted to tell stories – those that don’t often get told and […]