La Casita event offers opportunity for Toros ahead of Dia de Los Muertos. Sugar skulls are an essential element to any ofrenda, or altar, during the Mexican celebration known as the Day of the Dead. The annual tradition, called Dia de Los Muertos in Spanish, commemorates death as part of the natural cycle of life […]
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Halloween Haunt closes out spooky season on campus
Chilly weather moves annual ASI event indoors. Toros wrapped up October with a series of themed events, culminating with the annual Halloween Haunt. Hosted by Associated Students, Inc. on Oct. 30 in the Loker Student Union Ballroom, “Five Nights at Teddy’s” was the theme of the season’s signature campus event — a play on the […]
Toros brace for delays to SNAP benefits
Local food banks ramp up support to address food insecurity amid U.S. government shutdown. Before the sun rises, Maria Mejia joins a line that snakes around a South Los Angeles food bank. Unable to work since 2020 due to a heart condition, Mejia arrives at the food bank around 4 a.m., hoping the wait will […]
Another year, another ‘S#!t Show’
From poetry to freestyle rap, annual showcase celebrates Toros’ creativity. When “The S#!t Show” began at CSUDH in 2020, it was a space for traditionally marginalized voices in the arts. Four years later, the showcase has become one of campus’ most outlandish displays of student talent. The Oct. 23 event at the Edison Theatre brought […]
Faculty panel explores the promise, peril of AI technologies
Symposium marks university first campus-wide town hall on the topic of artificial intelligence in higher-ed. As artificial intelligence becomes part of daily life and learning, CSUDH students and faculty gathered Oct. 30 to question its growing influence. The panel discussion, titled “Is Artificial Intelligence Dangerous?,” raised concerns about how the AI could shape—and possibly undermine—human […]
