Around the start of the new school year, Brillith Guillen remembers waking up to an awful stench in her on-campus apartment. The smell—resembling an old, musty gym locker, she said—was made worse by the late-summer sunlight coming through her window. The heat left her room feeling sweaty, sticky, and uncomfortable. “The heat traps it all […]
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Grand Opening: Campus to unveil new facilities
Cal State Dominguez Hills will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 29 to celebrate the grand opening of five campus facilities, including the Health, Wellness and Recreation Center. The ceremony will also feature the unveiling of a 6,000-pound bronze Toro statue. The celebration will mark the completion of two years of capital projects at CSUDH. The […]
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Classrooms in dire need of TLC
Coming from Riverside City College to CSUDH last fall, I had high expectations. For example, at RCC, classrooms were more inclusive and accommodating to different body types. The in-classroom terminals always just seemed to work, and there were whiteboards everywhere. Now imagine my surprise when I came here and saw that some of my classes […]
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‘Mighty Toros’ supports the next generation of U.S. soldiers
Shawntay Wade is in her third year with the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Cal State Dominguez Hills—known as the “Mighty Toros.” Wade never saw herself joining the military, but believed turning down the opportunity might be something she would regret in the future—despite her mother’s protest. “My mom really didn’t want me to […]
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Busy schedules, commuter life challenge club engagement
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on campus life lingers as organizers attempt to attract Toros. Parking lots at CSUDH fill up early and empty fast most days. As a commuter campus, students are constantly making a circuit between home, work, and classes. Usually, that doesn’t leave too much time for extracurricular activities. An estimated 14,200 students […]