By Viri Garcia Gallardo & Deshawn Pouper, Staff Reporters The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how college athletics programs recruit new talent. Like other universities, CSUDH adapted its recruitment process, transitioning from traditional in-person meetings and campus visits to virtual platforms like Zoom. This shift has affected both the recruitment experience for athletes and how coaches identify […]
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Toro student-athletes speak on balancing classes, games
By George Gallardo, Staff Reporter Wake up. Drive to campus and find parking. Go to class. Go to practice. Go to class again. Grab something to eat. Drive back home. Do homework. Go to sleep. Do it all over again tomorrow. That’s the everyday routine for many student-athletes. At CSUDH, the schedule of a Toro […]
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Toros Split 1-1 in Conference Home Opener
By Jeremy Dent-Smith, Sports Editor The Toro women’s volleyball team split their first conference home series of the season on September 27-28, facing stiff competition from CSU-San Marcos and Cal Poly Pomona. The first homestand was a significant test for the Toros, as they faced the top-ranked Broncos and a determined San Marcos squad seeking […]
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International student-athletes find community, competition at Dominguez Hills
By Jenna Birdwell, Staff Reporter As a high school student in Taipei, Taiwan, Luke Lin was a star guard for the Song Shan Senior High basketball team. It wasn’t out of the ordinary for eager fans to stop Lin on the street for a photo. The fame was something Lin had become accustomed to but […]
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Success of Toro Esports drives campus gaming culture
By Terynce Garner, Staff Reporter Back in 2017, the Esports team at CSUDH was just a three-person club playing Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo Switch. Fast-forward seven years, and now the program is a thriving community of hundreds of committed team members who have scored major wins in the burgeoning world of collegiate Esports. They […]