By Antonio Flowers Staff Writer CSUDH women’s volleyball player Esther Duru is a pivotal member of a squad that finished above .500 last season (and if it wins its last four games can do so again this season), only the third time since the team’s inaugural season of 1976 that the Toros could boast of […]
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Men’s Soccer Falls Short of Post-Season Hopes
By Cecilia Jaurez Staff Writer Needing a strong finish to advance to the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s playoffs, the CSUDH men’s soccer team faltered last weekend, losing two 2-1 matches to Cal State San Marcos and UC San Diego. The Toros are currently 4-6 in conference action (4-11-1 overall), and trail sixth-place UC San Diego […]
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Striking a Statement That Education Matters
By Victor Munoz Sports Editor Though we never got around to giving it a snappy headline, faithful readers of the CSUDH Bulletin’s sports section this semester may have noticed that each of our previous three issues included a feature story about a former athlete at CSUDH who has turned professional. Well, this week, our Toro […]
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Athletes of the Bi-Week
By Nathaniel Lowery Staff Writer Esther Duru Senior | Volleyball Middle Blocker Duru has been dominate and essential to the Toros’ four-game winning streak. Duru has led the team in kills three out of four of their past games. In addition, she set a new career high Oct. 13, tallying 22 kills in a win […]
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Cano Determined to Build Despite Disappointing Season
By Omar Hassoun Staff Writer Though the CSUDH women’s soccer team is last in the California College Athletic Association with a 1-7-2 conference record (2-10-3 overall), head coach Marine Cano said that the team has built up familiarity and understanding that will benefit them heading into next season. “[Right now] we are competing but not […]