By Andrea Ambriz, Staff Reporter The Women’s Resource Center hosted its first workshop of the spring semester on Feb. 26—a panel discussion on the topic of “fatphobia.” The workshop aimed to help students understand social stigmas around weight and the effects of body shaming—particularly on women. Attendees explored strategies to challenge stereotypes of the “ideal” […]
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Student Research Conference celebrates 20 years of scholarship
By Dylan Smith, Managing Editor For two decades, the Student Research Conference (SRC) has given Toros a platform to showcase the results of their dedicated scholarship. This year, more than 400 graduate and undergraduate students, along with alumni, participated in the three-day event, held at Loker Student Union from Mar. 4-6. Started in 2006, the […]
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Toros stage walkout over budget crisis, concerns over campus safety
By Viri Garcia Gallardo, Executive Editor Just nine days after CSUDH union members rallied against staff layoffs and system-wide budget cuts, Toros staged another walkout on Feb. 27 to protest what they considered a lack of transparency and communication from the university. Students for Quality Education (SQE) and Students for Collective Liberation (S4CL) organized the […]
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Toros in limbo after CSUDH exhausts work-study funds, Admin secures alternative funding
By Sapphire Perez, Staff Reporter Toro student workers were left in a financial lurch last month after CSUDH announced that the university had “fully exhausted” its Federal Work-Study funds (FWS) for the remainder of the 2024-2025 academic year. In a Feb. 25 email, CSUDH administrators said the shortfall was due to “an exponential increase” in […]
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COVID-19, five years later—a campus transformed
By Rafael Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Natalie Gutierrez vividly remembers the day in March of 2020 when she and her classmates first heard rumors about COVID-19 forcing closures at schools across California. It was a Tuesday, and Gutierrez was preparing for her evening art class, but there was a feeling of uncertainty in the air. Gutierrez […]