Attendees received free meals, groceries, and information about on-campus resources. By Dylan Smith, Managing Editor Food insecurity is an issue for millions of college students nationwide. Undocumented students face even greater challenges, as they are often ineligible for federal nutrition assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). In California, 45 percent of noncitizens […]
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Forking Out Holiday Help During the Pandemic
Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Robert Rios, Campus Editor It’s always rough during the holidays for anyone dealing with food and housing issues. Compound that with living in a pandemic, and this year those insecurities are only harsher. But a number of campus organizations are doing what they can to ease some of the difficulty. […]
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Toros band together to help out students in need
Basic Needs Coordinator Morgan Kirk prepares food bags as the Food Distribution event and pop-up thrift opens in Parking Lot 1 on Nov. 12. Photo By Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor With winter nearing and California now surpassing 1 million coronavirus cases, California State University, Dominguez Hills students are feeling the financial burden […]
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Coats and Food available for Toros in need
Photo by CSUDH Sustainability and Basic Needs Initiative. By Carlos Martinez, Web Editor The Basic Needs Program and the Office of Sustainability are collaborating to host a pop-up thrift store for California State University, Dominguez Hills students who are in need. The event will be held in Parking Lot 1 on Nov. 12 from 10 […]
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It’s Basically This: We Need Help
Hawk McFadzen presenting on Student Research Day. Photo Cred: Nova Blanco-Rico By Robert Rios, Co-News Editor In numbers that far outpace those of a similar state survey two years ago, more than 60 percent of California State University, Dominguez Hills students deal with some level of food insecurity, and 15 percent deal with housing insecurity. […]