Franklin Strier had his editorial, “Don't deny justice to everyday folks; Supreme Court will hear two class action suits that may affect this legal avenue” published in Newsday in January. The emeritus professor of business law states that while class action suits have been an “iconic instrument of socio-economic justice,” they may be an endangered species in the face of two major cases about to be heard by the Supreme Court: Wal-Mart Stores v. Dukes, which is brought by 1.5 million past and present female employees of the retailer who claim gender-based pay and promotion discrimination; and AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, composed of customers who allege that the company's ads promising ... Read More
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Intramural Sports Program Helps Keep Students in the Game
Sophomore Martha Torres has found that the Intramural Sports Program (DHi) at California State University, Dominguez Hills has a lot more in store for students than just earning one unit to play their favorite sport. “I tried different sports,” says the kinesiology major, who assists the program as an intern, which is sponsored by American Collegiate Intramural Sports (ACIS) .“I was into soccer, soccer, soccer. So I tried tennis; it was very interesting. Softball, I didn't even know how to play [at first]. This semester, I'm going to try aqua aerobics. I don't even know how to swim, but I'm going to try it. That is college... experimenting.” In its third year at CSU Dominguez ... Read More
Second 50th Anniversary Painting Unveiled at Reading by Award-Winning Poet
The second in a series of four paintings exclusively created by local artists for the 50th anniversary of California State University, Dominguez Hills was unveiled on Jan. 20 in the Loker Student Union. Students, faculty, and staff welcomed artist Aydee Lopez Martinez, who shared her new work, “The Heart of CSU Dominguez Hills.” The evening also featured a reading by Chicana poet and educator Lorna Dee Cervantes, who shared a chronology of works from her 30-year career. Vice president of university advancement Greg Saks welcomed the audience, which included students from Phi Sigma Sigma, and a cohort of visiting Central American health professionals from the Scholarships for ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills and Northrop Grumman Offer Award-winning Operations Management Program
An online program in the College of Extended and International Education that provides industry professionals with a certificate in production and inventory management won the 2010 Education Award of Excellence from the Association for Operations Management (APICS) at the organization's annual conference last October. California State University, Dominguez Hills shares the award with program partners LA APICS and Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems (NGAS), which subsidizes the 20-month course as professional development. The classes are offered at Northrop sites in El Segundo/Space Park, Rancho Bernardo, Palmdale, San Diego, in addition to online instruction. More than 240 Northrop Grumman ... Read More
University Art Gallery Welcomes Return of Shoebox Sculpture Exhibit
California State University, Dominguez Hills is pleased to welcome the “10th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition” to the University Art Gallery for a one month showing from February 2 to March 1. The University Art Gallery hosted the fourth, eighth and ninth editions of this popular exhibition in 1992, 2004 and 2007. Organized by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Art Gallery, the 10th edition will feature 80 sculptures small enough to fit into a shoebox by a roster of well-known international artists. The shoebox sculpture exhibit concept grew from the desire to expose the public to a wide variety of ideas, styles and materials in contemporary sculpture, as the small scale art ... Read More
