For alumna Naomi Buckley (Class of '00, B.A., theatre arts), necessity has proven to be the mother of invention. The director of this month's production of “Macbeth” at California State University, Dominguez Hills says that the decision to set the play amid the contemporary drug cartels of Juarez, Mexico, was an economically driven one. “We have no money to set this in Scotland in 1040,” she notes. “Present time is always cheaper than setting it in a time period, so we tried to think of something in... the present day that was close to the sort of violence and dark themes that 'Macbeth' has.” Buckley drew inspiration for herself and her stage crew from stories on the Internet about the ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Launches Ridesharing Network
California State University, Dominguez Hills has partnered with Zimride to launch a social network for ridesharing. This free and private network for CSU Dominguez Hills students, faculty and staff empowers them to join together toward creating a more sustainable community. “We are excited about this partnership with Zimride, and the commuting opportunities it provides,” said Cynthia Jones-Hunter, CSU Dominguez Hills transportation coordinator. “Zimride's solution is appealing to the entire campus, and will help us to reduce traffic on and around campus.” The Zimride platform uses Facebook integration to create a fun way to find individuals within the CSU Dominguez Hills community of ... Read More
Daniel Terrazas: Music Student Performs with Award-Winning Latina Songstress
California State University, Dominguez Hills music major Daniel Terrazas, who plans to become a music educator, worked with Mexican singer and gold- and platinum-record winner Graciela Beltrán during a recent three-day tour in Oklahoma. Terrazas works part time around the Los Angeles area playing the tuba for Mexican Folk groups in music styles including banda sinaloence, sirreno, and norteños. One of the promoters for these groups offered Terrazas the opportunity to play for the widely popular Latina singer Beltrán, who has performed corridos, romanticas, and baladas for at least a decade. Terrazas took the job to get a higher level of professional experience under his belt. “The ... Read More
Henry Cisneros Discusses Leadership Essentials for the Next Generation
Dr. Henry Cisneros, former United States Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary and executive chairman of CityView, delivered the inaugural lecture of the Presidential Lecture Series presented by Dr. Mildred García at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Sept. 30. This was Dr. Cisneros' second visit to the university; last May he received an honorary doctorate and served as keynote speaker during the commencement ceremony for the College of Business Administration and Public Policy. Distinguished guests included Mr. Henry Mendoza, CSU trustee; Dr. Yolanda Moses, professor of anthropology and associate vice chancellor of diversity, excellence and equity at UC Riverside ... Read More
Jung Sun Park: Professor of Asian Pacific Studies Serving Fellowship in Korea
Jung Sun Park is serving a fellowship at the Academy of Korean Studies in South Korea, conducting research on issues of South Korean social and cultural citizenship. As a complement to her previous research on legal citizenship in Korea, the professor of Asian Pacific studies, is currently working on the social and cultural dimensions of citizenship, which complements her previous research on the legal citizenship of foreign-born Koreans in Korea. Park gave a lecture on her experiences on a Navajo reservation in Shiprock, N.M. at Yonsei University last June. She also delivered lectures in July at the Academy of Korean Studies on the Korean “wave” in pop culture throughout East Asia, and a ... Read More
