What do Dance Dance Revolution, Dungeons & Dragons, and theatre arts have in common? For alumni Mark Kerr and Paola Carbajal, these were just a few of the building blocks for their deep commitment to each other and their devotion to the Toro community. Perhaps no previous (or future) Toro alums have had as close a relationship with the campus as Kerr and Carbajal. CSUDH is their alma mater and employer. They were married on campus, and they've lived in student housing for the last eight years. “It's quite a legacy story,” says Carbajal. “It's not always ideal to live where you work. Some day we would like to have a house of our own. But we've made a good life here for us and for ... Read More
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Toro Baseball Aiming for Consistent Success
After a successful post-season run in 2022, CSUDH head baseball coach Tyler Wright has one main goal for the program entering the 2023 season. “Consistently being in the mix for a conference championship is the next step for us as a program.” “Our goal is to make this three years in a row in which we are a competitive, top team in the in the conference,” he continues. “We're looking to compete for a conference championship and a conference tournament each and every year going forward.” Competing in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), one of the top Division II conferences in the nation, doesn't come easy. But Wright is confident that he has the team to do it. 2022 ... Read More
NBC4: CSUDH Can Boast about Graduating 5 Current Mayors
Source: NBCLA (Video) In LA County there are several big name and world-class universities but there's only one university that can boast about graduating five sitting LA County mayors. "This school produces a lot of, you know, greatness," said Johnathan Kaufman, a Cal State University of Dominguez Hills student. From Dominguez Hills to city hall only Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson can brag about graduating five siting LA County mayors. They are Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson, Compton Mayor Emma Sharif, Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas, and LA's newest Mayor Karen Bass. "She grew up in our community, she grew up like we did, she went to ... Read More
Daily Breeze: With Karen Bass, Rex Richardson Mayor-Elects, CSUDH Counts 5 LA County Mayors as Alumni
Source: Daily Breeze When Karen Bass and Rex Richardson are sworn in as the mayors of Los Angeles and Long Beach, respectively, Cal State Dominguez Hills, near Carson, will have something particularly special to boast about: Five alumni will serve as mayors in LA County. Bass will soon make history as the first female mayor of America's second-largest city and Richardson will pave the way as Long Beach's first Black mayor. They join the ranks of fellow alumni - affectionately known as the 'Toros' - Carson Mayor Lula Davis-Holmes, Hawthorne Mayor Alex Vargas and Compton Mayor Emma Sharif. If that wasn't impressive enough, the state senator and assemblymember for the districts ... Read More
CSUDH’s Men Basketball Shooting for the Top
According to CSUDH men's basketball head coach Steve Becker, this year's Toro squad is “right on the verge of something special.” After a 2021-22 season that saw the Toros finish fifth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) and advance to the semifinals of the CCAA tournament, he feels that an NCAA tournament berth is an attainable next step for the program. “We were one of the bubble teams that just missed getting into the NCAA tournament last year, and we retained a large majority of that team,” he continues. “Last year was a building time. We had some really good players and most of them stayed. We're really excited about the group that we have now.” The CCAA ... Read More