Have you ever wanted to live life more simply, maybe in a community where everyone grew their own produce in an organic garden, and then share and trade it with their neighbors, all while living in homes powered entirely by naturally derived energy sources? Though it might sound impossible to achieve in our current society, it could soon be a reality according to California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) student Brittney Ford. Along with a team of colleagues, Ford presented her version of a small community agricultural living quarters, called the Eco Comfortable Project, at the Inaugural Community Engagement Symposium on April 28 to a ballroom full of students, faculty and ... Read More
Entrepreneurship
Five Alumni Forge Friendship at CSUDH, Blossom into Business Partners
If it is charming when two friends who are so close finish each other's sentences, then it's even more so with five friends–and maybe the perfect recipe for a successful business partnership. Alumni Adrian Arceo, Chris Avalos, Corey Cohen, Bryan Papp, and Jeff Saign were transfer students who met and bonded during their first year at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Today, they co-own Philly Steak & Subs, a predominantly take-out- and delivery-based casual restaurant in the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach. “We actually met in classes. I think it was what, summer school?” Cohen said, ending in unison with Saign, who went on to say that four of the men later ... Read More
William Huston (1927-2011): Urged Sale of Family’s Land for South Bay College
William “Bill” Huston, who served at the helm of the Watson Land Company for more than 40 years, died on March 9 at the age of 83. Widely recognized throughout California as a leader in economic and industrial development, Huston was responsible for convincing the Dominguez Estate Company to sell its land to the state of California for a new public college in the South Bay region of Los Angeles. The site became the campus of California State College, Dominguez Hills and finally, California State University, Dominguez Hills. “CSU Dominguez Hills would not exist were it not for Bill Huston,” says Judson Grenier, emeritus professor of history and author of “California Legacy: The Watson ... Read More
