The ever-animated and provocative author, activist, philosopher and scholar Cornel West addressed a full house at California State University, Dominguez Hills on Nov. 1, energizing approximately 1,000 visitors in the Loker Student Union Ballroom and spillover crowds on the first and second floor lobbies who listened to his talk via live audio feed. Best known for his political and social activism, West lectures throughout the country on issues of democracy, race, gender and class, all subjects he covered during a spirited discourse on campus. Anthony Vincent, a junior computer science major said he had heard of West through BET (Black Entertainment Television) and attended the lecture ... Read More
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CSU Dominguez Hills Model United Nations Goes to Harvard
Where on earth is Mauritania? Seven students from the CSU Dominguez Hills Model United Nations program know exactly where it is - and much more. They represented the west African nation, acting as delegates in mock sessions during the Harvard National Model United Nations conference (HNMUN), held in Boston, Mass. on February 16 through 19. Founded in 1955, only a decade after the creation of the United Nations, Harvard National Model United Nations is, according its organization's website, the largest, oldest, and most prestigious conference of its kind. Staffed by Harvard College undergraduates, HNMUN attracts more than 3,000 students and faculty from colleges and universities worldwide ... Read More
Veterans Week Celebrates Those Who Served
The Veterans Day observance at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) was marked by a week of events to thank and honor all military veterans among the students, alumni, faculty, and staff on the campus. President Mildred García greeted student veterans at an invitation-only luncheon on Tuesday, Nov. 8 in the Loker Student Union. On Nov. 9, a “show-and-tell” exhibit of military equipment was presented by the CSUDH Veterans Alliance, a student-run organization. Following that event was a talk and video presentation of “Fighting for Our Democracy” in the Multicultural Center (MCC), which highlighted the contributions of the 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen), the Kiowa ... Read More
LaTangia Oliver: Graduate Student/ROTC Cadet Awarded CSU’s Hearst Scholarship
One would not expect the bearer of a bachelor's degree in communications and an MBA, who is also a current graduate student in the negotiation, conflict resolution, and peace building program, an officer trainee in the ROTC program and reservist in the U.S. Army to have come from a background of drug-addicted parents and poverty in Compton. However, LaTangia Oliver has accomplished just that. In addition, she is also the California State University, Dominguez Hills awardee of the William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement. The annual awards are bestowed upon one student from each of the 23 CSU campuses for demonstrating academic excellence and community ... Read More
CSU Dominguez Hills Sends Aid, Gesture of Hope to Japan
Students at California State University, Dominguez Hills were at first perplexed by the idea of sending a senbazuru of 1,000 origami cranes to areas of Japan that are still affected by the 8.9 earthquake and consequent tsunami that occurred in March. However, the completion of more than triple that number of paper cranes, along with the campus's collective effort of raising more than $1,000* [see fundraising update below] in aid served as a humanistic lesson in civics. In addition to the symbolic gesture, the university raised monetary support for Japan through the efforts of the Office of Student Life (OSL), public administration students taught by emeritus professor Carolyn Harris, ... Read More
