Thalia Gomez says that when she began attending California State University, Dominguez Hills, she had no idea what a Ph.D. was. Today, as an anthropology major and president of Associated Students, Inc., she is working to ensure that students have access to the guidance and support she has received during her education at CSU Dominguez Hills that has empowered her to become a scholar and leader.

Professor of anthropology Jerry Moore and Dr. Francisco Valdez of the Institut de Recherche Pour le Développpement laid the groundwork for a bi-national collaboration between archaeologists in Ecuador and Peru this summer for long-term projects to explore the prehistory of the border regions between the two nations.

The first Tri-Carson, a reverse triathlon was held on Oct. 23, on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills. The event, which was co-sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, was presented by the City of Carson, the Carson Chamber of Commerce, and CSU Dominguez Hills.