CSUSM Black Student Union members recently made the case for an on-campus student center to serve their needs.
On Thursday, Oct. 1, President Karen Haynes held an open forum where she discussed the CSUSM budget, diversity planning efforts and strategic priorities for the academic year....
The USU Ballroom was transformed into a venue, complete with a catwalk, to host the second annual Nu Alpha Kappa Drag Show.
Sponsored by ASI, the Pride Center and Tukwut Life, the show was attended by six hundred CSUSM students supporting the fraternity’s philanthropy and efforts...
Ali Eston, Breaking News Reporter
• October 15, 2015
Faculty members and budget administrators are fighting over a pay raise.
On Thursday, Oct. 8, a meeting was held in order to attempt to create a salary agreement between both the California Faculty Association (CFA) and CSU Management. This meeting was the second session within the mediation...
Briana Osuna, Student Life Reporter
• October 15, 2015
To begin a month of celebration, the campus community launched Diversity Awareness Month with an event filled with food and fun.
The Office of Diversity, Educational Equity and Inclusion and the Office of University Ombuds held the Diversity Awareness Month Kick Off at the USU amphitheater...
Briana Osuna, Student Life Reporter
• October 15, 2015
UC Riverside is hosting a conference to discuss current research on undocumented students in higher education, with CSUSM professor Dr. Marisol Clark-Ibanez as one of the nine speakers.
“[The Challenging Borders conference] is for academics, students and any practitioners or educators...
Ali Elston, Breaking News Reporter
• October 15, 2015
For the second consecutive year, CSUSM has been awarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award. The award recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that show a commitment to promoting and broadening diversity and inclusion.
According to Arturo Ocampo, Associate Vice...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• October 15, 2015
An event on campus encouraged students, faculty and staff with mental health issues to seek help, emphasizing that they would not be stigmatized for it.
National Depression Screening Day was hosted by Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) on Thursday, Oct. 8 in the USU Arcade.
The...
Ali Elston, Breaking News Reporter
• October 15, 2015
CSUSM is one of 16 universities that is participating in Kill the Cup, a waste reduction campaign that encourages the use of reusable coffee cups. The event takes place from Oct. 5 through Oct. 30.
The Kill the Cup campaign promotes environmental change in an engaging manner by constructing it...
In a recent forum, President Haynes addressed the campus and local community and delivered information on the 2015-2016 academic year budget.
At the event, which took place on Oct. 1, Haynes discussed how the school has raised $26 million and will continue to raise money until the school’s goal...
Nicole Holman, Community News Editor
• October 15, 2015
As a part of the Conversations that Matter series, “Love Wins! What’s Next?” highlighted issues in the LGBTQA community that persist even though the Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is legal.
Three speakers were present during the Sept. 29 event to discuss these remaining problems.
The...
To support positive body image and stand in solidarity with students, faculty and staff, the Gender Equity Center hosted Love Your Body Day.
The event took place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at Kellogg Library Plaza.
According to Marquessa Castorena, a Peer Educator at the...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• September 30, 2015
CSUSM’s newly-opened Latin@ Center hosted a Skype session with Ricardo Aca, an undocumented immigrant who is living in New York City and is the center’s Latin@ of the month.
During UHour on Thursday, Sept. 24, Aca told participants his story and discussed negative stigma surrounding...
