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The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

Shogun provides the perfect Valentine’s Day experience

Shogun provides the perfect Valentine’s Day experience

Mackenzie Waldron, Assistant Features Editor February 9, 2017

If you are searching for a restaurant to dine at this Valentine’s Day that provides a fun experience and delicious cuisines, Shogun is the perfect place for you.   Shogun is an exceptional restaurant to take your significant other, family, or even your friends on Valentine’s Day.     Shogun,...

Homelessness research seeks to create effective student resources

Homelessness research seeks to create effective student resources

Cory Kay, News Editor May 11, 2016

Professor of Sociology Dr. Jill Weigt and fourth-year Sociology major Rachel Sotomayor are conducting research with hopes to create programs that will effectively help CSUSM students who face homelessness. Weigt and Sotomayor are asking for students who have faced homelessness or food insecurity...

Artistic representation of food in picture of brain

Food for thoughts: the ‘paleo’ diet

March 21, 2014

By Rachel Smith Every day during U-Hour, students make their way towards the University Student Union and are offered a variety of food options. The human act of consuming food is one of our most basic instincts, but food choices have an effect on brain chemistry. According to Professor Gary Wenk...

Restaurant Review: Bubbas Smokehouse BBQ

Restaurant Review: Bubba’s Smokehouse BBQ

January 1, 2014

By Lissette Nunez  Staff Writer  Bubba's Smokehouse BBQ restaurant is a divine dining place not only for its charming location but for its off-the-bone type of meat! Located only 2 minutes away from La Jolla Cove beach, Bubba's Smokehouse BBQ is lip smacking' good. It’s a great alternative to...

Extended edition: Lets start the GMO conversation

Extended edition: Let’s start the GMO conversation

January 1, 2014

By Katalina Lawrence  Staff Writer  Students at CSUSM have the right to know what they are consuming, and building awareness of GMO’s implications can save lives. As a young person I live life on the go, just like many of my peers. When you are a college student it is hard to focus on every little...

Dr. de Ghetaldi with student Katlin Sweeney

Faculty Profile: Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi

November 24, 2013
Kinesiology professor Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi encourages students to outreach and be advocates for their own health.

Fresh, Local, Affordable Food: Exploring CSUSM’s Farmers’ Market

September 15, 2010
Farmers’ markets offer consumers the rare opportunity to purchase food and goods direct from the source—fostering a human connection between consumers and those who nurtured their products to ripe perfection.

Prowlin’ the Kitchen: Oatmeal– so cheap, so sweet!

September 6, 2010
A delicious, hot comfort food, oatmeal is an incredibly filling, nutritious grain that can substitute as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. Here are THREE amazing ideas to help take your bowl of oatmeal from hum-drum to YUMMMM!!!
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