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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

CSUSM Students Vote Down Fee Increase Proposal for a Wellness and Recreation Facility
Justin Gans, News Editor • April 25, 2024

On Friday, April 19, CSUSM Campus Recreation announced that the measure to increase students’ Recreation Fee did not pass. If passed, the increased fee would have supported CSUSM’s proposed Wellness and Recreation Facility. The special referendum election ran from April 9 through April 11. Nearly...

A Blind Date with a Book Ends in Literary Bliss
A Blind Date with a Book Ends in Literary Bliss
Hannah Crawford, Features Editor • September 18, 2024

Are you guilty of judging books by their cover? Well, on September 12, ASI invited students to take a chance and go on a blind date with a book.   Employed by bookstores nationwide, the “Blind Date...

Justin Akers Chacón on Transnational Working-Class Solidarity, US-Mexico Border Abolition, the Palestinian Liberation Movement, and the Future of Organized Labor
Justin Akers Chacón on Transnational Working-Class Solidarity, US-Mexico Border Abolition, the Palestinian Liberation Movement, and the Future of Organized Labor
Justin Gans, Opinions Editor • September 4, 2024

Justin Akers Chacón is an activist, labor unionist, and educator based in the San Diego-Tijuana border region. He is currently a Professor at San Diego City College. Chacón has published three significant...

Sports
CSUSM Winter Sports Rundown - Final of the Semester
Nadia Houneini and Cole Mirza December 7, 2022
Brooklyn Baker, Pablo Orozco, Ryan Meinardus & Justin Carreon
Cougar Sports Report 9/5/24-9/12/24
David Contreras Delgado, Sports Editor • September 17, 2024

Welcome Back Cougars!    CSUSM Volleyball got started by participating at the San Diego invite September 5-7. The Cougars got off to...

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Doping Is Cheating. So, What About Everything Else?
David Contreras Delgado, Sports Editor • September 10, 2024

In late August, news broke that number one ranked tennis star, Jannik Sinner, failed drug tests in March of this year. Authorities found low...

Recap: The 40th MTV Video Music Awards
Recap: The 40th MTV Video Music Awards
Nahomi Garcia Alarcon, Arts & Entertainment Editor • September 16, 2024

The 40th MTV Video Music Awards took over UBS Arena in New York on Wednesday night, featuring the latest songs and nostalgic moments from the show’s past.   The night kicked off with Eminem doing...

Tinashe Gets Nasty on "Quantum Baby"
Tinashe Gets Nasty on "Quantum Baby"
Saturn Salama, Staff Writer • September 13, 2024

Tinashe Kachingwe, better known as simply Tinashe, has over a decade of experience in the music industry. New fans might have discovered her from the viral hit “Nasty”, but her discography is full...

2024-2025 Library Campus Common Read Kick-Off Event
2024-2025 Library Campus Common Read Kick-Off Event
Nahomi Garcia Alarcon and Justin Gans September 6, 2024

Last Thursday, Aug 29, the CSUSM Library celebrated its 2024-2025 Campus Common Read selections with a special kick-off event and book giveaway in the Kellogg Plaza. The library is continuing its ongoing...

Trans Students Can’t Find CSUSM’s Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
Trans Students Can’t Find CSUSM’s Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
Saturn Salama, Staff Writer • September 6, 2024

For the sake of this article, I will use trans to mean trans, non-binary, and gender-diverse students and gender-neutral bathrooms to also mean all-gender bathrooms.  CSUSM’s gender-neutral bathrooms...

The Weight of Rising Immigration Application Fees
The Weight of Rising Immigration Application Fees
Nahomi Garcia Alarcon, Arts & Entertainment Editor • May 9, 2024

Living in San Diego, renowned for its inflated cost of living, is already challenging. Now, recent hikes in immigration application fees have added another layer of burden, particularly for students navigating...

Cesar Chavez statue at CSUSM.
How Should CSUSM Commemorate Cesar Chavez?
Editorial April 16, 2024

From Martin Luther King Jr. to Mahatma Gandhi, great leaders tend to become the personal embodiment of historical movements. In both our textbooks and our popular historical memory, a leader’s name can...

Thanks For Watching - Fall '22
Luke Vore, Nadia Houneini, and Cole Mirza December 16, 2022
What's Your Favorite Gift?
Luke Vore, Video Editor • December 15, 2022
Power Lifting Club Interview
Nadia Houneini, Sports Editor • December 13, 2022
Best Restaurants in San Marcos, CA
Luke Vore, Video Editor • December 12, 2022