The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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

Arts & Entertainment

APP OF THE WEEK: YELP

March 15, 2011
Looking for a five star restaurant located in San Marcos, want to know where you can get a hot dog at 11 p.m. or plan to spend Spring Break in a new city and have no clue what or where to eat? No need to worry. The Yelp app comes to the rescue.

PRIDE CONCERT CALENDAR 3/15

March 15, 2011
The hottest concerts in the San Diego area from now through Spring Break!

PRIDE PLAYLIST: ALL THINGS GO, ALL THINGS GO

March 15, 2011
There’s one week to take that highway drive, gather on the beach at sunset or maybe take advantage of sleeping in. Here are 10 tracks to add to your mix, whatever your spring break plans may entail.

HITS OF SUNSHINE: COLM MAC CON IONMAIRE

March 15, 2011
Enter Colm Mac Con Iomaire, the fiddle player for The Frames and Swell Season, two Irish bands, whose members include Glen Hansard, star of the film “Once” and Oscar winner for Best Original Song from that film, “Falling Slowly.”

HAPPY HOUR OF THE WEEK: HOOLEY’S IRISH PUB AND GRILL

March 15, 2011
Of all the Irish-style pubs in San Diego County that do their best to imitate authentic Irish haunts, Hooley’s Pub and Grill comes closest. The all-wood décor really helps create the Irish ambiance. And it isn’t just the decoration that helps you feel like you are in Ireland.

DROPPING THIS WEEK 3/15

March 15, 2011
The biggest DVDs, CDs, and Video Game releases for the week of March 15!

STUDENT A: WHAT TO WEAR…

March 14, 2011
Armelle faces a St. Patrick's Day dilemma!

ESCAPE THE FATE COMES TO SAN DIEGO: AN INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG MABBITT

March 8, 2011
Escape the Fate originally formed in 2004 in Las Vegas, NV. Though the band’s line-up changed, four members currently make up the band including singer Craig Mabbitt, bassist Max Green, drummer Robert Ortiz, and lead guitarist Bryan Monte Money.

APP OF THE WEEK: WORDS WITH FRIENDS

March 8, 2011
Smart phone junkies looking for new ways to pass time in class need to look no further than Words With Friends, the coolest (and smartest) application for iPhone and Droid. Voted the #1 Favorite App Award by Wired magazine, Words With Friends is a type of Scrabble-esq game that players play at their own speed and with as many players as their phone can handle.

SAN DIEGO’S TAKE ON THE BIG EASY: MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION MOVES WEST

March 8, 2011
Mardi Gras, easily among the wildest holidays ever conceived, arrives in San Diego today, March 8 and is sure to draw in mass amounts of college students and people looking to have a good time.

CAMPUS ART: CSUSM STUDENTS BRING COLOR TO CAMPUS

March 8, 2011
The Arts Associate sponsored a student art gallery in Arts 111 Feb. 24 – March 7. A total of 12 artists submitted 33 pieces to the gallery. Here are some of the submissions the gallery featured.

PRIDE CONCERT CALENDAR 3/8

March 8, 2011
This week's hottest concerts in the San Diego area all in one list!
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