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Writer of the Month #1: Taen Bounthapanya

Writer of the Month #1: Taen Bounthapanya

Saturn Salama, Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor October 9, 2024

“When I write, I want to enjoy it, and I want to be there. I want my readers to come with me and be in the story.” — Taen Bounthapanya   Taen Bounthapanya is a student in CSUSM’s LTWR MA program, a former undergraduate student at CSUSM, and a student at Palomar. She enjoys reading and listening...

Filipina Icons and Resistance: Women in Philippine History

Filipina Icons and Resistance: Women in Philippine History

Saturn Salama, Staff Writer October 2, 2024

On September 26, the WGEC celebrated Filipinas by highlighting Filipina icons and sharing Filipino snacks.   The WGEC staff first shared a brief history of the pre-colonial Philippines, where women were highly regarded and in positions of honor. They often supported their communities as spiritual...

Bold, Proud, Chingona: Celebrating Empowerment at Chingona Fest

Bold, Proud, Chingona: Celebrating Empowerment at Chingona Fest

Nahomi Garcia Alarcon, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 25, 2024

On September 17, the Women and Gender Equity Center hosted their annual Chingona Fest in collaboration with the Latinx Center.   Since 2016, the term “chingona,” previously used to belittle women, has been redefined. Today, it remains just as vital to raise awareness and understanding of the...

Providing Students Opportunities to Get Outside with Celeste Torsney

Providing Students Opportunities to Get Outside with Celeste Torsney

Saturn Salama, Staff Writer September 25, 2024

If you’ve been looking to get active and explore, look no further. From sports clubs to fitness classes to outdoor adventures, Campus Rec is overflowing with opportunities to meet new people and start moving.   Celeste Torsney, CSUSM’s Outdoor Adventures Coordinator for Campus Recreation, took...

A Champion for Hispanic Representation in Theater: An Interview with Dr. Maria Patrice Amon

A Champion for Hispanic Representation in Theater: An Interview with Dr. Maria Patrice Amon

Nahomi Garcia Alarcon, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 25, 2024

Dr. Maria Patrice Amon, a CSUSM Theater Department Chair, is making waves in the world of theater with her dedication to amplifying Latinx voices and stories. In a recent interview with Dr. Amon, she shared with me her journey into the arts, her life as a professor, her role in the Latinx New Play Festival...

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 with a Book” concept aims to surprise readers with a brand-new book. Readers browse a wide array...

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 books on the US-Mexico border in the past six years. In collaboration with late historian and...

CSUSM Students Protest CSU Complicity in Palestinian Genocide

CSUSM Students Protest CSU Complicity in Palestinian Genocide

Hannah Crawford and Justin Gans May 1, 2024

The ongoing genocide in Palestine has prompted university students around the world to demand academic institutions denounce the state of Israel and divest their investments. With many universities penalizing students for disrupting campuses in protest—ranging from arrests, suspensions, and commencement...

“Pretty Cool, Pretty Special”: Jillian Albayati Makes History

“Pretty Cool, Pretty Special”: Jillian Albayati Makes History

David Contreras Delgado, Sports Editor April 23, 2024

On April 7, 2024, CSUSM witnessed history being made. The Cougars were deep into game three hosting Sonoma State as Jillian Albayati took to the mound at the top of the ninth. For Albayati, it was just another game. She had been playing baseball her whole life.   For those in attendance, the number...

Latinx Center Honors Mexican Culture through Music and Celebration

Latinx Center Honors Mexican Culture through Music and Celebration

Danya Rodriguez, Editor in Chief April 11, 2024

On April 4, the Latinx Center collaborated with NAK (Nu Alpha Kappa), a Latino fraternity, to host “Uniendo Cultura y Educación” at the Forum Plaza. The center’s intention was to unite the campus community in a night full of cultural pride, celebration, and education for community members on Mexican...

Unmasking Cushing’s Disease

Unmasking Cushing’s Disease

Nahomi Garcia Alarcon, Arts and Entertainment Editor April 8, 2024

A few months before my 23rd birthday, my life took an unexpected turn. What started as subtle changes in my body soon escalated into a debilitating condition that stole the next few years of my life. Often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, Cushing's Disease is an endocrine disorder caused by excessive...

History Club Celebrates Women’s Empowerment Through Pageantry

History Club Celebrates Women’s Empowerment Through Pageantry

Hannah Crawford, Features Editor March 26, 2024

Pageantry is an art that has hailed since Ancient Greece. Contrary to inaccurate media perceptions and stereotypes, competing in pageants has gifted women with the voice to speak out against a handful of social issues and has allowed them to challenge modern-day beauty standards. In honor of Women’s...

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