As students, we don’t always dig too deep into who our professors are. Rather, we check out their ratings on Rate My Professor, listen to what fellow students have to say about them and go from there. This principle does not apply to Erik Blekeberg. Blekeberg has been a professor here at Cal State...
Kathleen Carpio, Assistant Features Editor
• September 25, 2019
The morning rush is stressful for many students and faculty members of our campus. If you scramble for time in figuring out what to eat for breakfast, meal prepping could be the solution for you.
The idea of meal prepping might look intimidating with all the glamour shots that...
If you need a bit of laughter in your life, look no further.
Q: Did you hear about the mathematician who’s afraid of negative numbers?
A:He’ll stop at nothing to avoid them!
Q: Why don’t scientists trust atoms?
A: Because they make up everything!
Q:...
The new school year not only brought in new students, but also a new school president. Dr. Ellen J. Neufeldt became CSUSM’s fourth president in July of this year, replacing Dr. Karen Haynes.
Neufeldt was born in Lansing, Michigan, where her father attended Michigan State University. Neufeldt...
Having a stressful start of the semester?
Here are some jokes to help brighten your day.
Q: What washes up on very small beaches?
A: Microwaves!
Q: What did the tie say to the hat?
A: You go on ahead and I’ll hang around.
Q: What goes through towns, up and over hills,...
There is something nerve-wracking about being put in a new social situation.
Whether it is the first day of school, the first day at a new job, an interview or meeting a new group of people for the first time, these experiences can make many people struggle with conversation anxiety.
Conversation...
Starting a new school year is a stressful and exciting time, especially if it’s your first year in college.
While the workload change from high school to college may be rough at first, there are a few things you can do to make things run a bit smoother.
Here are a few tips to make the...
School is now back in session. If you’re here on campus you’re most likely renting textbooks and crashing courses. However, does this list include figuring out what to eat the next day? Balancing academics with family obligations, work and life in general consumes any person’s day. So it’s more...
Before President Karen Haynes’ journey as the longest serving president at CSUSM, her travel experiences allowed her to shape her sense of self and the world.
“... I have never been out of the United States or North America to travel. Living in Malaysia in 1970 was another life changing [experience],...
“Nine years ago, my mom was in a accident with her horse. She smashed her head in a tree and her front lobe of her brain is completely smooshed,” said interational student Signe Amalie Kûitse Tornager.
After the accident, Tornager became interested in how the brain works and wanted to study psychology...
Procrastination.
A quick internet search for this common practice defines it as the action of delaying or postponing something.
“I can do this later.”
“There’s still plenty of time!”
“I have the whole semester to get this done, I can put...
A vegan diet entails that you practice abstaining from any animal products. The reason people may do this is to help preserve wildlife, for a healthier diet and/or to aid the environment.
A negative connotation against veganism has grown especially with those who don’t practice it. However,...
