As a man of great wisdom and integrity, Professor Jonathan Bechtol serves as an inspiration for those who have an appetite for success within higher education due to his experience of having been a first-generation college student.
Bechtol was originally a CSUSM student himself and commuted from...
Briana Osuna, Student Life Reporter
• March 9, 2016
CSUSM offers various programs that allow students to travel overseas and study in another country of their choice. There, they have the opportunity to experience a new way of learning.
Cassandra Steppat spent an entire semester in the medieval towns of Belgium Europe. She had never traveled before...
Tukwut Leadership Awards Night (TLAN) is held to acknowledge CSUSM leaders who are making a difference both on campus and the community. This year, the nominations are open until 4 p.m. on Friday, March 11.
“People at Cal State [San Marcos] are doing good things and we want to really highlight...
Members of the CSUSM community attended UC Riverside’s second annual Asterisk Trans* Conference to gain more information and resources on how to support trans and gender nonconforming youth.
The two day conference was held on Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 in UC Riverside’s student...
Michael Tran, Health and fitness reporter
• March 9, 2016
Like anyone who has ever been on a date knows, cancel if you don’t have gum. Gum is crucial. That is, scent is crucial when it comes to homo sapiens looking to pursue biological immortality.
Chewing gum stimulates blood flow to the brain. Scientific American reported that in a controlled...
Executive Officers
Joana Rodriguez
Running for President
“As ASI President, I will continue diversity and fair student representation at CSU San Marcos and at California State Student Association. I [would] also like to introduce a new student program [through] Tukwut Internship/Mentorship...
Tiffaney Boyd
Leadership on campus: In ASI, Boyd was the CHABSS representative in 2013/14, the Vice President of Operations in 2014/15 and is currently President. In 2013/14, she was an RA at the UVA. She was the Lambda Pi Eta President in 2014/15, is a Peer Mentor and a Tukwut Leadership...
Jamaela Johnson
Leadership on campus: “I’ve helped establish our first NPHC (National Pan-Hellenic Council) sororities and fraternities and helped with getting resources and support for black students in the form of establishing a black student center on campus.”
Goals as a leader: “My...
Student leaders like Brandy Williams have the ability to mobilize their peers to advocate for changes they want to see on their campus and in their local communities.
Williams, who is a second year sociology major and ethnic studies minor, is active in multiple organizations on campus as a member...
Lex Garcia, Assistant Features Editor
• February 24, 2016
Black students are concerned about their presence at CSUSM and are striving for more recognition across campus.
In recent months, the Black Student Union (BSU) has become the voice of minorities on campus. President Daniesha Thornton has set high standards for the BSU in regards to what it should...
Out of the 264 tenured faculty members at CSUSM in 2015, Dr. Sharon Elise is one of seven faculty members who are black.
Elise joined CSUSM in 1994 as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and dropped “assistant” in her title in 2005, later becoming chair of the department in 2012.
In 1974,...
Born into an army family and raised on values of patriotism, Aquila Hairston continued on the path his father so proudly paved when he decided to join the army.
Hailing from a military background, Hairston said that his father heavily impacted his decision on joining the United States...
