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...
Once a student without direction, Dr. Geoffrey Gilmore met people that guided him throughout his college career. Now he returns the favor by lending a hand to students in need of guidance.
Gilmore received a dual bachelor's degree in psychology and general social sciences, his master's and Ph.D...
It is always astounding to see the diversity at CSUSM. Students on campus are of an abundant amount of backgrounds and cultures that help them prosper and strive to be the educated individuals they seek to be.
Caroline Adjimi came to the states in 2012 to attend Palomar College in San Marcos....
Omega Phi Psi is a fraternity that strives to achieve greatness, while altogether maintaining their proud, historical African American heritage.
From stepping to reciting hymns and poetry and openly embracing their love and pride for their African American culture, Omega Phi Psi is a fraternity...
Whenever you stand in a crowd and hear synchronized shouts, claps and stomps, do you ever wonder what those performers are doing?
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta founded the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) in 1930, later becoming...
