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The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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Organization encourages students to develop relationship with God

Lex Garcia, Student Life Reporter December 10, 2015

  Catholic Cougars has been on campus for a very long time, but within the past four years, the organization has experienced a lot of growth. The organization aims to continue to inspire students to strengthen their relationship with God. Typically, the Catholic Cougars membership stays...

Black Campus Ministries connects culture, spirituality

Andrea Martinez, Assistant Copy Editor December 10, 2015

  A hip hop study is probably the last thing you expect to engage in at a Christian small group meeting, but that’s just one of the aspects that makes Black Campus Ministries (BCM) dynamic and captivating. BCM is a small group under the Christian organization Intervarsity that connects...

Intervarsity shares love across their multiethnic student groups throughout North County.

Lex Garcia, Student Life Reporter December 10, 2015

  Many students on campus find that religious groups are a necessity in order to find others that share their same values and beliefs. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship’s ministry overview says that it ministers “to students and faculty through small group Bible studies, large group...

Jonathan Gheorghin aspires to bring happiness into people’s lives

Shanice Davis, Features Editor December 10, 2015

  At the age of 10, graduating senior Jonathan Gheorghin and his family moved to the States from France so his father could achieve the American Dream. Since then, he has been paving his own version of the dream his father once sought. Gheorghin started his college career at MiraCosta...

Luis Romero strives to be a voice for individuals in need throughout the community and on campus

Luis Romero strives to be a voice for individuals in need throughout the community and on campus

Ciara Walker, Assistant Features Editor December 10, 2015

  Coming from a lower class, single parent home, sophomore Luis Romero strives to be a voice for minorities and works towards spreading mental health awareness due to his upbringing. When Romero’s mother was 18, he was born and despite everything both he and his mother have been through,...

Almost losing everything helped Brewer get a new start

Amy Chastain, Assistant Sports Editor December 10, 2015

  With a big smile on his face and a welcoming demeanor, CSUSM student Jamal Brewer pulls out his wallet to read the Bible verse etched on the outside. Twenty-two year old Brewer is just as enthusiastic about reading Jeremiah 29:11 as he is about opportunities to share how God transformed...

California Indian Tribal Liaison preserves American Indian culture

California Indian Tribal Liaison preserves American Indian culture

Andrea Martinez, Assistant Copy Editor November 27, 2015

  Tishmall Turner was the first full-time member of the CSU system to be appointed to the California Indian Tribal Liaison in 2007, a role in line with the efforts of her tribal community to maintain its culture. Turner, who holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from the...

Amiyonette Goodblanket strives to bring awareness about police brutality in the Native American community

Amiyonette Goodblanket strives to bring awareness about police brutality in the Native American community

Shanice Davis, Features Editor November 27, 2015

  It’s been two years since senior Amiyonette Goodblanket got the chance to see her brother, Mah-Hi-Vist, whose name means Red Bird, after his death at the hands of police officers in Oklahoma. Goodblacket and her family hail from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribe based out of Oklahoma....

AISA Chair shares importance of her Pechanga heritage

Nicole Holman, Community News Editor November 27, 2015

  Student leader Laila Basquez shared the importance of her American Indian culture’s influence on her life and how her culture is shaping her future. Identifying as American Indian, Basquez hails from the Pechanga tribe known to many in San Diego County. Basquez described her community...

Cultural background shapes assistant professor’s identity, teachings, societal views

Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor November 27, 2015

  Within the classroom, assistant human development professor at CSUSM, Dr. Rodney Beaulieu, expresses his ties with the American Indian community. Before he began teaching, Beaulieu was a first-generation college student and attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst as an undergraduate,...

Anderson Gould Jr. reflects on importance of his Navajo heritage

Shanice Davis, Features Editor November 27, 2015

  In the fall of 2014, veteran Anderson Gould Jr. graduated with his bachelor's degree in Visual Performing Arts. While in attendance at CSUSM, Gould was a member of the PR Group, held an internship at the Office of Communications on campus in 2012, was a staff photographer on campus from...

AISA opens their arms for all students on campus

AISA opens their arms for all students on campus

Lex Garcia, Student Life Reporter November 27, 2015

  Here on campus, there are many groups that try to bring awareness to different cultures. One organization which has stood out is the American Indian Student Alliance group (AISA). This organization’s membership and recognition are continually growing at CSUSM. AISA’s mission is...

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