Jewish communities started the eight-day long celebration of Hanukkah on Dec. 6; you can be sure to learn more about the holiday through Hillel.
Hillel is a Jewish organization at CSUSM that meets at U-Hour every Tuesday outside the USU to connect students to the culture and faith of...
Tiffany Trent, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 10, 2015
When graduating senior Joshua Copeland transferred to CSUSM from Saddleback College, he longed to leave his alma mater with the reputation of a runner, but to his surprise, he found a new love along the way.
As a freshman, Copeland attended Saddleback College for a year before transferring...
Coming from a Filipino family that strongly believes that money equates to success turned out to be the total opposite of what graduating senior Resty Grey found to be true during his journey at CSUSM.
Before transferring to CSUSM in 2013, Grey attended Mt. San Jacinto. Initially, his...
The Muslim Student Organization (MSA) at CSUSM is a student group that is making an effort to create change and inspire their peers.
MSA has been recognized as an official CSUSM organization since 2007 and continues to grow with 25 members. MSA has held several events on campus, including...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
