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JUSTIN CAMPBELL REPRESENTS CSUSM IN DJ SHOWCASE PARTY – DJS FROM SAN DIEGO UNIVERSITIES COMPETE IN PRESIDENT’S DAY CELEBRATION

February 28, 2012

The Wavehouse in Mission Beach played host to a Red Bull-sponsored DJ showcase and President’s Day party for Greek leaders and captains from local dorms and sororities on Feb. 19.

WOMEN’S CENTER TO HOST FILM FESTIVAL

February 28, 2012

The traveling film festival LUNAFEST is making a stop at CSUSM on Thursday, March 1 at 6 p.m. LUNAFEST is a short-film festival with works made by, about and for women.

PRIDE CENTER HOLDS EVENT TO RECONSIDER SOCIETY EXPECTATIONS – EVENT APPROACHES ISSUES REGARDING SELF-IMAGE

February 28, 2012

CSUSM’s The Pride Center presented “The Distorted Male” on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in association with next week’s Eating Disorder Awareness week supported by the three social justice centers on campus.

NEW PIZZA RESTAURANT OPENS IN SAN MARCOS

February 28, 2012

Flippin’ Pizza opened a new location on South Twin Oaks Valley Road on Feb. 1, providing CSUSM students and staff members with a convenient location.

LEAP YEAR REAPPEARS AFTER FOUR-YEAR ABSENCE: THE RECURRENT DAY RETURNS FOR SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICAL OBLIGATIONS

February 28, 2012

Feb. 29 has been reinstated into 2012 calendars for a significant purpose.

INTEGRATED ARTS PROGRAM IMPROVES TEST SCORES – ELEMENTARY STUDENTS SHOW SIGNIFICANT LITERACY PROGRESS

February 28, 2012

CSUSM President Karen Haynes recently announced that the Developing Reading Education with Arts Method (DREAM) program contributed towards improving elementary student test scores in reading by 87 points.

CIVILITY WEEK PROMOTED COURTESY FOR CAL STATE SAN MARCOS CAMPUS

February 14, 2012

CSUSM’s Civility Campaign celebrated Civility Week from Feb. 6 – 9 in an effort to spread a positive message to students, professors and faculty. The Dean of Students formed the Civility Campaign last semester in an effort to remove negativity and regenerate civility in the community.

ESTEEMED POET AND PLAYWRIGHT SPEAKS ON POLITICS, RACE AND HOPE AT CSUSM’S COMMUNITY AND WORLD LITERARY SERIES

February 14, 2012

CSUSM welcomed Jamaican- born poet and playwright Claudia Rankine onto its campus for a reading and discussion of her works on Feb. 9. Organized by Professor Sandra Doller, the hour-long event touched on a number of issues [...]

CSUSM GREEK LIFE CONTINUES RECRUITMENT- FAIR AND EVENTS RAISE INTEREST FOR FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES

February 14, 2012

Last week, the fraternities and sororities of CSUSM’s Greek life held events in an effort to generate interest with students. On Feb. 9, a Fraternity and Sorority Fair hosted by the campus’s Fraternity and Sorority Life took place on the lawn in front of Kellogg Library.

WINE AND DINE YOUR VALENTINE- BEST PLACES IN SAN DIEGO TO TAKE THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE ON VALENTINE’S DAY

February 13, 2012

It’s Valentine’s Day, but it is still not too late to take out your valentine to a delicious dinner. Here are a few diverse restaurants from North County to San Diego County that might interest you and your significant other.

A TRIBUTE TO PROFESSOR RADHIKA RAMAMURTHI

February 13, 2012

The late Professor Radhika Ramamurthi was considered a great woman who benefited CSUSM in many ways. She helped graduate students with their theses, as well as improving the Faculty Center to be more of a community atmosphere for our faculty here on campus.

VALENTINE’S DAY ORIGINS A MYSTERY- THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF VALENTINE’S DAY TRACES BACK TO SEVERAL STARTING POINTS

February 13, 2012

Valentine’s Day, the holiday filled with themes of love and affection, has several possible origins, many of which are darker than the celebrations of the present day may indicate.