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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

The Cougar Chronicle

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New Men’s Basketball Coach Familiar to Success

October 5, 2010
“You learn a lot in the high levels,” Saia said. “You compete against the top coaches in the country, but that doesn’t mean the coaches up there are better than the ones down here. Basketball is basketball, and there are great coaches everywhere at every level.”

Apples are Ready!

September 21, 2010
Located in the rural mountains of San Diego, approximately 40 minutes from San Marcos, Julian, a historic gold-mining town known for its pie and hard apple cider, comes alive to boast its best asset to visitors from all over Southern California: apples.

Prowlin’ the Kitchen: Apples to Apples

September 21, 2010
Ah, apples. Just the word itself inspires a wealth of images: baskets of fresh-picked fruit, the warm scent of fresh-baked pie, and the crisp deliciousness of that first bite. This week's recipes: apple pancakes and baked apples.

Fresh, Local, Affordable Food: Exploring CSUSM’s Farmers’ Market

September 15, 2010
Farmers’ markets offer consumers the rare opportunity to purchase food and goods direct from the source—fostering a human connection between consumers and those who nurtured their products to ripe perfection.

ASI Excursions

September 15, 2010
Run by the Office of Campus Recreation, the program offers several outings during the course of the semester, all designed to introduce you to new activities or give you a chance to cheaply participate in some you already love.

Fun, Fit, and FABULOUS!

September 15, 2010
ASI Campus recreation offers variety of fitness classes FREE to CSUSM students! Take your pick of Ashtanga yoga, "Cardio Kick," indoor cycling, hip-hop, zumba/salsa, line dancing, Jiu-Jitsu, or "AB. Blast"

Arts and Lectures Joins Social Justice to Bring Arts and Lectures Series

September 6, 2010
This fall, the Office of Arts and Lectures has joined forces with the Social Justice and Equity Project to bring a varied and thought-provoking series of events to campus. The events were selected and planned based on proposals from students, staff, faculty and members of the local community.

Social Justice Centers

September 6, 2010
Here at Cal State San Marcos, there are three social justice centers that are open to all students. These centers are places on campus where students can come together, hangout, do homework, and meet new people. They are the Cross Cultural Center, the Women's Center, and the LGBTQ Pride Center.

Prowlin’ the Kitchen: Oatmeal– so cheap, so sweet!

September 6, 2010
A delicious, hot comfort food, oatmeal is an incredibly filling, nutritious grain that can substitute as breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert. Here are THREE amazing ideas to help take your bowl of oatmeal from hum-drum to YUMMMM!!!

Living with What You’ve Got: A Helpful Guide for New Living Situations

September 6, 2010
We’ve seen it all: demented roommates, delusional landlords, terrifying bug infestations, overly friendly stray cats, overly friendly stray significant others of said demented roommates. Your college living situation will probably totally free of hassle. Stories of terror get around because they’re the entertaining exceptions, not the rule.

The Pride gets a new online face: New website launches

August 31, 2010
With the start of a new fresh semester, The Pride brings to its students a new online playground as we unveil the modern, revamped and exciting new website.

Take Some Action: ‘Weeks of Welcome’ provides tons of ways to get involved

August 31, 2010
Running Monday, August 30th through Friday, September 10th, Weeks of Welcome events include everything from a casino night to morning coffees.
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