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Students for Justice in Palestine Speak Up

‘Who’s Going to Stand Up for Us?’: SJP Members Respond to Trump’s New Promises

Saturn Salama, News Editor February 18, 2025

On January 30, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order that may affect or deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests. This executive order also promised to protect the civil rights of our Jewish citizens. “I will…quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers...

Kellogg found its new Library Dean. 

Photo Credit: CSUSM Photoshelter

What’s Next for the Library? There’s a New Dean in Town

Saturn Salama, News Editor February 18, 2025

As of this summer, Cinthya Ippoliti will step in as the new dean of the library.  CSUSM has been without an official library dean for almost a year now. Char Booth and Toni Olivas have stepped in as interim co-deans since the fall semester and will continue until the summer. The previous library...

A flower in front of the clock tower at CSUSM

CSU System launches new AI initiative

Hannah Crawford, Features Editor February 12, 2025

On Tuesday, February 4, CSU Chancellor Mildred Garcia announced an initiative to give students across all 23 Cal State campuses access to OpenAI tools, such as ChatGPT. The same day, a press conference was held at San Jose State University where Chancellor Garcia announced the plan to make AI more accessible...

Know your rights and emergency planning 

Photo Credit: CSUSM Dreamer Resource Office

‘Know Your Rights’: Jewish Family Service Educates CSUSM Students and Staff on Their Constitutional Rights

Saturn Salama, News Editor February 4, 2025

On January 30, the Jewish Family Service advised undocumented and temporary protected status (TPS) students and employees through a presentation and Q&A. Jewish Family Service is an organization that offers free legal advice through the Dreamers Resource Office.  The event, “Know Your Rights,”...

Fire spreads close to a neighborhood in Bonsall.

Photo Credits: San Diego Foundation

Extreme Weather Conditions Impact Students at CSUSM

Saturn Salama, News Editor January 31, 2025

Last Tuesday, the Lilac Fire erupted in Bonsall, driven by intense Santa Ana winds and dry fuels. The fire spread rapidly from Old Highway 395 and Lilac Road.  Cal Fire took preemptive measures to place firefighters across California and Oregon in Riverside County. These firefighters, alongside other...

President Trump pointing in the Oval Office 

Photo credits: European Pressphoto Agency

Civil Rights groups sue President Trump

Saturn Salama, News Editor January 31, 2025

On Monday, January 21, President Trump was inaugurated for a second time. President Trump launched several new policies and promises on immigration, climate change, and gender; he also advanced efforts via an executive order to shut down federal agencies overseeing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs....

CSUSM'S Mecha and SJP joined together to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump.

“No Fascist USA” Protest draws attention amid campus events

Hannah Crawford and Nahomi Garcia Alarcon January 27, 2025

On January 21, Cal State San Marcos students gathered at Kellogg Plaza for the “No Fascist USA” protest during U-Hour. The event was organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Movimiento Estudiantil Chicanx de Aztlán (M.E.Ch.A). The protest was held in response to the inauguration...

CSUSM’s ASI calls for a ceasefire in new resolution

Saturn Salama, Assistant A&E Editor December 16, 2024

CSUSM’s Associated Students Inc., or ASI, created a resolution to “call for a bilateral, permanent ceasefire in Palestine.” This resolution expresses solidarity with Palestinian, Arab, and Jewish members of both the global and CSUSM communities while condemning public comments that support human...

CSUEU organizers at the demonstration on November 19th.

CSU Employees Union Student Workers Rally in Administration Building to Demand Fair Treatment

Nahomi Garcia Alarcon and Emilio Serrano November 26, 2024

The CSU Employees Union student workers delivered a petition, consisting of 4,000 signatures, to President Neufeldt’s office on Tuesday to express their frustrations with California State University leadership. The CSUEU represents over 35,000 student workers and career staff across the CSU system....

Students protesting outside the Social Behavioral Sciences Building

CSUSM Community Rallies Against Anti-Immigrant Signage

Danya Rodriguez and Nahomi Garcia Alarcon November 4, 2024

A 'No Human is Illegal' protest, led by the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA) and the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), took place at Kellogg Library Circle on October 24. The protest directly addressed recent displays by the CSUSM Republicans student organization, whose signage...

Library staff informed students and guests about the resources the Kellogg Library provides.

Celebrating The Kellogg Library’s 20th Anniversary

Danya Rodriguez, Editor-In-Chief October 23, 2024

The Kellogg Library is a five-story building that cost $48 million and opened its doors in the Spring of 2004. Twenty years later it still is a crucial resource and plays a key role in the teaching and learning of students. On October 10, current library staff members gathered around the Kellogg...

Cross Cultural Center Workshop Features Borderlands Relief Collective

Cross Cultural Center Workshop Features Borderlands Relief Collective

Justin Gans, Opinions Editor October 7, 2024

Last Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Cross-Cultural Center featured the Borderlands Relief Collective (BRC) for an Activist Lab workshop covering humanitarian relief volunteer opportunities along the US-Mexico border.  Sarah and Kirsten led a presentation covering the BRC’s work, immigration politics, and...

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