Organizations inform students on health and wellness for the holidays
December 7, 2019
Eat Well Eat Wise educated students on healthy eating during the holidays and provided resources from local health organizations to those suffering from eating disorders at the USU on Nov. 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event, hosted by the Student Health and Counseling Services (NCHS), was organized...
Cougar Care Network addresses student homelessness at CSUSM
December 7, 2019
Representatives from the Cougar Care Network and YMCA came out to discuss the rising issue of student homelessness and food insecurity at the Hunger and Homelessness Panel during the evening of Nov. 20 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Students who walked into USU 2310-B first had the chance to fill out a...
Faculty, staff and students share priorities for new CSU chancellor at open forum
December 7, 2019
The CSU Board of Trustees Special Committee to Consider the Selection of the Chancellor continued their search for the next chancellor of the CSU system during an open forum at CSUSM on Dec. 3. With the current chancellor of the CSU system, Timothy P. White, recently announcing his intent to retire,...
Panel discusses importance of careers in foreign language
December 7, 2019
Students assembled to attend a panel with members from campus organizations to learn about careers that utilize the use of a foreign language. The Academic Success Center, Office of Global Education and Career Center collaborated to host the panel during U-hour on Nov. 20. Hillary Taylor, the Academic...
Audit finds irregularities in ASI accounting records
December 7, 2019
Law enforcement officials are investigating accounting irregularities involving as much as $80,000 following an audit of Associated Students Inc. by Aldrich CPA+Advisors LLP released on Sept. 26. Analysis of the “Other” expenses shows that “Management and General” expenses tallied up to $79,504...
No update available on CC unit probe
November 21, 2019
Last month, The Cougar Chronicle published a story regarding a university employee who is currently under investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate interaction with someone the employee believed to be a minor. The person’s employment is under the CSUSM Corporation, not the university itself....
CSUSM takes steps towards a smoke free campus
Rachael Maddux, New Reporter
November 21, 2019
The Safety, Health & Sustainability organization held its annual Let’s Clear the Air Together event to institute advocacy for a smoke-free campus, promote awareness that tobacco use creates toxic waste and inform students about the impact of second- hand smoke. Approximately 40 students gathered...
Greek life competes in sixth annual drag show
Sydney Bayaca ,Jaelyn Decena, Staff Wrtiers
November 21, 2019
Throughout an evening of drag kings and queens, students were entertained by dance routines, poetic rapping and lip sync battles. The LGBTQA Pride Center and Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK), a fraternity at CSUSM, collaborated to host their sixth annual drag show competition at the USU Ballroom on Nov.8 from...
Faculty raises concerns on provost search
Adrianna Adame, News Editor
November 21, 2019
Editor’s note: This story has been edited since its original print publication on Nov. 20, 2019. CSUSM faculty and staff attended a campus open forum to discuss and share their insights into what each department is looking for when it comes to a new provost. Representatives from various academic ...
Experts on HIV share experiences to educate the public
Christina Suarez, News Reporer
November 21, 2019
HIV advocates gathered for Destigmatizing HIV, a panel that focused on educating an audience of about 25 people on why HIV needs to be destigmatized. Destigmatizing HIV was the final panel in the Activist Lab Series organized by the Cross-Cultural Center. The panel occurred on Nov. 13 at the USU Ballroom...
Haunted Harvest Festival hosts Halloween Festivities
Sydney Bayaca, Staff Writer
November 10, 2019
The spooky sounds of classic Halloween tracks echoed across campus, along with the glow of the orange string lights that were spread throughout the Haunted Harvest Festival on Oct. 30. Hundreds of students gathered in front of the USU on the chilly evening to celebrate Halloween and p...
Students hear perspective of immigration reporter
Adrianna Adame, News Editor
November 10, 2019
Hundreds of students filled the seats of the USU Ballroom to attend Deconstructing the Border: A Reporter’s Perspective, on the evening of Oct. 23. Kate Morrissey, a journalist at the San Diego Union Tribune discussed her experience as an immigration reporter, which she had been working as since 2016. ...
