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Campus Notes (2/13/21)

Campus Notes (2/13/21)

Anneliese Esparza, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2021

In-person classes and resources to resume this week The USU computer lab and the ASI Cougar Pantry will reopen the week of Feb. 15. Additionally, the few spring classes that are in-person will be allowed to begin on-campus instruction on the same day.  In-person classes and campus resources have...

Senior Stacey Trejo decided to start a small business selling chocolate-covered strawberries to fill her extra time during quarantine.

Student opens small strawberry decorating business

Natalie Navarro, Assistant Opinion Editor February 12, 2021

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the switch from in-person classes to virtual learning, some students have used creative ways to fill their time. One CSUSM student, Stacey Trejo, has taken her excess time to jumpstart a small business.  Trejo, a senior criminal justice major, has spent the...

People wait in line to get a COVID-19 vaccine at the CSUSM Sports Center on Jan. 31.

Vaccine supersite opens at CSUSM

Anneliese Esparza, Editor-in-Chief February 11, 2021

To see this story in video form, click here. As part of the effort to fight COVID-19 in the region, San Diego County has begun to operate a vaccine supersite center at CSUSM.  Beyond providing a location, CSUSM is not directly involved in running the supersite; the county is overseeing all operations...

The Academic Senate voted to expand the credit/no credit (CR/NC) grading option for the 2020-2021 academic year.

Academic Senate alters credit/no credit policy

Anneliese Esparza and Richard Ho February 9, 2021

The Academic Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday to expand the credit/no credit (CR/NC) grading option for the 2020-2021 academic year. The resolution passed with 57 votes for, three against and one abstain. “As the semester progressed, it became increasingly apparent how stressful the fall...

CSUSM’s annual security report showed that there was a net increase in reported crimes and violations of state and local drug, liquor and weapons laws in 2019 compared to the previous year.

Annual security report shows increase in reported crime

Anneliese Esparza, Editor-in-Chief February 5, 2021

To see this story in video form, click here. CSUSM’s annual security report revealed that 2019 had a net increase in reported crimes and violations of state and local drug, liquor and weapons laws compared to the previous year.  The report contains statistics on calendar years 2017, 2018 and...

Campus Notes (1/29/21)

Campus Notes (1/29/21)

Anneliese Esparza, Editor-in-Chief January 29, 2021

ASI Cougar Pantry temporarily suspended ASI Cougar Pantry will not resume distributions until Feb. 17, according to an update posted on their website. The Cougar Pantry had stopped distributions for winter break, but was originally scheduled to start up again on Jan. 27. “The decision is a result...

Student athletes will have to wait another semester to compete. (Pictured: Sarah Aragon on the women's soccer team.)

Winter, spring athletic competition canceled at CSUSM

Brittney Scardina, Staff Writer December 23, 2020

The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced on Dec. 3 that there will be no athletic competition for the spring semester.  By the next time competition is allowed, student athletes will have not played competitively for a year and a half.  “CCAA Board of Presidents, in conjunction...

Students are allowed to stay in dorms over winter break, but must continue to adhere to COVID-19 safety protocols.

Students can remain in on-campus housing throughout winter break

Kristie Castillo, Staff Writer December 22, 2020

Students living on-campus will continue to be provided the opportunity to remain in the dorms with COVID-appropriate regulations and virtual holiday events throughout winter break.  Staying in on-campus housing over winter break comes at no additional cost to the student, but they will be expected...

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