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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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Students advocate for credit/no credit grading option

Students advocate for credit/no credit grading option

Anneliese Esparza, A&E Editor April 7, 2020

In this time of self-isolation, CSUSM students aren’t letting physical distancing get in the way of standing together to voice their support of a credit/no credit grading option. Several petitions on Change.org advocate for the grading shift. Chelsea Betancourt, JoAnna Mary Noel Brown and Tasha...

ASI Cougar Pantry provides aid to students despite COVID impact

Antonio Pequeño, Editor-in-Chief April 4, 2020

In the face of the blow that COVID-19 has dealt to several campus entities and programs, the ASI Cougar Pantry quickly adapted its operations and continued its effort to lessen food insecurity at CSUSM. The ASI Cougar Pantry, which previously offered free produce distribution days in addition...

Academic Senate considers whether to relax academic policies amid pandemic

Academic Senate considers whether to relax academic policies amid pandemic

Anneliese Esparza, A&E Editor April 4, 2020

The Academic Policy Committee (APC) of the CSUSM Academic Senate is forming a resolution that would make changes to academic policies such as credit/no credit, withdrawals, probation, disqualification, internships and independent study. APC plans to complete a resolution by the upcoming senate meeting...

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Faculty members share changes and challenges with transition to online instruction

Anneliese Esparza, A&E Editor March 29, 2020

After the coronavirus pandemic prompted the university to transition to online instruction, faculty were forced to radically retool their course structures and quickly come up with creative solutions to adapt to current circumstances. To ease faculty members’ transition to online learning, the university...

Michael Garrett to become ASI president

Adrianna Adame, News Editor March 28, 2020

Third-year student Michael Garrett will be the next ASI president. Garrett, a sociology and criminology double major, won 56.73 percent of the votes, tallying 472 ballots. The ASI Board of Directors released the voting results via email, their election website and on Instagram on March 26 at 2:30...

ASI Election ballot becomes available to students

Adrianna Adame, News Editor March 25, 2020

Three candidates are running for ASI President and 7 others are running for various ASI positions for the 2020-2021 academic school year. ASI Elections occur from March 23 at 7 a.m. until March 25 at 5 p.m. Students were emailed an online ballot to fill out and submit, by the ASI Board of Directors...

CSUSM to postpone 2020 commencement

CSUSM to postpone 2020 commencement

Adrianna Adame, News Editor March 21, 2020

The 2020 CSUSM commencement ceremony will be postponed, announced the Office of the President via email on Wednesday, March 18. Commencement was originally scheduled to have 3,641 students walk on May 15-16, but the ceremony will be postponed to a later date this year according to the Office of Communication. “We...

Kazim Ali has written across several genres, including poetry, memoir and fiction.

Transnational, multi-genre poet visits campus to share writing

Anneliese Esparza, A&E Editor March 8, 2020

On Feb. 28, CSUSM students had the opportunity of hearing from author Kazim Ali read from and speak about his work. The reading was hosted by the Literature and Writing department as part of their Community and World Literary Series (CWLS), a series where acclaimed contemporary authors visit campus to...

Graduate student peer interns and a nursing student were amongst others that ran the Eating Disorder Screenings.

Eating Disorder Screening Day offers resources to students

Adrianna Adame, News Editor March 8, 2020

Around 150 students took part in the Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) annual Eating Disorder Screening Day, getting the chance to learn about how to prevent an eating disorder and where to seek treatment to get on the road to recovery. SHCS held events such as Eating Disorder Screening...

Interim Medical Director of CSUSMs Student Health & Counseling Services Dr. James Chun discusses vaccine distribution and campus reopening.

Coronavirus prompts campus preparations

Antonio Pequeño, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2020

As new updates on the coronavirus entered the news cycle over the past week, CSUSM shared further information on the respiratory disease with respect to the campus community. Campus Risk Manager & Director of Integrated Risk Management (IRM) Erin Fullerton said that IRM is “taking the appropriate...

Workshop informs students of unhealthy digital relationship habits and abuse

Workshop informs students of unhealthy digital relationship habits and abuse

Adrianna Adame, News Editor February 22, 2020

Student Health & Counseling Services held their Healthy Tech Relationships workshop which informed students on the nuances of digital relationships. “The plan is…to touch on people that are thinking about using online dating for a relationship and just some things to think about with that,”...

Students learn about voter registration rights

Adrianna Adame, News Editor February 22, 2020

The Cross-Cultural Center held the Politics and Voter Registration Rights discussion as a part of the Civility Dialogue series, a series by the Civility Campaign focused on bringing students together to peacefully discuss politics and political issues. A small group of students was in attendance for...

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