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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Last spring, students voted to keep the Recreation Fee at $35 instead of increasing it for a new Wellness and Recreation Center. Since last spring, staff at the Rec Center have reconsidered their plan based on student feedback, resulting in another referendum, or campus-wide process of adjusting...
On June 18, 2024, CSUSM began advertising for a new Library Dean. The Kellogg Library has been without a dean since last spring semester so the university recommended August 5, 2024, as the cutoff date for applications. This would allow time for the candidates to be fully considered for the role.
The...
On Friday, April 19, CSUSM Campus Recreation announced that the measure to increase students’ Recreation Fee did not pass. If passed, the increased fee would have supported CSUSM’s proposed Wellness and Recreation Facility.
The special referendum election ran from April 9 through April 11. Nearly...
The finalists have been announced for the CSUSM Symposium on Student Research, Creative Activities, & Innovation. They are now moving on to represent CSUSM at the 38th annual CSU Student Research Competition. The competition intends “to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly...
San Diego County has a whopping $8.2 billion budget, handled by the County Board of Supervisors.
Have you ever wondered what the San Diego County Board of Supervisors does? If so, the local San Diego affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is hosting an event that explains how the County...
