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ASI Undie Run 2014 gathers clothes for local shelters

May 9, 2014

Photos from the Associated Student Inc. Undie Run May 1, 2014 provided by Sarah Hughes. Participants arrived in clothes they wished to donate to local shelters and then donated them right before the run began....

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Rainbow Recognition at CSUSM and Lavender Graduation’s history

May 9, 2014

By Sarah Hughes & Katlin Sweeney News Editor & Editor-In-Chief Lavender Graduation spotlights accomplishments of lesbian, gay, transgender or intersex, questioning or queer and ally (LGBTQA ) students who are graduating at many universities. In tracing the origins of Lavender, a...

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Voting for Kellogg Library’s Common Read

May 8, 2014

By Sarah Hughes News Editor The Kellogg Library wants help choosing the 2014 to 2015 Common Read. The program hopes to provide a book that brings the campus and community together over reading it and discussing its themes. The winning book is supposed to be a source of academic unity, delving at...

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Students Initiate Raza Center

May 8, 2014

By Katlin Sweeney Editor-In-Chief Members of the student body and various student orgs are uniting to advocate for the creation of a Raza Center on campus. Translating from Spanish to mean People Center, a Raza Center would function as a means of providing support to Latino students and cultural...

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Literature and Writing Club Graduation Party

May 7, 2014

By Nada Sewidan The CSUSM Literature and Writing department is sponsoring a graduation party for all literature and writing students on May 15th from 4:30pm to 6:30pm at the Clarke Field House Grand Salon. Students in the LTWR club along side Professor Heidi Breuer are helping plan the event...

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Political Beat: Takeover in Crimea

April 24, 2014

By Ryan Downs Senior Staff Writer Tensions between European nations and the Russian Federation flared for the first time in almost twenty years a few months ago when the latter invaded Ukrainian land. But with the recent complete takeover of Crimea, it is unclear what measures Russia will take next....

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Parking prices gouge the student body

April 24, 2014

By Anne Hall Design Editor Students, faculty and staff alike are frustrated as parking prices continually add to the financial burden of attending CSUSM. Since the completion of the 487,000 square foot parking structure in July 2010, Parking and Commuters Services has been trying to make up for...

Celebrating the new USU

April 24, 2014

By Miguel Magana Staff Writer The University Student Union kicked off its Grand Opening with cheers and glee from all aspects of the San Marcos community. The grand opening is being called “The Beat: See it! Hear it! Feel it!” because of it’s “heartbeat” function to the campus. The union...

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French Club Promotes Lucas Dunn Memorial Scholarship

April 24, 2014

By Amanda Lenox Dr. Veronica Anover and the French Club try to keep one student’s memory alive through the Lucas Dunn Memorial Scholarship after he died from a rock-climbing accident. Lucas Dunn was a CSUSM student who tragically passed away on May 17, 2013, before he was going to leave to...

Guilty plea in ‘sexploitation’ case

April 17, 2014

By Katlin Sweeney Editor-in-Chief CSUSM student Jared James Abrahams, 19, was arrested for allegedly hacking into the webcams and computers of multiple women and has officially plead guilty. According to the FBI, Abrahams was in court the morning of Nov. 12 for a change of plea hearing that resulted...

Survey Participants Believe Magazines Don’t Affect Their Body Image

April 10, 2014

By Sarah Hughes News Editor Two non-scientific surveys of convenience were conducted online and in-person at CSUSM to measure how the San Marcos and online communities feel about the use of Photoshop in magazines. Done as a follow-up to Alex Maravillas’ article in issue eight, Feb. 5, 2014, the...

Natural Beauty is Preferred Aesthetic

April 10, 2014

By Rachel Smith Staff Writer Magazines and advertising companies are beginning to give into demands for natural beauty. Key movements from 2012 on seem to suggest that the beauty industry is changing to relieve social problems associated with low body-image. CSUSM’s opinion on the matter is examined. On...

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