Wendolyn Leal
Staff Writer
The California Faculty Association, a union of 23,000 professors, lecturers, librarians, counselors and coaches who teach in the California State System, is currently involved in the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education.
This campaign is driven to...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
Earlier in February, Chancellor Timothy P. White held a press conference from his office in Long Beach, where students had the opportunity to voice their questions and concerns for future changes in the CSU system.
On Feb. 6, many of the topics discussed were...
By Jessie Gambrell
Staff Writer
In addition to this campus being the No. 1 safest four year university in California according to Stateuniversity.com, we are also the home of our own bomb-sniffing EOD K-9, Vince.
Vince was brought to our campus three years ago by Sgt. Raymond Derouin, who had...
By The Cougar Chronicle Staff
SAN DIEGO -- A local Internet security expert praised CSUSM’s detective work that brought down an election-rigging scheme on campus last spring. But the case against the ex-student charged with the crime shows how vulnerable computers — and their users — can be...
By Kristin Melody
Co Editor-in-Chief
SAN DIEGO — Former CSUSM student Matt Weaver was charged in federal court with four counts of fraud on Feb. 8. The FBI investigation has been ongoing since Weaver’s on-campus arrest on March 15, 2012.
According to the FBI report, Weaver was attempting to...
Report: Matt Weaver stole 740 student identities to rig ASI election
By Kristin Melody
Co Editor-in-Chief
SAN DIEGO -- Former CSUSM student Matthew Weaver was charged in federal court Friday on multiple counts of fraud related to his arrest last spring on suspicion of using stolen student passwords...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
As college students, safety on campus is an immediate concern for students, staff and parents. Since the recent shootings in the U.S., students are taught to take extra safety precautions to ensure their well-being, since being a student on any campus creates an...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
Whether students are just beginning their academic career at CSUSM or are ready to check into their furthering education, it is never too late to become involved on campus. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), student government on campus, aims to empower students, giving...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
As one election winds down, another starts up. There were many changes made regarding the rules of the 2013 ASI elections, they were discussed and altered when the Associate Student, Inc. Rules Committee met last semester. Many of these changes include candidate’s...
Karla Reyes
Staff Writer
The Cougar Chronicle partners with the Office of Communication to provide timely newsworthy information for students.
Presidents Report to The Community.
On Feb. 7, President Karen Haynes will host the ninth annual Report to the Community. She will cover our campus’...
By Morgan Hall
Co-Editor in Chief
From bottles to cans and paper to plastic, CSUSM prepares to recycle its heart out for the 13th annual RecycleMania competition.
On Jan. 20, a ten-week competition involving over 600 colleges and universities across 49 states and Four Canadian Provenances...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
Last fall, Governor Jerry Brown gained the support of California State University students with his new budget proposals aimed at keeping tuition from increasing. With the success of Prop. 30, some CSU students received a reimbursement of $249, or 9 percent of the...
