The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

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CAMPUS CALENDAR

November 8, 2011
A list of the events and lectures happening right here at CSUSM!

EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM NATIONWIDE TEST- NOVEMBER 9, 2011, 2:00 PM EST

November 8, 2011
FEMA will initiate a nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) test on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Standard Time.

WOMEN ARE R.A.D.- CSUSM PROMOTES AWARENESS WITH WOMEN’S SELF-DEFENSE

November 8, 2011
“I will survive and keep going, no matter what!” is one motto for the Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.) courses hosted on campus.

THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT ISSUES A WARNING TO PROSPECTIVE TRAVELERS

November 7, 2011
The Office of Communications sent an email out Oct. 25 warning students of a possible new safety risk when traveling abroad. The U.S. State Department sent a worldwide notice to CSUSM’s Risk Management and Safety Office.

PROJECT HOMELESS CONNECT SEEKS TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER

November 7, 2011
Many are not so lucky to have the luxuries of food and a place to live. Project Homeless Connect helps take care of this problem by “connecting services and resources to the people that need them” according to a flier.

STUDENTS DEMAND ACTION AGAINST HATE

October 25, 2011
Students in the Women’s Studies department at Cal State San Marcos last week launched a petition drive to push for university action on the “hateful, obscene and prejudicial content” in the controversial student-run Koala newspaper.

MOTHER NATURE GRIDLOCKS NORTHEAST PUMPKIN PRODUCTION

October 25, 2011
An average pumpkin sold in New York City could cost $25 this Halloween—twice the cost of the previous year, according to Associated Press. The price of a pumpkin in the northeastern states could nearly double due to nature’s adverse effects that devastated pumpkin crops.

CAMPUS CALENDAR

October 24, 2011
A list of the events and lectures happening right here at CSUSM!

HOMECOMING COMMITTEE CROWNS RUNNER-UP AS KING: STUDENT ASKS, “WHAT HAPPENED AT HOMECOMING?”

October 11, 2011
Saturday, Oct. 1, the Homecoming Committee crowned CSUSM’s first Homecoming King and Queen, but the runner-up for king, Kenneth LaLonde, took the crown.

SAYING GOODBYE TO A LEGACY

October 11, 2011
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011, the world lost one of the greatest innovators of our time. Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs revolutionized technology and the modern lifestyle by raising standards to heights unimaginable.

CAMPUS CALENDAR

October 11, 2011
A list of the events and lectures happening right here at CSUSM!

2011 CSUSM HEARST/CSU TRUSTEES’ AWARD RECIPIENT: LAUREN HOLLAND OVERCOMES TRAGEDIES TO RECEIVE THE CSU’S HIGHEST HONOR

October 1, 2011
CSUSM grad student Lauren Holland decided to channel her grief into action.
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