Natalie Navarro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• February 12, 2021
With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the switch from in-person classes to virtual learning, some students have used creative ways to fill their time. One CSUSM student, Stacey Trejo, has taken her excess time to jumpstart a small business.
Trejo, a senior criminal justice major, has spent the...
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As part of the effort to fight COVID-19 in the region, San Diego County has begun to operate a vaccine supersite center at CSUSM.
Beyond providing a location, CSUSM is not directly involved in running the supersite; the county is overseeing all operations...
Citing the high number of COVID-19 cases in the county, the ASI Cougar Pantry will not resume food distributions until Feb. 17.
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The Academic Senate passed a resolution on Wednesday to expand the credit/no credit (CR/NC) grading option for the 2020-2021 academic year. The resolution passed with 57 votes for, three against and one abstain.
“As the semester progressed, it became increasingly apparent how stressful the fall...
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ASI Cougar Pantry will not resume food distributions until Feb. 17, according to an update posted on their website. The Cougar Pantry did not hold distributions over winter break, but was originally scheduled to start up on Jan. 27.
“The decision...
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CSUSM’s annual security report revealed that 2019 had a net increase in reported crimes and violations of state and local drug, liquor and weapons laws compared to the previous year.
The report contains statistics on calendar years 2017, 2018 and...
ASI Cougar Pantry temporarily suspended
ASI Cougar Pantry will not resume distributions until Feb. 17, according to an update posted on their website. The Cougar Pantry had stopped distributions for winter break, but was originally scheduled to start up again on Jan. 27.
“The decision is a result...
ASI announced on Dec. 4 that they are canceling Cougar Pantry distributions for the remainder of the fall semester because an ASI team member tested positive for COVID-19.
ASI cannot disclose when the ASI team member tested positive or when they last worked the Cougar Pantry, but ASI was notified...
The California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) announced on Dec. 3 that there will be no athletic competition for the spring semester.
By the next time competition is allowed, student athletes will have not played competitively for a year and a half.
“CCAA Board of Presidents, in conjunction...
Students living on-campus will continue to be provided the opportunity to remain in the dorms with COVID-appropriate regulations and virtual holiday events throughout winter break.
Staying in on-campus housing over winter break comes at no additional cost to the student, but they will be expected...
Instructional & Information Technology Services (IITS) issued an email notice to the entire campus community on Oct. 6 that CSUSM’s internal network had recently been infiltrated by an unknown actor.
An Information Security unit identified the harmful incident took place overnight from Oct....
This story was updated on Dec. 16 to include CSUSM's extension of the fall 2021 application deadline, current COVID-19 numbers and an update on CSUSM's plans for spring break.
CSU anticipates return to in person learning for fall 2021
The CSU released a statement Wednesday saying that it plans to...
