CSUSM is a growing campus with new opportunities and experiences every day. Our school started with 600 students in Fall 1990 on a six-building campus, and it has evolved into the lively campus we see today. But has CSUSM caught up with its students’ needs?
According to Fall 2025 Housing Statistics,...
In 2025, two big denim brands, American Eagle and Gap, dropped ad campaigns that had everyone talking for different reasons. American Eagle teamed up with actress Sydney Sweeney, while Gap featured the global pop group KATSEYE. One ad stirred up significant controversy, while the other earned praise...
From July 2025 to June 2026, the CSU will pay $15 million to make ChatGPT available for all students. But students, staff, and faculty are raising questions about the CSU’s decision to embrace artificial intelligence while it also threatens layoffs and belt-tightening. Many also worry that ChatGPT...
Rising political tensions in the U.S. have produced a wide range of responses. Some have been motivated to act, speaking out and getting involved in political organizations. Others are choosing silence for their personal safety since they may identify with a vulnerable group. Both responses are understandable...
Recently, a development from CA Governor Gavin Newsom stated that the CSU system will be faced with a 7.95% reduction in funding (about $375 million). This dramatic decrease alone hurts students because it would affect the quality of mental health services, cause a hiring freeze for faculty and staff,...
National parks hit a world record in 2024 with 331,863,358 visits. And as of recently, more than 1,000 national park workers have been laid off by the Trump administration.
Terminations began on February 14 to national park workers across America in favor of “shrinking” the federal workforce....
Transgender people are being attacked across the country. From the stony walls of law and policy to the towering big cities and sprawling countryside, there is a great fear.
As progressive as San Diego appears to be, even our own politicians and community members would prefer to use us for political...
As CSUSM faculty, lecturers, librarians, and staff we denounce the current administration’s efforts to criminalize, penalize, and target student activists, and activism in general, on our campus. On February 20, 2025, students staged a series of nonviolent direct actions to disrupt the Social Mobility...
On February 20, CSUSM hosted the Social Mobility Symposium in the University Student Union—an event dedicated to faculty and universities uplifting their students to success. It was an event for brainstorming and suggesting solutions. Chancellor Mildred García, the Chancellor of California State University,...
Academic dishonesty has been prevalent in the past few years. Professors have had to keep an eye out for misinformation in students' essays, a student impersonating one of their peers when taking an exam, and plagiarism. But now, professors and teachers all around the world must be aware of the use of...
Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance was illuminating, powerful, and symbolic. It is no secret that Kendrick is a lyrical genius, but also a master performer. Many people were anticipating his performance to comment on the current state of America: politically divided, and to take it as another opportunity...
In today’s changing world, a new notion has started to take root in a small but very vocal group: the idea that books and politics should not share the same space. In social media, there is a growing trend of readers expressing their desire to escape political conversations by turning to BookTok and...
