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The Cougar Chronicle honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October 12, 2017

October is the first full month of fall with its festivities and changes in weather -- the beaches empty, the Liquidambar leaves fall and pumpkins line doorsteps. But enthusiasm for the season may obscure another important marker: National Disability Employment Awareness Month. About 56.7 million...

Letter to the Editor: Students for Life clarifies lawsuit against CSUSM

Nathan Apodaca September 28, 2017

Editor’s Note: The Cougar Chronicle reached out to ASI, and ASI respectfully declined response to this letter. The recent Cougar Chronicle article failed to include three critical facts that tell the true story behind the lawsuit brought by CSUSM Students for Life (SFL) and my challenge to the University’s...

Students speak on DACA and immigration

Sara Freitag, Opinion Editor September 28, 2017

Our beloved CSUSM community comprises individuals of diverse backgrounds, yet we make one student body.  The last several weeks have held a commotion of political rhetoric, changes and uncertainty for many.  With the rescinding of DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), many students within...

A beautiful sunset as seen from CSUSM campus might shine a light of appreciation of the small things.

Aspirations for this coming school year

Sabrina Belknap, Assistant Features Editor September 28, 2017

With the school year set in full swing, it’s time to get back on that grind and conquer the semesters in front of us! Although things can get a bit hectic this time of year, it’s important to take a step back, reground ourselves and focus on goals that will allow us to bloom into the people we...

Expressing your voice in class can be daunting but is well worth the risk.

Loud Voice, Great Mind

Alexa Morales Garcia, Features Writer September 28, 2017

It’s one thing to have a class that has 50 to 200 students, but to also have a class where participation is the key to passing, it is important that your voice is heard. Now don’t get me wrong, I know how hard it is to raise your hand in class. I personally am shy in a class setting. Why? Sometimes...

Meghan enjoying her coffee in the Cougar Chronicle office where she feels right at home.

Freshman again, words from a transfer student

Meghan Taylor, Assistant Entertainment Editor September 28, 2017

As a fourth year college student, you would think that I would have it all together by now - I don’t. Being a transfer student sounds easy, but I am actually having a hard time with it. I am someone who needs a game plan. I need to feel like I have it under control, and the second I don’t, I...

The Importance of Indigenous People’s Day

The Importance of Indigenous People’s Day

Bryanna Martinez, Assistant Opinion Editor September 28, 2017

With certain holidays, we honor a person or commemorate a special day. As of this year, California  recognizes a new holiday, Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  Such a tradition has been introduced in order to bring awareness regarding our nation’s history. Columbus Day - Oct. 9 - is a holiday with some...

Positive messages and a journal for your thoughts can serve as a cheaper form of therapy.

The time I began to let it go

Bryanna Martinez, Assistant Opinion Editor September 13, 2017

This summer as I enjoyed the breezy weather, I spent time traveling, being with family and writing stories. I do not know how, but I began to feel overwhelmed about life while speaking with my mother about fitting society’s mold. Examples of such conformity include applying makeup on the daily and...

There are plenty of cozy places on our campus to chill with your new found friends.

Words beyond the graduation

Hannah Snider, Sports Editor September 13, 2017

To Whom It May Concern: This letter I am writing to you- for you- is to help inspire something deep within your hearts. I have not come here today to lecture you about something you already know. My point isn’t to repackage or reprocess an already dull message seeming to be stuck on repeat. No,...

What an A minus taught me about identity

Sara Freitag, Opinion Editor September 13, 2017

Last semester, I received an A minus, and my life went from being “perfect on paper” to now “flawed.” For my entire academic career, I had prided myself on possessing a 4.00.  In fact, I hid behind it.  I even enlisted it as ammunition at times that I felt weak or judged for my blonde hair...

How we face the reality of white supremacy

How we face the reality of white supremacy

Samantha Carrillo, Opinion Writer September 13, 2017

From the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement to the Black Lives Matter movement in more recent years, the average American person could assume that ideals of equality and open-mindedness in the United States have long been established.   Such long-standing progress may lead an individual...

Five places to check out in San Diego before summer ends

Five places to check out in San Diego before summer ends

Sabrina Belknap, Staff Writer September 13, 2017

As this season of sunshine comes to a close, what better way to end the summer than by soaking up the best that San Diego has to offer?  Here are the top five places to check out before we welcome the chillier months ahead.   “Movies on the Beach” at Hotel Del Coronado Grab a beach blanket,...

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