Oh my goodness gracious, your favorite part of the newspaper is back and better than ever! That’s right, I’m referring to your friendly editorial corner of the Opinion Section!
For those of you who are new, the editorial consists of various types of topics! From serious concerns such as speaking...
Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter
• December 14, 2016
This semester has been a crazy one; the amount of classes, work and the paper have been overwhelming and the last thing on my mind was getting engaged.
I’m a third year at CSUSM and my fiancé and I have been dating since freshman year of high school. We plan on getting married AFTER college of...
Welcome back to the final segment of The Cougar Chronicle’s inaugural semester of editorials ‒ a place where the voice of our independent, student newspaper speaks candidly on topics that matter to us.
We’d like to give a big thank you to everyone who helped make this editorial a fun read this...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 14, 2016
‘Twas the night before finals, when all through the house,
The coffee was brewing and I spilled on my blouse.
The phone never did rang; it’s on silent over there.
To focus and study because now, I finally care.
My stomach growled, for it had not been fed.
Just built up stress;...
I plan to go to graduate school for Biology, become an endocrinologist and a geneticist and dedicate my life to solving that complex, nagging riddle/elephant in the room that we all fail to acknowledge: Death.
It sounds like I have a lot on my plate. Maybe I’ve bit off more than I can chew, but...
Hannah Snider, Club Sports Reporter
• December 14, 2016
Christmas is by far the best holiday of the year, at least in my book.
I am fortunate to have grown up with a very tight-knit family that loves food, which is the best combination. I also grew up in a very Christian home; both my grandparents were pastors and I pretty much live at church. Christmas...
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it.”
Ferris Bueller is correct and I did not notice this until I entered college. I feel like I moved into the dorms as a freshman yesterday and now, here I am, graduating this December.
I will admit,...
Coming into my freshman year of college, I had tons of questions and preconceptions. I questioned what it would be like to live with people other than my kinfolk. I pondered the thought of what kind of student I would become. These uncertainties were only the surface.
Although, amongst all of my thoughts...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 28, 2016
I walk the streets
Lined with gold and red
The trees seemed like paintings
Locked in my head.
Rolls of newspapers
Sit on the ground
Coupons for sales
For stores all around town.
Students’ eyes
Filling with stress
Finals are coming
And no one is at rest.
Mom is...
I love mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without them. Although there’s a darker side to the November holiday (I won’t get into that here), I’d like to focus on the good times. And like all good times in my life that I can remember, I never had a bad time when potatoes...
October, November and December are my three favorite months of the year.
November brings joy and celebration with Thanksgiving, an old-time tradition. Friends and family will come together as the Pilgrims and Native Americans did 395 years ago.
Getting the chance to celebrate and share this holiday...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 28, 2016
I glance at the pictures hung on the wall: my parent’s wedding, the birth of my cousins, my aunt’s new home.
The parade is on T.V. and giant turkey floats glide by the crowds of kids, wrapped up in warm scarves, hats and mittens.
A variety of foods waft past each guest as they walk by, mixing...
