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...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 28, 2016
The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday kicks off the start of the Christmas shopping season.
According to Sarah Pruitt, writer specializing in historical narratives and contributor to The History Channel, this term arose in 1869 during the crash of the U.S. gold market on Sep. 24. Two Wall Street...
The traditional American Thanksgiving comes equipped with stuffing, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie and turkey. However, my family and I are not traditional, especially when food is involved. This will be our second vegan Thanksgiving and we could not be more excited for the array of food that we will enjoy.
You...
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and Nov. 14, is World Diabetes Day.
According to the American Diabetes Association, there are 1.4 million new Americans, diagnosed with diabetes annually in the United States.
Of the 1.4 million new cases, approximately 1.25 million of Americans diagnosed...
“Can I get your name for your Starbucks order?”
“Uhm, sure. It’s Ana.”
No, no one calls me Ana and never will. This is just a random identity I created for myself one day because I can’t help but feel that my name is an inconvenience at times for people.
My biggest childhood fear...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 9, 2016
I was born into a big Italian family in a small town outside Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In my culture after a stressful week, my family and I would gather at my grandparents lake home on Sunday afternoons.
Although they were considered my great grandparents, I was able to live out a piece of my...
Welcome back to another compelling editorial for The Cougar Chronicle, where we give praise to people, organizations or other subjects to our liking and throw unnecessary objects at everything we felt could be handled better at CSUSM.
In this edition, we’d like to take a moment to give praise to...
“If you want to be rich, don’t be an English major.”
“English? Wow, what can you do with that? Be a teacher?”
Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t a defense on English—or any of the humanities for that matter. These are a few of the common questions floating around, involving a...
To live near campus? Or to live off campus? I know many of students go through this dilemma of deciding where to live during our upcoming semesters.
From my personal experience, living on campus and living off campus both have pros and cons. I have commuted to CSUSM for four years but this will be...
