“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...
Have you ever woken up in bed with a stranger, one whose name you can’t seem to remember? Or how about waking up with last night’s clothes and the remnants of beer stains all over it? You’re just reeking of alcohol and cigarettes and then you have to do the “walk of shame” the day after Halloween?...
As we approach the end of the semester, students are beginning to feel anxious at the thought of finals approaching.
After months of hard work, your grade comes down to one greatly-feared exam, the final. What makes it so stressful for students is that most finals are compacted into one long week...
“CSUSM is my only option left, really?”
My senior year of high school, I was excited to be accepted into a four year university, but I was bothered that UCSD and SDSU rejected me, leaving me with only Cal State San Marcos as my last option.
CSUSM was my safety school that I didn’t care for....
Five years ago, I found a lump on my left breast and the first thing that came to mind was, “Could I have breast cancer?”
I was terrified and began searching for answers on the internet.
I started to monitor my lump for about six months and in those months, I noticed that it was increasing...
Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• November 2, 2016
With early classes and late nights, without a doubt, the one place students turn to the most is coffee shops. But with Better Buzz and Starbucks around the corner, which should you choose? Some say, “Life is better buzzed” but I say life is better with convenience, simplicity and familiarity. And...
I am a white woman who will never understand what it feels like to be racially profiled. However, I still sympathize with people of color and try to understand what they are going through even though this may never be enough.
According to csumentor.edu, there are 48.5% Hispanic/Latino, 25.4% white,...
Picture this: The year is 1999 and you are five years old. Your parents decide to take you to your very first circus! Of course you aren’t sure what to expect but you are just a wound-up, bundle of excitement. Finally, you get there and that’s when you meet them. The clowns. You’re petrified...
Imagine being tethered to a stiff leather recliner. Your mouth is numb as synthetic latex fingers pry open your mouth. Giant rubber pads are shoved between your teeth. A rubber hose stabs underneath the tongue. It begins suctioning up the spittle and tears of its next victim. As a white light blinds,...
Halloween is a time of year to be scary but you don’t have to be a professional makeup artist to create something nasty and gory.
Most of what you need is already found in your makeup bag and if not, it can be bought for a cheap price in any Halloween store.
Here’s what you will need:...
Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a country divided by a sea of beautiful and decadent colors. In one corner, weighing in at 29 percent of the American populace: the Democrats. In the other, at 26 percent: the Republicans (Gallup). These two parties, consisting of only 55 percent of Americans, make up...
