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...
The first presidential debate of 2016 became the most-watched in our nation’s history.
But what about my local representation?
California’s 49th Congressional District includes the following cities: Encinitas, Carlsbad, Vista and Oceanside.
Republican Darrell Issa has represented this district...
With this upcoming presidential election, many students are conflicted on whether or not they should vote, others are just apathetic.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of 18 through 25 year-olds who had voted in the 2008 presidential election (44.3 percent) dropped to 38 percent...
When I log into fantasy football, I expect just that – an online space that allows opportunities to focus on fantasy but with a foot firmly planted in the reality of professional sports.
Politics has no place in the realm of fantasy sports. All ads placed in such a space are in poor taste and tarnish...
I’m voting for Donald Trump.
He’s got my vote because I think he is the change that the United States of America needs in order to be crowned one of the best nations in our world today.
Americans are tired of politician after politician going through the Oval Office and only advancing...
People have their own opinions about Hillary Clinton and the mistake she made with her email server. However, I hope people can look past the mistake and see her the way I view her: An intelligent, independent and strong woman who will work hard as our next president of the United States.
I am voting...
Welcome back to another edition of The Cougar Chronicle’s editorial column.
In this edition, we’ll be giving out boxes of chocolate to moments that had us jump for joy and hurling a massive brick at the issues that completely grinds our gears.
We would like to take a moment to give a heaping...
