Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor
• September 28, 2016
College is hard.
Waking up early; driving through traffic; staying afloat in a sea of homework; having to talk to people (morning extroverts aside); and the financial aspect. So why do we go?
Believe it or not, despite all these inconvenient factors, achieving a college degree is worth the cost....
When describing the anti-choice group “Abortion No” and their recent visit to campus, it’s important to distinguish social justice from its opposite: vengeful hate.
The impulse to punish and shame is a powerful tool and while it has no positive direction, it needs something to hate...
Do you ever ask yourself the question, “What show should I watch on Netflix tonight?”
The first show I would recommend is Stranger Things, a Netflix-original series that was released this summer.
Stranger Things is a supernatural, science-fiction drama set in the 80s in...
I work at a hospital ‒ it sucks. My manager, a 19-year-old and 4 years my junior, ignored that I had class at 6am and scheduled me the graveyard shift thrice a week (9pm-5:30am).
After dozing at the EMR and getting scolded, I began chugging coffee in an unhealthy manner to establish my...
Dear you,
I’m looking into your eyes and they’re telling me the most heart-wrenching story. A story of strife, stress, and loss. A story that seems to go on and on, one that has no ending. A story that’s been forcing you to lose countless hours of sleep for weeks now, causing the bags...
Typically when receiving a rose, one can’t help but feel extremely loved and special. In the same way, we’ll be giving roses out to those who we feel deserve them.
But when we, the Cougar Chronicle editorial board, don’t feel everything is running as smoothly as it should on campus,...
Even if a girl has the slightest bit of makeup on, she always has one thing done: her eyebrows.
It has been said by various makeup artists and women that eyebrows are one of the most important features of your face.
“I feel like they are the most important thing because...
There’s a reason proteins make up such a large portion of our bodies: They are versatile molecules.
They are essential for nearly every important biological function; from helping to harvest energy from food as various enzymes to making up the major portion of skin as collagen. Proteins are the...
Many who stopped by the Genocide Awareness project display last week while it was on campus were shocked to see abortion compared to genocides performed throughout history.
To this, it must be asked: What else do you call the killing of 1.2 million human beings per year?
Many...
It’s the beginning of the new semester at California State University San Marcos, and students are mentally preparing for their courses as well as purchasing new school supplies.
The first day of school is nerve-wracking for some; for instance, students worrying as to whether or not they will get...
As the new school year started, so did the tuition and fees.
I found myself standing in line for the Financial Aid office for 10 … 15 … even 20 minutes just waiting to talk to someone, hoping to receive the information I needed about paying various fees.
As a freshman,...
This semester, the Cougar Chronicle will be adding a new editorial section to the newspaper.
The editorial represents the newspaper as a whole, being the voice behind this paper. Each edition, the section editors of the newspaper will address a topic that we, as the newspaper, feel passionate about...
