In the four years that I have been at CSUSM, few people have inspired me to approach everyday as enthusiastically and selflessly as Marilyn McWilliams.
Marilyn’s list of campus involvement is as impressive as her achievements list. During her 18 years at CSUSM, her awards...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• March 30, 2016
Obviously, I wouldn’t exist without my mother—or Mitochondrial Eve—but here’s why she gets the title of the most influential woman in my life.
My mom is direct, hard headed and very independent. She’ll deny any form of weakness. The doctors were astonished when she gave birth...
There have been many people that have had a great, positive influence in my life but when I think of someone that truly inspires me, I can think of no one other than my grandmother.
For those who know me, they understand that I all I want to do is help people. I get that quality and...
Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager
• March 30, 2016
More often than not, we do not appreciate or even understand how the important people in our lives affect us.
My mother passed away not too long ago from cancer, and it was only when she was gone that I came to understand and appreciate her for all she did.
For a lot of people, the...
Alex Picasso, Editorial Assistant
• March 30, 2016
There have been many people that have had a great, positive influence in my life but when I think of someone that truly inspires me, I can think of no one other than my grandmother.
For those who know me, they understand that I all I want to do is help people. I get that quality and...
Over the years, I have learned that the quality of your friends is far more important than the quantity of your friends.
Many young women can be vicious, and it is unfortunate that many of them put fellow females down instead of encouraging one another. As a teenager, I had many negative...
Lex Garcia, Assistant Features Editor
• March 30, 2016
There was a good amount of time that I took my mother for granted. I did not thank her, I did not say I love her and I did not tell how much I appreciate everything she has done for me; that was selfish of me. My mother, Inez Morales, is simply my hero.
Not only is she my mother, but...
Unfortunately, helping someone cope with mental illness isn't as simple as the dos and don’ts. Every mental illness is different.
The best way to try to help someone who has mental illness is to learn about the illness itself. You wouldn’t treat a schizophrenic person the same...
Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager
• March 9, 2016
We are approaching that time in the semester that I refer to as the "hump." At this point, students are usually in the midst of midterms which becomes a time of high anxiety.
I believe that we must be reminded that with all the stress and frustrations, our mental wellness is at a precarious...
We live in a fast-paced world that keeps us on our toes and sometimes overwhelms us. We have to take some time for ourselves every once in a while to unwind and recharge.
It can be hard to de-stress with all the turmoil in life, but I have a few tips to help you relax.
The first...
I’m a very simple person and it doesn't take much to make me happy.
Surprisingly, it’s the material things that make me the most stressed in life. To me, happiness is about appreciating what we have in our lives and not about what we don’t have. There’s a quote that I am very...
“Black folk don’t go to therapy.” “Black folk don’t have eating disorders.” “Black folk don’t commit suicide.”
These topics have been covered by black media outlets such as the Black Folk Don’t and National Black Programming Consortium YouTube pages. Interviewees...
