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...
Lex Garcia, Assistant Features Editor
• March 9, 2016
People tend to have strong opinions about what makes you normal or abnormal.
Some say things to make you think less of who you are. Earlier this year, I was at a really bad point in my life. A good majority of the time, I felt like nothing had a purpose. As sad as I was, a young man...
Mental health has been gaining recognition in the world lately, and honestly, it wasn’t until last summer after I saw the movie “Inside Out” that I recognized the importance of my mental health.
The film’s focus on accepting your sadness and other emotions that are not happiness...
There is a misconception that taking care of yourself is selfish. This isn’t true. We all need and deserve to care for ourselves, and doing so helps us better support our loved ones.
When I don’t take the time to take care of myself, everything in my life becomes an uphill battle. My...
At first, it was really hard to notice.
I wasn’t in the mood to do the things that I usually enjoyed doing. I hadn't been sleeping well and was fatigued. I had changes in my appetite; I just forgot to eat some days and thought it was a good thing since I was too heavy anyway. I had...
Darel Engen, PhD, Associate Professor, History Department
• February 23, 2016
The faculty of the CSU, including Cal State San Marcos, plan to go on strike for five days on April 13-15 and 18-19 if we not obtain a 5% raise by that time. We don’t want to go on strike, but we will, and here’s why.
Faculty working conditions are student learning conditions, and you can’t...
From living in a backwoods home that did not have running water to becoming one of best middle linebackers in the NFL, Patrick Willis’s journey to achieve success has been long and difficult.
After a difficult upbringing that forced him to grow up too fast, Willis was able to overcome many...
I am white and I don’t support the All Lives Matter movement.
“All Lives Matter” was created as a defense to keep new ideas out. It is a cop-out to make sure that the majority is always included even when the majority doesn’t belong. It is willful colorblindness to attempt...
Kanye West inspires me due to his fearlessness to speak his mind in the face of adversity and criticism. By continuously reinventing himself, he has shown his flaws outright for the world to either accept or deny him. A man whose voice resonates with the minds that strive to change the culture.
How...
