By Ariel Robbins Staff Writer Thought #1: It’s good to be alive in a time and a place where a woman’s thoughts can be taken seriously. Thought #2: However, being a woman is complicated. The dictionary definition of a woman is: an adult human female—but that’s just as helpful as defining...

By Erik De La Cruz Staff Writer Hands shaking, a drip of sweat running across the temple of your face, one eye closed, aiming at what you’re about to kill. You make a choice despite others telling you not to do it, you pull the trigger… BAM! You killed the cup. Your body immediately relaxes...

By Caleb Hogland Staff Writer Every semester you wonder what classes to take. You weigh your options of what you need and what you would like. Sometimes there are multiple options and the only deciding factor is what works for your schedule. It is time for a change. Being a college student often...

By Noelle Friedberg Editorial Staff The Pioneer was founded in 1998 and was CSUSM’s first newspaper. In 2000, its name was changed to The Pride, and finally, in 2011, our school paper became what we know it as today - The Cougar Chronicle. The Cougar Chronicle has won many awards throughout...

By Jose Ruiz-Escutia Contributor In Zach Schanzenbach’s article “Racism is two-way street: The truth about racism and why we need to hear it,” he argued that “racism is… a two-way street,” that “it goes both ways.” In support of this statement he urged the reader to look up the...

By Nicole Holman Assistant News Editor This spring semester I enrolled in the Jane Austen: Novel into Film course (LTWR  336E), and it has quickly become one of the most enjoyable classes I’ve taken at CSUSM. The class meets on Tuesday nights to discuss whichever Austen novel has been assigned...

By Katelynn Rise Staff Writer Energetic, loud, passionate and witty - these are all of the characteristics a student dreams of having in their ideal professor. Luckily, CSUSM has a professor just like that on its campus, and her name is Dr. Heidi Breuer. Professor Breuer has been at CSUSM for...

By Sarah Youngren Staff Writer College is a place to have fun, explore your independence and learn more about life and yourself. At least that’s what I’ve heard about college throughout my life. While yes, those are all very true, what you don’t hear too much about is how extremely stressful...

By Pierson Cepeda Staff Writer CSUSM is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and, from my point of view, 25 years is a relatively long period of time. I just turned 22 last year, and like other birthdays, there was a cake, a song and the surprising realization that another year has passed....