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The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

Opinion

Tips for successful semester

Tips for successful semester

February 5, 2015

By Noelle Friedberg Opinion Editor  With the start of another semester comes the same dream of good grades and success in the classroom. One sure-fire way to help these dreams come to fruition is to talk about what you’re learning in class outside of the classroom. By this I mean that talking...

Seasonal loneliness: The Valentine’s naming dilemma

Seasonal loneliness: The Valentine’s naming dilemma

February 5, 2015

By Will McCurdy Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief Single’s Awareness Day. To some it’s a rallying cry, others are apathetic and still more consider it, with a snort of derision, as the preferred term with a cynical lens directed toward a day celebrating a celibate Christian martyr. Valentine’s...

New Year’s resolutions: The Other Side

New Year’s resolutions: The Other Side

February 5, 2015

By Zach Schanzenbach Senior Staff Writer  New Year’s resolutions. Lots of people make them. 99 percent of people break them. No, that’s not an official statistic. I wouldn’t be surprised if it was, though, given the knowledge of how easily these resolutions are made, only to be broken...

Why Valentine’s Day is day to celebrate, not stress

Why Valentine’s Day is day to celebrate, not stress

February 5, 2015

By Lexy Perez Arts and Entertainment Assistant  Attention to all you hopeless romantics, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Whether you’re in a relationship or choosing to dub that Saturday as “Single Awareness Day,” it’s the one day that people tend to stress over more than Christmas. This...

Why history is best major

Why history is best major

February 5, 2015

By Erich Allen Staff Writer If you’re undecided as to what major to declare at CSUSM, or if you already have, I encourage you to pursue a degree in history. History as a discipline is critical in the analysis of self-identity, and facilitates the building of tools required for any and every...

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Finding comfort in prayer

December 4, 2014

By Tiffany Trent Staff Writer  In today’s society there is an abundance of pressure, responsibility and stress in everyday life. Trying to balance work, school, family and friends, I find myself often feeling stressed out, isolated and overwhelmed. The thing that helps me the most whether...

Mindfulness: Decreasing stress, increasing happiness

Collin Vaz, Features Editor December 4, 2014

  Mindfulness meditation is a popular Buddhist teaching used to bring balance to one’s life and merge mind and body. Buddhism can be considered more of a way of life than a dogmatic religion. Its lessons can be studied and put to use by anyone regardless of age or religious views. Here...

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Why Christmas is my favorite holiday

December 4, 2014

By Katia Brunson Opinion Assistant  The Christmas season has always felt magical to me. It’s a time for love, family, traditions and A Christmas Story reruns. Although Christmas in San Diego is never white with snow, we have many other traditions that take place in the slightly cooler weather. One...

Don’t tolerate intolerance: The true meanings of “diversity,” “tolerance”

December 4, 2014

By Caleb Hogland Staff Writer Diversity is a word that people love to throw around. Schools, teams and workplaces pride themselves in having diversity. But what does it really mean? Diversity is simply the condition of something being composed of differing elements. But how do we deal with diversity...

Christmas Traditions: How we celebrate in Bulgaria

December 4, 2014

By Anna Maria Petrov  Christmas is just around the corner, and people are starting to plan where they will spend the holidays and when will be the right time to go shopping for presents. Feelings of cheerfulness arise when we listen to Christmas songs on the radio, when we decorate the Christmas...

Teaching diversity of religion is teaching responsible citizenship

December 4, 2014

By Kimber Quinney Contributor If we agree that an important role of the university is to educate students for global and responsible citizenship through awareness of diversity and practicing inclusiveness, I hope we might also agree that CSUSM is doing its part. CSUSM’s mission, vision and...

Importance of knowing why you believe what you believe

December 4, 2014

By Caleb Hogland Staff Writer Is Santa Clause real? How about the Easter Bunny? Probably not, but if you did believe they were real, the belief would most likely not make a difference in the way you live. On the other hand, if God is real, or any other religion, then there are serious implications....

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