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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
By Tiffany Trent
Staff Writer
Thanksgiving is one of my very favorite holidays for several reasons such as eating delicious foods, watching Thanksgiving specials on TV and especially spending quality time with loved ones.
Another reason I also think Thanksgiving is so important is because...
By Essence Sanders
Contributor
While most everyone says they are thankful for the same things, every year I am thankful for my family and my friends. But I had to sit here and think, “what else am I really thankful for?”
I seriously could not think of anything. Of course I am thankful...
By Katia Brunson
Opinion Assistant
Her vocal chops are inspirational. Her passionate and poetic lyrics move you with themes about feminism, motherhood, sexuality, relationships and expressing your inner badass.
She manages her own career in addition to being a mother. Needless to say, Beyonce...
