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The Craven Task force was created following the events of the Academic Senate vote in April.

Task force to evaluate legacy of late Senator Craven

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief November 8, 2021

CSUSM President Ellen Neufeldt recently charged a task force to examine the legacy of the late state legislator William Craven, following the Academic Senate resolution last spring endorsing the removal of his name on CSUSM buildings and streets.  The call for the removal of the late senator’s...

Read Edition 4 of The Cougar Chronicle (10/27/21)

Read Edition 4 of The Cougar Chronicle (10/27/21)

November 2, 2021

The link to each Edition 4 article is down below. The Cougar Chronicle has YouTube channel for video stories. Please subscribe to stay up to date on our latest videos! Don’t forget to subscribe to The Cougar Chronicle’s newsletter to get stories delivered to your inbox. The sign-up form...

Aragon shares that CSUSM Athletics coaches athletes for life.

Q&A with Sarah Aragon

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2021

Sarah Aragon is a senior outside back/defender for the women’s soccer team at Cal State San Marcos. Aragon, majoring in business administration with an emphasis in marketing, currently is the president for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The committee led by Aragon is made up of student-athlete...

ASI opens applications for student art exhibition

ASI opens applications for student art exhibition

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2021

In 2019, CSUSM’s Associated Students Inc. (ASI) started an art initiative to showcase the art students created in the University Student Union. After becoming a huge success, ASI has decided to continue with the initiative. This year’s theme will have student-artists to focus on the eight dimensions...

The closing ceremony included folkloric dance performances.

Hispanic Heritage Month closing ceremony celebrates Latinx culture

Nijat Mamtimen, Staff Writer November 2, 2021

The Latinx Center closed out Hispanic Heritage Month, hosting a closing ceremony in the USU Ballroom on Oct. 16. The event was not exclusive to Hispanic students, welcoming students of all backgrounds to enjoy performances, traditional games and food. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the Hispanic...

Campus Notes

Campus Notes

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief November 2, 2021

Winter intersession registration now open Classes for the winter intersession are open for enrollment. The class schedule became available to students on Oct. 11. Course topics feature art, media and design, biology, computer science, history, literature and writing studies, political science,...

Read Edition 3 of The Cougar Chronicle (10/13/21)

Read Edition 3 of The Cougar Chronicle (10/13/21)

November 2, 2021

The link to each Edition 3 article is down below. The Cougar Chronicle has YouTube channel for video stories. Please subscribe to stay up to date on our latest videos! Don’t forget to subscribe to The Cougar Chronicle’s newsletter to get stories delivered to your inbox. The sign-up form...

Squid Game was released on Netflix on Sept. 17.

Review: Squid Game makes comments on monetary ambitions

Marbella Ramirez, News Editor October 26, 2021

This review is spoiler free. Squid Game is a South Korean drama series produced by Netflix that has recently taken the world by storm. It is featured on Netflix’s Top 10 in multiple countries and is trending on social media as the topic of memes, analyses and theories. Starring Lee Jung-jae as...

The Gabby Petito case has highlighted the bias in media coverage on missing people.

Gabby Petito case ignites discussion on bias in media coverage and “missing white woman syndrome”

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2021

In the past three weeks, the media and public have become heavily invested in the Gabby Petito case. A case that started as a missing person case has now turned into a homicide investigation with a search underway to arrest the main suspect, Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie. While Petito’s case...

Campus Notes 10/12

Campus Notes 10/12

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief October 26, 2021

Foundation board welcomes new chairs, three new directors | CSUSM News Center The Cal State San Marcos Foundation Board welcomed two directors into new leadership roles and three new directors during its first academic year meeting on Sept. 29. Steve Wagner, the co-founder and president of Stone...

Anna Virgillio shares that Greek Life has impacted her life positively.

Cougar of the Week: Q&A with Panhellenic’s Virgilio

Jaiden Quiroz, Staff Writer October 26, 2021

Anna Virgilio is the Panhellenic President at CSUSM for the 2020-2021 academic year. She is a fourth-year student who is majoring in speech-language pathology and is on track to an early graduation at the end of the fall semester. Virgillio is also a chapter member of Alpha Omicron Pi and a member of...

President Neufeldt gave her third annual Report to Community address on Sept. 30.

President Neufeldt envisions CSUSM to become a leader in social mobility in third annual address

Tania Ortiz, Editor-in-Chief October 6, 2021

CSUSM President Ellen Neufedlt introduced the CSUSM’s new institutional strategic plan to highlight the university’s power and potential to become a first-choice school for first-generation and future generations of students.  The university should be the school of choice for “for first-generation...

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