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Cougars Creating a Sustainable Campus

Cougars Creating a Sustainable Campus

Tania Ortiz, Opinion Writer September 25, 2019

Save the trees. Save the Amazon. Think about the sea turtles. You might have heard these phrases in the past couple of months, all of them concerning the environment and the sustainability of the place we call home. Advocating for and spreading the word concerning this issue has spread in a multitude...

Clear The Air students advocate a smoke-free campus.

Students learn about local health services and risks of substance abuse

Kathleen Carpio, Assistant Features Editor September 25, 2019

Students gathered at the USU Arcade for Let’s Talk About It, an event set up by the Student Health and Counseling Services to spread awareness about the risks of alcohol and smoking while providing information about local health services on Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Each table represented...

Leila Barth from Seamester informs students about a different kind of study abroad program.

Study Abroad Fair informs students of international opportunities

Adrianna Adame, News Editor September 25, 2019

Students interested in studying abroad got to learn about the different opportunities provided during the Traveling Tukwut Study Abroad Fair.   Global Education hosted over a dozen study abroad programs in front of the USU on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. so that students interested in studying...

Midfielder Kevin Reyes runs to join his teammates in celebration.

Cougars start off their 2019 season with a bang

Raul Marroquin, Sports Editor September 18, 2019

The CSUSM men’s soccer team set the tone for the start of the fall 2019 season after winning their home opener 3-0 against No. 25 Fresno Pacific University. The Cougars started off hot as Parker Hodges scored in the 10th minute after a pass from Corbin Thaete down midfield which allowed...

Hundreds of students wait in line to participate in ASI-sponsored First Night Celebration on Aug. 26.

Hundreds of students start new school year at annual First Night Celebration

Mekala Lehmunn, A&E Editor September 17, 2019

Over 650 students enjoyed free food, bumper cars and other activities while learn- ing about CSUSM’s Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI) at this year’s First Night Celebration on Aug. 26.   ASI Pride & Traditions Specialist and First Night’s main programmer,...

The Sprinter is a favored form of alternative transportation for some CSUSM students.

Say goodbye to the Compass Card

Tania Ortiz, Opinion Writer September 17, 2019

As the 2019 fall semester begins, students, faculty and staff who use public transportation have returned to a price hike and changes in their monthly commuter passes.    Effective Sept. 1, the Compass Card that many commuters are familiar with will now be called the Regional Adult Pass....

Michael Schroder’s business expenses are currently subjected to an audit.

CSU Chancellor’s Office initiates audit on CSUSM dean

Adrianna Adame and Antonio Pequeño September 17, 2019

Expense reports by the dean of Extended Learning are being subjected to an audit, according to a campus-wide email from CSUSM President Ellen Neufeldt. The Sept. 5 email followed a San Diego Union-Tribune (U-T) story on the same date about Dean Michael Schroder’s travel expenses. In...

Meal Planning for the College Student Budget

Meal Planning for the College Student Budget

September 16, 2019

School is now back in session. If you’re here on campus you’re most likely renting textbooks and crashing courses. However, does this list include figuring out what to eat the next day? Balancing academics with family obligations, work and life in general consumes any person’s day. So it’s more...

Hope and wellness center intern poses for a photo on April 9.

New student organization combats sexual assault

Chase Spear, Assistant News Editor April 25, 2019

Last January, It’s On Us officially became a student organization on campus, designed to prevent and spread awareness of sexual assault.   It’s On Us had a table set up outside the USU on Tuesday, April 9.   Megan Young, the organization’s president, said that one of the main...

President Haynes recollects travel and professional experiences

President Haynes recollects travel and professional experiences

Layda Galvan, Editor-in-Cheif April 25, 2019

Before President Karen Haynes’ journey as the longest serving president at CSUSM, her travel experiences allowed her to shape her sense of self and the world. “... I have never been out of the United States or North America to travel. Living in Malaysia in 1970 was another life changing [experience],...

Promotional Poster for the Film The Best of Enemies.

The Best of Enemies highlights relationship between KKK leader and black activist

Mekala Lehmunn, Staff Writer April 25, 2019

It’s one thing to make a film about an African American civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader discussing school desegregation in a small southern town. It’s another thing if this actually happened. Based on Osha Gray Davidson’s nonfiction book “The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption...

ASI candidates share their plans on the ASI candidate open forum event on March 21.

ASI Elections Committee announces new ASI officers

Adrianna Adame, Assistant Opinion Editor April 11, 2019

The ASI Election results for the 2019/20 academic school year came in on Thursday, March 28 at noon.   A crowd of students gathered at the USU Arcade to hear the election results.   Before Anna Rapada and Paulette Cruz, chair of the ASI Election Committee, announced the election...

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