By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer If you could help 50 people, would you? According to the National Institutes of Health, experts say that organs from one person can save or help up to 50 people. Sadly, there is still overwhelming need for organ donors. Currently, over 118,000 people are waiting for...

Alex Franco Sports Editor The past two weeks of men’s basketball has been more of the same of what we have come to expect from Coach Jim Saia and the Cougars. The team began a three game stretch on Jan. 23 in a road game against Point Loma Nazarene, which the cougars won 81-64, shooting an...

By Katlin Sweeney Features Editor Senior Terrence Buchanan combines two crucial elements when he plays baseball: heart and dedication. The talented baseball player is looking forward to continuing his career at CSUSM this year and seeing his team have a successful season. Question: When did you...

By Alex Franco Sports Editor The CSUSM athletics department has recently announced that it will now connect Cougar students and fans with CSUSM athletes and coaches during the teams’ home games with a new Twitter account. The athletics department will tweet in-game updates, game photos, statistics...

Alex Franco Sports Editor While most of us were home enjoying our winter breaks, the San   Marcos men’s basketball team took it upon themselves to continue their torrid pace and climb to the top of the NAIA national rankings. The Cougars have went on an impressive run since the start of break,...

By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer It has become obvious that portion sizes have gotten larger over the decades -- throughout restaurants and grocery stores. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of U.S. adults and approximately one-fifth of children and...

Alex Franco Sports Editor The 2012 - 2013 basketball season has not gone the way the Lady Cougars would have hoped with losing seven of the last 10 games of the basketball season during the winter break dropping to 9-16 after entering the break at 6-7. CSUSM has not been able to generate any...

By Jessie Gambrell Staff Writer Bridgette Stevens has been running for CSUSM for her entire four -ear college career. She has been competitively running since middle school, but has always loved to run. She is also a kinesiology major with plans to be a physical therapist once she graduates, and...

By Alex Franco Sports Editor On Monday, Dec. 3, the NAIA named Taylor Degraaf and fellow teammate to the NAIA All-America Team. At the NAIA over the weekend Degraff,  finished fourth in the nation with 629 kills. This is Degraff’s second All-American honor. We spoke with her before she and the...

By  Alex Franco Sports Editor For the better part of the last three seasons, CSUSM softball  has dominated the NAIA circuit, winning the A.I.I conference title and reaching the NAIA final four, in back-to-back seasons. The Lady Cougars enter the 2013 ranked number one in the preseason polls...

By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer If you are an avid beachgoer, it is inevitable that you are going to contract some sort of illness due to environmental and human contamination. World beaches and oceans certainly aren't the cleanest playgrounds on Earth and they expose you to many viruses, parasites,...

By Katlin Sweeney Features Editor Senior Jacob Ranger is a communications major and a shooting guard on CSUSM’s basketball team. He has big goals and looks forward to another season with his teammates. Q: When did you start playing basketball? A: I first started playing basketball when...