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...

By Alex Franco Staff Writer Last year’s baseball season didn’t end the way head coach Dennis Pugh and the rest of the Cougar community hoped it would have, with an early exit out of the NAIA tournament. Coach Pugh has high hopes for this year’s team to make a run for a national title. “We...

By Alex Franco Sports Editor The CSUSM men’s basketball team hosted their first home game of the season with a bang on Wednesday Nov. 14, when they took on BIOLA University in front a strong Cougar fan base at Mira Costa College. The No. 20-ranked Cougars looked to improve and keep their two-game...

By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer The holiday season has arrived, the time of the year filled with endless obstacles to healthy eating. Whether it's the abundance of Christmas parties to attend or the never-ending baking of pies, cookies and cakes, temptation during the holidays is inevitable. The...

Melissa Martinez News Editor CSUSM’s undefeated flag football intramural team, the Suspenders defeated six West Coast teams at the Regional Championships on Friday, Nov. 9, held at Arizona State University. This marks the first ever trip by a CSUSM team to the National Campus Championship Series...

By Jessie Gambrell Staff Writer Amy Alber, an outside midfielder on the CSUSM women's soccer team, loves soccer and loves playing for the team, which is currently ranked No. 13 in the nation. Although she sprained ligaments in her left ankle at the beginning of October, she still supports her team. Question:...

By Karla Reyes Staff Writer The beginning of November means the end of a great month of intramural flag football. On Friday Nov. 2, at the CSUSM Lower field,  intramural flag football came to an exciting end with the championship game. The game pitted the defending champs “Sandusky Swag,”...

By Curtis Bovee Staff Writer Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones and occurs when you lose too much bone or your body doesn't produce enough of it. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), over 44 million Americans have low bone density, or osteoporosis. Furthermore, by 2020,...

By Alex Franco Sports Editor The CSUSM men’s soccer team took on fierce competitors, the La Sierra Golden Eagles, to what turned out to be a disappointing 2 - 1 defeat on Oct. 19 at CSUSM Mangrum Field. La Sierra struck first with a goal 50 minutes into the game when the Golden Eagles’ Ramon...