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...
By Ally Ruiz
Staff Writer
Senior Kelly Thompson, a kinesiology major, is a prestigious runner on the CSUSM women’s cross-country team. The women’s cross-country team has won national titles the past three years.
Q: What got you started in cross-country?
A: I started running when I was...
Curtis Bovee
Staff Writer
Students waking up look forward to a freshly brewed cup of coffee to kick-start their busy days, but the side affects of excess caffeine can serve as the real wake up call.
According to the Harvard School of Public Health, 54 percent of Americans over the age of 18 drink...
By Jessie Gambrell
Co-A&E Editor
Red Bull BMX Athlete Terry Adams came to spin on campus yet again Sept. 26.
This year, he looked as though he was a typical student on campus until he started to do his signature Flatland riding on his bike, impressing all the students who were within the area....
By Karla Reyes
Staff Writer
Thanks to Campus Rec and The Clarke, the CSUSM intramural program gives students the opportunity to play team sports through out the year with no tryouts necessary.
Intramurals provide students with the opportunity to make up their own teams and to play and compete...
