While I wanted to apply to grad school, I wasn’t sure if I would get accepted to the programs I applied to, since I didn’t have a perfect GPA or any experience in the field, outside of The Cougar Chronicle. But,...

The ASI elections for the 2021-22 academic year will be held solely online. In past years, candidates for ASI positions campaigned both on campus and virtually through platforms such as Instagram. Due...

Thanksgiving is a controversial holiday among American Indians. Some Indigenous people completely disregard and protest against the holiday for its dark history, while others continue to celebrate it...

Despite the controversy surrounding the 1619 Project, the initiative is important and should be brought to attention because it’s reeducating Americans about the often overlooked history of slavery in...

Student homelessness and food insecurity continue to be ongoing issues at CSUSM, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat student homelessness, the Cougar Care Network is working to connect...

All 23 California State University campuses will continue with predominantly virtual instruction for the spring 2021 semester, according to the CSU chancellor -- a decision that may make disappoint some. After...

CSUSM’s Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) are providing services to students throughout the coronavirus crisis. Though SHCS currently does not provide testing for COVID-19, medical staff...

The 2020 CSUSM commencement ceremony will be postponed, announced the Office of the President via email on Wednesday, March 18. Commencement was originally scheduled to have 3,641 students walk on May...

Around 150 students took part in the Student Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) annual Eating Disorder Screening Day, getting the chance to learn about how to prevent an eating disorder and where to...

Student Health & Counseling Services held their Healthy Tech Relationships workshop which informed students on the nuances of digital relationships. “The plan is…to touch on people that are thinking...

An investigation by California State University Office of Audit and Advisory Services has found 33 instances of fraud by the former Dean of Extended Learning. Results from the Dean of Extended Learning’s...

CSUSM Sustainability Program announced their plan to launch their upcoming compost program in the USU Dining Hall in January. Sustainability is collaborating with The Compost Company, a local Encinitas...

As students walked through a white cloth draped tunnel, the glow of a rainbow and boom of music greeted them as they entered Tukwut Nights, a welcome back celebration for the semester.The annual celebration...

Representatives from the Cougar Care Network and YMCA came out to discuss the rising issue of student homelessness and food insecurity at the Hunger and Homelessness Panel during the evening of Nov. 20...

Editor’s note: This story has been edited since its original print publication on Nov. 20, 2019. CSUSM faculty and staff attended a campus open forum to discuss and share their insights into what...

Hundreds of students filled the seats of the USU Ballroom to attend Deconstructing the Border: A Reporter’s Perspective, on the evening of Oct. 23. Kate Morrissey, a journalist at the San Diego Union...

Students, wrapped in blankets against the dark night’s cold, stood surrounding a candlelit heart and remembered murdered victims of local domestic violence. Students put flowers inside the center...

Students came out to spend an evening with Dr. Anthony Ocampo to discuss the struggle of Filipinix identity at The Latinos of Asia on Oct. 10.The Cross-Cultural Center, who hosted the event in collaboration...

Students were cheered on by peers and members of the LGBTQA Pride Center as they came out of the closet by walking through a large red door in celebration of National Coming Out Day. The LGBTQA Pride...

Three panelists shared their experiences of being Afro-Latinx with students at the Intersections of Afro-Latin@/x panel. The Latin@ Center collaborated with the Black Student Union Center to host Intersections...

Members from the CSUSM Indian Student Organization educated students and dispelled myths about the misconceptions of Indian culture at Beyond the Taj Mahal: Desi Identities and Experiences.   The...

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...

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...

CSUSM students gathered in solidarity to discuss the need for social justice, healing and action after the fatal April 27 shooting at the Chabad of Poway on April 27. Around 300 people  filled up the...

The alleged gunman of the Chabad of Poway shooting on Saturday, April 27, is a CSUSM student, according to a statement by President Karen Haynes. John T. Earnest, the alleged gunman, is accused of...

Students honored the legacy of César Chávez through the César Chávez Day of Service by volunteering on various projects that focused on revitalizing areas around North County.   César Chávez...

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...

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history delayed two paychecks from 800,000 federal workers from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, creating disorder in the financial state of many Americans. The purpose...

Manuelita Brown says on her website that her goal as an artist is to “edify and give expression to the human spirit, and to convey the strength, character and beauty of her own people, the descendants...

Let’s Clear the Air celebrated CSUSM’s one year anniversary of being a smoke and tobacco-free campus on Nov. 15.   The event, sponsored by CSUSM Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs and Safety...

The Community Alliance for Healthy Minds (CAHM) Forum: From Hopelessness… to Hope and Healing returned to CSUSM for the twelth year to educate individuals on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) scores,...

Students made connections with their peers at the first Women of Color Social, which was hosted by the Gender Equity Center on Aug. 28. The center held the event to encourage students, particularly those...

Students were able to participate in Casino Night on Aug. 31 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the USU Ballroom to play classic casino games, bingo and possibly participate in game show rounds. There were...

On Feb. 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., CSUSM’s Student Health & Counseling Center hosted keynote speaker Stephanie Covington Armstrong for National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. This year’s theme...

On Feb. 15 at 12 p.m., the Latin@ Center held a Carnival of Brazil Festival, originally a five-day Lent celebration. During this celebration, people don’t eat meat. In many cities in Brazil, this festival...

On Feb. 6 at 12 p.m., the American Democracy Project (ADP) hosted the first of two Speaking of Democracy talks at CSUSM in the USU Meeting Room 2310 A and B. This first Speaking for Democracy event focused...