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The Cougar Chronicle
The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle
The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle
Celeste Yanez

Celeste Yanez, Opinion Editor

Celeste Yanez is the Opinions Editor for the Cougar Chronicle. Celeste is a first year and is a Social Science major with a primary in Psychology and secondary’s in Political Science and Sociology. She hopes to be a therapist in the future. In her free time, she enjoys reading her favorite books, listening to music, and spending time with the people she loves most. While working for the Chronicle, Celeste hopes to inform and produce interesting articles for her peers to read

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People are joining together to protest against what the Trump administration is doing to National Parks.

National Parks are at risk and you should care about it

Celeste Yanez, Opinions Editor • March 13, 2025

National parks hit a world record in 2024 with 331,863,358 visits. And as of recently, more than 1,000 national park workers have been laid off by the Trump administration.  Terminations began on February...

Protesters yelling through their megaphones directly toward the USU where the symposium was held.

Social Mobility Symposium: A Protest Against Hypocrisy

Celeste Yanez, Opinions Editor • March 6, 2025

On February 20, CSUSM hosted the Social Mobility Symposium in the University Student Union—an event dedicated to faculty and universities uplifting their students to success. It was an event for brainstorming...

AI use is on the rise, especially in universities.

AI in the Academic World

Celeste Yanez, Opinions Editor • February 13, 2025

Academic dishonesty has been prevalent in the past few years. Professors have had to keep an eye out for misinformation in students' essays, a student impersonating one of their peers when taking an exam,...

Kendrick Lamar's powerful performance with his dancers forming an American flag.

Kendrick Lamar’s Halftime Performance: A Political Statement

Celeste Yanez, Opinions Editor • February 12, 2025

Kendrick Lamar’s halftime performance was illuminating, powerful, and symbolic. It is no secret that Kendrick is a lyrical genius, but also a master performer. Many people were anticipating his performance...

The land of the free is being contradicted by our President.

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Celeste Yanez, Opinions Editor • February 6, 2025

On the day of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on January 20, he signed an executive order that was a direct attack on the 14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment has been implemented in the U.S. constitution...

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