Amy Chastain, Mass Media major and current Editor-in-Chief of The Cougar Chronicle, will be graduating from CSUSM this month and discussed points of reflection about what she’s accomplished during her...
Madison Scrivano, Mass Media major and current Arts & Entertainment Editor for The Cougar Chronicle, will be graduating this Fall 2016 semester.
Looking back on her time here at CSUSM, Scrivano...
A Critical Look at Whiteness offered all students the chance to participate and explore what it means to be white versus a person of color in our society.
On Dec. 1 in the USU Ballroom, students from...
Between the days of Thursday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Oct. 1, CSUSM University Police Department recorded a variety of incidence reports, showing both new and recurring trends.
UPD reported...
Dozens of police reports were recorded by CSUSM’s University Police Department between Monday, Sept. 12 and Wednesday, Sept. 21.
Three incidents of petty theft were reported, the items...
In five commencement ceremonies spanning two days, more than 3,000 graduates will receive their degrees while simultaneously becoming the largest graduating class in CSUSM history.
Between Friday,...
Zohra Sarwari, Muslim author of “No! I am not a Terrorist!,” held a presentation at CSUSM to teach students about misconceptions of Islam in relation to terrorism.
Sarwari holds a Bachelor’s...
Fourth-year communication major and The Cougar Chronicle Managing Editor Jasmine Demers, led a forum on May 10 to discuss an open letter to President Haynes regarding further development of gender-inclusive...
Professor of Sociology Dr. Jill Weigt and fourth-year Sociology major Rachel Sotomayor are conducting research with hopes to create programs that will effectively help CSUSM students who face homelessness.
Weigt...
CSUSM student leader Brando Casiño draws confidence from his identity and through the communities with which he identifies, aiming to educate others and represent those who share his culture.
Casiño...
The presence of U.S. Customs and Border Protection on April 7 at the job fair in the USU Ballroom prompted a student protest aimed at expressing safety concerns.
Among numerous organizations...
After eleven months of negotiation, the California Faculty Association (CFA) and the California State University have reached a tentative agreement regarding faculty salary raises, avoiding a proposed...
CSUSM President Karen Haynes held a private, invitation-based meeting Tuesday, March 28 in which she discussed future social justice actions with a group of student activists.
The meeting,...
The College of Humanities, Arts and Behavioral and Social Sciences (CHABSS) Global Commitment Initiative coordinated a fair that brought dozens of volunteer organizations that aimed to connect with...
Dr. Joely Proudfit, Department Chair of American Indian Studies at CSUSM, has been appointed by President Barack Obama to the National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
The council advises the...
CSUSM Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors held a gathering to discuss its resolutions in support of the California Faculty Association’s “Fight for Five” and the proposed Sustainability...
Throughout recent months, activists have taken to the streets and social media to spearhead the Black Lives Matter movement, only to be confronted with the “all lives matter” response.
Out...
Representatives of the CSU Chancellor’s Office held a live web conference on Friday, Feb. 5 to present solutions for Cal State-wide issues, including the possible faculty strike.
The...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• November 27, 2015
CSUSM is expanding its educational opportunities with the development of an American Indian Studies program to broaden cultural education and inclusion.
After years of pushing for the...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• November 27, 2015
Within the classroom, assistant human development professor at CSUSM, Dr. Rodney Beaulieu, expresses his ties with the American Indian community.
Before he began teaching, Beaulieu was...
Associated Students Incorporated (ASI) held the first “town hall” style meeting to give students a chance to make their voices heard.
Wanting to ensure accurate student representation,...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• October 29, 2015
A duo of comedic actors with a program called The Black-Jew Dialogues came to CSUSM to put on a performance highlighting the negative impacts of cultural stereotyping and discrimination.
This...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• October 15, 2015
An event on campus encouraged students, faculty and staff with mental health issues to seek help, emphasizing that they would not be stigmatized for it.
National Depression Screening Day...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• September 30, 2015
CSUSM’s newly-opened Latin@ Center hosted a Skype session with Ricardo Aca, an undocumented immigrant who is living in New York City and is the center’s Latin@ of the month.
During...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• September 30, 2015
Selena Arellano is a Sociology major, student activist and Co-Chair of Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlán (MEChA) here at CSUSM. Through her involvement on campus, Arellano has made...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Assistant
• September 29, 2015
Suicide, a major health problem that is often thought of as a taboo subject, is making its way to the forefront of discussion at CSUSM through Suicide Prevention Week.
With the help of...
Cory Kay, Assistant Features Editor
• September 29, 2015
Dr. Robin Keehn is a dedicated and innovative Literature and Writing Studies lecturer here at Cal State San Marcos. She challenges her students to expand their understandings of literature...
