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The Cougar Chronicle

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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

All content by Jeni Scaturro

I accomplished the impossible

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor May 16, 2017

How many units is too many to take? As a freshman, I decided to accomplish the impossible by taking 22 units during the spring semester. The question I always get asked is, “Why take that many?”...

How to prepare for finals

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor April 18, 2017

  Welcome to the worst part of the semester-- finals week. The bittersweet period consisting of stomachs churning, eyes whirling and palms sweating. This spring semester can either end on a low...

Three steps to winning you New Year’s resolutions

Three steps to winning you New Year’s resolutions

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor February 24, 2017

Another new year and another new you. How is that transformation coming? Are your New Year’s resolutions still in motion or has that plateau been flatlining? By the look of how empty all the gyms are,...

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor February 10, 2017

This is a day filled with love or hate, Great excitement inside or a terrible ache.   There’s kisses, flowers And chocolate too, Or bitterness and a sour mood From that ex...

A Love Story

A Love Story

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor February 10, 2017

  Two weeks. That’s how long it took to get an official date with the new guy at work. From nonstop laughs to shared smiles, I knew I could get his number. I remember him talking about needing...

The key to finding the best Valentine’s Day gift

The key to finding the best Valentine’s Day gift

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor February 10, 2017

While walking the halls and seeing pink stuffed bears to heart-shaped chocolate boxes, you may ask what is the best gift to give your special someone? Stuffed animals seem cliché, and chocolate is...

Cheating on finals won’t help your grade

Cheating on finals won’t help your grade

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor December 14, 2016

  ‘Twas the night before finals, when all through the house, The coffee was brewing and I spilled on my blouse. The phone never did rang; it’s on silent over there. To focus and study...

What November brings

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor November 28, 2016

I walk the streets Lined with gold and red The trees seemed like paintings Locked in my head. Rolls of newspapers Sit on the ground Coupons for sales For stores all around town. Students’...

What gratitude feels like to me

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor November 28, 2016

I glance at the pictures hung on the wall: my parent’s wedding, the birth of my cousins, my aunt’s new home. The parade is on T.V. and giant turkey floats glide by the crowds of kids, wrapped up...

People crowd the first floor of Macy's department store as they open at midnight (0500 GMT) on November 23, 2012 in New York to start the stores' "Black Friday" shopping weekend. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA

Evolution of Black Friday

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor November 28, 2016

The day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday kicks off the start of the Christmas shopping season. According to Sarah Pruitt, writer specializing in historical narratives and contributor to The History...

Creating memories with my Italian family

Creating memories with my Italian family

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor November 9, 2016

I was born into a big Italian family in a small town outside Grand Rapids, Michigan. In my culture after a stressful week, my family and I would gather at my grandparents lake home on Sunday afternoons....

Starbucks is the only coffee you need

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor November 2, 2016

With early classes and late nights, without a doubt, the one place students turn to the most is coffee shops. But with Better Buzz and Starbucks around the corner, which should you choose? Some say, “Life...

College is Hard

College is Hard

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor September 28, 2016

College is hard. Waking up early; driving through traffic; staying afloat in a sea of homework; having to talk to people (morning extroverts aside); and the financial aspect. So why do we go? Believe...

How to survive freshman year

How to survive freshman year

Jeni Scaturro, Assistant Opinion Editor September 13, 2016

A new school year brings in a new crowd of students ‒ the freshman class. Although each incoming class of undergrads is always different, the mixed feelings of anxiety and unease still remain the...

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