Gifted children are misunderstood.
This misunderstanding causes many people, to misdiagnose or misunderstand gifted children. For example, I had a girlfriend whose brother has Attention Deficient Hyperactive...
When the word genocide is spoken, not many think of the Armenian Genocide.
The Armenian Genocide lasted roughly 8 years. In that span of time, over 1.5 million Armenians, many of them being intellectuals,...
When I was 20, I took a semester off from college to focus on Triathlons.
In case you are wondering, a triathlon consists of a run, bike and swim. I spent my entire semester running six to...
Milo Yiannopoulous could not give his speech at UC Berkeley after being invited by the University’s Student Republicans. Milo, a British public speaker and senior editor for a far-right news and opinion...
I plan to go to graduate school for Biology, become an endocrinologist and a geneticist and dedicate my life to solving that complex, nagging riddle/elephant in the room that we all fail to acknowledge:...
I love mashed potatoes. Thanksgiving just wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without them. Although there’s a darker side to the November holiday (I won’t get into that here), I’d like to focus on the good...
“If you want to be rich, don’t be an English major.”
“English? Wow, what can you do with that? Be a teacher?”
Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t a defense on English—or any of the...
Imagine being tethered to a stiff leather recliner. Your mouth is numb as synthetic latex fingers pry open your mouth. Giant rubber pads are shoved between your teeth. A rubber hose stabs underneath the...
Ladies and gentlemen, we live in a country divided by a sea of beautiful and decadent colors. In one corner, weighing in at 29 percent of the American populace: the Democrats. In the other, at 26 percent:...
I work at a hospital ‒ it sucks. My manager, a 19-year-old and 4 years my junior, ignored that I had class at 6am and scheduled me the graveyard shift thrice a week (9pm-5:30am).
After...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• May 11, 2016
Akilah Green will never forget the education she received at CSUSM.
A human development major with an emphasis in counseling, she chose CSUSM because it was the first school that responded to her...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• May 11, 2016
Pierson Cepeda, a Mass Media major, and the Assistant Web & Social Media Manager for The Cougar Chronicle, is a San Marcos native who immediately enrolled into CSUSM straight out of high school....
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• April 13, 2016
CSUSM golfer Dylan Healey led his team during March with impressive performances at the Lamkin San Diego Classic and the Cal Baptist Invite, and now proudly represents the golf team as Athlete...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• April 13, 2016
Track and field standout Raelyn Werley is launching a comeback campaign that has earned her the title of Athlete of the Month and March Star of the Month.
Werley is only the sixth CSUSM...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• March 30, 2016
Obviously, I wouldn’t exist without my mother—or Mitochondrial Eve—but here’s why she gets the title of the most influential woman in my life.
My mom is direct, hard headed and...
Michael Tran, Health and fitness reporter
• March 9, 2016
Like anyone who has ever been on a date knows, cancel if you don’t have gum. Gum is crucial. That is, scent is crucial when it comes to homo sapiens looking to pursue biological immortality....
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• March 9, 2016
Wes Williams, an SDSU alum, is the Head Sprint Coach for the Cougars and is in charge of the sprint training regimen for athletes like Team Captain Burtland Dixon and Jasmine Oliver.
“Sprinting...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• February 10, 2016
Team Leaders: “Our team leaders are our seniors. They’ve been in the program for three years and they have a great grasp on our competition, on how we run the program and [how]to succeed at this level.
Expectations:...
Michael Tran, Health & Fitness Reporter
• December 10, 2015
When I was an atheist, my life was really depressing. I would try, try and try again to believe in anything, but I was unable to believe.
As an atheist you learn some things about this...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• November 27, 2015
Proteins, or what is scientifically referred to as amino acids, are the building blocks for life. Your cells, bones, muscles and neurotransmitters are all made up of specific proteins that...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter
• October 29, 2015
Many theories exist on how to keep your body strong and healthy, such as out exercising a bad diet, but diet is where the magic happens.
Think of your body as a building held together...
Michael Tran, Health & Fitness Reporter
• October 15, 2015
If you’re eating right now, finish your meal and wait 20 minutes before reading this, okay?
Here’s an age-old expression: you are what you eat. But what happens to the stuff you eat?...
Michael Tran, Health and Fitness reporter
• September 30, 2015
I’m a mayonnaise lover! I like it on my burger, fries and even sushi. I was making mayonnaise the other night when it got me thinking…
Remember those really old boxing movies where...
This summer I traveled to my bedroom. This is not a joke; I love staying at home. I am an introvert. I traveled to what my girlfriend and I call “Hermit-Island”. It should be on the “Top Ten Places...
