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CSUSM graduate advocates now and in the future

CSUSM graduate advocates now and in the future

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager May 12, 2016

  Human development major Kyle Azcuna finishes his time at CSUSM leaving behind a legacy of campus involvement and planning a future as an educator. It was imperative to get involved on...

CSUSM community reaches out to refugees with art

CSUSM community reaches out to refugees with art

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager May 11, 2016

  Throughout the year, CSUSM students, faculty and community partners participated in the Art Miles Mural Project, an international movement that connects people through healing murals. Joanne...

Graduation is an end and a beginning

Graduation is an end and a beginning

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager May 11, 2016

  As my time as a student of CSUSM comes to an end, I continually struggle with what graduating from college means. I believe these thoughts manifest themselves in other questions. Did...

Students attend talk about communications.

Communication is the solution to the world’s problems

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web and Social Media Manager April 27, 2016

During my time at CSUSM, I have learned that there is one action we all perform which serves as our most important humanizing connection: communication. Communication is at the heart of everything...

CSUSM students listened to an hour long presentation from Abby Stein as she recounts her childhood
struggle with gender identity in the Gender Equity Center.

Transgender activist recounts memories of transitioning, hopes to serve as inspiration to others

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web and Social Media Manager April 27, 2016

As part of Gaypril, Abby Stein spoke with CSUSM students via Skype on April 21 in the Gender Equity Center about her struggles as a trans woman and her transition within the Jewish community. Gaypril,...

I’m Chamorro and I’m proud

I’m Chamorro and I’m proud

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager April 13, 2016

  My name is Pierson Cepeda. I am originally from the island of Saipan, which is a part of the Northern Mariana Islands, a commonwealth of the United States, and that makes me Chamorro. When...

Starring Jason Momoa, ‘Aquaman’ set to be a faithful adaptation

Starring Jason Momoa, ‘Aquaman’ set to be a faithful adaptation

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager April 13, 2016

  With all of the excitement and speculation regarding superhero movies, attention has been focused on the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and its vision for its stories. The success of “Man...

Professor creates opportunities   for future leaders

Professor creates opportunities for future leaders

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager April 3, 2016

  As a professor of management in the College of Business Administration (CoBA), Dr. Rajnandini (Raj) Pillai has been a passionate faculty member at CSUSM for almost 18 years, developing innovative...

My mother is my inspiration

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager March 30, 2016

  More often than not, we do not appreciate or even understand how the important people in our lives affect us. My mother passed away not too long ago from cancer, and it was only when she...

Students spread breast cancer awareness through skill-based presentation

Students spread breast cancer awareness through skill-based presentation

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager March 29, 2016

  Students gave a presentation called “Make the Breast Choice” on March 16 in the Gender Equity Center to explain the importance of early detection and self-exams as means to prevent breast...

Understanding your mental well­-being equals happiness

Understanding your mental well­-being equals happiness

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager March 9, 2016

  We are approaching that time in the semester that I refer to as the "hump." At this point, students are usually in the midst of midterms which becomes a time of high anxiety. I believe...

Lacrosse team wraps up nightly practice with a huddle.

Men’s Lacrosse making its own way

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web and Social Media Manager March 9, 2016

CSUSM Men's Lacrosse Club is one of the sports clubs on campus that is fueled by the passion and competitive spirit of its members. Much like a student organization, a sports club is different from...

Civility Campaign showcases Mural Project by Marilyn Huerta and Joanne Tawfills.

Civility Campaign’s Womyn’s Herstory Month celebration

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web and Social Media Manager March 9, 2016

Organizers of a Civility Campaign T-shirt day marked the beginning of Women’s Herstory Month—a celebration of women leaders on campus and social issues facing women—during the U-Hour on Tuesday,...

Young San Diego County leaders recognized for service to community

Pierson Cepeda, Assistant Web & Social Media Manager February 24, 2016

  CSUSM, partnered with the San Diego Foundation, hosted 25 & Under: Young Leaders to recognize individuals and projects that have positively impacted and served the San Diego community. This...

Social issues highlight differences between equity, equality

Social issues highlight differences between equity, equality

Pierson Cepeda, Web & Social Media Assistant Manager February 23, 2016

  When I hear talk of equality, people often measure its standards in terms of the United States of America and the rest of the world. Equality is not necessarily a bad ideal on which to...

The CHABSS Dean’s Office is located in SBSB.

The search for a CHABSS dean begins at CSUSM

Pierson Cepeda, Senior Staff Writer February 10, 2016

  Representatives from Isaacson, Miller began the search for a new CHABSS Dean by holding a Q&A session for students in the Kellogg Reading Room on January 28. “Isaacson, Miller is...

Washington Redskins face pressure to change name

Washington Redskins face pressure to change name

Pierson Cepeda, Senior Staff Writer November 27, 2015

  Part of the way people embrace football is by identifying with a particular team they love. The New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers and the Raider Nation are all examples of team identification...

To Man-Bun or not to Man-Bun

To Man-Bun or not to Man-Bun

Pierson Cepeda, Media Assistant October 15, 2015

When I was little, I remember hearing that wearing hats too often would cause you to go bald. Having worn hats throughout my life,  I have come to the conclusion that the advice was more conjecture...

The star that is Dylan Healey

The star that is Dylan Healey

Pierson Cepeda, Staff Writer October 15, 2015

  The Men’s Golf Team recently competed in the InterWest Wildcat Classic at Chico State. Dylan Healey led the charge and walked away with individual title honors. The Franklin, Tennessee...

Trump vs. El Chapo, Who Would Win?

Pierson Cepeda, Staff Writer September 30, 2015

Donald Trump is an interesting man, to say the least. Not only is he a presidential candidate running a controversial campaign for next year, he is also a successful businessman and TV personality, known...

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