The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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

All content by Rhiannon Ripley

CSU Board of Trustees approve 2017-2018 tuition increase

Rhiannon Ripley, Assistant News Editor March 31, 2017

On March 22, the CSU Board of Trustees (BOT) voted 11 to 8 approving the recommended 5 percent tuition increase starting the 2017-18 academic year. Undergraduate programs of 6.1 units or more will...

CSUSM and a tuition increase

CSUSM and a tuition increase

Rhiannon Ripley, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2017

  The recession of 2008 impacted the amount of financial support that the California State University System (CSU) receives from the state budget.   State funding to CSUSM began to drop...

CSUSM offers guidance and support for undocumented students

CSUSM offers guidance and support for undocumented students

Rhiannon Ripley, Assistant News Editor February 12, 2017

Under the Trump Administration, many are concerned about immigration rights, particularly on how new laws could apply to college campus communities. Undocumented students have some protections due to...

Taking photos of nature is one way Rhiannon copes with her mental illness. This shot was taken by the SHCS building.

Mental health is brain health

Rhiannon Ripley, Editorial Assistant March 9, 2016

  Mental health has been gaining recognition in the world lately, and honestly, it wasn’t until last summer after I saw the movie “Inside Out” that I recognized the importance of my...

Fresh perspectives of water series concludes with economics

Fresh perspectives of water series concludes with economics

Rhiannon Ripley, Editorial Assistant November 27, 2015

  Where there is water, there is life. California is facing a drought and our state and local governments advocate for conservations. To assure conservation, water rates have risen across...

Let’s Talk about Sex: The 90-Day Rule

Let’s Talk about Sex: The 90-Day Rule

Rhiannon Ripley November 12, 2015

  Have you heard of the 90-day rule? It is essentially this idea that women should make men wait 90 days to have sex with them. I can see how this is useful because too often women are afraid...

Presidents Champion Award recipient, Thiana Ruiz.

CSUSM student receives inaugural Student Champion Award

Rhiannon Ripley, Editorial Assistant October 29, 2015

  As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, CSUSM works to recognize the still-present achievement gap Hispanic students face. In an effort to decrease this achievement gap, a grant of 2.6 million...

UC Santa Barbara professor shares impact of capitalism with CSUSM Lecture on campus reveals economic research findings

Rhiannon Ripley, Editorial Assistant October 29, 2015

  Professor and author William Robinson introduced the findings of his research on the effects capitalism has on a global scale and its impact in the sociological world. Robinson has dedicated...

Student sign grand opening poster and visit the new facility.

[Photo] Latin@ center opens, promotes students’ academic success

Sonni Simmons, News Editor September 30, 2015

Student sign grand opening poster and visit the new facility.

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