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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

The Cougar Chronicle

Kat Parra

Kat Parra, Assistant A&E Editor

Kat Parra is in her senior year here at CSUSM and majoring in art and technology. Since last semester, she has been assisting The Cougar Chronicle as a photographer and staff writer and she is currently serving as the Assistant A&E Editor. She enjoys sculpting, art, video design and spending time with family. She will be the first in her family to graduate from a four-year university.  Her inspiration is and always will be her mom.
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Congratulations graduates for crossing the finish line and getting a degree despite a pandemic.

COLUMN: Here’s to four years at CSUSM

Kat Parra, Assistant A&E Editor May 18, 2021

Dear Graduates, While I don’t know your name, degree or experience, I know for a fact that what you are feeling today is an overwhelming sensation. After all these months, we swapped our pajama pants...

[Video] VIDEO: Cougar Showcase Ep. 5: John McAndrew

April 27, 2021

CSUSM student John McAndrew talks about his passion for collecting records (he currently has over 1,200). Brian Gallegos is a photography/graphic design intern for The Cougar Chronicle. He is currently...

2020 has been a difficult year for many amid the pandemic and quarantine.

Dear 2021, I’d like to say a few words…

Kat Parra, Staff Writer December 13, 2020

Dear 2021 I may not know what you’ll look like or what your sense of fashion will be, but let me tell you what I have endured this year. So far, I have been isolated, alone and afraid. 2020 was not...

Double standards continue to exist in 2020

Kat Parra, Staff Writer November 8, 2020

It seems that every year things tend to change, yet one thing remains consistent: double standards.  This continuous concept has been infested into our society since the dawn of time. Some of us are...

[Video] VIDEO: The Cougar Pantry Is Here to Help Students

October 16, 2020

CSUSM offers resources like Cougar Pantry and Fresh Market Mondays to help students that need food. For the written story on the Cougar Pantry, see csusmchronicle.com/20555/news/cougar-pantry-continues-distribution-amid-pandemic/. For...

Since masks are mandatory when going in public now, making these can help keep others safe while also giving you something to do in quarantine.

Stay safe from COVID-19 with these masks

Kat Parra, Photographer, Staff Writer May 2, 2020

Unfortunately, as much as many of us desperately try to stay indoors, there are days in which we have to go outside to restock. To minimize the spread of the virus and prevent our health from being jeopardized,...

Sunrise in Heaven depicts the romance between Jan (Caylee Cowan) and Steve (Travis Burns).

Sunrise in Heaven reveals faith in the face of death

Kat Parra, Photographer, Staff Writer April 17, 2020

With the world still in quarantine, binge-watching films is a highly beloved method to pass time. With everything on the news, perhaps a few tears wouldn’t hurt. This month, Netfl ix released a film...

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