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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

Advice for incoming freshmen and transfer students

Advice for incoming freshmen and transfer students

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Writer May 11, 2016

  As I reminisce about my time as a Cougar, I realize I learned a lot of useful life lessons that are important for college students to know, especially incoming freshmen and transfer students. College is a time to learn not only about a future career, but about yourself. When freshmen...

Advice for incoming freshmen and transfer students

Advice for incoming freshmen and transfer students

Rebecca Sykes, Sports Writer May 11, 2016

As I reminisce about my time as a Cougar, I realize I learned a lot of useful life lessons that are important for college students to know, especially incoming freshmen and transfer students. College is a time to learn not only about a future career, but about yourself. When freshmen and transfer...

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Is he good enough for you?

April 22, 2015

By Jeff Kennedy Contributor You want to get to know a man? Look at how he treats his mother. If he doesn’t treat his mother right, he likely won’t treat you right. Let’s be honest, a lot guys are cordial towards women because they want something out of them. That’s why cordiality often...

Staying afloat in college

October 25, 2014

By Ciara Walker  Staff Writer  If you watch a television show or movie that portrays a college student, the character is typically 18 to 23 years old, either living at home with parents or frat house party hoppers with no real direction in life. Graduate schools tailor their programs to working...

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Advice for surviving as a transfer student

October 4, 2014

By Tiffany Trent Staff Writer Transferring to a new school can be intimidating. Last Fall I transferred to CSUSM as a junior. I didn’t know what to expect since the only college I had ever gone to was MiraCosta College for the past three years. When I went to the transfer orientation,...

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Advice to master while you’re still young

September 12, 2014

By: Noelle Friedberg  Opinion Editor  As we start another semester, let us consider the wise words of Theodore Roosevelt: “Comparison is the thief of joy.” If you listen to the conversations of people of all ages, you will most likely hear the comparison of themselves to others. Women...

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