The Cougar Chronicle Staff Thirteen films by Cal State San Marcos students will compete May 10 at the eighth annual CSUSM Student Media Festival. The festival, held in Arts 111, is free to the public and there will be free refreshments served. About 120 people are expected to attend. Film professor...

By Morgan Hall Co-Editor in Chief Personally I give “Iron Man 3” four F’s and an A. It’s Fantastic, Fabulous, Funny and Frickin’ Awesome and you would truly be missing out if you don’t see it May 3. This film is the story about how Tony Stark’s life got flipped, turned upside down,...

Story and photo by Anne Hall Staff Writer "Dreams in the Sand" is a small production that conveys a heavy message. When attending the performance on opening night on Thursday, April 17, audiences were greeted by a small theater that projected desert scenes for a backdrop as Spanish music played....

By Jessie Gambrell Staff Writer   In a feisty mood lately? Need to let out that last-month-of-school angst? The listed songs are sure to express those feelings of revenge. Whether it was an ex-boyfriend or a friendship gone sour, these songs hold true to the feelings we have when good relationships...

By Faith Orcino Staff Writer   On April 29, the non-profit organization, Charity Wings, will open their brand new art center in San Marcos, close to CSUSM.   Charity Wings started with founder Elena Lai Etcheverry in 2006 and ever since, she and her group have fund-raised over $300,000 and...

By Melissa Martinez News Editor As a college student, it is important to remember to study, do well on exams and graduate with a degree that will lead you to your dream job… or so you would think. You may be staying up all night studying for that absolutely needed ‘A,’ or spending countless hours...

By Juliana Stumpp A&E Editor   “Life on a Rock” by Kenny Chesney April 30 The award winning country superstar has an impressive 15 albums to his name and is adding “Life on a Rock” to his collection. The first single, “Pirate Flag,” was released in February along with a music...

By Keandre Williams-Chambers Staff Writer   TV Show: "Charmed" Episode to watch: Season 3, Episode 22, All Hell Breaks Loose 3.5/5 Paw Prints There is toil and trouble about the air, but double doesn’t quite describe it. Where the third time is usually the charm, the Charmed Ones and their mystical...

By Faith Orcino Staff Writer Writer-artist team Frank J. Barbiere and Chris Mooneyham’s new comic series, “Five Ghosts,” hit shelves last month and is increasing in popularity. The series follows Fabian Gray, a treasure hunter with a strange condition. After being in contact with the mysterious...

By Melissa Martinez News Editor   In 2005, television viewers in the U.S. were introduced to “The Office,” a ‘mockumentary’ series based on the U.K. version of the same title. Fans of the series, which centralizes on the everyday lives of office employees at Dunder Mifflin-Sabre Paper...

By Nicole Ignell Staff Writer Over spring break, I had the opportunity to completely geek out and go to the sets of one of the most popular, captivating and nail-biting shows on television, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” in Atlanta. For those of you that do not watch “The Walking Dead”, stop reading...

By Juliana Stumpp A&E Editor Find the doppelgangers of your favorite “Top 40” songs. If you like Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie” …try “Wicked Way” by Benjamin Taylor. Timberlake’s sound has evolved over the years bringing in more big band sounds from the smooth jazz era...