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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

Head Coach Pugh’s tenure at CSUSM ends on a high note

Head Coach Pugh’s tenure at CSUSM ends on a high note

Amy Chastain, Sports Editor May 11, 2016

CSUSM men’s baseball defeated the UCSD Tritons on May 8, but the team focused less on the win and more on cheering Head Coach Dennis Pugh through his last nine innings as their coach. Prior to the start of the final CCAA matchup of season, a pregame ceremony honored Pugh and the seniors on Senior...

Sports spotlight: Brandon Benston

Sports spotlight: Brandon Benston

Hannah Snider, Sports Writer May 11, 2016

Hard work, determination and devotion to the sport and his teammates earned CSUSM baseball player Brandon Bentson the honor of Student-Athlete of the Year. Bentson is a senior majoring in mass media and plans on pursuing baseball after graduating. “I would like to try and find somewhere...

KA President, API social activist says goodbye

KA President, API social activist says goodbye

Shanice Davis, Features Editor May 11, 2016

After attending CSUSM for four years, Andrea Aduna, Kamalayan Alliance (KA) President, leaves a legacy of advocating for diversity on campus and spreading awareness about the Asian-Pacific Islander (API) culture. Aduna first attended CSUSM in 2012 after graduating from high school. At the time...

Living a life to remember

Living a life to remember

Sydney Schabacker, Staff Writer May 11, 2016

  Lucas Dunn was a CSUSM student, majoring in History and minoring in French, who wanted very much to study abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France, for a year. He was enthusiastically committed to his plan, working to save money, taking upper division French classes and meeting regularly with...

Two years, three honor societies later, Nikko Marabante leaves CSUSM with a bachelor’s

Two years, three honor societies later, Nikko Marabante leaves CSUSM with a bachelor’s

Andrea Martinez, Copy Editor May 11, 2016

With just a two-year career at CSUSM, transfer student Nikko Marabante has left his mark on campus through six organizations, tying his academics and Filipino culture together. Marabante transferred from Palomar in fall 2014 and joined the Kamalayan Alliance, a Filipino interest organization,...

Akilah Green reflects on an unforgetable CSUSM experience

Akilah Green reflects on an unforgetable CSUSM experience

Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter May 11, 2016

Akilah Green will never forget the education she received at CSUSM. A human development major with an emphasis in counseling, she chose CSUSM because it was the first school that responded to her and she decided to give it a chance because it was a fairly new university. “I was really excited...

The wonderful Pierson Cepeda says farewell to CSUSM

The wonderful Pierson Cepeda says farewell to CSUSM

Michael Tran, Health and Fitness Reporter May 11, 2016

Pierson Cepeda, a Mass Media major, and the Assistant Web & Social Media Manager for The Cougar Chronicle, is a San Marcos native who immediately enrolled into CSUSM straight out of high school. “One of the benefits to attending CSUSM is that I always get to be close to my family at home,”...

Kendra Fitzpatrick, my co-conspirator prances away

Kendra Fitzpatrick, my co-conspirator prances away

Elizabeth Jaffari, Design Editor May 11, 2016

Kendra Fitzpatrick is a majestic unicorn, one that comes around only once a century. She has become one of my best friends at CSUSM. For that, I don’t know how to thank her enough, but I hope an article might suffice. Fitzpatrick has served alongside me as the Co-Design Editor and writer...

ASI President Tiffaney Boyd leaves mark at CSUSM with social justice efforts

ASI President Tiffaney Boyd leaves mark at CSUSM with social justice efforts

Andrea Martinez, Copy Editor May 11, 2016

5 years 2 degrees 4 gray hairs 3.8 GPA And 1,000 reasons why I would do it over and why I would tell you to do the same. — Tiffaney Boyd in a Facebook post on May 1. Since 2011, Boyd has been involved with Lambda Pi Eta, Tukwut Leadership Circle, Pre-Law Society, the Black...

Sexual assault allegation prompts student action

Sexual assault allegation prompts student action

Jasmine Demers, Managing Editor May 11, 2016

A recently reported sexual assault at CSUSM has prompted members of the campus community to take action against sexual violence and come together to support survivors.            On Monday, May 9, members of the campus community, Feminists Unite and Sigma Chi gathered in the library...

Largest graduating class in CSUSM history prepares for commencement

Largest graduating class in CSUSM history prepares for commencement

Cory Kay and Katlin Sweeney May 11, 2016

In five commencement ceremonies spanning two days, more than 3,000 graduates will receive their degrees while simultaneously becoming the largest graduating class in CSUSM history. Between Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, undergraduate and graduate students from the four academic colleges...

CSUSM student initiates movement, hopes to lower parking fees for future students

CSUSM student initiates movement, hopes to lower parking fees for future students

Ian Hanover, Contributor May 11, 2016

Jacqueline Gerard, a fourth-year student at CSUSM, created a Facebook page titled, “Stop Overpriced Parking at CSUSM” on March 4 to be a voice for lowering student parking fees. Since the creation, the page has generated 743 likes, a number that is still increasing.    Although she is...

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