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

The journey through college

The journey through college

Tiffany Trent, Opinion Editor May 11, 2016

College is quite the journey. Graduating from CSUSM in less than two weeks has me looking back on this adventure of mine. This road has taken me six full years to complete and not a moment was wasted. Leaving CSUSM is a very joyous and bittersweet event for me. I went to CSUSM as a transfer student...

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...

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...

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