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

RAD Instructors demonstrate self-defense techniques.

Self-defense training provides women with necessary tools for safety

February 4, 2015

By Nicole Holman & Jasmine Demers Assistant News Editor & News Editor CSUSM students are learning how to fight back against domestic and sexual abuse through a hands-on campus training program. Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D), the world’s largest self-defense program, is dedicated...

Introducing the CSU Institute for Palliative Care

Jasmine Demers, Community News Editor November 19, 2014

  CSUSM is home to a healthcare institute that is making a difference in the lives of patients with serious or chronic illness and their families. The CSU Institute for Palliative Care, which has its home at CSUSM, is a statewide initiative that focuses on educating the healthcare workforce...

Photo of couple on their wedding day

The positives of young love

September 13, 2014

By Jasmine Demers  Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief  Never in a million years did I think that I would be married at 20 years old. I was supposed to just think that boys had cooties for the rest of my life. Yeah, right. Most of us know it doesn’t work that way, and have an undeniable desire...

Students standing against racial violence

Students standing against racial violence

Jasmine Demers, Editorial Assistant September 9, 2014

Students are coming together for an event in order to raise awareness for racial injustice and to stand together against repression. The Black Student Union is a culturally based student organization whose goal is to educate the public about issues concerning African Americans and to build community...

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