Once upon a time, there was a young aspiring scholar who was determined to finish college in four years. Nothing would stop her from accomplishing this goal. And she would do it successfully, until she met up with her academic advisor the spring of her junior year at CSUSM, and suddenly her plans had...

Noelle Friedberg is graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Literature and Writing and an emphasis in Writing. She has attended CSUSM for the last two years after transferring from MiraCosta College and has written for The Cougar Chronicle since 2013, moving her way up from staff writer to Opinion...

By Noelle Friedberg Opinion Editor  With the start of another semester comes the same dream of good grades and success in the classroom. One sure-fire way to help these dreams come to fruition is to talk about what you’re learning in class outside of the classroom. By this I mean that talking...

By Noelle Friedberg  Opinion Editor   With Thanksgiving just around the corner, now is the perfect time to stop and reflect on what we’re most thankful for. I for one am thankful for my education. School is something that is so easy to take for granted. And why wouldn’t we? It can...

By Noelle Friedberg Opinion Editor  The myth has been spread around campus that walking over the seal on the ground in front of the coffee cart in Founders Plaza will keep you from graduating in four years. But what actually holds you back from graduating on time is failing to make an education...

By: Noelle Friedberg Opinion Editor Everybody dreads that day of the week when they have a four hour gap in between their classes. You can choose to leave campus when you have a break in between classes, or you can save some gas and hang around. If you decide to stay on campus and wait it...