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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

The ‘high­ caliber men’ of Alpha Psi Rho aim to unite Asian-Pacific Islander students

The ‘high­ caliber men’ of Alpha Psi Rho aim to unite Asian-Pacific Islander students

Andrea Martinez, Copy Editor April 13, 2016

  Winner of the Community Development and Lifelong Membership award at the 2014­-2015 CSUSM Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards, Alpha Psi Rho epitomizes the benefits of brotherhood. The Asian-­Pacific Islander (API) fraternity was founded in 2000 at SDSU and continues to establish charters...

Organization Spotlight: Club helps build a sustainable CSUSM

Organization Spotlight: Club helps build a sustainable CSUSM

March 5, 2015

By Shanice Davis Features Assistant Last Fall, friends Alex Caratti and Danny Geiszler created the CSUSM Sustainability Club in order to help CSUSM be a more sustainable campus. With the Sustainability Club being fairly new to CSUSM, not many students are aware of their overall objective for...

Student Organization Spotlight: Black Student Union promotes student activism

Student Organization Spotlight: Black Student Union promotes student activism

February 18, 2015

By Shanice Davis Staff Writer In 2011, CSUSM’s Black Student Union was re-recognized as an organization, according to their now president, Akilah Green. On campus, there’s mostly Caucasian and Hispanic students; Green recalls being in a state of shock upon first arriving. She found there...

Organization Spotlight: M.E.Ch.A. advocates for higher education and unification

Organization Spotlight: M.E.Ch.A. advocates for higher education and unification

November 8, 2014

By Shanice Davis CSUSM’s M.E.Ch.A. is more than an organization; it is a movement that implements concentration on higher education, political involvement, culture and history. ME.Ch.A. stands for Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan, and ultimately, the organization’s mission is...

Organization Spotlight: Kamalayan Alliance

September 27, 2014

by Celeste Morales Student org. Kamalayan Alliance advocates creating a diverse community at CSUSM. The organization’s main focus is awareness and community, aiming to represent the Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community of California State University San Marcos and to provide...

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Organization Spotlight: Literature and Writing Club

April 3, 2014

By Nada Sewidan When asked what makes the Literature and Writing Club unique, club President Michael O’Marah and Vice President Marie Parrish spoke about the importance of promoting literacy and love for books. However, the club is not only exclusive to literature and writing majors in general. O’Marah...

Organization Spotlight: Civility Campaign

Organization Spotlight: Civility Campaign

March 31, 2014

By Katlin Sweeney Editor-in-Chief Students will often see their peers wearing bright green t-shirts marked with the name “Civility” on the first Tuesday of every month.  The program, known as the Civility Campaign, seeks to bring together the values of care, respect and empathy while acknowledging...

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