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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

Student Spotlight: Leann Leite embraces work at the Pride Center

April 28, 2015

Leann Leite is a staff educator at the Pride Center located in the USU. Leite had always been interested in the Pride Center but says that it wasn’t until after the opening of the USU that she felt a “true feeling for what it stood for.” "Everyone was so friendly, welcoming and everyone had...

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Why Robert Aiello-Hauser is one of my role models

April 22, 2015

By Katlin Sweeney Editor-In-Chief I have been very fortunate during my time at CSUSM to have become friends with people that exemplify what it means to be a role model. Meeting Robert not only heightened my desire to make social justice a priority in my career, but he shows me on a daily basis...

LGBTQA students release first publication on campus

LGBTQA students release first publication on campus

April 21, 2015

By Nicole Holman News Assistant [author title="About the Author" author_id="257"] The LGBTQA Pride Center at CSUSM recently held a release party for its very first edition of a new publication entitled The Queery, a magazine that intends to reach out to the LGBTQA community. The Queery, which...

Campus events to spotlight LGBTQA community

April 7, 2015

By Nicole Holman News Assistant [author title="About the Author" author_id="257"] The month of April- charmingly dubbed “Gaypril”- will bring a plethora of events to campus that serve to highlight the LGBTQA community. On Tuesday, April 7, a discussion about marriage equality will be...

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Rainbow Recognition at CSUSM and Lavender Graduation’s history

May 9, 2014

By Sarah Hughes & Katlin Sweeney News Editor & Editor-In-Chief Lavender Graduation spotlights accomplishments of lesbian, gay, transgender or intersex, questioning or queer and ally (LGBTQA ) students who are graduating at many universities. In tracing the origins of Lavender, a...

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