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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

A military brat turned activist, Sharon Elise has persevered through it all

A military brat turned activist, Sharon Elise has persevered through it all

Andrea Martinez, Copy Editor February 24, 2016

Out of the 264 tenured faculty members at CSUSM in 2015, Dr. Sharon Elise is one of seven faculty members who are black. Elise joined CSUSM in 1994 as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and dropped “assistant” in her title in 2005, later becoming chair of the department in 2012. In 1974,...

SOCIAL ISSUES WITH A SONG: Glee hits high notes with controversial topics

November 23, 2010
On the surface, a “Glee” episode appears to be in the same innocent league of Disney’s “High School Musical.” Get past the first commercial break, however, and you’ll find yourself already deep in a campy parade of heavy topics that are transforming television’s social agenda.
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