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

CSU forum discusses budget, SIRF fee

Sonni Simmons, News Editor September 30, 2015

  Members of the CSU Office of the Chancellor invited journalists from various CSU campuses to listen in and ask questions regarding the CSU budget for next year. On Sept. 10, Ryan Storm, CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget, Laurie Weidner, CSU Assistant Vice Chancellor of Public...

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Latin@ center opens, promotes students’ academic success

Sonni Simmons, News Editor September 30, 2015

  After roughly five years in the making, CSUSM has opened the doors of a center with the objective of stimulating the academic success of students on campus. On Sept. 17, the grand opening of the Latin@ Center took place in the University Student Union. President Haynes attended the...

All-inclusive initiative to define student life on campus

All-inclusive initiative to define student life on campus

Sonni Simmons, News Editor September 29, 2015

  A fresh, community-supported initiative has come to life  at CSUSM and is providing students with an opportunity to strengthen and enhance their college experience. Tukwut Life, the Cal State San Marcos student life experience, is a new campus-wide initiative that aims to increase the...

Twilight, Los Angeles: 1992 brings to light issues of prejudice and injustice

Twilight, Los Angeles: 1992 brings to light issues of prejudice and injustice

April 21, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] The CSUSM School of Arts Program is challenging injustice with this spring’s presentation of Twilight, Los Angeles: 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith. The play was available to students and community members...

The transformation, growth of CSUSM

The transformation, growth of CSUSM

April 7, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] Cal State University San Marcos has transformed in numerous ways since classes began in 1990, and the campus continues to grow even after 25 years. The campus opened to 448 students in its first year,...

“Open Doors” seeks to form educational bonds between countries

April 7, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] The Education and Youth Working Group of the US-Russia Social Expertise Exchange (SEE) is working on a new project called “Open Doors,” which brings Russian educators to the United States to get...

AAUW’s $mart $tart workshop preps students for wage negotiation

March 17, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] A workshop will be held on campus to equip students with information to develop skills for future salary negotiation, in an effort to bring awareness to the gender wage gap. The three-hour workshop, as...

Campus Recreation hosts co-rec intramurals

Campus Recreation hosts co-rec intramurals

March 17, 2015

By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor [author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] Campus Recreation will hold Co-Rec Intramurals that will offer students the opportunity to create their own teams, compete against other CSUSM students and participate in an activity that promotes gender...

HOPE and Wellness Center brings eating disorder awareness to CSUSM

HOPE and Wellness Center brings eating disorder awareness to CSUSM

March 4, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] By Sonni Simmons Community News Editor CSUSM’s HOPE and Wellness Center emphasized the importance of eating disorder awareness by hosting a number of educational and spirit-lifting events across campus. Eating Disorder Awareness week was...

ACE helps foster students succeed

ACE helps foster students succeed

February 17, 2015

[author title="About the Author" author_id="256"] By Sonni Simmons CSUSM recently established a new center on campus in order to promote student well-being, facilitate engagement and advance its commitment to student success. ACE Scholars Services provides a comfortable, close-knit environment...

Common Read for campus community

November 19, 2014

By Sonni Simmons Staff Writer Once a year, CSUSM campus community members converge to share critical thoughts and ideas, learning more about each other and themselves in the process. This year on Oct. 23, students, staff and faculty met in the USU ballroom to discuss the novel The Other Wes...

Movie Review: The Maze Runner

Movie Review: The Maze Runner

October 20, 2014

By Sonni Simmons Staff Writer The movie theater experience isn’t cheap. You pay for the movie, the popcorn and the Swedish Fish with money and the experience with your time. It seems as though most movies nowadays are pumped down an assembly line and adorned with big name actors to get some...

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