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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

Why Marilyn McWilliams is one of my role models

Why Marilyn McWilliams is one of my role models

Katlin Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief March 30, 2016

    In the four years that I have been at CSUSM, few people have inspired me to approach everyday as enthusiastically and selflessly as Marilyn McWilliams. Marilyn’s list of campus involvement is as impressive as her achievements list. During her 18 years at CSUSM, her awards...

CSUSM staff, students attend Asterisk* Trans Conference

Katlin Sweeney, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2016

Members of the CSUSM community attended UC Riverside’s second annual Asterisk Trans* Conference to gain more information and resources on how to support trans and gender nonconforming youth. The two day conference was held on Friday, Feb. 26 and Saturday, Feb. 27 in UC Riverside’s student...

Rally against student debt and for quality education

Rally against student debt and for quality education

October 8, 2014

By Kelly Wyrick Contributor Student debt today is at an all-time high, now even surpassing both auto loan debt and credit card debt nationally. Americans owe $1.2 trillion; yes, that’s $1.2 trillion, not million, not billion, but trillion- with a T. Student loan debt continues to balloon at...

POSITIONS AVAILABLE!

POSITIONS AVAILABLE!

May 23, 2014

The Cougar Chronicle is looking for students to fill these currently vacant positions. No journalism experience is necessary. We are willing to hire multiple individuals for the Editorial Assistant, Chief Videographer, and Sales Representative positions. Please contact Editor-in-Chief, Katlin Sweeney,...

Furlough Firestorm: Effects linger beyond class cancellations

August 31, 2010
Students and faculty alike felt the brunt of the statewide furloughs affecting our campus during the last academic year. The question is whether furloughs will continue this year and cause further class cancellations and forced faculty pay decreases.
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