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

IPHONE APPS FOR BUSY STUDENTS: Taking a look at five of the most useful apps for college students

November 16, 2010
While making the most of the device’s social capabilities is important, the iPhone offers so many apps that the most useful ones for students often get overlooked.

I’M A STUDENT AND AN ATHLETE: A look into the life of one of CSUSM’s student athletes

November 16, 2010
Do we know what being a collegiate athlete really requires? To answer this question I traveled to Arizona and sat down with one of the captains of the Men’s Soccer team, Senior Bradley Seidenglanz.

CSUSM hosts Election 2010 Teach-in: Students, professors discuss candidates, propositions

November 4, 2010
The election forum was designed to offer a non-partisan discussion of the 2010 candidates and selected propositions, hoping to give CSUSM students an opportunity to discern their individual opinions in an unbiased setting.

CSUSM honored as Military-Friendly: Campus recognition and events surrounding Veteran’s Day

November 4, 2010
G.I. Jobs magazine recognizes CSUSM as a military friendly campus, placing the school among the top 15 percent of colleges welcoming veterans. Our campus offers for student veterans many benefits such as credit for service, veterans programs, and military spouse programs.

Police Beat 10/21-10/24

November 4, 2010
All the events that kept CSUSM campus police busy from 10/21 to 10/24

A Community of Courage: Student Veterans Supporting One Another

November 4, 2010
The center not only provides a place for the ever-expanding population of student veterans to hang out, but also provides much needed information on the benefits of being a student veteran. The Veterans Center helps student veterans make some of the most important decisions of their college career.

The Psychological Cost of War: Arts and Lectures event on combat stress

November 4, 2010
The event will feature a talk, as part of the Arts and Lectures series, by the a Navy psychiatrist about stress, as well as Operation Art, co-sponsored by Arts and Lectures, the USUAB Clarke Activities Team, and CSUSM Veterans Center.

Mirror, mirror, on the wall: Love Your Body event celebrates beauty

November 4, 2010
“The purpose of the event is for women to embrace their bodies as who they are, what they look like, and know that they are beautiful just the way they are, and to challenge society’s beauty standards.”

I’m a Student and a Veteran: CSUSM Vets Speak Out

November 4, 2010
At CSUSM, veterans walk our halls, are in our classes, and share the same burdens of student life as us. However, their academic lives are tinged with the experiences that only a life in the armed forces can bring.

Government urges vaccination for seasonal flu: SHCS offers flu shots for students and faculty/staff

October 26, 2010
Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1:30 to 4 p.m. at the Student Health and Counseling Services, students and CSUSM faculty and staff can receive flu vaccination. SHCS do not require an appointment. The shot costs $10 for students and $15 for faculty and staff.

Selling class notes considered grounds for expulsion

October 26, 2010
Think your essays and past class notes are worth more than just a letter grade? Think not. Selling class notes, past tests, or even essays breaks the student code of conduct that can lead to expulsion from the university and the entire CSU system

CSUSM’s Sixth Annual Student Media Festival

October 26, 2010
This Spring, Cal State San Marcos will be holding the sixth annual Student Media Festival. The Student Media Festival is a celebration of the films of the creative minds on campus. The Visual and Performing Arts Department hold the event each spring on campus.
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