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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

ASI resolutions on CFA and Sustainability Fee

Cory Kay, News Editor February 24, 2016

CSUSM Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors held a gathering to discuss its resolutions in support of the California Faculty Association’s “Fight for Five” and the proposed Sustainability Fee. The meeting, open to students, faculty and staff was held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb....

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Simple ways to save precious water

March 5, 2015

By Noelle Friedberg Opinion Editor  Water scarcity is an issue that affects every continent, so it’s important to conserve this non-renewable resource in every way possible. Even the simplest changes in our water use can lead to a world of difference. Conserving water doesn’t have to involve...

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Addressing America’s obsession with protein

March 5, 2015

By Resty Grey  Senior Staff Writer  Bacon grease sizzles on the skillet every morning, engulfing your apartment with the pleasant aroma of burning flesh. Two links of sausage sit beside your tall glass of prepackaged produced protein powder. American society is obsessed with protein, but what...

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Thrifting is win-win solution

March 5, 2015

By Gloria Magallanes  Opinion Assistant  There are many ways we can make our lives better by adopting habits of sustainability. One of them is by donating and shopping. Yes, I do mean shopping. Instead of heading over to the mall or your favorite store, drive to your local thrift store and...

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Life hacks: New uses for old things

March 5, 2015

By Kat Diltz Staff Writer When juggling family, friends, classwork, jobs and other everyday activities, it is very easy to get lazy and leave old, used items lying around the house. Instead of gathering everything up and throwing it in the trash, turn everyday items into useful tools, decorations...

Organization Spotlight: Club helps build a sustainable CSUSM

Organization Spotlight: Club helps build a sustainable CSUSM

March 5, 2015

By Shanice Davis Features Assistant Last Fall, friends Alex Caratti and Danny Geiszler created the CSUSM Sustainability Club in order to help CSUSM be a more sustainable campus. With the Sustainability Club being fairly new to CSUSM, not many students are aware of their overall objective for...

Juliana Goodlaw-Morris seeks to improve sustainability at CSUSM

Juliana Goodlaw-Morris seeks to improve sustainability at CSUSM

March 5, 2015

By Pierre Yaldo Staff Writer Here in California, we have a serious environmental problem. We waste too much, we pollute too much and it’s coming around to bite us in the butt. Our campus has recently opened a new position, that of the Sustainability Manager, and has hired Juliana Goodlaw-Morris...

CSUSM continues to improve its sustainability efforts

March 4, 2015

By Chelsey Schweitzer Even after 25 years, CSUSM is still striving to improve sustainability in the face of expansion and plans to follow the guidelines laid out in the Sustainability Master Plan to achieve this goal. Sustainability is the practice of preventing the depletion of natural resources...

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