Volume 1, Number 1 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story, A New Frontier, discusses the Italianate style of the campus architecture. CSUSM President Bill Stacy is featured in an interview with the Pioneer editor Larry Boisjolie.
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Volume 1, Number 2 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The founding faculty of Cal State San Marcos is introduced in the cover story of the second issue of the Pioneer. Journeying south of the border into the areas beyond the town of Ensenada in Baja California are extensively covered in multiple articles by Pioneer staff members, Larry Boisjolie and Jonathan Young,
Volume 1, Number 3 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. This issue has cover stories about the construction of the campus; removing rocks and the contractor bids for the building of Craven Hall.
Volume 1, Number 4 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. In this issue, a report on The Times Advocate offer to donate a state-of-the-art newsroom, establish an internship program, and the prospect of a printing alliance with the university.
Volume 1, Number 5 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. While Halloween celebrations dominate this issue, the Pioneer staff editorial page provides recommendations for the upcoming November election.
Volume 1, Number 6 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. Louetto Construction is fired and San Marcos-based Lusardi Construction takes over as the lead contractor in the first phase of building Cal State San Marcos. Also notable in this issue is a report on the establishment of the Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents and an interview with Isabel Schon, Director of the Center and a CSUSM founding faculty member.
Volume 1, Number 7 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. Larry Boisjolie and Jonathan Young report on the Student Governance Task Force charged with forming a student government. On a lighter note, the inviting wine country of the Temecula Valley is presented in detail for possible future day trips.
Volume 1, Number 8 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. As the semester comes to a close, the Pioneer outlines their top stories of the first semester at Cal State San Marcos.
Volume 1, Number 9 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story for this issue is War | Peace: Persian Gulf Update
Volume 1, Number 10 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. Cal State San Marcos and the California's proposed budget cuts are the cover story for this issue of the paper.
Volume 1, Number 11 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story is about the recent storms that have rained down on campus. Inside the paper is a story about the recent activity to hire faculty campus-wide.
Volume 1, Number 12 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story is about the campus starting to take shape as construction continues on the former poultry ranch. The Writing Center organized by English professor Ken Mendoza is featured as a new resource to help students with written assignments.
Volume 1, Number 13 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story highlights the seven awards won by the fledgling newspaper at the California Inter-Collegiate Press Association's 42nd annual statewide conference.
Volume 1, Number 14 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. VOTE screams the cover story in orange as CSUSM holds the first student election.
Volume 1, Number 15 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. A runoff election for the first CSUSM Associated Student President. The Pioneer presents the views of the two top candidates as well as uncontested election results.
Volume 1, Number 16 of the first independent student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The Pioneer staff reports on student evaluations. Jose Chapman wins the Associate Student Presidential runoff election.
Volume 2, Number 1 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports that construction may delay the opening of the new campus in Fall 1992.
Volume 2, Number 2 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on CSU Chancellor Barry Munitz's call to quicken CSUSM campus development to accommodate student enrollment.
Volume 2, Number 3 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on changes in the Soviet Union, installation of a campus phone system, and comic books.
Volume 2, Number 4 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on the campus Renaissance Faire and campus fees.
Pioneer Special edition of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The paper focuses on CSUSM's first annual International Festival.
Volume 2, Number 5 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on the campus international festival, Halloween, and art.
Volume 2, Number 6 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on the addition of Spanish books in the campus library, commitment to global interaction, and endangered animals.
Volume 2, Number 7 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on campus sports, the holidays and the impact of the economy on campus construction
Volume 2, Number 8 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on tuition increase, campus construction, and new faculty appointment.
Volume 2, Number 9 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on campus construction, increased female enrollment, and campus theft.
Volume 2, Number 11 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on alien encounters, class rings, campus recycling program, and Cuyamaca Park.
Volume 2, Number 12 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on an Indian powwow and a student election.
Volume 2, Number 13 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on student elections, newspaper award recognition, and paintball.
Volume 2, Number 14 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on potential campus closure, student election results, and white water rafting.
Volume 3, Number 1A of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. This issue was a special edition. The cover story reports on the newly designed college campus.
Volume 3, Number 2 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on the academic year, increased tuition, and completed campus construction.
Volume 3, Number 3 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on University Mission Statement Day, new library design, and campus election.
Volume 3, Number 4 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on the annual International Festival.
Volume 3, Number 5 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on campus debate over free speech.
Volume 3, Number 6 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on campus discrimination charges, artists, and campus clubs. including the first sorority.
Volume 3, Number 7 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on new campus policies. This paper also includes a special spread called Pioneer Explore covering a 8.3 earthquake and campus events.
Volume 3, Number 8 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on flood damage in Craven Hall, new campus policies and student's and faculty's trip to Ghana.
Volume 3, Number 9 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on Black History Month, new campus structures, and tuition hikes.
Volume 3, Number 10 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on musical events and intense weather conditions.
Volume 3, Number 11 of the first student newspaper on the CSUSM campus. The cover story reports on controversial comments from Senator Craven and CSUSM professor featured in the film Like Water for Chocolate.
Vol. 2, No. 10 reports on the move onto the permanent campus and impact on services, construction site theft, funding drive for second volume of yearbook {misspelled as Tukut], gray whale migration, and the Festival of Animation.
Judith Downie, Librarian and University Archivist
Vol. 3, No. 1 presumed missing based on the existence of Vol. 3, No. 1a (published Summer/Fall 1992 with no distinct date and labeled as a Special Issue about campus buildings.)
Introductory issue of an "experimental alternative" paper issued during 1993. This issue included an editorial on the controversy of State Senator William Craven's remarks on undocumented immigrants.
Plan 9 From Outer Space Late March, 1993 Supplement
A special supplement of Plan 9 From Outer Space for the Craven Hall dedication on April 9, 1993
Plan 9 From Outer Space Late March, 1993
Vol 1, No. 2 of Plan 9 From Outer Space highlights the Craven Hall dedication on April 19, 1993 and modern university education.
Plan 9 From Outer Space Early April, 1993
The Craven Issue is again headlining the Vol. 1, No. 3 issue of Plan 9 From Outer Space, sharing space on the cover with an article in defense of freedom of the press.
Craven Hall, Gay Rights and more on the purpose of the university in Vol. 1, No. 4 of Plan 9 From Outer Space
What is Plan 9? Get the answers in the Vol. 2, No. 1 edition of the paper.
In Vol. 2. No. 2, Plan 9 From Outer Space highlighted the 30th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy and the conspiracies surrounding the event.
Volume 39, Number 1 of the first edition of the Cougar Chronicle. Some of the stories include campus sale of Pepsi over Coke, intellectual property, the passing of a professor, and new transportation options.
Volume 39, Number 3 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories about the construction of the new Student Union, expired elevator permits, and plagiarism concerns.
Volume 39, Number 4 of the Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories on Associated Student Inc. elections and campus sports.
Volume 39, Number 5 of Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of student election scandal and new Internet privacy policy,
Volume 39, Number 6 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the Associated Student election scandal, campus sports, and the 10th annual International fair.
Volume 39, Number 7 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the ASI election and graduation.
The Cougar Chronicle September 12, 2012
Volume 40, Number 1 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of new fall courses, Board of Trustees appointment, and campus sports.
Volume 40, Number 2 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of School of Education awarded funding, the 2012 national election, and new campus food management services.
Volume 40, Number 3 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the new CSU Chancellor, Timothy P. White.
Volume 40, Number 5 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the Distinguished Professor Award, the passing of a student, and a mountain lion spotting.
Volume 40, Number 6 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of tuition and the addition of KPBS.
Volume 40, Number 7 of the Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of campus construction and the holiday season.
Volume 41, number 3 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the student election, Black History Month, International Coffee Hour, and student health.
Volume 41, number 1 of The Cougar Chronicle. This issue includes stories of cyber security, physical abuse, and academic majors.
Volume 41, number 2 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the ASI election, campus sports, and Valentine's Day.
Volume 40, number 4 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of a tuition hike, a student election, and an interview with a new sociology professor.
Volume 41, number 5 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the ASI election, the DREAM Act, and North County Transit system.
Volume 41, number 6 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the ASI presidential election results, preparation for graduation, and student novelist.
Volume 41, number 7 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of CSUSM winning the 2013 RecycleMania, CSUSM named the sixth-best university for first-generation students, and CSU faculty and staff pay raises.
Volume 41, number 8 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the construction of a Student Health and Counseling Services building, the DREAM Act, and a racist incident.
Volume 40, number 4 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the loss of a CSUSM student, state election propositions, Homecoming events, and Halloween.
Volume 42, number 12 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of fraternity changes, cyber security, and the impact of media on consumers.
Volume 42, number 13 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue included stories of an initiative to create a Raza Center for Latino students, memorial scholarship for a CSUSM student that passed away, and student reaction to the new student union.
Volume 42, number 14 of The Cougar Chronicle. The majority of the stories in the issue were related to graduation; including President Hayes' message, a list of graduates, and senior profiles.
Volume 43, number 1 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of campus demonstration concerning sexual assault, greek life organization investigation, and ideas for recreation.
Volume 43, number 2 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of a sustainability campaign with the campus Starbucks and the ribbon cutting for the new Veteran's Center.
Volume 43, number 3 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories about increase reports of campus sexual assaults, the new Veteran's Center, and community festivals.
Volume 43, number 4 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issues focuses on stories of cultural diversity. Other topics include a demonstration in support of the CSU system improving faculty contracts and a proposal to create a Raza Center for Latino students.
Volume 43, number 5 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of adopting a student access initiative in light of increased student enrollment and a student march demanding a change in the campus sexual assault policy.
Volume 43, number 7 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a religious diversity edition; including stories of the CSU system derecognizing religious student groups that specify faith as a criteria for leadership and spotlights individual religious clubs. Other articles includes topics of student homelessness and the ASI passing a resolution in support of the Student Access Initiative to improve class scheduling.
Volume 43, number 8 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the Student Health and Counseling Services returning to campus and the announcement of the Raza Center for Latino students opening later in the year.
Volume 43, number 9 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a Black History Month Edition. Other topics include the announcement of ACE Scholars and a candlelight vigil for students killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Volume 43, number 10 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a sustainability edition, including other topics pertaining to diversity, and the passing of a student.
Volume 43, number 11 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a Herstory, Women's History Month edition. Other topics include faculty salary inequities, the Student Access Initiative, and President Haynes' award for female leadership.
Volume 43, number 12 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue is a 25th Anniversary edition of CSUSM. Other topics include stories of the campus Model United Nations winning a national competition, faculty pay inequity, and a student demonstration concerning sexual violent, and gender, race, and religious discrimination.
Volume 42, number 1 of The Cougar Chronicle. This issue includes stories of campus clubs promoting inclusions, a popular Harry Potter course, and remembering September 11, 2001.
The Cougar Chronicle September 25, 2013
Volume 42, number 2 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of student's online privacy, the United Nation's World Gratitude Day, and the war in Syria.
Volume 42, number 3 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of student safety during the holiday season, a CSUSM student arrested for a sextortion crime, and news of the new University Student Union.
Volume 42, number 4 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of CSUSM student victims of computer hacking, academics, and Halloween.
Volume 42, number 5 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories about marriage, non-traditional courses, sports, and Veteran's Day.
Volume 42, number 6 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of a retiring K-9 campus bomb sniffer and CSUSM student's confession to sexploitation crime.
Volume 42, number 7 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of increased tuition fees, how CSUSM students celebrate the holidays, and new campus technology.
Volume 42, number 8 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of the CSUSM men's basketball team ranking number 1 nationally in the NAIA and environmental concerns.
Volume 42, number 9 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of ROTC students petitioning for military science courses on campus, the Affordable Care Act, and sports.
Volume 42, number 10 of The Cougar Chronicle. The issue includes stories of campus safety due to mountain lion sightings, the newly constructed University Student Union, and healthy eating.
Volume 42, number 11 of The Cougar Chronicle. This issue includes stories of CSUSM men's basketball team championship and ASI elections.
Vol. 39, No. 2 discusses the DREAM Act, smoking on campuses, Politics are represented by articles on the Republican presidential candidates and Proposition 8 challenges. Campus concerns include Civility Week, Greek life and a memorial to CoBA faculty Radhika Ramamurthi.
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Vol. 43, No. 6 is missing from the collection
NOT YET DIGITIZED, please contact University Archives. Volume 43, No. 13 covers race, ethnicity and gender issues by looking at Yom HaShoah events, including the White Rose Memorial, the Red Flag Campaign for sexual assault awareness, and the release of the LGBTQA publication, the Queery.
NOT YET DIGITIZED, please contact University Archives. Volume 43, No. 14 is the final issue of the academic year, with articles on Commencement, a review of the ACE Scholar program, official recognition of KPDL (Knowledge, Perseverance, Diversity and Legacy) Asian Pacific Islander sorority on campus, and profiles a number of student scholar/leaders.
Calendar of events and results from the soccer matches for homecoming week.
Details of the fourth annual Masquerade Ball, part of Homecoming Week events.
Coverage of the men's basketball win for homecoming.
Reports on the men's basketball win for Homecoming. Sidebar lists the week's events.
A description of the events planned for the ball (described as the 4th in error.)
Volume 43, issue 13 features key stories on Gay Pride events, Yom HaShoah and the White Rose Memorial, and campus sexual violence awareness.
Issue 14 of Volume 43 provides the spring Commencement schedule, the year in review of the ACE Scholars program, and the founding of KDPL Asian/Pacific Islander sorority. A number of graduating student profiles are included.
Learn how to make the most of your degree from the cover story of The Pride, Vol. 1, No. 3. The story includes entry level annual salaries for emerging professions in the 1990s. This issue also contains articles on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), campus recycling, and announces the new name (The Pride) for the newspaper.
Vol. 1, No. 4 of The Pride features a cover story with Provost Richard Millman.
An interview with CSUSM President Bill Stacy is the cover story of the Vol. 1, No. 5 issue of The Pride. Volunteering is a featured story inside the paper.
The Vol. 1, No. 6 issue of The Pride includes articles on California student enrollment, book prices, and Student Health Services programs.
Vol. 1, No. 7 of The Pride updates the campus on the earthquake damage to CSU Northridge and the collaboration with the Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species (CRES)
Campus recreation and the first Volunteer Day at CSUSM are featured articles in the Vol. 1, No. 8 edition of The Pride. (note: misidentified as Vol. 1, No.3)
The Vol. 1, No. 9 issue of The Pride features a cover story about the 2nd Annual Pow Wow to be held in the student parking lot.
Vol. 1, No. 10 of The Pride cover articles are about the future campus childcare facility and the upcoming 7th Annual University Ball.
Vol. 1, No. 11 of the Pride features Dr. Isabel Schon and the books of the Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents (CSBSCA)
Winners of the united States President's Youth Service Awards are celebrated in the Vol. 1, No. 12 issue of The Pride.
Vol. 2, No. 1 of The Pride cover stories look at the next stage of construction on campus and the "Questival."
Vol. 2, No. 2 The Associated Students, Inc. is in business, student government is now a non-profit business registered with the state. Mulching on campus stinks.
Vol. 2, No. 3 of The Pride explores the two sides of Proposition 187. The psychology graduate program begins at CSUSM.
Vol. 2, No. 4, of The Pride highlights the university's first dance recital. Cal State San Marcos' Questival comes to campus.
Vol. 2, No. 5 of the Pride addresses the Craven controversy and whether his name should be removed from Craven Hall. University police are concerned about an outbreak of graffiti around campus.
Vol 2, No. 6 of The Pride reviews the results of the state and student elections.
The Vol. 2, No. 7 issue of The Pride features an interview with CSUSM President Bill Stacy.
Vol. 2, No. 8 of The Pride has a cover story Q & A with Sociology professor Sharon Elise about affirmative action and the proposed California Civil Rights Initiative. Only issue published during the Spring 1995 semester.
Vol. 3, No. 1 features a cover story on the first freshman class of the Cal State San Marcos campus.
The cover story of the Vol. 3, No. 2 issue of The Pride is an article about the recent Arts and Lectures presentation by Nobel laureate Kary Mullis. He discussed his theories on AIDS and the face on Mars. Also covered is the threat to college financial aid.
Native American Spirit and the Annual CSUSM Pow Wow is highlighted in the cover story of the Vol. 3, No. 3 edition of The Pride.
Vol. 3, No. 4 addresses the use of the federal Social Security number as a student identification tool.
In the Vol. 3, No. 5 of The Pride, the cover story reports the first serious crime on campus.
Vol. 4, No. 6 of The Pride looks at the current campus policy related to the selling of for on campus.
Vol. 3, No. 7 of The Pride reports on an eviction from student housing.
The Vol. 3, No. 8 issue of The Pride discusses the benefits of passing proposition 203 for the CSUSM campus.
Financial Aid fraud is the subject of the Vol. 3, no. 9 edition of The Pride.
The Vol. 3, No. 10 cover story is about the theft of a television monitor, part of a art display in the library.
Vol. 3, No. 10a ASI Election Edition (Labeled as Election Special Vol. 1, No. 1)
The cover story of the Vol. 3, No. 11 edition of The Pride relays ASI election results.
The Vol. 4, No. 1 issue is packed with important issues for CSUSM students; a new director for the campus health services, a proposed commuter train, financial aid and a new movie theater in San Marcos.
Vol. 4, No. 2 of The Pride highlights the Annual Pow Wow and the campus career fair.
Racism and racist incidents on campus are the subject of the Vol. 4, No. 3 edition of The Pride.
Vol. 4, No.4 of The Pride covers the $1 million donation by Keith and Jean Kellogg for a permanent library on the CSUSM campus. NOTE: front page is a corrupted scan and is being redone. To view hardcopy front page, contact the University Archives.
The Vol. 4, No. 5 issue of The Pride highlights the new Closed Circuit TV system on campus. In other news, acclaimed author Rudolf Anaya is set to speak and do a book signing at CSUSM.
The Vol. 4, No. 6 issue of The Pride cover story is about the continuing racial incidents and a "hostile working environment" on the CSUSM campus.
This issue is missing from the CSUSM Library Archives. If you have a copy of this issue, please let the Archives know! We can have it scanned and returned to you.
The Pride's Vol. 4, No. 8 edition cover stories are about new racial incidents on the CSUSM campus.
Vol 4, No. 9 of The Pride features History professor Joan Gunderson interviewed about her new book, "To Be Useful in the World."
Hate Crimes dominate the cover of the Vol. 4, No. 10 edition of The Pride.
One cover story from the Vol. 4, No. 11 edition of The Pride is about the dedication of the Cesar Chavez statue on the Cal State San Marcos campus.
Vol. 4, No. 12 of The Pride looks forward to the upcoming ASI election.
The Vol. 4, No. 13 issue of The Pride cover stories address the run off race for AS President, and ongoing threats to cultural diversity efforts from forces outside of the campus community.