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New SHCS building breaks ground this summer
Student Health and Counseling Services t o be housed on campus 2015
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
NEWS EDITOR
4 - The issue of diversity and
racism has recently become a
hot topic on the CSUSM campus. Read t wo articles about
how these issues on campus
may not be isolated.
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This summer, construction
will begin for a new Student
Health and Counseling Services (SHCS) building to
be completed by September
2014 and opened by January
2015.
When completed, the
20,000-square-foot facility
will reside on-campus across
the street from student housing to provide easier access
to residential students. Currently, CSUSM is leasing an
off-campus space for SHCS,
which is located at the PPH
building across Twin Oaks
Valley road.
The building is estimated
to cost a total of $10 million,
which is being paid for by
Student Facility Fees. The
building was first presented
to the Board of Trustees and
approved in November 2012.
SHCS currently offers
students basic medical services to students for colds,
headache, flu, breast exams,
HTV testing, immunizations,
pregnancy testing, biopsy,
cryotheraphy, physical exams, etc. Students also have
access to counselors to help
them cope with academic
and medical concerns, provided by a pre-paid fee "of
$67 per semester, included
in tuition and fees. SHCS
also provides Family PACT,
a program aimed in offering
family planning services and
information regarding reproductive health to low-income
students with or without thenown private medical insurance.
"We look forward to the
SHCS Building being in the
heart of the campus, with the
new location being across
the street from student housing, the Clarke and the new
University Student Union,"
Cathy Baur, Associate Vice
President for Communications, said. "This will give
easier service access for our
residential students, easier
opportunities for collaborations with campus units, and
will allow for more visible
outreach activities."
The proposed plans show
interesting and creative architectural designs.
"An interesting design
feature will be the labyrinth
garden, which will be on the
north side .of the building.
This will be an awesome,
contemplative area for the
campus community. There
will also be a Zen garden
near the outside elevator,"
said Baur.
The building will hold examination rooms, medical
offices and counseling spaces, along with a Health and
Wellness program. With an
accessible location (located
near Parking Structure one)
students are able to utilize
health programs offered by
the SHCS as well as keep
their personal health updated.
For more information,
please visit csusm.edu/shcs/
indexiitml.
SPORTS
Student Success Fee changes again
5 - Some outstanding graduating senior athletes are featured
this issue. Read about how they
contributed t o the legacy of
CSUSM athletics*
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OPINION
^ I - College is a time t o grow
and blossom. Read one writer's
opinion on how t o be the best
you possible.
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PHOTOGRAPHER
When attending the second
round of the Student Success Fee Open Forums in
April, the representatives for
the proposal- re-emphasized
the n6bd f br the fee aiffl addressed the student concerns
that were heard by legislation through polls, comments, and Internet surveys.
Again, the issue of state
funds dropping from $18
million since 2008 was on
graphs to imply the need
for more cash flow. The fee
proposes that students must
make up for expenses. The
office responsible for determining funds is located
at a central office in Long
Beach, Calif. No lobbying
action has taken place to the
state or federal governments
about how CSU's should be
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need t o get your body ready
before the summer season.
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writer's opinion on the upcoming film is nothing compared t o
this American classic.
Campus pride promoted by new facilities
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operation, who .will occupy
the building and the many
features of the building are
being released. Students will
supported by state funds. of funds needed to just main- have much to look forward
According to the presenta- tain what CSUSM offers to to at the "heartbeat" of camtion, Prop. 30 was successful currently enrolled students pus such as sustainability,
even though it was not ex- and the rapidly growing new food and hangout areas.
pected to be. Prop. 30 gave population of attendees, acThe USU is scheduled
the school $5.4 million to cording to the presentation. to be open and used for
avoiding cuts, $4.1 million
Risks to not implement- spring semester 2014 folwas given back to the stu- ing this Student Suc- lowing a soft-opening. The
dents as refunds, and $1.3 cess Fee include the loss grand-opening of the buildmillion was observed as net of student research and ing is scheduled for April
gain from the proposition's
learning programs, sup- 2014.
success. That difference is plemental instruction proAccording to the project
not sufficient for the amount FEE CONTINUED ON %
goals, USU should "be the
'heartbeat' of campus, [and]
make all students feel welcome." The building is intended to develop campus
life, foster campus loyalty
and to build a sense of e o m ^
munity.
The process of planning
the building of the USU was
created by a selection comT
mittee, consisting of people
from campus, students and
the chancellor's office. They
selected the architect company that would build and
design the building and provide a f un, vibrant space for
students with various formal
and informal gathering spaces.
The design vision stated,
"The Cal State San Marcos
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C ommentary
Brownie Tuesday with Reyna B:The story of an AB540 student
B Y BOBBY RIVERA
And
USU b uilding aims
t o spice up campus
STAFF WRITER
For being one of the top
six colleges that support
first-generation college students, CSU San Marcos has
focused on building communities within the campus, as
seen in Greek life and various campus clubs and organizations. However, a new,
invisible club on campus
consists of students attending CSU San Marcos that
are not legally citizens of the
U S.
Resources for those students include the program
S.TAJST.D. (Standing Together As oNe Dream).
Student Flor Barraza said,
"[S.T.A.N.D.] is a student
organization that supports all
undocumented students here to complete their degree.
on campus and in the com- Studying full-time and holdmunity. This organization ing two jobs is a common rehas been reaching out to dif- ality for many undocumentferent departments for sup- ed students."
Barraza believes the passport. Their goal is to make
them aware of the presence ing of the CA Dream Act in
of undocumented students 2011 will help undocumenton this campus and of all the ed students qualify to receive
obstacles they have to face." financial aid, which will help
College gives all people them obtain these goals.
As I spoke with Barraza, it
the opportunity to educate
themselves in order to be- reminded me of one student I
come successful members of knew who I had met on campus.
society.
In the spring of 2012,1 met
"Most AB540 students
share the same dream: con- a student name Reyna. She
tributing to this country as sát towards the front of the
professionals," Barraza said. class and was always polite.
"However, there are a so She dressed casually and
many people with so much rarely spoke out in class. She
talent who do .not go on to was more outspoken before
college because they do not class began as we would wait
have the financial means for our professor to enter. I
was surprised because she
was articulate and had what
I would call a "street-smart"
sense of life. We immediately hit it off and would share
information about our families, life experiences , and our
values. She is incredibly ambitious and wears her heart
on her sleeve.
One day Reyna came to
class in tears and told me she
w^s leaving school. She was
having personal troubles and
the stress was becoming difficult to manage. I convinced
her to talk to me over coffee
at our campus Starbucks.
Once we got there, we both
realized we're not really coffee drinkers so we loaded
up on brownies instead. Between the two of us we must
had eaten about 8 brownies.
After we spoke she promised to continue going to
school for a few more weeks
and we agreed to meet before our class on Tuesdays.
We called our meetings,
"Brownie Tuesday" and for
the following Tuesdays oyer
the remaining course of the
semester, I entered the world
of life as an AB540 student.
AB540 is a California state
law that allows qualified undocumented students to pay
in-state tuition, versus outof-state tuition.
Reyna is one of four sisters
to attend CSU San Marcos.
One has graduated and two
others still have two years
remaining. The sisters have
an incredible bond that is unmatched. She lived in MexA B 5 4 O CONTINUED ON 3
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grams, library resources,
and depleted degree value.
Expectancy to graduation
may take longer due to lack
of course availability as unit
caps will continue. When implementing the fee, the state
will have no say in what the
money is spent on and how
much of it can be used in
specific areas. The money
will be managed entirely at
a local level. Students will
have more control of the
use of the funds and those
funds cannot be-taken away.
As students have stated
that the fee is too high, legislation has chosen to consider that opinion and reduced
the fee by $100. Now, the
fee will be spread out over a
longer period of time, which
is four years rather than two.
Considering fiscal changes
in economic cost and spending, after the fee has been approved and implemented, the
fee will likely go up in future
years, but not without legislation going through this process of informing students
again and re-electing how
the issue will be managed.
Based on student election,
the money from the Student
Success Fee will go towards
more courses, support of
the academia, student life,
and expanding the library.
-When asked if the legislation-will have final say in
how the money is used if
the fee is implemented, Dr.
Graham Oberem, Interim
Provost & Vice President
of Academic Affairs said,
"There is a strong likelihood that the presidential
decision will not go drastically against the commit-
HE
tees favor." The CSUSM
president will remain in
control of final decisions.
Student
recommendations will be processed
through
proposals
and
considered by a Student
Fee Advisory Committee.
This committee comprised
of four students, three administration/faculty and staff
will represent future allocations across the categories
that will be recommended
annually. Associated accountability for the funds
cannot be taken away. There
will be an annual report
of how the funds are used
which will be made available for public information.
The main consideration of
the need for the fee is the
return on investment (ROI).
These funds would help to
strengthen the future value
of the degrees earned, secure
the post-college future of the
students here, and preserve
the quality of the education
offered at CSUSM. Also,
improving and expanding
the quality of education offered on campus since budget cuts and changes over
the last decade alone have
drastically altered the opportunities and privileges
that were once offered to
students and teachers alike.
The advisory committee will continue to relay
the information that has
been collected from the
open forums and polls.
President Haynes will have
the final decision as to what
to pass on to the Chancellor
of the CSU, who has the final
say on the Student-Success
Fee implementation. That is
where the final decision lies.
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Graduate Honor: Student leader Audrey Juarez
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
NEWS EDITOR
Audrey Juarez is a 2013
graduating senior double
majoring in political science
and women's studies and describes herself as "a proud
brown, lady-loving individual."
For her commitment to this
campus, social justice and in
creating a haven in her presence by being inclusive and
accepting at CSUSM, Juarez
is receiving the Cougar
Chronicle's first Graduate
Honor.
When she arrived to
CSUSM, Juarez promised
herself that she would get
involved and since then, her
involvement on campus has
extended to make a difference. Juarez describes her
experience on campus as
having not always been safe,
stating "identifying as a lesbian and looking androgynous play a huge part in that.
But I have found solidarity,
community and friendship
here and those factors have
made being a student on this
campus a pleasure."
Juarez's involvement on
campus began her freshman
year when she began spending time in the LGBTQA
Pride Center. By spending
her free time in the center,
Juarez found a place to be
comfortable on camp§$f)j . r
' The Pride Center gave
me a home away from home
early on in my career at
CSUSM," Juarez said.
"I met a lot of incredible
people who I shared all kinds
of experiences with. We all
pushed each other to get involved, and the way that that
manifested itself in me was
running to be president for
the LGBTQA Club.
Juarez won and held the
position of president for
two years and chose to
use her power to influence
change when the controversial newspaper, "The Koala" was on campus. It also
gave her the courage to run
for ASI's Board of Directors.
"When the Koala came
out, I wondered why a larger student voice hadn't condemned it. I went to an ASI
Board of Directors meeting
and just thought to myself
'Why doesn't anybody sitting around this table look
like me?' As a lesbian, I 'm
used to not feeling represented in the greater government, but to not even have
lesbian students present in
that room made me uneasy,"
Juarez said.
Juarez currently is, and
has been, serving on the
Board of Directors for two
years and was first the Representative for the College
of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences,
and is now Vice President of
Operations which has given her several opportunities
on-and-off campus that have
lead to bigger things.
"I had the opportunity to go
to the Panetta Institue Leadership Seminar and a meeting for the California State
Student Association. That
was the first time I heard
about the Speaker position
for the Multicultural Caucus,
and decided that I would run.
I've been in that position for
almost a year now, and I've
had the opportunity to author
resolutions that are leading
to some important /changes."
Juarez said.
Juarez's experience while
working with ASI has allowed her to enjoy college
while also allowing her to
express her voice to make
changes on the CSUSM
campus.
"ASI has shaped many facets of my college experience.
I have had the opportunity
to meet students, learn their
stories, and enact policies
that can improve their experiences on our campus. What
could be better than that? "
Juarez has received several recognitions for her work,
with nominations
for the 2013
Cou-
ABOVE: Audrey
Juarez (left)
with Mrs. Sylvia Panetta, receiving her
certificate of completion of the Panetta
Institute of Public
Policy Leadership
Seminar in summer
2012.
LEFT: Juarez at the
ASI Extravaganza,
in Spring 2012.
Photos provided by
Audrey Juarez.
gar Wall of Fame, 2012
Junior of the Year at the
Tukwut Leadership Awards
Night and the 2013 Dean's
Award.
"It has been an honor to
be nominated for all of these
awards, but the satisfaction
of knowing that the resolutions I've, passed this year
through our Board of Directors, and the CSSA Board of
Directors, concerning gender
inclusion and sexual assault
prevention and advocacy can
improve the lives of students
are better than any award I
could ever be nominated for,
or receive," Juarez said.
Not many students can
say they are leaving behind
a massive impact on our
CSUSM community but for
Juarez, she hopes to be remembered for giving back
and creating more for the
university.
"Legacy. Sometimes I
wonder what that really
means or what it really looks
like. But if I had to say what I
want to be remembered for, I
want to be remembered
as someone who
built bridges
for groups
that would not
otherwise work together. I
want to be remembered as
someone who saw that our
institution could better serve
all students," said Juarez.
"I want to be remembered
as a woman who loved her
campus enough to call it to
a higher standard. I sincerely hope that people who also
prioritize these principles
will servé in leadership positions at CSUSM. CSUSM
has given me much more
than I could ever give back."-.
After graduation, Juarez
plans to move to Washington D.C. and search for an
internship or job where she
can put her knowledge on
education and social justice
to good use. In the fall, she
plans to apply for law school
with even bigger plans for
her future.
"My future dream is to
serve my country as President of the United States of
America. I know that sounds
a little silly, but its true.
CSUSM has given me the
desire to serve the public. I
would say that CSUSM has
shaped who I am as a young
woman, and who I intend on
being moving forward in my
life."
Congratulations to Audrey Juarez, a true leader of
CSU San Marcos. Not many
students on campus can say
they have made the impact
and impression to student
community the way Audrey
has and for this, she deserves
this award.
�N ews Editor:
Melissa Martinez
cougarchron.news@gmail.com
U S U F ROM 1
Members of Standing Together as oNe Dream (STAND) challenging stereotypes. Photo courtesy of STAND.
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ico until her mother became
ill and passed away. Reyna
was nine at the time of her
mother's death. The four
sisters have had to take care
of each other since then, and
the word sister has taken on a
stronger meaning.
Reyna prefers to be speaking English, she sees it as her
primary language.
"I just want to be accepted
and feel like everyone else. I
see myself as being independent and more Americanized
with U.S. c ulture.I'm more
familiar with U.S. history
than I am Mexican history,"'
Reyna said. "Yet I don't understand why there is the celebration of Cinco de Mayo
here in the U.S., withfthe exception of selling and drinking beer. I guess I 'm caught
up in the middle of who I am
Mexican or American."
Due to the poverty level of her family she has no
baby pictures. She has had to
maintain at least two jobs for
the past six years to pay for
college. She sees herself as
Mexican-American.
Life for Reyna* before
AB540 was cautious and
quiet. Her not speaking out
in class was a means of not
standing out. "Undocumented means I have a label. The
color of green on the side of
a Border Patrol car meant I
avoided driving and avoided different streets. I didn't
have to read the logo on the
side of the Border Patrol vehicle, it was understood what
it meant to me and my family. Life was a prison for me
and I was very secretive with
whom I shared my legal status with."
"The DREAM Act is common-sense legislation drafted by both Republicans and
Democrats that would give
students who grew up in the
United States a chance to
contribute to our country's
well-being by serving in the
U.S. armed forces or pursuing a higher education. It's
good for our economy, our
security, and our nation,"
said White House Representative Luis Miranda, on the
White House blog. "That's
why the DREAM Act has
long enjoyed bipartisan support. It's limited, targeted
legislation that will allow
only the best and brightest
young people to earn their legal status after arigorousand
lengthy process, and applies
to those brought to the United States as minors through
no fault of their own by their
parents, and who know no
other home."
Reyna shared a high school
story of how a male student
had embarrassed her friend
by writing about her chest
size in a yearbook. Reyna
was upset and decided to
take her friend to the principal's office and find recourse
in the lack of a thought by
the male student. The principal asked Reyna, what she
felt was just for what the
male had done. Reyna told
him he should publicly apologized for what he did and
purchase a year book for her
friend. The principal agreed
and an Avid teacher who witnessed Reyna's actions took
Reyna aside, and told her
how impressed he was in her
coming forward for a fellow
student . He also told her how
she could do anything in her
life and she should consider
law school in college. This
planted a seed.
Reyna was caught off
guard, it was the first time
she remembers being given a
compliment and encouragement for going college. Once
in college, she later questioned, "If I earned a degree,
could I do anything with it?
After AB5401 have a choice
and can go places. I see a future where I can fight injustice and help people. I have
a lot of gratitude towards the
United States and want to
give back to the community. I felt as if people would
look at me as being less than
them. That's not true, legal
status doesn't define who I
am. Even when I may have
barriers in place, I see immigration as an obstacle that I
can overcome."
Financial Aid and Scholarship Director ^ Vonda Garcia
said, "The University had
approximately 90 applicants
this semester, for which 56
students were awarded a max
of $2736 all of which goes
towards tuition fees for this
spring."
In talking to students on
campus affected by AB540,
they shared with me the
challenges from bias they've
experienced with students
in thé classroom, as well as
challenges met with the university.
"A small group of AB540
students, who applied for the
CA Dream Act, were not able
to attend school this semester as they thought they were
going to receive some sort of
financial aid, but didn't meet
the qualifications," Barraza
said.
Barraza holds hope that
the process to access higher
education will get easier for
undocumented students.
"This was a difficult process for many of us. We had
to make ourselves be known
to the campus administration
to explain all the financial
barriers, we face because of
our undocumented status and
had to keep persisting to obtain support," Barraza said.
Secretary of Education
Arne Duncan stated on the
White House Blog that passing the DREAM Act "will
allow these young people to
See you in fall of 2013
Have a great summer!
live up to their fullest potential and contribute to the economic growth of oui country.
In particular, the DREAM
Act will play an important
part in the nation's efforts to
have the highest proportion
of college graduates in the
world by 2020, something
vital for America to remain
competitive in today's global
economy."
Life has changed dramatically for Reyna with the
implementation of AB540.
She told me about her goals
of possibly being an attorney, or maybe working in a
non-profit with youth.
As students go through
AB540 they get their social,
security card, can obtain a
California Driver's License,
and work permit. Once they
complete the process, a path
is set for citizenship and they
go through Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA) as defined under
Homeland Security. As the
legislation becomes a reality,
I can't help but go back to
our shared meets at the Starbucks on campus.
I remember Reyna calling
me after she was first able
to get her driver's license
last September, she has also
called me after every meeting with her attorney in reference to her AB540 status.
I 've met someone I consider
to be a lifelong friend. In the
Latino community as well as
many other cultures, breaking bread with someone is
symbolic of respect. It ties
ourselves to earth, which we
may share with a complete
stranger, or with family and
friends. In our case it's a simple brownie once a week that
bound us in friendship.
For more information reference the DREAM ACT and
AB540 you can go to whitehouse .gov/blog/2010/12/01/
get-facts-dream-act
University Student Union
shall be an open and welcoming center of activity for
the campus now and in the
future. The University needs
a 'living room' and the USU
will be the campus community center for socialization,
casual interaction and scheduled meetings, food and beverage service, programmed
activities, student organizations and social justice centers."
The USU will also be the
home of four food components. Sodexo recently
signed a 20-year contract
with the university to take
over camps catering as
well as the Starbucks, located in Kellogg Library.
In the union, there will be a
Jazzman's Cafe & Bakery
with a coffee-house style
atmosphere located in the
east pavilion, a large convenient store and a Jamba Juice
smoothie station.
Along with a Panda Express located in the USU,
there will be three Sodexo-brand food distributions, each of different taste.
The first is World of Wings
Cafe, an American-grill type,
a SubConnections, much
like Subway, and Wholly
Habaneros which is similar
to Chipotle and Baja Fresh.
Sodexo plans to provide
optional meal-plans for students that can be used at each
food vendor.
The school values sustainability and ensuring a
economically healthy aspect
of building activity for the
USU. One such feature is
the green roof that will sit
on the second-floor of the
90,000-square-foot
ballroom. The green roof will
provide shade and prevent
the ballroom from getting
too hot in the summer and
avoid running the air conditioner. Since half of the roof
is green, the other half will
provide seating and dining
places for students to hang
out, eat, study or watch a
program from afar. There
will also be photovoltaic
panels on the roof to capture
energy from the sun and reduce the cost of operating the
building. The building will
be a LEED Gold Building,
said Sara Quinn, Director of
The Clarke and University
Student Union, which is the
second-highest level of sustainability for a building.
"Along with sustainability,
the USU has many features
that aren't found on most
campuses; one of which is
gender-neutral bathrooms.
The bathrooms "are for
gender-neutral folks so they
don't have to trek all the way
across campus to go to the
one bathroom in which they
feel safe and comfortable.
That is a feature that we said
is non-negotiable for us,"
Quinn said.
The gender-neutral bathrooms will be throughout
the building, on the first and
fourth floor as well as next to
the social justice centers.
"There is also an additional
single-stall, gender-neutral
restroom with a foot-wash in
it for our Muslim students,
right next to our spiritual
lounge. We tried to make it
as multi-purpose as possible," said Quinn.
Since The Clarke currently serves as the University
Student Union for programming, the USU Advisory
Board/Clarke
Activities
Team will transition from
The Clarke to the USU to
utilize features of the building such as the amphitheater
and pavilion. However, programming at The Clarke will
continue, focusing on fitness
and recreation.
Student positions will also
be available once the USU
opens. Along with positions
in the social justice centers
and food distributions, the
USU will hire around 100150 students assistants to
work. The hours of operation are tentative but will
most likely be 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. Monday through Thursday, with plans to close earlier on Friday and be open
on Saturday and closed on
Sunday.
For more information regarding the USU or to watch
a 3-D video of the building,
please visit csusm.edu/pdc/
P rojects_Construction/25.
USU .html
The USU hopes to be the new hot spot on campus. Photo by
CSUSM staff member Criselda Yee.
�N ews Editor:
Melissa Martinez
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Students discuss racism incident on campus in wake o f photographs
B Y MELISSA MARTINEZ
NEWS EDITOR
Photos of members of the
sorority Alpha Chi Omega (AXO) have surfaced
portraying the women as
"cholas," and Latina gang
members, upsetting many
students on campus. The
photos , taken during a spring
break retreat, were posted on
the popular smartphone app,
InstaGram as well as Facebook.
Since then, the photos went
viral through students at
CSUSM, sorority members
and the rest of Greek life
has received scrutiny for displaying racism and sexism at
CSUSM. Currently, 33 percent of students at CSUSM
are Hispanic or Latino/a.
Student Julia Barnes feels
that students should converse
and discuss the issue, instead
of raising scrutiny to Greek
life. " I'm not sure when the
conversation stopped and the
mudslinging began," Barnes
said.
Co-chair of
Standing
Together As oNe Dream
(STAND), a student immigrant-rights
organization,
Rodrigo Gonzalez said, "The
photos taken by members of
Alpha Chi Omega are offensive because they are found-
ed in acting like, in this case,
a community of people who
really exist, that is stereotyped due to prejudice. When
a culture is misunderstood
and invisible, or only visible
in negative portrayals, it is
deemed harmless to dress up
like them. The photos are offensive because members of
Alpha Chi Omega thought it
would be funny to perform or
play a part which is reinforcing of objectifying and dehumanizing a peoples culture
just because it is not/does
not adhere to mainstream
or normalized standards of
beauty, dress, or overall appearance."
Megan Koellin, President
of Alpha Chi Omega, issued
an apology at a meeting held
April 30 organized by Latino
students.
"We apologize from the
bottom of our hearts," Koellin said. "It was a mistake
and a lack of education on
our part."
Though the Greek community has been advised not to
comment, debate between
multiple students and groups
of how offensive the photos
are h is begun. Student Kharina Miramontes, who identifies as half-Mexican, doesn't
find the photos offensive.
"I guess it's expected that
I take this whole thing really
offensively or whatever, but I
don't. To me, it's just another stereotype that people use.
Nobody complains when
people use a 'nerd' theme;
the only difference is this is
a racial issue and people are
easily riled by it," Miramontes said.
Debate has been surfacing of whether this incident
could have been avoided.
"At the same time, though,
I think it was stupid of them,
the sorority, to do this theme.
They should have known
better. They're representing
not just a sorority, but our
school, which is predominantly Latino," Miramontes said. "While it may not
offend everyone and may
have been all in good fun,
they should know that it's
going to rub a lot of people
the wrong way, and considering that they have to remain
somewhat reputable, I 'm
pretty shocked they didn't
have the forethought to think
this one through."
The photos also contained
"hashtags" supporting racial
stereotypes, such as "#TheStrugglelsReal."
"Not only are they dismissing the struggle gang
members go through as an
unaccepted and demon-
resentatives suggested that
AXO should go unrecognized for a year to reflect
on their actions some of the
members made to empower their chapter as a whole
to prevent further incidents
like this from reoccurring.
"Otherwise, these types of
offenses will keep happening
as they have on this campus
in the past," Gonzalez said.
Latino/a students collectively agreed stating, "We
have learned that we cannot prevent these incidents
from happening, but what
we can do is come together and-make sure that there
are policies in place, disciplinary policies are in place,
necessary cultural diversity
requirements for GE are begun, mandatory social justice
trainings are held for departments, student organizations,
and Greek life. If we are a
campus that prides itself on
social justice in our mission
and vision, we need to start
acting like it, creating effective changes, not just having
discussions about it."
"Moving forward, even
though CSUSM promotes
civility and promotes a broad
range of diversity, things like
this are still able to happen,"
Green said. "It seems that
there is a lack of appreciation
ized subculture but also the
struggle its community goes
through on a day to day basis," Gonzalez said.
Resident Advisor and graduating senior Eric Green
said, "CSUSM is a campus
that prides itself on civility
and social justice. Disappointingly, I am seeing the
maintenance of these ideals
lacking in its Greek community, which has a huge and
pertasive influence on campus."
Green recognizes the step
that student Alma Martinez
and the other who reported
the photos initially.
"I applaud the person who
had the courage to step up
and call out the organization
who allows its members to
wear other people's identity as a costume. Had Alma
Martinez not done so, then
no one else would have,"
Green said. "Things like
this matter and it should not
be brushed off like it's trivial. In today's climate, many
oppressed minorities are
feeling empowered and will
not take a blatant display of
ignorance and disrespect to
their culture and identity go
by without raising awareness."
At the meeting held last
week, Latino/a student rep-
among the students which
really puts CSUSM's efforts
in vain. This was a learning
experience for all parties involved."
Interim Associate Dean for
Student Life and Leadership,
Gregory Toya Ed.D. states!
"Students, staff, faculty, and
administration will continue
to collaborate to institutionalize educational programs
and bias response systems
to decrease and respond to
future bias-related incidents.
Prior to the incident, Student
Life & Leadership partnered
with the Cross-Cultural and
LGBTQA Pride Centers to
offer diversity educational workshops for fraternity
and sorority members. Student Life & Leadership will
-continue to partner with
the Cross-Cultural Center,
LGBTQA Pride Center, Office of Diversity, Inclusion,
and Educational Equity and
other campus entities to implement educational programs that increase campus
community member awareness, knowledge, and skills
regarding diversity, inclusion, educational equity, and
social justice issues."
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S PECIAL F EATURE
Does CSUSM have a color line?
B Y BOBBY RIVERA
STAFF WRITER
Editor's Note: Staff writer Bobby Rivera spoke to
21 people while gathering
information for this special
report, including current students, staff, faculty, former
employees and a few community groups.
Knockknock. Who's there?
No one of color. The knockknock jokes are rhymes we
say as children. Yet in culture, children's rhymes can
have undertones of bias and
racism.
In recent weeks, there have
been heated discussions
about racism within organizations on campus. Latino
students have expressed outrage over two incidents involving photographs — one
last month and one five years
a go—- where students and
administrators were dressed
in clothing that some students felt represent negative
Latino stereotypes.
In April, photographs of
members of the Alpha Chi
Omega sorority (some white
and some Latina) dressed
as "chollas," the phrase for
women who dress in the attire
often associated with Latino gang members, showed
up on the organization's
Facebook page. Around the
same time, a 2008 photo resurfaced showing universi-
ty President Karen Haynes
wearing a sombrero and
poncho to a campus "fiesta"
party. Both the students and
Haynes issued apologies for
what they described as cultural insensitivity. .
While these may be isolated incidents, there are concerns among some students
and faculty on campus that
Latino and black students
need to be better represented and reflected in the university's faculty. Is there a
color line on campus? It's a
phrase used by civil rights
leaders Frederick Douglass
and W.E.B. Du Bois to refer
to racial divide that prevents
blacks from improving on
their economic conditions .
Three percent of the students on campus are black,
which is equal to the number
of professors on campus who
are black. But 28 percent of
CSUSM students are Latino, compared to 13 percent
of faculty, according to the
2012 - 20.14 catalog profiles
and university information.
On her university welcome
statement, Haynes said that
among the five strategic
goals for the university's
third decade is to improve
"education equity."
' These principles are central to who we are, where we
have been, and what we want
to be," she said.
CSU Board of t rustees
student trustee, Cipriano
Vargas, said that the plans
made for education equity
and diversity under former
associate vice president of
diversity and educational equity Derrick Crawford need
to be accomplished.
"One of the things we value here at Cal State San Marcos is diversity and while it is
a work in progress, we have
a long way to go. Not only do
we need to broaden the diversity among the faculty but
also among the curriculum,"
Vargas said.
In a speech May 1 at CSU
Channel Islands, new CSU
Chancellor Timothy P. White
said that universities should
be diverse and inclusive of
people of different backgrounds.
"Often when you come to a
place and you . .. don't look
like (the) majority, it doesn't
feel as welcoming," White
said, adding that Channel Islands has been "purposeful"
in reaching out to underrepresented groups.
When CSUSM was founded in 1989, there was only
one black professor on the
faculty, Dr. Charlotte Bell,
who was part of the Founder's Circle. Today, the campus still has just one black
female tenured faculty member, Dr. Sharon Elise.
Professor John Halcon, in
the CSUSM college of ed-
ucation, said some departments on campus are better
than others at implementing
diversity.
"It has to do with how
committed they are to handling diversity," Halcon said.
"A gap with African-American faculty, Native American
faculty, and Hispanic faculty exists. The solution must
come from our leadership,
I see no follow through and
people held accountable."
Many organizations on
campus are geared toward
civility and diversity. The
Office of Community Service Learning, for example,
has been forging meaningful
and productive community
partnerships for the past 20
years. The department serves
nonprofits that represent the
poor and victims of crime
(many of whom are minorities). However, in June, the
Service Learning department will be restructured
and department director, Dr.
Darci Strother, is changing
positions. Strother said that
the university goals and actual actions conflict and are
causing a shift in university
policy.
"Apparently the university
wants to project a different
' face' to the community, one
of which polished white people in suits are what the public sees rather than students,
many of color, who are strug-
This 2008 photo has resurfaced showing President Karen
Haynes wearing a sombrero and poncho to a campus "fiesta"
party. It has sparked recent discussions on racism.
gling under the ever-growing diversity, and former adviser
burdens of high tuition, and to a black student group, said
all its ramifications," Stroth- that in laer years on campus
er said.
there was a commitment to
Theater professor Marcos hiring a multiracial faculty.
Martinez sees a connection
"The Affirmative Action
between the incidents in- Office when I worked was
volving culturally insensitive focused on making sure there
photos and a possible univer- was diversity in the hiring of
sity shift in service learning faculty, and thus .there was
policy.
a very diverse faculty. The
In regards to diversity founding faculty had been
playing out on campus, "It is diverse and the Office of
a very personal style of lead- Affirmative Action's charge
ership... which doesn't seem was to make sure that diverto have direction. I sense and sity continued to be reflecthear of an environment of ed," Hollis said.
fear," Martinez said.
She said that she dealt with
"What a curious coinci- many race-related controverdence that we receive an sies like the photographs that
apology from the President surfaced last month.
after a letter asserting of"It really amazes me that
fense take over the sombrero the issue of race has not
picture, which has now re- been adequately addressed at
ceived attention in the U-T CSUSM and to hear that the
San .Diego (newspaper)," diversity of the faculty has
Martinez said.
decreased really saddens me
Denise Hollis, a former given the focus of my work
CSU San Marcos, employee during my tenure," Hollis
who worked in the Affirma- said.
tive Action Officefrom199319%, which that focused on
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A year in review: Amazing graduating senior standouts
B Y A LEX FRANCO
S PORTS E DITOR
Kyle Secciani, Center
Fielder, Baseball- Kyle has
been a starting outfielder
for the CSUSM baseball all
four years he has been on the
team and is the program's
all-time leader in runs, triples, walks and stolen bases, and also is in the top 10
of batting average, games
played, doubles, hits, RBIs,
total bases and fielding percentage. Throughout his career he was able to bat .300
in alPfour of his seasons, and
this year is hitting .306,-with
a homerun, 32 RBIs, 30 runs,
6 doubles, and has stolen a
staggering 17 of 20 bases.
He helped the cougars to a
top 25 ranking every week
this season and also a second
All. Conference title this
weekend and was named the
tournament's most outstanding player. Kyle was also announced to the Capital One/
CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team capping off an
amazing career at CSUSM.
Cortney Allen, Pitcher,
Softball- Cortney has made
the most of her two years at
CSUSM since transferring
from Sacramento City College in 2011. In her first year
with the program, Cortney
went 24-6 with a 1.07 ERA
and 17 complete games,
which was enough to earn
A.I.I. Conference Pitcher of
the Year. This year Cortney
has done much of the same
for the team going 31-4 with
4 saves with a 0.90 ERA and
18 complete
games with 13
shutouts and
157 strikeouts.
She is first in
the NAIA in
wins, fourth
in total inr
nings pitched
and seventh in
ERA, which
was enough
for Cortney
to be named
A i l . Pitcher of the Year
once
again
when
the
team was announced last weekend.
Jose Rivera, Guard, Basketball- Jose had a season
to remember in his final one
as a Cougar, he helped lead
a CSUSM basketball team
qualify for their first-ever
NAIA National Championship Tournament appearance
and to a 23 win season in
the programs second year.
The senior shooting guard
was named to 2012-13
NAIA Honorable Mention
Ail-American team to become the second cougar to
do so and was also selected
the A .1.1. All-Conference
First Team . Jose averaged
11.2 points per game, and
shot 42% from thefieldand a
on the season. The 84 steals
she accumulated was enough
to rank 13th in the nation
and 16th with 2.8 per game.
Her game high in points in
a game this season was 16
against William-Jessup, she
also dished out five or more
She led the Cougars with 14
points this season with five
goals and four assists, good
enough to make both the
A I.I. conference first team
and NAIA All-American
Honorable Mention Team.
Brittany Thompson, Outside Hitter- Volleyball- Brittany began
the season as one of
head coach Andrea
Leonard's Co-Captains and team leaders to take the second
year volleyball program to the top of the
NAIA. Brittany did
just that and helped
the lady cougars volleyball team to a second A.I.I. Conference
Title and performed
well enough to be
named the tournament's All-Tournament Honorable Menleague leading 43% from be- assists 10 times this season.
tion Team. Brittany appeared
hind the 3-point line and also
Shelby Bush, Forward, in the team's 45 games and
led the team in total points Soccer- Shelby will de- led the team in solo blocks,
with 335 and made 3-point- part from CSUSM with her total blocks, and serving perers with 92.
name amongst some of the centage; she also finished
Sarah Jackson, Guard, best soccer players to play second in hitting percentage
Basketball- Sarah had a great in a Cougar uniform. She and third in kills with 223.
season as she and the rest of is second place on the pro- She recorded six blocks two
the lady cougars attempt- grams all-time list of goals different tunes this season,
ed to repeat as conference with 23, total points with 55, and with that she graduates
champions but just came up and 8 game-winning goals. as the program's career leadshort, however Jackson led Shelby also places fourth er in blocks with 139.
the team in assists and steals on the assists list with nine.
Kelly Thompson, Cross
Take the first step toward a career
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THE H E A R T B E A T :
College degrees are healthy
ably worth the stress that
comes with obtaining a diploma.
Most people consider the
Many factors contribute
main incentive of a col- to better health, and more
lege degree to be monetary; educated individuals tend to
however, a college degree is have healthier behaviors and
worth more than the financial have greater access to medbenefits.
ical care when it is needed.
In a campus poll of stu- A significant amount of jobs
dents, 7 out of 10 students that require college degrees
at CSUSM indicated that the offer medical insurance and
number one reason they are retirement benefits, whereas
striving for a college degree those jobs without this reis to obtain a better career.
quirement very seldom offer
Education pays, and is also them.
directly correlated with betCivic learning outcomes
ter health, greater longevity, are arguably the hardest bengreater community involve- efits to quantify, yet the most
ment, greater happiness, and important from obtaining
better quality of life.
a college degree. In 2004,
According to a study done 36 percent of people age 25
by the Centers for Disease and older with a bachelor's
Control and Prevention, peo- degree or higher reported
ple with a bachelor's degree having volunteered for some
or higher live nine years type of community service,
longer than those who 'don't compared to 21 percent of
people whose highest levgraduate high school.
Furthermore, studies reveal el of education was a high
that better educated people school diploma.
have lower morbidity rates
Volunteer opportunities,
from the most common acute and t>asic understandings of
and chronic diseases, inde- ways to contribute and better
pendent of basic demograph- a society are presented in colic and labor market factors. lege, especially at CSUSM.
While life expectancy is inIt is indisputable that those
creasing for all demograph- with higher education are
ics, the differences in life more prepared to address
expectancy have grown be- current major issues in socitween those with and without ety. Social understanding, an
an education.
understanding current events
While attaining a college and issues in society localdegree is nothing short of a ly, nationally and globally.
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Country- Kelly led the
CSUSM to another spectacular season this year entering the season ranked
number 1 in the NAIA after
three straight NAIA National Championships. Kelly
placed third overall in the
A .1.1. All-Conference team,
and finished with 224 points
in the NAIA National Championships to lead the Cougars to a fourth place finish
to help the Cougars' streak of
five straight podium finishes
in the NAIA Championships.
She added her third NAIA
All-American award with
a fifth place overall finish
and was named a Daktronics-NAIA scholar Athlete.
Daniel Lyon, Cross Country- Daniel contributed greatly to the 2012 Cross Country
season, helping the Cougars
win a fifth consecutive A.I J .
Conference Championship
and a third place finish in the
NAIA Championships. Daniel also smashed the school
record for the 8k by 30 seconds with a time of 23:44,
and also won his second
consecutive conference individual championship with a
24:18 time. Daniel added his
third NAIA All-American
award with his performance
in the national championships.
ity of individuals involved in
current societal issues are educated beyond high school.
Communication and listening are imperative skills
needed to serve others and
have active involvement in
community issues.
Understanding the importance of and having a sense
of appreciation for diversity
is needed. Utilizing skills to
effectively work with others
in a diverse environment. At
CSUSM, this is prevalent in
most classes given the abundance of diversity on campus.
Taking personal action
with a realistic view that
the action will produce the
desired change. College education promotes not only
a sense of independence,
but confidence to promote
change at all levels.
More subjective, harder to
quantify benefits of a college
degree should be far more
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higher education.
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your life will be that much
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we will certainly miss ail of
your hard work and dedication.
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W hat sport do you want t o see at CSUSM?
A thlete s potlight: A dam Loran
B Y JESSIE GAMBRELL
O PINION E DITOR
F ootball-53
Hockey - 8
Swimming/waterpolo-17
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Beach Volleyball - 6
Wrestling - I I
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Rowing- 5
O u t o f 100 students polled. I nformation c ompiled by A lex Franco
The CSUSM Men's golf
team has a star on their team.
The team captain, Adam Loran has been on the team for
his entire career at CSUSM
and has been the captain for
the past two years. His team,
which just won their regional championships, and last
year Loran himself won the
individual tournament in the
regionals.
Question: How long have
you been playing golf?
Answer: I have been playing golf since I was 7-yearsold, but didn't start playing
competitively untill I was
12-years-old.
Q: What is your handicap?
A: I have a+2.5.
Q: How do you like playing for CSUSM?
A: Well it's nice, it's a good
area to be in, I can't complain. I get to wake up and
play golf every day and its
great being that it is a smaller schopl.
Q: How do you like your
teammates?
A: They're all cool, I live
with two of them actually.
Photo courtesy of Matt Bierson SID CSUSM Athletics
The freshmen are really good
and our coach is a good guy,
we all get along fine. We like
to hang out together after
practice.
Q: What is your major at
CSUSM?
A: I am a business finance
major.
Q: Do you do anything
outside of playing on the
golf team?
A: Nope, just a full-time
student. I did play in some
USGA tournaments, for amateurs, on the side though.
Q: What are your plans
after you graduate?
A: Well I am hoping to become a professional golfer,
I 'm hoping to get intcrsome
professional tournaments.
Q: Who is your favorite
professional golfer?
A: Phil Mickelson
Q: How do you see the
Men's Golf Team doing in
the future?
A: We were actually one
of the original team sports
for CSUSM, and I definitely see our team moving up
from here. Eventually we'll
be part of the NCAA, but as
of now we are 3rd in the nation in the A J.I. (Association
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CSUSM offers science program t o nearby elementary schools
B Y RYAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Hands-on science education is something that
younger kids are excited by,
and anyone who was once
a kid understands why. The
CSUSM STEM program
aims to inspire that excitement.
I t's fair to say that to some
degree, all of us are fascinated by science. However, children are often very interested
participants in courses that
involve science. Fortunately,
a collection of students and
teachers have come together
to form STEM, a program
that offers hands-on science
education to kids in schools
who cannot make time for it
during regular class hours.
The STEM Program operates several. times a week
at San Marcos Elementary
and Twin Oaks Elementary
shortly after classes end.
The program has around
200 undergraduate students
volunteering in total.
Dr. Bianca Mothe and the
Office of Community Service
Learning (OCSL) founded
the program two years ago
in response to complaints by
parents that children were
not learning enough science
in elementary school classrooms. This was a result of
the math and language-oriented legislation put forth
by No Child Left Behind in
,
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
FEATURES EDITOR
Photo courtesy of the CSUSM STEM website.
2002. Mothe initially implemented the program at Twin
Oaks Elementary, with most
of the workf6rce consisting
of volunteers from CSUSM
that were primarily majoring
in science and teaching.
Colleen Lopez, one of the
program coordinators, is incredibly enthusiastic about
its effects, which she notes
goes far beyond just education.
"We're not looking for
them to suddenly ace all
their tests. We're just trying
to inspire them to want to
enjoy it and realize that science isn't so s cary" Lopez
said. ¿"Down the road, we
may have the next Einstein
because in class they had an
explosion. It's mainly just to
inspire these kids to view science in a positive manner."
Lopez's efforts seem to be
successful; one classroom in
particular was crowded with
young students marveling at
the smoke coming off of dry
ice, while another classroom
saw its students staring at a
model of the human heart.
But the people who truly
make the program work are
the students who become
involved in it and volunteer
their time. Mothe has been
able to recruit over 100 students from STEM Programs
at CSUSM. These undergrads then worked together
to form 54 different lesson
plans to be presented in six
weeks. During this time, they
will teach over 780 students
at the two schools many scientific, topics including biology, crystallography and
physics.
For the future, the people
at the program are ambitious.
In the short term, the hope is
that, with the assistance of
grants from philanthropic organizations, the program can
expand to other schools, and
hopefully branch out to other subjects. In the meantime,
continued assistance from
students on campus interested in science and teaching is
always welcome.
ASPs finals detox event: Students t o get free study materials
B Y RYAN D OWNS
SENIOR STAFF WRITER *
It is 9 a.m. on Monday,
there is a paper due, then an
online test at noon, then another paper due at 2:30 p.m.,
than two papers due tomorrow.
Yes, one of the most stressful times of the year is upon
us once again, and ASI has
come to help relieve some of
the nerves.
In this time of anxiety and
Students, staff and faculty
gather to celebrate
on campus
tension over the quickly approaching finals, ASI is holding á "Finals Detox" event at
the beginning of May.
The purpose is to ease
tensions students may feel
about the end of the semester
by providing them with everything they may need for
finals, including scantrons,
booklets and pencils. The
event is intended to give students a sense of relaxation by
making them feel prepared,
and it comes at the right
time. At the end of the last
week before finals, students
have enough on their mind.
Since they are already worrying about the content of
their tests and their grades,
they are too busy to worry
about the basic necessities
they need to simply take the
test.
"It's a super easy going and
straightforward event," Brittany Arnold, Finals Detox
Coordinator, said.
The hope is that with the
tools they need to effectively take their tests, combined
with other students wishing
them good luck, students
will feel a little more prepared to end their year on a
good note.
ASI hopes that by providing these materials, finals
week will be as stress-free as
possible.
Finals Detox will be
during U-Hour on Thursday, May 9 , in front of Kellogg Library.
Avid campus members
dedicated to CSUSM's Civility Campaign were honored
this past week at their annual
end-of-the-year dinner.
The Civility & Exchange
Celebration, which took
place on April 30, presented awards to the students,
staff and faculty members
that embody the Campaign's
founding principles of care,
respect and empathy.
The ceremony opened with
a welcome by Civility and
Exchange Outreach Specialist Sammi Carr, followed by
student-made films about Civility's purpose and presentations by key members o f,
and partners with, the Campaign.
Carr highlighted the fact
that the National Conflict
Resolution Center has been
a crucial contributor to the
success of Civility on campus, excitement radiating
from both parties on the
partnership that has emerged
from their work on campus
this year.
"It's nothing short of remarkable how you're changing this campus. We're facing challenges in all aspects
of our lives, and w e've enjoyed working with you to
address issues of incivility,"
President of the National
Conflict Resolution Center,
Steve Dinkin, said.
Following
presentations
by Dinkin and Interim Vice
President Lorena Meza,
awards were presented by
Marley Small, University Student Union Advisory
Board Representative, and
Floyd Lai, Associate Director of Multicultural Programs, to outstanding members of Civility.
"These actions occur every day, we just don't always
have the time to recognize
them. That's why it's so important that we take the time
to keep nominating and recognizing these people. We
need to continue pursuing
and promoting Civility on
campus," Lai said.
Throughout the year, students, staff and faculty nominated outstanding community members, or Civility
Champions, for the possibility of being named Civility ICONS (Initiating Civil
Opportunities Now) by the
group's review board. Out
of more than 50 nominees,
Civility selected 26 people
to recognize at the Civility & Exchange Celebration
as Civility Champions, and
named eight people the Civility ICONS f or 2012-2013 .
The Civility Champions
recognized on Tuesday night
were Kyle Azcuna, Katelyn
Campbell* Thomas Hagos,
Andres Rodriguez, Sherri
Soto, Maggie Uribe, Peter
Vu, Jennie Goldman, Cheryl
Long, Tim Sabatini, Sandra
Sabatini, Kyle Duran, Dr.
Annette Daoud and Dr. Pamela Kohlbry.
The 2012-2013 Civility
ICONS were E mli jCapjli,
Curtis Bovee, Maya Alvarez,
Silverio Haro, Dr. Xuan Santos, Dr, Stephen Tsui and Dr.
Karen McGurk.
The Civility & Exchange
Celebration also honored
pivotal Civility members
like Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi,
Marley Small, Matt Walsh,
Robert Aiello-Hauser, Lisa
Dickinson, Judy Sandmann
and Tama Harper.
Greg Toya, Interim Associate Dean of Student Life and
Leadership, closed the night,
expressing optimism and excitement for the upcoming
year.
Those interested in joining Civility in the fall or
nominating someone f or the
Champion/ICON title can go
to csusm.edu/civility/.
Finishing the academic year with style:
Popular Campus Pride W alk and Rainbow Recognition events in review
B Y KEANDRE WILLIAMS-CHAMBERS
COPY EDITOR
It can be expected that after
a month of Gaypril festivities
and as the school year draws
to a close, the LGBTQA
Pride C ento will close in a
way worth remembering.
During U-hour on April
30, the campus was ablaze
with color and voices as
the 2nd Annual Pride Walk
took place.
Supporters,
staff, friends, family and
even spectators took part in
the march across campus to
close out the Gaypril festivities. With strong messages such as "Hey, hey! Ho,
ho! Homophobia has got to
g oi" and " We're here, w e're
queer! We're fabulous so
d on't f*** with us " it would
be surprising if students on
campus weren't aware of
what was going on. With
the march culminating to an
empowerment circle in the
library plaza, students and
staff alike celebrated their
voice with words of encouragement and peer recognition.
Taking place on the very
last day of Gaypril, the students and staff made the
message clear that there are
people against homophobia
in CSUSM and on any campus or public setting.
On the evening of May 3,
an exclusive event called
"The Rainbow Recognition
Awards" was hosted at the
McMahan House in honor of
graduating students that have
made positive strides for the
LGBTQA community on
campus. Alongside the honors bestowed upon the graduates, students and staff were
presented with awards for
their selfless contributions
toward making the school a
safer place for all students.
Emotions ran high for hosts
and recipients alike as all reflected on the work they had
done in the past year and further back.
Graduates remembered the
good times with tear-filled
eyes and looked towards
the future as advocates for
change and transcending
tolerance to a level of acceptance for all.
A special mention is in or-
der for the Relay for Life taking place on the track by the
McMahan House. Though
scheduling seemed to be a
conflict, it is hoped that there
were not feelings of competition to be heard.
„Remember, students and
staff, change starts with us.
In the words of Harvey Milk,
openly gay political activist
in the late 60s and throughout the 70s until his untimely assassination, "All young
people, regardless of sexual
orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive
environment in which to
achieve their full potential."
College is a place in which
we can realize that potential.
And let's face it: w e're all
still young, aren't we?
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T HE COUGAR CHRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, M AY 8 , 2 0 1 3
Five things t o do f or summer 2013:
A list f or a plan-free season of fun
F EATURES
G et me
T H E W ORKS!'
beef, as well as club sandwiches, all on your choice
of bread and their signature
There is a hidden secret "THE WORKS" condiments
few people outside of San to go along with it.
Want something else to go
Marcos know about, but
with your sandwich? Don't
if you ask anyone in town
where the go-to place for the worry, because Tina's has
best sandwich is, Tina's Deli all sorts of sides and desserts
to add to your stacked sandwill be their answer.
Tina's Deli, located off of wich, from potato chips to
Twin Oaks Valley Road, has cakes to brownies.
The Deli offers daily spebeen a prime lunch stop for
cials throughout the week,
Cal State students, Palomar
students and all of San Mar- where they sell some of their
cos' citizens for almost 20 top sandwiches at discounted
prices. The sandwiches typyears.
With their generous por- ically range anywhere from
tions and huge sandwiches, $5 to $10, depending on how
it is no surprise why they big of an order you would
have had tremendous success like:
"I come here almost every
with anyone who walks into
Tuesday for pepper jack club
Tina's.
"I came here my freshman Tuesday, that one has to be
year of college and instantly my favorite sandwich here,"
loved it, I 'll never go any- said another Tina's Deli cuswhere else for my sandwich- tomer.
You can visit Tina's Deli
es. I definitely suggest Tina's
over subway or any other yourself and grab your own
sandwich shop in town," a delicious sandwich at its
regular Tina's Deli customer, quaint location down the
street at 760 N Twin Oaks
Brittany said.
Tina's features an extensive Valley Rd, but get there early
menu with a variety of clas- because they are only open
sic and specialty sandwiches from 8 a jn. to 5 p.m. Monto choose from. They have day through Friday, until 3
classic staples like BLT with p.m. on Saturdays and closed
avocado, tuna salad and roast on Sundays.
B Y ALEX FRANCO
S PORTS E DITOR
BY KEANDRE WILLIAMS-CHAMBERS
COPY EDITOR
As much fun as the freedom sounds, sometimes
summer break is not that fun
without a few things to do
here and there. We have all
had it: those moments when
we find ourselves moaning
and groaning about something to do. Well, many of us
are adults here. Let's figure
something out:
1. Go outside/travel
Sometimes the best thing
to do is simply get out of the
dwelling place and see the
#world outside of the door. As
fun as it is to be tied to the
computer, you could always
take the technology outside.
It's a start. Go somewhere,
gather a few friends, and
head to the beach or theme
parks. Maybe even a summer
shopping spree could be fun.
If money is an issue, that is
no problem either. Have
a homemade picnic in the
park, go window-shopping,
or troll with friends in public places. It doesn't take that
much to have fun while daylight is abound. If the night
is your preference, there are
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many possibilities that exist
there as well.
2. Catch up on your favorite entertainment
Got Netflix, Hulu, or access to YouTube for a few
hours a day? Then you've
got yourself a few hours of
entertainment. Catch up on
those series that you're missing, or pick up on some new
ones to occupy your time. If
that's not available, pick up
a book, comic, or other print
entertainment. Hours could
be spent in enjoyment with
these, and at least if they
bore you, you can say you
are not where you were a few
hours ago.
.3. Go hobby hunting
Without the heavy pressure of the spring and fall
sessions, perhaps the summer would be an ideal time
to dive into a worthwhile
hobby. With time available
and stress reasonably lower,
anything will do. And let's be
honest, haven't you always
wanted to try archery or underwater basket weaving?
Maybe you can finally get
back on that horse and, well,
ride the horse? Or maybe it's
just the season to paint the
Mona Lisa.. .or at least try.
4. Get a job
I know, not the most fun
way to spend the summer,
but I can honestly say that it
is a relieving and reasonably
comforting experience to
have a bit of extra spending
money. Turn the ' or' in "Can
I buy this or that?" to a satisfying "and."
5. Be productive
For many of us, we still
have a few years ahead of us~
in college. Just because we
may not bt taking summer
sessions or heavy workloads,
it doesn't mean we can't try
to keep up with learning or
anything along those lines.
Sometimes taking a personal
study time in some interesting subjects can be a delightfully time-consuming opportunity. Maybe you've wanted
to learn about mermaid theory or the history of the Loch
Ness monster, or even do a
bit to learn about the community you live in.
Just because i t's summer,
it doesn't mean there aren't
•any volunteering opportunities around, or that there
won't be anyone that is interested in sharing their field of
expertise with you for a short
while. Opportunities await
and it isn't always wise to
pass all of them up.
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B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
FEATURES EDITOR
For the next two weeks,
students can use either the
Gender Equity Center or
Kellogg Library to focus on
preparing for their upcoming
finals.
While both facilities are
used by students throughout
the year f or studying, the
Gender Equity Center and
Kellogg Library will be extending their welcome hours
to accommodate stressed students and last-minute crammers.
For a few days during finals week, the Gender Equity Center will be open f or
24 hours to all students interested in using their study
room, couches, or desks
while studying. The Center
will also have f ree food, coffee and green books for anyone that needs a friendly atmosphere and an occasional
pick-me-up. These extended
hours, also known as Studyeat-cram-athon: Finals Extravaganza, will be from 6
a jn. on May 13 until 10 p.m.
on May 15.
As many students remember, Kellogg Library also
extends its hours during the
weeks leading up to finals.
For those interested in utilizing one of the study rooms
or quiet areas, the study area
on the second floor has extended its hours to 6 a.m. to
midnight, Mondays through
Thursdays and 1 p.m. to 8
p.m. on Sundays. The entire
library is also open from 7
a.m. to 10 p.m. on Mondays
through Thursdays and the
media library on the second
floor is open from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. on Mondays through
Thursdays. These extended
hours will be available to all
students through May 17.
Regardless of where students choose to study, being
prepared is one of the biggest contributors to academic
success, and utilizing either
the Gender Equity Center or
Kellogg Library can help.
Oats 4N Spice Cookies
It's t he last f ew weeks of school, but baking these h omemade cookies will send you
t o a different world, a different dimension e ven. Cookies so w arm, so sweet, so soothing t hat e ven your m ama will say, "what's up?" There is a n eat story b ehind these
cookies actually; this r ecipe comes from my m om w ho w ould b ake t hem for a friend
every t ime she w ent in for c hemotherapy t reatment. Her friend said t hat t he cookies
w ere so w onderful a nd flavorful t hat she forgot t he metallic taste in her mouth t hat usuoccurred b ecause of t he c hemo. N ow d on't you w ant to m ake them?
What you'll need:
- % cup of softened butter - 1 cup of brown sugar - %' cup of sugar - 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- % teaspoon of baking soda - V* teaspoon of ground nutmeg
- Va teaspoon of ground cloves - 2 eggs - 1 teaspoon of vanilla - 1 *A cup of all-purpose flour
- 2 cups of rolled-in oats - 'A cup of chocolate chip morsels - % cup of butterscotch morsels - A mixing bowl and mixer
- Spatula - Mini ice cream server (or a spoon to scoop dough with)
- Cookie sheets with Pam or parchment on it
Directions:
Set oven to 375 degrees. Mix butter in mixing bowl with mixer to soften. Then a dd brown sugar, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves with the butter. Once mixed for about 30 seconds, a dd eggs and vanilla and
b eat thoroughly (but not too much, you don't want to make them tough). Slowly a dd in flour as you mix. Once all the
flour has been a dded, put away the mixer and pour in oats and morsels. Stir thoroughly with spatula until all is mixed
together. Line cookie sheet with cooking oil or parchment and drop dollops of dough no bigger than the size of a golf
ball onto the sheet, spacing them pbout a n Inch apart from e ach other. Cook in oven for about 10 - 12 minutes a nd
set on a cool counter to rest. Now you c an serve them to your friends in need of loving comfort and support during
this trying week of finals. Enjoy!
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Students always need ways
to network, make money,
and get rid of those textbooks they've used. Now
there is an alternative with
CSUSM's Cougar List.
Cougar Alumni Mario
Clay, Brendan Bass and
Brandon Baker have created a new website called
"Cougar List."
Much
like Craigslist, this web
site is intended to serve
the CSUSM community
in selling personal items,
but it comes with a twist.
It also allows users to network with customers and
communicate through personal profiles, establishing
music playlists that remain
on your personal profile and
many other f un details that
are not often found on sales
websites.
"It allows students to be
able to get access to more
affordable textbooks, do exchanging, and share information," Mario Clay, web
manager and designer, said.
"Every semester students
are trying so hard to buy or
sell textbooks that are sometimes difficult to get from the
student book store because
they're limited or the bookstore* hasn't received them
yet. Sometimes the items are
just way too expensive. Forums, blogs, chat, etc. allows
the students to work together within a community platform."
The idea for the website
started out as an E-commerce class project. Clay
and his colleagues had posed
the question of what a good
student service would be?
From there, they established
Photo by Anne Hall
Cougar List to help organize
advertisements for students
as they create profiles to host
their own listings and be incorporated into a community
profile for networking.
All of North County has
the potential of benefiting
from this web sité. Businesses outside of the school that
focus sales towards student
demographics can advertise
and promote their companies. The main focus from
the creators of Cougar List is
to remain open to promoting
student endeavors and providing a pleasant user experience.
Currently there are 11
members with user accounts.
The marketing and devel-
opment of the web page is
continuing, and the creators
are constantly updating and
modernizing the page. The
3.0 version that will eventually be released will feature
an updated, sleek appearance
and will function more elaborately with social media interaction (Twitter, Facebook,
Pinterest, etc.), and will continue to grow with shown
interest from users. AU that
is needed to continue the service is more members creating a profile and providing
feedback.
When joining the website,
the creators have requested
that participants contribute
$2.00 towards establishing
their profile as a means of
satisfying startup costs. This
small f ee is a one-time charge
that will only temporarily exist f or enrollment. Once the
site has established enough
attention and can function
independently there will no
longer be a startup f ee.
As a promotional consideration, there will be a contest
for various prizes in the fall
2013 semester. More information will be provided regarding the contest at a later
date. In the meantime, log
onto www.cougarlist.ning.
com, to create an account and
start creating your profile.
Share your advertisements
and sell your old textbooks
from this semester to people
you know will need them.
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their skills. Bastianon beThe growth of a new, na- lieves the club will be imtionwide association com- portant because, "it teaches
ing to our campus can be you to think as someone else.
attributed to the support and Because you have to sepahelp of various campus orga- rate your American thoughts
nization and professors.
apart from what the counThe Model Arab League try would really want. So it
(MAL) is a nationwide orga- makes you think differently."
nization that shares similarBastianon's committee did
ities with the Model United research on Morocco, and
Nation. However, it focus- the other was Palestine. They
es on the Middle East and talked about political topArab League. It provides ics, border disputes, effects
the opportunity for students of Arab springs and the reto think through a different sponse on certain changes.
cultural lens. MAL hosts The Palestine team won for
conferences throughout the most honorable delegation.
United States, with the pur- Bastianon feels that it taught
pose of educating and gain- her to "create resolutions and
ing research and leadership make agreements with other
experience. Christina Bas- delegates."
tianon, a CSUSM student,
All student organizations
attended one of the South- that want to be recognized
ern California conference in by CSUSM must go through
Santa Barbara.
the process of being regisMAL hosts conferences tered with Student Life &
with an academic purpose. Leadership. Due to focusing
According to their website, on preparation for the conMAL wants "students [to] ference, MAL missed the
learn about the politics and deadline to apply as a rechistory of the Arab world ognized organization by two
and the arts of diplomacy days. Since they could not
and public speech."
fundraise on campus, they
The overall goal is to pre- had to seek outside support .
pare students to be knowl- According to Bastianon, one
B Y KARLA REYES
of the biggest challenges that
she and fellow MAL members encountered while trying to plan the trip to Santa
Barbara to present their research was finding this necessary funding for the conference.
Bastianon is thankful f or
the time and guidance of Professor Samir and Anita Billing, as well as the support of
organizations on campus that
donated what they could to
help fund the Santa Barbara
trip.
Bastianon would also like
to acknowledge the support
of the Dean of Chaps, Global Studies Club, Modern
Languages, History club,
Arab American Association
(AAA) and PoliSci club,
who "all graciously helped
us out with what they could."
Although the Model Arab
League is not a recognized
CSUSM club yet, they are
still looking forward to the
end of the spring semester
and the beginning of fall.
Students interested in
joining MAL can contact
Christina Bastianon at basti003@cougars.csusm.edu or
through the AAA club.
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T H E C OUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, M AY 8 , 2 0 1 3
Dealing with faith and college A
senior says good bye t o CSUSM
B Y MATTHEW ROSSIO
B Y A NDREW R EED
C ONTRIBUTOR
C ONTRIBUTOR
Whether you're just going
to college, graduating from
college, or are buried with
work in the middle of your
college career, most likely
at some point in your education, you've been presented a
belief system that is different
than the one you were raised
with.
This happens a lot in college. Sometimes it's blatant
and obvious, but sometimes
it can be traced to a particular professor's bias that
he or she might not even be
aware of. I 'd even go further
and suggest that in a public
school system, nearly every
time you walk into a classroom, you'll be presented
with a different belief system
than your own, especially if
you're a person of faith. This
is not a problem though, but
an opportunity.
In my experience, this potentially challenging experience needs not to be negative
f or people of faith and can
even be a blessing in disguise. I have found that being challenged on what you
Thank you CSUSM. We really haye something special
here. I joined the Catholic
Club my freshman year and
met the most wonderful people that ended up being my
best friends that stuck with
me throughout college. From
there I decided to branch out
and found myself working
for the marketing department
believe in is not a bad thing
if what you believe in is true.
The problem that many people of faith experience, is an
ignorance of their chosen
religion which leaves one
unable to answer questions
raised by their peers or professors. I 'd say there are two
simple answers to this. The
first is to seek truth wherever it lies and trust that God
is truth and will take care of
you, if you trust in Him. The
second is to never be afraid
to ask why.
It has been my experience
that faith in God and going to
college do not have to contradict one another and that
faith and God make sense. I
am a Catholic Christian and
I 've been challenged more
than once on my beliefs,
either directly or subtly, in
class, at U-hour and throughout my daily life in today's
world. I have found however,
that my faith in God is true.
I 've had to re-analyze some
things and even change my
own understanding of God,
but ultimately the faith I was
raised with, had the answers
I was looking for all along.
So from an incoming freshman to a college graduate,
I 'd say that faith and education go hand in hand, as long
as^you give them an equal
chance, and I encourage you
to keep the faith.
O PINION
at The Clarke. I learned so
much there, from the professional staff and my student
co-workers alike, that I got
to see what tremendous ideas
and efforts executed by my
peers when given the opportunities. My best chances to
learn have been those conversations with professors
in the hallways, discussions
with my USUAB and ASI
friends on the part we get
to play in the future legacy
and growth of the school,
and those 2 a.m. chats with
friends about the memories
we share and about where the
heck w e're going with our
futures. I c an't begin to say
how amazing an experience
I 've had at CSU San Marcos.
We are a small close-knit
community that is growing
and I was glad to be a small
part of it.
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"In general, my summers
are pretty lazy. But I think
this year, I really want to just
go to a bunch of amusement
parks: Disneyland, SeaWorld, etc. I think it would be
f un to just spend a week or so
going to different parks with
my friends and enjoying the
fact that I do not have homework!"
- Features Editor
Katlin Sweeney
"My crazy 'summer' vacation was when I took a trip
to Ireland with my sister in
the second week of the past
fall semester, it wasn't technically a summer vacation,
but it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that I could
not resist. I felt like I grew so
much in those 10 days and
the fact that back home in the
States my fellow Cougars
were going to class, somehow made it even more f un
for me. I hope to have more
crazy adventures like that in
the future. Everyone should
go abroad sometime."
- Opinion Editor
Jessie Gambrell
"The craziest thing I would
want to do over the course of
a summer isn't really anything crazy, at least not to
me. I would really just want
to drive around all summer
and attend a Major League
Baseball game at all 30 major league team stadiums in
one summer with my brothers and some of my closest
friends, that is my dream
summer."
- Sports Editor
Alex Franco
"My ideal spring break
would be to spend it in San
Francisco. I traveled there
last December and it was
beautiful. Unfortunately, we
didn't get to spend much
time there since I was there
to conduct an interview at
LucasFilms, but we got to
see a lot of the city and I
fell in love. The atmosphere,
the architecture and culture
of San Francisco provide a
sense of belonging. You feel
so small in this huge city, yet
you feel as if this is the place
where all your dreams might
come true and more than
anything, you want to try.
I 'd love to spend more t ime
there; f feel as if the adventures are endless."
- News Editor
Melissa Martinez
"Me and my friends went
swimming in our high school
pool at midnight and had a
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"I really want to hit the
club scene, mostly because it
seems to be something that's
so out of what I 'm used to.
I don't really mean just go
crazy and go clubbing every
night, but a few nights here
and there seems like it would
be a lot of f un. It would be
nice to just let loose with
friends who have been trying to get me to go for a long
time. Might as well take the
opportunities that would be
available."
- Copy Editor
Keandre Williams-Chambers
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�Blossom, bloom and glow
A student's perspective on how t o be the best you
BY JESSIE GAMBRELL
needed. We have to discover confidence that allows your
what that thing is that God real personality to come out
(or whoever or whatever you and to not be molded into the
Ever wonder why we seem may think those passions de- various shapes of our society.
to think that flowers are so rive from) has inspired and
We can also glow when
pretty? Well, I have a theory designed for us. We each we are our healthiest and our
and it is very simple.
have a calling and a purpose bodies like it when we take
When flowers are bloom- and it's those people who care of ourselves. Eating the
ing at the peak of spring and have found it or at least are right foods that are healthy,
are shining forth their best, pursuing it, that really shine working out or exercising to
most healthiest, happiest and forth.
some level is a natural medfullest selves, that is when
Confidence in oneself is icine to whatever anxieties
we notice how beautiful they another thing that makes you we may be having and it is
are, no matter what kind of glow. Whenever I see some- a good way to detoxify the
flower they are. Same goes one who is truly happy and ugly "dirt" from our bodfor us.
at peace with themselves, I ies. Think of working out
In our society, we get am inspired and admire their as the cleaning off the dirt
caught up on other people's radiance. People who have and eating the right foods as
"blossoms," we are focusing a passion, and skills in that the fertilizer. The "dirt" can
so much on their beauty, that passion, are always going to sometimes cloud our glow
we wither under their shad- be an inspiration and some- and the more we take care of
ow through the blindness to times a magnet to the good ourselves the more we will
our own blossom. Now, I 'm people around them. Confi- shine forth our truest, most
not just talking about beauty dence is sometimes hard to healthiest selves.
as in appearance, I am talking come by these days, or at
Well, there you have it. For
about being your best, most least the right kind of con- those of you graduating this
happiest and fullest self.
fidence. I mean the type of year or even those just enHow can we do this, you
tering our school this year,
might ask? It really varies
these are the things that make
with each personality, given
us the beautiful people that
that we are all diverse and
jjr we are. Through the confiunique individuals. But
dence in our truest beings,
there are some things
^ ^ the care and dedication
;
that ring true in every
toward our well being
human being and that is a
K N and the passioiv and pursense of purpose, belonging
& pose designed for us, we
and hope. Everyone wants to
can excel and be the best,
know that they are loved and
most healthiest, happiest and
belong somewhere and are
fullest people we can be.
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W ho, what, when, where and why: Let the 'Star Wars' speculation begin!
be a little too early to begin
speculation, but these are
"Star Wars" people and it's
In the spirit of the sum- never too early to talk about
mer movie conclave well it.
underway with the recent
There is one rumor circurelease of Marvel's, "Iron lating around the interweb
Man 3" this past week, I feel that perhaps Emperor Palit is now a suitable time to patine, who died in "Return
begin the talk about what of the Jedi" at the hands of
would arguably be the big- Darth Vader, could return
gest blockbuster release in to wreak havoc on the rebel
2015 and perhaps all time, alliance once again. Some
when Disney and J J Abrams fans are saying, according
release "Star Wars: Episode to a Yahoo! Movies, that
they know the emperor has
vn."
Since Disney bought Lu- cloned himself and will go
casFilm and the Star Wars on living as a spirit. With all
Franchise in early 2012 that said, I'll have to say this
and then announced that a is not a possibility for them
2015 "Episode VII" would to go with because the embe made and released, fan- peror i s dead, plain and simboys and girls everywhere ple, there's no way he could
have been clamoring about come back from that death,
what story it would follow and creator George Lucas
and where director Abrams has gone on record saying
would take the film. Giv- that he is definitely dead afen the franchises expansive ter his fall at the hands of
universe past the six films in Darth Vader in "Episode VI:
the saga and the hundreds of Return of the Jedi."
novels, comics, video games
Another possible and more
and fan-fiction, there is no likely storyline is that the
telling where they could go . new films will take place
With the film two years 30 years after the events of
away and no official story, "Jedi" and will chronicle the
script or plot revealed, no lives of Luke Skywalker's
cast confirmations, no movie children, and Leia and Han
title, no scenes shot, it could Solo's children and their bat-
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tle with a new sith presence.
With this battle against the
sith waging through the galaxy, the Skywalker/Solo kids
will battle their own inner
demons in classic Skywalker family fashion. This storyline also features another
"fall from grace" character,
and to prevent possible spoilers, I won't mention who.
Finally, there is the storyline and movie we all want
to see, and that is the recently
released idea from actor Patton Oswalt on a "Parks and
Recreation" bit where in an
attempt to filibuster a town
meeting, he gave his input
on an "Episode VII." If you
haven't seen it already, his
version features a crossover
of astronomical proportions,
with the combined universes of "Star Wars," "Marvel," and the Greek gods
from "Clash of the Titans." I
would absolutely love to see
this version, but realistically
speaking, it is more unlikely
than the first storyline I mentioned. But hey, a fanboy can
dream.
Until 2015 comes, there
will no doubt be a non-stop
influx of new story ideas as
well as character and plot
details being made up until
the day thefirsttrailer or plot
detail has been released. See
you in 2015,. and may the
force be with you.
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G.O.P.'s Shift to Right."
Governor Bush held the line
firm by stating that his father,
Recent news coverage has 41st President George H.W.
centered much attention on Bush, and former 40th PresD.C. and the continuing sen- ident Ronald Reagan would
atorial efforts from the so have had a difficult time becalled "Gang of Eight" (a ing vetted into the current
group of Democrat and Re- wave of GOP politics. With
publican senators) to bring this noted, is Governor Bush
forward an immigration incorrect? I'll let you be the
reform overhaul. Yet, with judge of that.
much of the haunting memIt's time for partisanship
ories still vibrant in much to be put aside for the sake
of the American public's of reasonable and fair polimind, the fiscal cliff negoti- cy-making in our great naations, continuing debate on tion. Sure, I may take ah
gun control, etc., the simple over-simplistic view of what
question to ask is, will im- many cynics cry, "dirty polimigration reform take place tics." However, immigration
or . will it be subject to the reform holds a high prospect,
stalemate that Washington is for success. In fact, a recent
starting to be known for?
study published in February
On June 11, 2012, Jim by "Gallup" suggests that
Rutenburg captured for- Americans would support
mer Florida Governor, Jeb an immigration reform packBush's take on Washington, age. When the subjects of
in a New York Times article the study were asked if they*
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would "allow undocumented immigrants living in the
United States the chance to
become legal residents or citizens if they meet certain requirements," the respondents
that voted in favor resulted
in a 72 percent margin. Ultimately, the burden lies on
these eight senators to bring
forward the bipartisan support needed in congress to
deliver a piece of legislation
that can have a number of
positive results, in particular,
economic and social gains
for our nation. Both parties
are challenged to this task;
no one is free from blame.
Let us not become a generation that becomes used to
this stagnant, irreconcilable,
and uncompromising political environment.
Soon, it will be our generation that will be judged by
the pen strokes of history, so
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Bumper stickers 'Not O f This World'
BY B EN CARLSON
STAFF WRITER
Comedian Demetri Martin
once told a joke concerning
bumper stickers, "A lot of
people don't like bumper
stickers. I don't mind bumper
stickers. To me a bumper
sticker is a shortcut Mt's like
a little sign that says, 'Hey,
let's never hang o ut.'"
Labels carry baggage, but
bumper stickers carry irritating statements that are obviously unnecessary.
There are many bumper
stickers I find annoying. First
is the one that is normally
blue and has a bunch of religious symbols that resemble the letters that spell out
"Coexist". Aren't we already
coexisting? Do they mean
we should coexist and get
along? Yes, and that's why
someone else thought up the
sticker of the same religious
symbols design that spells
out "Tolerance."
Other times I come upon
an "SDSU Mom" or "USC
Mom" and get a peculiar
feeling like I pity those sad
moms who live their lives
through their children's accomplishments. "My son or
daughter is a honor student
at this or that middle school"
is another example.
Despite these, there is one
that is winner of ultimate
smugness. It is one that
Your body's talking louder than y our mouth
Preparation for summer does not mean just getting a tan
that leads people to spend
more time on their appearance during the summer than
Every year, the month of they normally do the rest of
there is a sinister aura sur- June arrives quicker than ex- the year.
rounding these things that I pected and so begins the conIt used to be relatively easy
find contemptuous.
tinuous cycle of spontaneous to match what we have been
In fact, I can actually smile pool parties, beach trips and told the ideal 'beach body*
now when I see a "Coexist" weather that encourages bar- should look like: tan and insticker. At least coexistence ing a little more skin.
shape. But now, women face
has a sort of unity or comproThe pressure continues to a more difficult challenge
mise in its definition. These build as women and men when trying to morph themNOTW stickers are not only alike are forced to face the selves into the of-the-moannoying, but they show the disheartening truth: summer ment body type.
level of pride and stupidity is not a time of relaxation.
For women that are thin,
it takes to believe the whole In fact, it is the opposite. For there is pressure to have bigworld revolves around you, many people, the word 'sum- ger assets to complement
and that you are destined to mer' has become synony- their slenderness, and for a
greater things beyond this mous with going to the gym woman that is curvier, there
world. It shows a lack of hu- and getting in shape at least a is pressure to shed the excess
manity and is based in ultra month in advance, preparing weight on her body so that
egocentricity.
for these invites that rarely her curves are only defined
It is the ultimate statement come with much warning.
in 'desired' places.
of " I'm better than you."
It is an admittedly ridicuObviously, it is nearly imSo, to those who have these lous concept, to be stressed possible for a woman, even
stickers on their cars, I will during the few months of the one that works out frequenttolerate you but do me a fa- year when students do not ly, to magically shed the sovor and "let's never hang have a full course load and called 'extra' pounds that
out."
have more free time on their linger on her stomach and on
hands. But it is that linger- her legs. Getting in shape is
ing, silent fear of spontaneity not hard, but simultaneously
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
FEATURES EDITOR
dresses itself in humility,
while insulting everyone else
who doesn't share that particular worldview. I 'm writing of course of the 'Not Of
This World' stickers.
Christians who put these
stickers on their cars are reminding you, the sad creature stuck in traffic, that
although you both inhabit
this small planet and must
tolerate each other, they are
destined for another world,
one much better than the one
we both live in now. They
believe, to borrow from the
Bible, that they are "in the
world but not of the world."
In their view, making the
world better now is a fool's
errand and it doesn't matter
what happens to the earth
because for them, it is only
temporary. Needless to say»
losing weight in certain areas
and gaining it in others is difficult to attain.
While stress over looking
good for the summer has traditionally been considered a
woman-specific issue, men
deal with the pressure of toning up as well. The perceived
'need' to develop a flat stomach, six-pack and muscular
build is something that continues to force men into the
gym as frequently as, if not
more often, than women.
However, this pressure for
both genders to become 'better' looking for one season
out of the year is something
that takes away from the purpose of being on break: not
having to worry. We should
not be worried about curving
our diets or scheduling more
time for the gym just to look
more attractive when wearing a bathing suit. There §re
much better ways to spend
our summer.
O ne CSUSM student's senior s hout o ut
the club as well. The people
there will always have a special place in my heart.
The wonderful memories
I had a great college experience because of the won- we have shared together will
derful people I met along never be forgotten. One such
the way. I have never met a memory I will never forget
more amazing group of peo- was last summer when two
ple that I am grateful to call friends and I went on a road
trip up the California coast.
my friends.
Getting involved with a The first night we spent in
club has also changed my El Capitan. In the middle
life. It had its challenges, of the night we decided to
but being involved in the take long exposure
Catholic Club was the best shots at the
experience I could have ever b e a c h .
imagined, I would not have On our
traded it for the world. I feel way back to
so blessed to have served our campon a leadership position in site we kept
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walk around a corner and
spot a skunk on its front legs
ready to spray. We would run
back and find a new way and
again we would spot another
skunk.
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Either way,
we'll be
with you
along way.
Others on the
otherband are
so close to
completion.
Lets compare
college to a race.
For some/
there are some still
getting used to the
race's course.
Some prepared
for a long time, while
a number do a
lost minute prep.
Good luck on f inals! Congrats to the class of 2013!
CSUSM student shares the basics of creating a web series
B Y JULIANA STUMPP
A & E EDITOR
San Diego is filled with
little-known
restaurants,
bars or hangouts that aren't
mainstream...yet. It's always
fun having a local place that
you can bring your Mends
or family to. With summer
approaching, finding places
to eat and enjoy is a must.
Kyle Miller, the creator of
the YouTube web series
"Backyard
Adventures,"
goes around Southern California places and documents
his experience for his viewers . Miller sat down with The
Cougar Chronicle to explain
his process and what it's really like having a web series.
Question: What prompt-
ed you to start a web series?
Answer: What prompted
the idea for me to start a web
series was my first class
that I took here; Chicano Theatre. A lot of my
classmates told me that
I was really good and I
should use my talent.
Then I got the idea to
do my own travel web
series, "Backyard Adventures," and make
comedy videos like the
"Dating Tips with Kyle
Miller."
Q: For every webisode, how do you come
up with ideas?
A: For "Backyard Adventures," it's a bit of a challenge
because you have to get per-
the advice people would give
me. So I wanted to make a
comedy about dating advice
people have given me.
Q: Is there a creative
process you go through
for every webisode?
A: For "Backyard Adventures", I wanted to
do something different
than other travel series.
There are elements of
travel hosts I see within
me like the dorkiness of
Huell Howser. My main
goal in "Backyard Adventures" is educate and
entertain like in Chicano
Theatre. As for the "Datthey are small businesses. In ing Tips," I pick an advice
a way I'm helping the com- and start writing:
Q: How do you balance
munity. As for the "Dating
Tips," I found it humorous of the time to do a web series
mission from the owner of
the restaurant, bar, etc. to
film. So far everyone has
been nice about it because
on top of other responsibilities?
A: AtfirstI thought I could
balance it out. In the end, it
was too much. School must
Hey, do you really
be a priority as well ais family, enjoy spending your
and work. With summer vatime watching
' cation near, I can do more epmovies and TV o r
isodes for "Backyard Adventures," "Dating Tips," and
reading amazing
hopefully write short skits
books?
like "Cholo Adventures."
Hopefully, I'll be able to do a
trip to Latin America which
Why not join our
is where I want to expand
staff next year and
"Backyard Adventures" after
w rite about the
I'm done graduating since
I 'm going to teach English
things you are
down there.
watching and reading!
To check out "Backyard
Adventures," visit http://
kylesbacky ardadventures.
blogspot.com/
Congratulations College of Science & Mathematics graduates
As graduates, you are about to enter a rapidly changing, complex world; a world
that is driven by technology; and a world where we must all be globally engaged.
We are confident that you, the graduates of 2 013, will achieve great things.
We wish you success in all your future endeavors, and we congratulate you on this
significant milestone in your life.
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Comic-Con t o heat up the San Diego streets
at the San Diego Convention
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Center, on July 18-21. While
tickets sold out in minutes
Summer has always had months ago, there are ways
special meaning to citizens to at least enjoy the free fesof San Diego, especially tivities and receive promothose of us with geekier prej- tional items in the surroundudice than most people.
ing streets of the Gaslamp
It's almost that time of year District, near the convention
when people from all over center.
the country flock to the anComic-Con started in 1970,
nual San Diego Comic-Con with less than 200 attendees,
International
convention. as a one-day convention for
San Diego Comic-Con is not comic books and those who
the only convention celebrat- read them, but since then it
ing comics, films and geek has grown considerably in
culture in the country, but it the forty-odd years as a result
is the largest of its kind in the of the rise of "geek" culture.
world.
It is now an enormous event,
As always it will be held with over 130,000 attendees.
BY RYAN D OWNS
The focus has also shift- is tight-lipped on what films
ed away from comic books and celebrities will appear at
and to other categories, such panels until a few weeks beas panels for television and fore the event. However in
film, which have stolen the
years past, the casts of
show year after year. It's "Twilight," "The Avengers,"
fair to say that the event has "Lost," and many more have
become one of the biggest
all arrived to speak to fans.
commercial publicity events
Showtime and HBO have
in the world, but the fans expressed interest in holddon't seem to mind. They ing panels for popular shows
still come out in thousands, such as Dexter and Game of
with lines of characters and Thrones. It has been hinted
costumes, usually stretching that bestselling fantasy auaround the block.
thor Neil Gaiman will make
Given that the advertised an appearance as part of his
special guests are generally final book tour in America.
Everything else remains to
industry professionals such
as Rob Liefeld and Mi- be revealed. Everything else
chael Uslan, the convention remains to be revealed.
Book R eview:The G reat Gatsby' by F. S cott Fitzgerald
BY BEN CARLSON
STAFF WRITER
Many aspiring intellectuals, especially those attending this university, love to
use the cliché phrase "the
book was way better than the
movie," when referring to
thefilmversion of a popular
novel.
With the film version of
"The Great Gatsby," hitting
theaters May 10, this is a preemptive review to save you,
the reader, from making the
mistake of using that annoying phrase in front of your
friends or. colleagues and
also to remind you that no
film version of this American
classic will ever do it justice.
It's been tried before.
Most of us will see the film
for its own sake, but one
should not outsource a reading of F. Scott Fitzgerald's
classic novel entirely to à
few hours in a dark, air-conditioned room. Bookstores
everywhere have the paperback edition for cheap (less
than a movie ticket) and I insist you pick it up and revisit Fitzgerald's tale of young
elites obsessed with their
idea of the American dream.
It is a novel that will speak to
those graduating this spring
in that its themes explore the
relationship between the pursuit of wealth and the dream
of happiness and individualism.
In leaving academia behind, graduates have the
opportunity to remind themselves what he or she intends
to accomplish in their professional lives.
Fitzgerald challenges the
reader to examine his or her
own American dream. Many
graduates have noble goals
in mind, which should be
protected against the influence or pursuits of pleasure
and greed, however tempting. As Fitzgerald put it, "it
was what preyed On Gatsby,
what foul dust floated in the
wake of his dreams." Gatsby's own downfall was his
obsession with the past.
But the future is both daring and exciting. The exploration of unknown territory
and the plans we students intend on pursuing in that territory that lies ahead. As the
narrator exclaims at the end
of the novel, "tomorrow we
ForYour Entertainment
'Revenge' and ' Girls Just W ant t o Have Fun'
will run faster, stretch out
our arms farther."
So, to the class of 2013,1
recommend revisiting this
landmark in American literature before you charge
bravely into the world.
FEATURES EDITOR
"Revenge"
5
Must-Watch Episode:
"Chaos" Season 1, Episode 15
Revenge is one of ABC's
most captivating shows, with
protagonist Emily Thorne
moving
back to her childhood
home in order to wreak havoc on the people who caused
her father's
untimely death. Having
spent years in juvenile hall
and away from her home in
the Hamptons,
Thorne uses the fact that
no one recognizes her to her
advantage. From seducing
her enemies' son to faking
her identity to blowing up an
office, "Revenge" will create
an air of mystery and suspense that is hard to ignore.
And with season two still
airing on ABC, viewers that
get addicted to the show on
Netflix will not have to wait
for the "next season to be added online to finish watching
thf latest episodes.
"Girls Just Want to Have"
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Contrary to the obnoxious
1979 Cyndi Lauper hit with
the same name, "Girls Just
Want to
Have Fun" will tug at your
heartstrings and make you
laugh at the right moments.
A young Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt star in
this campy romantic comedy
about two girls trying to find
who they are. When Janey
(Parker) moves to town, she
meets Lynne (Hunt), who
instantly becomes her best
friend. Janey realizes that
Lynne has the same favorite television show as her,
"Dance TV," and they begin
to bond over their mutual desire to one day be performers
on it. However, opportunity
comes knocking sooner rather than later when auditions
are being held in town. Torn
between wanting to abide by
her military father's strict
rules and wanting to follow
her biggest dream, Janey decides to take a risk and see
what happens. This classic
'80s teen dance movie is sure
to make you smile within the
first half hour.
BY KEANDRE WILLIAMS-CHAMBERS
COPY EDITOR
Well, summer is c oming up! I d on't think I n eed
t o b e a ny more f orward in saying t hat opportunities m ay arise within t he next f ew months t o either
h ave fun, m ove o n u p in t he w orld, or just g et
through it. Regardless of w hat those options are,
here are a f ew songs t o g et through t he soon-tobe hotter months a head w ithout losing
your h ead.
"Dance Anthem of the '80s" By Regina Spektor
Not e xactly t he danciest song t o start off t he
summer, b ut w ith Regina's energy, it's sure t o give
a bit of reason t o n ot start t he summer off so hard.
With talk a bout sweet little attractions a nd a notso-subtle mention of sleep, it's a p erfect mid-energy song t o a dd a little smile t o those off days t hat
are b ound t o h appen sooner or later.
"Vacation" By the Go-Go's
Yes, it h ad t o c ome t o this. Everyone has some
sort of v acation p lan in mind, w hether it is t he
entire break until August, or just for a w eek or t wo
here a nd there. It m ay b e simple or e xtravagant,
but c ome o ne. It's all w e've ever w anted, huh?
Sometimes, w e just h ave t o g et a way. A nd bring
a f ew friends, b ecause it d oesn't e xactly m ean it's
m eant t o b e spent a lone.
"Tom's Diner" (DNA Remix) By DNA
feat. Suzanne Vega
Take a seat a nd relax w ith this '90s remix of t he
popular song, w hich has b ecome t he more p opular iteration a mong m odern times. Though summer might e nd u p b eing as h ectic as t he school
year, it d oesn't m ean there c an't b e opportunities
t o t ake a break a nd let t he unnecessary stress flow
a way with this c alming u p-beat song a nd soothing vocals.
"White Nights"By Oh Land
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w e a ren't planning t o d o school or work this summer, I c an almost g uarantee t hat a g ood majority
of us a ren't planning for very m uch sleep, or a t
least in regular time slots. For those l ate nights, let
t he imagination run wild with this c reative song of
those crazy dreams w e might h ave for summer
a nd during those summer nights.
"Surfin1 U.S.A." By The Beach Boys
C ouldn't c onclude this playlist w ithout including t he infamous boys t hat are synonymous w ith
summertime a t t he b each. After all, m any of us
are hopefully in California right n ow, a nd San
Marcos isn't t hat far from t he b each. Whether or
not y ou're spending your time in t he state, y ou
c an't exactly cross b each time off your list for this
summer.
Concerts heating up t he summer season
Local San Diego venues to host big name singers and bands
B Y N ICOLEIGNELL
BY KATLIN SWEENEY
THE SHl#LE
S TAFF W RITER
Summer is almost here,
and with the fun in the sun
comes concerts .
Where the sun is
shining, no homework
is due (for those who
aren't dying in summer
school) and no rules apply. Whether you enjoy
the relaxing peaceful
music of Marilyn Manson, or the head banging
mixes of Justin Beiber, this
summer promises to have
the glorious musical talents
of artists.
Two music festivals have
already kicked off the concert series, Stagecoach and
Cochella...and having attended one of those and experiencing the classiness of
culture rich environments, I
can say, without a doubt that
this summer is going to be
awesome.
Why not go out of your
music comfort zone this
summer? There are so many
concerts to choose from and
with the endless funds that
all of us college students
have (especially me), you
should try and see as many
as you can. Concerts are also
a fun way to hang out with
friends, sing like you would
in the shower, and of course
see artists that you love or
meet a few new ones.
Locally, the Del Mar Fair
will host the musical styl•ing's of Switchfoot on June
14, Martina McBride on
June 20, Big Time Rush on
June 22, Train on June 27
and Adam Lambert on July
2. Tickets are currently on
sale for these events and
more information can be
found at http://www.
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php?fuseaction=concerts .grandstand.
Chula Vista's Sleep
Train Amphitheatre
will host Tim McGraw
on June 7, Pitbull and
Ke$ha on June 16,
and the Vans Warped
Tour on June 19. One luxury about this Amphitheatre
is that there are cheap lawn
seats for as low as $23.
Valley View Casino center
will also host Bruno Mars on
July 30 .
Make sure to check online
and get tickets fast, because
can sell out pretty fast. Have
a nice summer, be safe, and
more importantly, go to a
lot of concerts. I'll see you
there.
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