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THE GRADUATION EDITION
T HE C OUGAR
C HRONICLE
I SSUE # 1 4
W EDNESDAY
Volume XLIII
MAY 6 ,2015
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, S AN M ARCOS, INDEPENDENT S TUDENT NEWSPAPER
Graduation Profiles
Athlete Profiles
3 - Check out our Q&A with track &
field athlete Damon Moore.
À&E Grads
From the Staff
Read about why Nicole Diwag is an
inspirational leader on campus.
10 - The Cougar Chronicle says farewell
to our graduating editors.
11 - Check out our Q&A with graduating
musician Quincy Lawson.
2,650 to walk as Class of 2015
CSUSM public information officer estimates half are first generation graduates
in Chemistry and 19 receiving a degree in Mathematics.
The College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and
Social Sciences, which holds
the largest number of major programs at CSUSM,
will honor a total of 591
graduates comprised of 175
Criminology degrees, 17
Anthropology degrees, 46
Economics degrees, 188
Psychology degrees, 85 Sociology degrees, 38 Social
Science degrees, 39 Spanish
degrees, 3 Special Major'de-'
B Y JASMINE D EMERS
N EWS E DITOR
This commencement season, CSUSM will honor the
achievements of the graduating class of 2015, who
are the embodiment of the
diversity and core values
that represent the university.
The class of 2015 is comprised of 2,650 students from
many different backgrounds
and a variety of majors. Commencement ceremonies will
take , place on Friday, May
15 and Saturday, May 16,
and will expect to accumulate a total of 16,000 guests.
CSUSM offers 19 Bachelor
of Arts degrees, 18 Bachelor
of Science degrees, 13 master's programs, 8 credential
programs and a joint doctoral
program with UC San Diego.
Photo courtesy of Office of Communications
50 percent of this y ear's graduating class are first generation college students.
According to Margaret
Chantung, Director of Communications and Senior
Public Information Officer
at CSUSM, graduating students will represent over
30 majors and degree programs as they walk across
the stage at commencement.
The College of Business a degree in Applied PhysAdministration will honor a ics, 16 receiving a degree
total of 462 graduates with \ in Biochemistry, 97 receiveither a Bachelor's or Mas-r ^ ing a degree in Biology, 39
ter's degree in Business Ad- receiving a degree in Bioministration. The College of technology, 72 receiving a
Science and Mathematics degree in Computer Science/
will include 273 graduates Computer Information Syswith 23 students receiving tems, 7 receiving a degree
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! 3 3 C ommunication
degrees 13 Global Studies
degrees, 71 History degrees,
104 Liberal Studies degrees,
70 Literature and Writing
degrees, 34 Mass Media degrees, 58 Political Science
degrees, 62 Visual and Performing Arts degrees and 8
Women's Studies degrees,
Lastly, The College of
Education, Health and Human Services will provide
degrees for a total of 765
graduates including 42 Integrated Credential Program
degrees, 225 Nursing degrees, 47 MA in Education
degrees, 224 Human Development degrees, 182 Kinesiology degrees, 15 Master of
Social Work degrees and 30
Speech Language degrees.
On top of all of these
achievements by the graduating class, it is estimated
that over 50 percent of
these graduates are firstgeneration college students. Also, according to
Chantung, there will be 20
graduating Veterans this semester as well as 13 former
foster youth students from
the ACE Scholar program.
Congratulations to the
Graduating Class of 2015 and
good luck on your journey.
ACE Scholars celebrates monumental year
Director: 'We are turning around the lives of foster youth one degree at a time'
tion rate of 88 percent.
Director of ACE ScholE DITOR-IN-CHIEF
ars Services, Jim MickelWith its largest graduating son, said that 2015 in parclass and the opening of the ticular is an exciting year
Jan and Esther Stearns Cent- for the graduating class.
er, ACE Scholars is celebrat"Of the general populaing one of its most success- tion, 47 percent of people
ful years in program history. age 26, hold an Associate's
ACE Scholars Services is a or Bachelor's degree comprogram that supports for- pared to only 8 percent of
mer foster youth while they the sameage of former foster
attend college to get their youth," he said. "With this
degree. According to their graduating class of 13 ACE
website, their goals for the Scholars Services, [we] will
program include "meet[ing] have 39 alumni since 2008.
the unique needs of students We are turning around the
who are former foster youth lives of foster youth one deand to improve their rates gree at a time." Mickelson
of matriculation, gradua- said that the support of the
tion and career success." CSUSM community is part
ACE has been success- of what has made the ACE
ful as a program thus far, Scholars program successful.
"We are successful because
exceeding the national average of 50 percent with this campus as a whole supa current campus reten- ports its students, especially
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Photo by Chris Morales
ACE Scholars Services celebrate their graduates at upcoming ceremony.
those who are at risk of not
obtaining a degree," he
said. "There is no one department; it is the spirit of
CSUSM that makes the difference not just with ACE
Scholars but Veteran, Native Americans and others.
They are all accepted and
valued and that is the major
contributor to our success."
Earlier this year, Jan and
Esther Sterns made a generous donation of $1 million
to ACE Scholars to create an endowment and the
new center. The new center,
which is located in Craven
Hall 3400, has a large study
area with new computers,
training room, program offices, community resource
office and student lounge.
"We have only been in the
new center just over three
months so we are just beginning to learn how this
environment is impacting
ACE Scholars," Mickelson
said. "I have however seen
the pride our ACE Scholars have for this center."
ACE Scholars will have
their graduation celebration
at 4 p.m. on Thursday, May
7 in the Tukwut Courtyard.
Mickelson said that it is
open to all and he encourages all members of the campus community to attend.
"We have many graduation celebrations on this
campus
where
family
friends and loved ones can
come and rejoice in the students ' success," he said.
' Many of the ACE Scholar
lack such support, however
the CSUSM community
comes out to fill that gap."
�Email survey seeks students'
views on campus climate
B Y K ATLIN S WEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students are being encouraged to complete a campus
climate survey about the atmosphere both in and out of
the classroom at CSUSM.
The survey, which is conducted by UCLA's Higher
Education Research Institute, collects responses from
participants about academics, relationships with students and faculty, campus activities and campus services.
The survey is intended for
undergraduate students who
have experienced campus
climate, completed at least
30 units and are not graduating this semester. The email
was first sent to eligible participants on March 6. Students that are interested in
taking the survey should look
through their inbox and deleted mail f or an email with
the title "Share Your CSUSM
Experience & Enter to Win a
Fall 2015 Parking Permit!"
Participants will be entered into a drawing to win
a Fall 2015 CSUSM parking permit (which totals a
$338 value) or one of five
$50 Visa gift cards. Winners will be randomly selected on or before June 3.
Matthew J . Ceppi, who is
the Associate Vice President
for Institutional Planning &
Analysis and Chief of Staff
to President Haynes, said
that survey response so far
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is at 20 percent. He encouraged students to take part in
the survey because of how
important it is for providing the school with information on campus climate.
"Results from this survey
will be used by faculty and
administrators to under-
stand and improve the undergraduate college experience at CSUSM," he said.
Questions about the survey
or survey administration can
be sent to Cameron Stevenson, Assistant Director of Institutional Planning & Analysis, at cstevens@csusm.edu.
KPDL becomes official sorority at CSUSM
Group caters to Asian Pacific Islander students
bringing aKDPhi to campus
is a major accomplishment
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
for the entire campus, but
women of color in particular.
"A part of aKDPhi's purAfter a long process of
pose for establishment is to
advocating to become part
give a chance for Asian womof the Greek community
en to participate in the Greek
on campus, the first Asiansystem, which once excluded
interest sorority was estabminorities," Quiban said.
lished at CSUSM on May 2.
"However, it is not about
KPDL, which stands for
ethnicity - more so about
Knowledge, Perseverance,
finding a group of people
Diversity and Legacy, is the
who share common values
first and only Asian Pacific Isand interests with each other,
lander sorority interest group
and want to support one anat CSUSM. Established on
other in reaching their goals .
campus in 2009, KPDL was
Photo courtesy of Heaven Quiban
Quiban said that aKDPhi is
given the opportunity in Fall
KPDL celebrates their transition to sorority status at CSUSM.
an opportunity for women of
2014 to potentially transition
to official Greek status by to official sorority status. Kappa Delta Phi pride in all backgrounds to come tomerging with an established
"Transitioning from soror- sharing our culture to other gether, motivate one another
Asian-interest
sorority. ity interest group to sorority students and those involved and celebrate API culture.
"Having an Asian upbringAfter the campus Greek status is unreal to all of us, in the Greek community - we
especially to those mem- are thrilled to be making a ing makes these connections
presidents and members of
KPDL discussed extensively bers who have been a part name for ourselves in rep- between women a bit easier,
about the potential of mak- of KPDL since their fresh- resenting such a respected since we can relate our exing this change, the Asian- man year," she said. "Be- and prestigious sorority." periences of being AsianThe transition to soror- American, but aKDPHI is
interest sorority, alpha Kap- ing a senior now, I cannot
pa Delta Phi (aKDPhi), was express how excited I am ity status will allow the not limited to only acceptselected as the sorority to to be part of this legacy and new aKDPhi to be involved ing Asian women into our
bring to CSUSM. 12 mem- make a name for ourselves in the official Greek com- sorority," Quiban said. "We
bers of KPDL were chosen as the first and only Asian munity on campus. When welcome women who are
to charter the very first class Interest sorority at CSUSM." students explore options of interested in becoming the
as alpha Kappa Delta Phi.
Llanes said that having an which sororities to rush, aK- best versions of themselves.
The official sisters of aKD- Asian Pacific Islander (API) DPhi will now be an option Our purpose is to help womPhi are now looking for new sorority is something that to choose from. This will en become leaders and to
members for Spring 2016. CSUSM will benefit from. also give aKDPhi the abil- support each other person"Having an API sorority at ity to participate in events ally and academically durPresident of KPDL, Trisha Llanes, said that many CSUSM will definitely add such as award ceremonies ing and after college, while
of the Greek organizations more diversity on to campus, and Greek hosted shows. spreading Asian awareness
Four year KPDL member. and our philanthropic cause,
on campus have been wel- which is something w e need,"
she said. "The ladies of alpha Heaven Quiban, said that Breast Cancer awareness."
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�Hoop star Andersson ready for next step
B Y B URTLAND D IXON
S PORTS E DITOR
The forward hailing all the
way from Sweden is on his
way to be a college graduate. The basketball studentathlete Jacob Andersson
reveals what made his stint
at CSUSM noteworthy.
When asked how his experience has been while at
CSUSM, Andersson had
nothing to complain about.
"Overall it's been a great
experience," said Andersson.
"As far as basketball, my two
years here both had bumps
throughout the season, but
we've always manage to figure things out. Overall it's
all positive." Andersson discloses his most memorable
moment came during the final game of his 2014 season.
"It was really bittersweet, but in the fourth
quarter we had the greatest
comeback that I've seen or
been a part of," Andersson
said. "That personified the
whole team of that year because everybody was really
dedicated and hard working. Everybody really had
each other's back, so even
though we ended up losing
the game in overtime; that
was a feat that I 'm not going to forget in a long time."
It is interesting to note that
Andersson's first sport was
Patchen enhances skills
not basketball even though
his father was a part of Sweden's first basketball league.
He started off playing sports
like ice hockey and soccer.
And when he tells you why
he switched from ice hockey to basketball, there was
a logical reason behind it.
"I never really started playing basketball and he [his father] was not trying to push
me to play basketball," said
Andersson. "I played hockey
until I was 15. I was more
talented in basketball than I
was in hockey and basketball was a better experience
to be around as a team with
players and friends. I think
that was a big factor for me."
The time is near for Andersson to take the next steps
in his life, a task that many
are quite nervous about.
That doesn't seem to be
the case for him, however.
"I definitely feel prepared
in the way that Cal State
[San Marcos] has prepared
me as much as it should for
my next step," Andersson
said. "Since I am a Psychology major, most Psychology
majors do go on to get their
masters or PhD, so it's definitely not like I've reached
the goal of my academic
career so far. Cal State has
helped me to be where I
want to be at this point, but I
still have some ways to go."
Photo courtesy of Matt Berson
Well, there you have it. Jacob Andersson, the former
ice hockey player and future
psychologist says he is prepared for what is next. His
favorite memory may not
have been a winning effort,
but it sure can be something
that will remind him of the
bumpy roads and show him
how far he's come. Best of
wishes to you Andersson.
Q&A with hurdler Damon Moore
B Y B URTLAND D IXON
SPORTS E DITOR
Photo cùuttesy of Matt Berson
BYAMYGHASTAIN
A SSISTANT S PORTS E DITOR
With a plan for the future
in place, CSUSM baseball
player Ray Patchen spoke
to The Cougar Chronicle
about college and his vision for life after graduation.
Patchen gave a token of advice tofellowstudentsathletes
who have yet to graduate.
"Enhance your time management s kills" he said.
"You can't play a sport forever, at some point you're
going to have to graduate and
go on in professional life."
Looking back on life as
a studentathlete, Patchen highlighted two accomplishments he is particularly satisfied with.
"I am really proud of
my hit streak that I got
earlier this year, a 24game hit streak," he said.
"Also every semester I've
been in school since I was
a freshman in high school,
I 've had over a 3.0 GPA."
After college, Patchen
hopes that baseball will continue to be apart ofhis life .As a
Communication
ma-
jor, he wants "to one day
use that [degree] to become a professional major league [ MLB] umpire "
Not only does he hope to
pursue a career as an umpire, but Patchen also has
his eyes set on management training positions.
The five week " MLB accredited umpire school starts
in January out in Florida" said
Patchen. He intends on going
through the course in hopes
of being a M LB umpire.
Patchen, an infielder for
the Cougars is the only baseball player graduating this
year. In his time at CSUSM,
Patchen has left his mark not
only on the baseball field but
also in academics. He is only
the second baseball player in
program history to receive
the Capital One/CoSida
Academic All District Team
honors. This award is given
to players for exemplary performance both in the classroom and on the field. Patchen's success at Cal State
San Marcos could be an
indicator of things to come.
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The school year is rapidly
coming to a close. For s ome|
there are more semesters to
go; however, for senior Damon Moore or as his friends
call him DJ, his time here,
at CSUSM as a studentathlete is numbered. The
All American track and field
hurdler may be on his way to
accepting his diploma, but
leaving CSUSM also means
leaving behind fond memories, a caring professor and
a moment to last forever.
Cougar Chronicle: What
has made your time here
at CSUSM memorable?
Moore: Joining the track
team and being very involved on campus. Being
really involved and having track to push me to get
good grades, to study more
and to compete. I think if
I wasn't in a sport I don't
think I would have enjoyed
myself as much as I did.
CC: What was your
favorite moment while
competing
in
track?
DM: Being an AllAmerican (becoming Ail-
Photo courtesy of Matt Berson
American in track requires
a top nine finish at the highest level of competition in
the nation) at Nationals and
having the school record. We
came into Nationals ranked
13 th and we came out placing fourth. I think that was
the best moment of my life.
CC: Out of all your years
here, who was your favorite professor and why?
DM: I 'm going with [Professor] Chadwick because
she's a Women's Studies
professor and I was a little skeptical about taking
Women's Studies. I took
her 101 class that I really
liked and she made me think
about certain issues I never
thought about before. She's
really passionate about what
she is teaching and she really makes us look at things
in a different perspective.
There was a time when I
was having some issues, and
she understood and talked
to me because she could
relate. I 'm going to really
miss her when I graduate.
CC: What are your goals
for after you graduate?
DM: I got offered a track
position out here in San Marcos and a head coaching job
out in my hometown, Vista
Murrieta. [I want to be] either a track coach or pursue
my dreams in the entertainment field as in acting. Over
summer, I 'm going to work
with somebody who is in
that field as a director and be
her personal assistant to see
if that's really want I want to
do. From experiencing what
he deemed the best moment
of his life while competing, to having a professor he
could talk when he was in
rut, Moore surely did have
plenty to enjoy while here
at CSUSM. Congratulations
and good luck on your journey after graduation, Moore.
Ex-Charger's workout
perfect for college students
B Y A MY C HASTAIN
ASSISTANT SPORTS E DITOR
Shedding over 80 pounds
in five months is no small
feat. Yet, Nick Hardwick,
the retired San Diego Chargers center, has done just that.
The former football player
began his weight loss project in 2014 upon his exit
from the NFL after suffering a neck injury. During
his 11 year career, Hardwick
weighed around 295 pounds.
As a center, Hardwick used
his weight to push the defensive players back and protect
his quarterback Philip Rivers.
At his Feb. 3 retirement ceremony, Hardwick
stood before the press at
208 pounds down from
293 pounds, according to
a tweet by UT San Diego
writer Michael Gehlken.
Hardwick's focus on a
healthy life was all but confirmed when he stood before the media with this
new slimmed down frame.
On his Instagram account, Hardwick stamps
himself as a "fitness
junkie" and "health nut."
Hardwick's various social media platforms consistently highlight his wife
and children, but now they
detail his journey to health
through food and fitness.
He
shares
workouts
which are perfect for college students. These workouts are quick and hardhitting. They can be done
in 20 minutes or less, and
with minimal equipment.
The most unique part
about the following workout is that Hardwick
did it in skinny jeans.
When questioned by a
fellow Instagram user on
why he was wearing jeans,
Hardwick responded that
he was "just proving that
you can do this workout
anywhere. In any attire."
One minute of each of
the following (no rest between exercises). Do as
many as possible within
the time frame. Rest 30
seconds after cycle is completed. Repeat 2 to 5 times.
Jumping
Jacks
Squat
Lunges
Mountain climbers
Push ups
If Nick Hardwick can do
five rounds of this workout in
skinny jeans, it is not wild to
think it is an attainable workout for any college student.
�T H E C OUGAR C HRONICLE, W E D N E S D A Y , M A Y 6 , 2 0 1 5
GRADUATION
PROFILES
JJ Gutowski exemplifies servant leadership
B Y C HRIS M ORALES
P HOTO E DITOR
Jeff "JJ" Gutowski is
an outstanding scholar,
leader and mentor who has
learned from the manyhardships he has faced in
life and will leave a lasting
legacy at CSU San Marcos.
Gutowski, a Business major with a Political Science
minor, will graduate from
CSUSM in May after arriving to the university in
2010. In the five years he
has attended San Marcos,
Gutowski has been deeply involved in Associated
Students, Inc. (ASI), ACE
Scholars, Model United
Nations and the California
State Student Association.
After moving to Hemet at
the age of 10, Gutowski attended Tahquitz High School
where he credits much
of his success originated.
"As far as Tahquitz goes,
I give so much credit to
the teachers and everyone that absolutely laid
the foundation for me," he
said. "They provided me
with so much opportunity
constantly for growth."
Personal growth is an aspect of life that Gutowski
has become familiarized
and more comfortable with
over the years. He credits his
growth as a leader to not only
his many successes in life,
but his mistakes as well. The
current ASI Vice President
of External Affairs reflected
on some of those moments
from his freshman year.
"I needed to turn in an
ASI application. I was five
minutes late turning in the
application, [it] delayed me
a whole year," Gutowski
stated. "Another regret:
for the orientation team, I
went to apply and I wrote
it in pencil. Didn't get the
position because of that."
Gutowski now writes all
of his applications in pen.
Putting in the "extra 10
percent" has now become
a mantra that Gutowski has
chosen to follow in order to
develop himself to the fullest extent. This personal
growth has resulted in a
character that learns from
his mistakes, and is able to
find success by overcoming these constant hardships.
"I still mess up every
day. It's just taking that
nasty anxiety feeling and
turning it into something
positive," Gutowski said.
He credits his growth and
success to many mentors, but
he also believes that his greatest success is being a mentor
to others. Spreading positivity and building healthy
Photo by Chris Morales
Gutowski shows off his Cougar pride.
relationships with others
are small steps he chooses
to take on his monumental path as a servant leader.
"If you're going to be a leader it has to be because you're
empowering other people,"
Gutowski said, Once you
do that, I think you're going to be on a good path."
Gutowski leads by example, and examples like his
are hard to come by. He will
be pursuing a career with
Latham & Watkins LLP following graduation; but his
legacy, filled with a multitude of friendships and mentorships, will be looked up to
by future Cougars as the definition of servant leadership.
Kamalayan Alliance President champions leadership and community
B Y S HANICE D AVIS
A SSISTANT FEATURES E DITOR
In the fall of 2011, Nicole
Diwag began attending
CSUSM, declaring her major as Criminology with a
minor in Women's Studies.
With her time on campus,
she has built her reputation
as being the President of the
Kamalayan Alliance (KA).
In addition to being the
pus, so I like seeing all
these
different
events
that go on," Diwag said.
In fact, she saw this same
growth within the KA
organization ."For me being president of the Filipino
organization and seeing
where I started and where
I've gone, I 'm glad that we
are starting to set our roots
more on campus rather than
Photo courtesy of Nicole Diwag just keeping to ourselves.
The best moment is seeing
President of the KA, Diwag the growth," Diwag said.
says she was involved with
A
profound
moment
the Pre Law Society and was that Diwag experienced
a Student Affairs coordinator. at CSUSM was the time
When Diwag first arrived when she was having trouat CSUSM four years ago, ble adjusting to school.
she recalls it being in a difDiwag says one year, a
ferent atmosphere than to- professor took notice of her
day and the comparison troubles and let her know that
of the two is what she en- he was there for her with any
joyed most about CSUSM. assistance that she may need.
"I feel like people are
"A professor noticed that
putting in more time and I was doing my work very
community into the cam- well in class, but when I
took a test, I 'd crumble,"
she said. "He said, ' I'm here
for you, the school's here
for you.' To me that was a
profound moment because
professors have very busy
lives, but when a professor
tells me that they're there for
me, that reassures me that
I 'm not just a number, I 'm
not just part of a system."
Usually, once someone
graduates, they're either
heading to grad school or
going to work, but Diwag
has a different course of action she'd like to take first.
"This is going to sound so
silly, but every single day
after graduation, I 'm going
to drink coffee out of an actual ceramic mug because
I've been drinking it out
of thermoses or disposable
cups, and I 'm tired of that."
Proceeding while chuckling, " I'm going to wake
up, really enjoy my coffee,
read the news, but more
seriously, I 'm going to be
studying for the LSAT. I
plan to go to law school. I
also plan to work, but I 'm
giving myself a year, so
I 'm definitely going fo slow
things down," said Diwag.
For potential law schools
and jobs, Diwag* says she
doesn't want to speak on the
matter and cause bad juju.
As to where she sees herself
in the next ten years, Diwag
is not interested in finding
Mr. Right, being married
with kids, but in fact, to be
out making a difference and
searching for progression ."I
want to give back to the community and I want to help
empower them the way they
empowered me," she says as
she recites a quote that symbolizes who she wants to be.
"I carry the dreams of the
community that raised me."
" I'm definitely not done
learning, I consider myself
to be a lifelong learner, I expect that I will travel more,to places you don't hear
about." "All the stuff going
on, all the discussions people are having, I hope there's
progress, in ten years, I want
to still be having those discussions. I hope that me and
other people can talk about
it easier and that we won't
have to walk on our tiptoes,
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And for future graduates,
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it and then if you decide to
take that opportunity then do
it, kick that door down and
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you because you are the best
performing at it. If not, learn
how to gracefully bow out
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B Y S HANICE D AVIS
A SSISTANT FEATURES E DITOR
Senior Mary Baca, became
a CSUSM Cougar in August 2011 directly after high
school »claiming computer
information system as her
major. Upon being dropped
in the den, she immediately
found her clique at the ASI
LGBTQA Pride Center, a
place that helped shape her
to be the woman she is today.
"It was my home away
from home. A place I could
go between classes, eat
lunch, make friends and
be involved in social justice," Baca said. "I learned
so much about the LGBTQA community, and it
helped me become more
comfortable with myself as
a queer woman of color."
Given that the LGBTQA
Center
became
Baca's
home, it was only right, that
had the opportunity presented itself, she'd take it.
"It gave me a chance to
give back to the center which
I called home. I wanted to
create a welcoming and supportive space for all students,
the very same welcoming and
supportive space I was given
as a freshman," Baca said.
"I wanted to help maintain
the very space that helps students feel at home at CSUSM,
so that they can also find a
place to belong," she said.
It is clear that the Pride
Center is Baca's pride and
joy, and even less surprising
is the fact that she dubbed
In May, Baca will be graduating and saying her final
goodbyes to the educational
system. She has a job lined
up for her as an IT desk
technician for a wholesale
sports apparel manufacturer.
For future graduates, she
advises that students be
spontaneous and live a little when choosing classes.
"If you only take what you
need to graduate, you'll get
bored. Get involved on camPhoto courtesy of Abrahán Monzón. pus! School doesn't have to
be a chore. You will meet
Mary Baca (left) with Assistant Director of the ASI Community Centers, Abrahán Monzón.
amazing people that will
uted to her being who she is . be a person," Baca said. change your life," she said.
it as both the thing she enOn the subject of the fu"Being a part of a lov"Without the support of the
joyed most at CSUSM and
the place where she expe- center, I may not be gradu- ing and supportive com- ture, Baca wants a simple
rienced her most profound ating. The Pride Center of- munity taught me how to life "In ten years, I want to
moment of meeting other fered a unique experience, accept myself, to be empa- be married to the woman
queer individuals at the it taught me what classes thetic and caring and how of my dreams, have a child,
center, as the center contrib- could not, which is how to to be a leader," she said. two cats and a red lexus."
Kinesiology Club President Silvas
active in surf research on campus
Vivian Nguyen,
leaves her mark
B Y JASMINE D EMERS
N EWS E DITOR
Photo courtesy of Madison Silvas
Silvas (left) with friend Michelle Mae Bravo at Super STEM Saturday.
B Y S ONNI S IMMONS
COMMUNITY N EWS E DITOR
Madison Silvas, CSUSM's
Kinesiology Club president, will be graduating
this spring. Silvas plans
to complete prerequisite
classes, take the Graduate Record Examinations
(GRE), the Test of Essential
Academic Skills (TEAS)
and apply to nursing school.
"Eventually, my plan is
to become a pediatric nurse
practitioner," said Silvas.
"Also, I plan on interning in
a hospital to get more experience in the field as well as
continue research that I have
been working on at CSUSM."
While attending CSUSM,
Silvas became involved in
surf research, participating
in three studies and having
the opportunity to present
the first at the Southwest
American College of Sports
Medicine
Conference
(SWACSM) in Costa Mesa
in October 2014. She will be
presenting again at the end of
May at the American College
of Sports Medicine's 62nd
Annual Meeting at the. San
Diego Convention Center.
"I never thought I would
have such an incredible opportunity to get involved
in research and present a
study at conferences like
these, but I have definitely
grown a lot from these experiences," said Silvas.
Silvas never thought she
would become involved in
school or student organizations until she realized how
much she enjoyed the Kinesiology Club and the individuals within it. She became the
president of the club when the
opportunity presented itself
and she decided to go for it.
"Taking on this role helped
me gain confidence in speaking in front of a group of
people, organizing and coordinating events, and provided me with a great opportunity to get more involved and
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to know the students and
faculty better," Silvas said.
"However, I must thank my
advisor, Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi, my club executives,
students involved and other
faculty members who helped
me throughout the year."
CSUSM
Kinesiology
professors
and
faculty
members are one of the elements of her college experience she will never forget.
"They taught me so much,
kept me grounded and believed in me, even when I
didn't believe in. myself and
really pushed me to succeed," said Silvas. "They inspired and continue to inspire
me to work hard and never
give up. I will miss having
that incredible support system and will miss spending
time in their classes and labs.
Honestly, I couldn't imagine accomplishing what
I have without them."
While growing to love
the atmosphere of CSUSM,
Silvas met many friends
who have had a positive impact on her life
"I have met so many incredible, unique and brilliant
individuals at CSUSM that
I will never forget and have
made some lifelong friends,"
she said. "I will definitely
miss coming here every day,
but I am excited to see it continue to grow in the future."
Vivian Nguyen is a dynamic student leader at
CSUSM who is grateful for
the experiences and opportunities she has had throughout her college career.
In her fifth year here on
campus, Nguyen is all set to
graduate with a bachelor's
degree in Biological Sciences in May. She is currently
the Outreach and Communications Specialist for the
University Student Union
Activities Board (USUAB),
and has also been involved in
other organizations such as
Orientation Team (O Team)
and Alpha Omicron Pi.
Through her involvement
in these organizations, Nguyen said that she has been
transformed and has been
given the opportunity to grow
through these experiences.
"I wasn't involved at all in
high school, besides marching band my freshman year.
In college, I ended up applying to OTeam on a mere
whim, and it helped me grow
so much as a person and
eventually made me realize
that I could in fact be a leader some day," she said. "One
of my best friends from
OTeam, Dominica Ranieri,
pushed me to apply for USUAB , which really became the
heart of my transformation
on campus... [and] Alpha
Omicron Pi showed me the
importance of sisterhood,
and gave me a hundred sisters when I had no siblings
in my family life at home."
When asked about the
impact she has made at
CSUSM, Nguyen humbly
responded by saying that
she hopes she has been able
to influence at least some
of her peers during her
time as an undergraduate.
"I've found that in my ex-
Photo courtesy ofViv Nguyen
CSUSM student Vivian Nguyen isextensively involved on campus,
perience with growing up decided that I wanted to purand my life here on campus sue marine biology because I
that it just takes one person to am a mermaid and no one can
care and support someone to tell me otherwise. I 'm hopmake a real difference in their ing to get into grad school
chosen path," Nguyen said. where I can obtain a master's
"I just hope that I was able degree while also applying,
to be that person for some- for film school or submitone at some point in their life ting work to film festivals,"
during their college career." Nguyen said. "Why settle
Nguyen said that she is with one passion when you
feeling nostalgic as her can have two? I hope that life
time at CSUSM comes to a takes me to great places and
close and explains that she if I 'm ever at the point where
will miss the individuals all the doors are open for me,
that she has grown to love. I'll have enough courage
"I'll miss the people. I'll to go down the right path."
Nguyen's positive and
miss the comfort of feeling at
home and being surrounded upbeat attitude has already
with familiar faces. I never inspired the people that she
expected to gain so much comes into contact with at
from this campus, but the CSUSM, and will continue
people herestaff, faculty and to do so as she graduates and
my peers have made every embarks on her new journey.
"I'm just searching for
difference in my life. And
it's just incredible," she said. whatever makes me happy.
"Also, I'll miss the late nights I've had a lot of ups and
in the study rooms in Kel- downs in my life, and I just
logg. Don't get me wrong, want to be able wake up in
they're long and tortuous, the morning with a smile,
but once you've shared the be a regular at a great local
bond of dramatically crying coffee shop and go to work
over halfwritten notes all se- at a place that I 'm passionmester with another student, ate about," she said. "Hopethat stuff sticks with you." fully I'll find a way to be
After graduation, Nguyen happy and inspire people
intends to pursue her passion in my own way. But I'll alin Marine Biology and Film. ways have CSUSM in my
"I'm planning on taking the heart and it will be hard to
year off to get more experi- say goodbye this May. This
ence under my belt in the campus has given me so
biology field. I only recently much and I owe it a lot."
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B Y G LORIA M AGALLANES
ASSISTANT O PINION E DITOR
Gaby Sanchez is currently
a senior who has studied at
CSUSM for the past five
years. She is graduating this
semester with a degree in
Global Studies and History.
She is involved on campus, most notably at the
Office of Global Education. Sanchez is passionate
about international affairs
and would like to teach
abroad after she finishes
the credential program .at
CSUSM. She hopes to
someday "inspire students
to continue their education in whatever they want."
She decided to choose both
of her majors when she was
When it comes to advice
for other students, those still
in the battle for a degree,
she has one piece of advice.
"Go out and get out of your
comfort zone. Meet new people and discover new places," Sanchez said. After all,
it's good to have a balance
in our lives as students and
take a breather every once in
a while. What would the college experience be like without a little fun and adventure?
As a Latina, Sanchez is
Photo by Gloria Magallanes well aware of the difficulties and the pressure placed
at an exciting time in her life. upon Latino and Latina stuSanchez studied abroad in dents to succeed or even the
Korea for a year in 2012. The expectation to fail. However,
experience was life chang- she doesn't let this stop her
ing for her. "While I was and she will continue to
studying abroad, I real- climb the educational ladized that I wanted to learn der until she reaches her
more about international goals. She has one mesrelations," Sanchez said. sage for Latino students
When Sanchez returned, who are in the same fight.
she got involved with inter"Don't give up, no matnational students, especially ter who tells you that
those who came from Korea. you can't," Sanchez said.
She loves to meet new stuSanchez is overall a fun,
dents that come from differ- loving and caring individual
ent countries and help them with a bright future. As my
settle into their new life in friend and fellow graduate,
America by befriending I am so proud of her accomthem. So far she has loved plishments. I know there are
her experience at CSUSM. better things in store for her.
She is grateful for the "opportunity to meet many
Congratulations,
wonderful people, includGraduate! Si se pudo!
ing international students."
Viri Guzman blazes a trail
for others to follow
Photo by Gloria Magallanes
best, except for the exhortations of my aunt
and uncle," Guzman said.
Her introduction to church
Viri Guzman is a senior at and God eventually helped
CSUSM. She is double ma- her realize that she needed
joring in Political Science to make a change in her
and Sociology with a minor life and that's when she dein Spanish. After five long cided to turn her life around.
"I no longer think the way
years as a student here, she
will be graduating in May, I thought, I see each day
thefirstin her family to do so. as a blessing, and I know I
From first glance, peo- was born with a purpose."
Ever since then Guzman has
ple wouldn't be able to tell
that Guzman has had a hard become an inspiration for her
life. She lost her mother at family and those around her.
She is driven and intela young age; she was only
11 years old at the time. As ligent; there's no doubt that
a result, her aunt and uncle she will accomplish what
took her into their home. she sets out to do. She has
interested
Because of the trauma she always been
suffered from losing her in the law and the judimother, she struggled with cial system. She wants to
thoughts of depression and work with children, youth,
suicide "I felt as if my life families and victims of
was purposeless. There w is sextrafficking. She wants to
nothing that I really looked advocate for their rights and
to. There wasn't much that help "empower these groups
motivated me to do my of individuals." When asked
B Y G LORIA MAGALLANES
ASSISTANT O PINION E DITOR
why she chose to study Political Science, she said that
it "was the passion to serve
in the legal system and make
an impact in people's lives
by being a bridge of justice."
According to Guzman, her
time at CSUSM has been
challenging but rewarding.
She especially likes how
professors on campus challenge their students to think
critically. She said that it
helps to "further broaden our
perspective on various topics," especially in her area
of study. Guzman's Christian
faith has been a major part of
her life, one that has helped
her through these challenging years at CSUSM.
"My vision for the future
is no longer blurred. He
lights up the path before
me, directing my every step.
I owe my success to Him
alone and to those He blessed
me with in guiding me and
encouraging me throughout this journey," she said.
When it comes to advice
all she has to say is, "no
matter what comes your
way, keep going [...] There
might be times that you'll
feel discouraged and it's
okay, but don't let it overcome you, overcome IT."
Congratulations, Graduate! Continue to be a light
in this dark world.
The CoCCege of Science & Mathematics
Congratulates
CSM 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 G raduates
Ob Portu!
"Ob Portu * in Latin means "Toward the port". In the days when ships were powered only by the wind and the sea, a ship's
captain and crew had to pay close attention to the tide, winds and the port for that perfect moment to allow a ship to make it
safely into harbor. The word "opportunity" derives from the literal translation of this nautical tradition. We must be alert for
those opportunities to head to port, and we must use wisdom to know when it is therighttime to take the tide.
�Jeff Kennedy moves out into the world
intent on making a difference
B Y G LORIA M AGALLANES
A SSISTANT O PINION E DITOR
Jeff Kennedy is a current
senior here at CSUSM and
will be graduating in May
with a degree in Criminology and Justice. He also
holds two associate degrees
from Palomar College in San
Marcos, which he got before
transferring to CSUSM in
2013. He's been a student
here over the past two
years and has enjoyed his
time on campus thus far. He
attributes this experience to
the people. When I asked
him what he meant, he simply replied that "the people
are kind." He spends some
of his free time on campus
with a group of local and
international friends at the
Global Education office
during the week. The Office of Global Education is
a hangout spot for many in-
the departments and students. He said that only a
"limited amount of people
know about all activities in
our major" because all of
the information and/or opportunities aren't communicated to students. Aside
from this, he had one piece
of advice for current or inPhoto by Gloria Magallanes coming students: "There's
a lot of free food on camternatiorial students as well pus! Take advantage of it!"
as study abroad returnees.
Many things can be said
Kennedy himself is a re- about Jeff Kennedy. He's the
turnee; he studied abroad for kind of person that people
a semester in 2014. He lived are attracted to and curious
in England for half the year about. He's very sharp, smart
starting in January where and an all around Amerihe continued his studies. can who desires to serve
When it comes to his fu- his country. Everyone who
ture career, Kennedy knew knows Kennedy can probearly on what path he wanted ably agree on the fact that
to take. He's always wanted he is also always smiling,
to be a policeman so that which makes him approachhelped him decide to be- able. He likes to challenge
come a Criminology and people and prod their
Justice major. Specifically^ brains, making them think
Kennedy wants to be a po- and expand their minds.
liceman for the LAPD. He He is very outspoken about
hopes to work for them when his beliefs and passionate
he graduates and has already about the law. I know for a
taken the first steps to be- fact he will be missed at
coming a policeman in LA. CSUSM, especially at the
However, he does have Office of Global Education
(thanks for all those desome regrets when it comes
discussions/topics!).
to missed opportunities that bate
could've helped him educationally. Kennedy said
Congratulations, Mr.
that there should be more Kennedy! You will do great
communication
between
things.
International student says farewell to CSUSM
B Y G LORIA MAGALLANES
ASSISTANT O PINION E DITOR
Izumi Furusawa is currently an international student here at CSUSM. She
hails from Tokyo, Japan
where she started her academic studies before transferring to this university.
She's been here for over two
years studying Global Studies and will be participating
in the commencement ceremony in May, although she'll
be officially done in the fall.
Furusawa has
always
been interested in foreign
countries because of her
family's love of traveling.
She was exposed fo different cultures at a young age.
It was this exposure that led
her to come to America as
well as her love of foreign
cultures. "America has more
diversity. This is diversity.
Diversity means the world
to me," Furusawa said.
Being a student at CSUSM
is an advantage for Furusawa
and her future career because
American degrees are more
valuable in Japan. However,
all good things must come to
an end. After she gets her degree she will have to return
to her native country Japan
even though she doesn't
want to. "My goal is to come
back here through a Japanese
Photo by Gloria Magallanes
company," Furusawa said.
Throughout the two years
that she's been here, CSUSM
and California life have become a part of her. She especially likes our campus and
environment. "I love it here
'cause it's small enough. If
I walk around on campus.
I see people that I've said
hi to before and eventually
it's easier to befriend them."
Despite this experience,
she's also realized that not
every student is as warm. "I
feel like American students
are not interested in foreign culture. They don't
care about internationals.
In Japan, we are interested in international students, unlike here... here
people don't care where
I 'm from," Furusawa said.
Nonetheless, she
admits
that she has been impressed
many times by locals and
their ability to talk to strangers, something that is not
done in Tokyo. "I feel like
people here are more kind.
They are caring of others."
It's hard to envision a life
without the people she has
come to know and love. "I
really, really like it here.
I've met so many people
from around the world.
I've made many American
friends," Furusawa said.
Overall, Furusawa is a
fun, loving and adventurous person. She is full of
life and laughter. There is no
one else like her, she can't
be replaced and because of
this, I 'm certain that she
will be dearly missed on
campus, especially by her
friends, the ones that have
become family. All these
experiences are memories
she will have and cherish
for many years to come.
Congratulations, Izumi!
Cheers to you and your
accomplishments!
Hugo Piñales, takes risks
and breaks boundaries
B Y JASMINE D EMERS
N EWS E DITOR
Hugo Pinales is a graduating senior at CSUSM whose
work ethic shines through
in hisunbreakable and dedicated presence on campus.
Pinales is in his fifth year
at CSUSM and will be receiving his bachelor's degree in Communication with
a minor in Spanish. He is
currently the Student Building Lead for the University
Student Union and, during
his time at CSUSM, he has
also been involved with Orientation Team (OTeam), the
University Student Union
Activities Board, the Peer
Mentoring Program and Student Life and Leadership.
"CSUSM has really helped
me grow as a human being
through my involvement and
my academics," said Pinales.
Through his hard work
and dedication, Pinales has
been able to make a longlasting impact on the campus
and his peers. "I hope that I
am able to inspire students
with different personalities
to take the risk and find a
special space on campus,"
he said. As graduation approaches, Pinales said that
there are many things he is
going to miss about CSUSM
and that he has been able
to learn so much from the
Photo courtesy of Hugo Pinales
people who surround him.
"I am going to miss all the
staff, faculty and students
that have made my experience at CSUSM memorable, especially the staff and
students that I have [been]
able to work with at the University Student Union. They
have allowed me to gain new
and rewarding experiences
that have made me to be a
better leader at CSUSM," he
said. As a first generation
college student, Pinales explained that he is very proud
of himself for taking on
challenges and finally making it to graduation. When
asked who has inspired him
to achieve these goals, he
said he turned to his parents.
"My parents have always
been my inspiration. Yes, it
may sound cliché, but they
have been extremely supportive during my five years
at CSUSM. I see my parents
as risk takers at a young age
[because] they both came
to the US for a better liv-
ing. Through dedication
and a high work ethic, they
both became naturalized
citizens, fulfilling their number one goal," said Pinales.
"They have taken risks and
dealt with challenges in
life, but their passion and
hope to overcome these obstacles inspire me everyday to push forward with
my goals and aspirations."
Pinales also plans to continue achieving his goals by
continuing his education at
San Diego State University.
"I have accepted the offer to attend San Diego
State University for a twoyear graduate program to
receivé a Masters of Arts
in Postsecondary Educational Leadership with a
Specialization in Student Affairs. Also, I will be
working for SDSU Residential Education." Pinales will take his memories and experiences from
CSUSM and continue on
his journey towards success.
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The Cougar Chronicle bids farewell to Video Editor
B Y B EULAH SUPRIYA
SENIOR S TAFF W RITER
As Cal State San Marcos
has finished with half of the
current semester, the ^eniors
are preparing for graduation,
one of whom is Raymond
Ravarra, the Cougar Chronicle's Video Editor for the fall
of 2014. As his time here in
Cal State is ending he shares
a few memories and lessons
he has learned along the way.
Ravarra has been at Cal
State for the past two years
studying a special major in
mass media and visual arts.
He came to work at the Cougar Chronicle as part of an internship. When asked about
the experience he said," the
people were great, I miss
them. The overall experience
was good and got to build relationships0. The reason for
choosing mass media was a
class he took at his second
semester here at the school
called video arts which increased his interest in Visual
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media especially videography. There was also a need in
the Church where he served
for a good videographer as
visual aids in this day and
age have become an important way to communicate to
people. He doesn't really feel
pressured to get a job that
will pay a lot of money as he
trusts the Lord will provide,.
Completing his final semester Ray Ravarra looks back
on the effort which brought
him to where he's at right
now, including a semester
in which he took 19 credits.
Giving some advice to others pursuing their degree
he said," Work hard and get
it done, don't lose focus of
what matters, we tend to define self by what we graduate
in or what job we are in but
can't find hope or contentment in that, seek something
you can find full satisfaction
in knowing that it will last."
With Graduation
approaching, Ray Ravarra
shares his future plans. He
plans on working as graphic designer, marrying his
girlfriend and later continuing his higher education
by joining The Westminster
seminary and eventually become a pastor. Now that this
chapter in his life is coming to an end, he is excited
about his new life ahead
and not having to climb
so many stairs each week!
We wish Ray the very best
in all his future endeavors.
Photo courtesy of Ray Ravarra
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it, especially
acknowledge it. What is the name
of the 800pound gorilla on
campuses? The NCAA.
The NCAA is blandly described in Wikipedia as beWhere does an 800 pound ing a "nonprofit" organizagorilla sit? Anywhere it tion which generates "almost
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cause there is an 800pound 1200 institutions. Over the
gorilla on every college years, the NCAA has gracampus in the United States. ciously added women, afWe all know it's name. We ter it was forced to do so
all know what it does. But by Title IX. It has also been
apparently there is nothing sued for violations of the
anyone wants to do about
Sherman AntiTrust Act
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CONTRIBUTOR
in its control over television rights. These are just
two very small examples
of the Gorilla's reach.
There are many more.
The weird thing is that everyone seems to know about
it. As a college student and a
sports enthusiast, I was very
eager to see how many sports
there were at college level. I
was impressed at how well
organized they were, how
televised they were and how
popular they were. But the
more I found out about this
organization, the NCAA,
the more I began to see
that there was something
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amounts of revenue for their
schools and they were compensated with scholarships.
Fair enough, I thought, except that when I spoke to a
few athletes I discovered that
it was anything but fair. Athletes are forced to adhere to
very professional schedules
of practice and play. That
means they cannot always
take the classes they want
because these may interfere
with practice, for example.
What? A studentathlete, who
makes money for the school,
which professionalizes their
sport, cannot take the classes
they want? How is that fair?
The more I looked, the
worse it got. Studentathletes
are completely under the control of the NCAA, and they
have no recourse but to sue
to get theirrights.Recently, it
was discovered that many of
the more famous ones were
having their likenesses used
by sports companies to sell
jerseys and other paraphernalia. No compensation was
offered to them, of course,
because they are not employees, but studentathletes,
a designation that allows the
schools to profit from their
work. A better name might
be 'indentured servants.'
"Today the NCAA Presidents Commission is . . .
firmly committed to the
neoplantation belief that the
enormous proceeds from
college games belong to the
overseers (administrators)
and supervisors (coaches).
The plantation workers performing in the arena may
only receive those benefits
authorized by the overseers."
The
author?
Former
President of the NCAA,
Walter Byers, who has no
problem describing a gorilla when he sees one.
Concerns about
VPA major
B Y V ICTORIA RICHMOND
CONTRIBUTOR
Enrollment for fall semester has already begun,
and as I was enrolling in
classes I started to have
concerns because I realized
there are not enough classes listed in my Visual Arts
Major and Dance Minor.
I was not happy to
see that there weren't a
lot of available classes
with handson art besides
Photo by Chris Morales
Drawing II and there were School of Arts has expanded its degree programs.
no dance classes except one
above 300. This does not help campus have been eliminat- much in 50 minutes we basime complete my degree re- ed for future semesters. Re- cally learned an entire score
quirements in the timeframe cently, it has been addressed each class period. There are
that I have placed for myself. that this issue is across the so many talented art students
I want to graduate by board in all colleges on at CSUSM and many comspring 2016, but it is hard campus, not just VPA. The plain about the same issues
School of Arts was just of- I 'm seeing. If I had known
for me to fit all my classes in
that I need. I feel that these ficially opened. My expec- about these circumstances
classes are very important tations in what that meant before, I would have acbecause we need to experi- are that classes would be cepted my approval to attend
SDSU and I probably
ence art physically. I have provided for me to pursue a
been taking lecture classes career in arts and the faculty would not have chosen to
for the past 4 years and I would be available to help come to this school. The
was hoping to do more stu- me grow in myfieldof study. convenience of the campus
dio and dance classes here
I am also very sad that they location does not make up
at CSUSM since I did see didn't hire Melissa Adao for the inconvenience of
them offer these visual arts back for the Fall 2015 year me not graduating on time.
classes when I enrolled as a as the hiphop teacher. That I also have to worry about
transfer. Now that I am en- will be a loss for CSUSM. completing my degree berolled, that perception has I have been taking hip- fore my time lapse for my
drastically changed and I am hop classes for years; even language requirements for
concerned about my future though she only taught a one graduation. That is a whole
goals and trying to fit it all. credit class, she is amazing. other concern that drastically
A number of classes on How she can teach us so affects my education plan.
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Photo courtesy ofAnne Hall
B Y K ATLIN S WEENEY
E DITOR-IN-CHIEF
Ernestina Martinez is a
devoted student leader who
is passionate about social
justice and Native rights.
Martinez, a Communications major with a focus on
public relations and journalism, has been at CSUSM
for two years after transferring from Mount San
Jacinto College. She has
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been actively involved with
American Indian Student
Alliance (AISA), the California Indian Culture and
Sovereignty Center (CICSC), Public Relations Club,
Tukwut Leadership program,
Lead Retreat and with social
justice actions on campus.
Martinez's current leadership positions include
being the Chairwoman of
AISA, the Outreach Specialist for Public Relations Club and a Student
Researcher at the CICSC.
Martinez has thoroughly
enjoyed the opportunities
that have come from being
involved on campus. One of
her favorite programs was
through Tukwut Leadership,
which consisted of visiting
Mountain Shadows, a place
where handicapable and differently abled individuals are
able to live in a safe, familylike environment. Partici-
pants created a mural and artwork with the residents there.
Through her involvement
with AISA and the CICSC,
Martinez has been active
in a lot of events centered
around helping Native youth.
"The local Native youth
come down to campus or we
go to their school. We talk to
them about college and give
them a tour of the [CICSC]
center," Martinez said.'"We
have lunch with them and
they ask us questions. It is
a comforting place to go for
the local youth and shows
them that they can do it too."
Martinez said that the CICSC in particular has been instrumental to her growth as a
student and activist. She said
that Tribal Liaison, Tishmall
Turner, informed students
in the center about getting
grants and kept them informed on when scholarship
applications needed to be
completed. Dr. Joely Proud- the Beyond the Stereotype
fit, the Director of the CICSC campaign, a 13 month long
and Associate Professor of project to raise awareness
Sociology and Native Stud- about cultural appropriaies, encouraged her to take tion and cultural sensitivNative Studies courses and ity. Martinez was involved
helped her become more con- with this through her roles
nected with her Native roots. with the CICSC, AISA and
"The center has been a PR Club. The campaign culhome away from home. minated with the unveiling
Taking classes like Native of the posters currently on
Woman Activists, Native display in Kellogg Library.
American Media and Films
She has also been inand Native American Com- volved with BSU's "Hands
munities have really influ- Up, Don't Shoot!" protest.
enced the way I see things,"
"AISA wanted to supMartinez said. "Being a Stu- port that campaign because
dent Researcher at the center not only does it happen to
has gotten me to do a lot of the Black community, but
research too. We worked sexual assault, issues with
hard on putting together in- education and police stopformation for our annual film ping affects us too," she said.
festival and researching who
As a Navajo woman and
could be part of it and what the first person in her fammovies should be shown." ily to go to college, MarAnother highlight of Mar- tinez is proud of her herittinez's time at CSUSM has age and where she comes
been her involvement in from. She credits her biggest
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influences as Dr. Proudfit, Dr. Fredi Avalos, Karen
GuzmXn and her parents.
Her goals after graduation
are to take a year off to work,
and then apply for Master's
programs in either Communications or Sociology.
She is interested in applying to SDSU or somewhere
in Northern California.
Martinez said that her
involvement has permanently shaped her views
of the world around her.
"Every time I thought of
college, I thought it meant
a lot of schoolwork and getting involved in a sorority
and that is it," she said. "But
through my work on the film
festivals, we have met a lot of
actors, comedians, Native activists and worked with other
organizations to bring things
together. I am motivated to
get out there in the community and make a difference."
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Financial aid'sfinancialburden on one student
BY ANNE HALL
SENIOR S TAFF W RITER
A Letter to the Editor was
submitted Fall 2014 by Alexis Santiago, a Human Development major at CSUSM,
in order to help her peers in
finding awareness of challenges she's had to face dealing with Financial Aid and
trying to make it through paying for college on her own.
Santiago is a third year student on campus and works
hard to submit her FAFSA
on time. Like years prior,
she communicated regularly with the Financial Aid
Department to make sure
that her paperwork was
submitted properly and on
time. In this particular case,
Santiago brought her financial aid paperwork into the office directly on July 21,2014.
"The copies were stamped
and dated and the employee
working specifically told
me that it would take approximately seven to ten
business days to process.
On August 5, my status was
still showing up on my ToDo List," Santiago said.
When calling to follow
up, Santiago was greeted
with a notice that Financial Aid "did not have" her
papers and the campus fee
was due the very next day.
"That was $900 I did not
have," Santiago said. "I was
put on hold several times
throughout the process while
I found the papers I had previously submitted and drove to
Kinko's and faxed the papers...," Santiago said. "But
by accepting student loans
to pay for the expense later
in life seems far less appealing since the promise
of employment and careers
immediately upon separation from college have been
lacking over the past decade.
Employment rates have
risen but much of that work
is parttime and temporary
through a large number of
corporations including Amazon, The Department of
Veterans Affairs and much
more. Promising employment appears to exist in
fields focused on technology,
web
development/design,
software development, finance, various medical fields
and environmental engineering. Sadly, CSUSM isn't the
greatest campus to attend
in regards to seeking out
futures within these fields.
Santiago has worked varilittle did I know, I sent it to the for loans and has not reCashier's Office and not the ceived any type of financial ous jobs in order to make
Financial Aid Office (which aid since. "I've numbed my- her way through school,
are directly across the room self to accept it," she said. like many other students
"Being the first genera- on campus. Because of the
from one another)...so the
tion in my family to attend expenses caused by paying
Financial Aid Office transferred me to Cashiers to have college also dampers my for her college experience,
me ask them to walk the pa- hope that universities, espe- she, like many of her peers,
perwork to the Financial Aid cially my own, are not ac- has resorted to continue
Office for me themselves." commodating to those who living with her parents to
Santiago was left without don't have affluent college- avoid extra expenses while
her financial aid awards for graduate parents, leaving in school. Even if she was
five weeks after this event us to feel guilty about not to be approved for Financial
and was given the run around knowing the loan differentia- Aid, as she was in the past,
every time she contacted tions," Santiago said. "This it would not change her perthe office to get an update feeds into the social patriar- sonal life situation in terms
on the status of her awards. chy for those who don't nec- of relying on her family and
"I was shocked to see that essarily need the grants, or working to subsidize the exthis was my first year not re- even take out a loan through pense of paying for college.
School expenses include
ceiving any grants...a repre- their college career to strive
sentativefinallytook the time and have less stress (espe- tuition, added fees, books,
to explain to me why I wasn't cially monetary stress), and school supplies, personal
receiving any grants and how those of us who are educated and transportation expenses,
to apply for loans and what I ourselves to better ourselves as well as cost of living. Payneeded to do," Santiago said. and our futures feeling help- ing these figures or putting
and
unimportant." ourselves into deeper debt
Santiago was not approved less
The Cougar Chronicle says goodbye to Opinion Editor
B Y T IFFANY T RENT
S TAFF W RITER
Noelle Friedberg is graduating magna cum laude with
a degree in Literature and
Writing and an emphasis in
Writing.
She
has
attended
CSUSM
for the last
two years
after transferring
from MiraCosta College and
has written
for
The
Cougar
time with her family, friends
and her boyfriend Tim who
will also be graduating from
CSUSM this May with a degree in Global Studies and
is currently studying abroad
in Israel
until June.
In
her
free time,
F riedberg
loves taking photographs.
She skillfully captures the
s implistic
l oveliness
of whatever she
is
photographing, whether it be loved
ones, objects or nature. She
has a refreshing appreciation for beauty and nature
and takes joy in the little
things. She is able to see
One of her
favorite quotes is
from
Henry David
Thoreau who
said, "It's not
what you look at
that matters, it's
what you see."
C hronicle
since 2013,
moving her way up from staff
writer to Opinion Editor.
When Friedberg is not
busy with school, the newspaper or her job as a nanny,
she enjoys spending quality
magnificence in the ordinary.
One of her favorite quotes
is from Henry David Thoreau who said, "It's not
what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
Her other hobbies include
reading books of all kinds
(although books by Donald
Miller are amongst her favorites), spending afternoons
at quaint coffee shops and
going on picnics at Elfin Forest or Buena Creek Gardens.
Friedberg is an extremely
talented and accomplished
writer. She regularly writes
for SHARE San Marcos, a
local community publication.
Upon graduating this May,
Friedberg plans on pursuing a
career in editing and writing.
Her writing is simultaneously
both concise and expressive,
which is a rare ability. She
breathes life into her writing, transferring her passion
and skill into the words she
puts on the page or screen.
During newspaper meetings I have had the pleasure
of observing her in her element. She is animated and
happy and eager to help staff
writers however she can
while being open to new ideas and thoughts. Friedberg
is wonderful at making sure
her section reaches its full
potential while still having
fun. She is smart, funny, dedicated and sweet and makes
friends wherever she goes.
During her time at CSUSM
and The Cougar Chronicle,
Friedberg has left a lasting
impression with her hard
work, kindness, sincerity
and talent. She has a beautiful, effervescent soul and has
blessed those around her and
will be dearly missed here at
school and at The Chronicle.
The newspaper will not be
the same without you. Congratulations, dear Noelle!
We are all so very proud of
you and your achievements! We will miss you, Noelle!
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�Tricia Alcid, dedicated leader, student and friend
B Y L E X Y P EREZ
ASSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
College can normally be
considered a time where students may face their most
stressful moments. While
college brings a heavy workload to students, for Tricia
Alcid it was the hard work
that made her enjoy her
college experience much
more and changed her into
the person she is today.
As the semester comes
to an end, Alcid is doing
nothing more but anticipating her approaching graduation that she has waited
four years. She s ays," I feel
nervous of course, but in
reality, I am brimming with
anticipating and adrenaline.
This will be a beginning of
a new chapter of my life."
Studying Psychology, Alcid explains that she did
more than just study and
get good grades. She found
it important to be as active
in every school activity and
function as she could. "Over
the course of four years
on campus, I have been a
part of the Civility Campaign, Alpha Omicron Pi,
Gamma Sigma Alpha,
Order of Omega, Psychology
Student
Organization, Psi Chi International
Honor Society, Golden
Key International Honor
Society, SLL Peer Mentoring
Program,
ASI
Board of Directors, Active
Minds, Kamalayan Alliance,
LGBTQA Club, and Circle K
International,"
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long list of credentials.
If her heavy involvement
wasn't apparent enough, Alcid volunteers year-end as
much as she could as well.
"I have volunteered with
the ASI Community Centers, and the Hope and
Wellness Center. I have
been part of our IITS and
SLL Cross-Cultural Center
on campus. I have had the
honor of being a research
assistant for two psychology research labs on campus,
along with volunteering for
Lightbridge Hospice for
my PSYC 495 Field Experience class. I know I have
listed a lot, but I just like getting involved!" said Alcid.
For Alcid, being involved
on campus is what made her
experience so great. "I love
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Q&A with School of Arts
Senior Heidi Garcia
B Y FAITH ORCINO
A&E EDITOR
Cougar Chronicle: What
is the degree you will be
graduating with?
Heidi Garcia: Bachelor of
Arts in Visual and Performing Arts Emphasis in Music
and Minors in Video Production and Women's Studies.
CC: What is your musical specialty? How long
have you been perfecting
your craft? Did you have
to overcome some difficulties along the way?
HG: I am a singer; it's weird
to call myself that, but I have
been singing since I discovered who Selena (Quintanilla, not Gomez) was. It wasn't
until I was in middle school
that I decided to get involved in choir. As an artist,
I do have my doubts about
what it means to be a singer
sometimes. I love singing as
a hobby and occasional performances because I love the
music family that gets created in any ensemble I have
ever had the privilege to be a
part of. As a career, however,
I fear I will lose the love and
passion I have for music (it's a small doubt but
there). Nevertheless, I will
continue to do what I love.
CC: How was your time
here in CSUSM? Did you
start here as a freshman
or transfer from another
school? As being part of
the inaugural graduating
class of the School of Art,
has there been changes in
thé quality of the School?
HG: I started here at
CSUSM as a freshman. In
all my five years here, I
F RA G M E
doing community events and
school events. I feel that it
builds community and camaraderie when I am able to volunteer and help with events
and groups on campus," Not
only does being involved
get you connected to your
campus, but Alcid believes
it can benefit in growing as
a person, "Getting involved
is truly the best way to develop interpersonal skills
Photo by Ahmbra Boudreaux
and build relationships with
Alcid and friend participating at Pride Fest in April.
others, and I feel that even
getting involved with one memories for the world." is ready to embark on the
thing on campus helps build
Dreaming of being a posi- next chapter in her journey.
long-lasting relationships." tive influence on individuals, Attempting to spread a last
With years of being a dedi- Alcid foresees herself as try- bit of positivity to future
cated student and devoting ing to add some positivity to students, Alcid says, "Don't
so much time and energy to people struggling with their be afraid of putting yourour campus Alcid believes lives and stress, "I have re- self out there, along with
that her hard work was worth alized that helping people is not getting discouraged!
it, for it helped her real- only the tip of the iceberg.
Over these past 4 years, I
ize her potential as a leader. Rather, I want to be able have worked and involved
She is thankful for CSUSM to empower others to help with many organizations,
for providing her with more themselves, which is one of but I have also faced rejecthan just an education, "I the greatest things you can tion and dejection over these
have met people that I feel give to another person" Af- 4 years. Know that rejection
are closer than my own ter graduation, Alcid plans helps build character, and
family, and meeting these on joining the Peace Corps that how you work with that
have changed my life for and aims to apply for gradu- rejection and dejection helps
the better. They have been ate programs for social work you build confidence and
my support through the and psychology research. skills for future endeavors.
hard times, the laughter in
While she says she will Moving forward confidently
the good times, and I would miss college for helping re- after failure is one of the ways
not trade these priceless mind her what day it is, she to grow into a future leader."
my U S I C I A N S P O T L I G H T
School of Arts Senior
Quincy Lawson
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Photo courtesy of Heidi Garcia
B Y FAITH ORCINO
A&E EDITOR
have had the honor to watch
our university grow in size
and in numbers. I love this
school because we are constantly evolving. Our music department alone has
come a long way, with the
recent addition of a Music
Major coming this fall. Because our university is still
fairly young, we, as a community, have the privilege
to be a part of CSUSM history. In my five years here,
I have seen the SBSB building, the USU, the Veterans
Center, the Quad, the Health
Center, as well as many
other things come to life.
C C: What do you have in
plan for your postgraduate
future?
HG: I love music, I love
singing; it's my escape from
reality, my Zen; however
through my minors in Video
Production and Women's
Studies I have discovered
something empowering. The
power of media and how
that affects our society. In
high school, I always struggled with my body image, it
wasn't until I took my first
Women's Studies class that
I felt empowered to not feel
ashamed for not fitting the
beauty standards society has
structured for women. Therefore, it wasn't until recently
that I decided to go back to
school next year to get my
Masters in Fine Arts and a
PhD in Gender or Women's
Studies, so that I can focus on
creating videos of some kind
to promote body positivity in young girls. Singing is
my passion, but children are
our future. So I say why not
go back to school? Why not
make a difference? Why not?
C C: Is there anyone (or
a number of people) you
would like to thank or give
recognition?
HG: As a woman of faith
I 'd like to thank God. As
a first generation Latina to
graduate I 'd like to thank
my mom f or raising me as
a single mother, my sisters
for always pushing me to
keep going, my brother and
his wife for supporting me,
my friends and coworkers
for always being there for
me, as well as Dr. -ChingMing Cheng, Dr. Pamela
Redela and Professor Kristine Diekman for encouraging me to continue with
my studies. From the bottom of my heart thank you.
Cougar Chronicle: What
is the degree youwill be
graduating with?
Quinsy Lawson: Bachelor
of Arts in Visual and Performing Arts Emphasis in Music
What is your musical
specialty? How long have
you been perfecting your
craft? Did you have to
overcome some difficulties
along the way?
QL: "Drums. I have been
playing since 6th grade
in concert band and then
marching band in high
school. A difficulty I had to
overcome was being a college athlete as well. Basketball took up most of my
time and was a huge distraction from music. With practices every day and traveling every week for games
I missed a lot of class and
practice time drumming."
How was your time
here in CSUSM? Did you
start here as a freshman
or transfer from another
school? As being part of
the inaugural graduating
Photo courtesy of Quincy Lawson
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Lawson will perform 5:30- 7 :00pm.M May 7 at the Old California Coffee House
class of the School of Art,
has there been changes in
the quality of the School?
QL: My time at CSUSM
has been great. I started at
Loyola Marymount university (LMU) forbasketball
and transferred here also
for basketball. I feel the
quality of the school is always improving. The music
program is some what new
and is constantly getting
better each semester. I really enjoy being a part of it.
What do you have in
plan for your postgraduate
future?
QL: After I graduate I
plan to become an emt then
enter the fire academy and
then further down the line
become a firefighter. I also
plan to continue playing.
Music will always be a part
of my life no matter what I
will be doing in the future.
Is there anyone (or a
number of people) you
would like to thank or give
recognition?
QL: I am thankful for all
of the support from the performing arts staff: Dr Mtafiti
Imara, Ron Jesse and Dr.
Bill Bradbury as well as the
CSUSM jazz band and vocal ensemble. Also a special
thanks to my band members
who will be playing in my
capstone with me: Andrew
Velasco, Caleb Roner, Alex
Caratti and Colin Hagan.
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A&E GRADS
T HE COUGAR CHRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, M AY 6 , 2 0 1 5
MUSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
School of Arts Senior Mariela Dieguez
B Y F AITH O RCINO
A & E E DITOR
C ougar C hronicle: W hat
is t he degree you will b e
g raduating w ith?
Mariela Dieguez: Bachelor
in Visual and Performing
Arts with an emphasis in Music and a minor in Biology.
C C: W hat is y our musical specialty? How long
h ave you been p erfecting
y our c raft? Did you have
t o overcome some difficulties along t he way?
MD: I have been singing since I was 8 and was
in various choirs growing
up. I never thought about
pursuing music as a career, until I got to college.
C C: How was y our t ime
h ere in CSUSM? Did you
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MD: I was a Biology major
as a freshman. There were
various events that drove me
to pursue a form of art over
science. At the end of my
senior year of high school,
my father developed kidney
failure and consequently
was unable to work. In effect, we were left without a
home. For a year we lived
with family who helped us
get back on our feet. I started
college and was working part
time. Two years into college
I was frustrated and exhausted, both emotionally, physically and spiritually. My
father was trying to adjust
to a new lifestyle as much
as we were as a family and
this took a great toll on me.
I was so focused on helping
my family and providing that
I forgot how to take care of
sic this school has to offer.
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W hat do you have in
p lan f or y our p ostgraduate
f uture?
MD: I plan to apply
for grad school to study
ethnomusicology
and
teach in the near future.
Photo courtesy of Mariela Dieguez
Dieguez will perform 7 p.m. May 9 at Arts 111
myself. I was growing up
too fast too quickly. There
came a breaking point where
my depression could not be
contained. Besides it being
a physical feeling of tiredness and exhaustion, I felt I
was missing a basic emotion:
happiness. Nothing made me
happy. In examining my life
up to that point, I reevalu-
ated who I was, what I loved
and how I wanted to live_. I
soon realized I was always
in choir even at my most
desperate time and that's
when I knew, I should just
give it a try. What do I have
to lose? I thought to myself, and I have not looked
back at that choice. I am and
will always be a student.
As being p art of t he
i naugural g raduating class
of t he School of A rt, h as
t here been changes in t he
quality of t he School?
MD: It is exciting to see
the School of Art grow as I
have grown and it will only
continue to grow more and
more. I hope to see more students interested in the mu-
I s t here anyone (or a
n umber of people) you
would like t o t hank o r give
recognition?
MD: I would like to thank
the numerous teachers that
have shown me more than
I had expected. Dr. Mtafiti
Imara, Dr. Ching MingCheng, Bill Bradbury, Mary
Jaeb and all the musical
friends I made along the
way which I have grown
so close with, and my family and friends outside
my college life who have
supported me in my little
journey I like to call life.
School of Arts Senior Caleb Carter
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C ougar C hronicle:
W hat is t he degree you
will b e g raduating w ith?
Caleb Carter: Bachelor of
Arts in Visual and Performing Arts Emphasis in Music
C ougar: W hat is y our
musical specialty? How
long h ave you been p erfecting y our c raft? Did you
h ave t o overcome some
difficulties along t he way?
CC: I 'd say that would
have to be guitar performance. I 've been playing
guitar for almost ten years
now. And of course, with
everything else, there will
always be obstacles you
have to overcome. One that
I 've had would be this existential crisis I had about a
week ago where I was having thoughts l ike, 4 Am I just
a m usician?! love music
and everything about be-
ing a musician, but is that
all I am? Like, I was thinking about what life would be
like if I pursued a "real j ob"
and not a career pejoratively
deemed a hobby. I 'm past
that now though, because I
realized the reason I 'm pursuing music is bigger than
that. It's more of a calling
than a choice. Or maybe I 'm
crazy. Either way, I 'm happy.
C ougar: How was y our
t ime h ere in CSUSM?Did
you s tart h ere a s a f resman
o r t ransferred f rom a nother school? As being p art of
t he i naugural g raduating
class of t he School of A rt,
h as t here been changes in
t he quality of t he School?
CC: I have mixed feelings
about my time spent here,
haha. I 'll elaborate later. I
came in as a freshman, but
I did try transferring out to
Berklee (College of Music)
and UCLA during my second
year, but that didn't work
out. The only reason I wanted to transfer out is because
this school is too new; the
music program wasn't quite
where I expected it to be.
Mind you, there's nothing
wrong with the professors.
Absolutely nothing wrong,
they're all great and possess
skill and talent that I could
only hope to have someday.
It's just that this school is
new and the music program
(not sure if I could speak
on the whole SofA) hasn't
exactly been established.
There's
a
significant
amount of students that don't
know that we have a jazz
ensemble, let alone a music
program. We just need more
students (and serious ones
at that) to create a higher
demand, which would eventually lead to more funding
and overall support. But that
comes with time. The school
will be at that level someday.
C ougar: W hat d o you
h ave in p lan f or y our
p ostgraduate
f uture?
CC: I plan on grinding.
Like, hella grind. This music
thing is going to work out,
but it takes so much work. A
lot more than a lot of people
are willing to put in. I 'm going to make some lifestyle
changes, like: practicing
four hours a day instead of
two, making beats every single day, picking up two jobs
so that I can finally move to
LA, etc. I know that's a fairly vague answer, but there
are so many things that I
want to do with music career
wise, it's hard just to choose
one thing. Why not do them
all at once? I know I 'm capable, but like I said earlier, I have to put in WORK.
C ougar: I s t here anyone (or a n umber of people) you would like t o
t hank o r give recognition?
CC: Everyone. Really,
everyone. I mean, I 'd love
to give thanks to my mom
and my sisters, Dr. Imara,
Dr. Bradbury, Dr. Cheng,
Photo courtesy of Caleb Carter
Rendall, Kyle, David, Chelsea, Audrey, but the list goes
on and on. I 'd just keep it
simple and say everyone,
because I truly am thankful
of everyone I 've met along
the way. And those people
should know who they are.
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