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A lleged student assault prompts d emands f or action
I nvestigation s parks c ampus r esponse
B Y JASMINE DEMERS
ASSISTANT TO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Students have taken a
stand against rape and sexual assault in an effort to
refocus the conversation
around supporting survivors.
Demonstrators rallied during U hour on August 26
in Library Plaza with posters, chants and demands for
change. Supporters included
Cathy Nguyen from Student
Health and Counseling Services, as well as members
of STARS, Active Minds,
the Health and Wellness
Center, Sigma Chi, MEChA,
STAND, the United Students - pf C^lor C oalition
BSU and other CSUSM
professors and faculty.
The rally was organized in
response to the pending investigation of the Tau Rho
chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon. UPD issued a crime
report regarding allegations
that in May of this year, a
CSUSM student was sexually assaulted at an off-campus party hosted by members of TKE. Students have
responded to these claims
by protesting against the
victimization of survivors,
CSUSM students rally in protest against the victimization of survivors. Photo by Miguel Magana.
notably those at CSUSM.
Karen GuzmXn, who organized the rally along with
members of Feminists Anonymous, did this to specifically offer support to survivors of all sexual violence.
"Being survivors ourselves, we know what this
process feels like," GuzmXn
said. "There is so much
that goes into being victimized and we just want
this survivor to know that
we stand behind them."
Although TKE is not a
recognized organization at
CSUSM, the alleged sexual
assault is closely associated
with students and the surrounding campus community.
Jeff Salas, the chapter
President of TKE, explains
that fraternity members
are doing what they can
to aid the investigation.
"We have been coop-
erating
with
anything
that law enforcement has
asked us to do to help with
the situation," Salas said.
The university also responded to these reports by
focusing on student welfare and encouraging any
victim of sexual assault to
take advantage of confidential counseling services.
"The safety and well-being
of our entire campus community is our highest priority," CSUSM's Public Information Officer, Margaret
Chantung, said. "We will not
tolerate nor ignore sexual assault and we .will hold members of our community accountable for their actions."
Chantung
emphasized
the university's involve^
ment in this investigation
by sharing their partnership with the California
Attorney General's Office
and local law enforcement.
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suited in an increase of student concern and public
awareness of sexual assault
in the community. Karen
GuzmXn and other members of Feminists Anonymous explain that being able
to confront this violence is
the most important thing.
"We want to create a campus who is talking about it.
We want to facilitate those
discussions and eventually change our campus
climate," GuzmXn said.
Greek Life response to the TKE incident
Sororities and fraternities speak up
B Y JASMINE DEMERS
ASSISTANT TO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Greek Life organizations
at CSUSM are looking to
move forward from recent
news of the investigation
of Tau Kappa Epsilon so
that they can continue to
improve themselves, the
campus and the community.
Although the local fraternity has not been a recognized organization since
2005, the TKE rape and
sexual assault allegations
may have had a significant impact on sororities
and fraternities at CSUSM.
Jason Schreiber, Director of Student Life and
Leadership, explains that
public scrutiny in this type
of situation is inevitable.
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tion, it's important that we being able to thoughtfully
take a step back and exam- develop our fraternity and
ine Fraternity and Sorority sorority culture so that there
Life to ensure that we are can be a paradigm shift away
implementing best practices from that stereotype and
and continually improving back to what fraternities and
the resources and services sororities are supposed to
offered to the entire campus be about," Schreiber said.
community," Schreiber said.
CSUSM FSL has proven
He also points out that to be much more than just
TKE's actions should in no a stereotype. They pride
way reflect that values of our themselves in being big
own Greek Life organiza- contributors to the commutions because they receive a nity and in holding themsignificant amount of training selves to a particular set of
and leadership development. beliefs that embody leader"The topics of the training ship development, intellecand education include risk tual development, service to
management, sexual assault/ others, community impact,
rape, alcohol/drugs and haz- diversity, inclusion, commuing," Schreiber pronounced. nity development, lifelong
Schreiber indicates that membership and organizaStudents utilize posters in order to demand change about treatment of sexual assault cases. Photo by Miguel Magana.
there are several misconcep- tional standards/chapter options and stereotypes em- erations. Schreiber says that
bedded in the portrayal of these organizations have Big Give in benefit of the tigation of TKE, Schreiber the recognized fraternity and
Fraternity and Sorority Life even made an important im- Make-A-Wish Foundation. looks to make a negative sorority community to come
(FSL) across the country. pact in charity events, raisIn light of the recent situation into a positive one. together to strengthen and
"We have the benefit of ing over $76,000 for Vista's events and pending inves"This is an opportunity for support one another," he said.
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Kinesiology Club organizes
The new off-campus parking predicament
award winning food distributions Changes to off-campus parking affects commuting,
resident students alike
A response to hunger in A merica
at CSUSM and the faculty adviser for Kinesiology Club, established the
relationship between the
club and the Donate Don't
Dump creator when she became one of their mentors.
In addition to other youth
environmental awards, de
Ghetaldi nominated Posard
and DDD for the Presidential Environmental Youth
Award. Posard, along with
her younger brother Ethan,
DDD organizers, Grace
Manuel and Mia Pacheco,
and Dr. de Ghetaldi, attended the EPA ceremony
Kinesiology Club President,
Madison
Silvas,
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
looks forward to increasLocal food distribution
ing the ways in which the
program, Donate Don't
DDD program helps indi
Dump, was honored by the
viduals in the San Marcos
Environmental
Protection
area in the upcoming year.
Agency for its outstanding
"We are determined to prowork in bringing almost one
vide a steady food distribu
million pounds of food to
tion schedule for the individ
people
across
the
uals of the community and
country that are sufferstudents who rely on them
ing from food insecurity.
as their food source," Silvas
Donate Don't
Dump
said. "This [award] has also
(DDD) is a program that
motivated us to extend DDD
works with local food banks
out to other universities in
and grocery stores to colhopes that they will be in
lect food that has reached
spired to start their own chapits expiration date but is
ter and help their com
still good for about an- "It is a great experience know- munities and students.'
other week. Since these ing that you are helping others,
Participation
with
products can no longer
more than anything else/'
the food drives has
be sold after its expinot been limited to the
ration date, grocery stores on Aug. 12 at the White campus student body and
end up having to throw House. This is DDD's sec- faculty. Members of the loaway food that is still safe ond award, having received cal community have adopted
to consume. This results in the President's Volunteer- the cause as well, including
about 96 million pounds ism Award last year as well. individuals like Scott Mack,
of food wasted every year.
"Cal State has been the who heard of DDD through
The problem is not that most active chapter of Do- friends. He attended the food
there is too much food; it nate Don't Dump out of the distributions four to five
is that many people can- 20 chapters across the na- times before he became one
not afford how much these tion," Posard said. "They of the truck drivers that deproducts cost. This inability have been a huge help in livers food to the DDD sites.
to buy enough food to eat, keeping the program running,
"It is a great experience
known as food insecurity, with many of the volunteers knowing that you are helpaffects approximately 1 in 6 being from the Kinesiol- ing others, more than anyAmericans across the coun- ogy Club and the university." thing else," Mack said.
try. In an effort to reduce the
CSUSM's chapter of
Donate Don't Dump looks
amount of food that becomes Donate Don't Dump has forward to continued growth,
trash and give it to those in worked avidly to ensure that notably throughout the state .
need, DDD was created. the campus population arid According to Dr. de GhetalCarlsbad High School stu- surrounding community ben- di, she and ASI President Hadent Gabri Posard created efit from the donated food ley Perko will be presenting
DDD at the age of 12 after as much as possible. This the idea of bringing DDD to
learning about this disparity year, they have increased the all of the CSU campuses in
between food that is thrown amount of food distributions January when they meet with
away and how many people to every second and fourth the other ASI presidents.
are in need. Five years later, Tuesday of the month, even
For information on when
Donate Don't Dump now on Dec. 23 when school is food distributions take
saves up to 30,000 pounds of out of session. While the pro- place and how you can get
food per month. For some in- gram used to only be offered involved, please visit fadividuals, these are all of the during the academic year, cebook.com/DonateDontgroceries they rely on to meet Dr. de Ghetaldi said that Dump and facebook.com/
their needs for one week. they now have the funding c susm.kinesiology c lub.
Dr. Laura de Ghetaldi, to distribute food even when
a Kinesiology professor students are not in classes.
B Y KATLIN SWEENEY
B Y RYAN D OWNS AND
K ATUN SWEENEY
NEWS EDITOR & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
For years, students at
CSUSM have used the Industrial district on Barham and
Discovery Street as a place to
park their cars during school
hours. However, that's all
coming to an end this semester, now that a new City Ordinance is limiting parking in
the area to only two hours in
some sections, and restricting it altogether in others.
Naturally, this presents a
problem to students who may
need to park on campus for
more than just a single class.
It's easy to see the effectiveness of the streets near
La Moree as a haven for students looking to escape some
of the more expensive parking lots offered by the school.
However, perhaps most affected by the change are the
approximately 300 new students moving into The Quad,
itself without a specific, designated parking area. This
forces residents to make the
often-excessive trip to the
parking structure or UVA lot.
"You have no choice but
to park on campus if you
want to go to the classes you
paid for, and that's not only
expensive, i t's a huge hassle," one student resident at
The Quad said. "Not only
do I have to walk up a huge
hill every time I want to go
somewhere, but if I want my
car parked the whole day,
I have to pay for a parking
permit. So basically, living at The Quad now costs
$600 more than it used to."
Students face parking restrictions on the following
streets: Industrial Street, East
Carmel Street, Enterprise
Street, Distribution Street,
Production
Street, Hill
Dr., Trade Street, Venture
Street and La Moree Road.
There is two hour parking,
24 hours a day, seven days
a week in these sections.
However, there is no parking allowed between 7 a.m.
to 10 a.m. on Mondays for
street sweeping. Students
that are in violation of these
new rules will face citations
starting at $48 per ticket.
The cost of purchasing
a parking pass at CSUSM
is $643 per academic year
and $338 a semester, which
leaves students frustrated
and searching for alternatives. Students who opt out
of this method of payment
are forced to either use the
ticket systems in the parking
lots, which can cost up to $9
a day, orriskparking on campus without any pass whatsoever, which may result in
a parking ticket from UPD.
"It's completely unnecessary and unfair," one
student, who wished to remain anonymous, said.
If students choose to opt
out of utilizing the parking
structure, the other option is
purchasing a monthly pass
from the Sprinter/Breeze Station. Students are allowed to
park their vehicles at any of
the sprinter stops for free and
then ride the sprinter to campus. This option of purchasing such a pass is available
to CSUSM students for $40.
However, the city is keen
to point out that the matter
has more to do with local
homeowners and businesses
than the school and its costs.
Karl Schwann, the Director of Housing and Neighborhood Services, has said
that student parking in the
area has prevented street
sweeping, accumulating up
to 1,500 pounds of debris.
A lot of this ends up in the
sewer, with the ultimate
cost of polluting the ocean.
The city council voted
5-0 in July on the matter, which also takes into
account
alleged
complaints from businesses
and homes on the street.
While many students continue to complain and seek
out alternatives for parking this semester, there
is no plans for changing
the current status of parking around the university.
What happened while you were away
The good, the bad and the weird
B Y SARAH H UGHES
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
May 4 - The first in a series of reported rapes is
declared to CSUSM, allegedly involving fraternity
Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE).
The frat is not recognized
by CSUSM and the rapes
allegedly occured off campus at a party in Oceanside.
May 14 - Finals are disrupted by the Cocos Fire. Graduation ceremonies are postponed when flames appear
within the vicinity of campus.
May 20 - CSUSM reopens after the fire, two days
after roads open again and
evacuation notices cease.
Unfinished finals are cancelled and grades are calculated through other means.
May 24 and 25 - Rescheduled
graduation
ceremonies take place.
June 16 - Local beloved
baseball legend, Padre superstar, and SDSU coach,
Tony Gwynn dies due
to salivary gland cancer.
July 7 - Head Basketball Coach Sheri Jennum is fired due to alleged racial discrimination.
July 30 - 13-year-old girl
is set to be tried for suspected arson in the Cocos Fire.
Preliminary hearing is held.
Late July through August - The ALS Ice Bucket
Challenge, popular among
students on social media,
goes viral and raises more
than double the funds collected by the ALS Association the previous year. Some
people in California are fined
$500 for using unnecessary water during a massive
drought in accordance with
the Water Conservation Act.
Aug. 11 - Robin Williams
dies at 63 by suicide, shocking many. A social media
discussion about depression
ensued. Netflix is streaming many of his movies.
Aug. 25 - The fall semester begins at CSUSM. With
nearly 13,000 students, it
brings CSUSM's largest
student body ever. Three
Palomar students die in an
Oceanside crash on 1-78.
Witnesses are urged to come
forward to local California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Aug. 26 - Feminist Anonymous organized a rally at
U-hour to raise awareness
about rape on college campuses. The rally also warns
that the suspect in the alleged
TKE incident is still at large.
Campus authorities encourage safety in college parties.
New parking restriction signs are posted along CSUSM student's former parking stand-bys
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C SUSM t akes s tep t owards N CAA D ivision I I
Realistic h ope f or the expansion of athletics
B Y RESTY GREY
SPORTS EDITOR
NCAA banner is proudly displayed above the Sports Information office
located inside the Clarke Field House. Photo by Matthew J. Kuhlman
CSUSM heads into its final year of competing in the
Associates of Independent
Institutions (A J J .) tournament and its first year of
transitioning towards full
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA),
Division II membership.
Haying been previously denied twice, CSUSM
has finally been admitted into the provisional
stages of the NCAA D2
and succeeded in expanding its athletics program.
In this first provisional
The Fall 2014 and Spring
2015 seasons will be year, the Cougars will play
CSUSMY final chance to one last season in the A.I.I.
compete in the A.I.I. and the and have its final opporNational Association of Inter- tunity to compete towards
championship
collegiate Athletics (NAIA). N.A.I.A.
When asked ,what she while rising to meet NCAA
regulations.
expects in her final year competition
According to CSUSM
competing in the All. tournament, Women's Head Sports Information DirecVolleyball Coach Andrea tor, Matt Berson, if CSUSM
Leonard was optimistic fails to meet any of the
about the team's goals. NCAA requirements, the
"We are expecting to come campus may expect to rein and win the conference," peat any provisional year.
CSUSM has taken measLeonard said. "We're expecting to go in there num- ures to expand their Athber one and we're also ex- letic Dept. staff to help
pecting a top 25 ranking." foresee any gaps that
may otherwise be missed.
"It's very important to
us that we're not breaking
any rules in the NCAA or
NALA," Coach Leonard said.
Along with several athletic
requirements, CSUSM student athletes are also required
to maintain a graduation rate
equal to, or greater than,
the general student body.
While athletic competition is important in NCAA
Division II, a high academic standard is required
of all performing athletes.
CSUSM is expecting
full membership in the
NCAA D2 by fall of 2017.
Heart Beat
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge defined
SY A LEXIS S AUCEDO
SPORTS COLUMNIST
Who would have thought
that a bucket of ice water
could raise over $100 million
for ALS research, as well as
bring awareness to so many?
The latest craze has swept
the nation the last few
months, taking Facebook in
particular by storm. All the
cool kids are doing it; even
celebrities such as LeBron
James and Jennifer Lopez
have jumped on the bandwagon. So what is the ALS
Ice Bucket Challenge? More
importantly, what is ALS?
There are many cold water
challenges out there, but the
ALS Ice Bucket Challenge,
all its authenticity, can
be credited to Pete Frates.
According to syracuse.com,
Frates is a former Boston
College baseball star, who
is two years into an ALS
diagnosis. The rapidly progressive disease has since
claimed Frates' ability to
walk and talk. Yet, Frates still
managed to take part in the
Ice Bucket Challenge with a
smile last month in Fenway
Park, with all of his family and friends by his side.
According to the National
Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke, ALS
stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and is considered to be a neuromuscular
disease. ALS is also known
as Lou Gehrig's Disease and
can be more specifically classified as a motor neuron disease. According to the NIH,
motor neurons serve as the
communication between the
nervous system and the voluntary muscles of the body. In
ALS, motor neurons die and
the brain loses the ability to
control voluntary movement.
The NIH states that the
average life expectancy of
individuals with ALS is two
tofiveyears and the majority
die from respiratory failure*
This is due to the weakening
of muscles in the diaphragm.
The NIH also says that
symptoms associated with
ALS vary widely from tight
muscles to slurred speech.
Individuals suffering from
ALS do not lose all cognitive ability, therefore they
are often aware of the rate at
which their body is betraying
them. Due to the similarity
of symptoms with other diseases, no one test can be used
to confirm ALS. As a result,
physicians rely on a compilation of neurological exams,
as well as an extensive medical history, to diagnose each
patient. While the cause of
ALS is still unknown, scientists are investigating specific
genetic mutations and exposure to certain environmental
toxins as possible causes.
With over 12,000 individu-
als in the United States who
are suffering from ALS, an
Ice Bucket Challenge might
be just what scientists needed to fund research for a
cure. According to the New
York Daily News, prior to
the Ice Bucket Challenge,
fundraising efforts for ALS
research only raised $26.3
million this past fiscal year.
Now, how can you join
the already three million
people who have donated
to ALS? Originally, it was
customary to wait for a tag
on Facebook, daring you
to either complete the challenge within twenty-four
hours or donate. This challenge has grown so large it is
now a movement and many
are accepting the challenge
for fun, in addition to donating* Those wishing to donate
to ALS research or other
charities associated with the
disease can visit alsa.org.
Renneisen steps into head coach position with hopes of continued growth
New women's soccer coach Bobby Renneisen celebrating the first win of
the season 2-1 with assistant coach Courtney Drummond by Ashley Odom.
B Y ERIK SANDOVAL
STAFF WRITER
CSUSM appears to have
selected the best man to lead
the Lady Cougars to new
heights as Bobby Renneisen
has become the Women's
Soccer Head Coach after
nearly ten years of assistant coaching experience.
Renneisen has credited
former women's soccer
coach and current men's
soccer head coach Ron
Pulvers for preparing him
Head coach Ron Pulvers instructs players on strategies for upcoming
matches. Photo by Miguel Magana.
Women's soccer coach Bobby Renneisen heads new era
for this new challenge.
"I was really fortunate to
be able to handle day to day
operations during practices
as if I were the head coach,"
Renneisen said. "I wasn't out
there just fetching cones, I
was able to be a part of the
required hands-on duties of
coaching, which has allowed
me to make a seamless transition into head coach/'
With the season being
its early stages, Renneisen
will be relying upon his veterans, which includes nine
seniors and four juniors.
Unfortunately, the women's soccer team has been
blind sided by a slew of
unrelenting injuries, which
has forced the squad to
redshirt six players. However, according to the new
Head Coach, that is the
name of the game and that
shouldn't prevent his team
from achieving success.
"We do not have any specific, one standout or all-star
type of player on this team,"
Renneisen said. "We are going to get this done collectively as a unit to become a
team that achieves our goals."
Men's soccer head coach
Ron Pulvers returns with
bigger focus
Renneisen is confident that
his team's leaders will help
them succeed this season.
"Our captains Nicole Luna
and Natalie Lara are players that will have leadership
roles, but we have plenty
of experienced players that
we will rely upon so J look
at leadership among the
whole squad to be key."
Coach Renneisen is looking forward to continuing
a winning tradition that
includes four Association
of • Independent Institutions (A.1.1.) titles, most
recently in 2013, along
with five appearances at the
NAIA national tournament.
"We want to repeat as conference champions again and
get back to Orange Beach,
Alabama to compete with the
best teams around the coun
try," Renneisen said. "Last
season we advanced to the
second round and I would
like to improve on that by
advancing even further into
the tournament.-Being able
to go play against some of
the best teams last year has
given us plenty of experience
for the upcoming season:
B YSHAINAPÀRDO
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Ron Pulvers' role in the
CSUSM Athletics Department has changed despite
continuing as head coach
of the men's soccer team.
Returning for his ninth
season, Men's Soccer Head
Coach Ron Pulvers -has
decided to focus on just
the men's team instead of
coaching both men's and
women's soccer teams.
"I could spend more quality 'time with the players,
providing more opportunities for them to learn and it
adds life, balance and initiative of NCAA," Pulvers said.
Pulvers believes with
his new sole focus on the
men's soccer team, he better benefit the team entering the NCAA Division 2.
As the 2014 season begins,
all thé talk is about how exciting it is to be getting ready
to join other NCAA competitors next season. Pulvers is
ready to end this last season
in the NAIA with a bang.
"Going to NCAA D2 is a
big excitement for everyone," Pulvers said. "It adds to
our recruiting profile and being affiliated with the NCAA
label is a big recognition and
it will help our program in
every way. The NCAA will
be a challenging experience but it will make us get
stronger as a whole team."
In regards to this season, Pulvers believes that
the men's soccer team has
experienced players and a
handful of fresh new talent that could benefit the
team in massive ways.
"He inspires all of us to
be better players. How [he
is] encouraging and positive about every aspect, and
as a result it reflects on how
we play and how much we
want to be here. We practice
harder because of him," senior athlete, Evan Myers, said.
The upcoming season appears to be one that the team
is looking forward to overall.
"He likes to change it up
a lot and keeps you on your
toes. We have to be aware for ,
anything he's going to throw
at you," athlete, Erik Mueller, said. "I am excited for
this season now that he is just
coaching the men's [soccer]
team. He has so much more
time to focus on just the men
and he has that extra enthusiasm to pump the team."
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keep
motivated
B Y MACKENZIE CLARK
ASSISTANT TO THE SPORTS EDITOR
Many
CSUSM
students often listen to hiphop and rap while running .
on the treadmill or lifting
weights at The Clarke gym.
Men's freshmen soccer player, Kevin Graham,
enjoys getting pumped up
for big games by listening to his favorite music
as a way of keeping up his
energy during workouts.
With a playlist full of
his favorite artists such
CSUSM junior Daniel Phair listens to Tupac while he works out on stationary bike by Matthew J . Kuhlman
as Juicy J, Drake and also
" I. go to the gym to repeppered with classic rock lin and Tom Petty, Graham with headphones over his
head, blasting his favorite fresh my legs and get ready
legends such as Led Zeppe- can be found focused on
his most intense workouts song "I mean it" by G-Eazy. for the next practice or
big game," Graham said.
Music can be a way to help
motivate not only this soccer
player during workouts, but
also anyone getting through
those last five grueling
minutes on the treadmill.
Austin
Schiff is a
student that
is not on a
sports team
this semester, but is
a - Clarke
regular. An avid listener of
music for both reasons of
pure motivation and relaxation, Schiff enjoys listening to hip-hop, rap and trap
music while working out.
"Those beats get me
pumped so I am able to perform [my] best," Schiff said.
His favorite song, "On
Top," produced by his favorite artist, Flume, features
a hook by New York based
RAP artist T.Shirt, repeating phrases that express a
desire to reach "the top."
However, not everyone
is
picky
about his or
her choice
of
music.
Freshmen men's
b asketball
player, Dylan Eamigh* has a playlist
filled with various artists
from genres like hip-hop,
rap and R&B that he prefers to put on shuffle.
For these and many other
students on campus, music
is what keeps them pumped
throughout the day and during long hours of working out.
"Those
beats get me
pumped..."
Projected gymnasium expected to expand student community
Building student spirit in the Cougar experience
B Y BURTLAND D IXON
STAFF WRITER
CSUSM takes a huge
stride in building campus
pride with the addition of a
new state-of-the-art basketball gymnasium, scheduled
to be complete and ready
for use by the start of 2016
women's volleyball season.
The possibilities this gym
could have for positively
impacting the experiences
of students are limitless.
"I think it's another building to bring the community together," CSUSM
third year track athlete, Allen Brown, said. "With the
gym, it's like we'll be able
to see our basketball team
and I know we have a great
team but it's just hard to go
out and see their games."
Due to not having a large
gym, CSUSM has struggled in some ways to increase the size of crowds
in attendance at games.
Lacking a football team at
CSUSM seems to also be a
common topic of discussion
with students and athletes.
However, lacking a local
gymnasium to cheer for the
Cougars that play indoor
sports remains one of the
biggest concerns on campus.
Without this resource, students do not have a large
scale location to cheer on
their peers and participate
in the game day experience.
"I think it definitely opens
people's eyes to be active
in college and with it being
on campus people aren't going to worry about driving to
the other gym," student Brianny Williams, set to graduate in 2015, said. "I think it
will affect our college campus as well as probably get
more prospective students
instead of students not wanting to come when they see
we don't even have a gym."
Home basketball and volleyball games are currently
played off campus, forcing CSUSM athletes to
drive a number of miles to
compete in what is considered to be a. "home" game
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campus, this gym will allow the other 99 percent to
feel like they are part of a
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Creating a safe space for
students, faculty and staff to
express their concerns and
find pathways towards success is one of the highest priorities of the Ombuds staff.
The Ombuds Office is a
unique space on campus in
which individuals can discover what resources are
available to them and talk
through issues such as communication difficulties, conflicts with peers or individuals with more power than
them. Because it is separate
from administration and is
completely confidential, all
students, faculty and staff
can use this resource without worrying if their feelings
will cause problems at work
or school .
Dr. Fritz Kreisler, from
Student Health and Counseling Services, has been
part of the Ombuds staff for
a few years and has spoken
with faculty and staff about
personal issues as well as
those that arise in the workplace. He has discovered that
many times, individuals are
in need of guidance to direct them as to how to best
address conflict, what the
policies and procedures at
CSUSM are and how to find
solutions.
"I think that it helps tb
find actual pathways, bring
people together and sometimes work towards a compromise," Kreisler said. "It
is amazing how much you
can sort it out into this or
that. We look at the options
you have, how you can move
past things and sort out issues while shedding light on
them."
Dr. Kara Kornher, from
Disabled Student Services,
joined the Ombuds staff
eight months ago to serve as
the consultant for students.
She has found that all students can benefit from an
open, informal conversation
with someone that is willing
to listen and help.
"It is the opportunity to see
problems get solved and to
see people take responsibility, and take charge, of what
is happening to them," Kornher said. "This way, they do
not feel like a passive victim.
They have choices, options
and they can make informed
decisions."
Both Kornher and Kreisler
credit the Ombuds Office for
being a unique resource in
the sense that neither of them
will repeat any of the information that is told to them
and they do not keep records
of who visits the office. Any
notes that are taken during
a session are immediately
shredded to keep the highest
degree of confidentiality in
place.
"We are not advocates and
we do not have the power to
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The only circumstances in Hooters location certainly Daytona sauce. In the mood
which either Kreisler or Ko- provides for its patrons all of for something on the healthy
side tonight? Hooters also
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The wide variety of appe- has more than seven salad
goes on during a session are
if the individual says they tizers and starters are what and seafood choices from a
are going to hurt themselves, people have come to expect brand new Shrimp and Spinthreatens to kill someone, from Hooters. Most sports ach Salad to fresh Alaskan
speaks of child abuse in their bars/restaurants offer fried Snow Crab Legs.
No one can think of Hoothousehold or other issues cheese and chicken strip type
that legally require the lis- foods, but Hooters puts their ers without the lively server
own unique flare on their ap- staff and the wall to wall
tener to report it.
For more information on petizers with their signature wide screen TVs displaythe Ombuds Office and to hot sauces and cooler sauces ing every desired sporting
schedule an appointment, for dipping. Fried pickles, event and/or news worthy
Buff Chicken Sliders" and programing. When it comes
visit www.csusm.edu/omLots-A-Tots" are a few of to the service, the layout of
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Hooters.
and bar at the San Marcos
For your main course, Hooters, it is arranged perfree-time on campus
Hooters has a wide variety of fectly. This allows the staff
classic sandwiches and fresh to pay extra attention to all
ground chuck burgers. Menu of the guests without having
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Ways to spend your extra
to stand over their shoulders.
Servers like Ashley provide
attentive and friendly service
with the right amount of attention and space for the patrons to enjoy themselves.
One of the more unique
events Hooters offers is the
ever so popular feeling of
being at a sporting eventMoney Night Football. Every Monday and Thursday
evening, Hooters' patrons
are given $60 in entertainment money.
"The guests use the $60
in Hooters cash to bet on
questions pertaining to the
featured football game," a
bartender at the main Hooters bar, Evan Ammon, said.
"The prizes range from small
items like shot glasses to
large ticket items like wide
screen TVs."
Considering that most people have an idea of what to
expect when they visit a
Hooters restaurant, the San
Marcos location is incredibly successful at providing guests with familiar yet
unique menu choices along
with friendly and attentive
service staff. Since going out
for the evening is supposed
to be a memorable experience with friends and family, the San Marcos Hooters
is definitely worth checking
out oil any evening for good
food and memories that a
person could get used to.
The total experience was a
definite 5 out 5 paws for the
cleanliness, staff and food.
Extended learning: CSUSM self-support division
Learning in school and beyond
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B Y NOELLE FRIEDBERG
OPINION EDITOR
Everybody dreads that day
of the week when they have
a four hour gap in between
their classes. You can choose
to leave campus when you
have a break in between
classes, or you can save
some gas and hang around.
If you decide to stay on campus and wait it out on your
break, here are some things
you can do to fill the time:
1. Watch a movie in the
library. Some students may
not know this, but you can
actually check out movies
from the Kellogg Library
at the media library on the
firstfloor.They have a wide
variety of new and old movies, as well as private study
rooms with TVs, DVDs and
VHS players for moviewatching. Or you can watch
a DVD on one of the many
computers in the first-floor
computer lab. If you have
Netflix, think about watching it on your laptop, or on
one of the computers in the
library during your break.
2. Grab lunch with a
friend. This one may take
some planning ahead. If
you're stuck on campus
with nothing to do, text a
friend or plan to have lunch
together. There are some
yummy food options on
campus in the new USU
building. Or you can pack
yourselves a lunch and enjoy a nice picnic on a grassy
spot somewhere on campus.
3. Take a nap. Everybody
knows the couches in the
reading room on the top floor
of the library are the perfect
place for a nap, and if you
don't, you're missing out. Or
you canfinda nice shady spot
under one of the trees somewhere on campus. You can
even take a nap in your car.
Naps are the perfect way to
recharge in between classes
4. Do homework. While
this isn't the most exciting
option, it is a productive way
to spend your break. Long
breaks are an excellent time
to catch up on homework or
to get ahead on your studying
5. Get caffeine! Feeling sleepy? Go caffeinate
at one of the three coffee
places on campus. Looking for a new drink? Head
over to the campus coffee
cart in the founders plaza
They have one of the sweetest chai tea lattes around
Extended Learning offers
exciting opportunities to students that they may not be
aware, or take advantage of.
Laura Segall, Marketing
and Public Information Officer for CSUSM Extended
Learning, discussed the opportunities Extended Learning (EL) has to offer for
CSUSM students. Segall
explained how the breadth
of programs, courses and
certificates are extensive
and present a myriad of
possibilities for students.
Extended Learning is not
just responsible for organizing Summer Session and
Winter Intersession. This
educational arm of CSUSM
operates all the international
programs for the university,
such as Study Abroad. It also
simultaneously takes steps
to involve businesses in the
region (e.g. ViaSat)—businesses and organizations
which CSUSM students may
one day enjoy working for.
This fall, Extended Learning offers its usual programs
in Science, Business and Legal Studies, to name a few,
but also introduces a new
program in water leadership, with another program
in cyber security on the way.
Programs for credit are not
the only opportunities available for CSUSM students.
There are several certificate
programs offered as well.
Tasting room management
is one of several courses involved with the budding, or
experienced,
sommelier's
growth in the wine industry. Wine is not the only
thing under the Californian
sun, EL also offers certificates in digital arts, education and paralegal work.
"All of these programs help prepare people for jobs," Segall said.
In addition to the programs and certificates offered, Segall explained
how affordable Extended
Learning programs are.
"The cost of our programs truly reflects what
they cost," Segall said.
Extended Learning is the
"self-support division" that
benefits the community at
not-for-profit rates. There is
an added bonus according to
this fall's Extended Learning
Catalog: CSUSM Alumni
Members may actually receive a 15 percent discount on
"most non-credit programs."
As students continue to
graduate, there may be a
remarkable growth of the
extended learning program.
"We started a Temecula
campus in 2009 that is 100
percent extended learning,"
Segall said; "This fall, we've
started a second Temecula campus at the Old City
Hall building in Temecula,
which is a partnership between Mount San Jacinto
College, CSUSM Temecula
and the City of Temecula."
On top of the new buildings that will benefit incoming students, Segall informed that EL has grown
by about 20 percent a year
for the last three years.
"Of the 23 CSU's, Extended learning at CSUSM,
last year, ranked number
10 in terms of revenue
generation," Segall said.
Segall suggests for CSUSM
students to look at the website at csusm.edu/el, review
the catalog and discover what
Extended Learning can offer.
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on a surfing excursion. The
student did not know how to
surf, and, on top of that, had
never even seen an ocean before. Other students on the
excursion partnered together,
supplied her with surfboards
and taught her how to swim.
"They gave her the
best experience," Ortega said. "That's the way
Campus
Rec
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Campus Rec offers a multitude of events and trips
throughout the semester.
Some of these trips include kayaking in La Jolla
Cove, surfing, hiking San
Marcos' own Double Peak
Trail, climbing in Joshua
Tree, paddle boarding on the
Carlsbad Lagoon and paintballing in Camp Pendleton.
In addition, archery lessons
for students are available at a
discounted rate. Students can
also choose from intramural
teams such as flag football,
soccer, softball and dodgeball. Sports clubs associated with Campus Rec also
provide cycling, dance, lacrosse and volleyball teams.
The prices for events and
trips range from free to $95.
However, space is limited
and usually caps out at about
eight to 10 students for weekend trips such as Joshua Tree
or Sierra Nevada, and around
15 to 20 students on day trips
such as hiking or surfing.
Campus Rec's hours are
6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Friday and 10 a.m.
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Starr-McLin is extremely
delighted that her position
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The alarm rings sharply
at 4am. The occasion does
not call for work or school;
therefore, the grogginess
that generally overcomes
one's senses at this hour
is nowhere to be found.
Pierre quietly grabs his
duffle bag and ice chest and
heads for the door. The predawn energy has an eerie
though peaceful stillness.
The passing of time has yet
to take hold of the day. Upon
arrival to his destination,
Pierre opens the trunk and
pauses to admire the sound of
waves crashing nearby. After
a calming breath, he begins
preparing f or what he came
to do. Slipping on his neoprene camo wetsuit, memories of his first dive surface
in his mind, creating an undeniable sense of nostalgia.
Eyeing his, favorite sandy
cove, he slings the remaining
gear over his shoulder and
starts the short hike to the
beach. Before stashing the
rucksack behind a rock, he
removes his most vital piece
of equipment, his speargun.
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edge, Pierre steps into his
three feet long carbon fiber
fins and secures his dive
mask and snorkel over his
face. Running through a last
mental checklist, he makes
sure his knife is sheathed in
his belt and wades out into
the water before kicking
out into the depths in search
of yellowtail, dorado and
the elusive white sea bass.
Pierre, a CSUSM student, is not alone in his distinct adventures. Many San
Diegans have taken to the
"Spearo" lifestyle, reaping
both the physical and men-
tal benefits of this pastime.
For spearfishing enthusiasts,
the obvious dangers of such
a hobby are outweighed by
the blissful solitude that exists in the depths. However,
diving to depths of forty plus
feet on a single breath requires an immense amount
of physical proficiency and
emotional discipline. Although not a lifestyle suited
for all personality types,
Pierre describes his love for
diving as an "escape from
everyday life like no other."
He heeds warning to anyone wishing to take up spearfishing and reminds novices
that it is crucial to always
dive with a buddy and stay
within one's limits. It is recommended that beginners
practice dive techniques in a
safe coastal swimming area,
during calm water conditions, with no spear gun,
before attempting to venture out in search of game
fish. For more information,
clubs and forums, such as the
San Diego Free Divers and
the Spearboard, are some
of the resources available.
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As we start another se- to others; why do we even
mester, let us consider bother? It's something that
the wise words of Theo- only leaves us feeling dissatisfied. That is why overcomdore Roosevelt: "Comparison is the thief of joy." ing this habit is something
If you listen to the conver- many of us need to master
sations of people of all ages, now, while we're still young.
Social media can make
you will most likely hear the
comparison of themselves comparing ourselves with
to others. Women your others more tempting now
mother's age tend to wish than ever. Our news feeds are
they had the skin of so-and- filled with so many happy
so. Your dad could wish he couples, beautiful faces and
had the car his boss drives. exciting adventures; howThe^Httle girl down the ever, what is often the probstreet might wish she was as lem with comparing your
"popular" as thefcther girls. life to someone else's based
So many of us are con- off of what they post online
OPINION EDITOR
Photo courtesy of Noelle Friedberg.
is this: most people only a couple of weeks ago when
share their best moments. I I heard a dad say, "People
witnessed a perfect example I 'm friends with on Faceof the flaw in this tendency book always tell me I have
the happiest son in the world.
But they only think that because I don't post pictures
of him when he's crying."
It can also be extremely
tempting to compare ourselves to our classmates.
The guy who sits in front
of you got a higher score on
the test he didn't even study
for, while you studied for
hours and you failed it. Or
that girl's parents pay for her
education while you have
to work two part-time jobs
just to support yourself. But
here's the thing, comparing
ourselves to others doesn't
"fix" any of the problems we
face or see in our own lives.
It only brings us down. Break
out of the destructive cycle
of constantly comparing by
thinking instead of how you
can work harder to do better next time, or by developing an attitude of gratitude.
Instead of envying the lives
and possessions of others,
choose to be satisfied with
your own circumstances. It is
a much more rewarding way
to live, if you ask me. You
might be surprised by how
much better you feel when
you break out of the small
but dangerous habit of comparing yourself to others.
Can You Really Find Love Online?
Operation Uganda
A personal take on dating websites
Making a difference in children's education
B Y ANTHONY TREVINO
know that this algorithm can
Recently, I was complain- be manipulated or flat-out
ing to a buddy of mine that wrong. For kicks, I looked at
I couldn't remember the last what percentage of a match
time I went on an actual date. my Mend and I were, and
He suggested that I try OK was aghast at the fact that we
Cupid, since he was going were only a 66 percent match.
My point is that not everyto have a go at it himself.
He must have seen the one can really get a good idea
look on my face because of who someone is based on
he immediately followed it these questions, oftentimes
with, "Stop taking yourself leading you to miss out on
so seriously and try it out." what may have been a relaSo over summer break I tionship or friendship. For
ventured into the world of example, one woman I had
online dating. While my ex- been chatting with informed
periences were tame com- me a few days before our
pared to those of whom I date that based on how difcommunicated with - no ferent our answers to the preone offered to show me their set questions were, there was
homemade dungeon or paint no reason for us to meet up.
That was fine. My feelings
me in their "studio" much to
my chagrin. I didfindmy- were only moderately singed
self asking one question over - definitely better than a bad
and over: can we really find or awkward date. However,
"the one" by answering a set I find it interesting that this
of questions andfillingout is what caused the change in
a profile that's dangerously interest. To me, an algorithm
close to a job application? cannot predict chemistry.
So, while maybe it's true
The quick and easy answer is that it depends on that she enjoyed the beach
what you're looking for. A and Jason Mraz, while I
lot of people utilize online preferred the wilderness
dating for hookups or sum- and Die Antwoord, there's
mer romances, while oth- still a possibility that we
ers try to seek out a solid may have hit it off. But beindividual who's in it for cause I checked X instead
the long haul. The way OK of Y, it meant we were too
Cupid works is that you're different and therefore not
matched with people by compatible on any level.
a percentage that is based
Therein lies my problem
on how you answer their with the system of online
never-ending questionnaire. dating. It provides a way
This matching system, for people to filter out traits
based on questions one might they find undesirable in pofind on a psychological test tential partners, without
for the FBI, is meant to make really understanding how
meeting people easier; how- those aspects shape the in1
ever, it doesn't take any kind dividual they're talking to.
of genius-like intuition to In a way, the online dating
STAFF WRITER
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Noelle Friedberg
system eliminates the chem- B Y G ARRETT H A T C H
istry that can form when CONTRIBUTOR
meeting people in person
I hope everyone has had
- much like applying for a a smooth enough transition
job online can make one from summer into your new
feel like just another num- school routine. I would like
ber in a corporate inbox. to share with you some reKeeping all this in mind, flections I've had since my
I actively sought out people trip to Uganda, Africa this
that were only seventy per- summer.
cent matches or below. Most
You might be thinking,
people I contacted were op- "Wow, he went to Africa!"
erating under the same "I or, "Why should I even care
don't talk to anyone that isn't enough to read this?" Either
90 percent compatible" per- way, I promise it won't be a
ception, which isfine;how- waste of your time. I went
ever, after a few unfruitful to Uganda with a team of
attempts, a woman (who I'll 13 college-aged friends who
call E) around my age re- all had the desire to do more
plied, and we went out a few than just work all summer;
days later. E is the complete they wanted to make a differopposite of what I typically ence. I can confidently tell
look for: energetic, loud, bub- you that they each did just
bly and careless about what that through our work with
people think of her. Other Operation Uganda.
than a very similar love of
Our journey started by
film, we are totally different. traveling 11 hours in a small,
Flash forward a few months four-wheel drive bus to the
later and we've developed a far northern part of Uganda,
great friendship that may or 'where the grass was green,
may not blossom into more. the ground was usually mudEven if it doesn't, I 'm still dy and the people were beauoveijoyed to have gotten to tiful. On the way, we passed
know the woman with pink many children, young kids
hair that OK Cupid told me on dirt roads in the middle
was only a 70 percent match. of nowhere, eagerly running
In short, the online daring's alongside the bus waving at
system of connecting people us - the Mzungu or "white
isn't bad or malicious. It's people" as they called us.
merely flawed in that it's not They each had the brightest
going to be correct 100 per- smiles you can imagine, yet
cent of the time. I think it were barefoot and wearing
would be beneficial for po- the only pair of clothes they
tential users of these various had. It was quite an experisites to be aware that love ence, and made me really
isn't something youfindby think about what is important
reading a profile of checking in life.
boxes; it's something you
Here in beautiful, sunny
discover by getting to know San Marcos we can easily
people in the real world. take our education for grant-
COUGAR CHRONICLE
A & E EDITOR
Faith Orcino
COPY EDITOR
Maria Valencia & Ericka Powers
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Kent Davy
PHOTO EDITOR
Matthew J. Kuhlman
school rooms in Africa can
be made for an extremely
cheap price. For the school
building we are working on
right now, the cost is about
35,000 US dollars, which
seems expensive, but makes
sense when you realize that
supplies and labor must be
brought in from over a seven-hour drive away. Because
of this, Operation Uganda
has a heart to involve the
Photo courtesy of Garrett Hatch.
local community in the coned. It's expected for most of struction of schools. They
us to get a college degree af- strive to have locals provide
ter high school. But after be- a good portion of the bricks,
ing in Uganda with the 400 and use day laborers from
kids in the village we visited, the community to help boost
I will never take my educa- the local economy.
tion for granted again.
Operation Uganda is an
Education is one of the Australian-founded and run
greatest shortcomings of ru- organization that has mulral Uganda. It is supposed tiple locations throughout
to be free for the kids, but it Uganda, and plans on imcosts them money to buy uni- pacting as many kids as
forms, and they are also often possible.
They currently
required to pay a small fee to get people from Australia to
take their exams, which en- support the students in their
able them to graduate to the schools for 45 US dollars a
next grade level in primary month, but sadly there are
school. Although these costs still many unsponsored chilmay only be a few dollars, dren.
many villages like the one
My team that went was the
we were in have no money at first ever American team to
all. They live by trading and volunteer with Operation
bartering for their necessi- Uganda, and we have each
ties . This is where Operation decided to sponsor a kid we
Uganda comes in. They work met there. Now I would like
to build schoolhouses and to challenge you to do the
find local teachers that make same. Maybe you don't have
education possible for the 45 extra dollars to spend a
multitude of children grow- month, but I bet if you parting up in these rural villages. nered with a friend you could
Where we were, the closest make it happen. Please go
public primary school was to operationuganda.org and
about a five to six-hour walk sponsor a child today! Also,
away.
check them out on Facebook
One major misconcep- at Operation Uganda.
tion is the idea that building
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The positives of young love
T HE C OUGAR CHRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 0 , 3 0 1 4
't be afraid to marry young
Photo courtesy ot Jasmine Demers.
BY JASMINE DEMERS
ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Never in a million years
did I think that I would be
married at 20 years old.
I was supposed to just
think that boys had cooties for the rest of my life.
Yeah, right. Most of us
know it doesn't work that
way, and have an undeniable
desire to love and to give
into attraction. So yes, I fell
in love and married my high-
school sweetheart, and I can
honestly say that I have never been happier in my life.
I want to make a case for
young love and young marriage. People should know
that being young does not
automatically assume a mere
"puppy love" capability. A
person's heart doés not simply become "mature" enough
to love when you hit a certain age. It is a constant and
ever-evolving inner emover-evolvine
tion, and it is indestructible.
When I married my husband, it was like I was suddenly sitting in an interrogation room, awaiting my own
persecution. Everywhere I
looked , I found judgment and
misunderstanding. I could
probably write a book about
all of the young marriage
stereotypes I've heard, so,
let's start with the top three
myths of young marriage:
Number one: The only
reason you could possibly
get married that young is
because you're pregnant.
Nope, not in my case. Believe it or not, I got married
simply because I am head
over heels in love. I found
an amazing friend and partner in crime that I want to
share the rest of my life with.
Number two: You must
have had a courthouse wedding. Wrong again! I was
married in a beautiful church
surrounded by myfriendsand
family. I hadflowers,a white
gown and the whole shabang.
Number three: You don't
have family support. Just because YOU might not agree
with young marriage, does
not mean tha my family is
hat
unsupportive. They have
stood by me through everything and I am very proud of
the relationship that my parents have with my husband.
Myths = busted.
I think it's important for
people to understand that
it is okay to be in love. It is
okay to give someone your
everything, and to allow
them to love you - back . I'm
definitely not saying that you
should get married after dating someone for a month, or
after saying "I love you" for
the first time; however, it is
completely okay to make that
decision when it is right for
you and right for the person
you love, whether that is at
20 years old or 60 years old.
No one should ever tell
you that it isn't okay to express feelings of love based
on specific standards set by
society. Young love is not
wrong and you do not have to
accept that ignorance. If you
have the opportunity to share
that with someone, then you
have to hold onto it. Things
in our lives are always coming and going, but true love
will be constant and lasting.
Reasons to wait to get married
Why some young marriages can be unsuccessful
the relationship is still fresh
has its appeal, but there are
For many students, and a few reasons to wait until
people in general, the ques- the end of your time in coltion of when to get married lege. Choosing when to get
is a huge decision.
married has so much to do
Some people choose to get with what you want out of a
married depending on when marriage, out of your career,
they find their ideal partner; and out of life. The most imhowever, even if that ideal portant reason to wait until
partner is found, the ques- you're older to say "I do" is
tion is whether or not getting that you tend to know yourmarried now, while still in self better. You have grown
college, is a good idea. Many enough and gained enough
different age groups make life experience to understand
up our student body here at what it is you want from
CSUSM, but a good amount your future, and your partner
are in their early twenties. in life. You have also given
Which raises questions on yourself enough time to unwhen or why to get married derstand what your goals are,
if thé right partner is found.
allowing you to realize if you
The temptation to get mar- and your partner are going to
ried while you're young and be able to mutually share and
B Y CELESTE MORALES
OUTREACH ASSISTANT
Photo provided by Chris Morales,
benefit in each other's future.
Some of the other reasons
to wait have to do with finances and continuing your
education. I'm not saying
you can't be in college while
you're married, but it can
make decisions like choosing
the location of your desired
university easier, especially
if you or your partner plan on
attending graduate school.
Marrying later in life may
lead you to be more financially independent as well,
so that your future married
life can be more stable.
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saves money,
reduces stress
Sprinter Compass Pass Loads
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STAFF1 WEITER
Paying out the wazoo for a
parking permit? Tired of traffic?! submit to you a cheaper,
cleaner and more dependable
method of travel: the Sprinter.
While a yearlong CSUSM
parking permit is $676, a full
school year worth of Sprinter
Compass Pass Loads comes
out t o only $400 ($40 per
month), or even $320 if
you're thrifty. It's a fantastic
opportunity that Parking and
Commuter Services provides
for us students. I took advantage of it for the Fall 2013
and Spring 2014 semesters,
parking at the Escondido
Transit Center from the 15
North. Not once did I have to
deal with traffic on the 15/78,
or worry about my vehicle as
the lot is monitored by NCTJ>
security. The train was never
late ~ it remains my most reliable method of travel, unlike the unpredictability of
sporadic freeway jams or
traffic lights. Additionally,
my daily trip from Escondido to Cal State has pro«
vided me with vital studying
time before crudal exams.
More and more students are
realizing the benefits of the
publictransit option. When
CSUSM ^and NCTD first
began their sprinter deal in
Spring of 2007, only 22 students applied. That number
is now up to 430 per month.
That's 430 students who are
minimizing their fees, saving gas and reducing the
overall amount of commuters on the road. Completing
your degree is hard enough
on your wallet and stress
level, why make it worse?
1 encourage you to at least
check it out during your experience at Cal State San
Marcos. An all-day pass
is only $5, which is more
affordable than the price
of parking on campus.
t
M y experiencetowith CSUSM's ineaching program
How jump-start your career education
BY C ODY WARWICK
ALUMNI
The idea of going to college was pretty scary to
me, and graduate work even more intimidating.
As it is with most things,
you never really know what
you're getting into until
you'rerightin the middle of it.
Once I was in college, I
realized that it wasn't as difficult as its reputation made
it seem. I enjoyed the flexible schedule, and* that I
wasn't stuck in a chair from
7:30 a.m.. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. In my
mind, graduate work was
still a whole different story.
I knew that class numbers
would change from 101 to
555, and that even'if I put
my best effort in, there was
still a chance of failure.
I endeci up going for it
anyway. I enrolled in the
Middle-level
Education
Credential program through
CSUSM so that I could eventually teach middle-school
math. The program has a
stellar reputation among
educators, and I knew that
it would be no easy feat. It
consisted of veiy in-depth
instruction on how to best
teach children, providing me
with two opportunities for
which I could practice in the
classroom setting at different local middle schools. I
learned to teach kids of different cultures, languages
and learning needs that all
happened to meet in the same
classroom to learn math. will I motivate kids to be
As I feared, it wasn't life-long learners? How can
easy. It consumed most of I make math exciting rather
my time for a year of my than boring (as it-tends to
life as I worked through as- be so often)? As my quessignments, group projects, tions changed, I realized that
self-reflections and daunting my outlook had changed.
state-required performance I was no longer someone
assessments. It involved just trying to get through
waking up early and leav- school and get a job to pay
ing school late. If I wasn't the bills. The program gave
actively working on some- me confidence in my ability
thing, I was thinking about to educate kids. It changed
it. What assignment was due me from someone who was,
next? How were my students fearful into someone that
going to act the next day? was now excited to make
Am I actually cut out for an impact in students' lives.
this whole teaching thing?
Thankfully, I'm blessed to
work at an awesome charter
My questions eventually turned from worry to school in the area exploring
excitement as the program the option of blended and
neared its end. What kind online education for stuof teacher will I be? How dents in difficult or unique
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circumstances that cannot
attend a normal Monday
through Friday school program. Every single day I get
the chance to make a positive difference in students'
lives by challenging them to
grow and encouraging them
to succeed, not just as math
students, but as individuals.
If you want to be a teacher
and cannot decide what program to enroll in, I highly
recommend the middle-level
program. The professors
are passionate about what
they teach, and gefting the
chance to enrich the lives of
middle school students on a
daily basis is so rewarding.
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Faith O rciño
cougarchron.arts@gmail.com
Netflix Review
Cafe de Flore
In theatres now
The Giver: Giving life new meaning
B Y LEXY PEREZ
ASSISTANT TO THE A & E EDITOR
B Y KAYLA ARBINI
STAFF W RITER
The exploration of human
interconnectedness in cinema is not a novel concept.
It is frequently purported
that the theme of integral
human relationships can be
found in almost every genre
of film from the outlandish
science fiction to even the
radical dark fantasy. After
all, it is not too often that a
film manages to capture the
essence of such congruence
with a lens of realism that
transcends the complexities
of such a familiar concept,
making it as effortlessly
simple, as the concept lends
itself to be. French-Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallee governs the notion of
love and its timeless interrelation in his film Cafe de
Flore (2011) with an artistic
reverence
simultaneously
sensual and melancholic.
The movie introduced two
seemingly extraneous stories that are built in respective isolation. In present-day
Montreal, Antoine Godin
(Kevin Parent) lives comfortably, enthralled with life,
for his happiness is obvious and exuding.'He has a
ravishing girlfriend named
Rose (Evelyne Brochu), iwo
daughters, living parents and
a successful career as an international DJ. In retrospect,
his life is perfect. As he and
Rose become further and further transfixed with one another, Antoine must weather
the hurdles of his previous
relationship without damaging the familiar thread tied
to his ex-wife and children.
Vallee also snapshots
the life of a devoted single
mother named Jacqueline
(Vanessa Paradis) to her
son Laurent (Marin Gerrier) with Down's syndrome
nearly four decades past in
Paris, France. Superficially
her life constitutes of financial and emotional downfalls but her dedication to
A& E
T HE C OUGAR C HRONICLE, W EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I O , 2 0 1 4
If it hasn't been conspicuous enough, today's cinema
world revolves around the
generation of young readers. While "The Hunger
Games" and "Divergent"
proved to be box-office
successes, director Phillip
Noyce attempts to achieve
more towards, young readher son provides her with a ers by bringing the beloved
most rewarding relationship, worldwide classic "The
and Laurent is like Antoine, Giver" onto the big screen.
The film portrays Lois
undeniably happy. It is not
until he encounters a young Lowry's world of a secludgirl at school named Véro- ed culture in which citizens
nique who also has Down's spend their lives abiding by
syndrome that the very fab- the strict rules enforced since
ric of their relationship is birth. Citizens live their days
reconstructed,
Jacqueline residing with their respected
succumbing to the pitfalls family units, working in their
of jealousy and Laurent not selected careers and living in
understanding quite why. a perceived "ideal" commu. Narratives are paralleled nity that promotes harmony
using clever cinematic and equality by prohibiting
slights-of-hand,
cutting emotions, freedom of choice,
sound and image to redirect suffering, war and colors.
attention in an atmospheric Believing in their leader
manner that allows the movie Chief Elder (Meryl Streep),
to be read as wistfully dream- the story is analogous to
like. The success of Cafe de the idea of "Big Brother
Flore is hidden in the film's is always watching," with
intimate relationship with citizens consistently under
its soundtrack. No doubt the radar of their town elthe addition of Pink Floyd's ders, ensuring harmony and
"Time" as the replacement sameness remains within
for an orchestrated score the community's borders.
enhances the ethereal feelThey select Jonas (Brenton
ing of watching two separate Thwaites), an 18-year-old
timelines coexist in the after- anticipating the beginning
math of love and love lost. of a new adult life, to be the
The narratives combihe society's new receiver of
and attempt to build a bridge
of cohesion, but the blend requires a stretch of the imagination. The concept is at best
artistically abstract and can
be viewed alternatively as
a justification for infidelity.
The latter assertion loses validity, however, when one attempts to assign it to the film
holistically. In exploring the
universality of human love,
the connectedness of the
soul, Cafe de Flore manages
to dismantle the confines
surrounding the concept with
philosophical license. Metaphysical in nature, possibly
yes, but every whimsicality
is underlined with touching
displays of unconditional
love. However in being metaphysical, it may require a
B Y KATIA BRUNSON
second viewing. Luckily for ASSISTANT TO THE OPINION EDITOR
you, it Is on Netflix. Watch
it incessantly if you need to
If you haven't heard her on
but probably because you the radio already, then you
want to see it for yourself. better watch out, because
Rating:
4.5/5 Paws. this girl knows how to bring
memory. Being the young
protégé to his teacher, The
Giver (Jeff Bridges), guides
Jonas through a journey in
which he learns about the
world he never knew existed- feeling the natural human responses of emotions
represented through visions
received from the Giver. The
film takes the audience on a
journey through Jonas' widening view of his surrounding world that leaves them
pondering over life's purpose
and whether they have done
an adequate job at appreciating the world they live in.
While Bridges resembles
a kooky elder that failed
to receive daily adequate
sleep, his interaction with
Thwaites is both charming
and respected. Their trusted
camaraderie creates an unbreakable bond that could
rank with the likes of Anakin
and Obi-Won or Dumbledore and Harry Potter.
Following the typical
young-adult plotline, Jonas
is a young hero yearning to
break free from his society's
way of life, who Thwaites
with his Hollywood looks
and relatable demeanor
proves he isn't just a newcomer, but a rising movie
star. With the star power
performances from Bridges
and Streep, the film not only
delivers a phenomenal cast
dèpictirig a respectable adaptation, but successfully
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conveys the overall theme
of the book: there's more
to life than meets the eye.
If Noyce released the film
prior to its fellow dystopian
tales, it might've avoided
the immediate comparisons
and categorization of another
cliché, dystopian teen film.
What sets this film apart
from the rest is its attempt
to take a simple plot line and
tackle complicated themes of
conformity, identity, cama-
raderie and death, all with
ease. "The Giver" may seem
like another film to add to
the list of dystopian tales,
but its uniqueness qualifies
it as a front-runner amongst
its counterparts. Aside
from being an entertaining
adaptation, it gives audience members something
to consider when choosing how to live their lives.
4.5/5
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rivalry between the two. thing, check out Alexa's
"It's like instead of fight- solo work. Her brand new
ing over the remote control music video for her single,
we fight over solos and song "Do What You Do," features
arrangements," Villa said. a more "upbeat and fun"
Arguments aside, we're sound. Anyone can relate to
glad Alexa and her brother her lyrics, which focus on
were able to agree on such the love/hate nature of rea sick name for their band. lationships and important
"Honestly, we had been messages such as taking
looking for a name for a risks and being comfortable
while. We fried going to the in your own "weirdness."
library and reading book One of her favorite songs
titles, anything to spark in- she has written is titled "My
spiration, but we didn't like Miracle," which she wrote
anything," Villa said. "One for her aunt after she had
the pop to her brother's rock. day I just flipped open a passed from battling cancer.
This musical duo has al- dictionary and
Music has been
ready made a name for them- Oversoul was
a positive influselves in the local music the first word "I pretty much ence in Alexa's
world, performing at Warped I saw and we love every type everyday
life,
Tour and rocking venues liked the mean- of music. Nerdy, and her source of
like the House of Blues. Al- ing. Oversoul: but I do love therapy throughexa Villa and her brother, the spirit that classical music. out the years.
Ryan, have been jamming motivates and It's my escape
"Music is all
together since Alexa started inspires all liv- from all the I do. I 'm obplaying the piano at seven ing
things." current stuff' sessed with the
years old. Growing up in a
Some * of the
fact that you
musical family, Alexa and artists that inspire Alexa in can just make something
Ryan looked up to their par- her work include a range of out of nothing and that
ents, who were always per- artists from Led Zeppelin there are no rules. It's what
forming in their own bands. ("cliche but an all time faThis musical inspiration vorite") to top 40 faves like I enjoy most," Villa said.
Alexa will be performled to the creation of Alexa Lana Del Rey and Rihanna.
ing at the world-famous
and Ryan's band, Oversoul,
"I pretty much love every
Go-Go
in
which Alexa describes as "a type of music. Nerdy, but Whisky-Across between Lady Gaga and I do love classical music. Hollywood on Sept. 13.
Find Alexa on her youthe Black Keys." Alexa says It's my escape from all the
tube channel, "weareoworking with her brother is a current stuff," Villa said.
versoul" or oh soundlot of fun, but just like all sibIf the serious, heavy rock
lings, there is the occasional sound of Oversoul isn't your cloud at soundcloud.com/
alexa-music. Oversoul al-
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The Breakfast Club: VPA senior brings movie classic to stage
BY RYAN D OWNS
NEWS EDITOR
A geek, a jock, a criminal, a princess, an athlete
and a basket case—these
are the characters that
make up John Hughes' The
Breakfast Club, which will
be coming to CSUSM as
a stage play in October.
Every semester, one of
CSUSM's graduating theater
or VPA students gets the opportunity to showcase their
work to the school with a
capstone project. For theater
students, this involves adapting a play to stage (or, if
they're bold enough, writing their own) to perform
in front of the school. This
October, Alex Conteras will
instead be adapting one of
his favorite movies to the
stage for three nights only.
"I went with this story because I feel that it is more
than a 80s movie" Contreras said. "The movie really is timeless, and it really
resonates with high school
students. Even now, almost
30 years after it came out,
the movie is still relevant."
It is not difficult to see the
effectiveness of the transition
from film to stage. Most of
thefilmtakes place in a single
classroom, with a principal
cast of about six characters.
"What lends Breakfast
Club well to theater is that
the story is set in a single lo-
cation, which makes it ideal
to stage great characters that
everyone can relate to in
some way," Contreras said.
He even goes so far as
to say the entire screenplay is left more or less unchanged in the transition.
"I did not want to ruin
what John Hughes, the author, wrote. All I wanted
to do was tweak it in a few
places to make it flow better
as a play," Contreras said.
He said that the only necessary changes are added
dialogue, referencing important events that take
place outside of the classroom setting in the film.
"The set for our production
will be more done with the
idea that less is more.... The
play is much more about the
kids and their relationship
to each other than it is about
the library they are in," said
Contreras. "Another change
is that me and my director are
trying to emphasize the fact
that the play is timeless....
Will there be references to
the 80s? Sure, but there may
also be references to the 50s,
the 90s and the early 2000s".
Although his passion for
the project shines through,
Contreras had his share of
difficulties in making his
dream a reality. He recounts
his surprise when very few
people showed up to audition, initially causing him to
reach out to friends he knew
A & E Editor:
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B y KaTIE Gabner
of the Chronicler, a man sent
to record the tale of Kvothe.
But what he finds instead of
For p aay avid readers out the human stori%fe a^siii^
there like myself, a truly pie innkeeper. Appearances,
fantastic book is a treasure however, can be deceiving,
to be worshipped. They enAside from the utterly
rapture us, make us laugh, masterful storytelling, Th$
cry and perhaps critically Name of the Wind possesses
invest us in another world, several qualities that set it
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small minority of literature has been charged frith reteMr
strives to fill us with cog- ing the story of his life, t h e
nizance and awe. It is with chapters thus bounce bethis knowledge that I can- tween Kvothe's recollections
not more highly praise The and the events occurring in
Name of the Wind. Fat- real t M e l M s s M t creates
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climbed its way up the ranks perspective, but also hints at
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a vibrant tale following the female characters ^nd LOW
life of Kvothe, an academic characters populate the nove
arcanist extraordinaire. He and play significant roles
is a man of many myster- the story's plot. Kvothe'
ies with a trail of rumors narration throughopt is clev
about his life. Is i t true that er, beUy-achingly humorous
he has slain monsters and and af times heartbreaking
bedded faeries? Was he reIf there is any book that deally thrown out of Arcanist serves a lbllowing of fàîtl t
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but destroyed? These are all adored, and if you're wise,
questions boggling the mind you'll read and chgrjsh it top.
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Photo provided by Alex Contreras.
in the acting profession.
However with perseverance,
he finally managed to assemble the cast he needed.
"The moment the audience
sees them onstage," Contreras said. "They'll know
who each person is playing."
Picking a favorite character was a slight challenge for
Contreras, but not impossible.
"A lot of the things Andrew
does and says, I can relate to,
but I'd have to say Brian,"
he said. "He's a smart, goal-
oriented kid, but at the same
time he has this charm to
him. You want to like Brian
because in everything he
does, he's earnest about it."
The
Breakfast
Club
adapted to the stage from
John Hughes' screenplay
by Alex Contreras and directed by Justin Levine runs
at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 to 5 in
Arts 101. Admission is free.
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Movie review
God's Not Dead
Most recent Christianfilmstruggles to make mark, unless you're Christian
you've got nothing to worry
about; God is good. Non-beSENIOR STAFF WRITER
lievers, on the other hand, are
The latest addition to the portrayed as cold, calculating
roster of Christianfilmsset and out to get the believers.
The strongest example of
on delivering a message is
Pure Flix's God's Not Dead. these flaws is Josh's girlIt looks promising: a story friend Kara. While she and
about a Christian college her man go to get some
freshman, Josh Wheaton lunch after he is accosted by
(Shane Harper), confronted his professor, she "forbids"
by an atheist philosophy pro- him to take on the chalfessor (Kevin Sorbo) regard- lenge posed by his professor.
ing his beliefs. There seems Ultimately, she breaks up
to be appropriate tension, with him, and we never see
enough to pique your interest. her again. Yet he's not even
Unfortunately, the film fazed. Granted, he made the
doesn't measure up- prov- right choice by simply saying to be yet another addition ing "okay," but you'd think
to the stack of low-quality, that after something dramatic
high-spirituality films in the like that he might struggle a
movie cupboard. But before little and wonder if it really
you tune out, let me explain. is worth it. But no, life just
If you only look skin-deep, goes on like normal for Josh.
I 'm sorry, but if I dated a
the movie's most glaringly
girl for six years, then broke
obvious flaw is the sheer
number of subplots and sup- up with her because she
posedly important charac- couldn't support something
ters. While these may go on I believed was important, I
to reinforce Christian belief think I 'd struggle a little bit
and perseverance, they make and possibly need to talk to
the movie drag. The other someone. To be fair, Josh
serious flaw is the two-di- does talk to a pastor. But that
mensional nature of the char- happens before the breakup.
acters. Unlike most Christian And he only sees him once;
movies, this one has practi- the spark to get him gocally no character/faith de- ing, and that's all he needs.
velopment. Thefilm'smes- Thankfully, when you dig
sage to believers is simple: below the surface, you're
BY ZACH SCHANZENBACH
sure to find an upside amidst
so many flaws and subplots.
The professor, while he's
portrayed for the most part in
2D like the rest of the cast,
does get a bit more depth
to his character, and Kevin
Sòrbo delivers the strongest
performance in the movie.
Perhaps the strongest moment in the movie comes at
the climax. And while it's a
much more subtle message,
Josh's actions make a real
impact on both his classmates and his professor, inspiring anyone who may feel
as though they want to stand
up for something important,
yet feel alone. The message is
subtle and clear: one person
can make all the difference.
So is God's Not Dead a
worthwhile watch? If you're
a Christian, it could be;
I'm certain that any Christian will come away from
watching this inspired.
As for the non-believers,
I believe that this movie's
title is Truth: God's Not
Dead. This movie, however, is another dull story.
Rating:
2.5/5 Paws
To read the full review, go to the Cougar Chronicle's website.
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M arvel's All-New Ghost Rider
B Y FAITH ORCINO
A &E EDITOR
Marvel once again shakes
up its main universe with the
All-New Marvel NOW! line
of titles. Earlier this year, the
publisher released a number
of familiar titles such as SheHulk; X-Force and Amazing
Spider-Man but with new
twists and creative teams
in the helm. In March, the
Spirit of Vengeance returned
to the shelves with a new
vessel and a very sweet ride.
Writer Felipe Smith teamed
up with artist Tradd Moore
and colorist Val Staples to
create action-packed stories
in All-New Ghost Rider. The
first issue brings readers to
East Los Angeles, home of
18-year-old Robbie Reyes.
Reyes works at one of the local auto shops, making what
he can to take care of himself
and his wheelchair-bound
brother, Gabe. After a street
race goes wrong, he becomes
the new Ghost Rider when
his mysterious killers abandon his body. Now he roams
the street with his 1969
black Dodge Charger as his
choice of transportation.
The combination of Moore
and Staple's art with Smith's
storytelling is perfect for the
thrilling scenes in each issue. Tradd Moore has a lot
of bold lines and motion in
his illustrations, and Val Staples's coloring gives it the
perfect touch of texturing.
The duo is a pair of Marvel
veterans having worked on
previous publications in the
company, but Felipe Smith,
the newcomer, has a lot of
experience under his belt. In
2005 and 2010 he released
two manga series that he
wrote and illustrated. In a
2013 interview with Marvel,
com during New York Comic-Con , Smith mentioned
that his main focus of this
comic will be on the character-development of Robbie,
and putting readers in "the
passenger seat of Ghost Rider's roaring, flaming supercharged racer." Issue Seven
will be out on Wednesday,
Sept. 17, but new readers can
catch up on thé story with
the first collected volume
available now. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
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2 - Male students weigh in on how they
4 - Women's volleyball shines as they
5 - Read about the nursing program's
9 - The lab meat debate continues
feel about male birth control options
fight for a spot in the NAIA
benefits, challenges, and everything
as the Opinion Editor shares her
and if they would use it.
National Volleyball championships.
in between that students go through.
thoughts about last week's article.
11 - Campus 'paparazzi' spotlights
this week's best dressed students.
CSUSM students tackle marriage & singlehood
W h y s o m e a r e r u s h i n g t o t i e t he k n o t a n d o t h e r s a r e n ' t
B Y S ARAH H U G H E S
NEWS EDITOR
There are many concerns
people have about marriage
and a great body of research
on the subject of marriage.
There are many sources of
debate on ho&, if and when
one should get married.
With regards to modern
concepts of marriage, a shift
in age atfirstmarriage as well
as economic factors come in
to play. The Cougar Chronicle asks a few women on
campus to explain and consider their feelings towards
marriage, in order to get a
concept o f howstudents plan
and feel on the topic in comparison to national trends.
A vast body of research
has been conducted on the
subject of marriage from
varying sources, for diverse
reasons. The idea that marriage should be discussed
in educational institutes
for students is a controversial one that some believe
would prevent a great deal
of problems in young
people's later marriages.
Throughout time, mar-
riage has been championed
by many governments on
the basis that it provides
stable
family-structures
and more citizens born.
Records are kept of marriage to track trends and do
other clerical tasks from.
According to U.S. Census
data, the estimated median
age of first marriage by sex
for 2011 was 28.7 for men,
and 26.5 for Women. In 1890
average ages were 26.1 for
men, and 22.0 for women.
In 2001 men and women
married at 26.9 and 25.1, respectively. Ages at first marriage are being delayed and
lasting longer according to
most psychology textbooks.
In a small sample of convenience, conducted of five
women at CSUSM on Oct.
14, a few questions related
to marriage were asked.
Participants surveyed were
18 to 25 in ages. On how
they felt about marriage,
students seemed to generally concede that it was a
positive thing. They had
some differing perspectives.
"I feel like nowadays, in
modern times, people give
N ewly engaged couple enjoying their photography session with photographer. Image by Chris Kennedy.
up on marriage, as opposed
to back in the day when you
had to stay with the person."
Celeste Estrada, 18, said.
"I like marriage - it's a
good thing if people do it
right." Zana Taylor, 18, said.
"I really like the idea of
marriage. I feel like marriage
allows someone to have a best
friend, and someone to lean
on." Julie Meram, 20, said.
"I would really love
to be married someday.
I don't know if it's be-
cause we're supposed to.
[We] feel something missing and just want someone there." said Amy, 22.
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Nov 20,2013
seemed like 15 to 20 minutes, if they crossed over
into HOV lanes, which
Around 10:30 a.m. on were temporarily "open to
Monday, Oct. 28, a large all" according to electronic
yellow semi-truck could be signs above them. Gridseen on the 1-15 near Rancho lock made entering HOV
Bernardo on its side, spread lanes slow and cars were
across all lanes of traffic. lined up across a few lanes.
Many CSUSM students
Freeways were wet that
were late to classes as a morning and a light drizside-effect of the accident. zle appeared to be falling
Some were only slowed during the aftermath of the
down briefly, for what accident. According to re-
B Y S ARAH H U G H E S
NEWS EDITOR
Photo o f autumn leaves by Anne Hall.
Traffic on the 1-15 photographed by Anne Hall.
ports by the Union Tribune
and the Seegmiller Law
Firm, other vehicle(s) were
involved in the accident
and going too fast for the
conditions may have been
a factor. Some sources report there were injuries.
Reportedly, traffic alerts
were not lifted until 2:15
p.m. by the California Highway Patrol. It has not been
confirmed yet if that driver
was killed in the crash.
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Classes moving away from traditional B uying M ale B irth C ontrol
BY CHELSEY SCHWEITZER
STAFF WRITER
BY KARLA REYES
STAFF WRITER
Many colleges and universities are offering more online courses and course materials, moving away from the
traditional classroom format.
Many courses currently
offered at the school do not
have homework that is distributed in class, instead
opting for online homework
through a specific website
or through Cougar Courses.
Some classes have even transitioned from the traditional
classroom setting to an entirely web-based course.
Students have more options for classroom settings
and online involvement than
ever, but need to be careful in selecting, as different
studies show contrasting
effectiveness for different
people. CSUSM has a variety of options, suiting a
range of student needs.
There are three different
types of web-based courses
offered for CSUSM. There
is the online course, where
there is no face to-face instruction. There is the hybrid course, where there are
some lectures given in the
classroom and some online. Then there is the webfacilitated course, where
there is face-to-face interaction through online means.
According to the online
Technical school for anematronics only offered as a correspondence course
through Stan Winston School of Character Arts. Photograph taken at Stan
Lee's Comikaze, in Los Angeles on Nov 2 by Anne Hall.
instruction policy set up by Times article Measuring the
the president of the univer- Success of Online Educasity, these courses are run tion found the success of
by the same rules and regu- online instruction suspect
lations as are applied to the and said that when it comes
classroom courses and are to many online courses "as
often instructed by teachers few as 20 percent of students
that have been trained to finishing an online course
run a web- based curriculum. is considered a ... success."
These opposingfindingsinThere have been numerous
studies conducted to measure dicate that online courses are
the effectiveness of online successful for some, but not
courses. The US Department for others. A student's sucof Education's Evaluation of cess in these kinds of courses
Evidence-Based
Practices depends on whether they are
in Online Learning, which an auditory learner, someis based off of the studies body who learns by listening
conducted on online courses, to lectures; a visual learner,
concluded that "the effective- somebody who learns by
demonstrations
ness of online learning ap- watching
proaches appears quite broad and reading; or a kinesthetacross different content and ic learner, somebody who
learner types." The final learns by writing and engagconsensus reached in this ing in hands- on learning
paper was that "students in environments. When decidonline conditions performed ing on whether or not to take
modestly better, on average, an online course, a student
than those learning the same needs to strongly consider
material through traditional how they have historically
face-to-face
instruction." learned best in order to deHowever, in contrast to termine if the online learnthis study, the New York ing path is right for them.
After years of research, the
concept of a male contraceptive pill has been revisited
for commercial purposes.
Although most will argue
that a male contraceptive is
not required, studies show
that half of pregnancies are
still unplanned, thus there is
a need for a third option. Fellow students gave their opinion on the issue.
In the 1950s, researchers
tested "WIN" ( a control
contraceptive drug) on male
prisoners and found success.
However, when the drug was
tested on the general public,
it had severe side effects triggered by the consumption of
alcohol and therefore was
taken off the market.
Currently research is focusing on a way to disrupt
the maturation of sperm in
the testes, to decrease chance
of fertilization. However,
according to Science Mag,
finding a method that is effective, safe, cheap, well-tolerated, bioavailable, easy-tomanufacture, side-effect-free
and completely reversible
male pill is the challenge.
Right now the objective is
to develop a version of the
1950's "WIN," that encompasses all the mentioned factors.
Mass quantities of fellow number 5 in pill form. Image by Anne Hall.
"I wouldn't take it, personally because I am really skeptical of new products like
that because they can end up
having unintended, serious
consequences. I think it's an
interesting idea," CSUSM
student, Clark Conforti, said.
"I totally support the idea
and the implementation because there are almost no options for male birth control
[other than condoms] while
women have a few to chose
from, but there are so many
steps in the research process
during drug development
that I would most likely wait
a few years after it's been
on the market to see if there
are any other side effects,"
CSUSM student, Nick Allen,
said.
Alex Williams, another
CSUSM student, agreed.
"I don't have a lot of information about the use of
male contraceptives, but I
wouldn't be interested in using it, even if it were available to me. I would stick to
using condoms safely to prevent pregnancy," he said.
Overall it seems men would
be interested, so long as there
is more infoijnation about
the the delayed side effects,
overall safety and the only
way to ensure that would be
with time. Although promising, the research has been
stumped in the early testing
stages and more costly human trials.
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CSUSM is located in a perfect area for students. There
are great local places that
are perfect to relax or simply hang out with friends.
One location that is great
for such activity is the downtown part of Escondido and
it has recently begun its reinvention after being abandoned by daily activity. It's
a long street containing antique shops, Italian restaurants, art galleries, museums,
libraries and coffee shops.
Although this sounds alluring enough, it hasn't been
enough to attract maximum
attention from local people
and it began its downfall
years ago. Although this has
been a problem, downtown
isn't ready to give up just yet.
Escondido has begun the
process of reinventing this
part of the city by opening tip more restaurants and
art galleries. They recently
opened up Maple Street
Pedestrian Plaza, which
citizens embraced nicely.
Downtown Escondido only
seems to be occupied during spring and summer. It's
their busiest time of the year
with people flocking in from
every inch of the city. Every
Friday, starting in April and
ending in September, there
is an activity called Cruise'n
Grand. People use this time
to showcase and sell models
of antique cars. The streets
are filled with local citizens,
old and young, enjoying the
spring and summer nights.
People find it relaxing
to walk and see a site that
is regularly abandoned,
full of activity and life.
During this season the restaurants and coffee shops are
open at different times and
it gives people the opportunity to enjoy downtown. One
of the many disadvantáges
of the local businesses in
downtown is their opening
hours. Some stores and coffee shops have odd hours
that don't allow customers
to stop by whenever they
please, checking the hours
is something that is required.
The building and opening
of new businesses, along
with a new film school in
the area, all seem promising for this abandoned yet
charming street in Escondido. Students should take
time to visit and enjoy some
of the restaurants or art galleries in downtown whenever they have free time.
It's not necessary to go
far to find some originality and get some good coffee. Downtown Escondido
is a place that deserves
more recognition and more
visitors, not only in the
summer but year round.
There's hope in its reinvention and there are locals who are anxious to
see what will become of it.
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Cougars show talent in exhibition
Men's basketball falls to San Diego State in exciting matchup
BY JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
The Cougar's exhibition
loss, of 81-66 to a high caliber NCAA Division I program,
revealed a team that is ready
to take on their conference.
Viejas Arena was loud,
but the men's basketball
team
contended
throughout the matchup.
When the Cougars entered
the arena after the half, the
Aztec fans booed loudly and
tried to intimidate the team.
This didn't seem to faze the
Cougars as their style of
gameplay was smooth and
on point. The team moved
the ball around well and
kept up with the Aztecs.
Jason Johnson scored a
game high of 27 points in
34 minutes of gameplay
for the Cougars. D e'End #
Parker also scored in the
double digits with 14. The *
Aztec's JJ O'Brien scored
a team high of 21 points.
Overall, it was an exciting
games with moments like
Quincy Lawson's one-handed slam during a Cougar rally that kept fans interested. Men's Basketball charging up to win Cougar style as they compete against SDSU for the start of the season. Photos of the opening game by Justin Donner.
D esigning a g reat b rand of p lay
Coach
S aia d e v e l o p i n g
BY JUSTIN DONNER
SPORTS EDITOR
Coach Saia is the piece
that has accelerated the
growth of the CSUSM
men's basketball
team.
He came in with a blank
canvas to work with and is
the man for the job. Being
handed the keys to a brand
new program is special, and
Saia is now in his third year
of developing his vision.
The opportunity to mold a
new program is a big one.
"It's very rare in this
day and age for a college of this stature to not
have a team," says Saia.
class-act
basketball
He was excited by the opportunity, loves the area
and felt that it was a good
decision for his family.
With experience coaching for big Division I programs at UCLA and USC,
Saia knows what it takes to
recruit the kind of players
that will win championships.
He has already shown his recruitment genius by bringing
players who have played at
the Division I level onboard
such as De'End Parker.
"We knew mutual people at
UCLA and they said Coach
Saia would have a good
plan for me," said Parker.
Saia admits that it's a
program
challenge to recruit without having a court on campus, but they still have
great selling points with
the
school's
location.
CSUSM men's basketball is currently ranked
twelfth and is exciting to
watch. Saia feels that they
are a great brand of basketball to watch and that they
are "the best product in
North County." The team
is getting better every year.
Saia feels that there is not
a large amount of entertainment around campus and
that he is molding a team
that offers a good experience for the community.
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Fall sports shatter the competition
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B Y S HAINAPARDO
STAFFWRITER
Women's Cougar Volleyball excited for another win. Photo by Gloria Magallanes.
In p osition t o conquer Iowa
Volleyball earns top spot in conference tournament
way into post season play.
The team has won seven
home games, five • away
games and ten neutral games,
The CSUSM women's leaving them with an impresvolleyball team has cap- sive 22-11 record. Looking
tured the No. 1 seed for the back on the regular seaA ll Conference Volleyball son, a standout moment for
Championship
Tourna- CSUSM was a home game
ment beginning Nov. 15. against Westmont College
With a fantastic regu- on Sept. 17. CSUSM trailed
lar season, the Lady Cou- close behind on the first set
gars are showing no signs but fell 27-25. A three strong
of slowing down on their sets followed where the Lady
B Y G LORIA MAGALLANES
STAFF WRITER
Cougars won 25-16, 25-19
and 25-23 leading to their
victory. Hard work and dedication has the team sitting
confidently in the No. 1 seed
for the AH Tournament in
Clinton, Iowa that is scheduled for November 15-16.
The winner of the AH Tournament will have an automatic bid into the NAIA National Volleyball championships
which begins on Nov. 23.
Spend time going for a jaunt in Julian
C OLUMNIST
The perfect way to enjoy the new crisp fall
feeling in the air is to
take a day trip to Julian.
A short trip away, this
small town provides many
outdoor adventures. The
look of the buildings on
the main street transport
visitors back to California's
gold rush days, but besides
all of the historical sites Julian offers it also has a great
deal of natural scenery too.
A walk around Julian will
were ranked two times this
year and won the A ll for the
first time in 2011. The men
will have to beat Ashford,
Georgia Gwinnett and Lindenwood Belleville in order
to make it to the playoffs.
The volleyball team has
delivered a stellar season.
Currently they are ranked
2 4 in the nation. They are
22-11 and are currently
the number one seed in the
AH Conference Tournament. The women won the
conference tournament the
last two years arid will be
looking for the three peat.
* Fall sports have done
their part to make CSUSM
stand out on the radar
of
collegiate
athletics.
Pose your way to peace and tranquility
Yoga o ffers m any b enefits t o s tudents
G et O ut!
B Y A LISON SEAGLE
As the fall seasons are coming to an end, the Cougars
are all ending on a good note.
The teams have some big
playoff expectations. Both
the men's and women's cross
country teams will be going to nationals. The men
are currently ranked ninth in
the NAIA. A couple of the
men's top runners are hurt
but should be back to help
their team beat the competition. Women's cross country was ranked third, but
lost to Biola and Masters,
and dropped to sixth. The
women are far from worried, due to the fact that their
top four runners have been
doing well. The conference
championship will be held
at CSUSM Nov. 9 at 9 a.m.
As for the women's soccer team, they are currently
ranked 23 and are the number
two seed for the A ll Tournament. Even though the ladies
lost to Ashford in the Championship last year they still
made the NAIA tournament
and won the AH tournament
in 2 008,2009 and 2011. The
women are looking great
this season and have won
five of their last six games.
Men's soccer had a solid
season. They will most likely need to win the Conference tournament in order to
make it to playoffs. The men
actually allow visitors to
realize it is in fact fall in
southern California when
they see all of the leavejs
changing from green to red,
yellow, orange and brown.
While walking through town
you might catch the scent of
wood burning in fireplaces.
Several hiking trails can be
found near Julian, ranging
from distances of less than
a mile to over eight miles.
Some of the trails are paved
and some are dirt, but most
are well maintained. While
a majority of the trails are
self-guided, it is possible
to find guided hikes in Volcan Mountain Wilderness
Preserve* and Santa Ysabel Open Space Preserve.
More information about the
strenuousness, length, hours
and location of trails can be
found at http://www.julianca.com/hiking_nature/index.
htm#List of Hikes & Trails.
Of course no trip to Julian would be complete
without grabbing a slice of
apple pie after all of that
exploring. Even just walking the hills in to\vn can
work up quite an appetite!
B Y R ACHEL G ALLEGO
HEALTH COLUMNIST
Balancing school, work and
your social life can be stress-:
ful and yoga is a great remedy to address this tension.
It may seem intimidating,
or even foreign, but anyone
can do it and studies have
shown many health benefits.
Yoga can help to reduce
stress and anxiety through focused training of your physical and mental disciplines.
Using breathing and meditation practices allow you
to unwind and feel at ease.
Yoga can help to improve
flexibility, lower blood pressure and enhance heart function. It may also aid in improving chronic conditions
such as depression and pain.
A local yoga instructor puts
it into a simple perspective
and says that it releases the
bad energy and supports your
overall sense of well-being.
One of the great aspects
of yoga is that there are
many different, styles that
you can find to fit your own
personal needs and goals.
If you are a beginner, you
may want to start out with
Hatha yoga, which uses basic poses or postures. If you
are looking to push yourself
a little more, Ashtanga yoga
would be a good fit. This is
Movement helps reduce stress and increases happiness. Photo by Anne Hall.
Julien apple pies are a great way to take a break while spending the day in M ien. Photo by Anne Hall.
commonly known as power
yoga, which is more physically demanding in order to
increase your strength. Another common and popular
style is Bikram yoga, or hot
yoga, where you practice
proper alignment in a setting of around 100 degrees
Fahrenheit. Another benefit
of yoga is that instructors encourage you to explore your
limits while not overdoing it.
If you find yourself uncomfortable, you-can always resort back to a simpler pose.
Don't be afraid, roll out a
mat and give yoga a try and
watch your stress subside.
CSUSM offers free yoga.
Visit
http://www.csusm.
edu/rec/fitnessclasses.
html for more information.
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Challenge yourself with club sports
A m ember of c lub s ports t alks a bout the e xperience
B Y C ORIUNA B ABIASH-CLARK
STAFF WRITER
CSUSM offers club sports,
such as lacrosse, for active individuals like Dylan Perry to get involved.
Lacrosse is one of the club
sports on campus and is always looking for new talent.
For Perry, an attacker for
the men's lacrosse team, lacrosse is a family affair. It
was passed on to him and
his younger brother by thenfather. The three of them
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Featuring
Dylan Perry,
who plays for
the CSUSM
Lacrosse team.
Even if you're
not intersted
in playing the
sport, come out
and watch the
home games.
Games are .
always exciting.
Photo by Corrina
Babiash-Clark.
would spend hours together after school playing
the sport in the backyard.
Beyond that, lacrosse provided him with the opportunity to meet new people
and gain new experiences.
He described it as similar to
a fraternity in that way, and
that is the message he would
like to share with all the students on the CSUSM campus.
The men's lacrosse club
here at CSUSM offers students a number of benefits.
"If you aren't into the frater-
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nity lifestyle, clubs in general is a way to get yourself out
there and meet new people.
The lacrosse club doesn't
turn anyone away even if
they have never played: Our
coach also wants us to be as
much like a varsity sport as
it can possibly be as a club
level so we try to do everything the big time schools do.
"We have a weight program,
lifting program, dieticians
and nutritionists," Perry said.
There are a number of
clubs available at CSUSM,
including both men's and
women's club lacrosse.
The
men's
lacrosse
club season begins on
Feb. 2, with the first
home game on Feb. 22.
The team is hoping to
improve upon last year's
7-5 record so come out and
support them in that effort.
Contact information for
the various campus clubs
can be found online at www.
csusm.edu/orgs/ or on the
individual club websites.
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C ampus n ursing p rogram
W hat a nd W here is t he SoN
tals—all this is just to qualify for the Nursing Program.
There is no guarantee that
Due to the distance between pre-nursing students will
the School of Nursing build- be accepted because most
ing and the main GSUSM nursing programs are highcampus there has developed ly impacted, meaning that
a bit of disconnect between many more students apply
the general student popula- than can possibly be admittion and Nursing students. ted. Some students might
Here at GSUSM we believe that after acceptance,
have over 500 students the hardest part is over. They
pursuing nursing degrees couldn't be more wrong.
through what is affectionThe academic requireately referred to as SoN. ments to qualify as well as
Many students may not remain in the program are
even know where the School indeed extensive, but the inof Nursing is, let alone what tellectual challenges are not
the experience involves.
the only things to consider.
To become a nurse, you
Nursing School goes befirst must put in your time as yond testing its students
a pre-nursing student. Pre- mentally, and pushes them to
nursing students are typically their physical and emotional
intelligent, highly-motivated limits. Through many group
and committed individuals projects students are forced
who are willing to put in to learn to work together for
several years of hard work. long hours, despite various
This means carrying a abilities, personality types
heavy class load to get and levels of exhaustion.
through a long list of preWorking, hands-on with
requisites (including Human patients tests students' abilAnatomy and Physiology, ity to communicate with the
Microbiology and Organic sick, pained and irritated
Chemistry courses), while patients, physicians who
also beefing up applications may be impolite and inwith extra activities such as timidating and nurses who
volunteering at local hospi- are busy and overwhelmed.
B Y M EGAN H ABEGER
NURSING COLUMNIST
Nurses-iri-training have to
be kind yet, confident, setting aside the fact that they
are terrified of doing or
saying something wrong,
and are likely sleep-deprived from staying up the
night before writing a 40page care plan assignment.
There are several degree
programs offered by the SoN,
with the majority of Nursing
Students pursuing their
Bachelor's of Science in
Nursing (BSN) via either
the 33-month Traditional
(TBSN) or the 24-month Accelerated (ABSN) paths. In
either case,. students are
admitted into a specific
"cohort" which continues
through the duration of the
curriculum - in other words,
the students who attend orientation together ultimately
end up graduating together.
The School of Nursing has two campuses
with one in San Marcos
and the other in Temecula.
The San Marcos campus
is located just down the
hill from the CSUSM main
campus, on the northwest
corner of S. Twin Oaks Valley Road and Craven Road.
The SoN leases space
Nurses hard at work studying and practicing their craft. Image by Anne Hall.
on the second floor of the
Palomar Pomerado Health
(PPH)
building,
which
also houses the Student
Health and Counseling
Services on the first floor.
The Temecula campus
opened in 2008 and of-
fers a more convenient location for students who
reside in the southern region of Riverside County.
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Student Veterans Organization promotes awareness
in combat.
SVO is a "one stop shop
for.veterans on campus,"
SVO President, Michael
Staff from the Veterans Betancourt, said.
Center and students that parThe space is a place to get
ticipate in the Student Veter- academic help, find comans Organization (SVO) can radely, be assisted with any
be seen all over campus par- student matters that one
ticipating in events, working might find need for guidance
to help the community.
and assistance in education.
There is no need to be a
As the school acknowledged Dia De Los Muertos, Veteran to be a part of the
SVO members featured a SVO. All students are entable that took a moment to couraged to participate in
honor the fallen. Students this student organization.
put together a memorial with Benefits include building
photos of those we've lost leadership skills, participatand the branches of military ing in events, volunteer work
they served. Cougars gath- and building a business netered to observe the artwork work within the community
and Veterans helped to cre- both on campus and within
ate public awareness about the neighboring community
the realities of being a part to get people into the workof military service and* how force.
youthful these lives were that
This Thursday, VA will be
were sacrificed. Female cas- holding the Annual Veterans
ualties were also recognized Day Observance in the Tukand people were in awe to wut Courtyard to honor milifind that women continue to tary veterans. Participants in
carry a strong role in serving SVO are doing events to creB Y A NNE H ALL
DESIGN EDITOR
ate awareness of the military
presence on campus and addressing the issues of the demographic. ASI has recently
created a new VA Officer position in student government
to provide a representative
for this population. Veterans
are constantly finding ways
to be a bigger part of the
community on campus.
Friday will be the groundbreaking ceremony for the
new Veterans . Center that
will open Fall 2014.
"Very exciting. CSUSM is
known to be the most veteran friendly CSU. To have
this building is to create a
Members manning the booth for Dia De Los Muertos and creating public awareness as student organizations utispace that veterans can call
lizes the day for rememberance of those who have pajsed. Photo by Anne Hall.
home as far as community on
campus. It's a great way for
f
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the school to thank us for all
- we've done and are doing,"
Betancourt said.
Everyone is encouraged to
come and participate in the
event. For more information
visit https://www.facebook.
com/csusm.veterans?fref=ts
or visit the Veterans Center.
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h onor t h o s e t h a t h ave s e r v e d b e f o r e
u s a nd t o come. T o commemorate a nd
h onor p eople who h ave p r o t e c t e d t h e
f reedoms we h ave i n t h e U .S/<
--Michael Betancourt
A lecture on the Miss America Pageant A visit to tantalizing Mi Guadalajara
B Y SARAH H UGHES
NEWS EDITOR
A discussion was hosted
by the Gender Equity Center
on Oct. 10 which focused on
the Miss America Pageant
awarding the largest scholarship available to females.
A board standing outside
the center in the weeks prior
read "Pageants the biggest
scholarship given to women
in U.S. - is this a problem?"
The discussion lead by
Cecili Chadwick, a CSUSM
Women's Studies Professor,
dealt with how diverse Miss
America winners are, what
the process of the pageant
is and whether the states of
these are acceptable from
a feminist perspective. The
winner of the Miss America
pageant receives a $50,000
scholarship, which must be
used for school. Chadwick
suggests that this is much
higher than scholarships
available to men and ques-
"If y ou c an
l ook g o o d in
a bikini a nd
float a cross
the s tage then
y ou c an g o to
c ollege/'
tions the nature of it.
During the discussion
Chadwick gave a lecture on
the Miss America pageant.
She had played with possible
titles such as "Cheerleaders
for War, Playing Dress-up
for Money, Little boys become president / little girls
become miss America, Miss
America is always heterosexual and (almost) always a
white Christian," but settled
ultimately on "Madonnas,
Whores and Girls-next-door
Some of the titles, like
"Cheerleaders for War"
stress how in order to appear "wholesome" and "not
opinionated" Miss America
is expected to give political
sounding answers, such as
supporting the troops.
"Madonnas, Whores and
Girls-next-door" identifies a
third archetype that a feminist could argue women are
forced to fit into society's
misconception that all women are either maternal mother-Mary types or whores.
Chadwick argues that Miss
America is supposed to be
an in-between in everything,
essentially not having a
solid opinion or identity. In
this case, the unthreatening
girl-next-door. According to
Chadwick, such a girl is pretty, approachable, laid-back
and won't embarrass you at
parties or scold you for being wrong. She always has
something smart to say about
political questions, but won't
be controversial or offensive.
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mimosas come included in and bunuelos, which are
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STAFF WRITER
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B Y A NNE H ALL
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The Miss America Pageant is an ongoing tradition that supports women in their pursuit o f a higher education, as
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Reserve Officers Training
Course is a college program
offered on campus focused
on preparing young adults to
become productive members
of society and potential active duty military personnel.
Captain Orezzoli is one
of three supervisors who
oversee the program. Accompanying him are Sergeant First Class Angel
Martinez and Lieutenant
John Hibbert. These individuals are active duty
military members assigned
to three years residence
for the CSUSM program.
Orezzoli states the mission
of ROTC, as a course study, is
to focus on "the growing individual," the coUege student.
There are currently 35
students enroUed in ROTC.
Requirements for joining the
program come in three parts.
Part one, being thefirsttwo
years in the program, intends
for the student to gain experience and military insight.
Deciding if it's for you is
the main consideration for
becoming a cadet—part two.
If one chooses to participate as a cadet aU that
is required is to register for
the course on campus. The
course fulfills political science requirements. Physical
training and lab work are not
included but the course work
is credited. Enrolled students
become contracted cadets.
From here, students move
toward part three: deciding
to pursue a career in military
service and become a contracted member which could
potentially continue on to become active duty or reserve.
Even when contracted,
there is no guarantee that
participants win be selected
to serve in the armed forces.
By the student's junior year
they are either contracted
or not. Participating students can be enroUed and
contracted as officers with
ambitions of becoming contracted for military service.
As a member of ROTC,
students are given a four-
(ROTC
ued on
continpage 7).
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THE COUGAR CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY,
Features Editor:
Rico PaJmerin
cougarchron.features@gmail.com
Nov 6,2013
General education courses aren't worthless
7
I nternship s howcases s cience c lass v alue
see in chemistry and biology
classes. These include peaksand troughs that show if
Even just as interns, a lot of there are more or less white
medical offices don't want to blood cells than normal. I
hire students due to liability.
When a doctor is considering
to hire an intern they need to
see that, for you, the practice
is a passion. Also, it's a good
idea to know a few things
before walking into the job.
Knowing how to use most
of the blood work panel and
urinary test machines is a
definite appeal booster, esnterns also use the infapecially since some of these
mous testing strips that were
machines can be very comused in science classes since
plex, and include key scienmiddle school to test pH baltific devices such as a cenance; the ones that made you
trifuge or spectrophotometer
afraid to drink lemonade be(a device which measures
cause it was only a few measlight)--both are terms you'd
ures away from battery acid.
pick up in a science class.
People think that some
A commonly used piece of of their classes won't help
equipment, the blood analy- them in the workforce.
sis machine produces graphs
As a veterinarian inresembling those you would tern it is likely that time
BY CASEY C ARLSON
STAFF WRITER
will be spent working with
the many pets brought in.
Seeing tumor-like growths
on a person's pet can be
scary. Sometimes these
ing week with a bulge on the
cheekbone. During surgery
it seemed that it could have
been caused by an improper
injection of shots. However, it soon became clear
that the bulge was cancerous. Because it was caught
early on, before it could
affect surrounding cells,
the dog made it out okay.
In science classes you
learn about these deformed
cells and how they can grow
and take over surrounding
growths look much worse cells, but it's different seethan what is this case. One ing it in real life rather than
dog came in with a large just pictures from a textbook.
growth on the back of his
The reality check is just
head. The doctor thought it a part of the experience of
was a severe tumor and de- working with a professional.
cided to remove it that day. They can help you grow and
Upon removing the bulge educate you on subjects that
it was clear that it wasn't may not be covered enough
cancerous due to the lack of in class, but learning the baspreading of the bulge on oth- sics beforehand could make
er parts of the neck. A differ- the difference between landent dog came in the follow- ing that internship or not.
W orking with a veterinarian
has proven just how useful
chemistry a nd b iology class
can be.
Faculty Profile
Dr. Rajnandini Pillai
B Y AMANDA L ENOX
ASSISTANT TO THE EDITOR
Dr. Rajnandini Pillai is a
leader and inspiration for
College of Business Administration students both
in and out of the classroom.
She received her undergraduate degree in Microbiology and Chemistry but
changed her career course
when she earned her MBA
from the University of
Bombay. Dr. Pillai has always been passionate about
studying leadership, so her
master's thesis focused on
the leadership styles of bank
managers. She received a
scholarship to attend the uni*
versity at Buffalo, The State
University of New York,
where she obtained her Ph.D.
in Organizational Behavior.
Professor Pillai explains
her decision in choosing her
field of study saying, "Ever
since I was a teenager my
mother exposed me to the
autobiographies of great
leaders.. .and so I read about
Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma
Ghandi and Churchill. And
one of the reasons why I'm
so interested in charismatic
leadership is because I always wanted to study leaders who made a difference,
especially when a company
or a country is in crisis and
along comes this person
that everybody looks up to."
Professor Pillai was recommended by her advisor
to Glen Brodowsky, fellow
SUNY, Buffalo graduate
and COBA faculty member, when CSUSM was
looking for teachers to
teach organizational behavior
and
leadership.
(ROTC
continued
year graduation plan. Education comes before all else.
"Students come first,"
said
Captain
Orezzoli.
Cadets are involved in the
community and provide their
services helping the homeless, reading to students,
assisting in other ROTC
programs in elementary and
high school grade levels, as
well as carrying out duties in
color guard and participating in various other events.
Equal Opportunity and
Sexual Assault Prevention
and Response programs are
taught quarterly through
from
page
this course as well as the
Army's standards of fitness. To enroll students can
apply through the campus
Veterans Center. Applications are processed through
Vicky Hernandez and submitted to San Diego State
University's Aztec Battalion.
The program also upholds*
a strong relationship with
the campus Athletic Department, Pride Center, Gender
Equity Center and the Veterans Service Center. For
more information visit the
campus Veterans Service
Center in Craven Hall 3724.
"We coach, teach and mentor cadets to become positive leaders and
»
members of society/
~Captain Gino Orezzoli
The California State University
CSU SAN MARCOS
"Try to take a business class
if you can because you learn
a lot of things about how to
be an effective employee in an
organization.
- Dr. Rajnandini Pillai
"I interviewed here, loVed
the place, loved the fact
that it was very entrepreneurial and it had miles to
go in 1998," said Dr. Pillai.
The courses she teaches
at the undergraduate level
include Leadership and Organizations and the popular
course, In the Executives
Chair. The class brings in a
new CEO each week to talk to
students about the "stories of
their successes and failures."
At the MBA level she teaches Leadership and Business
Ethics. She also supervises
Senior Experience teams.
Dr. Pillai is also one of the
co-founders of the Center
for Leadership, Innovation
and Mentorship Building
(CLIMB). CLIMB is a resource "for both external
and internal communities:
students, faculty, administrators, staff, as well as the business community and other
members of the community ."
"I get to share my passion
with my students. I hope
in some way I can make
a difference in students'
lives," said Professor Pillai when asked what she
likes most about teaching.
She also loves meeting new
students each semester and
keeping in touch with them
after they graduate. Dr. Pillai
hopes that students "recognize that leaders have a major impact. And even if they
cannot change the leaders
that they currently have...
they can go out and make a
difference with the people
that they lead in the future."
6).
Thank you C SU S an M arcos for your warm welcome. I w as honored
to meet the students, faculty and staff of this outstanding campus.
You are an important part of our vital university system.
I learned a great deal about the campus and the community. It
is clear that C SU S an M arcos' students, faculty and staff are
making a difference in the lives of many people. W hat you do
every day matters.
Despite the challenges w e face, our s uccesses will come with the
work w e do together. I look forward to supporting your efforts and
continuing to see and hear about your remarkable achievements.
W arm regards,
/¿Mtpúét'
l^tJrfZ
Timothy P. White, Chancellor
�Autism Spectrum Disorder stereotyping
Misconceptions breed negative effects
BY CHELSEY NICOLE BROWN
S TAFF W R I T E R
Media
representations
of autism have led to issues with labelling, causing those with the condition
to feel hurt and frustrated.
We all remember the
movie "Rain Man." It was
the story of an autistic "savant" named Raymond who
is Tom Cruise's character
Charlie Babbitt's unknown
brother. In the film, Raymond is incredibly gifted in
"mental calculation," and
can count literally hundreds
of objects at once. This ability is extremely past the normal range of human men-
tal calculation abilities.
This film, while receiving rave reviews and nu- J
merous awards from the
box office, has created a
horrendously invalid stereotype about people with
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) being savants. It has even gone so
far as to be used as a short
hand to refer to an individual
with autism. Whenever I
bring up that I have an ASD,
nine times out of 10 the
first thing someone says is
"So you're like 'Rain Man,'
right?" That's not to say that
"Rain Man" was without its
positives. The film did bring
to light the abject failures
of many public agencies to
accommodate
individuals
with autism and make use
of the skills they do have.
What most people do not
realize about autism is that
it is a spectrum. Every single individual case of Autism, Asperger's syndrome
and PDD-NOS (Pervasive
Developmental Disorder
- Not Otherwise Specified) is unique. Two or
more individuals might
have similar symptoms,
but the degrees in which
they affect each particular
individual vary greatly.
I am in firm belief that
this film laid the groundwork for all modern forms
of ignorance about ASDs.
While this particular film's
problem is different from
most .modern forms, from
it has stemmed a hydra of
ignorance ranging from
"People with autism are
mentally retarded" to even
accusing people with ASDs
as being violent or prone
to violence. For example,
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough
had accused the Sandy Hook
Elementary School shooter,
Adam Lanza, on his show,
"Morning Joe," of having a violent form of ASD
despite the fact that Lanza
didn't even have an autism
disorder in the first place.
The issue that myself and
many other individuals with
an ASD is the constant second-class status we are nearly
forced to live under, whether
it be directly or indirectly.
We already have to deal with
the innumerable and inevitable struggles that come with
living with an ASD. The
general public should not
compound on it by treating
us any differently than how
they would treat neuro-typical people. Autism isn't a
disease; it's not an illness. It
cannot be cured, and nor do
we want a cure regardless
of what organizations like
Autism Speaks have to say.
We are people. We have
the same thoughts, feelings
and intelligence levels as
you all do. We might be really good at something, we
might not be. We are not
what the media and popular culture have portrayed
us as being. We deserve the
same respect as everyone
else, regardless of our status.
«
In unity
we
»
remain.
Group photo provided by the Kamalyan
Alliance.
Kamalyan Alliance's Friendship Games
out to other ethnicities, open
up their minds and come in
STAFF WRITER
one with one another. That is
This past week, CSUSM's the whole purpose of FriendFilipino-American
or- ship Games, which was celganization, Kamalyan Al- ebrated this year.on Oct. 26.
liance, participated in an
Once all of the schools
adrenaline-charged,
high- participating arrived at CSU
spirited, S.P.U.F-tastic event Fullerton, where Friendship
called Friendship Games, Games was held, all of the
Friendship Games origi- schools immediately . begin
nated in 1985 to help unify to show their S.P.U.F, meandifferent schools that had a ing SPIRIT, PRIDE, UNITY
Filipino-American organiza- and FRIENDSHIP, towards
tion. Over time, Friendship the other schools b y chanting
Games developed impres- spiritedly, loudly, proudly,
sively in size, including dif- creating the feeling of toferent UC and CSU cam- getherness with one another.
puses north and south of
In Friendship Games,
California, and even cam- over 40 Filipino-American
puses from Arizona and Ne- student organizations parvada. Friendship Games is ticipate in a friendly picniccelebrated at the end of Oc- like competition, and these
tober, which is the Filipino- are not your average types
American History Month of games. Games include
and through this, we, as one, Alpine Green, The Nasty,
celebrate the Filipino culture. Conveyer Belt, Ground
As the years go on, Friend- Hog and Tidal Wave. Each
ship Games has reached year a school is crowned
out their hands to other eth- the first, second and third
nicities. It not only uses this place of Friendship Games.
event to help unify the FiliKamalayan Alliance, this
pino community, but to reach year, dressed up uniformly as
B Y B RANDO C ASINO
the Green Ranger. In one of
our chants, we say together
as one, "we may be small,
but size doesn't matter! WE
MAY BE SMALL BUT
SIZE DOESN'T MATTER!" over and over again
until the other schools can
hear our hearts roar. The
reason why we say this is
because Kamalayan Alliance, compared to the other
schools, in size is small, but
when it comes to the heart,
pride and love that we have
for one another, the other
schools could not compete.
Although our school did
not come home with a trophy, the members of Kamalayan Alliance created a
bond that is so strong, not
even superman himself can
break it. Kamalayan Alliance, a growing FilipinoAmerican
organization,
will continue to take part in
this exhilarating, eye-opening event we call Friendship Games, represent our
school, Cal State San Marcos, and show the Cougars
will always be number one!
C OUGAR C HRONICLE S T A F F
Phone etiquette no-no's photographed by Noelle Friedberg.
P lease p ut y our p hone a way
Disruptive classroom behaviours or Proper classroom etiquette
B Y N OELLE F RIEDBERG
S TAFF W R I T E R
Students
using
their
phones during class lecture serve as distractions to
those around them and as
a thorn in their professors
sides.
We all know professors
find it rude when we pay
more attention to our cell
phones in class than we
do their lectures. So why
do we do it? When we really think about it, I think
most of us can admit that
cell phone use in class has
gotten a little out of hand.
In any given class you only
have to turn your attention to
the girl sitting next to you to
find her texting "Mi Amor."
You only have to look up
to see one of your fellow
students Snapchatting a picture of the lecture to one of
their friends. You only have
to turn around to see the guy
behind you scrolling through
his Instagram. But is it really
worth it?
I for one find it hard to concentrate when the person in
front of me is constantly on
their phone and I'm sure I'm
not alone in this. Professors
even point out how annoyed
it makes them. My marine
biology professor is always
calling people out for texting
in the front row, and I have
to agree with him that it's
wrong.
Focusing on your phone
instead of what your professors are saying is basically
communicating to them and
the rest of the class that you
really just don't care about
what they have to say. And
maybe you don't. But next
time you're glued to your
phone during class at least
ask yourself, "Can it wait?"
Because if it can, you should
probably put your phone
away. Instagram, Facebook
and whoever you're texting
at the moment will still be
there when class is over.
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�Commentary: Benefits of lab-grown meat
BY LAUREN H AMMOND
OPINION EDITOR
In the last issue of The
Cougar Chronicle, Features
Editor Rico Palmerin discussed the controversial
nature of lab-grown meat.
The CSUSM students and
professors reviewed in the
article suggested that this
form of meat production
was impractical and disgusting. Being a humanitarian,
animal-rights advocate and
having an organic, plantbased diet, I was thrilled t o
learn of this innovation. I
beg that the community begins to reevaluate current
agricultural
biochemical
standards and consider the
benefitsofproducinglabmeat.
According to Dr. Robert
Rider, CSUSM Economics Professor and Chair of
the Economics Department,
lab-grown meat will restrict
US exports to outside coufitries. Professor Rider also
examined the existing restrictions on meat exports,
as many countries currently refuse North American meat due to our use of
antibiotics in the breeding
of animals and growing of
crops. This should raise a
red flag to American consumers. Why is it that other
countries refuse the sale
and consumption t>f genetically modified foods while
American .consumption increases? Perhaps it is due
to the irrefutable evidence
of GMO's harmful effects.
America, China and Canada have the highest amount
of GMO productivity and
consumption in the world.
In a 2011 issue of the Canadian Medical Association
Journal, scientist Dr. Shiv
Chopra revealed some of the
devastating affects GMOs
have had on human health.
"Each year approximately
11 million Canadians suffer from food-borne disease
(FBD). But there is more to
FBD than food-borne infections. The Canadian food
supply is now the most toxic
on Earth, due to the indiscriminate use of hormones,
antibiotics, and slaughterhouse waste, along with
pesticides and pesticidedependent GMOs in food
production. Sadly, the medical community is paying no
attention to these causes of
FBD [which] increase the
incidence of cancer, dia-
The carnivore vs. omnivore battle continues on and surpasses the stone age to evolve into vegan powers vs. mutant
meat. Photo provided by Professor Linda Pershing.
betes, hormone disruption,
neurological, immunological and other metabolic disorders," Dr. Chopra stated.
My initial
suggestion
would be to eradicate the exportation of meat and GMO
productivity all together.
The mass production of
beef, in particular, has had
a detrimental impact on the
environment.
Large-scale
conversions of natural habitats to farmland have significantly contributed to the
increase of harmful water
pollution, soil degradation
and greenhouse gas emissions. Health and economic
issues could be resolved if
production was grown organically and sold locally.
I understand that this ideological approach is most
likely inapplicable for the
time being. US political
heads have made it clear that
the high economic income
of meat and crop exportation is preferable to that of
our country's health and I
do not think that we will be
seeing a change in views
for quite some time. However, I do believe that supporting the advancement
of lab-made meat-will lead
to better economic and environmental sustainability.
In the last issue, Palmerin discusses the inclination towards "natural" meat.
His interview with fellow
CSUSM student, Elizabeth
Cruz, suggests that i f introduced to the possibility of
lab-meat, the general public would probably prefer to
consume traditional meat. It
is important to highlight that
the majority of the 270 lbs.
of meat consumed by the average American each year is
genetically modified. Meaning, the meat that is being
consumed, in logical sense,
is already lab produced!
There is little difference between producing meat within
a lab and injecting caged, terrorized beings with plump- ^
ing toxins for the pleasure of
human consumption. When
it comes to lab-made meat,
the only differences that I
concern myself with are the
benefits that may arise. With
further study it is hopeful that
the lives of innocent animals
will be spared, the whole of
the environment will be bettered and the human community will stop being poisoned.
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OPINION
Applauding paws for improvement T aking t ime t o d e-stress
Better food to be offered at the University Student Union
Step by step directions t o help ease y our pain
B Y SAIKA P ITRE
STAFF W RITER.
B Y ZACH SCHANZENBACH
STAFF WRITER
While there are many wonderful attributes to our campus, it is quite widely perceived that the campus food
is not one of them.
The food on campus is not
terrible but it's not considered to be top cuisine either.
There have been quite a f ew
complaints concerning the
food quality and with the
construction of the University Student Union, there
are new high hopes for tasty
food.
According to the University Student Union website,
it is said that there will be
many new food restaurants in
^the much anticipated Student
Union including Sub-Versions, WOW café, Wholly
Habaneros, Jazzman's Café
and Bakery and the very well
known Panda Express.
Along with many of my
f ellow Cougars, I am quite
excited to see that we will be
able to add food variety and
Art work of anticipated appearance of the University Student Union provided on the campus web site at http://www.csusm.edu/pdc/gaIlery/University%20Student%20Union/25.USU_Photo%20GaIleiy.html
additional comfort and convenience to our well deserving campus. Not only will
we have the five restaurants
that were previously stated,
but we will also have a new
convenience store that will
feature a Jamba ToGo!
The establishment of the
new University Student Union, which is to open in January, will be the perfect \yay
for students to kick off the
New Year.
Whether it be before, after
or in between classes, students will be able to have a
fresh and exciting place to
gather and socialize with
other campus Cougars
and maybe even meet new
friends to add to your Cougar pack!
Either way, when making
your first venture through
the grasses to ¿he Student
Union, you can have comfort in knowing that after completely foraging
through the floors of the
building, you and your pack
can rest your paws and feast
in victory with higher quality dining.
.
Slow Medicine approach to healthcare
S U P P O R T I N G DUR C O M M U N I T Y ' S
BY LISSETTE N UNEZ
STAFF WRITER
CSUSM welcomed a guest
speaker, Dr. Dennis McCullough, a physician and
geriatrician who has brought
a compassionate approach
to caring for the elders.
McCullough visited campus on Oct. 23 and educated
students about his ideas.
Dr. McCullough's approach
. begins with what he identifies as Slow Medicine, a
paradigm for partnerships
between elders and their
loved ones who care for
them. Moreover, it is a philosophy and set of practices
for approaching your life
as you age in relationship
, with the health problems
that come along in due time.
Differing
from
other
healthcare systems, Slow
Medicine was strictly developed through the beliefs
and ideas brought by older
people on how elders should
be cared for. Slow Medicine
combines an understanding coming from gerontology, which is the boarder
study of how older people
are in- the world, along with
study with their psychology, sociology, family relationships, economics and
geriatrics; the study of health
problems in order people.
What Dr. McCullough
hopes to bring is a connection
with Slow Medicine and Palliative Care in our healthcare
system. Palliative Care is a
ELDERS
care system for those who
are diagnosed with a chronic illness. This form of care
centers on the needs of the
person and focuses on their
quality of life, regardless of
age. What Slow Medicine
and Palliative Care share is
a focus on the individual, an
engagement of the family
and also on the whole person. The only difference is
that Palliative Care is a form
of healthcare that focuses on
people with a chronic disease, whereas Slow Medicine
focuses just on the elderly.
Slow Medicine demonstrates the most supportive
approach when dealing with
the care for our elders because as McCullough e xplains, "slow medicine brings
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Your heart is racing,
you're sweating, mentally
paralyzed and not getting
a lot of sleep. If you're a
student, chances are you've
experienced all o f these
conditions at some point in
your life.
These are symptoms o f
stress; ah, y es, a college
student's best friend. Stress
will just sit there and annoy
your brains out, reminding
you of all you need to get
done for all your classes. It
will remind you of that party you'll miss and, because
you'll miss the party, you'll
miss the chance to find a
boyfriend or girlfriend, and
then you'll be lonely while
all the other college students have...
STOP STOP STOP!!!
You're killing me, here!
And you have just witnessed stress in action.
Of course, succumbing to
mental paralysis will only
make things worse, s o if
you are feeling anxious you
should probably do something to help de-stress. I have
a f ew recommendations for
those who are suffering with
the pressures of school, work
Photo by Lauren Hammond.
breathing. During periods of
stress people often take faster and more shallow breaths.
Slowing down and breathing
deeply can help calm you,
and that's a nice way to start
combating stress.
Organize yourself and
prioritize. If you're overwhelmed with school, work
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What kind of music
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