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As a social sciences major with an interest in mental health, David Magallanes Cortes’ curiosity was piqued when he discovered that Latino college students are more likely to report mental health benefits from using Cal State San Marcos’ Cougar Pantr...

We are often products of our upbringing. A collection of experiences, support systems, and the love of those in our immediate circle.Aidelen Montoya remembers fondly trips to museums as a child.She has specific memories of the National History Museum...

Dean Hall doesn’t use the term “twinless twin” to describe himself. For Hall, losing his twin brother David in 2003 felt akin to an amputee who still feels the missing body part.Dean had known heartache in other ways, but was always able to find a me...

More than 4,200 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2023 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff an...

Danna Gomez Mercado sometimes wishes she could talk to the version of herself from three years ago.That Mercado was in her first semester at Cal State San Marcos as a transfer student, was failing multiple classes while struggling mightily with the t...

Sometimes life hangs by a string.It was hanging by a thread for Rubi Duran a few years ago.Diagnosed with advanced kidney failure following a trip to the emergency room for headaches and knee swelling, she was told by doctors she probably had two wee...

The art exhibition (UN)EARTHING will feature works by students from the Department of Art, Media, and Design in the Arts Building Lobby Gallery beginning May 10 and running through the summer.An opening reception will take place from 3-6 p.m. on May ...

Two Cal State San Marcos students won awards at the 37th annual CSU Student Research Competition.The event was held April 28-29 at San Diego State University.Biological sciences student Jaeden Flury received first place in Session 7, Biological and A...

Cal State San Marcos professor Darci Strother is part of a California State University team that has won a prestigious national award for training faculty to help students with their mental health.The CSU received the Momentum Award at the Mental Hea...

There is a plethora of stories written all over the country every spring about resiliency and overcoming massive barriers to success, particularly around the subject of graduation. And then there’s the story of Juan Alva. And the simple but powerful ...

There are two places where Dynnah Buckner has found the most sanctuary during her decorated career at Cal State San Marcos.The first is the basketball court, where she was one of the driving forces behind the ascension of the Cougars’ women’s program...

After growing up in a town outside of Pittsburgh and then moving across country to attend college at UC San Diego, Paul “Skip” Rickert spent a life traveling all over the world as one of the premier managers and tour directors for some of the greates...

Reaching one’s fifth decade of life usually equates to slowing down to some degree. But when you’re working, nay fighting, for equality and inclusion, changing paces isn’t necessarily an option.While busy is the new normal for nearly everyone, meet A...

The funny thing about redemption is that it can look completely different depending on the lens in which it’s viewed.Quan Huynh was sentenced to 15 years-to-life for the murder of a fellow gang member in Los Angeles in 1999. He served 16, turning his...

While many artists work in various mediums, most excel in just one.So when famed Korean multidisciplinary artist Dohee Lee agreed to a short residency at Cal State San Marcos, it made sense that she wholeheartedly agreed to showcasing her multitude o...

When they were 14 in Taiwan, Ching-Ming Cheng and Janet Kao were friends who shared a passion for learning music and the many ways it can be used to convey stories and emotions.They went their separate ways after high school, easily losing touch in a...

While Ricardo Scheller was studying at Palomar College during the late 1980s, he heard about a new university being built just around the corner.Once he read a newspaper article about it being a reality, he went to the closest public library to get a...

The third Arts & Lectures event of the spring semester features Cal State San Marcos music professor Dr. Ching-Ming Cheng, an award-winning piano virtuoso who has wowed audiences around the world, presenting a piano recital alongside pianist Dr. Jane...

The second Arts & Lectures event of the spring semester features stroke survivor Bruce Heimbach.  The event is at 6 p.m., Feb. 22 in the USU Ballroom. The event is free for Cal State San Marcos students, faculty, staff and alumni. Community members c...

“Call it From the Mountain,” an art exhibition by Cal State San Marcos students, faculty and community, is currently on display and runs through April 6 in the School of Arts gallery.The exhibition, which showcases sculpture from students’ creative a...

As an undergraduate at UCSD, Jason Magabo Perez was a B-/C+ student in his English courses.More comfortable with patterns and consistencies in math, he struggled with writing composition in particular. He eventually earned a bachelor’s degree in poli...

Daniel Bennett stepped onto Cal State San Marcos’ campus knowing that this was his second chance. Not only for himself, but for his 8-year-old daughter, Analise.Formerly incarcerated, Bennett was 26 and felt like he didn’t have many options. But he k...

Seemingly every time Ali Turanli checks his Instagram feed this week, a fresh nightmare awaits him.One moment, it will be someone from his native Turkey posting footage from an abrupt funeral that wasn’t supposed to happen. The next, it will be a per...

Five Cal State San Marcos students have received scholarships from a local women’s organization.At its annual scholarships awards lunch on Jan. 11, North County Women in Networking (NCWIN) gave $3,000 scholarships to five female students: Selena Agui...

The first Arts & Lectures event of the spring semester features pianist Daniel Adam Maltz. The concert will take place Feb. 6 in Arts 111. The event is free for Cal State San Marcos students, who can reserve tickets online. Faculty, staff, alumni and...

Cal State San Marcos history professor Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall has been honored with the most prestigious award that faculty can receive in the California State University system.Sepinwall was announced Tuesday as one of five winners of the Wang F...

As the end of the year approaches, many are already looking ahead to 2023.But before putting the finishing touches on your list of New Year’s resolutions, let’s take a look back at some of the most-talked-about stories of 2022. CSUSM Ranks First in t...

Gloria Pindi Nziba, a Cal State San Marcos associate professor of communication, has won a national award for her published article in the field of feminist and gender studies within the communication discipline.Pindi is the recipient of the 2022 OSC...

Students in a Cal State San Marcos anthropology class this semester worked with a nonprofit organization that serves homeless people in San Diego, in the process developing a deeper understanding of their lived experience.The course ANTH 460: Questio...

It’s difficult for Kasandra Balsis to count the ways that Cal State San Marcos history professor Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall has helped her in her academic journey.When Balsis entered CSUSM’s history master’s program in the fall of 2020, the virtual f...