The Pride

H1N1 vaccine supply less than demand

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

On Nov. 4, 2009, Director of Student Health and Counseling Services, Dr. Karen Nicholson, released a statement regarding the H1N1 vaccine. As CSUSM is a campus community serving thousands of people, containing the H1N1 virus is a high priority. Throughout the semester, CSUSM's Office of Communications has issued releases as a way to keep the community educated and aware of any updates related to the outbreak of the H1N1 virus, or swine flu.

Bill of Rights

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In just a few weeks, we will say good buy not only to this year, but also to the first decade of our new millennium, according to the Gregorian calendar. Looking back the movie makers gave us many delights. After consideration and reflection, here's my countdown of the best ten movies from the last decade.

CSUSM goes Global

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Last month, CSUSM issued a press release announcing its plans to establish a new Global Studies degree. As students may already be aware, the Global Studies department, which offered a Global Studies minor, was already in existence prior to this announcement. Certainly a sign that in spite of the budget cuts to the CSU system, CSUSM is continuing its growth, the Global Studies department now offers students the opportunity to also major in Global Studies.

The gift that keeps on giving

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Imagine Christmas morning and you have no gifts to share, no happiness. For hundreds of thousands of children around the world, this is a cold, hard reality. Priority Christian Challenge (PCC) is a club on campus that is involved with "shoebox ministry," and partners with Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child.

Abroad in the UK

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Yes, soul searching. And I don't mean the kind of soul searching you do when you've lost your left foot, black-strapped stiletto. I mean the kind in which time and distance allows you to truly see who you are, what you feel, and what you want out of life, without being influenced by the social norms of what you're used to.

Abroad in the US

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

I'm back again, giving you another one of my insights into my experiences here in America. This time I thought I would comment on the differences in how people get from A to B in Britain and America.

The first, probably most obvious point I think you would agree is that here in America you need a car. This is noticeable to everyone. If you don't have a car you think how much you need one, and if you do have a car you pray that nothing happens to it.

CSUSM Men's Soccer Falls 1-0 to Simon Fraser in A.I.I. Championship

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cougar men's soccer gave everything it had in the A.I.I. Finals on Saturday, but the spirited effort was not enough to overcome top-seeded Simon Fraser, as CSUSM fell 1-0.

Women's Soccer National Championship Pairings Announced

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Cal State San Marcos women's soccer will face 8th-seeded Vanguard University in the 2009 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round.

Deja Vu: Women's Soccer Captures Second Straight A.I.I. Title in Shootout

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Though the season had its ups and downs, Cougar women's soccer peaked at the right time, and that culminated in the squad defeating Ohio Dominican to win its second-consecutive A.I.I. Conference Championship on Saturday.

Inexpensive Thanksgiving gestures sure to go a long way

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Many of us are going home for the holidays thanks to furloughs, which were so kind to give us the entire week of Thanksgiving off. Whether you are going home or simply can't make it due to other obligations (work, other side of the family, etc), there are some inexpensive ways to really impress your family with how much you have grown while away at college.

Live music at the Big Cat food court this Wednesday

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Students can enjoy live music at the Big Cat Food Court this Wednesday from 12-1pm outside under the patio shade.

Called "Radical Tunes," the Big Cat Food Court and Cougar Shops have started a new tradition to offer live music for students to enjoy while eating their lunch.

In theaters

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Hits of Sunshine

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Try as I might, sometimes I just cannot escape the looming nature of pop culture. I know what I like, and most of the time am able to stick with my books, my movies, and my music. But something odd happened this week.

I listened to the New Moon soundtrack.
After my initial shock of realizing what I had done, I rechecked the tracklisting: Death Cab for Cutie, Grizzly Bear, Thom Yorke, The Killers, Bon Iver, among others. This couldn't be the soggy-sweet pop record surely matched with the Twilight franchise.