With the holidays right around the corner, everyone is looking for those crowd-pleasing recipes. This mac and cheese is a hit every year! Start by preheating your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly butter a 9x13 inch baking sheet. Cook the pasta for 1 minute of al dente, according to the package instructions. Remove the pasta from the heat, drain it, and return it to the pot. Drizzle pasta with olive oil, stir to coat well, and set aside to cool. Next, prepare the bread crumb topping by melting the butter and combining bread crumbs and parmesan cheese. Set it aside and start to prepare the cheese sauce. During this step, it is very important not to leave sauce unattended … [Read more...] about Mac and cheese holiday recipe
Students utilize wellness platform to keep track of their health
The Wellness Center, along with the campus' partners, has launched You @ CSUSB where students can self-evaluate their wellness and access other campus resources. The platform consists of three domains: Succeed, Thrive, and Matter. Sonia Martinez, who is the Wellness Supervisor of the Recreation and Wellness Center, said, “Given our seven dimensions of wellness on campus (Physical, Social, Intellectual, Financial, Emotional, Spiritual, and Environmental), we categorized each dimension of wellness to fit into the three given domains." The platform was created to serve as a resource where students can improve their overall wellness. Martinez said, “You @ CSUSB is here to aid students in … [Read more...] about Students utilize wellness platform to keep track of their health
Opinion: Safety concerns over playing college football
College football is a billion-dollar-a-year industry that plays a part in the American sports landscape. According to the NCAA, college football programs had an average revenue of over $100 million in 2019. Like most things in 2020, the season was in jeopardy of being canceled due to the COVID-19. College presidents and athletic directors from different states came together via Zoom to save the season. “#We want to Play” tweets from the country’s most prominent college players, like Trevor Lawrence, and “we need college football” tweets from President Trump applied pressure to the NCAA Leadership to get a season started. The most glaring issue facing the decision-makers was the players' … [Read more...] about Opinion: Safety concerns over playing college football
Opinion: The Electoral College is becoming outdated
The United States held its fifty-ninth presidential election on November 3. This country, which is often referred to as the beacon of democracy, will continue to use the Electoral College to elect the President. However, it is time to elect a president based on the majority vote, because it is time for the voices of the many to be heard. The definition of democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives - the whole population or all eligible members, and yet, in the 2016 presidential election, only 56% of the Americans found themselves casting votes. The Electoral College may have been a good … [Read more...] about Opinion: The Electoral College is becoming outdated
Pfau Library extends its online services
With distant learning continuing in the Spring semester, Pfau Library finds ways to further meet the campus community's needs for resources in the virtual space. Cesar Caballero, Dean of Pfau Library, said, “As soon as the pandemic hit and the campus had to pivot to an online mode, the library acquired as much digitized library content (e-books, e-textbooks, etc.) as we could afford since print copies of books were not initially available. That’s the reason we started planning on the retrieval service, which was implemented this semester." Among several resources, Dean Caballero thought the most essential needs to students would be equipment rentals and research assistance. Dean … [Read more...] about Pfau Library extends its online services
CSUSB peer mentoring programs are just a click away
Staying at home and social distancing does not have to be done alone. As we continue navigating the world in a pandemic, some of us may need some academic assistance or human interaction. The peer mentoring programs at CSUSB are in full swing to help students find their ways through these uncertain times. Barbara Herrera, a Student Mentoring Program Coordinator, gives us a glimpse of how the program has evolved into virtual mentoring. Herrera talks about the four types of mentoring programs that serve the CSUSB students. Herrera says, “This fall has been kind of challenging with incoming freshman and transfer students because they are coming in from a virtual platform, and we are … [Read more...] about CSUSB peer mentoring programs are just a click away
UPD continues to work closely with the campus community
In the aftermath of George Floyd's death, Mike O’Meara of the New York Police Association held a press conference and demanded that the public, legislators, and the press start treating the police with some respect. CSUSB Police Chief Nina Jamsen has a different approach to gaining respect and trust from the CSUSB community. CSUSB, along with the other 22 CSU campus police departments, have publicly denounced police brutality. English major Marlo Brooks, host of Conversations on Race and Policing, says, “We will need more than just a stance on the matter. The future of education should feature more preventative measures to ensure that no future alumnus becomes the next hashtag of unjust … [Read more...] about UPD continues to work closely with the campus community
Local communities offer low-risk Halloween activities
Is COVID-19 the real boogeyman this Halloween? According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, it might as well be.Various Halloween activities were ranked as low, moderate, or high risk. They recommend people to not mingle with others outside the household, rating activities such as parties, haunted houses, hayrides, and trick-or-treating as high-risk. For those who are feeling sick, live with someone who is at higher risk for disease, have tested positive, are waiting for COIVD-19 test results, or have been in contact with someone who has tested positive, the CDC recommends them to stay home. But, do not fret my ghostly friends. Halloween activities … [Read more...] about Local communities offer low-risk Halloween activities
CSUSB Recreation and Wellness Center joins digital world
With distant learning extending into Spring 2021, accomplishing things virtually has become our new norm. The CSUSB Recreation & Wellness Center has changed their platform to fit this new virtual setting by going from in-person classes to virtual classes. Vivian Arias, who is an instructor with the center, says, "The team got together at the beginning of this pandemic last quarter, and got a Group Ex schedule pretty much within weeks online. We have had Zoom classes going since that time. It was really hard to get the word out and people in the class space. I feel people did get the benefit, it was just the issue of getting the word out there for people to join in". Arias … [Read more...] about CSUSB Recreation and Wellness Center joins digital world