By Robin Alcantara |Staff writer| The beginning of the 2014-2015 academic year brings new faces to the campus: new students, new faculty and a new advisor for the College of Arts and Letters. “I hope to help students achieve their goals,” said Allison Garcia, the new professional advisor for the college. Garcia is the first professional advisor of the college. Her role will help guide students, through academic mapping, to graduation in a more timely fashion. “Sometimes my schedule does not coincide with my faculty advisors so that does create some conflict,” said Brenda Moreno, a senior majoring in communications.“This puts me at ease because now I can make time to see the advisor … [Read more...] about New College of Arts and Letters academic advisor
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Planning a wedding on a student budget
By Megan Spencer |Staff Writer| My fiance, Mark Estrada, proposed to me on July 11, 2012 during my junior year of college at CSUSB. We had been together for almost six years, so we knew it was the perfect time. There was only one problem; planning a wedding is tricky and doing it as a full-time student can add a world of new challenges. With the excitement of our big day in tow, I found myself switching colors, picking flowers and going to bridal shows in the midst of writing papers, studying for exams and prepping for presentations. Not to mention, trying to figure out how we were going to pull off the wedding of our dreams on a student-friendly budget. My … [Read more...] about Planning a wedding on a student budget