The Pride

Recordings of college lectures have been around for years, however Apple Computers and several colleges are attempting to update the concept for the modern college student. Cupertino based Apple Computer Inc. recently unveiled "iTunes U," a free program for colleges to distribute class lectures to students digitally using the massive popularity of their iPod portable music player and downloadable podcasts.… 1 Comment

Get ready to take pride in something new, fellow Cougars! The Pride is now online! Available at www.thecsusmpride.com, The Pride student newspaper and its website have even more to offer CSUSM students and the campus at large. … 1 Comment

Between Murrieta and Temecula, across from the In-n-Out Burger and next to a Mexican restaurant is the California State University San Marcos' South West Riverside branch office. This small office serves roughly 200 students from the surrounding communities who attend college courses hosted in local area schools to earn credit at CSUSM.… Post the First Comment

Costumes bring Halloween to life. Without them, there are no ghouls and ghosts, no witches and goblins, no vegetables and superheroes, and certainly there is no fun without costumes on Halloween. What about Halloween in a party sense? A Halloween that is looked at through the eyes of college students-no longer a day for door-to-door candy hunting, but a day, or week rather, for students to dress up and party.… Post the First Comment

Beginning 6,000 years ago as Samhain, a Germanic celebration of harvesting and planting, Halloween has perpetuated as a celebration of all things scary and sweet. Originally celebrated as a pagan holiday, Christianity began to influence the celebrations in the fourth and fifth centuries.… Post the First Comment

Nestled in the thick foliage and woods of Elfin Forest lives a many a lost spirit. Residing in what have inevitably become overdeveloped condominiums and commercialized residences, what is now San Elijo Hills, was once a spiritual and even haunted area dubbed "Questhaven.… 47 Comments