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February 2010 College of Southern nevada COLLEGIATE| Review 1
Volume 4 Issue 1
COLLEGIATE|ReviewFebruary 2010 For The STudenTS, by The STudenTS
STraighT FacTS abouT The criSiS in haiTi
February 2010 College of Southern nevada COLLEGIATE| Review 3
news
WithdraWal rates Could effeCt student suCCess ..............................page 6
2012 ................................................................................................................page 9
Csn foundation funding lessened ..........................................................page 11
nshe Budget Cuts Worse than initially expeCted .............................page 13
features
straight faCts aBout the Crisis in haiti ..................................... page 16
opinions
the great deBate: faCeBook vs. MyspaCe .............................. page 18
fashion/beauty
fashion poliCe .............................................................................. page 20
arts/entertainment
this is a puBliC serviCe announCeMent… .............................................. page 22
sports
a City Behind theM ........................................................................................... page 24
incident reports
January ................................................................................................................. page 30
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Withdrawal Rates Could Effect Student Success
Faculty and staff from
the College of South-
ern Nevada (CSN) are
concerned that the reason for low stu-
dent success percentages is due to the in-
clusion of withdrawals in the calculation.
Math professor Jim Matovina
said that CSN counts the success of a
class based on its retention, which he de-
fined as the percentage of students com-
ing back to CSN for another class. In-
terim Director of Institutional Research
John Bearce believes the inclusion or
exclusion of withdrawals to be circum-
stantial.
“It depends on how you define
success,” Bearce said. He added that al-
though you have low student success per-
centages, retention is another issue. “Stu-
dents who withdraw from their classes
could be counted as someone who does
by ROMMEL SANTIAGO Contributing Writer
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not retain and that could be counted as
not successful,” Bearce said.
In academics, students could be
perceived as not successful if they drop
a class, but the reason for withdrawing
from a class are not always based on aca-
demics. “Unfortunately, it’s not a black or
white situation,” Bearce said. He added
that students “sticking” to their classes is
determined by a number of factors such
as faculty, the class, the school, the de-
partment, their own lives, etc.
Matovina referred to Robert’s
Rules of Order to resemble what should
be done with student withdrawals. Ma-
tovina explained that in Robert’s Rules,
if people do not vote, a proposal will still
pass or not pass based on the members
who do vote. “If you liken withdraws to
abstentions in a vote, then they should
not be counted at all,” Matovina said. He
added, “Although a withdraw is clearly
not a success, we probably should not
count it as a failure either.”
While withdrawals can cause
CSN’s student success rate to decline,
counting withdrawals could be necessary
for state funding. Students who with-
draw have already paid for the class and
can only get a full refund up to a specific
date. Students who withdraw after the
refund date do not get their money back.
Matovina said that CSN looks
at the amount of revenue coming into
the college. “CSN gets some of its fund-
ing from the state based on enrollment
numbers. If we exclude withdrawals
from those numbers, the college may see
a decrease in funding,” Matovina said.
Counting the withdrawal grades could
possibly allow CSN to report higher
enrollment figures to the state. “In turn
we get funding based on the amount of
students enrolled at CSN,” Matovina
said. Bearce said that since the state is
in a deficit, the amount of funding CSN
gets will be low. The lack of state funding
means higher college costs for students.
Bearce said that the mission of
CSN is to help Nevada residents. “So
when a student becomes an EMT, the
EMT is an investment to help the city.
So in turn, the college should [also] re-
ceive investment by Clark County.”
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2012
Most of us have opinions. Opinions that may only get as far as our
best friend’s eardrums, or just stay bot-tled up, kept in the back of our minds. I, however, feel like sharing mine…I’m having a subjective moment. I believe that the best kind of scary, doomsday prophecies are usually based on a bit of fact, with a dash of science, just a dab of reason, and a whole lot of doom, gloom, death and other generally scary stuff. The issue of 2012 has caused quite the controversy, leading some to plan under ground societies, and stock up on canned food, bottled water and even growing underground gardens. But on the
other side of the debate, people say it’s all hogwash; silly as the Y2K scare. Sifting through the sludge to get to the facts can be difficult. For starters, let’s talk about the Mayans.
The Mayans were an ancient, advanced civilization that flourished for more than 3,000 years in a vast region of Mesoamerica: the southern Mexican states of Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Tabas-co, Campeche and Chiapas, as well as the Central American countries of Gua-temala, Belize, El Salvador, and western Honduras. They were skilled mathemati-cians, writers, artists, astronomers, astrol-ogers, politicians, architects and farmers.
by ASHTON HALL Managing Editor
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NEWS
They had developed a written arithme-tic system and developed the concept of zero by 36 BC. They had a symbol for zero when the Romans didn’t even know what zero was. Their charting of the movement of the moon, planets and stars were incredibly accurate, and they were only working with the naked eye. They were even more accurate in charting out the solar year than the calendar used in Europe at the time. They had the solar year at exactly 365 days. Okay, so we’re all on board with the Mayans knowing their stuff. But did they really predict the end of the world?
The Mayan calendars were cy-clical; which means that once they cycle through they start again. These calendars were separated into three distinct phases, all marking the passage of time and run-ning parallel to each other. It’s the third one, called the ‘long count’ calendar, however, that’s causing all the fuss. It’s a continuous counting of the days that last for about 5,000 years. Since it started in 3114 BC, it’s getting ready to end. Now, it’s important to note that when the Spanish were finally able to subdue the Mayans, after considerable time and struggle, they destroyed just about every document they could get their hands on. It’s also important to note that in Mayan mythology each Long Count cycle is a world age in which the gods attempt to create pious, subservient beings.
T h e r e are some people who believe all of this to mean that at the end of this cycle, December 21, 2012, the world as we know it will come to a devastating end, and they’re not going down without a fight. They’re stocking up on anything
that could help them survive an apoca-lypse; canned goods, water, medicine, gas masks, and flashlights are some of the most essential. Mind you, some of this is good to have around just in case. These survivalists are stocking up for more than just that. People have even been buying up old missile silos and building bun-kers, and planning complete under-ground communi-ties. But wait, wasn’t that a movie?
The truth is that the Mayans were phenomenally excellent astrono-mers, the planets will align with the sun and the Milky Way on 12/21/12, and that coincides with the end of the Mayans long count calendar. The sun will reach the peak of its 11-year cy-cle, called the solar maximum, and with it, a lot of solar activ-ity is expected. In all of my research, it ap-pears that scientists are all in agreement
with the world continuing on just as it always has. The most they predict for the increased solar flares is some damaged satellites, interrupted cell phone use and maybe some blackouts.
If there happens to be an earth scorching solar flare, or if the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean decides to swallow up the world, canned food and an un-derground bunker won’t save anyone. I vaguely remember a science teacher say-ing something like ‘keep it simple stu-pid’. Of course it didn’t make sense at the time, but now it makes perfect sense. The simple explanation is probably the best explanation. Which seems simpler to you? Science tells us quite a lot; it’s our human inclination to imagine the worst that occasionally gets in the way, even though it does make for awesome Hollywood blockbusters.
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by FANTASI PRIDGON Editor-In-Chief
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The College of
Southern Nevada
(CSN) Foundation
has been experiencing decreasing
scholarship funds during this period
of economic uncertainty, which has
substantially effected the founda-
tion’s ability to help students with
their tuition, books, and fees.
“One of the biggest prob-
lems the Foundation is facing cur-
rently is a radical drop in investment
income which has meant that there are
far fewer dollars to award to students
from our endowed scholarships,” said
Jacqueline Matthews, Executive Direc-
tor of the CSN Foundation.
“One way we have been ad-
dressing this concern is to reach out to
the donor and ask them to make ad-
ditional payments to help with interim
funding.”
The foundation currently has
over seventy donors. CSN makes up
part of the donor list with donations
from ASCSN Student Government,
Russell’s Restaurant, and others.
(A current donor list can be found on the
school website)
“We have numerous scholar-
ships which are funded by private dona-
tions to the foundation,” Matthews said.
The Foundation has recently
paid for the college to purchase an au-
tomated scholarship application online,
that has helped make it easier for stu-
dents to apply for scholarships. Students
can apply for all CSN administered
scholarships with one application.
Though there is now added
convenience, some students who start,
never finish the application process.
“We do see quite a few students
CSN Foundation Funding Lessened Though the Foundation is seeing scholarship funds decrease, they still seek to help students pay for college.
NEWS
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who begin the process and do not follow
through with an application,” Matthews
said.
The foundation doesn’t limit
their scholarships to academic, need-
based, or vice versa.
“Foundation funded scholar-
ships help both merit and need-based
students. We are seeing less need-based
and more merit-based scholarships in
the past two - three years, because this
provides opportunities to a greater pool
of students. It does not deny the need-
based and allows merit-based students
to compete,” Matthews said.
“The main reason for this
thinking from the donors is to help the
working poor who make more money
than need based criteria, but still need
financial assistance.”
The CSN Scholarship Com-
mittee bases a student’s application
on various areas, including academic
excellence (GPA), program of study,
leadership, community service experi-
ence, financial need, and written or oral
communication.
Some scholarships and endow-
ments are set aside for students with
particular majors, while others are open
to departments, and then all college
students. Stipulations do apply within
some of the individual scholarships and
endowments..
“We [Foundation] strive to
award all of the funded schol-
arships and usually the only
time we have a scholarship that
is funded but not awarded is
when we have very specific cri-
teria and the college does not
have a student who qualifies.”
Matthews said.
“An example of this
being when a scholarship is
limited to a student whose par-
ent died as a result of a work
related accident.”
Many of the scholar-
ships require a minimum GPA
of 2.0. Letters of recommenda-
tion, essays, and community
service experience may be
required of some scholarships,
but not all.
The College of
Southern Nevada encourages
all students to apply for these
prestigious, though limited, awards.
Students attending CSN can access the
scholarship portal through the college
website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Students can now apply for scholarships
for the 2010-2011 academic year.
NSHE Budget Cuts Worse Than Initially Expected
Leaders reveal grim details regarding the future of higher education in Nevada.
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NSHE Budget Cuts Worse Than Initially Expected
Leaders reveal grim details regarding the future of higher education in Nevada.
College of Southern Nevada
(CSN) held a Town Hall
meeting to discuss proposed
budget cuts to the Nevada System
of Higher Education
(NSHE) in the Horn
Theatre located on the
Cheyenne campus,
Wednesday, January 27.
The meeting was
nothing short of a wake
up call, detailing the bud-
get shortfalls to which
the education system
would have to adjust. Ad-
ministrators said the budget cuts could
be as great as twenty-two percent. That’s
about $110 million over the next fiscal
year. Suffice it to say, this would have a
devastating impact on the entire system.
NSHE and it’s institutions are
looking at reductions in salaries, layoffs,
tuition increases, and a cap on enroll-
ment. Several colleges could close down
as a result of the discrepancy within the
state’s hemorrhaging budget.
“We’re looking at layoffs, we’re
looking at everything.” said Michael
Richards, President of CSN.
Prior to the numbers that came
out January 22, the increase was only
projected at eight to ten percent.
“The budget cut is now pro-
jected at twenty to twenty-two percent,”
Richards said.
“If that is implemented, we will
have catastrophic effects upon this in-
stitution and I think upon the
system of higher education.”
CSN Senior Vice Pres-
ident, Patty Charlton, informed
attendees of the immediate
actions that would have to take
place.
“At a twenty-two
percent level, we’re looking at a
about a six million dollar cut to
absorb between now and June 30.”
The new budget will reflect that
of what it was in 2002, which sustained
approximately sixteen to seventeen
thousand students of full time enroll-
ment (FTE) status. CSN currently has
by ASHTON HALL Managing Editor
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just under twenty-two thousand FTE
students.
President of ASCSN Student
Government Nate Waugh, CSN Faculty
Senate Chair Mark Rauls, NSHE
Regents James Dean Leavitt and Kevin
Page, and NSHE Chancellor Dan Kla-
ich rounded out the panel discussing the
latest in Nevada’s budget crisis.
“We have to be outraged by
what is occurring under us,” said Klaich.
“This is the time to be angry.”
As the economy flounders, em-
ployment is harder and harder to come
by. Nevada’s government can’t meet the
deficit; the cost of living is increasing,
and tuition is getting to a point where
no one will be able to afford college.
This budget crisis isn’t just something
to be brushed under the rug, ignored, in
the hope that it will go away. It’s immi-
nent; it will hit us hard and fast. Some
of these cuts must be made by March 1.
We the students, staff, and
faculty of the NSHE system need to
do something, we being the operative
word. Nothing great was ever achieved
by people sitting around talking about
what they intend to do; great things
were achieved by doing. This is our state,
and we can’t let in be demolished right
before our eyes.
Students don’t deserve to have
their educations ripped from beneath
them, nor should staff and faculty be ‘let
go’ when demand in clearly there, now
more than ever. Make it a point to have
each and every one of our voices heard.
Contact our legislators.
In the face of devastation, no
one is safe.
“We are re-examining every-
thing.” Richards stated.
The entire CSN Town Hall
Meeting can be viewed on President
Richards’ blog at www.blog.csn.edu.
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STraighT FacTS abouT The criSiS in haiTi
On January 12, 2010 at 4:53 p.m., a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the poverty stricken nation of
Haiti, crippling what little infrastructure the country had. The epicenter was just 10 miles southwest of the capitol Port-Au-Prince, and was quickly followed by two aftershocks, showing 5.9 and 5.5 on
the richter scale.
Haiti is the western third of the island nation of Hispaniola. The other two-thirds is the Dominican Republic. Hispaniola is between Cuba and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean. Once called the ‘Pearl of the Caribbean,’ Haiti is now
one of the most densely populated, least developed, and the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. This small nation has been plagued by problems associated with poverty since its independence; an independence that was hard won.
by ASHTON HALL Managing Editor
February 2010 College of Southern nevada COLLEGIATE| Review 17
In 1803, Haitians gained their inde-pendence by a slave led revolt that lasted 12 years; the only nation to ever do so. It was the first black republic, and one of the oldest republics in the western hemishere, second only to the United States.
What happened in Haiti is as much a poverty issue, if not more, than a natural disaster issue. Eighty percent of Haiti’s 9,035,536 population live below poverty lines. So many things factor into Haiti’s poverty and go back 200 years, with political oppression, soil erosion caused by deforestation, lack of education and literacy, lack of adequate medical care, no access to clean water, and a large populace in a country too small to support it’s residents as major forces. These are just a few examples and the reasons behind them are com-plex. Suffice it to say, this is something the majority of Americans can’t even fathom.
When the earthquake hit, the shoddily erected buildings, shanty towns and the people in them didn’t stand much of a chance. As many as 200,000 people were killed. Rescuers searched for the forty-five hundred to five thousand missing Americans, and Haitians that are still missing as well. However, the mission has now changed from a rescue effort to a recovery effort. The major-ity of these people will never be identi-fied, as bodies littering the ground have been taken and buried in numerous mass graves around the capitol. The UN is es-timating that between one and one and a half million people have been left home-less.
These are shocking statistics and they only get worse. Tens of thousands of children have been orphaned. Doctors, nurses and aid workers have been try-ing desperately to find unaccompanied minors and bring them to tent hospi-
tals where they can be fed and protected from people trying to steal them to sell in illegal adoptions, for domestic labor or into human trafficking.
Amidst the rubble, injured and homeless, things are starting to slowly improve. Thanks to world wide dona-tions of millions of dollars, food, water, and medicine are finally getting to those who need it most. Banks and gas stations are starting to reopen and some of Haiti’s police are getting back to work, and this is what lies ahead for these people; the hard work of rebuilding their nation, the nation of resilient, resourceful people.
Below are the top three organi-zations to make secure donations for the disaster relief of Haiti:
The Red Cross International Response fund, by mailing your donation
with the designation to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washing-ton, D.C. 20013 or to your local Ameri-can Red Cross chapter. Donations to the International Response Fund can be made by phone at 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish) or online at www.redcross.org.
Doctors Without Borders. Call toll-free number at 1-888-392-0392 24 hours a day, 7 days a week or mail a check or money order to
Doctors Without Borders USA PO Box 5030 Hagerstown, MD 21741
Or go online to http://doctorswithout-borders.org
UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org
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Over the years, our need for
social networking has sur-
passed even the simplest of
internet times. It has become a powerful
tool in the overall scheme of the world
wide web, prompting many to become
connected with the phenomenon. But
one has to think of the social-network-
less lives that many were accustomed to
before this relatively fast development.
What ever happened to the
plain and relatively simple email mes-
sage that was used in a more frequent
social fashion, and at the time of its
debut seemed impressive? Or the
Instant Message that blew even e-mail
out of the water? I guess all that fails
in comparison, because in the height of
e-mail fame, it was what ever happened
to the handwritten letter? Now that the
top two social networking competitors
have pulled out all the stops, destroying
tradition to rival each others network
style, it’s time to take a side. Facebook
or Myspace?
I would like to confess my
penchant for facebook (I‘m logged on
as I‘m writing this) although my social
networking roots lie with Myspace.
Facebook wins hands down in my ad-
dress bar. Comparatively, it‘s more user
friendly, and doesn’t allow for those
cryptic display names that take twenty
minutes to decipher. Myspace has
over time become confusing, and this
(among other things) is why facebook is
the favorite.
Facebook seems to be geared
toward the college set, while Myspace
has a more encompassing set of users.
Facebook is, for some reason better
accepted. CNN’s Anderson Cooper
360 has a fan page on facebook, but not
Myspace. Many politicians use social
networking as a campaign strategy
(facebook most often), and even sports
teams have profiles on the most popular
social networking site.
I’ve seen students at CSN using
school computers for their Facebook
and Myspace fix, causing many areas on
campus to ban the online activity. Signs
have gone up in the computer labs,
libraries, and writing centers, detailing
what is not allowed on their computers.
by FANTASI PRIDGON Editor-In-Chief
The Great Debate: Facebook vs. Myspace
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OPINIONS Very rarely, you run into a
person who has a profile on neither
site, and for varied reasons (it’s over-
rated happens to be a common one).
Admiration is something I have for
those who know nothing of the sort and
care not to, but, I have to say I favor this
sprawled out disconnected form of so-
cial interaction...it’s a new social norm.
In some instances, I’ve noticed people
caving to the social network beast.
Face-to-face contact is limited in this
form, which my generation has minimal
problem with undoubtedly.
Certain expressions come up,
and you know exactly what someone is
referring to. Fan us, friend me and my top
are examples. Some take being on some-
one’s “top” as a form of flattery, but, you
mustn’t forget that it could be random-
ized myspacers (sorry to break it to you).
Cell phones have made it pos-
sible for social networking in an instant
with both internet and text messages.
A student in my biology class said, “I
would die without my cell phone, and
MP3 player.” Really? That’s fascinating.
I wonder what kind of scientific re-
search is being done to cure this debili-
tating condition. No doubt, she has to
update her status to I’m in class.
Social networking has put new
meaning into our lives as we know it. As
outlets for society’s obsession surface,
the realm of social interactions are be-
coming endless, and a bit overwhelming.
Facebook and Myspace lead the social
networking pack with hundreds of
millions of active users respectively. My
grandmother even knows of the sites,
though she says Spacebook and Myface
most of the time.
A sizable chunk of society has
converted to the social networking gi-
ant. The internet magnets have forever
changed the outline of online activity.
Now that it’s safe to say we’ve converted
to the influential powers of the social
network medium, we’ve left the old
behind for this new, and more complex.
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FaShion Policeeven what you wear is a crime.
by OLGA VIZCARRA Fashion & Beauty Editor
The fast paced life of a college student is never-ending, and the last thing you care about is the way you look (after all it’s school, not a fashion show). However,
one can debate that being presentable is a must. No matter if you’re just sitting in on a lecture, personal maintenance is required.
Unfortunately, some of CSN’s hardworking Coyotes didn’t get that memo, and now they must be fined. And, who better than College of Southern Nevada’s own fashion police to ar-rest those in violation of a fashion crime. Take a look and see who was DIMED or FINED.
FINED!
COMPULSIVE LAYERING DISORDER
There is absolutely nothing wrong with layering. With a thin frame like the one this student has, she can pull off almost any look. But, in this outfit she went a little too far. Next time, lose the cropped sweater and wrap the belt around your torso (not your waist) or lose the belt and the button pin alto-gether.
FINED!
OVERSIZED SWEATER
Although this student has a cheerful and quirky personal-ity, you wouldn’t be able to tell with that unflat-tering, distract-ing, oversized sweater. It makes her look three times bigger than she actually is, and the fact that the stripes on the sweater are horizontal doesn’t help either. A great way to pull of a
baggy sweater is by adding a belt around the torso; the belt would help emphasize her small waist.
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FINED!
MISMATCHED PIECES
Does he play basketball or baseball? Un-successfully, this student finished getting ready. His basketball shorts must remain in the basketball courts, and his dirty shoes make his outfit look even worse. The baby blue long-sleeved shirt does, however, do him justice; it brings out the gold pigmentations in his skin. Next time add a pair of dark washed, fitted jeans, and a clean pair of white sneakers. Leave the cap.
FINED!
MIXING SEASONS
Is it winter or summer? Is she hot or cold? The contrast of these two seasons is never approved and wearing sweat pants out in public is a major fashion crime. Her cute, curly-q curls are so girly and feminine, but her outfit takes all the attention away. Next time, leave the sweat pants inside the house (and don’t you dare get your mail in those) and ditch the flip-flops. Substitute, instead, a pair of bleached skinny jeans and a pair of flats to make it easy to ma-neuver from class to class. The accesso-ries are great for fall; bright colors are in.
DIMED!
FITTED TO THE TEE
Baggy clothes are a thing of the 90s. The millennium has a more sophisticated outlook on clothes, with clothing that is form fitting. This student is a great example of what it means to be fitted. Here, he is seen sporting a t-shirt that emphasizes his athletic upper-body. Thank heaven for fitted jeans, baggy jeans would have made his legs shorter. And, to top off his look, a clean, fresh pair of shoes.
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ThiS iS a Public Service announceMenT…WiTh Jah alMighTy, i and i, one and one.
Often, I propose a
hypothetical sce-
nario/question to
my friends and strangers alike when the
topic of music comes up. The query for
consideration is as follows:
“You are stranded on a deserted
island with; plenty of food and fresh
water, a solar powered CD player with
headphones, and one album of your
choice. What would be the one and only
album you could listen to for the rest of
your life?”
The answers always vary and
often reflect the current mood of the
questioned. Think about your own
answer. Would it have been the same
answer five years ago? Asking this
question to so many people makes me
ponder at it often and extensively, and I
usually come to one conclusion, Kaya by
Bob Marley.
It is a rare form when music
can convey a message to people on a
mass level. It is equally rare for music to
bring communities together with a rally
cry for peace and unity. Reggae has done
exactly this since its conception in the
Jamaican slums. One of the most beau-
tiful sights I’ve ever seen is the crowd
at a reggae show. Black, white, brown,
young, old, beautiful and beastly, all
bouncing together to the same down-
tempo beat, under the same delicious
smelling cloud of cannabis bliss. I firmly
believe the best step to world peace is
for the planet to listen to Bob Marley
while passing a giant spliff. Similar to
that “hands across the world thing,” but
with ganja.
So without further ado, I give
you my list of good reggae, with the
hopes that one day the world can see
the vision of hope and harmony that
was born in the hearts of downtrod-
den and hopeless of Jamaica’s shanty
towns. Even if the world sees that vision
through glazed, bloodshot eyes.
One Love!
~ Robert Nesta Marley- Without a
doubt, Bob is the most influential reg-
gae artist of all time. Marley’s musical
message of peace and unity united his
country during a time of intense politi-
cal and racial stress. Look up the smile
Jamaica concert for more info on how
Bob played a free show with a fresh
bullet hole.
~ Peter Tosh- After leaving Marley and
the Wailers, Tosh punctuated his solo
career with ideas of militant uprising.
His AK-47 shaped guitar was a testa-
ment to his concept of armed rebellion
against oppression.
~ Desmond Dekker- Growing up a
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teenage orphan in 1950’s Kingston is
no easy task. Dekker overcame incred-
ible odds with his amazing vocal talents,
and paved the runway for future artists
to launch Jamaican music around the
world.
~ Toots and the Maytals- Not even an
18-month stretch in prison for ganja
possession could break up the Maytals.
Toots and the Maytals helped pioneer
the type of reggae that would later
evolve into Ska. 54-46 was his number,
but now someone else has that number.
~ Burning Spear- Using a title formerly
worn by a Kenyan King, the music of
Burning Spear is rooted deep in Rasta-
farian Spiritual ideology.
~ Barrington Levy- An essential figure
in the early Jamaican dancehall scene.
Barrington started in the 1970’s and still
plays music today with new artists such
as Snoop Dogg and Long Beach Dub
All-Stars.
~ Gregory Isaacs- It is estimated that
Gregory Isaacs has released around 500
studio albums, more than most artists
could do in ten lifetimes. With such a
vast collection of sensual and passionate
songs, Isaacs’ music is perfect to share
behind closed doors, with that special
someone, for a couple of days straight.
~ Beanie Man- One of the founders of
modern Dancehall, Beanie helped infuse
traditional Reggae with the hard beats
and turntable styles of Hip-Hop.
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Super Bowl XLIV
has come and gone,
and most people are
still scratching their heads wonder-
ing, “Where did the Colts go wrong?”
The Indianapolis Colts were
heavily favored (with a record of 14-2)
to win Super Bowl XLIV, but at some
point during the game the pendulum
swung in the direction of the New Or-
leans Saints (13-3). Many critics have
blamed Indianapolis Colts quarterback,
(regular season MVP) Peyton Manning
for their demise. Could it have been
the heavily overlooked onside kick by
Thomas Morstead that shifted the mo-
mentum of the game? Or possibly the
resounding 74-yard touchdown return
interception made by defensive back
Terry Porter with 3:12 that sealed the
Saints victory? Either way you look at it,
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew
Brees gave a flawless performance. Brees
lifted his team from a 10-point deficit.
A City Behind ThemNew Orleans Saints defeat Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV.
by JAMIA GALLOWAY Contributing Writer
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He also completed 32 of 39 passes for
288 yards, and two touchdowns to tie
the Super Bowl record for completions
on his way to winning the game’s MVP
honors.
Ultimately, when it came down
to the final minutes of the game, Man-
ning’s well-known clutch performance
during these critical minutes, his amaz-
ing passing abilities and regular season
MVP award, wasn’t enough to win the
Super Bowl.
The journey to the Super Bowl
wasn’t easy for the Saints, but they sealed
the deal with a final score of 31-17. On
this particular day in Miami, the Saints
had more than a great team with them
on field, they had an entire city backing
them; with the hopes and spirits of New
Orleans citizens that brought the Lom-
bardi trophy home to the Big Easy. The
New Orleans Saints were destined to
win the NFL title; the city of New Or-
leans deserves this.
Key Plays- 2nd Quarter Colts Ball, 9:27
Peyton Manning pass incomplete to Pierre Garcon.
3rd Quarter Saints Ball, 15:00 Thomas Morstead onside kicks 14 yards from NO30 to NO44, Jonathan Casillas recovers at NO43.
3rd Quarter Saints Ball, 15:00 Drew Brees pass to Pierre Thomas for 16 yards for a touchdown.
4th Quarter Saints Ball, 10:39 Drew Brees pass to Jeremy Shockey for 2 yards for a touchdown.
4th Quarter Colts Ball, 5:35 Peyton Manning pass intended for Reggie Wayne intercepted by Tra-cy Porter returned for 74 yards for a touchdown.
SPORTS
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1/20/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation to an individual for driv-ing with a suspended driver’s license.
1/20/10 Trespass Other Char CSN PD issued a Trespass from campus to an individual.
1/20/10 Other - Vehicle Tow Other . A vehicle that was parked in the parking lot for some time was towed. The owner was unable to pick the vehicle up.
1/21/10 Other - Information Report
Other Chey CSN PD was notified of a fire alarm that was set off in the Culinary Building due to weather condi-tions.
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Staff Chey A power outage occurred in the evening on 12/20/10. Emergency procedures were in place and precautionary measures were taken by ap-propriate staff.
1/21/10 Arrest/Referral Warrants
Other Char CSN PD stopped an individual for various traffic violations. A records check revealed an outstand-ing warrant. The individual was arrested and taken to Clark County Detention Center.
1/21/10 Medical - Aided Student Char Emergency medical was called for a student who was having a personal medical problem. The student was transported to hospital.
1/21/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char Emergency medical was called for an employee who was ill. The employee was treated at the scene.
1/21/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation to an individual for driv-ing with expired license plates.
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Student Chey On 1/21/10, a student reported that her vehicle was broken into and her purse stolen while it was parked in the Northwest Parking Lot.
1/22/10 Accident Other Char CSN PD responded to an accident where a vehicle hit a barricade while exiting a parking lot.
1/22/10 Arrest/Referral Warrants
Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with ficti-tious license plates. A records check revealed an outstanding warrant. The individual was arrested and taken to Clark County Detention Center.
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1/25/10 Trespass Other Chey CSN PD issued an individual a Trespass from all CSN campus and released him with a warning. The Trespass is effective for one year from the date of issue.
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Staff Hend An employee reported a piece of equipment miss-ing from the Welding Lab.
January 2010 Incident ReportsDate Type Person SynopsisCampus
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1/25/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/25/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation to an individual for driv-ing on suspended license plates/registration and no insurance.
1/25/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/25/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/25/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
1/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for a moving violation.1/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation to an individual for driv-
ing on suspended license plates/registration and no insurance.
1/26/09 Arrest/Referral Warrants
Other Off Cam-pus Inci-dent
CSN PD arrested several individuals on mutiple charges at an off campus location.
1/26/10 Other - Information Report
Student Chey A student reported she was involved in a hit and run accident off campus. NLVPD was dispatched due to the accident happening in their jurisdicai-ton. Emergency medical was called and trans-ported the student to a hospital.
1/27/10 Medical - Aided Student Char Emergency medical was called for a student who was having an asthma attack. The student was transported to a hospital.
1/27/10 Medical - Aided Other Chey An ECE employee reported that one of the chil-dren fell and injured her mouth and lip. A parent was called and took her to the doctor.
1/27/10 Theft - Personal Property
Other Char An individual reported she believed her purse was stolen from a restroom in the Mojave Health Facility.
1/27/10 Theft - College Property
Staff Chey An employee reported a laptop computer missing from a room.
1/27/10 Other - Lost Key Staff Char An employee reported she discovered the key to her office missing.
1/27/10 Other - Information Report
Other Chey The fire alarm was set off in the main building due to dust from HVAC working on the 2nd Floor in the Gym.
1/27/10 Trespass Other Char An individual was cited for a Trespass violation.
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