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his April issue of the Collegiate Review has turned out fantastic. The Feature story this month is an investigation into why, after working so hard to change the school’s name from Community College of Southern Nevada to the College of Southern Nevada, the entrances to the campuses have not been worked on all that well. Some other important stories to check out are an update about the sooncoming student unions, the student and professor profiles, and fast facts about Earth Day. Also look for the Did You Know? section for early registration information and
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Tutorial Services at CSN by Eduardo Buller Staff Writer
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s an enrolled student you are entitled to 4 four hours of free tutoring sessions for every credit you take at CSN. The tutorial services are located on our three campuses. They have over 250 tutors for different subjects. If, for example, you have problems in for example Math or English, a tutor can be there to help you. Once the hours are through you can always pay a small amount of money for every extra tutoring hour. Andrea Gonzales, Administrative Assistant, says, “Just recently we set a new standard. Every tutor has to go through training and get certified in order to be efficient and versatile with the students.”
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They have started a new initiative to create a better tutorstudent environment and already have a tutoring room in Cheyenne. For the moment, Charleston and Henderson only have tutoringassigned tables right in front of the Tutorial Services desk. If you decide to be tutored, remember to always make the appointments at least one day before you need help; no shows will have to pay a no show fee of 9 nine dollars, so if you cannot make it, please call them in advance to cancel. Andrea says, “When you are stuck in a class and need help, do not be afraid to ask for it. I assure you, your grades will improve once
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you take some of your free tutoring sessions!” Furthermore, if you think you are good enough in a subject to become a tutor, please feel free to contact Tutorial Services;, remember that you need at least an A or a B in the class you want to tutor for. For more information please contact Tutorial Services at: Cheyenne Campus inside the library (651-4232) Charleston Campus in Student Services in B building (651-5732 Henderson Campus inside the computer labs (651-3125)
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he Education Department at CSN puts on an event each year to recognize those students in the program who excel in their academics, dedication and commitment. On March 7th, a number of education students were presented with awards to honor their academic achievement at the 3rd annual “Outstanding Education Student Awards”. Each of the 12 full time faculty members in the Education Department chose one of their students who best exemplified what it means to be an outstanding student. Each of the award recipients were presented with a plaque, a full set of text books donated by Pearson Education, and an iPod donated from RCWilley. The evening began with the theme of snowflakes and how each of these future educators represents this form of precipitation. Like snowflakes floating gently, unexpectedly to Earth, teachers touch our lives. First one, and then another and another, until at last the world is bright and shining.
Several incredible speakers presented words of encouragement to these future teachers, including CSN interim vice president Dr. Carlos Campo and CCSD Deputy Superintendant of Instruction, Dr. Lauren Kohut-Rost. Also in attendance was Barbara Badalewski, North West Regional ELL Direct for the CCSD. Carlos Campo said it best, describing how each of the award recipients are very much like a snowflake. Just how each snowflake has a hexagon shape, Campo asked that each of the honored
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students consider six necessary qualities in their approach to teaching. He asked that they each be authentic, joyful, compassionate, full of peace, courageous, and grateful. Lauren Kohut-Rost went on to say how each of the award winners would be wonderful teachers one day in the CCSD. The speakers really punctuated and personalized their positive message to each the honored students. Also a part of the ceremony was the first annual CSN Education Department’s Community Service Award. The award was presented to News 3 Chief Meteorologist John Fredericks, his late dog Jordan, and his new puppy L.J., for their incredible dedication to the Clark County School District. John Fredericks and his dog Jordan made over 600 elementary school classroom visits in the CCSD teaching the kids how to save water, care for the environment, and be all around good stewards of the planet. Jordan visited his last classroom a little less than a year ago before passing away. Jordan left behind a legacy that John will continue to live out with his new dog, L.J. John was presented with a plague and L.J. was given a collar, both of which read, “For making Las Vegas a better community , one classroom at a time.” Ahera Waters, Amy Ciarolla, Kimberlee Miller, Douha Conrad, Victoria Cox, Magdalena Perez-Heywood, Jill Beesley, Melva Minnis, Yischeli Martinez, Bobbie Sepulveda, Laurence Hook, and Patricia Corona were this year’s award winners. Each has a different background, a different life and different experiences, but each of the award winners are certainly linked in one way and that way is their passion for teaching. One student, Melva Minnis had previously worked as a court reporter and currently is working as a full time
caregiver for her terminally ill spouse. When asked why she would like to be a teacher, Melva said, “With all the bad news about the lack of teachers and the position of Nevada’s education system overall, I needed to make a difference. This award has become an infusion of renewed energy for me to continue until I achieve my degree in special education. I simply love teaching.” Melva says that, “ If you are considering becoming a teacher, take a few hours to sit in a classroom, add to it the need for good teachers and the current academic state of our students now.” Jill Beesley is a wife and mother of two sons, and has returned to college to become a teacher after 10 years of raising her family. Jill previously worked in sales and marketing, but this is her chance at a “second life”. Jill’s ambition as an educator is to include journalism in the elementary school curriculum. “I do want to teach journalism. I’d like to actually start a journalism program in elementary schools. It teaches children how to write concisely and precisely, learn how to formulate interviews and meet deadlines. If you teach someone how to meet deadlines early on, that is something that they are going to have for the rest of their life.” Jill has had a wonderful experience at CSN as well. “The community aspect of this school has made my experience better because not everyone is treated like a number. People actually care about each other here and that means a lot.” Many of the past recipients of the Outstanding Education Student Award have gone on to be teachers in the Clark County School District and have excelled. The path is wide open for this year’s outstanding students, and each of them are bound to be successful as they begin their careers in education.
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Earth Day: A Day To Heal Mother Earth by Jazmin Brooks Manager Editor
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pril is the month for giving back to Mother Earth. Our planet is a gift that we humans have received and our only role is to protect and heal the space we inhabit and the creatures that share it with us. “She” is not a political toy to be tossed aside like the blanky we out grew as a child. “She” is not red or blue, right or left, donkey or elephant. “She” is our universal Mother, and April 22nd is her day. In the spirit of global warriors everywhere, the following is a list of green-fun-facts and proenvironment activities going on in the Vegas Valley and beyond. Live green and prosper!
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a laptop uses 50% less energy than a desktop. save 24oo pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling half of your household waste. a single tree can absorb 1 ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. buy fresh foods instead of frozen. frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce. moving your thermostat down 2° in winter, up 2° in summer will save 2000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. clean or replace filters in your home every 12 weeks and save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
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Green Websites & Activites www.getoutdoorsnevada.org Nevada’s go to website to find a slew of volunteer activities that benefit the environment.
information on climate change, recycling, water conservation, even rebuilding New Orleans.
www.wildernessvoulunteer.org Looking for something different on your next vacation? www.springspreserve.org Why not spend a week helping the Visit the center that creates environment. This website provides an oasis in the desert. It is a family trips in all parts of the country that friendly experience with gardens, will appeal to your sense of adventure trails, museums, live animals, and a and philanthropy. concert venue. www.earthday.net The official website of Earth Day 2008. Check it out and see what celebration are happening globally. www.arborday.org April 25th is Arbor Day, a nationally celebrated observance that encourages tree planting and care. Trees help prevent global warning by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere. www.globalgreen.org Find any and all information about “going green” here. This website is the U.S. affiliate of Green Cross International and contains
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The Communal Problems of CSN: Leftover “C” Impact! by CAITLIN SALADINO Staff Writer
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words are still permanently visible in the leftover unpainted stucco. At the Charleston Campus, there are several entrances, but the one that is most apparent is the entrance off of Oakey. There, the sign is made of illuminated letters that say “CSN.” In order to make it read “CSN,” the original C for Community was removed leaving an unsightly collection of electrical cables dangling off the sign. If you drive east on Charleston, you will also see a sign that says “Community College of Southern Nevada West Charleston Campus,” where there has not even been an attempt to remove the word community. The leftover ceramic tiles are faded enough at the Green Valley tech center that they reveal our “community” to those traveling along Warm Springs. Furthermore, if we are completely transitioning to the name College of Southern Nevada, should we also consider changing the street named “Community College Dr.” that runs right through the Charleston Campus? Some of our entrances have actually been mended to a point where the word community is almost unapparent. For example,
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at the corner of Torrey Pines and Charleston as well as the corner of Torrey Pines and Oakey, the signs that border the Charleston campus actually look very professional. However, the other campuses do not mirror that same level of detail. If you really look for it, you can find more than just entrance signs where we have not fully transitioned to our new name, with most of these infractions visible on our Charleston campus. For example, our maintenance workers at the Charleston campus still wear work shirts that read “Community College of Southern Nevada.” Our bike patrolling security guards also show off the letters CCSN on the back of their shirts. The steel barricades that are used to signal any kind of construction work on the campus ground are spray painted with the letters “CCSN” to show that they are the property of an institution that theoretically no longer exists. Also on the Charleston campus are parking spots that are labeled with the words “CCSN special permit parking only.” The most comical of all these parking lot signs is the one that reads “Reserved Parking CCSN
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President.” Another sign that is left over may even provide discussion material for those who grapple with the interpretation of legal matters. On the Charleston campus, the parking lot is plastered with signs that read “Parking is provided as a courtesy to our guests. Please do not leave valuable belongings inside your vehicle. The Community College of Southern Nevada will not be liable for theft or damage to your vehicle or its contents. Parking is at your own risk.” If someone’s car is vandalized in one of our parking lots now, would it actually then be possible to hold the College of Southern Nevada responsible? From the standpoint of a student attending CSN from out of state or out of country, the impression of our school that they get when they see those entrance signs must be quite confusing. Although some of the signs have undergone an attempted correction to the problem, the effort has actually worsened their appearance. Not taking into consideration how paint fades in the Vegas heat, some “C”s have simply been painted over in the original color, leaving a swipe of paint that calls even more attention than if the old name were left untouched. In a related issue, Sara Bennett, the Editor in Chief here at the Collegiate Review, wrote a letter expressing our newspaper’s name change from Coyote Press to Collegiate Review. She wrote in this letter that we at the Collegiate Review will write for the students and April 2008
continue to “keep the community in the College of Southern Nevada.” When she went to the writing lab to have her paper reviewed, she was told by writing lab staff that she was not allowed to use the word “community” when referring to our institution. Since we are being so strict on removing the community from our student’s vocabulary, then it is rather contradictory that we have not been as strict on the signage at our campuses. Surprisingly, this is not the first time that our college has gone through the process of a name change in its 37 years. Nevertheless, if the name change was important enough to warrant such a dramatic switch in our commercials, print and the web site, then why have we done a half-finished job when it comes to the physical appearance of the campus monuments themselves? Significant energy, manpower, and finances were dedicated to the switch, and we certainly are worthy of the name CSN, but not concerning ourselves with the physical appearance of our school jeopardizes our integrity as an institution. Current Student Body President, Taylor Gray served on the executive board of the ‘06-07 Student Government, which voted on changing the name. Gray says, “Former Student Body President Presley Conkle chose the name change as one of the 5 goals for the 2006-2007 Student Government. The idea originated after noticing the national trend towards removing community from institution names, and from personal experience deal-
ing with the stigma of attending an institution with the community college moniker.” The name change was an endeavor that had to overcome several hurdles, the most difficult of which Taylor states was, “Getting the Board of Regents to vote in favor of the endeavor. In order to sway the opinion of the Board, we decided to create and circulate a student petition signed by 10,000 or more students. That in itself created a huge hurdle since the process of gathering that many student signatures took us nearly the entire academic year.” There were several financial concerns that were addressed as part of the name change. Gray says, “Also considered was were the physical signs located at our campuses, with which we were satisfied, due to the fact that the signs are replaced every five years anyway. At the time, we were not aware we would be facing budget cuts. There were resources available at that time to facilitate the name change.” With all the incredible work, dedication, and commitment that our institution went through to get the name changed, it is unfortunate that we have not continued that dedication with our school’s appearance. As a school that was called CCSN for nearly 20 years, our previous name was proudly displayed everywhere among our three campuses. The magnitude of places where this name is actually still visible and in need of attention is quite troubling. Was this not taken into consideration when we changed the name? After all the work that went into the name change, one can find
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arch 16, 2007 marked the one- year anniversary of the voting which spearheaded our institution’s name change from the Community College of Southern Nevada to the College of Southern Nevada. Since last spring many things have visibly changed. Our web site, television commercials, and print media have all successfully transitioned to the name CSN. However, each of the campuses still display reminders of a school that is trying to move on. The words College of Southern Nevada or the letters CSN are showcased at the entrance to each campus. Nevertheless, alongside the new school name, the leftover over “C” or word “Community” is still visible as the first thing visitors, faculty and alumni see when entering each property. For example, Building B at the Henderson campus clearly shows the word “Community” which is barely obscured by the branches of some overgrown trees. Another more obvious example exists at the entrances of the Henderson and Cheyenne Campuses where the silver block letters of “Community” have been removed, but the
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it somewhat hard to believe that the physical impression that our school makes when every car in the Las Vegas valley drives by any of our campuses, was overlooked to such a large degree. The problem has become more apparent as the one- year mark of the official name change on July 1, 2008 draws closer. With new
budget constraints, will it be completed by the one- year anniversary, or dropped as a priority until more funding becomes available? After analyzing the enormous number of signs around our campuses that have been left unattended, one has to wonder whether we will actually leave our institution in this condi-
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tion until our signs are routinely replaced. Whatever the reason for not fixing it already, it needs to be again made a priority for the sake of our institution’s image, our current students and the future students of the College of Southern Nevada.
Sherri Payne, acting associate vice president of facilities management, said $75,000 was allocated in March to fix signage at all of the CSN campuses, centers and sites. She said the college had to go through a lengthy process to get the funds that included getting the Board of Regents’ approval to fix the letters. “It’s a top priority nand students should start seeing changes in the next two weeks,” she said on April 10th. Facilities management is currently obtaining estimates from sign manufacturers and contracts to fix and clean up the signs. They will also be doing some of the rehabilitation in house.
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OPINIONS Students Sing the Textbook Blues by ROBBY Staff Writer
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ollege students are notorious for being financially unstable. To put it bluntly, the majority of us are poor. It’s the age-old education sacrifice; we starve now while focusing on our studies, and feast in abundance later once we land in our careers. Unfortunately, while we’re treading water just to keep financially afloat, prices on required supplies such as textbooks continue to rise at a gaining rate. The average student will spend somewhere around $800+ on textbooks during one school year. Our institution alone has nearly 35,000 students in attendance. Simple math brings us to a startling realization: $28,000,000—yes, that’s millions—will be spent on textbooks by CSN students during one academic year. According to the Government Accountability Organization (GAO), students and their families across the country spend upwards of $6 billion on new and used college textbooks every year. Over the last two decades, the price for textbooks has risen at
twice the rate of annual inflation, and since 1986, textbook prices have tripled. These statistics are absurd, and what is worse, we students are the ones suffering. It seems like a typical routine for us to shuffle into our campus bookstore, impatiently wait in stretched lines that rival the DMV’s, and reluctantly slap down our already tattered Vvisa to cover the $400 in textbooks for the semester, all the while grumbling obscenities and cursing the thieving establishment for putting us deeper into debt. We’ve all been there. And loathing the bookstore feels so good; after all, they’re the ones taking our money and reaping the profits, right? Not so! In fact, a closer look at the twisted textbook industry shows us that cursing campus bookstores for pricey textbooks is much like cursing the local Circle-K for high prices at the pump. Just as with the oil industry, the billion dollar textbook industry is rife with far more complexities and corruption than what is seen on the surface.
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If not the bookstores, then who’s responsible for the $160 price tag on a single biology book, or $145 for accounting? And at the start of each semester, why must we forego decent food, the most basic of human needs, because math class will be setting us back $155, and English $130? Aha! Enter stage left, sheisty publishers. It is the publishers and their infantry of salespeople—armed with trickery and deceptive marketing—who are mainly responsible for this mess. Tactics like stuffing textbooks full of “supplements” such as CDROMs, self-assessment tools and Web-based tutorials, many of which never see the light of day, have become typical in the business of textbook publishing. This bundling, or shrink-wrapping, of a textbook with supplements helps the publisher to justify the soaring cost of an otherwise inexpensive product. For example, a bundled textbook can go for as much as 50% more than the retail price of the text when sold naked. Thanks but no thanks; we’ll take the text, hold the garbage. April 2008
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Another strategy the ravenous publishers use to cash in at the student’s expense is the constant issuing of new editions. Invariably, every two years a new edition of a text will surface. First, this begs the question as to how much educational material has really been discovered in this short amount of time to justify a new edition. And when a new edition is released, the student can no longer buy the slightly used but much cheaper text from the previous semester, and is forced to buy the shiny new, and often bundled, 37th edition for $150. This is the publishers’ crafty way of limiting used textbooks available for students to purchase, as they don’t make a dime off used text sales. In other words, our loss is their gain. You savvy business people—you publishers, you. Another GAO study states, “Publishers direct their marketing efforts at instructors, and sometimes academic departments that make the decision
about the course materials they will use and ultimately require their students to purchase.” Since they are in the position to filter what ultimately ends up on book lists, instructors and academic departments must be cognizant of their students when making their next textbook selection. A simple way for instructors to soften the financial blow to the students’ is by holding strong to a single textbook. If instructors were to commit to a text for a few semesters, and not allow the publishers’ salespeople to bamboozle them into the latest edition, it would mean students could buy less expensive used books again, and even have the option to resell at the close of the semester to recoup some much needed cash. Also, choosing to assign an uberexpensive textbook will only serve to be counter-productive if the instructor is not an effective teacher. To put this positively, an instructor who can teach (you know who you are) will have no need for such a costly text, as the magic is in the
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magician, not the wand. It comes down to this— students have enough financial stress as it is. We can’t all afford to shell out a hundred bucks here and a hundred there for books; we’re not textbook salespeople and we don’t have their kind of money. This movement toward affordable textbooks will soon catch enough attention to where the perverse textbook publishers will no longer be lawfully able to prey on innocent college students. But until then, instructors must take a stand for their students. And the students, with a little initiative, can try to catch a deal on textbooks through a few different avenues: •
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An Open Letter From ASCSN Student Body President To help you campaign Student Government arranges election forums as a venue for candidates to present their platform to students.
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ello again fellow students, the month of April means Student Government elections for CSN, and I’d like to take this opportunity to explain what it is that we do and hopefully inspire you to run for a position in the Senate for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Benefits of joining Student Government
There are many benefits of joining Student Government, among these is the chance to make a difference in the lives of 40,000 students just like you. A far cry from high school student government, at the college level you truly get an opportunity to truly make a difference in the academic and social lives of students. Knowing that the work you are doing is benefiting thousands of people and making a positive impact in their lives is an overwhelming feeling and worth far more than any other benefit. In addition to feeling good, Student Government offers a stipend and a scholarship for service. The pay rate for a Senator is 6 hours a week at $9.64 an hour, and an additional scholarship of $500 per semester. Student Government is also a great item for your resume and shows potential employers that you are motivated, service oriented, and have the ability to work on a team.
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Responsibilities of Student Government As a member of Student Government, you are elected above all to represent the interests of the students at CSN. Whether it be an event that students enjoy taking part in, building student life at the college, or something as momentous as fighting the Governor to reduce budget cuts, you must remember that you serve the interests of the students who have elected you. In addition, you must attend Student Government Senate meetings, and fulfill the required office hours each week. The term of office for a Senator is one full year, beginning and ending in May. Student Government also requires a fairly significant time dedication. A Senator can expect to spend at least 10 hours a week fulfilling their responsibilities. Despite the time commitment I can honestly say that you get as much out of your service as you put in.
each one of the three main campuses, and 2 Senators which represent the satellite campuses.
How to join Student Government
The first step in becoming a candidate for Student Government is to stop by one of our offices and pick up a letter of intent. After completing and returning the letter of intent you will be ready to start campaigning. To help you campaign Student Government arranges election forums as a venue for candidates to present their platform to students. The forums will take place on April 15th at the Henderson Campus, April 16th at the West Charleston Campus, and April 17th at the Cheyenne campus. The Elections will be held on April 29th and 30th, all day at every campus. The minimum requirements to hold office are as follows: Candidates must have completed at least one course at CSN and have a 2.0 or higher cumulative GPA. Available positions in To conclude, I would like to again Student Government encourage you to consider running Student Government is made up of for Student Government. I hope you 18 students. The Executive Board are all excelling in your studies and consists of the President, Vice-Preshaving a great time this semester at ident, Secretary, and Treasurer. The CSN. Senate consists of 14 students total, which breaks down to 4 Senators for
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BEAUTY & HEALTH by OLGA VIZCARRA Staff Writer
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conditions may be. The rays of the sun are so powerful that even on the cloudiest day it grabs a hold of your skin, making it impossible for any human being on this earth to have an even skin tone. SPF lotions, although they may help prevent some sun exposure, fail to fully fulfill their purpose. Sorry to break it to you gals! You’re probably wondering, “Okay so how many foundations do we need?” Well we actually need two different foundations. The sun hits our
forehead, hairline, jaw, nose and cheeks. Even though most women have dark circles under their eyes, that would still be considered the lightest place on your face. As a makeup artist I have to deal with models that sometimes have up to three different types of skin tones. In the following passage I will let you in on the secrets that the top makeup artists of this industry have been using to give celebrities that flawless even finish.
2.Take your one shade lighter foundation and, with your sponge, apply it under your eye up to the cheekbone. Blend makeup as best as you can. Repeat this process to the other eye. Note: Blending is the key to all eye art.
3.Take your skin tone foundation and apply a dot amount (or as much needed on your forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin.) Blend as much possible down your neck to even out color. With any foundation left over on the sponge, apply it to your ears. A lot of women neglect the ear, forgetting it’s still part of the face. 4.Take your blush brush or the clean sponge and smile! Apply blush on the apple of your cheeks.
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If your a students who doesn’t the time on your hands to make a full meal for lunch or dinner. Well I have some recipes for meals twenty minutes and under. I have a tangy turkey sandwich which is made approximately twenty minutes and I also have a ham cheese dream making time 5 to 6 minutes.
Tangy Turkey and Swiss Sandwich (Serving 4) Ingredients • • • • • • • • •
3/4 cup chopped Red onion 1 tablespoon dried thyme 1/2 cup of mayonnaise 1/4 cup coarse- grain brown mustard or just regular 8 Slices of country style French bread 6 tablespoons of butter 1 pound thinly sliced roast of lunch meat 8 slices of tomato 8 slices of Swiss cheese Directions
In a small bowl, stir together the red onion, thyme, mayonnaise and mustard. Spread some of this mixture onto one side of each slice of bread. Spread butter onto the other side of the slices of bread.
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Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Place 4 slices of the bread into the skillet with the butter side down. On each slice of bread, layer 1/4 of the sliced turkey, then 2 slices of tomato, and top with 2 slices of Swiss cheese. Place remaining slices of bread over the top with the butter side up. When the bottoms of the sandwiches are golden brown, flip over, and cook until golden on the other side.
Ham Cheese Dream (Serving 6) Ingredients • • • •
1/2 or 1 stick of butter or margarine melted 12 slices of white or wheat bread 12 slices of American cheese 12 slices of ham lunch meat Directions
Cut clean brown paper to fit a large cookie sheet; brush generously with melted butter or margarine. Lay 6 slices of bread in single layer on buttered paper to each with 2 slices of cheese and ham other slices bread cut in half and brush of the remaining melted butter and margarine. Bake in very hot oven (500 degrees) for about 5 minutes or until tops are golden-brown and cheese is melted. Lift form paper and sever it piping hot. So there I have gave you some ingredients on how to make two fast sandwiches for a busy student who doesn’t have the time to make a full meal . Try it and good luck.
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n all too familiar sound breaks the early morning silence and rings through Station 94. The adrenaline begins to flow as the members of the fire crew sieve sift through the halls and into the apparatus bay, don their turnouts and boots, rise into their trucks and engines, flip the lights and screaming sirens, and within minutes arrive on scene to a fully involved, threestory retirement home. The structure is ablaze and the fire captain on scene, Captain McKeon, must act quickly as precious seconds could cost precious lives. It is moments like these that test a person’s character. Now, training and instinct come together in concert as tasks are assigned, lines are advanced and the team begins to battle the snarling dragon that is the fire. Captain Sean McKeon has been serving his community for eighteen years with the Henderson Fire Department. As captain on the fire scene, he calls the shots. He orchestrates his firefighters to work as a team to rescue victims, decides the method of attacking the fire, stabilizes the scene and he also attempts to conserve as much property as possible. Life safety, though, is the number one priority in the fire service, and because they are constantly exposed
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“That’s the beauty of this profession, you have no idea what kind of call you’ll get next. We must be ready for the unknown.”-McKeon
to unfamiliar working environments, all fire personnel must endure rigorous training. “That’s the beauty of this profession, you have no idea what kind of call you’ll get next,” says McKeon., “We must be ready for the unknown.” Much emphasis is put on training, as Captain McKeon knows firsthand that training, or even getting an education for that matter, pays great dividends and only betters you in the future. The captain shares his affinity for knowledge: “I love school . . . classes like history and philosophy open up your mind and help you later in life.” McKeon is a self-proclaimed “life student,” as he has been taking classes here and there for twenty years and has earned himself three Associate’s degrees. He has even taught emergency medical service (EMS) classes, and more recently, he has been teaching fire science classes at CSN. Although the classroom is far more predictable than the fire ground, Captain McKeon has expressed that being a fire captain has helped him with teaching college students. “I teach my guys at the fire station, and I teach in the classroom, so the two mesh really well,” he says. His style of teaching is geared for practicality. McKeon often arranges for guest speakers to impart their knowl-
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edge in the classroom, which enhances and puts life into the material. When not at the fire station or on campus, you’ll likely find Captain McKeon spending time with his beautiful wife Lisa, raising their two sons, Joseph and Josh. His youngest son Joseph is in Scouts, and McKeon volunteers his time and expertise to teach the Scouts life skills such as first-aid, fire safety and even military-style flag folding. Captain McKeon also enjoys riding dirt bikes in his spare time. If you have any questions about fire fighting, or how to get started in the Fire Science degree program CSN offers, you may contact Captain McKeon at:
Gary Solomon is one of CSN’s true treasures. I found out about him in The Review Journal. I became intrigued because Dr. Solomon offered his students a refund of their class fees for a week in which he was absent. That caught my attention right away. I have to be honest; I did not know what I was going to find out when I first met him. From the above-mentioned incident, I realized that he was definitely a good person. What I did not know is how truly lucky we are to have him among us. Dr. Gary Solomon, 60, is from California. He said his
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early studies were difficult due to a learning disorder. However, obstacles with writing and reading were not enough to prevent him from achieving a master’s degree in Public Health and Social Work. He also has two doctorates: Social Work and Psychology. He is the founder of Cinematherapy, which uses movies to help patients relate to problems in their everyday lives. Dr. Solomon says movies contain healing messages that can guide people through life. Dr. Gary Solomon also teaches a class called “The Quantum Mechanics of Psychiatric Morbidity: The Science and State of Mental Status.” This class is the result of intensive research on the possibility of predicting psychiatric illness. Dr. Solomon wrote “The Motion Picture Prescription” and “Reel Therapy,” both on the Cinematherapy subject. He also wrote a novel. This summer, he will take his knowledge on movie therapy to New York, Tennessee, and even Singapore. Professor Gary Solomon is a teacher, an educator, and a friend to his students. Going to College of Southern Nevada
the “Rate my Professor” webpage I could see how much his students look up to him. From our little conversation I realized that I was in front of someone special. I am glad I opened that Sunday morning Review Journal. Professor Gary Solomon regularly teaches Psychology 101 and Abnormal Psychology on the Henderson Campus. Also look for his special classes on our calendar. He can be reached at
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Age
17 years old
Yischeli Martinez
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Senior at Rancho HS
Program
STEP UP (Student to Teacher Enlistment Project Undergraduate Program)student
-Soren Kierkegaard
*this program allows high school students to jump ahead by taking CSN classes while still attending their high school
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out because I was not a socialist.
Achievements
• Recent Outstanding Education Student for 2008 • Current candidate for Salutatorian at Rancho HS
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out because I was not a trade unionist.
Ambitions
To become a math teacher or an administrator in the Clark County School District
Other Considered Majors Archaeology, Accounting
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speakout because I was not a Jew.
“Try to continue with the road and know that the road may change.”
Then they came for me, and there was no one left to speak for me.
Tips to other Students
- Pastor Martin Niemoller The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. -Martin Luther King Jr.
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