February 2010 Collegiate Review

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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

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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.

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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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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.

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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


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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.



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

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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


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.


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.


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


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.


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


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.

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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.


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.

1/21/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.

1/21/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation to an individual for driv-ing without a driver’s license.

1/22/10 Theft - Vehicle Burglary

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.


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.

1/22/10 Assault Student Hend CSN PD assisted a student who was involved in a domestic dispute with her spouse.

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.

1/25/10 Theft - College Property

Staff Hend An employee reported a piece of equipment miss-ing from the Welding Lab.

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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.






1/26/10 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.


Other Off Cam-pus Inci-dent

CSN PD arrested several individuals on mutiple charges at an off campus location.


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.


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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