October 2010 Collegiate Review

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ProPosed Mosque: To be or noT To be ........................................................page 6

Chasing The illusion of PeaCe ........................................................................page 9

Csn aTTeMPTs To sToP aCadeMiC dieshonesTy ..........................................page 10

sTellar nighT ouT ............................................................................................page 11

WelCoMe baCk froM your 2010-2011 sTudenT body PresidenT ........page 13

features

forMer Csn offiCial found guilTy of ThefT ..........................................page 15

opinions

Csn sPorTs: a loW PrioriTy .....................................................................page 17

neW faCes nexT ChaPTer ......................................................................... page 18

The realiTy of a’s ...................................................................................... page 18

arts/entertainment

las Vegas roCksTeady The reMedies ................................ page 22

MoVie reVieWs..................................................................... page 23

sports

fighT Corner ...................................................................... page 24

nfl PrediCTions ............................................................... page 25

incident reports

augusT ......................................................................................................... page 30


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45 Park Place, Manhattan may soon be the new domicile to the pro-

posed 13 story Muslim Commu-nity Center (MCC), and Mosque. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder of the Cordoba Initiative which seeks to actively promote engage-ment through a myriad of pro-grams, by reinforcing similarities and addressing differences, has been traveling around the world this past summer trying to fill any gaps, or doubts that may lie between the West and Middle-East. Protestor’s of said MCC are furious, devastated, and per-plexed at the mere idea of it.

While others for the MCC, argue that it would be unconstitutional to deny build-ing rights. When asked about this controversial issue Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf Gover-nor David Paterson of New York has this to say… “Maybe we could find a site that’s away from the site now, but still serves the Catchment Area, that would be a noble gesture to those that live in the area, who suf-fered after the at-

tack on their country and at the same time, would probably in many ways change a lot of people’s minds about Islam.” Some say that they don’t care that a Mosque is being built, it’s more so a matter of placement; out of sight, out of mind. However, It’s excruciatingly obvious that ‘The Big Apple’ is cur-

rently being split in two. Those who o p p o s e a n d

t h o s e w h o

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for; everyone believes that they are right. Extreme rallies have taken place, each side having an expo-nential amount of comments to make, and opinions to share. On the one side, wasn’t this coun-ty built on the right of religious freedom, the right to practice that religion, whatever it may be, with-out the worry of persecution? Did our founding fathers not believe so strongly in this fundamen-tal right that they gave it its own place in our constitution? Our country became embroiled in a war not too long ago, a World War that indeed stretched across the globe and touched all nations by the time it was all said and done. A War that regardless of how it started, ended after five years but

not soon enough to save 6 mil-lion Jewish people from dy-

ing unspeakable deaths. It’s for what these people died

for, for what our found-ing fathers fought

for, for what untold numbers of people come to our land to have, what our men and women in uniform all over the world fight for: for our

by ASHTON HALL Editor-In-Chief

Proposed Mosque, To Be Or Not To Be?


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NEWS

right to be free. On the other side, peo-ple believe while they have the right, it doesn’t necessarily make it right. Remember all of the people murdered on September 11, 2001. They weren’t only the average white, black or Hispanic men or women. They were men and women and children from all races and walks of life, from all over the world and who practiced different religions. At least 2,985 people died that day, some on the airplanes, but most in the Trade Towers. Seeing an Islamic cen-ter going up so close to where so many people lost so much, before it’s even been rebuilt, before the local church even gets permis-sion to be rebuild. Those people see this as a slap in the face. Emotions are clearly high on both sides, but let not the radical, hurtful even evil few determine our fates. Let them not turn us against one another. Don’t stop listening to what the other side has to say, and they’ll listen to you. Listen to the other side, not with an ear for the emo-tion, but with an ear for the logic behind what anyone is saying.

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Chasing The Illusion

They’re shaking hands again, and a day earlier they actually looked at each other when they spoke. By

all accounts a visual anomaly witnessed around the world. Like shouting, “clear” and hitting hope with a hundred thou-sand volts. Our president stood before a podium displaying the collection to the press. Egyptian President Mubarak, the Saudi King Abdulla, PLO President Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister (PM) Netanyahu ready to talk. It’s happened before. Socratically throughout the years, negotiations and cease fires have, always ending abruptly but never finished. More walls going up each time, some visible in mud and stone others worn on people’s faces. Here it’s mostly muted, a channel changing sight, our world grown numb to the conflict. No need to watch while their leaders toss blame around attempt-ing to redefine and erase the past. Israeli headlines offer an all too present remind-er that the people on both sides are still dying. People there know whether they fight or even believe in the causes around them is irrelevant. Innocent is just more blood in the streets. This is Israel, this is the West Bank and Gaza, where decades ago people found the ground beneath their feet known by a new name. Here, there is no peace.

“We don’t seek a brief interlude between two wars.” Netanyahu said, his words and eyes focused only on Abbas, as he explained without ambiguity his definition of peace to the leaders that could make it happen. Israel seeks free-dom, freedom from misguided extrem-

ists murdering her citizens and a “peace anchored in security.” In this time, in this century and for the indefinite fu-ture. President Abbas, to his credit never flinched as the Israeli PM spoke of the previous night’s murders. Of the death of a woman with child, more horrid at-tempts to bring halt to the process frag-ile beginnings. Moments later Abbas responded in kind, expressing his disgust with Hamas for its most recent slaying of the four Israeli citizens, and avowing that the PLO would do everything in its power to end this conflict and bring about a decisive lasting peace. With shared security and justice for both na-tions living side by side.

Stoicism fades a bit hearing those words from those men. People fol-lowing the conflict throughout the world saw a glimpse of possible resolution, if one only measured in human gesture. It was written on their faces, these leaders of people that had only known war long awaiting the glory of peace. A visible de-sire has emerged here. To no longer be a proxy army for regimes sheltered safely away from the conflict, appearing only via satellite. Syria and Iran, countries that for decades claimed solidarity with the Palestinians only by seeking Israel’s demise and doing absolutely nothing to help. Those same countries, among oth-ers in the middle east, have made for-tunes smuggling arms to Palestinian des-peration and cheering them on to die. A known and vicious circle, but one that’s drawn in the sand.


NEWS

by NOLAN LISTER Staff Writer

CSN Attempts To Stop Academic Dishonesty

The College of Southern Nevada (CSN) has imple-mented a new academic

integrity policy this semester. No official policy existed in the past. A brief section on academic integrity was originally in-cluded in the student conduct code.

“The previous system was very vague and impossible to enforce,” says Dr. Cindy Shroba, a professor of geology at CSN and member of the Faculty Senate. Approved on August 16, the academic integrity policy is intended to correct this problem. “The new policy is a step for-ward,” says CSN Faculty Senate Chair Bill Kerney. “It consolidates the informa-tion into one clear and concise source.”

Along with a consolidation, the new academic integrity policy has been seriously updated to fit the needs of the ever-expanding college. One such update is the inclusion of procedures for handling violations. A standard set of procedures was absent in the previous policy.

Now, for example, when a student is caught cheating the primary instructor must fill out an Academic Integrity Form. The form along with “factual evidence” is

to be sent to a Student Conduct Officer for the purposes of “recording, tracking and further processing,” according to the new policy.

But why are measures like an Academic Integrity Form necessary to prevent dishonest acts in the classroom? “Without keeping records of academic dishonesty on campus there was no way of measuring the scope of the problem,” says Shroba. “One of the main reasons this new policy has been put in place is to gather data on how big the problem really is and what departments are affected the most.” Armed with this new set of data, the faculty senate hopes to better combat the issue of academic dishonesty on CSN campuses.

Another addition to the new Academic Integrity Policy is a transcript notation for violators. A student who blatantly violates the policy or is a repeat offender will now receive a “disciplinary notation” on their official transcript. All of the sanctions outlined in the new policy can be reversed, however, by an academic integrity appeal board, also a new inclu-sion to the policy. “The appeal process is

there to protect the rights of our students,” says one CSN faculty member, who asked to remain anonymous that is privy to the new policy introduced.

In the end the Faculty Senate be-lieves the regulations put in place will help to better students’ learning experience at CSN. According to the anonymous source mentioned, the new policy will help to change the culture of the college so that students will learn to do original thinking and be better contributors to society.

“It took the Faculty Senate a long time to put this policy together in hopes of getting as close to a perfect policy as pos-sible,” says Nathaniel Waugh, the 2009-2010 ASCSN President. “I feel the senate accomplished all the goals they initially set out to achieve.” Bill Kerney expressed the same sentiment. “We’re happy with how the new integrity policy turned out,” says Kerney. “It will help to promulgate the seriousness of academic dishonesty to the student body.”

A copy of the new Academic In-tegrity Policy can be found online at csn.edu under the academics link.

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NEWS

Since Oct 30th, 1938 when Orson Welles terrified his audience as he aired a radio

play based on H.G. Wells book “War of the Worlds,” people have been fascinated with aliens. Are they real? Did a alien spacecraft land

in Area 51? Extraterrestrials are so popular, the Las Vegas 51’s our minor league baseball team, is even named in their honor and has an alien mascot. Hollywood has fueled the trending genre with such films as Mars Attacks, Independence

Day and Men In Black. Even Drew Barrymore couldn’t resist a little alien dude when he said “E.T. phone home.” However, when you watch Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions at the CSN Planetarium, it will dispel such pseudoscience subjects as, “Was the Apollo visit to the Moon actually a hoax? Have aliens landed on Earth? Can you tell your future by the stars?” (View the trailerprovided by the Detroit Science Center).

The Planetarium programs are presented every Friday and Saturday until November 20, 2010. There are three to choose from: Secrets of the Sun (Fri and Sat at 6 pm), Bad Astronomy (Fri and Sat at 7:30 pm) and a Saturday matinee at 3:30 pm for younger audiences called Molecularium. However, arrive early, because presentations start on time and there is no late seating. Plus, if you are early you can buy freeze-dried ice cream, alien goo and rockets which are just some of the astronomically cool items you can purchase at the Planetarium Gift Shop.

Can you remember how to find Polaris “The North Star,” the Big Dipper, Leo the Lion or Orion’s

by MONA WHITE Staff Writer

Stellar Nite Out“We have your satellite, if you want it back send 20 billion in Martian

money. No funny business or you will never see it again.” -Seen on a hall wall at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs

CSN StudeNt: LiNdSay JohNSoN, BioLogy MaJor / Photo takeN By: MoNa White


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Belt? Professors David Goldwater and Robert Pippin will refresh your memory as you go Stargazing at the Observatory after the 7:30 p.m. show. Attendees will be given a sky tour illustrating the major star patterns (asterisms) and be able to directly view the celestial objects in the Fall night sky including Venus and Jupiter. Professor Goldwater explains, “Jupiter is really the “show” planet of the fall, rising in the southeast after sunset and being high in the southern sky around midnight. It is hard to miss as it will be the brightest “star” in the sky at this time. In a telescope you will be able to see darker and lighter bands in its atmosphere, as well the four largest of its sixty-three known moons! One of these large moons, Europa, has the best likelihood among all of the other objects in our solar system of harboring life.”

For students who are financially-challenged, the CSN Planetarium offers the first Friday of every month free for Student Appreciation Night. If you can’t catch it on that night, the movies are quite affordable: Students are $4 with a CSN Student ID. General Admission is $6 and Seniors and children under 12 are $4. You can also get the evening special by attending both Secrets of the Sun and Bad Astronomy, and get half price admission for the second show when you buy both tickets at the same time.

Astronomy Trivia Time! Free tickets are being given away to CSN students, courtesy of the Planetarium, for the first five people who e-mail me, get two free tickets ([email protected]) the correct answers for the following questions: (You must show your

CSN ID to claim the tickets).1. What is the closest star

to the Earth? 2. At a speed of 65 mph,

how long would it take to “drive” to the Moon from the Earth?

3. Oh no! Evil aliens are attacking the Earth! They came here from a solar system in the Andromeda Galaxy (the closest big galaxy in the universe to our own Milky Way) in spaceships traveling at 1/2 the speed of light. How long did their journey take?

So whether you have a hankering for freeze-dried ice cream or you just want to know if aliens are really going to beam you up and scramble your brains – the CSN Planetarium will answer your quench your cravings and satisfy your curiosity. So kick back in the dome-shaped theatre and spend an evening watching Bad Astronomy and have a “Stellar Nite Out!”

NEWS


Greetings fellow students and welcome to the 2010-2011 year!

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by JT CREEDON CSN Student Body President

Welcome Back from your 2010-2011 ASCSN Student Government

My name is J.T. Creedon, and I am your student body President for the coming

year. Student Government has al-ready been very active this year, and is committed to continue assisting students, and promoting student life on campus like never before. These are particularly hard times for stu-dents in Nevada and we will con-tinue to fight to protect against tu-ition increases and budget cuts but we also want to make life at CSN fun again.

What We Do:

Student Government pro-motes and supports countless events, over 40 clubs and organizations on campus, Student Life and Leader-ship Programs, the CSN Sports Center and much more. We provide scantrons/blue books and countless discounts to places all over town for students who obtain their Student ID’s from us. We also provide ac-countability to students by address-ing their concerns to the Adminis-tration, the Board of Regents and even the State Legislature.



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2010-2011 Goals:

• To Promote Student Life, Clubs & Organizations

• To Create Student Unions• To Provide Accountability

for Student Services• To Fundraise and Create

Additional Scholarships for Students

• To Establish an Online Book Exchange

• To Improve Security on Campus

• To Pursue Green Initiatives

What We’ve Accomplished Already:

Student Government has reformed and streamlined the Club recog-nition process, and doubled the amount of seed money that each Club and Organization can receive, allowing them more flexibility to put on events and programs for you.

We have established an online Book Exchange at http://apps.csn.edu/bookexchange/ which al-lows you to buy and sell your text-

books conveniently online with fel-low students yielding more money gained and saved for each student.

We have launched the Cipriano Chavez Work For Your Textbook Program created by the 2009-2010 Student Government with Student Life & Leadership Development which grants students a $100-200 voucher for the bookstore in ex-change for volunteering on cam-pus. Find out more at: http://www.csn.edu/pages/3417.asp.

We successfully advocated on be-half of the Millenium Scholarship to the Legislature, who then trans-ferred $4.2 million into the Mil-lenium Scholarship Fund to rescue the Fund from insolvency and ben-efit thousands of CSN students for another year.

We have teamed up with the CSN Foundation, in support of their Fall Fun Fest to bring national bands like The Vandals and Unwritten Law to campus in order to raise money for students.

How To Contact Us:

You can find us online at www.csn.edu/ascsn, e-mail us at [email protected] or visit us at one of our locations at any one of the main campuses listed be-low:

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Former Vice President of Facilities Management, William “Bob” Gil-bert, has been found guilty on 11

counts, involving theft of equipment and materials purchased by the College of Southern Nevada. A series of reports by the Las Vegas Sun prompted an investigation by the Nevada District Attorney’s Of-fice. Gilbert, along with three other col-lege employees (George Casal, Matthew Goins and Thad Skinner) were indicted on charges of theft of materials and equipment, allegedly used to build Gil-bert’s million-dollar home on the foot-hills of Mount Charleston.Co-defendants, Casal, Goins and Skin-ner, plead guilty to lesser charges of conspiracy to commit theft, and each re-ceived light probation sentences. George Casal is the only one still employed by CSN, as a Construction Project Coordi

nator. Gilbert denied a plea bargain, and with the guilty verdict, now faces a maximum sentence of 11 to 65 years in prison. Gilbert claimed that he was only storing the equipment, and of-ten used his own shop for repairs on school equipment. Two former CSN presidents, Richard Carpen-ter and Ron Remington, backed up his claims. Remington was the only witness to testify for the defense

and said Gilbert had permission to store, but not use, the college’s equipment. The equipment in question in-cludes a man-lift, chain hoist, and paint sprayer, which were painted, in what appeared to be an attempt to hide the school markings. Materials purchased from a Home Depot on a CSN account were also traced to Gilbert’s property. The alleged stolen materials include, lumber, door handles and locks, cinderblock and mortar. The charges also included unau-thorized use of a forklift and scissor lift rented by CSN, and using college em-ployees for work on his private residence, while “on the clock” at CSN.After the initial Sun stories, an investi-gation was conducted by the CSN police department. Police Chief Sandy Seda sent his Deputy Chief, Daniel Bennett, to investigate Gilbert’s property. Bennett

claimed in an incident report that he saw “no indication of any property belonging to (CSN).” When District Attorney Inves-tigators searched Gilbert’s ranch two months later, they found equipment with CSN markings, and matched those items to the school’s inventory. Judge Mosley condemned the CSN Police report as “a rather self-serving investigation ... They did an awfully slipshod job.” Seda and

Former CSN Official Found Guilty of Theft

by T. ROPELATO Managing Editor

PhOtOS cOurteSty OF laS VegaS Sun


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Bennett have since resigned from CSN. Introductory charges of “mis-conduct of a public officer” were dropped, after District Judge Donald Mosley determined that in Nevada, an associate vice presi-dent of the college is not consid-ered a public official. Gilbert was hired by CSN in December of 1997, and at the time of his indictment was drawing a $147,204 yearly salary. Gilbert was granted paid leave, and received his full salary for over a year while the investigation was ongoing. Meanwhile, CSN hired architect Sherri Payne, as the “Acting” Associate V.P. of Fa-cilities Management, paying her a salary of $131,254 a year. Gil-bert has been removed from paid leave, and Payne is now officially his replacement. Unknown to CSN at the time of his hiring, Gilbert had a previous felony conviction. In 1991, Gilbert plead guilty to embezzlement from the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, of Lake Havasu California. Gilbert was ordered to pay restitution of $18,705 and sentenced to three months prison and three years of probation. CSN apparently didn’t start asking potential employees about criminal convictions

until 2001. Sentencing is scheduled for January 3rd. Gilbert will remain free un-til then. Defense Attorney John Momot told The Las Vegas Review Journal that he will seek an appeal on the verdict and said, “That’s where Mr. Gilbert will be vindicated.” Chief Deputy Attorney Gen-eral, Conrad Hafen, has stated he will seek the maximum sentence for Gilbert because of his prior convictions.

Hafen said , “Even though he may have done his job well at the college, what he was really doing behind the scenes was stealing from the college, unbeknownst to anybody, to benefit himself.”


by STANLEY THOMAS Staff Writer

CSN Sports: A Low Priority

As an avid sports fan, I was disappointed to learn that my school, which enrolls over 40,000

students, only carries two sports teams. It’s hard to try and understand why an institution of higher learning would limit itself in such a way. And so, I embarked on a mission, in an attempt to perhaps find some logical explanation to justify this oddity. I spoke directly to the student body to see how they felt about this situation - regarding the fact that CSN only carries a baseball team and a softball team. To my surprise, very few students were aware of such things. One student asked me, “Where do they play?” Obviously, I realized then, that they hadn’t been told. Furthermore, I surmised, that I too would be unaware of the facts, had I not been writing this article? So, after walking around campus for a while I started to wonder - where are the banners glorifying this overachieving team? Where are the life size posters of past and present CSN baseball stars who have brought this team so much success over the years? Where are the photos of those skillful coaches and assistants who have molded and guided these young men to the pinnacle of success in their athletic endeavors? This national championship winning team should be celebrated. Their accomplishments should be loudly posted and displayed all over the campus walls. What about the softball team? are they a myth? Do they really exist? I certainly have never seen any team photos. None of the students I spoke with can neither confirm nor deny

their existence. In short, the majority of students are disinterested because they simply do not know the whereabouts or the factual details of their sporting teams. Now, I see that this lack of sports information and notoriety may be a public relations issue.

However, some students are aware of the basketball team that was. Unfortunately, the men’s basketball and women’s soccer programs fell victim to budget cuts in the fall of 2003. According to the October 2008 issue of the school paper, both sports were dropped due to revenue loss, which of course is no surprise considering the amount of publicity and advertising effort put forth, or lack thereof.

The lack of popularity of CSN sports is an issue that the athletic department must tackle with expediency if they hope to maintain their existing clubs. The new athletic director Chris Sheff, who is also the baseball coach, has only been on the job a few weeks and already must hit the ground running. Hopefully, he will implement fresh and innovative ideas that focus on CSN as a whole, in order to increase school spirit and participation.

As a member of the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC), CSN offers the fewest sports activities in the group, yet boasts a student population of over 40,000. If this institution should decide to apply an activity fee as little as $1 or $2 to the cost of tuition in order to generate revenue and create a vibrant sports department, I believe there would be no need to cut any programs from the curriculum. Being Nevada’s largest and

most ethnically diverse institution of higher learning, CSN owes more to its student body than two sports teams.

Based on current enrollment numbers and considering the talent pool within the state, it is reasonable to say that the College of Southern Nevada should be able to compete and excel athletically at the junior college level, and not just at baseball. The athletic department must find a way to harness the power and support of this vast and eclectic student population in order to make this school the jewel of the Scenic West Athletic Conference.

These students are willing to pay for, and deserve a complete college experience, which of course must include variety in sports. Of the one hundred students I spoke with, from all three CSN campuses, eighty-nine stated they would not be financially troubled to pay the $2 activity fee, which is a very plausible solution to our financial woes.

The current counterproductive cost cutting measures are depriving not only student/athletes but also the college as a whole. If things continue as they are then no school programs are safe from budget cuts, and if this is so, enrollment will surely suffer. The troubling question that all prospective and current CSN students must ask is, what’s next in line to be cut? Will it be the computer lab? Will it be the school paper, or perhaps the library? Any major course of study could be on the chopping block, if deemed a low priority item.


OPINIONS

New Faces, Next Chapterby ASHLEIGH STEVENS Staff Writer

Every year a batch of fresh faces take their first steps towards higher education, each with different

reasons, and different goals in sight. Some come with lifelong aspirations, some come hoping to find themselves along the way. Setting all things aside, there is a common goal shared by all, the aspiration to make a positive change, to move forward. After speaking with a few of these new faces it was quick to notice this year was no exception.

All the students keep their aspirations in sight, working toward their futures. “I’m actually undecided right now. So right now I’m just working on all my prerequisites to obtain my Associates of the Arts with no emphasis,” claims Kaila Abney. Megan Allen came with a directed ambition of a degree in Nutritional Science. Cassondra Keven kept her goals more current directly seeking, “a good education and good grades.”

First impressions are lasting and varied between many students. “I was intimidated at first and scared,” claimed Keven. Allen also embraced herself for change, “I expected a more intimidating atmosphere and confusing layout. The faculty and students are all very friendly and helpful.” Although many come in feeling unsure, Abney described a more confident approach enthused about the possibilities, “I would just hope every semester I would have a great professor to learn from, which I have so far.” Abney, a full time student acknowledged she enjoyed being a part of the smaller classes at CSN in comparison to larger classes that tend to accumulate hundreds

of students; a trait that draws many students seeking more personalized attention.

Balancing a job and classes can be a new experience, and a challenge for many new students. Allen makes the right adjustments to stay on task and on payroll, “It really possesses no challenges because my classes are on one day, and the others are online so I have the flexibility to complete my work when I need to.” Others choose to focus strictly on their studies, such as Keven “I decided not to work while being a full time student at CSN because I’m taking classes almost every day, so juggling a job around my classes would be difficult.”

Now being faced with their first taste of higher education the question looms, would you have done anything to better prepare yourself ? Abney remained filled with confidence, “I took all honors classes in high school, so I think I prepared myself pretty well for college.” Now faced with the new challenge Keven confesses, “I would have been more driven in high school, to learn, and would have paid more attention in my high school classes.” Allen finds the place she needed preparation was with finding the classes themselves, “I would have made sure I knew what the prerequisites were for my classes in advance and taken my placement tests earlier.”

“So much of our time is preparation, so much is routine, and so much retrospect, that the pith of each man’s genius contracts itself to a very few hours” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.


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The Reality of “A“sby RU BULLOCK Staff Writer

Imagine this: The semester is over. You’re finally done. You’ve made it, and now you can finally stop stressing over

term papers and tests, over deadlines, and dates. Because guess what? You made A’s in all your classes. Now it’s time to kick back, have a few drinks, and forget all you learned over the past semester. After all, this is college, right?

How many times have you stopped to wonder what you actually learned in those six classes you took last semester, after the fact? Probably not much, because who does, right? Well how about this: have you ever thought about our scientists and engineers, our doctors and lawyers, and how they got their multiple degrees? They were, of course, the ones that finished top of their classes, with the much coveted perfect 4.0 GPA. Yes, they worked hard, kept the

partying to an absolute minimum, did whatever they could short of cheating – hopefully, in most cases – to keep getting those hundred percents on their papers. Then it was on to the next semester with their next eight classes.

I can’t tell you how many classes I’ve taken, where almost the first thing I heard out of my classmates’ mouths to the professors was, “How do I get an A?” or, “Where can I see my grades, Professor?” It’s almost a little sad that this is what has become almost our sole focus.

While it’s true that in today’s society, with jobs being harder and harder to find, layoffs everywhere, and the economy the way it is, it does look good to have a piece of paper saying how good a student you are, but in the end it’s just that. A piece of paper. It seems like we’ve strayed from the original purpose

of going to school – to learn. If the paper is truly what’s important to you, I say, why not go online and buy a degree? Perhaps go to one of the many six month quick colleges on the web? My point is, are you not in college to learn?

It was my professor last semester for English 102 Honors, Mr. MulHolland, who was the first to say, whether we wanted to hear it or not, if all your energy is going toward that A, that’s what you’re focusing on – not learning. Ironically, it’s also a lot harder to do well on papers and tests, if all you’re focused on is the outcome.

So this semester, calm down a bit, slow your roll, take a breather, do tai chi – whatever helps you best. Mainly, don’t burn yourself out working for that elusive A. Focus on the important stuff – learning your stuff, and the A will follow.

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Las Vegas Rocksteady The Remedies

by ETHAN CUGLIETTA Staff Writer

Across the Las Vegas valley a vari-ety of local bands fight the lack of venues and strive to perform.

They succeed in entertaining crowds in town and occasionally hit the road on tour. With an early rocksteady reg-gae sound, The Remedies are an aspir-ing local band, playing various venues across town. Originally from Las Vegas, the band has toured California, Ari-zona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah pleasing crowds with their soulful style. The reggae group performs at various venues and took part in the EXPOZ battle of the bands on September 17th at Area 702 Indoor Skatepark. Made up of three young members, The Remedies have been gaining popularity on the west coast since 2007.

Rocksteady reggae, often as-sociated with ska, has woven in and out of American pop music for the past few generations. With different waves of ska-reggae, the style of music changes but never strays far from its Jamaican roots. The most recent rise of ska-reggae music occurred in the mid to late 90s when bands like ‘No Doubt’ and ‘Sub-lime’ rose to the charts with their rock-steady reggae influenced sounds. In the current year, reggae influence still exists in pop music with bands like ‘The Dirty Heads’. The Remedies have grown and changed much in the past few years but have always maintained their classic reggae sound. One thing that has not

changed is the style and essence of the performers, which can only be captured at a live reggae concert. Each member of the group exhibits a certain stage pres-ence and as a result the music flows nat-urally, tight, and in tune.

Dakota McCullough, current CSN student, plays the role of lead sing-er and lead guitar for the band. Dakota and CSN graduate Zach Flynn wrote many of the band’s original songs. Zach Flynn, who took lessons from the music department’s instructors, is no longer a part of the band’s live lineup, however Zach still takes part in recording tracks on saxophone and other various instru-ments. The sound today still maintains the band’s original roots and identity.

The lineup as seen live today is uniquely simple for that of a ska-reggae band. With Dakota being the front man, the rhythm section is composed of Jesse Alonzo on drums and Nick Petty on bass. Nick is the youngest member of the band at age 17 and is the current student body president at Las Vegas Academy High School. What’s unique about this three piece band is that every member takes part in vocals, including Jesse who plays the double role of drummer and lead back up singer simultaneously. The Remedies also feature other various Las Vegas reggae artists including members from radio featured local bands, ‘One Pin Short’ and local artist ‘Haleamano’.

The Remedies are on the rise in

popularity and have recently recorded and released their EP titled “What You Know.” The Remedies have stated that the band will always maintain its origi-nal soulful rocksteady sound however; in the future they will look more toward crowd pleasing “garage band” style tunes to obtain interest from a more musically diverse audience.

Like any other local band striv-ing to perform in Las Vegas, The Rem-edies rely on concert attendance and a small but growing fan base. For any local resident of Las Vegas seeking an old-timey easy listening rocksteady sound, The Remedies can be found at their next performance in a nearby Las Vegas venue, but for now they can be heard at myspace.com/remzvegas.

A look into local Reggae on the rise.


ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT

by TATIANNA CAMPBELL

Staff Writer

The number one movie of the sum-mer, hands down is the July hit, Inception starring Leonardo

Di’Caprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ju-no’s Ellen Page. These Sci-fi Action/Ad-venture films take the audience into the subconscious mind of different individu-als, and shows how certain dreams and elements of a person’s life can affect their outlook on life. Di’Caprio who plays Dom Cobb inputs different “ideas” into the subconscious mind of himself as well as his team of experts. He finds himself trapped in a world of fantasies and memo-ries, and cannot distinguish the difference between a dream and reality. Ellen Page, apart from her previous role as a quirky, pregnant, teenager, plays Ariadne, the ‘Architect’ with the gift of thinking fast and outside the box. She puts the plan in motion to sneak into the mind of the heir of a billion dollar corporation, by creat-ing a replica of the world he is adjusted to so that he cannot determine reality from a dream within a dream. Her ability to see things differently than others in the world makes her the perfect woman for the job. This film is a must see, over and over again. Leonardo Di’Caprio is mak-ing a big and explosive comeback. Direc-

tor and writer Christopher Nolan knew exactly what he was doing when creat-ing this film. Similar to many of his other works, Inception is a hit.

Following the T.V series “Ava-tar: The Last Airbender,”. the summer film The Last Airbender, directed by M. Knight Shyamalan, follows the story of the four nations that long ago cohabitated peacefully on earth, with the help and wisdom of the Avatar. The fire nation de-cided to attack the people to become the most powerful nation, and defeated the Avatar. Years later a young boy named Aang (played by Noah Ringer), was told that we was to become the Avatar. He was not ready for the responsibility so he ran away. Frozen in an ice sphere for one hundred years, Aang was found by broth-ers and sister from the water tribe Sokka and Katara (played by the Twilight Sa-ga’s Jackson Rathborne, and introducing Nicola Peltz). When Aang ran away from his friends and mentor he did not know that he will never see them again. Unfor-tunately they all perished before he was able to be trained as the Avatar. On his ad-venture to become the master of all four elements, Aang gets into trouble with the nations’ fire lord, and his banished son prince Zuko (played by Dev Patel). Trav-

eling across the world, Aang and his two friends must find an advanced teacher so that he can learn the art of bending. On the run from the fire nation; Aang, Sokka and Katara must protect themselves as well as the innocent people they come across. This film accurately followed the storyboard of the cartoon, but unfortu-nately for many Airbender fans, this film was a disappointment, for pure enjoy-ment though, it was a great watch.

Pastor and retired exorcist, Cot-ton Marcus (played by Patrick Fabian) made a profit off of people in his southern town, by ridding them of ‘demonic spirits’ they believed they had. In The Last Exor-cism, directed by Daniel Stamm Marcus, decides to return to his profession as an exorcist followed by a film crew, to help a young woman; Nell Sweetzer gets rid of her demon. On the Sweetzer’s family farm, Nell killed and harmed the animals, unknowingly. Though her father and brother disapproved of the exorcism, they went along with it to save her. This is one of the most non-scary horror films of the summer. There are “jumpy” scenes in this film, and with a surprise and tragic end-ing this film is worth watching.

Movie Reviews


Fight Cornerby GREG KING Staff Writer

The main event at UFC 118 was a re-match between Frankie Edgar, and B.J. Penn. At the end of five rounds

Edgar took home the win with a unani-mous decision. Edgar also took home a good $96,000 which included his $48,000 win bonus, which was much less than the $150,000 that B.J. Penn reportedly took home that night. Another big fight that night was between Randy Couture and James Toney, and as anticipated, Couture took the victory within the 1st round. The biggest payout that night went to James Toney, who took home a recorded $500,000 for his loss.

All payouts don’t include any un-official UFC bonuses or sponsorship money the fighters might have received. Among other matches that took place that night were Demian Maia who received a unani-mous decision at the end of three rounds over Mario Miranda Kenny Florian who took a loss to Gray Maynard, in as little as three rounds and Nate Diaz who defeated Marcus Davis in a round three submission.All in all, UFC 118 left fans with a lot of great fights, and as always wanting, and waiting for more.

UFC 119 - The battle is set, as Frank Mir who is 11-6-0 will challenge the 27-7-2 Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic as they go head to head in the Main Event at Con-seco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana for UFC 119. Now whatever side you are root-ing for, this will surely be a great battle. You can never tell in an MMA fight which way it will go, but I always cheer for the home team, so it’s Mir all the way. Other fights that night on the PPV also include Antonio

Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader in the light heavy-weight division. Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra, in the welterweight division. Sean Sherk vs. who is undefeated in the lightweight divi-sion. Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens in the Lightweight Division. UFC 119, Sat , Sept. 25th is sure to be a great night of ac-tion. But don’t worry, if you can’t watch PPV there are also a number of great fights that you can catch on Spike TV; such as the CB Dollaway fight, or the Matt Mitrione fight, and possibly more depending on time.

Not out, Not Yet? – Fighter Chuck Liddell is taking some time to decide if he will fight again. Liddell has lost five of his last six fights. The fighter is expected to make a decision in the coming months.

UFC 123 – Detroit will host UFC 123 as Quinton Rampage Jackson squares off against Lyoto Machida in the main event on November 20, 2010. Sadly, De-troit hasn’t hosted a UFC match since UFC 9 in 1996.

Recap: UFC 118


2010 NFL PredictionsSPORTS

by PETER VIEDAS Staff Writer

With the opening ceremony of the NFL getting underway on Thursday, hardcore foot-

ball fans across the nation see this day as a holiday. Each fan base of every team is filled with high hopes this upcoming season. No matter if they follow the New Orleans Saints or the St. Louis Rams, everybody believes they have a chance to win it all this season. Regular Season: Now with what we have all been waiting for, NFL picks! The teams I have win-ning the division, starting in the AFC West: the San Diego Chargers, defend-ing AFC West champions seem to win this year as well. I expect them to have 11 wins and 5 losses (11-5), but this year I have the AFC West finally filled with competition. I have the Denver Broncos going 8-8, where Bronco fans may be disappointed this year however, I do not think Quarterback (QB) Kyle Orton can help save the franchise this year due to his inconsistency. Oakland Raider fans, it is finally time to pick your heads up. I have the Raiders finishing the year with a record of 8-8. Finally, the Kansas City Chiefs finish the year with a record of 6-10, which is an improvement from the previous year where they finished at 4-12.In the AFC South, dominance from the Indianapolis Colts seems to happen year in and year out since QB Peyton Man-ning has arrived. Expect them to finish the year with a 13-3 record. The Houston Texans finally show that there is enough talent on that team to make the playoffs. I have them finishing 10-6 this year and they are one of my wild card teams. The Tennessee Titans show a bit of promise but not enough to go anywhere finish-ing at 7-9. Running back Maurice Jones-

Drew and his Jacksonville Jaguars finish the season at 5-11, mainly because QB David Garrard does not show enough talent for me to lead them to many vic-tories.In the AFC North, two teams seem to jump out to me as serious contenders. The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinna-ti Bengals both finish with 12-4 records. I expect the Bengals to beat the Ravens both times when they meet up this year, making them first place and the Balti-more Ravens second but a wild card team in the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Steelers with all the controversy surrounding their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not enough to go anywhere but they finish at 9-7. Cleveland Browns finish with an-other frustrating year at 4-12.In the AFC East, I have the New Eng-land Patriots at top of their division at 11-5 with QB Tom Brady leading his team once again to the playoffs. The New York Jets I have finishing at 8-8 as QB Mark Sanchez will have a sophomore slump and cannot have enough success as the taking them to the playoffs. The Mi-ami Dolphins finishing at 7-9 seems fair to me, but continue to look for their ex-plosive running attack. Finally, the Buf-falo Bills finishing last at 4-12. It is now time for the NFC di-visions. In the NFC West I see a lot of frustrating teams in there but they show potential for upcoming seasons. At top, I have the San Francisco 49ers finishing at 9-7 and making the playoffs this year. Finishing second is the Arizona Cardi-nals at 5-11 with inconsistency from their quarterback position. Finishing third, I have the St. Louis Rams at 3-13. Last place I have the Seattle Seahawks at 3-13. In the NFC South, the reigning

Super Bowl Champions, New Orleans Saints seem to have no trouble making the playoffs once again with their quar-terback Drew Brees racking up big num-bers. I expect the Saints to be the favorite with the best record in the NFC finishing at 13-3. The Atlanta Falcons also seem to be serious this year with 3rd year QB Matt Ryan having a productive season and can be the face of the franchise for many years to come. I see them finishing second with the record of 11-5 and mak-ing the playoffs as a wild card team. The Carolina Panthers seem to be question-able. I have them finishing third with a record of 5-11. And finishing last once again is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I re-ally like their head coach Raheem Morris as he shows a lot of heart but I do not think he can help save this franchise. They will end the year finishing at 3-13. In the NFC North, Green Bay is going to challenge many teams and be-come one of the most competitive teams in the division. Quarterback Aaron Rod-gers looks very sharp from his preseason game and his awareness is uncanny. Look for the Green Bay Packers to be at top of this division with a record of 12-4. Brett Favre returns to the NFL. How many times have we heard that before? Al-though he leads the Vikings, I have them finishing at 10-6, still a highly dangerous team. The Chicago Bears should finish the year off at 8-8 and QB Jay Cutler should improve by throwing fewer inter-ceptions this season. Finishing last, I have the Detroit Lions at 5-11. Finally in the always highly competitive NFC East, I believe the Dal-las Cowboys finish first, with a record of 11-5. The Philadelphia Eagles have been questionable to me, due to the trade of

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8/2/10 Trespass Other Chey CSN PD Trespassed three individual who were non-students. These individuals gained unauthorized access to the computer lab and computers.8/3/10 Arrest/Referral Student Char CSN PD arrested a student for battery on a Police Officer and various other charges. The student was taken to the City of Las Vegas Dept. of Detention & Enforcement.8/3/10 Other - Information Student Char A student reported his transcripts were printed without his Report consent.8/4/10 Criminal Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage located inside of the Mischief/Vandalism south culinary elevator. - Property Damage 8/4/10 Other - Information Staff Char CSN grounds employee received injury to right arm while Report digging a trench.8/4/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char An employee tripped on a floor mat and injured both arms.8/4/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char An employee received injuries from lifting boxes.8/4/10 Criminal Other Char An individual reported his vehicle was damaged while it was Mischief/Vandalism parked in the east parking lot south of Building C. - Vehicle Damage8/4/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.8/6/10 Other - Information Other Sahara West A public safety officer reported observing construction nails Report scattered along the road.8/6/10 Other - Information Staff Char An employee reported the theft of her purse containing CSN Report property keys. The theft happened at an off campus location.8/10/10 Accident Other Char An individual reported that while she was exiting a parking spot located in the parking lot north of Building C another vehicle struck her car and sped off. 8/10/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a dump truck discovered missing dur Report -ing a recent audit. Upon further investigation, the NV ex- empt plate was surrendered by the college in 2001. The vehicle is neither missing nor stolen.8/10/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with expired license plates/registration.8/11/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired license plate.8/12/10 Other - Information Student Char An employee reported a belligerent student in Financial Aid. Report8/13/10 Criminal Staff Char An employee reported the vehicle she was driving was dam- Mischief/Vandalism aged while it was parked the lot west of Building B. - Vehicle Damage 8/14/10 Accident Staff Chey A patrol vehicle accidentally backed into a sign and bent it at the base. 8/16/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was released to a Clark County Constable.8/16/10 Other - Information Other Char A public safety officer reported he observed damage to the Report southwest corner of Building I.8/16/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended license.8/17/10 Theft - Personal Other Chey An individual reported his blackberry curve phone stolen Property from a room in the Culinary Building.8/18/10 Medical - Aided Staff Chey A maintenance employee reported he pulled a back muscle while working in a restroom.8/18/10 Other - Information Staff Char A public safety officer was relieved from duty and removed Report from CSN property.8/20/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a camera lens missing from his office. Report The lens was discovered missing during an inventory check.8/23/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An instructor reported his personal chair valued at $1,000 Report missing from his office.8/23/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving without insurance.

8/23/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.8/24/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired driver’s license.8/24/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license and speeding.8/24/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a missing thumb drive. Report8/25/10 Criminal Other Summerlin A custodial employee reported he observed the west side Mischief/Vandalism emergency door window broken. The appropriate authori- - Property Damage ties were notified.8/26/10 Other - Information Staff Green Valley CSN PD responded to an unsecured door at the Green Valley Report Center.8/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for a broken tail lamp.8/26/10 Other - Lost Item Student Char A student reported items taken from her purse while she was in the Computer Lab.8/26/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County Justice Center.8/27/10 Other - Information Student Hend A student reported her vehicle was vandalized while it was Report parked in front of Building B.8/30/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County Justice Center.8/30/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was released to the LV City Marshalls.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi -capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for parking in a Fire Lane.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for parking in an loading/unload- ing zone.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired license plate.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for “Prohibited Parking”.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended license.8/31/10 Criminal Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage placed on the CSN Mischief/Vandalism signage at the southeast parking lot entrance of the campus. - Property Damage 8/31/10 Criminal Staff Char CSN PD cited an individual for “Tampering or injury to Ve- Mischief/Vandalism hicle. - Vehicle Damage8/31/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out standing warrants. The individual was released to the LV City Marshalls.8/31/10 Criminal Staff Char CSN PD responded to a hit and run report on a vehicle Mischief/Vandalism parked in the lot on the south side of Building L. - Vehicle Damage

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8/2/10 Trespass Other Chey CSN PD Trespassed three individual who were non-students. These individuals gained unauthorized access to the computer lab and computers.8/3/10 Arrest/Referral Student Char CSN PD arrested a student for battery on a Police Officer and various other charges. The student was taken to the City of Las Vegas Dept. of Detention & Enforcement.8/3/10 Other - Information Student Char A student reported his transcripts were printed without his Report consent.8/4/10 Criminal Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage located inside of the Mischief/Vandalism south culinary elevator. - Property Damage 8/4/10 Other - Information Staff Char CSN grounds employee received injury to right arm while Report digging a trench.8/4/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char An employee tripped on a floor mat and injured both arms.8/4/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char An employee received injuries from lifting boxes.8/4/10 Criminal Other Char An individual reported his vehicle was damaged while it was Mischief/Vandalism parked in the east parking lot south of Building C. - Vehicle Damage8/4/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.8/6/10 Other - Information Other Sahara West A public safety officer reported observing construction nails Report scattered along the road.8/6/10 Other - Information Staff Char An employee reported the theft of her purse containing CSN Report property keys. The theft happened at an off campus location.8/10/10 Accident Other Char An individual reported that while she was exiting a parking spot located in the parking lot north of Building C another vehicle struck her car and sped off. 8/10/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a dump truck discovered missing dur Report -ing a recent audit. Upon further investigation, the NV ex- empt plate was surrendered by the college in 2001. The vehicle is neither missing nor stolen.8/10/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with expired license plates/registration.8/11/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired license plate.8/12/10 Other - Information Student Char An employee reported a belligerent student in Financial Aid. Report8/13/10 Criminal Staff Char An employee reported the vehicle she was driving was dam- Mischief/Vandalism aged while it was parked the lot west of Building B. - Vehicle Damage 8/14/10 Accident Staff Chey A patrol vehicle accidentally backed into a sign and bent it at the base. 8/16/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was released to a Clark County Constable.8/16/10 Other - Information Other Char A public safety officer reported he observed damage to the Report southwest corner of Building I.8/16/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended license.8/17/10 Theft - Personal Other Chey An individual reported his blackberry curve phone stolen Property from a room in the Culinary Building.8/18/10 Medical - Aided Staff Chey A maintenance employee reported he pulled a back muscle while working in a restroom.8/18/10 Other - Information Staff Char A public safety officer was relieved from duty and removed Report from CSN property.8/20/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a camera lens missing from his office. Report The lens was discovered missing during an inventory check.8/23/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An instructor reported his personal chair valued at $1,000 Report missing from his office.8/23/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving without insurance.

8/23/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.8/24/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired driver’s license.8/24/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license and speeding.8/24/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported a missing thumb drive. Report8/25/10 Criminal Other Summerlin A custodial employee reported he observed the west side Mischief/Vandalism emergency door window broken. The appropriate authori- - Property Damage ties were notified.8/26/10 Other - Information Staff Green Valley CSN PD responded to an unsecured door at the Green Valley Report Center.8/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for a broken tail lamp.8/26/10 Other - Lost Item Student Char A student reported items taken from her purse while she was in the Computer Lab.8/26/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County Justice Center.8/27/10 Other - Information Student Hend A student reported her vehicle was vandalized while it was Report parked in front of Building B.8/30/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County Justice Center.8/30/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out- standing warrants. The individual was released to the LV City Marshalls.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi -capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for parking in a Fire Lane.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for parking in an loading/unload- ing zone.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired license plate.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for “Prohibited Parking”.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/30/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi- capped space.8/31/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended license.8/31/10 Criminal Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage placed on the CSN Mischief/Vandalism signage at the southeast parking lot entrance of the campus. - Property Damage 8/31/10 Criminal Staff Char CSN PD cited an individual for “Tampering or injury to Ve- Mischief/Vandalism hicle. - Vehicle Damage8/31/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out standing warrants. The individual was released to the LV City Marshalls.8/31/10 Criminal Staff Char CSN PD responded to a hit and run report on a vehicle Mischief/Vandalism parked in the lot on the south side of Building L. - Vehicle Damage

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QB Donovan McNabb. I still believe they have enough talent on the team with a finish of 10-6, but I do not think they will make the playoffs. The Washington Redskins seem to have plenty of talent but I do not think it is enough. I expect them to finish at 9-7. Finally, the New York Giants finishing at 8-8. A highly competitive division to watch out for as any of these teams may be playoff bound.NFL Playoffs: Now for the AFC Playoffs. In the wild card round, I have the San Diego Chargers beating out the Houston Tex-ans to move on to the divisional round and will face the Indianapolis Colts. In the second wild card game, the Baltimore Ravens win versus the New England Pa-triots and also move on to the divisional round to face the Cincinnati Bengals. In the AFC divisional round in the playoffs, the San Diego chargers will lose to the Indianapolis Colts and the

Colts will move on to the AFC Cham-pionship game. The Ravens will beat out the Cincinnati Bengals to face the Colts for the right to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. In this game, I believe the Indianapolis Colts will beat out the Ra-vens and participate in the Super Bowl once again. In the NFC playoffs look for it to be similar to last year’s playoffs. In the wild card round, the Cowboys will edge out the Minnesota Vikings and move on. The Falcons will win versus the San Fran-cisco 49ers and they will move on to the next round as well. The NFC divisional round is filled with talent. I believe the Cowboys lose to the Saints and the Falcons lose to the Packers. It would be a New Orleans versus Green Bay match up for the rights to the Super Bowl. The Green Bay Pack-ers will surprise many people and will face the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl.

Although the Packers seem to have plenty of momentum going into the game, I do not think it will be enough to beat the Colts. Colts fans, it is time to re-joice as I believe they will win the Super Bowl for the 2010-2011 season. This year will be a very entertaining one at most for the National Football League.

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Palo Verde opened their season on August 27th in the Hall Of Fame game versus the Green Valley Ga-

tors. Palo’s team is far from the same as the graduating class of 2010 took a lot of players from the starting lineup. “I knew going into the season I would need players to step up and fill in the posi-tions that are now missing” said Coach Rost he finished that Friday night as the Panthers rolled to an easy victory versus the Gators winning 62-20. The Panthers finished the game with their second string in, and just relaxed on the side-lines. The Panthers RB Brandon Wright

had a great game rushing for 292 yards and running for 4

touchdowns. T h e

score was 62-0 before the Green Val-ley Gators could get on the board, and I don’t think you would be able to count that as an accomplishment considering it was against their bench players.

After the first week of school was completed, the kids at Palo where ecstatic and excited for the night time blackout football game versus the Lib-erty Patriots. [Soft Break]From the first kick off to the last, the game was close and almost as exciting to play in as it was to watch. The defense had to come up big in the 4th and they did just that. The game was decided in the final quarter where the panthers were able to stop the run and intercept a pass to return it for a touchdown. The Panthers running back Brandon Wright had another great game rushing for 2 touchdowns and running

for 180 yards on the tough Patriots de-fense. The Panthers have now won

2 straight, while the Patriots start the season off 0-1.

The Panthers are now going into their 3rd

game of the season ver-sus the Mojave Rat-

tlesnake’s, which is also known as the jersey game between the two schools on Sat-urday Septem-ber 11th. Palo is hosting the game for the 3rd time in a row and the winner of this

will determine the home team for next year’s match-up. For both teams it will be the start for league play and for Mo-jave this is their first game of the early season. Palo has won the last 2 games in the current series which have been blow out contests and Palo cruising for an easy victory.

With the season in full swing the Panthers look to be one of the top teams in their division if not the best team. Though they will have to be wor-ried about a few teams, one of which beat Palo last year and that would be the Leg-acy Longhorns who edged a one point victory over the Panthers. The other 2 teams in the division who might give Palo some competition would be Cimar-ron-Memorial high school and the Ar-bor View Aggies who in the past gave Palo a challenge throughout the game. Palo plays Cimarron-Memorial Septem-ber 24th at Cimarron, while they host the Legacy Longhorns on October 28th Senior Night and they end their season versus Arbor View on November 5th at Arbor View. On Thursday September 30th Palo Verde hosts Cheyenne for the Thursday Night Lights game.

High School SportsPalo Verde’s Football Team

by ALEXANDER WATT Staff Writer

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PhOtOS by: althea nelSOn, chriS durnez, thalia cOrOna

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