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newsHistory BeHind tHe Parties ............................................................................page 6

Coyotes trail for a Cause ..............................................................................page 7

Causes for CensorsHiP...................................................................................page 8

GuBernatorial deBate................................................................................page 9

ConGressional raCe ................................................................................... page 10

Million Mentors: a Call to aCtion .................................................... page 11

GuBernatorial town Hall .......................................................................... page 12

featuresPlayer’s Parents sCreaM, “foul!” .............................................................page 14

opinionswHy you sHould read tHe ColleGiate review ......................................page 16

insured aGainst insuranCe ...................................................................... page 17

tHe rules of suPPly and deMand ...................................................... page 18

a Post-raCial aMeriCa?........................................................................ page 19

capmpus lifefiGHt aPatHy... or don’t! ........................................................................ page 21

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MaHaraja HookaH lounGe CluBBin’ fun for under 21 .... page 22

rosenCrantz and Guildenstern are dead .......................... page 23

tHe roCky Horror PiCture sHow Holiday Horror .... page 24

incident reportsoCtoBer............................................................................................ page 25

sportsfiGHt Corner ....................................................................................................... page 28


The Nevada Senatorial race has been called hotly contended by voters and pundits alike. It could be because

Harry Reid, the Democratic candidate and Sharon Angle, the Republican candidate are so far apart on the ideological spectrum. It’s been said that they are both textbook representatives of their parties. Left wing, right wing; liberal, conservative; proletariat, bourgeois, they’ve been called many things. But what does it mean? What is the dif-ference between the Democratic and Re-publican Parties? What follows is a brief look, generally speaking, at the differences between these two parties and how politics has changed in the United States since our Founding Fathers brought us together over two hundred and thirty four years ago.

While the Democratic Party is positioned to the left of the Republican Party on economic and social issues, it hasn’t always been this way. Organized by

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the Democratic Party can trace its roots to Anti-Federalist groups as far back as the 1700’s. They believed that a central gov-ernment should be, equal or inferior to the state governments. They also strongly fa-vored the Constitution. However, with the nomination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932 and his New Deal, many Demo-crats switched over to the Republican Party; many Southern Democrats switched during the Civil Rights movement.

The Democratic Party of today favors an active role for government in so-ciety and believes that it will enrich people’s lives and further opportunity and equality. They believe in deregulating personal mat-ters and regulating business and economic matters through big government programs. As a party they are commonly referred to as more ‘liberal.’

The Republican Party was found-ed in 1854 by anti-slavery expansion activ-ists and rose to power with the election of Abraham Lincoln. Problems within the party started with people who felt that Reconstruction was only continuing to further large spread corruption. Further is-sues led to a split with the election of 1912, when William H. Taft, and his good friend, Theodore Roosevelt met with the Repub-lican Party to pick their nomination for President of the United States of America.

It was a fight; a horrible, odious one and very personal. Taft picked up the Repub-lican nomination and Teddy Roosevelt did something unheard of, he became the nom-inee for the Progressive Party. On Election Day the Republicans votes were split, en-suring the Democrat, Woodrow Wilson, won in a landslide. Through this election Republicans became the party of smaller government and less regulation.

Republicans today are generally pro-religion, anti-bureaucracy, pro-military, pro-business and pro-personal responsibil-ity, as well as believing in individual rights. So, while the difference in these parties has changed dramatically since their begin-nings, throughout history, this appears to be the normal course of things. Depending on the times, what’s happening and who’s in charge, things change. The differences and the way our politicians handle them is what has made this country what it is today. It is still the best experiment anyone could come up with. It has given the citizens the right to free speech. In additon, the right to practice their selective religion. Not to mention the right to vote in determining who will represent us in Washington, D.C.

“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald

History Behind the Partiesby ASHTON HALL Editor-In-Chief


NEWS

Coyotes Trail for a Causeby ASHLEIGH STEVENS Staff Writer

Over a hundred CSN students joined the fight against breast cancer at the American Cancer

Society’s 11th annual Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk on October 2nd at the JW Marriot. The crowded parking lot housing the event was transformed into a sea of pink, sprinkled with survi-vors wearing their medals proudly, sup-porters in ribbons and philanthropists alike. Teams were collected together, celebrating their victories and honoring those that were not as fortunate. Each team shining with in-dividual flair and drive to make a difference, among this uplifting sight were many members of our own Coyote team.

Lisa Bakke led the team for a second time this year bringing together the students, faculty and staff, each having their own story and reason to support the cause. A battle Bakke took on whole-heartedly utiliz-ing email to alert staff, fac-ulty, friends and family to reach out to people about this timely battle, encourag-ing those registered to pro-mote the cause using social networking sites to gener-ate additional publicity. It could even be found on the

homepage of the school’s website, as well as, television monitors on campus which featured pictures from the years past to motivate others to join. Even the softball and baseball teams, as well as the spirit squad were involved in the action. Most teams came together to walk united. Other participants supported walkers by cheering from the sidelines to keep the motivation flowing.

The hard work starts long before you take that first step on the day of the walk. Each team sets a goal amount to raise, this year the team shot for $11,000, and each of the one-hundred and sixty-seven registered participants went out individually to bring what they could to the table. Donations are always appreci-ated for those who are unable to walk the day of the event. Not only was their goal

close in sight, but rec-ognition for their hard work caught up and was right beside them. The team was acknowl-edged for their efforts by being named a com-munity partner, receiv-ing a plaque, as well as being able to manage a table at the affair. “They also had the honor of being recognized as the top 3rd team for funds raised towards the American Cancer Soci-ety,” revealed Bakke.

It is safe to say that this was a growing success for the coyote team whose numbers of participates grow as well as their efforts in the community. Will you be able to say you were a part of this proactive endeavor next year?


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NEWS

A company’s product promoting awareness of a disease that af-

fects 1 in 8 women in the United States is banned from school districts in at least five different states. The ever popular, “I heart boobies” bracelet seen on wrists of girls and boys alike is raising con-troversy in school districts nationwide. The merchandise is produced by the non-profit Keep A Breast Foun-dation (KAB) whose clever name sug-gests awareness in two ways; through the obvious breast cancer reference and incorporating the word ‘abreast’ mean-ing to be up to date and informed.

KAB has sold more than two million bracelets, not including other mer-chandise, such as t-shirts and handbags. The foun-dation claims, “We feel the best ways to prevent cancer is to start young and to educate them at that age when they’re developing breasts and starting to learn about their bodies.” Schools in opposition reason that the bracelets are against dress codes that prohibit, ‘sexually suggestive lan-

guage or images.’ Other reasons for ban according to school authorities include be-ing a classroom distraction, the ability to be interpreted as disrespectful toward women, as well as bringing about a subject that is too touchy for school children.

While some oppose the use of sex to sell awareness, many find it a fresh alter-native to a sea of pink ribbons. Many argue that school children are exposed to much worse things than breast themed brace-lets. Others believe it is a subject that is too touchy for adolescents, perhaps try ex-plaining that theory to a child who is deal-

ing with those issues in their family. This is just another outlet to spread awareness, much like the epidemic of posting the col-or of your bra on Facebook, or the Save the Ta-Tas organization, which also produces controversial merchandise. KAB mindfully acknowledges, “Surely kids are wearing the bracelets to get a giggle, instead of spread-ing breast cancer awareness.”

Joining the ranks of fad mer-chandise that have been banished from the school yard doesn’t mean that the cause is down for the count. Awareness is defined by the Webster Dictionary as, “Having or showing realization, perception, or knowl-edge.” Even by placing a ban on this piece of jewelry, attention is directed toward its cause. Yet, it could be argued that the large focus on the restriction steals the spotlight from their cause. Either way, awareness is catching attention. KAB states, “If it gets conversation started, we’ve done our part.”

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Gubernatorial candidate Rory Reid spoke to voters at the College of Southern Nevada’s Horn Theatre on

October 9th. Reid focused mainly on educa-tion in Nevada, calling into question the state’s heavy reliance on tourism. “We’ve relied too much on tourism,” said Reid. “We will never have a great economy in Nevada if we con-tinue to accept second rate schools.” According to the U.S. Department of Education, Nevada ranks no. 44 in the nation in educational funding per student. Even higher education is feeling the crunch. This staggering fact is apparent when you talk to students of CSN. “The school seems to be short staffed,” said Nina Lupoe, a nineteen year-old student at CSN. “When students try to register for classes, it is chaos.” CSN is due for another installment of budget cuts in February estimated at $8.4 million. When asked what he could do to help prevent the college from receiving yet another crippling cut to its budget, Reid opposed the idea. “I wouldn’t cut [CSN’s] budget anymore,” said Reid. “I think what Governor Gibbons did is wrong. He doesn’t understand that higher education isn’t just an expense on the budget, it is a source of growth for the state.”The current system of distributing funds to the various colleges and universities in the state is flawed, according to Reid. “What happens currently in Nevada is all that money goes to the general fund in Carson City. I think that is wrong and I would change that.” Reid also intends on righting the disparity between CSN’s budget and those of the four-year institutions in Nevada. “My higher education proposal calls for more au-tonomy so that a particular college can retain

the money that it gets from its students,” said Reid. “If a college wants to increase a fee or charge an out-of-state student more, they should be able to retain that money to benefit their students.”

The candidate for governor expressed his opinion on the community college’s role in the states economy. “The community college should play a primary role in training workers in the energy sector so that they are ready to do what needs to be done so we can have a new energy economy,” said Reid. “Community colleges are key to that kind of training.” Reid feels strongly that graduates of the College of Southern Nevada will help pull the state into a greater economy. “We need to match up workers with the jobs in the new economy that Nevada should have,” said Reid. Having this new economy with no one ready to work in it would be a large mistake, accord-ing to Reid. The crowd was certainly responsive to Reid’s call to action and “brighter education plan.” However, after the mid-term elec-tions Republican candidate Brian Sandoval prevailed in becoming Nevada’s governor. As Sandoval begins his quest in improving the staus of education in Nevada, students will be waiting with baited breath at CSN.

by NOLAN LISTER Staff Writer

Gubernatorial Debate in Vain


by NOLAN LISTER Staff Writer

NEWS

PhoTo TakeN by: moNa WhiTe

Up until the 9th of October, vot-ers in Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District had seen nothing from

the candidates but negative campaign ads. On October 9th, the College of Southern Nevada’s Horn Theatre played host to the first of seven scheduled debates between Democratic incumbent Dina Titus and the Republican challenger Joe Heck. “The debate was great,” said JT Creedon, ASCSN president. “We received good feedback from those in attendance.”

Education is a big part of Con-gresswoman Titus’s campaign for re-elec-tion. “I am an educator,” said Titus during the debate. “I chose to be on the House Committee of Education and Labor be-cause I think [education] is so important.”

“A good education means not only personal success, but it is good for this country so we can compete in a glob-al market.” Titus voiced a strong opinion about the role government should take in education. She quickly reminded the au-dience of her vote in favor of the Stimu-lus Bill. “I supported the Stimulus Bill because it brought back $500 million in education to Nevada,” said Titus.

Despite the funding provided by the Stimulus Bill, higher education in this state and nationwide is still strug-gling. During the first week of October the Obama administration held the first ever White House Summit on Commu-nity Colleges. The summit resulted in a proposed $12 billion funding of commu-nity colleges across the country.

When asked how these funds should be utilized to best help CSN deal with the budget crisis, Titus responded with some interesting ideas. “The money will help make up the deficit at the state

level and I think it should be used to invest in new technology,” said Titus referring to CSN’s gas engine driven air conditioning project. “I think you are going to have to re-ally assess what you do best on each campus and focus on that and I think that is the new technology, like renewable energy and biomedical fields.”

Another issue facing our institu-tion is the disparity of funding between the four-year state universities in Nevada and CSN. Why does CSN receive so much less funding from Carson City when the student population is twice the size of UNLV’s and UNR’s? “The formula [for

calculating each institution’s budget] has been in place for a long time and is based on all kinds of arcane things,” said Titus. “CSN has had a very strong advocacy in its presidents and student body presidents to try to get that formula adjusted to meet the growing needs.”

Titus explained that even though the state government is responsible for distributing funds for higher education, she planned to help indirectly. “That is one of the reasons I support the STEM act that puts more money into those fields,” said Titus. “In addition to that, all the provisions that help individual stu-dents going to school, that bring down interest rates on loans and provide more PELL grants, indirectly help all of the colleges.”

“I thought it was an interesting debate with good dialogue,” said Justin McAffee, the Capitol Club president. “Both candidates feel their positions are better for the community and translate into CSN’s best interests.” In her closing statement, Titus expressed her frustra-tion with the audience of around 400, made up mostly of Joe Heck supporters. “I thought it was going to be a little more serious discussion about issues, but that’s OK,’’ said Titus.”A little rally never hurts anybody.”

“The crowd was certainly en-gaged and enthusiastic,” according to Creedon.

The efforts of the former con-gresswoman gave concession to the win-ning platform of Republican candidate Joe Heck. Nevada can only wait and see what plans the congressman-elect has in store for Nevada’s future and education.

Congressional Race

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NEWS

CSN’s Horn Theater was the venue for Michael Baisden’s Million Mentors Tour that passed through the Vegas

valley like a quiet storm on the night of Oc-tober 21st. A panel of seven distinguished speakers from local mentoring organiza-tions addressed the jovial, high-spirited, mostly African-American audience, which enveloped the auditorium. In addition to Mr. Baisden and his co-host George Willborn, some local agen-cies in attendance featured guest speakers on the panel: Big Brothers Big Sisters, 100 Black Men Of Las Vegas, Valley View Community Cares, Las Vegas Cares and Youth Outreach Program Of Las Vegas. “This is a call to action. We have to go beyond just words,” said Baisden - tele-vision and radio talk show host - author and founder of the Million Mentor Initiative. His goal, he stated, is to recruit a million or more mentors nationally, by partnering with local organizations in every state, to help guide young men and women toward the path of success, and release them from the ills, the temptations and trappings of city streets, which often time leads to self-destruction.

Comedian, radio and television talk show co-host George Willborn was the next speaker. He asked all honor stu-dents in the crowd to stand. The students stood while the audience cheered and ap-plauded them. Thereafter, with the students still standing, he said, “38% of all teenage fatalities this year were honor students.” A

somber reality rushed over the silent room momentarily. “Par-ents, we must be more involved in our children’s lives and we must hold ourselves account-able.” He added, “If we truly want to make a difference, we must reach out to all our chil-dren, good and bad.”

Without much reservation or sugarcoating, each subsequent speaker con-fronted some of the primary issues that afflict today’s black youth - teenage pregnancy, gun violence, suicide, education, and apathy. Occasional excerpts of

comic relief created a light-hearted and lively atmosphere even from the serious-ness of these weighty issues.

“Communities, schools and parents should all be involved in raising our children,” added Peggy Selma of Las Vegas Cares and Principal of 100 Academy Of Excellence. Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly, founder of the Youth Outreach Program of Las Vegas electri-fied the crowd with a soul-stirring account of black pioneers of yesteryears who made it possible and paved the way on which Barack Obama traveled to occupy the highest position in the land.

Michael Baisden concluded the evening by asking the audience to stand if they knew someone who had been incar-cerated, murdered or had committed sui-cide. Without hesitation, the capacity-filled room stood, almost in unison.

After the event, Commissioner Lawrence Weekly spoke to me about some of the positive results of his mentoring programs here in the Vegas valley. He told me, “In 1989, I founded the Kappa Leadership League, which up-to-date has graduated over 1,000 young men [includ-ing] City Councilman Ricky Barlow, State Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford and Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams….” Citizens need to get

involved, and the best way for people to do so is to “Find their comfort zone, donate whatever they can – it can be their time or it maybe dollars, every little bit helps,” Commissioner Weekly continued.

The only sponsoring entity for this event was soul-flavored local radio KCEP 88.1 FM, also known as Power 88 FM. Afterward, General Manager, Craig Knight commented on the plight of educa-tion in the African – American community. In response to the question, what message do you have for today’s kids who are con-sidering dropping out of high school? Mr. Knight stated, “For kids in high school, dropping out is not an option, in today’s world without a high school diploma it’s a dead end.”

According to recent statistics, only 47% of Nevada’s high school students graduate, and within the black community, the graduation rate is a dismal 35%. The sad irony is these kids may not even know that their forefathers were not allowed to learn to read and write. They may not know about slavery days when black men and women with educational ambitions were often tied to a post and whipped to near death. Yet still, in the mid-dle of the night - while slave masters slept - black men and women would learn the alphabet by candlelight, realizing and over-coming their hearts’ fright. Even knowing if caught, their backs would once again suf-fer the agony of the cracking whip’s vora-cious bite.

Million Mentors: A Call to Actionby STANLEY THOMAS Staff Writer

PhoToS TakeN by: alThea NelSoN


NEWS

by RU BULLOCK Copy Editor

Gubernatorial Town Hall and Congressional Debate

(Joe Heck)

On Saturday, October 9th, thanks to our wonderful student government, CSN’s Nicholas J. Horn Theater

hosted the Gubernatorial Town Hall and Congressional Debate. It was the first be-tween Joe Heck and Dina Titus. Media coverage included the local channel 8 and channel 3 news stations, as well as my col-league Nolan Lister and myself, from our own Collegiate Review. At this event, we pretty much got what was expected from any political debate: Avid supporters for both sides, a dog ador-ably dressed in a campaign shirt, and even one very “passionate” man, trying to build up a following for his Libertarian candidates. The debaters were candidates for congress, Dina Titus and Joe Heck. Rory Reid made an appearance as well after the main debate, but due to Brian Sandoval turning down this event, Reid was unable to debate, and instead answered a few ques-tions composed by students about our edu-cation system. This particular article, how-ever, will focus upon Joe Heck’s ideas, and answers to the questions. Though the event got off to a late

start, it was able to get right into the swing of things easily. Titus and Heck were asked questions about small businesses, national debt, and education. Joe Heck started with an opening speech by asking the question, “Are you bet-ter off today than you were two years ago?” His personal answer was a resounding no. He certainly isn’t, and he doesn’t believe we, as a nation are either. He closed his opening statement by saying, “the contrast is clear, between Congress woman Titus, and I. She believes government is the answer to all your problems, and I believe that government is part of the prob-lem.” The rest of the debate went on to show just how different the two are in their views on what is wrong, and what needs to change. The first question asked the two about their thoughts on small busi-nesses, and the act that was just passed to have bank funds used to help keep them afloat. Heck re-sponded that small businesses are the engines that drive the economy, locally and all across the country. We should do all we can to keep their doors open, and help them to hire more employees.

The second set of questions for the candidates had to do with education. The first being about the amount of people go-ing back to school. The question asked was, “Should the federal government insure that everybody who wants a college education, get one, and if so, how?” Heck responded by saying that he is a big proponent of education, because he has three children who are products of the Clark County School District. His stance is that while government does have a role in education (like insuring disadvantaged peo-ple have access to education, and that there is no discrimination), the government is still essentially there to help us as a country, not be the answer to all of our problems. Dr. Heck then went on to criticize the No Child Left Behind Act, calling it, “A worthy concept, with totally flawed execu-tion.” His solution to get education back on track is to put more responsibility back at the local level, and get our principles, teach-ers and parents more involved in coming up with their children’s curriculum, and mak-ing sure they know where the budget goes.

Keep good teachers, but get rid of the ones that just aren’t doing the job. There was one question asked to the candidates about how best to measure success in colleges. When speaking of this, it usually brings to the forefront the gradu-ation rates, which are somewhat concerning for community colleges like our own, since many people don’t come to these institu-tions with the intent to graduate. Since most people either come to a community college with the intention of later transferring to a four-year institution, or just to take a few stand alone classes for personal enrichment, the candidates were asked how they felt our colleges should be held accountable for their “Success or failure,” and how should those accountability measures be tied to federal funding for our public institutions. In re-sponse to this, Heck suggested “Alternative measures,” to measure schools’ success. For example, he supported a bill in the past re-garding high school students not having to pass the proficiency exam because they just aren’t good test takers. Instead, they should be able to come up with a portfolio of work or project, and this would enable them to get a standardized diploma. Lastly is the issue of our [the Unit-ed States] students falling so far behind, par-ticularly in math and science. When asked what he attributed to this slide, and what ac-tions the federal government should take to improve our nation’s competitiveness, Heck replied: “Part of this is because we just don’t seem to value education as much as we used to when I was growing up, and when many of you in the audience were growing up. Especially when we live in a location where education is not necessary to go out and get a good paying job.” Heck told the audience in no uncertain terms that we need to re-instill in students the value of education. It is something important that we need to have in families and in homes. If we don’t do this, then we will continue to lag behind the rest of the world. In closing, Heck thanked the sponsors, host, and people who came out to watch the event. He reiterated what the audience had just seen, that there are indeed clear differences between Titus and himself, and also re-asked his first question: “Are you better off now than you were two years ago?” Heck won with 48% of the vote. The congressmen-elect will take office with the first congressional session of 2011.



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Scandal in the world of college ath-letics has become commonplace in our society. Most often, within the

make-up and infrastructure of a champi-onship team there are lots and lots of con-troversial building blocks. Generally, those issues are kept in-house and are dealt with privately – away from the scrutiny of the media; however, that is not always the case. The College of Southern Nevada has hired an independent investigator to look into allegations made against their base-ball coaching staff. On Tuesday, November 2, 2010 CSN administrators officially launched an investigation into alleged misconduct

by newly hired athletic director and base-ball coach Chris Sheff. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal article dated October 30, 2010 complaints were made by, “Several parents of current and former players,” accusing coach Sheff of inappro-priately charging players for a, “Manda-tory conditioning program.”

Additional charges levied against the first-year CSN coach and his staff in-cludes verbal abuse of players and bring-ing drugs into the team’s clubhouse.

School administrators are aware of the allegations and are investigating, wrote K.C. Brekken, CSN communica-tions manager, in an e-mail sent to the

Review-Journal on Friday.The Review-Journal reported,

“Players were charged one-hundred and twenty-five dollars per month to par-ticipate in workouts beginning in early September with personal trainer Corky Field…” according to multiple unnamed sources, “Workouts were held on a tennis court in Tuscany Village rather than at a gym.” Anonymous sources also claimed that players were charged twenty-five dol-lars a week for food served after practices. These alleged fees are direct violations of National Junior College Athletic Associa-tion rules and must be handled with aus-terity.

by STANLEY THOMAS Staff Writer

Player’s Parents Scream, “Foul!”

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In his defense, coach Sheff stat-ed, “Players were encouraged to enroll in Field’s program, but it was not manda-tory.” Furthermore he continued, school workout “Facilities are not equipped to handle thirty guys.” Unfortunately for the coach – however credible his comments regarding workout facilities may have been – CSN President Michael Rich-ards was not so convinced and fired coach Sheff on Wednesday, November 03, 2010. President Richards was quoted by the Re-view-Journal “I intend to ensure that the team has been and remains in compliance with all National Junior College Athletic Association rules and regulations, and this review will take place over the coming weeks.”

Sooner or later everyone will have formed an opinion regarding CSN’s baseball program. As this investigation unfolds, facts will become known and ru-mors will be dispelled. If need be, further disciplinary actions will be dished out like turkey sandwiches a day after Thanksgiv-ing. Eventually, a couple of months from now possibly, this matter will blow over. As a result, this ball club, this captivat-ing, locally invisible program will emerge more popular when the dust settles, and more energetically vibrant than ever be-fore. And after winning more than a few games, as they are so accustomed of doing,

it will all be forgotten, except their newly found popularity.

This baseball program is one of the best attributes of this economi-cally bereaved institution. For too long, it has gone un-noticed and under appreciated; it has been a victim of some lack-luster public relation ef-forts and the lack t h e r e o f . At least n o w , d u r i n g and af-ter this brief mo-ment of publicized dishonor, the CSN populous might acknowl-edge they have a baseball team with a strong winning tradition who deserves their daily sup-port and is well worth above and be-yond the stingy price of admission.

Scandals in the field of athletics

come and go. And obloquies of a success-ful team always fade away like paychecks of a determined gambler.


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With the daily life of a CSN student being so hectic, writing an informative and interesting newspaper for the entire span of one of the na-tion’s largest colleges (6th nationally according to collegesintheusa.com) is a challenging but fun undertaking. With the rapid in and out return rate of students from semester to semester, the staff at the Collegiate Review adapts just as much as the rest of the school. With limited but graciously appreciated resources, it is the mission of this news-paper to bring a well-written factual and informative school newspaper. It is written for the students by the students, which means that everything contained in this issue and every other issue is written for students.

Being a state school it is relevant for the newspaper to contain issues on politics pertinent to education. Last year, the Collegiate Review put on a budget rally with a high student turn out. With that, it becomes apparent that these issues do affect students attending this institution. In addition, like most newspapers, the Collegiate Review contains opinions, school events, movie

reviews, interviews with students, and local entertainment happening around the valley. We wish to appeal to a broad student population by writing articles that deal with your own education and your student life. Every article written is by a student putting forth their hardest work to write articles important to the school, themselves and students. We try to tack-le what issues are relevant to the current times and how they affect people going to college, in of all places, Las Vegas. The world is at an interesting point and with Las Vegas being the nation’s center for entertainment all residents are faced with hard times in some fashion. With that city influence, which if you are reading this, probably influences you, the Collegiate Review wishes to cater to an audience we find easy to relate to. An audience that is made up of what we are made up of, students. Times are hard, but the newspaper will continue to write for you, the College of Southern Nevada student.

For any submissions, story ideas, or topics you would like to see covered,

contact the Collegiate Review at: (702) 651-4521

by ETHAN CUGLIETTA Staff Writer

COLLEGIATE|Review


OPINIONS

by CM DURNEZ Staff Writer

Insured Against Insurance

Thursday morning, I received five text messages during class. Aware of the rules and assuming they were some-

thing vulgar, I didn’t bother to look at them. When I did at last view their contents, I was stunned. My father had experienced a stroke. I silently excused myself, and at-tempted to see how fast my car could get me two hundred and forty miles away with-out a ticket. I arrived to the ER some five hours after it happened. He was still there, alive, attached to IV’s and oxygen tubes, unable to move due to paralysis on his right side. Nurses and doctors were avoiding eye contact with us like a waiter who thinks you’re not going to tip very well. He was stable, and being processed by admissions, his insurance coverage unverified. It is vis-ible the condition exists when America’s medical professionals become restrained by a desire to get paid.

There was a fear here, one beyond that of the illnesses that brought these people to the hospital. It was the conversa-tions; it was the questions all could hear. As often as a nurse asked if someone was ok, they asked of insurance coverage. Driven to know what a patient’s insurance would and

more importantly would not cover. It is dis-turbing, how insurance coverage can decide your fate in a country that prides itself on leading the free world.

We’ve created an illusion of pro-tection for ourselves. Thinking because we pay money to a corporate entity we will be protected. We assume this entity will have our best interest in mind when we need it. The timeless belief that doctors want to help people, stolen away by the reality of modern medicine and its expense. We cling to these beliefs and assumptions and ignore the simple signs of a bad idea. Medical providers give massive reductions to our insurance companies. These same insurance companies and medical providers that want us to come up with every single dime we owe them, no reduction, no glad you lived. We know that while there may be a way to save your life, your insurance company may not “decide” to cover it.

Why are we on the outside look-ing in, paying for a system that doesn’t ex-ist to benefit those paying into it? They’ve made your life a number presentable within a price range on a chart. Lumped us into categories where the doctor’s intent to do

no harm, comes after what’s that cost of doing nothing.

Should our nation protect the health of its people? It grieves me to think of how many people were, “Released from care” over the days that followed because they didn’t have the money to insure an at-tempt to save their life. Perhaps if doctors swore an oath of poverty along with the Hippocratic Oath, we would get the right people into these positions.

People on both sides of the “Obama-Care” concept should recognize that in American medicine, it is far more important to cover the fees of saving a life than to actually save one.

It was a cold morning when I left the hospital and drove home. Doctors were optimistic of a near full recovery with proper physical therapy and his insurance had graciously decided to cover his trans-fer to a rehabilitation center for treatment. There was no assurance he would be kept as long as recommended. By paying monthly for years, my father has only insured that a company, and not a doctor will decide his fate.


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The enrollment numbers at the Col-lege of Southern Nevada (CSN) have exceeded the amount of

classes offered, thus, creating, major problems for CSN students. Students are forced to go to great lengths to get into the classes they seek. Students at CSN are trading classes with each other so they can get into the right classes. Some even sign up for certain classes on purpose, so they can barter for the classes they need. Others play a waiting game and hope that another stu-dent will drop a class in the first week or two so they can take that student’s spot. The last resort is to ask the teacher for permission to enter a class that is currently full. It doesn’t look like the problem is going to end any time soon. The level of current enrollment growth is not slowing down. It has at least doubled in the past fifteen years, and if the trend continues at this cur-rent rate, the problem will keep getting

worse as the population grows. One can hope that the population growth will slow down in southern Nevada, however, the problem will rise again once the economy turns around. Addi-tional aid must come from somewhere because CSN does not currently have the necessary resources to keep up with current demand. The usual place CSN receives aid from may be running dry. Where will CSN get its aid from if state funding is difficult to find. There is always the possibility of donations, but in a bad economy that resource may be dried up like the state budget. CSN may have no choice but to utilize its largest resource -- the student body. I don’t think students will have to run to the bank and borrow thousands of dollars, but we should prepare ourselves for the possibility of paying more fees. CSN does have options that could fix the problem. How will CSN keep up with the de-

mand? More buildings will have to be built, so more classes can be offered by an additional staff of teachers. CSN can only operate within the means it currently has, so buildings and new hires will have to wait? The economy is only making the problem worse. The bad economy is driving people into fields that are in higher demand. A high unem-ployment rate is forcing people to better themselves, so they can become more market-able. People who are currently employed are going to school

in case their current position fails. There are avenues we can take to make sure that students get into the classes they need to graduate in a timely manner. CSN should consider a bet-ter system when conducting course registration, instead of using students’ last names. A student’s GPA might be one avenue to consider. How close to graduation should be a key factor in determining class enrollment. One thing that should be implemented is the requirement of counselors being assigned to each student. This function will decide who should receive class priority on a case-by-case basis. Is it a productive system when students can’t graduate in a timely manner? These are the type of questions, one should be asking all individuals concerned about the status of higher education in Ne-vada.

by JEFFREY MEEHAM Staff Writer

The Rules of Supply and Demand Apply to CSN Students

OPINIONS


From the inception of this great nation to present day, the issue of race has plagued America at

its core. In order to adequately under-stand why this is so, we must first trace the problem back to its origin. We will examine its effects, past and present, in the hope of answering some poi-gnant questions: Why was such terror and hate perpetrated toward so many people? Can America progress as a society without overcoming institu-tionalized racism? Does the Presidency of Barack Obama signal a post-racial phase in America? What does post-racial mean? These are some of the questions we must answer in order to collectively move forward into the future.

The origins of modern day racism can be traced back to 12th century Europe. The Moors of North Africa were Muslim warriors who ruled much of the African continent and Europe (Van Sertima, 1991). Their ambitions grew lavish after conquering Spain, Portugal and Southern Italy. In 711 AD, they crossed the straits of Gibraltar and invaded France where they met rigid opposition (Gibbon, 1776-1789). Eu-ropean Christians feared these Moors would eventually control all of Europe, so they devised a plan to defeat and discredit the Africans. The Spanish King Ferdinand and his Queen Isabella, with help from their European neighbors secretly built an army. They eventually defeated the Moors and kicked them

out of Spain in 1492 (The Colum-bia Encyclopedia, 6th edition, 2008). Shortly thereafter, the N-word and all its negative connotations were formu-lated, and aptly inserted into the global vernacular. The Moorish culture, their his-tory, even the word Moor itself faded into obscurity. What followed was one of the greatest defamation campaigns ever contrived; built solely on lies, mis-information and fueled by fear. This in-sane, malevolent ideology would shape history for centuries to come through manipulative propagation. The same muck of degradation would eventually be used to justify slavery and has been haunting global civility ever since. Historically, this unjust and inhu-mane philosophy has negatively im-

A Post-racial America?by STANLEY THOMAS Staff Writer

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pacted Native Americans significantly worse. As a child, I learned that Chris-topher Columbus discovered America. As an adult, I questioned that fact. After all, how can a man discover land that is already inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people? Based on this strange and questionable logic, a person can discover a woman’s purse right off of her shoulder. Or one may simply walk into a bank and claim to discover money straight from the vault. Perhaps that’s the reason why the few remain-ing Natives are contained in so-called Indian reservations - to keep them from discovering the rest of America. I wonder if Native Americans dream the American dream. Moreover, would they agreeably consider at present time this to be a post-racial America?

If we have reached a post-racial phase in America’s history, why do some people still cringe upon the sight of interracial couples? Why do some white women grip their purses a little bit tighter when a black man comes near? Why do most black people refuse to trust the police? Out of 50 black people I spoke with, an overwhelming 95 percent said they do not trust the police. On the other hand, 40 out of 50 whites said they do trust the police. A wide dis-parity along racial lines in a supposedly post-racial society, it seems we are stuck on race. Ironically, the philosophy that helped to build this country has become an immovable hindrance. Even in the midst of history, with a new president in power, some people are still unwilling or rather unable to overcome their petti-ness. I can recall my first confronta-tion with racism, as a schoolboy. The first time a white schoolmate called me a nigger, out of spite, publicly and out loud. That moment carried a particular sting of unforgettable embarrassment, which is distinctly irrefutable for a twelve-year-old. That instant I felt my only recourse was to make him swal-low my fist and his teeth in one gulp.

Instead I relented; I stood surprisingly still, almost frozen. Sensing those letters (N-I-G-G-E-R) of that then stabbing word, suspended in mid-air, just above my head like a halo of rain clouds, for everyone to see. As the silent crowd stared, I courageously walked away and my scarlet letters followed. My public humiliation became a personal triumph and I dismissed racism from my life, for the moment. So, what does post-racial mean? To truly become a post-racial society, we need to expel racial hatred from our world, but we must first do so on a personal level. We must cast it away from our midst, away from our children, away from our hearts. Post-racial is a dream that America hopes to attain at some point in her history. It’s the dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of during that famous speech of yester-years. The same dream John Lennon imagined, and the promise of which is etched in stone in one of our most ex-pressive symbols of freedom, “Give me your tired, your poor and your huddled masses…” Or maybe it’s just a catchy phrase conjured up by crafty social engineers, hoping that the majority of Americans will hear it and somehow start acting with civility and beyond common sense. However, there have been some sincere individuals who have served as paragons of post-racial existence and have lived accordingly in deed and in speech: Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela - just to name a few. More than four decades ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. posed a ques-tion to this society in a 1967 book en-titled, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Today, more so than ever before, we are actively seeking a response to that question, knowing and realizing that the answer will validate or refute both, our civility and our human-ity.

OPINIONS


by T. ROPELATO Managing Editor

Fight Apathy... or don’t!

The opening words of the Port Huron Statement ring with the same truth today, as they did when written in

1962. However it sometimes feels that

with our current genera-tion of college students, blinders of a meaningless consumer culture have pacified our looks of discomfort. The statement was a manifesto from one of the largest and

most active student movements of the 1960’s, the Stu-dents for a Demo-cratic Society. The statement was primarily outlined by Tom Hayden, and according to legend, partly drafted by “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski. Hayden is a lifelong activist and eternal optimist for humanity. Thanks to the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) Capitol Club, Mr. Hayden came to the Horn Theater to give a “Call of action to students of today.” The first call of action was asking the shy crowd to come fill up the nearly vacant front section of the theater. The crowd wasn’t small, but wasn’t large either. A good third of them were only there for an extra credit sign-up sheet, and they reluctantly filled the seats in front of the man, who at one time was tried in court for rally-ing thousands together for their common causes. Tom Hayden’s voice of dissent has continued on long after the end of the first war he spoke out against. His voice continues now to speak against the unprecedented military ag-

gression of what he calls, “The Long War” on terror. The War on Terror, our invisible war against an unknown enemy with no clear definition of a win, has already begun

to subvert many of the original freedoms that the fathers of this country fought to establish and protect. Hayden challenged the idea that this generation is too apathetic to bring about social change. He said that his generation, like all others, shared the same youthful lack of concern. “Apathy comes and goes,” he reassured, but added cautiously that it, “Is the preferred position for those in charge.” He suggested that the best and sometimes only way to make change is with direct action. A single act by a brave, focused, and often unknown hero can create waves of social awareness and eventually change. Hayden described his ideas of “Movements against Machiavel-lians,” and how too many modern rulers, and “Technicians of power,” still hold to the idea that it is better to be feared than loved. Hayden stressed the importance of what he called “The battle of memory.” Positive social change needs the strength of a legacy and must “Prevent people from stealing the past.” His advice for our gen-eration was simple: “Vote with your whole life, not just a piece of paper.” As of print time the independent website, www.icasualties.org, lists 1,371 U.S. military fatalities for Operation Enduring Freedom, and 4,427 U.S. soldiers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom, the numbers are


“We are the people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort,

housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit.”

-Students for a Democratic Society


Only in Vegas can you see The Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Egyptian Pyramids and take a gon-

dola ride in Venice without ever leaving the Strip. Now you can journey back in time and be treated like a king at the Maharaja Hookah Lounge located on the NE corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont.

Just a stone’s throw from the neon canopy of the Fremont Street Experience is the Fremont East District, which is fast becoming the new hotspot for college stu-dents to hangout. Joining popular haunts such as Beauty Bar, The Griffin and Don’t Tell Mama is the sheik Maharaja Hookah Lounge.

The inspiration for the hookah lounge was in response to seeing the “Un-der twenty-one crowd standing outside the clubs because they aren’t old enough to get in,” said co-owner Imitiaz Ali. He owns the Kabob Korner across the street and would witness this on a nightly basis. Now the eighteen-and-up crowd can go the district and “Enjoy and have a party” stated Ali.

Upon entering, you are immedi-ately transported to the hookah birthplace, the northwestern provinces of India along the border of Pakistan in Rajasthan and Gu-jarat almost a millennium ago. Every piece of hand-carved furniture and ornate deco-ration was imported from Pakistan to bring the authentic feel of that culture’s comfort and hospitality.

“When you come to my home [a

Pakistani home], we share the hospitality.” Ali explained that when you enter an Amer-ican home they just offer you a soda. In his culture and in his home, Ali declared, “I would bring you a drink, hookah, and food.”

Ali was ten years old the first time he smoked shisha. When he would ask to smoke with his father and uncles, his moth-er would “Smack me in the back of the head. So I waited until the family were all in the kitchen and snuck it,” he said while laugh-ing. As a father himself, he prefers to smoke hookah alone to become, “Calm after work and forget the world,” he says as he closes his eyes, tilts his head back and slumps down in his chair. The sensation is “Like flying,” conveys Ali.

The experience is different for ev-eryone. “Smoking a hookah was my first time smoking, well, anything. I didn’t know what to expect!” states Robert Holland who tried shisha for the first time a month ago. the College of Southern Nevada (CSN) student further describes, “We got Exotic Pink, which we were told was supposed to be a soft flowery smoke. It was pretty ethe-real because I was kind of’ getting addicted to that lightheadedness you get from the lack of oxygen. There is nothing better than getting high on flowery asphyxiation.”

Shisha is a very moist and sticky tobacco that has been soaked in honey or molasses and mixed with flowers. However, unlike cigarettes, it is not smoked as an ad-diction or stress reliever. It is the Eastern equivalent of the Native American’s peace pipe. It is a time to gather with friends and family and share their lives while passing the kashs, the Urdo, a Pakistani word for the mouthpiece, around the group.

So, whether you want to re-lax alone or chill with friends and family, Maharaja Hookah Lounge is the place to be. The menu has over fifty flavors of shi-sha. Some popular flavors are white peach, double apple, pink, sex on the beach, and banana pineapple. Don’t forget the tradi-tional Turkish coffee. As the Egyptian say-

ing goes: “Tobacco without coffee, a sultan without furs.”

If coffee isn’t your cup of tea, there are a variety of non-alcoholic drinks offered. Order some mezza, the Pakistani word for appetizers. I recommend the Baba Ganosh and Grape Leaves. Then top it off with des-sert such as Maamoul, a Lebanese cookie, or Gulab Jamun, juicy milk balls dipped in homemade sweet honey syrup.

Financially challenged? No prob-lem! The prices are set with the eighteen-and-up college crowd in mind. Plus, Ali is giving away two coupons for fifty percent off your individual order by answering the questions below. Finally a quiz you want to take!

1. What are three alternative names for Shisha?

2. What character from Alice in Wonderland smoked a hookah?

3. What non-alcoholic beverage is traditionally served with hookah?

The first two CSN students that e-mail the correct answers to [email protected] will receive the half off comps. Must have a current Fall CSN ID card to redeem entry.

Now, take a break from E=MC2, Newton’s Law of Motion, and whether “To Be, or Not To Be,” and indulge yourself in Pakistani hospitality. Take your friends to the Maharaja Hookah Lounge for Café, copa y puro - a coffee, a glass and a cigar!

Maharaja Hookah LoungeClubbin’ Fun for Under 21

by MONA WHITE Staff Writer


Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is a comedic play that takes two minor characters

from Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and makes them the main characters of their own act. This gives the audience a backstage, worm’s eye view of what you didn’t see happening during Hamlet.

Hosted by the College of South-ren Nevada (CSN)’s Fine Arts Depart-ment, and directed by Michel Kimm, the two-and-a-half hour play ran from Octo-ber 15-24 in the Backstage theater. This was a definite must-see for people who are fans of Hamlet, the theater in general, or just a laugh. It was very well portrayed, and the two male leads, Rosencrantz (played by Sean Critchfield) and Guildenstern (played by Adam Schaefer) were flawless. The dialogue between these two moved a bit fast sometimes, and depending on vary-ing personal preferences, everyone may not

see this as a good thing. Nevertheless, it was highly entertaining to witness to back and forth ping pong matches of words, and play-on-words for which Rosencrantz and Guildenstern had such an affinity.

The main conflict in the play lies within the two sadly confused main charac-ters. Though this is ultimately a comedy, the tragedy lies in their inability to take their destiny into their own hands. Instead, they go along with everything that is suggested to them, thinking there is no other way.

The Tragedians (referred to as, “The players” from Hamlet) were definitely an aspect that brought more life into the piece. Quite the irony, considering their goal was to perform death. They are a group of traveling, morbid actors, who seem to have a liking for picking on the smallest one in their group – poor little Alfred.

The only thing that was rather lacking in my opinion, lay not in the acting or the perfor-mance itself, but rather in the scen-ery. I only wished they would have changed the props at least once, as the barrels they used through-out seemed to get a little stagnate sometimes. I believe the particular props they used worked exception-ally well for the beginning and end of the play, but I found it difficult sometimes to ascertain where the characters were supposed to be in the middle scenes, because the props never changed.

Overall, this was a very nicely portrayed piece. Kudos to the director, cast and crew for get-ting it ready so soon and so thor-oughly. The comedy ended on a

sad note, as it used the ending scene from Hamlet to be it’s last as well. Still, it was strangely beautiful, and fit in perfectly.

After Sunday the 17th’s perfor-mance there was a nice surprise. A half hour talk-back where the cast sat down with those in the audience who were inter-ested, and answered questions pertaining to this particular play, and acting in general.

If you missed CSN’s production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, fret not, because CSN’s Fine Arts Department will be putting on one more show this semester. Ben Jonson’s Volpone will run in the backstage theater November 19th, 20th, at 7:30p.m. as well as the 21st, at 2:00pm. Tickets are two dollars less than Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead.

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Review

by RU BULLOCK Copy Editor

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT


Confused? So was Nestor Ortiz the first time he attended Richard O’Brien’s 1975 Cult Classic musical

The Rocky Horror Picture Show or RHPS. Ortiz, a 19-year-old, Gen. Studies Major at the College of Southern Nevada (CSN), is a manager at the Regency Tropicana Cinemas where once a month for the past twelve years RHPS has been shown star-ring the #1 Record-Breaking Las Vegas Cast “Frankie’s Favorite Obsession.” Or-tiz had never heard of RHPS, much less known that there was cast who would be mimicking and mocking the show. “I was

very confused. The audience shouted at the screen and the way they [the cast] were dressed...” he trails off as he flashbacks to the moment. “It was...” Ortiz pauses as he reflects on the experience, “Interesting.”

“Most love the irreverence and being allowed to interact and not just be passive watchers,” explains Steve VanMe-ter co-founder of FFO (Frankie’s Favor-ite Obsession). “It’s a totally interactive, original experience. Many have tried to duplicate it, but there’s only one RHPS.” The plot of RHPS is actually good life advice: An engaged couple’s car breaks down and they end up stranded in Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s manor. He seduces the lovebirds and the audience to dispel their inhibitions and embrace their fantasies.

Helping to perpetuate the fanta-sy, VanMeter, a Vegas native who has been performing RHPS since 1999, and can also proudly shout from the rooftops that he was chosen to portray the character of Eddie (played by rock star Meatloaf in

the film) in the 35th Anniversary Blu-Ray Edition of RHPS which was released in the U.S. on Oct. 19th, 2010. VanMeter was ex-cited and incredibly honored to receive the part. “Eddie’s always been my favorite char-acter. Best damn song in the movie; memo-rable appearance. Ever since the first time I saw the film I’ve always wanted to perform as Eddie,” expresses VanMeter who inci-dentally has an autograph from rock legend Meatloaf who plays Eddie in the movie.

VanMeter has also portrayed characters Riff-Raff and Dr. Scott for

RHPS, plus he is the emcee for the pre-show. He pumps up the audience for the screening by explaining the Do’s and Don’ts of RHPS etiquette. Do’s:

1. Do participate: This is an audi-ence participation film, which means it’s interactive, so it’s a lot like sex – if you don’t participate it’s just sad.

2. Do: Shout out lines and adlib, snap your rubber gloves and throw toilet paper.

3. Do: Stand up and dance the Time Warp. Don’ts:

1. Don’t touch the actors or the screen, because the screen is expensive and the actors are cheap. Ba-dum-pum-ching!

2. Open flames are not allowed, however open flaming is allowed and encouraged!

3. Do not remain a RHPS virgin.VIRGIN / v noun/ (n) - anybody

who has never seen the ROCKY HOR-ROR PICTURE SHOW,

(virgin viewing - seeing RHPS for the first time).

VanMeter also carries out the “Virgin Sacrifices,” a sacred and time-hon-ored RHPS tradition. They are brought up in front of the audience, and shown how to do the Time Warp Dance, among oth-er things. At the end, they receive a De-Virginization Certificate that appropriately changes their status from “virgin” to “sl*t” or “a$$h!!e.” One of the recently de-flowered

Rocky Horror Picture Show

by MONA WHITE Staff Writer

“Greetings! I’m just a sweet transvestite from Transexual Transylvania! And I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away

where God said, ‘Let there be lips’, and they were, and they were good!”-Frankenfurter, the Criminologist, The Audience

Holiday Horror

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spectators, CSN Biology Major Lindsay Johnson, said the experience was “Very re-vealing! I hate being in front of a crowd, but it was fun nonetheless!” Johnson attended RHPS for the first time at the Oct. 2nd viewing of RHPS. She was dressed-up as the character of Columbia, “Because she’s the most random and probably the most recognizable female. Plus she’s hilarious!” Johnson’s favorite part of the experience “Was the (audiences) shouted responses. I was cracking up!” Her favorite actor “Was the guy who played Riff-Raff because he was super hot!”

Who is this super hot actor? Ve-gas native, Jeremy Carson Nino who is a Theater Major at CSN. Nino is a Scorpio who was born on All Hallow’s Eve – the holy day for RHPS. He joined FFO in June 2010 starring as Riff-Raff, the role the cre-ator of RHPS, Richard O’Brien, portrays in the movie. Nino’s favorite characters are “Columbia and Magenta because they are so sexy!” RHPS fans will find that funny because Riff-Raff has an “Extremely close” relationship with his sister Magenta. Fun facts about Nino – he likes cheeseburgers and Dr. Pepper and has a twin brother who is also in FFO’s production of RHPS.

Jason Nino, is a CSN Political Science Major. His FFO character is the movies namesake, Rocky, Dr. Franken-furter’s creation, who is the equivalent to the monster created by Dr. Frankenstein in Mary Shelley’s classic. However, his favor-ite character is, “Brad Majors because he is the hero,” states Nino. “What I love about playing Brad is that he and Janet are the model All-American couple. When they enter Frank’s castle, they undergo a huge transformation and their perspective is flipped upside down. I believe it encourages everyone to occasionally let go of all their personal hang-ups and judgments, which is essential to enjoying life.” Plus, “I won’t find many other opportunities in my life to stand in a kick-line wearing fishnet stock-ings, a corset, and high heels,” states Nino.

Sound appealing? You too can dress-up in drag or costumes and win priz-es with the FFO at their Rocky Horror Holi-day Show, Saturday Dec. 4th at 10:00p.m. Just visit the FFO website for all the info at www.rhpsvegas.com. So, whether you are a virgin or experienced viewer, go succumb to RHPS fever. But proceed with caution, because as it says in the movie:

“Welcome to the Annual Tran-

sylvania Convention. Enter at Your Own Risk!”

E-mail the answers to [email protected]

Must have Fall 2010 CSN ID to redeem. One ticket per winner.

WIN Three Free Tickets to RHPS for Dec. 4th!

Answer the following questions correctly:1. What TV show is doing a RHPS

tribute this month?2. What two original characters

will be featured in the TV show?3. How are you going to celebrate

the 35th anniversary of RHPS?

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10/4/10 Criminal Mischief/Vandalism Other Chey On 10/1/10, CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage - Property Damage in one of the elevators.

10/4/10 Other - Information Report Staff Hend An employee reported he lost his wallet on 9/27/10.10/4/10 Other - Information Report Student Char A student reported minor damage to her vehicle

from a car door in the next parking stall.10/4/10 Theft - Personal Property Student Chey A student reported his wallet stolen.10/4/10 Other - Vehicle Tow Other Char An unregistered vehicle that was illegally parked

and blocking a travel lane was towed.10/4/10 Citation Other Off Campus CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.10/5/10 Trespass Other Chey CSN PD Trespassed an individual from campus for

refusing to comply with the procedure for accessing the computer lab and exhibiting belligerent behavior.

10/5/10 Other - Criminal Other Chey CSN PD issued citations to individuals for soliciting/ unlawful posting of bills, posters, signs.

10/5/10 Accident - Hit and Run Other Chey An instructor reported his motorcycle was hit and damaged while it was parked in the lot south off the motorcycle course.

10/5/10 Theft - College Property Staff Char A instructor reported an iMac computer missing from his classroom.

10/5/10 Other - Information Student Chey A student reported she was being harassed/stalked Report by a person she dated.

10/5/10 Medical - Aided Student Chey Emergency medical was called for a student who was accidentally hit in the head by a lamp mounted in the Black Box Theater. The student was transported to a hospital.

10/6/10 Criminal Mischief/Vandalism Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage located on a - Property Damage stall in one of the men’s restroom.

10/6/10 Burglary Other Chey CSN PD investigated a report from the campus book store regarding an individual who obtained money under false pretenses and larceny.

10/6/10 Report Issued in Error Other Char Report issued in error.10/6/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with no proof

of insurance.10/7/10 Citation Other Off Campus CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.10/8/10 Criminal Mischief/Vandalism Other Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage located on

- Property Damage three stalls in one of the men’s restroom. 10/11/10 Other - Information Report Staff Hend An HVAC employee reported that an air conditioning

unit fell off a forklift while unloading it from a truck.10/11/10 Theft - College Property Staff Chey An employee reported items stolen from the auto

motive department front desk sometime over the weekend.

10/11/10 Theft - Personal Property Student Char A student reported her cell phone stolen from the Computer Lab.

10/11/10 Medical - Aided Student Chey On 10/11/10, A student called for medical assistance. Emergency medical arrived examined him and trans ported him to a hospital.

10/12/10 Accident Other Chey CSN PD responded to an accident involving a motor cycle in the West parking lot.

10/12/10 Accident Other Chey CSN PD responded to an accident involving vehicle in the South parking lot. There were no injuries; both parties exchanged information.

10/13/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with no proof of insurance.

10/13/10 Theft - Vehicle Staff Char An employee reported her vehicle was broken into Burglary of Building A and a CD player was taken while it was parked in the lot east of Building A and the Public Library.

10/14/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired license plate.

10/14/10 Other - Information Staff Chey An employee reported she was robbed at an off Report campus location and her purse containing college keys was taken.

10/14/10 Theft - Personal Property Staff Chey An employee reported her flash drive missing from her computer where she left it the night before and

INCIDENT REPORTS OCTOBER 2010

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INCIDENT REPORTS OCTOBER 2010 INCIDENT REPORTS OCTOBER 2010

Date Type Person Campus Synopsislater that morning a leather pouch missing from her

desk.10/18/10 Medical - Aided Staff Char Emergency medical was called by an employee who

was experiencing chest pains. The employee was transported to a hospital.

10/18/10 Other - Information Other Sahara West A public safety officer reported he lost his access Report card somewhere off property.

10/18/10 Medical - Aided Student Summerlin Emergency medical was called for and transported a student who had a seizure.

10/18/10 Citation Other Off Campus CSN PD cited an individual for failure to give full attention to driving.

10/19/10 Medical - Aided Student Chey Emergency medical was called for a student who was feeling ill. The student was transported to a

hospital.10/19/10 Assault/Battery Other Chey CSN PD responded to an individual who stated he

was punched by a petitioner in the free speech area.10/19/10 Accident - Hit and Run Other Char An individual reported his vehicle was damaged

while it was parked in the lot north of Building C.10/19/10 Assault/Battery Student Char A student reported he was threatened by another

student in person and on facebook.10/19/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an ex-

pired drivers license10/20/10 Medical - Aided Student Mesquite A student reported she cut her foot on the top of the

door. Student went to a hospital by herself.10/20/10 Accident Other Char CSN PD responded to an accident with no injuries in

the parking lot north of Building C.10/21/10 Theft - Personal Property Student Chey A student reported her wallet stolen from a class room.10/21/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a

handicapped Space 10/21/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.10/21/10 Warning Other Chey Public safety issued warning for parking violation.10/22/10 Medical - Aided Student Chey A culinary student student reported she cut her left

little finger while working on a class assignment.10/22/10 Theft - Personal Property Student Chey A student reported his backpack containing books

and other items missing from where he left it.10/22/10 Theft - College Property Staff Chey An instructor reported two cases of lamp bulbs miss-

ing from a room.10/25/10 Other - Information Report Staff Char An instructor reported he lost his office keys.10/26/10 Other - Information Report Other Chey CSN PD investigated a report on a stolen vehicle. It

was discovered the car had been repossessed.10/26/10 Theft - Personal Property Student Chey A student reported her wallet stolen while she was

asleep.10/26/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an ex-

pired license plate.10/26/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a

handicapped space.10/27/10 Theft - College Property Staff Char An employee reported a missing laptop computer.10/28/10 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an ex-

pired license plate.10/28/10 Accident Staff Chey An employee reported while driving a CSN state

vehicle he was involved in a minor vehicle accident. 10/28/10 Other - Information Report Staff Hend CSN PD investigated the report of alleged marijuana

use on campus.10/28/10 Theft - Vehicle Burglary Student Char A student reported her vehicle was broken into and

a book bag was taken while it was parked in the lot south of Building K.

10/29/10 Medical - Aided Student Char A student reported she fell into a construction hole and injured herself.

10/30/10 Medical - Aided Other Char Emergency medical treated a youth for minor inju ries he received at a campus event.

10/31/10 Theft Other Char A vender at a campus event reported a Frogg 88 light board stolen.


Fight Corner

by GREG KING Staff Writer

What a bore! Three rounds and fi-nally, the miracle of the heavens, we got ten seconds of action that

made all the fans jump out of their seats. It was less than two minutes in the final round the knee from Mir landed, and put Cro Cop out. I must say that was the only highlight of the night. The other matches went as follows; Bader def. Nogueira via unanimous decision, Lytle def. Serra via unanimous decision and Sherk def. Dun-ham via split decision. As stated before, in a mixed martial arts fight you can never tell how a fight will turn out, but UFC 119 was definitely a night for the judges.

UFC 120 & 121:

As the upcoming main event between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama approaches us at UFC 120, the days can’t come fast enough for heavy-weight fans until UFC 121 and the ulti-mate match-up between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez. Both events in the month of October are going to be great for UFC fans. As with any event in London, you can watch UFC 120 live on Spike TV. The UFC 121 heavyweight match-up will be on pay-per-view as fans may get a chance to see if Velasquez can do as he wishes, and be the first man to knockout the beast Brock

Lesnar.

BIG COUNTRY VS. CARWIN TO KICK OFF 2011:

The word around is that talks have started to match up Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin for January 1, 2011 here in Las Vegas for UFC 125. The two have been recorded to be taking shots at each other, via twitter back in August, which started the rumors of seeing these two eventually go at it. No official re-lease is out yet, but Carwin went to his twitter and said that he expects to fight on Jan. 1st.

UFC & SUPERBOWL SUNDAY:

UFC is in the works to set up a huge fight card with two former light heavy-weight champion fighters on Super Bowl Sunday. Rich Franklin and Forrest Griffin are expected to be the co-main event card that night. Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort are

anticipated to take the main event spot.

GETTING CUT:

For many fighters, the chance of being cut from the UFC is heavy on their minds. Recently, the UFC has let go many fighters, some unexpected. Todd Duffy for example, only had one loss in the UFC, and was let go after that loss. Rumors are that it wasn’t because of the loss, but it was due to Todd’s attitude and the feeling that he didn’t want to be in the UFC. The fact is, for most fighters you can be here today and gone tomor-row. What does the cut signify? Are there a bunch of newcomers ready to take spots? Of course this is a sport where you make a name for yourself with UFC, or comeback later after you’ve proven your-

self somewhere else.

Recap: UFC 119


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