April 2010 Collegiate Review

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Reality of Smoking ...........................................................................................page 6

CommiSSioneR Reid ..........................................................................................page 9

features

gov. gibbonS, higheR eduCation ............................................................page 11

SpeCial SeSSion: eduCation ReCeiveS 6.9 peRCent Cut ...........................page 13

opinions

What’S up With the houSing CRiSiS? ............................................... page 16

the impoRtanCe of being Well Read .......................................... page 18

campus life

Studying tipS foR College kidS ....................................................... page 20

fashion/beauty

get fit at no CoSt ................................................................................... page 21

arts/entertainment

thiS iS a publiC SeRviCe announCement… .............................................. page 22

sports

haRpeR makeS golden SpikeS ......................................................................... page 24

incident reports

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Reality of Smoking

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• Each year more Americans die from smoking-related dis-eases than from aids, drug abuse, car ac-cidents and homicides combined.

• The risk of developing lung cancer is about 23 times higher among men who smoke cigarettes and about 13 times higher among women who smoke cigarettes compared

with those who never smoke.

• Cigarette smoking increases the risk for many types of cancer, including cancers of the lip, oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, pancreas, larynx (voice box), lung, uterine cervix, urinary bladder, and kidney.

• During the 20th cen-tury, smoking killed about 100 million people world wide.

Tobacco use is killing off

one person every ten

seconds somewhere in

the world. Smoking is a serious thing,

and the effects of smoking are very

real. Smoking can lead to a few differ-

ent types of lung cancer--- cancers that

start in the lungs are separated into two

major types of lung cancer: non-small

cell lung cancer and small cell lung

cancer, (this being dependant upon on

how the cells look under a microscope).

Non-small cell lung cancer tends to

spread more slowly than small cell lung

cancer. Here are the five different types

of non-small cell lung cancer that one

could be diagnosed with:

Squamous cell carcinoma:

Cancer that begins in squamous cells,

which are thin, flat cells that look like

fish scales. This type of lung cancer is

also called epidermoid carcinoma.

Adenocarcinoma: Cancer

that begins in cells that have glandular

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(secretory) properties.

Large cell carcinoma: Cancer

in which the cells are large and look

abnormal when viewed under a micro-

scope.

Adenosquamous carcinoma:

Cancer that begins in cells that look

flattened when viewed under a micro-

scope. These cells also have glan-

dular (secretory) properties

Undifferentiated

carcinoma: Cancer cells that

do not look like normal cells

and multiply uncontrollably.

There are three types of

small cell lung cancer, although small

cell lung cancer is less common than the

type described above, if one is diagnosed

with one of the three types of small

cell lung cancer like the three below, it

tends to be more aggressive and spread

quickly. Most small cell lung cancer is

the (oat cell) kind.

Small cell carcinoma (oat cell

cancer)

Mixed small

cell/large cell carcinoma

Combined small

cell carcinoma

People usu-

ally find excuses to smoke,

I’ve been stressed out lately is one of

many. If smokers spend as much time

researching the post-affects of tobacco

use, and read the articles of people who

have been diagnosed with lung can-

cer due to smoking, they would stop.

Some lung cancers are inoperable and

incurable, at which point one would be

treated with radiation therapy, with life

spans varying with each person.

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Clark County Commissioner Rory Reid (District G), formally filed his candidacy

to run for Governor of Nevada on March 9, 2010 inside the Secretary of State’s of-fice at the Grant Sawyer Building.

“I’m honored to be running for

governor in the state I love,” Reid said, “I

think it’s an opportunity to funda-

mentally change Nevada. I think

that you can’t make light of

the economic prevail that ev-

erybody is suffering through

right now, but it’s an oppor-

tunity to change the way we

do business in Nevada, and I

want to be a part of that.”

Reid, son of U.S. Senator

Harry Reid, was joined by his wife Cindy,

an English professor at the College of

Southern Nevada (CSN). Cindy supports

his decision to run for office.

“I’m excited. I think it’s wonder-

ful,” Cindy said.

Reid was elected to the Clark

County Commission in 2002, and was

re-elected in 2006 with sixty-two percent

of the vote. He has been campaigning all

over Nevada for the governorship since

October 2009, and feels his vision is what

the struggling state needs, and will help

him to gain Nevada’s seat in the 2010

gubernatorial election. Reid be-

lieves change is needed in

Nevada in order for the

state to have a future.

“We need to put

our people back to

work, we need a new

economy so we can

improve our education

system, and I think people

are willing to except change and

they want to do something different and I

want to lead them in that direction,” Reid

said.

Reid graduated from Clark High

School in Las Vegas, and attended col-

lege at Brigham Young University (BYU)

Commissioner Reid files Candidacy for 2010 Gubernatorial ElectionRory Reid officially files to run for Nevada governor, releases plans.

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majoring in international relations and

Spanish. Reid then went on to complete

law school graduating in 1987.

“The day I announced I was

running I put out a thirty page plan

that talks about my vision for Nevada’s

future, what we can do to create jobs to-

day, and a build a new economy for the

future, so I don’t think anyone should

have any doubt,” Reid said.

Reid is adamant on produc-

ing change in the state of Nevada. As

a commissioner, Reid has balanced

budgets nearly the same amount as at

the state level, and believes the suc-

cess in his position is due in part to the

Clark County Commissions’ bi-monthly

meetings, in contrast to Nevada’s bien-

nial system.

“Nevada has been doing the

same thing for decades. We’ve been re-

lying on tourism with some agriculture

and mining thrown in, and this is a time

where we can expand our economy, do

new things, and I want to be a part of

that,” Reid stated.

Recently, Reid released his plan

for education reform in Nevada en-

titled “The Leading EDGE: Economic

Development through Great Educa-

tion.” Reid has been critical of Governor

Gibbons handling of the economic

crisis, especially in regards to education,

of which he believes is the key to the

future success of Nevada.

“I think it’s unfortunate that

the governor’s [Gibbons] slogan when

he ran was ‘Education First’ and what

we’ve all learned is that it’s the first

thing he cuts, and I think that educa-

tion is the foundation

of our future, and

we’ll never be able

to do the things

I’m describing,”

said Reid.,“We’ll

never have a

workforce that’s

sufficiently trained

or the opportunities that

I’ve described if we don’t improve our

education system. It’s fundamentally

broken, we need to fix it, and I have a

plan to do that.”

Governor Jim Gibbons may

seek a second term in office. Gibbons

was elected in 2006 with forty-eight

percent of the vote, but as of 2009, his

approval rating has decreased substan-

tially. Former State Senator Joe Heck

and former North Las Vegas Mayor

Michael Montandon have both an-

nounced their plans to challenge Gib-

bons in the Republican primary. Reid is

the only Democratic candidate running

for governor in Nevada.

“This is a job interview...I just

signed up for a new job, and I’m inter-

viewing with the people of Nevada, and

they have a right to know what I would

do as governor,” Reid said.

Reid is the only candidate for

governor that has unveiled a plan

for the future of Nevada titled

“The Virtual Crossroads.”

“I think that if we do what my

plan suggests, our economy will

grow, and we’ll be able to invest

in things that are important to us,

including education, and taking care of

our venerable citizens like seniors and

children,” Reid said, “I certainly think

that my message is what Nevada needs,

and I’m confident that people will

respond to it.”

Rory Reid’s plans for the future

of Nevada, and information regarding

his campaign can be found on his web-

site at www.roryreid.com. You can also

become a fan of Rory’s on Facebook at

www.facebook.com/roryreid.




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Governor Jim Gib-

bons proposed a

plan regarding the

future of education in Nevada at the

Board of Regents meeting on the West

Charleston campus of the College of

Southern Nevada (CSN) on March 4,

2010.

“Today I am proposing a series

of reforms that will allow the Nevada

System of Higher

Education to function

in a new, autonomous,

flexible and entre-

preneurial manner,”

Gibbons said.

“We must give the Board of

Regents and its officers the ability to

spend the state dollars we appropriate in

the manner they see

fit,” Gibbons stated,

“This means that we

should stay out of

their business.”

Some of the changes

Gibbons proposed

for the 2011 Legis-

lature include:

Allowing the higher education system

to keep all in-state tuition funds.

As of now, two-thirds of funds goes

into Nevada’s general fund.

Changing classified staff from state

employees to employees of the

higher education system. Classified

employees typically are the lower

level workers, such as maintenance

workers and administrative assis-

tants.

Exempting higher education from

supervision and control by the state

Public Works Board to remove

“another layer of bureaucracy.”

Giving greater autonomy to the regents.

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Allowing the higher education system

to keep twenty-five percent of

the money it is allocated but does

not spend. As of now, all unspent

money goes back to the state.

Stabilizing the system’s biennial bud-

get.

“It is my recommendation that

we create a policy where we guarantee a

certain appropriation to higher educa-

tion,” Governor Gibbons’ draft proposal

states.

All of the proposed changes

would require approval by the 2011

Legislature.

Because of the recent decision

to cut 6.9 percent from the education

budget, many programs within the

Nevada System of Higher Education

(NSHE) will have to be cut. The Uni-

versity of Ne-

vada, Las Vegas

(UNLV), as well

as the University

of Nevada, Reno

(UNR) are fac-

ing cuts of up to

twenty programs,

including journal-

ism and women’s

studies. The College of Southern Ne-

vada has also come under fire, as there

are talks of cutting across the board.

A number of the programs to

experience cuts are in high demand,

but are still being targeted because they

require a substantial amount of funding.

Many of these cuts would not have had

to take place if theses suggestions by

Governor Gibbons were implemented

prior to this current crisis.

Some have voiced their criti-

cism of Gibbons’ plan. Candi-

date for Nevada Governor Rory

Reid has expressed his view of

the governor’s “new” proposal.

“The governor en-

dorsed measures that the higher

education community has

sought for years,” Reid said, “Unfortu-

nately, during the more than three years

the governor has been in office, he has

done nothing except harm our higher

education system through a series of

drastic cuts and poor decisions...”

“Many of the suggestions in

Gibbons’ plan are those that higher edu-

cation leaders have been insisting on for

a number of years, said James Leavitt,

board chairman.

“We’re glad the governor has a

listening ear,” Leavitt said, “This list is a

good starting point for the discussion.”

The governor’s plan has come

at a time where there is little to do to

rectify the current standing budget, but

these measures should be implemented

in order to begin mending Nevada’s

broken education system.

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On Sunday, February

28, Nevada state

legisla-

tors reached an understand-

ing that higher education

will take a cut of $46

million. This figure is to be

absorbed between now and

June 30th of this year, and

is down from the initial

recommendation of $110

million from Governor Gibbons.

Student representatives from

Nevada’s college’s and universities came

to Carson City as a way to make the

voices of those in the Nevada System

of Higher Education (NSHE) heard.

Education, in the end, was the cut the

least over other state agencies.

The Special Session, which

spanned several days, resulted in law-

makers cutting 6.9 percent from NSHE

and the K-12 system. The budget bill

passed by 20-1. The approved budget

has since been forwarded for the gover-

nor to sign into law.

Senator Bob Coffin (D-Las

Vegas), who was the odd man out in

the vote, disliked that a select group of

leaders worked in private on the bill and

then brought it as a completed bill ready

for other legislators to pass.

“I don’t think we are in bal-

ance,” stated Coffin, “It is our duty to

have a balanced budget. It would have

taken a tax increase. It is obvious we

didn’t tax enough last session. We put

the future of Nevada in jeopardy for lack

of nerve.”

Coffin stated he was

ostracized from the “core

group” of bargaining legislators

when he suggested the state

needed to raise taxes to bal-

ance the budget with reliable

revenue.

“The honest way to

do this is to raise taxes.” said Coffin,

a member of the State Legislature of

twenty-eight years.

The budget shortfall of $887

million, and the measures that have

been taken to bridge the gap of this

massive discrepancy haven’t always been

agreed upon. The plan to lessen the

difference would cut state spending by

approximately $300 million, or approxi-

Special Session: Education receives 6.9 percent cut

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mately ten percent across the majority

of state agencies.

An idea is to close state offices

on Fridays with government employees

to work four-day, ten hour workweeks.

Steven Horsford, State Senate

Majority Leader (D-Las Vegas), said

that compromise was needed in order to

come to a decision.

“There are parts of this plan

each one of us don’t like,” said Hors-

ford, “It does not reflect what all of us

wanted, but reflects the economic reality

we face as a state. We we’re able to bring

down the cuts to the most essential

areas and preserve our commitment to

health care, education and public safety.”

Assembly Speaker Barbara

Buckley (D-

Las Vegas),

said legislators

and Governor

Gibbons were

intent on recti-

fying the worst

budget crisis

in state history,

although the

agreed upon is only a temporary fix.

“We came from different

philosophical backgrounds but we came

together to reach a consensus that is

good for Nevada.” she stated.

State Senate Minority Leader

Bill Raggio (R-Reno), agreed that there

are major philosophical differences and

the budget cutting wasn’t pleasant.

“There is going to be some pain

out there.” said Raggio.

CSN will hold a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. in the D building, Rm. 101, on the West Charleston campus. The meeting will stream live on the web and will be posted on the college budget issues site for later viewing.

Information regarding budget cuts specific to CSN can be found at the web address below:

http://sites.csn.edu/budgetupdates.

http://degrees.nu.edu/Summerlin

http://sites.csn.edu/budgetupdates



What’s up With the Housing Crisis?

Everyone has heard

of the housing crisis,

especially here in Las

Vegas. It’s pretty hard to ignore. But

what does it mean, how did it start, and

how will it affect you?

We will begin with the sub-

prime mortgage market (sounds a bit

boring and complicated). When some-

one with a low credit score applies for

a home loan they typically can only

qualify for a loan with high interest

rates -rates that are below the prime-

so far, so good. These loans were being

given out in record numbers for at least

the last decade. The appeal for buyers

is easy to see; get something new and

shiny now, and you don’t have to pay

until later. It’s also important to note

that most of these loans came with a

hitch; low rates to start that eventu-

ally skyrocket within a few years. As it

became easier to qualify for these loans,

more people applied for, and received

them. That means that more houses

by ASHTON HALL Managing Editor


OPINIONS

were needed, and that of course made

the cost of houses increase dramatically.

While the costs of homes were increas-

ing, the home buyers income was not.

So, when later finally rolled around,

it came with a cost that most people

couldn’t afford to pay and the banks

started taking the homes back.

As banks started to fail they

also started to increase the credit score

needed to qualify for a home loan. That

means a lot of people that could afford

their homes are having a much harder

time qualifying for a home loan. This

left too many homes and not enough

home buyers. Also, no one wanted to

invest in risky mortgage companies and

they subsequently started going out of

business.

Add eager first time home-

buyers with greedy banks and a blind

government then you get a country

wide housing crisis. The number of

American households faced with losing

their homes skyrocketed to twenty-four

percent in the first three months of this

year. It’s still continuing to rise, and the

number of the unemployed doesn’t help

this matter either. Nationwide,

almost 804,000 homes were

given a foreclosure

notice from January

through March, up

from about 650,000

in the same time span

as the year before.

Things

are starting to turn

around in many parts of the

country, but Las Vegas is still

in crisis and it’s probably go-

ing to get worse before it gets

better. As this crisis continues

to spiral downward, it will

keep affecting every area of

our economy; the mortgage

companies, homebuilders,

construction companies, real

estate, home furnishing and

repair stores. It’s easy to see

how irresponsible lending can

bring down a country’s economy. On a

brighter note, if you have a great credit

score and a way to pay a mortgage, now

is the definitely the time to buy a home.


I, myself enjoy reading

probably more than a lot of

other things most college

students do. When I stay up all night

with a good book, then awaken the

next morning there’s an accomplished

feeling, and I don’t think you can say

the same for those who stay up drink-

ing, and partying all night. The idea

of a fun time in my mind would be

lounging around in my pajamas all day,

drinking coffee, and curling up in bed

with a good book. I couldn’t begin to

tell you how much I’ve been teased for

not wanting to go and hangout with

friends because all I want to do is stay

in my imaginary-book-world. In a way,

it’s like entering a whole new world, and

time. Your peripheral fades, your atten-

tion narrows, and then you’re gone.

I have been brought back to

the year of 1775 to the time of the

French Revolution and lived among

Lucie Manette and Sydney Carton and

witnessed the heartbreak before my

own eyes. I have committed absurdi-

ties with Ignatius J. Reilly, I have taken

to the sea when times are dreary and I

feel the hankering for knocking hats off

one’s head. And like every other girl in

America between the ages of 15 and 45,

I have been torn between Edward and

Jacob. I have traveled across the globe, I

have lived indigenous lives, I have lived

the lives of many, including my own.

Some may think that reading

is wasteful or time consuming, but the

The Importance of Being Well Readby ASHTON HALL Managing Editor

“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring

to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the

world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.”

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people that say that must have never

picked up a decent book before. In

my honest opinion, it doesn’t matter

what you read. If you feel like read-

ing it doesn’t mean you have to pick

up the ten-pound Count of Monte

Cristo. Start small, start with cheesy

romance novels or a Time magazine.

But wherever you start, whether it is

Judy Bloom or Sylvia Plath, at least

afterwards when someone asks you

how you bided your time throughout

the day, you can say you spent it read-

ing a book. Everyday life for me is too

un-eventful, because when asked how

many people can attest to traveling

the entire world within a weeks time?

No one who reads this hopefully...

What I’m getting at is this:

I’m tired of having no one to share my

thoughts with about the things I’ve

read. Or no one who has ever even

picked up a book, period. I walk around

the halls at school and the only time I

ever see someone with their nose in a

book is when it’s an English book and

they’re cramming for a test before class.

I look over to the person sitting beside

me at a table and they’re chatting on

the phone at such a high decibel that I

should’ve re-thought buying those ear

plugs at Wal-Mart last week, especially

because the conversation consisted of

why their current boyfriend of the week

is such ‘a dead-beat loser that only calls

me when he’s drunk.’ I think a lot of

people don’t really know what they’re

missing, because if they did know, they’d

be reading something a little denser

than text messages.

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Studying can be hard at

times, especially when

you have a million

other things on your mind. But you’re

in college now so you kind of have too,

whether you like it or not…we all signed

up for it. Staying up late just for the heck

of it because you don’t feel like sleeping

isn’t going to help your case.

Take responsibility for yourself,

don’t depend on others to help you out,

and don’t procrastinate. Center yourself

around your priorities, and no one else’s.

Follow up on your goals/priorities and

don’t let friends or ‘having fun’ get in the

way. Once, or if, you have a list of goals

for yourself write them up or type them

out and hang it up on your wall (no mat-

ter how dorky or anal retentive it sounds),

and after each that you accomplish cross

them off. Find a certain time of day

that fits you best for studying; a

time when you are most likely to sit

down and actually concentrate on

something for the longest (day, night,

or evening…it doesn’t matter). Once you

have that down, find a place to do the

actual studying. A desk, the dining room

table, the floor, sitting in your bed (not

suggested) or wherever you feel you’ll be

able to do your most adequate work.

If you don’t understand some-

thing, don’t walk away from it. Re-read

it, pick it apart and try to analyze it. If

you happen to be in the middle of class

when not understanding something, then

just ask, because I’m sure we’ve all heard

the cliché phrase No

question, is a stupid

question. Who cares

if people think you’re an idiot, truth be

told, they were probably wondering the

same thing and didn’t have the guts to

ask in front of the whole class. If that

doesn’t work try google when you get

home (always helpful).

C h a l l e n g e

yourself, you may be

surprised with what you

know. Sometimes you’ll

know the answer to a question that you

think you had no knowledge about. Al-

ways go the extra mile, you’ll be one step

ahead of everyone else and you won’t

have to worry about it as much. If you

feel like you’re too dumb for something

you’re most likely right. But who says

that’s a bad thing? Because that only

means that there’s only room left for

improvement. Go get tutoring, or study

on your own, do your research and spend

one of your weekends completely dedi-

cated to whatever it is you need improve-

ment on. The odds will more than likely

be in your favor.

Studying tips for college kidsby ASHTON HALL Managing Editor

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much are the three pillars of learning. -Benjamin Disraeli.


by PAULETTE RAMIREZ Staff Writer

GeT FiT AT no CoST Look your greatest for this summer.

With homework and exams on the horizon it’s hard to get to the gym every single day after

class. What better way to do this than with some cheap, simple home exercises that will help you reach your goal. So, lets get started!

To begin, you must understand that 1 to 2 hours of exercise is enough and will give you the results if you follow a healthy diet.

Cardiovascular exercise is the best way to lose your extra body fat and bump up your endurance. They are super easy to do. Some examples would be:

- Running

- Jogging

- Walking

- Cycling

- Swimming

Resistance exercises help you to strength-en your body and also start building muscle. Some of these exercises might be hard to do at first, but once your body starts getting stronger you will feel more comfortable doing them. Some of these exercises include:

- Wall push-ups

Targets your chest, and do not involve as much pressure as a regular push up since your body is sustained at a cer-tain angle.

Face a wall standing 1-2 feet from it, place your hands on the wall in line with your shoulders, only bending your elbows to go up and down. Always make sure your body is straight during this exercise.

- Standing rows

Targets your back, and all you need is an old t-shirt or towel, or anything that you can hold on to that won’t burn your hands. You will also need a vertical pole, which you can probably find around the house.

Loop the object around the pole, and make sure your feet are together and close to the pole. Keep your back arched, pull towards and away from the pole.

- Presses

Targets your shoulders, but instead of us-ing weights you can always use objects around the house like water bottles or cans.

Do this exercise in a standing or sitting position. Hold your weights close to your

shoulders and lift them keeping your body straight.

- Squats

Targets your legs, and using a chair or

something that will give you support or balance is all you need.

Hold on to your chair, and place your body in a straight position. Keep your legs shoulder length separate, and go as low as you can keeping your body stiff, with the strength from your legs push up.

- Crunches

Targets your abdominals. Try to find a yoga mat or basically a towel to place on the floor.

Lay on the floor with your knees bent and together. Use your hands as support for your head, tighten your stomach and push forward.

This is easiest way to stay fit and look your best this summer. Now that you have the information you need you can get started. Remember, follow a healthy diet, and look your best. Exercising has never been cheaper, or more simple.

Make sure to check with your doctor before starting any exercise regimen in-cluding this beginning routine.


by T. ROPELATO Copy Editor

ThiS iS A puBliC ServiCe AnnounCeMenT…WiTh ThoSe Super Sexy SWinGinG SoundS!

Recipe for Rock-A-Billy.

*Serves multiple generations

-Start with a big heaping chunk of Three-Chord change, fresh from the Dixie Land is best, but most any style will do.

-Smother in a sauce with equal parts of Blues, Country, Swing, Punk, and good old fashioned Rock and Roll. Let mari-nade in various subcultures for various decades.

-Drink mass amounts of Moon Shine and coat everything in Hair Grease.

-Add freshly diced Reverb, and finely sliced, crunchy Slap-Back.

-Season with salt, pepper and generous amounts of 50’s nostalgia.

-Shake, Rattle and roll it all together in a large martini shaker. Set it on Fire, and serve it on ice, garnished with the

spirit of Bud-dy Holly.

*Optional- Add fluctuat-ing amounts of Insanity for more of a Psycho Billy

flavor. (See Hasil Adkins, The Cramps, The Necromantix and The Meteors.)

In honor of the annual Las Vegas Rock-abilly Weekender, and the festivities that have now become far too pricy for my

sad little wallet, a list of some great Rockabilly music.

Carl Lee Perkins. The original, the greatest, crowned King of Rock-abilly. Perkins grew up the poor son of Tennessee sharecroppers. His unique style came from combin-ing Blues he learned from his African American friend and

fellow field worker. Gospel music he learned in church, and Country he learned from sitting by the radio.

Hasil Adkins. Legend says he was born in a chimney in West Vir-ginia, “The Haze” was

banging on milk jugs and hollerin’ the since his first moments on earth. As a boy Ha-sil assumed that his favorite artists, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and Elvis, played all the instruments themselves. So he taught him-self to be a one-man band. Adkins music is perched on a cliff between psychosis and schizophrenia. His soul-searing lyrics usually consist of

hot dogs, decapitation, heartbreak, and chicken, plus a whole lotta’ screeching and shriek-ing. Hasil “Hunched” his way into the afterlife after being run down by a young man on a four wheeler, while sitting on his porch. Rest in peace Haze.

The Cramps. The cramps are the musical

equivalent of being whipped by a domi-natrix while high on Mescaline in a Tijuana cathouse. Its fast, fun, hurts like

hell, and when you wake up, you’ve lost your wallet and gained a rash. The driving force behind The Cramps is


the singing soul mate duo of the late Lux Interior and his beautiful monster-bride Poison Ivy. It is a deep regret in my life that I never got to see The Cramps live.

The Meteors. The British answer to the Cramps, The Meteors proclaim them-selves to be the original and most pure Psycho Billy band. Paul French, the lead singer with a tendency to spit blood on the crowd at shows, is also an accom-plished horror author and record producer.

The Nek-Romantix. Fast, Deranged Psycho Billy at its eeriest. The Nek-Romantiks are the great minds behind such songs as; Who Killed The Cheer-leader, Dead Girls Don’t Cry, Horny In a Hearse and the touching love song,

Nekrophelia.

Stray Cats. Probably the most commercially suc-cessful rockabilly artists since Elvis, the Strays Rocked the music world inside out. Led by Brian Setzer, the cats were the most heard band of the 80’s rockabilly revival, with hit songs around the

world.

Tiger Army. Tiger Army was formed along side the late 90’s punk scene and played their first show with AFI. Tiger Army always stayed true to the roots of rocka-

billy and excelled it to another level. An often deeper, darker level, Similar to

having romantic sex in graveyards.

Reverend Horton Heat. The good Reverend preaches his message of damned salvation with lightning fast guitar plucking. With a furious and near constant touring sched-ule, YOU TOO, my brothers and

sisters, can find salvation in the sounds and songs of Reverend Horton Heat.

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Harper makes Golden Spikes Award Watch List

17-year-old baseball phenomenon Bryce Harper has been named as

one of the nation’s top 50 amateur talents...and he plays for CSN.

by JAMIA GALLOWAY Contributing Writer

Bryce Harper had quite

a year in 2009. He was

featured as ‘Baseball’s

Chosen One’ on the June 8th cover of

Sport’s Illustrated, enrolled at the Col-

lege of Southern Nevada (CSN)

after his sophomore year of high

school, began practicing for the

upcoming season with the award

winning Coyotes, and has been

said to be the number one pick

in the next major league draft

(among other things). And as

2010 progresses, Harper is con-

tinuing the trend; the freshman

catcher has been listed as one of

the best college baseball players

in the United States.

“We are very proud of Bryce

and all of his teammates during

this incredible season for CSN,”

said Tim Chambers, Head Coach of the

Coyotes Baseball team. “This is a great

honor for any amateur athlete, but par-

ticularly for a junior college player.”

The Golden Spikes Award

Watch list, out yearly, recognizes the

country’s top amateur baseball players,

and is sponsored by Major League Base-

ball (MLB). This year marks the 33rd

time the honor will be awarded.

“We’re very pleased to announce

the 50 members of the preseason watch

list for the 2010 Golden Spikes Award,”

said Paul Seiler, Executive Director/

CEO of USA Baseball. “The level of

amateur baseball talent in our country

continues to rise each year, and there is

no greater evidence of this than seeing

six 2009 semifinalists named to the 2010

watch list.”

Last year’s semifinalists that are

headlining the 2010 list are Daniel Bi-

bona (LHP, Sr., UC Irvine), Bryce Brentz

(OF/RHP, Jr., Middle Tennessee), Deck

McGuire (RHP, Jr., Georgia Tech), Ad-

dison Reed (RHP, Jr., San Diego State),



SPORTS

Anthony Rendon (3B, So., Rice), and

Alex Wimmers (RHP, Jr., Ohio State).

Harper is the only freshman

athlete, and only player that attends a

two-year college fea-

tured on the annual list.

The only junior college

player to ever win the

award was pitcher Alex

Fernandez from Mi-

ami Dade Community

College (now Miami

Dade College) in 1990.

As of the 2010

junior college season,

Harper is batting .356,

has hit four homeruns

(the team high), and

18 RBIs for CSN. The

Coyotes are 13-3, and

are ranked NO. 1 in the

nation.

On Tuesday,

June 1, officials from USA Baseball will

cut the watch list of players down to

30 names. The voting body will consist

of professional baseball personnel, past

coaches from the USA Baseball Nation-

al Team, former USA Baseball sports

information directors, and current USA

Baseball staff, and select members of the

media - 150 voters in total. Fans will also

be able to vote for their favorite college

baseball players on the same date, by go-

ing to goldenspikesaward.com. All voters

will be asked to choose five players from

the list of 30 names. USA Baseball will

then announce the five finalists on Tues-

day, June 8, and voting will again open.

The award will be presented

Tuesday, July 13 at the 2010 MLB All-

Star FanFest in Anaheim, Cali-

fornia, and will be telecast live on

goldenspikes.com, USAbaseball.

com, and MLB.com.

You can follow CSN Athletics

on Twitter, and become a fan on

Facebook. The current baseball

schedule, and season scores can

be found on the CSN website at

www.csn.edu/athletics.

http://www.csn.edu/athletics


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March 2010 Incident Reports

3/12/10 Accident - Hit and Run Student Char A student reported his vehicle was damaged while it was parked in the parking lot west of Building G.

3/12/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for Possession of Marijuana under 1 oz, speeding in a school zone and device restraint of a child under 6 years and 60 pounds.

3/12/10 Other - Information Report

Staff Chey An employee reported a projector missing from Room 1031.


Other Chey Emergency medical was called for a patient of the Mojave Health Facility. She was transported to a hospital.

3/17/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.

3/17/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license and speeding in a school zone.

3/17/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for speeding in a school zone.

3/18/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license and speeding in a school zone.


Staff Char An instructor in the Nursing program reported someone removed the sign-up roster that contained graduation information for the nursing students.


Student Char A student reported she was verbally and physically threatened by another student.

3/19/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended driver’s license.

3/19/10 Accident Other Char CSN PD responded to an accident where a vehicle backing out of a parking spot hit an unoccupied vehicle in the parking lot west of Building E.


3/22/10 Criminal Mischief/Vandalism - College Property

Staff Char CSN PD reported graffiti markings on two of the police vehicles located at the Charleston Campus.


Staff Char CSN PD reported they assisted LV Township Constable’s Office with a student who has traffic warrants.


3/22/10 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving with expired license plates.


3/23/10 Medical - Aided Other Char Emergency medical was called for an individual who fell off the curb and received a severe laceration above his right eye.

3/23/10 Medical - Aided Other Char Emergency medical was called to Building L for a diabetic patient who was non-responsive. The individual was transported to a hospital.


Other Chey CSN PD confiscated and booked into evidence a container of marijuana that was found on an individual.

3/24/10 Medical - Aided Student Char A dental hygiene student reported she accidentally received a stick from a dental instrument used on a patient.

3/24/10 Medical - Aided Student Char A dental hygiene student received an accidental exposure to bloodbourne pathogens while attempting to recap a used syringe.

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March 2010 Incident ReportsDate Type Person SynopsisCampus


3/24/10 Medical - Aided Student Char A dental hygiene discovered a scratch on her hand but was unsure how it was received.


Staff Char An instructor reported he received an apparent verbal threat from a student.


Other Chey An employee of the Express Café reported she discovered on 3/8/10 money missing from the safe.


Other Char CSN PD was informed of graffiti located on the north side of Building A.


Other Chey CSN PD responded to a call that a fight was taking place in the south parking lot. Upon their arrival, the fight had stopped and students who were hanging around stated they did not observe any fight..

3/24/10 Accident - Hit and Run Student Char A student reported her vehicle was damaged (side swiped) while it was parked in the parking lot east of Building I.




Staff Chey CSN PD conducted a field interview with an individual who was involved in an act of vandalism. The individual was released with a warning.


Staff Chey An instructor requested that CSN PD ask a student to remove his cap with profanity on it during class. The student complied without incident.


Other Chey CSN PD responded to a possible fight. Upon arrival, it turned out that students were filming a scene for class.


Staff Hend CSN PD assisted a law enforcement agency with arresting a student who had a felony warrant.

3/26/10 Theft - Tenant Property Staff Char CSN PD reported the observation of an employee committing an unlawful act.

3/26/10 Arrest/Referral Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual soliciting for money who had a warrant. The individual was transported to the LV Detention Center for processing.


Staff Chey CSN PD assisted with evacuation and lock down of the college due to a power outage.


Staff Chey The college was evacuated and locked down due to a power outage.







Staff Chey CSN PD was notified of graffiti vandalism on the entry glass door of the Main Building.


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