May 2011 Collegiate Review

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Outstanding Student Awards Photos By: Mayela Arellano


Outstanding Student Awards Photos By: Mayela Arellano


Student Government Stays Strong in the Face of Budget Cuts

by JAMIE BARNARD Staff Writer

Associated Students of College of Southern Nevada (ASCSN), they will not be making any

adjustments to how they run their organization based on the upcoming budget cuts. According to a recent interview with Kary Nguyen, an administrative assistant for. ASCSN also known as Student Government receives 50 cents per credit hour of student tuition. These funds are then put into a General Account. So it would seem as long as students are registering the Student Government will get their funds, however with so many students potentially being turned away for fall semester those funds might decrease in the coming months.

C u r r e n t l y , ASCSN meets as a group twice a month to vote on every dollar that is spent. Student Government makes decisions on where the funds will be spent based on majority rules. There are 18 members in ASCSN and all members can vote except for the president. All members who are able to vote have the

option to vote for, against or abstain from voting.

In order for ASCSN to consider allocating funds to a specific organization that organization must first fill out an Agenda Item Request Form. Internal and external organizations must follow the same process to be considered by Student Government. If the club or organization has followed procedure and met the bylaws and constitution of Student Government and will have a positive impact on CSN students, the request will more than

likely be approved. If there is a surplus of funds

that have not been allocated to a club or organization they are rolled

into the Prior Year Contingency Account. The difference between the General Account and the Prior Year Contingency Account is that the funds in the General Account can be used for anything that is approved by Student Government whereas the Prior Year Contingency Account funds can only be used for things that will benefit the entire student body. For example, funds in the General Account could be used for events pertaining to the individual campuses where the Prior Year Contingency funds would have

to go towards something that would benefit the entire student body at all of CSN’s campuses. Unfortunately, ASCSN did not have any further comment on the inner workings of their organization at this time. Only time will tell if these budget cuts will eventually affect clubs and organizations throughout CSN, Student Government possibly being one of them.However, as of right now it is business as usual for the

members of ASCSN.


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Mark Menendo: A Prolific Look of a CSN Success Story

Thousands upon thousands of students have walked the hallways of the College of Southern Nevada

(CSN), over the years. Many have completed their degree at CSN and moved on to bigger and better things. Others have completed their credits needed and transferred to other colleges to finish their degree. Some may wonder what has happened to some of these former CSN students and if they ever became successful after their time at CSN. State Senator Mark Menendo graduated from Chaparral High School in 1985 and then attended the University of Las Vegas (UNLV), for a brief period of time before he decided to transfer to CSN and finish his degree there, in 1989. In addition to being a state senator, Menendo is also affiliated with the Board of Directors, and the Nevada Public Education Foundation. Senator Menendo was kind enough to share insight on his time at CSN. Q: Reflecting on your educational past, why did you choose to attend CSN? A: I decided to go to CSN after I was attending UNLV, which was in my opinion a school with really bad professors at the time, which was what mainly persuaded me to leave UNLV and attend CSN.Q: Looking back on that situation, do you believe CSN provided the right educational outlet for you to pursue your professional dreams? A: I do. The college was great to me. I enjoyed the professors, and the classes. I didn’t stay in that profession that I was

studying which was hotel and casino management. I thought that’s what I was going to end up doing, but I just got into politics, campaigns, things like that and I decided to stay in politics, which is where I’m at today.

Q: Where there any classes that you took, or any professors that you had that stand out in your mind today?A: I remember there was one professor who thanked me and the class for taking his class which help paid his salary. He gave us his home number in case we had any questions or concerns, or things we needed to talk about after hours. He was just really wonderful and that’s what inspired me to stay and continue my education at CSN.Q: While at CSN, what various aspects you feel prepared you the most to be who you are today? A: If I had stayed in my profession with hotel and casino management, I feel what I had learned was very beneficial to me

and I know the education I received as far as the many different class curriculum and professors would have taken me far in that career choice.

Q: Do you think seeking higher education allowed you to be as successful as you are today? A: I believe it did, receiving higher education gave me the skills and experience that I needed to help me figure out what I really wanted to do for the rest of my life. I don’t think I would be where I’m at today if I hadn’t decided to pursue higher educationQ: At your darkest times as a student, what inspired you to continue with your educational push to obtain your degree(s)? A: Having friends and

teachers from high school helped me a lot. My darkest time was when I was attending UNLV, I had a hard time connecting with the students and professors there. After talking with friends and some teachers I had in high school, they persuaded me to keep going to college and try out CSN. I’m glad I did because I was able to finish up my degree there. Q: What advice will you give to students who may question their own pursuit of fulfilling one’s educational dreams? A: Keep going, don’t give up. Just keep in mind that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and there is no greater feeling than knowing you worked hard and earned that degree.

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by HEIDI FREY Staff Writer

The National MS Society held the annual Walk MS event on April 9th 2011 at Town Center in Las Vegas to

bring awareness to multiple sclerosis and to raise donations for research needed to find a cure. The funds raised through these Walk MS events will also be used for ser-vices and programs for the approximate 133,000 Central and Southern Califor-nian and Nevadans with MS, as stated on the National MS Society Web site. Approximately 2,000 people at-tended the event, resulting in a 30 percent increase from the previous year’s turnout. It was announced during the event that there are approximately 400,000 people in the United States with MS and 2,500 of those people are local to Las Vegas. Before the actual five mile walk begun, an award for The Most Influential Person was given to Valerie Sweet, because she was able to raise the most in donations the day of the event, totaling a little over $ 2,000. As the marchers walked through the streets within and directly around Town Center, encouraging and loving words could be heard from those within the crowd. Smiles and laughter triumphed through the hardships of MS during the walk, ranging from those who were able to walk with ease to the MS sufferers con-fined to wheelchairs. Teams were formed to support loved ones affected by MS with

several posters held in the air, shirts decorated to represent each individual team, accom-panied with songs and chants from several different team members expressing their en-thusiasm for a cure. A non-curable disease at present, multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease that affects the central nervous system that weakens nerve impulses that affect movement, vision, and sensation. It is most prevalent for women between the ages of 20 and 40. Symptoms of MS include but are not limited to, numbness of the face, dizziness, blurred vision, partial blindness, and memory loss (Encyclope-

dia Britannica, Multiple Sclerosis, 2011). There are four varying types of MS, relapsing-remitting (RRMS), sec-ondary-progressive (SPMS), primary-progressive (PPMS), and progressive-relapsing (PRMS). Approximately 80-85 percent of MS sufferers are diagnosed with RRMS and only 5 percent are diag-nosed with PRMS, the most severe and relentless form of the disease, that does not have any remission periods. Each level of MS is categorized dependent on how long the patient remains in remission from his or her symptoms (Encyclopedia Britannica, Multiple Sclerosis, 2011). Through fundraising events like Walk MS, the National MS Society stress-es the importance of physical activity for those with the disease. It is through move-ment that this society hopes to curb the debilitating effects of the disease, as stated on their web site, “MS stops people from moving. We exist to make sure it doesn’t.” The cause for MS largely remains un-known. It is most closely associated to a genetic disease because that is the cause in most existing cases studied, although a definite cause has not been determined (Encyclopedia Britannica, Multiple Sclero-sis, 2011).

If you would like to support Walk MS or the National MS Society please visit, www.nationalmssociety.org.

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by ASHTON HALL Editor-In-Chief

First Nevadan to Receive Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship

The Outstanding Student Awards Ceremony was held on May 4, in the Telecommunications Building

Auditorium, with opening remarks from President Richards and sentiments from Arthur Byrd, Vice President for

Student Affairs, followed by various acknowledgements, the award ceremony commenced.

“The more you listen to the stories of these young people, the more you’ll appreciate the quality of students,

the caliber of students who attend CSN.” Said President Richards.

The first award given was the Regents’ Scholar Award, recipients of which were, Kristopher Del Campo and Maryknoll Palisoc. The following award was the Kim Gregory Memorial Scholarship, given to only one student, Milton Evangelista.

A total of 21 students received awards, each one had touching, heartfelt stories to share of the obstacles and daily encumbrances they had to overcome to get where they were today. A special

presentation, which was the last of the evening, was the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Unlike the night’s previous awards, the recipient of this particular scholarship

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was unknown to just about everyone in the room, including the awardee.

In order to qualify for the scholarship, one must have a G.P.A of 3.5 or higher, an essay on an assigned topic and at least two recommendations, among a laundry list of other things. The previous year, three CSN students were chosen to compete at a national level. This is not only an achievement of monumental proportions for CSN, but also for the state, never before has a Nevadan been the recipient of The Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.

Within the school year, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation received 785 submissions, 60 of those nominees were given scholarships. Thirty thousand dollars are given to the student each year throughout a three-year span, for a grand total of $90,000, which is dependent on the student’s ability to maintain their academic adeptness.

The apogee of the evening concluded with the revelation of the

beneficiary, Maryknoll Palisoc. Palisoc began to cry as they read an excerpt from her essay, it was then she knew that she had been one of the handful of students to receive the scholarship. Palisoc then shared her appreciation and told the audience that her mother was her inspiration and one to thank for it all.

She told a story about her mother and described how heavy the rain would fall, where she grew up in the Philippines. When it rained, it flooded

and they sometimes were forced to illegally occupy a military reservation, Palisoc began to cry again as she told the crowd that she never missed a day of school, even when it flooded, because her mother would carry Maryknoll on her back.

When asked about receiving the scholarship and what she planned to do afterwards, Palisoc responded, “I actually can’t believe it at all. Nobody told me.” “I think I’m going to stay at UNLV, it depends, I’ve applied at

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different schools, but UNLV is kind of getting close to my heart. So I’ll stay at UNLV build on my craft, be a better scientist, study harder.”

Palisoc then burst into excitement exclaiming about how amazing this all was. When asked about her ideal school, she proudly proclaimed Cambridge, which she plans to apply for in the future, along with a list of other Ivy League schools.

With the scholarship as proof of Palisoc’s exceptional academic skill, Cambridge seems like quite the likely possibility.

“The more you listen to the stories of these young people, the more you’ll appreciate the quality of students, the caliber of students who attend

CSN.” -President Richards


Unravelingby ASHTON HALL Editor-In-Chief

She found that old sweater that she had the time of her life in. So much lay in between the individu-

ally planned and equally spaced stitches, she thought there was no way that small sweater could possibly constrain so much emotion.

So she put on the sweater. It was itchy and the sleeves rode up, leaving her wrists bare, but it smelled like the beach and felt exactly like what she knew she must have been missing. It felt like all of her old memories, she couldn’t control the wave of nostalgia that washed over

her. She began to cry, her body involun-tarily shook as she slowly unraveled, but her sweater held strong. It showed that she was still there, the old companions might be gone, but they would forever be imprinted in her mind.


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Loud laughs and bright lights connected the memories: Speeding rides in old jeeps, midnight drinks and strolls down the boardwalk all tangled into a single strand of yarn. The tears and the smiles, forced or euphoric, lay between the stitching that looped in and out of every single memory running through her head. She felt every emotion at once and it unsettled her.

Swiftly, she came to the realiza-tion that she would have done anything to go back, but she couldn’t. So she imag-ined herself getting into her car and driv-ing to that place. Listening to that record with all of those familiar songs, they were the kind of familiar that made her sick to her stomach with longing. Sick because of what rested between Journey’s and Springfield’s words, the film that over-shadowed the soundtrack.

She imagined she was there, hopping out of her old, dilapidated car and gently closing the door. She stood there alone, and remembered what used to be, the waves crashing against the rocks, the wooden catawampus bench. No matter what, she was still alone. Peo-ple she used to know were coming back, all the old memories hit her like a rogue wave, she was re-living that old summer spent entirely on the beach. She looked in the mirror and seemed slightly less withered, she had really learned noth-ing. She had been walking backwards for a while now, and the route forward was slightly out of reach.

Taking two steps forward was really five back. She screamed capital letters and asked anyone she could get a hold of which way to go, but they all look at her with the same inscrutable faces and once again she only had her-self. It was the silence she used to crave,

to be alone with her thoughts and escape the distractions and blunders of everyday life. Now, she would have given anything to be surrounded by clamor and hoopla.

She knew she would have to tear herself away from the fantasy, if she didn’t, she would be stuck in a far away place in the back of her mind all day. She leisurely drifted back to the real world. She took off the sweater, because it would do her no good. She packed it into a box labeled “things to throw out” and put it somewhere in the black hole that was her closet.

Maybe one day she would be able to follow through. She moved for-ward, serene and untroubled, but when she stopped for a second and forgot the day’s plans, she saw something a little different. She was beginning to wake up.


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Review of A Gleeful Musical Revueby RU BULLOCK Copy Editor

CSN’s musical theater production of A Gleeful Musical Revue certainly turned out to be a

treat. Though our theater department is certainly no slouch when it comes to putting on productions, I don’t believe it is a stretch by any radar to say that Glee was the best show they have done in awhile.

This romantic, comedic show came complete with an extremely talented cast and band, a cute script and some wonderful and fun music.

The plot was simple and easy to follow, yet dealt with a very real problem that students all over Nevada are facing – the budget cuts. For the students in Glee, the budget cuts they were facing were just to the arts program, as opposed to schoolwide, but they were no less devastating for students in the program.

Directed by Douglas H. Baker, the play was staged in a way that it would be fun for the audience. The choreography throughout the show was courtesy of Kristin Gressley who also choreographs for high school drama departments.

Songs performed in the

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show ranged from well-known to original, old to new, and Broadway to mainstream. Examples of popular songs performed were “Grenade” by Bruno Mars, and “The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michel Jackson. Others songs Broadway numbers like “Mister Cellophane” from the musical Chicago, or “Kids” from Bye Bye Birdie.

As for the acting, the main characters of Jared (Ryan Bobbett), Lady (Darcie Bender), Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford (Adam M. Schaefer)(Dawn Merritt), Zed (Matthew Russell) and Jenny ( Jessica Elmer) were all well-played, and believable. Dean Cosgrove

(Michel Connolly), who was the “villain” to the cast was comical, yet easy to dislike with his songs about bunny stew, and plot to bring down the arts program.

With the show nearly sold out in it’s first week, and completely sold out before the first show of the second week even started, this was undoubtedly the most popular show the theater has put on for quite some time.

While fun, cute, and very lively, the show also dealt with issues other than just the budget cuts. On the play, director Doug Baker said this: “It has been enlightening to address such

issues as budget shortfalls, the values we share or don’t share, acceptance, rejection, bullying and other subsequent consequences... And if all that seems like ‘too much,’ well... We also did it for fun!”

In light of the budget cuts the schools are facing, it is good to see that the arts program is still thriving. It will be interesting to see how they follow this cute, enjoyable act next time around.


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by T. ROPELATO Managing Editor

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Let Me See Your Jazz Hands!

T he weight of the world was bear-ing down heavily as I rushed to the Horn Theater, late as usual.

My mind was racing with a massive to-do list filled with the tasks of moving and the dread of finishing fi-nal projects, last minute as usual. All of which disappeared when the sweet sound of live jazz started tickling my eardrums.

This semester’s concert was

titled “A Tribute To The Swing Era” and featured the Green Valley High School Jazz Ensemble opening up for the motley crew of crusty musicians known as the CSN Big Band.

The High School kids brought their youthful energy to the stage and gave much promise for this future generation of

musicians. With the excep-tion of a long drawn out drum solo that didn’t go anywhere, the kids did re-ally well.

The variety of mu-sicians that make up the CSN band, add a lot. The youngsters playing along-side the oldsters provided great dynamic, and it was easy to see that they were having a great time on the stage.

Director, Walt Blan-ton, is almost a living em-

bodiment of jazz music itself. His gravely voice and laid-back style are a perfect combination for leading a

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Jazz Band. When he jokingly said that he was parched I was tempted to rush up on stage and give him a shot from my flask. But because of professionalism and minimal whisky, I decided against it.

Some may criticize Blan-ton’s style as sloppy or unorga-nized. A memorable introduc-tion was when Blanton stated, “Ok, the next piece we’re going to play is…” Then turning to the band, “What was the next piece again?” He then laughed and as-sured the crowd he knew what he was doing, which produced a good chuckle and a few eye rolls from the band.

Walt ’s easygoing modus ope-randi is a stark contrast to the stuffy formalities of many concerts, a re-

freshing change. The concert had the vibe of a jam session and informality is often the key to great jazz. It was a great night of awesome music and a much-needed break from the stress

of finals and real life. This is the true heart of Jazz music, a short moment of closed eyes and instrumental bliss that has the power to lift a lifetime of worries from weary shoulders.

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Embrace Your Finer Artby NATASHA ROQUE Staff Writer

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Explore, Experience, Expand. The motto of CSN’s Performing Arts Center. The Cheyenne Campus

is home to the Horn Theatre and hosts up to 700 events each year. Each event is held with high remarks, involving an array of performances by students, pro-fessionals, and special artists. The Performing Arts Center be-comes the palette available for students who are interested in studying Fine Arts. Courses such as math, political science, English, and history are not the only essential tools geared for educational growth, but Fine Arts is just as important. The study of Fine Arts helps students embrace the development of diversity and artistic individualism of expression. The Performing Arts Center, with the

help of its t a l e n t e d faculty, has been the foundation for students hoping to a c h i e v e t h e i r d r e a m s within per-f o r m i n g arts here in Las Vegas and be-yond. T h e study of fine arts

embodies the idea of self-expression. Dr. Richard McGee is the chair of CSN’s fine arts department as well as a firm be-liever that humans have always needed to be able to express themselves in an artistic manner. McGee is an influen-tial instructor who works to guide his students to follow their dreams through self-expression. He too, after all, was once a student of the arts who found his passion within music. He moved to Las Vegas in 1981 and worked as a full-time musician within different locations on the strip. When he started to teach at CSN in 1989, McGee still continued with his love for music and in fact, played for 10 years at Ceasar’s House Orchestra.

He is also a co-founder of CSN’s Per-forming Arts Center and a prominent influence in its success. Coming from a man who found his love within the arts, McGee helped to strengthen the Per-forming Arts Center to be the credible place that it is today for students and the community to share their love for the fine arts. In the beginning, the Perform-ing Arts Center was aimed to be that one facility that could be used as a focal point for the college as well as for North Las Vegas. The Performing Arts Center hosts majority of its events through the Horn Theater and the Backstage The-ater. The Horn Theater is mainly used for bigger shows that seat up to 520 guests, while the Backstage Theater is a smaller venue for a more intimate setting that seats up to 100. The idea was to create a venue that could leave an impression on the community as being a distinguished place to enjoy the performing arts. In its early days, the Performing Arts Center was anything but what the college envisioned, no one knew about it. However, in 1994, College President Dr. Richard Moore asked McGee to lead faculty and facilitate the Performing Arts Center. The idea was to call out to the community to inform people that the Performing Arts Center exists. It became an opportunity to showcase the talent among the student performers, as well as other organizations who used the facility to put on performances.


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Within a year and a half of run-ning the Performing Arts Center, Mc-Gee put life into the facility. He recruited a working staff and new director to con-tinue to build the organization. Today, the Performing Arts Center is an esteemed facility that is constantly hosting events, featuring productions with talented stu-dent performers. The facility rents space out to dance schools, community choirs, and organizations that also put on their productions for the community. McGee initiated the start of the Performing Arts Center and put the facility’s purpose in gear. His influence within the facility has ideally made the Performing Arts Cen-ter what it is today. Business started off slow and not many people had any idea what CSN’s Performing Arts Center had to offer. However, now the facility is seen as a notable place to enjoy per-forming arts. Although the Performing Arts Center was first framed to be a focal point for North Las Vegas, people from Henderson and other Metropolitan areas travel to the Cheyenne Campus to watch performances. The main mission of the

Performing Arts Center is to assist its students. It’s the student’s stage in which they can express themselves and their abilities to the community. With the change in our econ-omy and the institution’s budget, the Performing Arts Center may have to undergo some changes. Due to the fact that the Performing Arts Center is a to-tally separate entity from the college, its future changes may result in no future renting space for outside organizations and productions. That means produc-tions will only be coming from the col-lege. The facility will always be available for students, but its business hours may be cut and so will some staff members. The detailed changes are still in the air and will not be disclosed until sometime in June, but McGee still stands by the fact that the “show will go on,” no matter what changes are brought upon CSN’s Performing Arts Center. Budgets for activities and productions may be smaller in the future but they still plan to do them. McGee reflected on the future changes, “We owe it to our students…

we’re going to be efficient, lean, mean and green as we possibly can and we’re going to continue to do the things we do.”

The Performing Arts Center is that one place that enables students to be who they want to be in an artistic man-ner. Students who desire to be dancers, singers, musicians or actors, see this facil-ity is their playground. The Performing Arts Center gives these students the op-portunity to express their talents.

It is evident that talent has come through our very own Performing Arts Center and these prior students are now doing bigger things locally on the Las Vegas strip, some even in Hollywood and also New York. The Performing Arts Center here at CSN is not only a venue to watch performances, but it is also the starting point for much undiscovered tal-ent that is waiting to unveil itself.


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Sociology Forum: Jessica Dimmockby FARRIHN ENOS Staff Writer

The 27th Sociology Forum arranged by the College of Southern Nevada’s School of Social Science presented

award-winning photo journalist and freelance photographer Jessica Dimmock. During her “Media, Culture and the Paparazzi” discussion, Dimmock displayed her impressive artwork and the stories behind them. The first body of work shown, and her most well-known, was a piece Dimmock did for her senior project at International Center of Photography entitled The Ninth Floor.

The photographs, now compiled as a book with the same title, documented a group of heroin addicts living on the ninth floor of a housing complex in New York City, over the course of a few years. The piece was met with a few gasps from the audience because the body of work deals with some tough stuff. Drugs, nudity, needles, blood, scabs and violence are all obvious in a variety of the photographs and one could easily assume she took the photographs as a public service announcement for what people really look like when on drugs, but it’s Dimmock’s trained eye that ropes the viewer into what’s really going on

with her subjects while they abuse their drugs: Life. “I was really interested in how people were isolated, how people were afraid and how people had this very lonely existence even amongst all this chaos,” explained Dimmock.

As she guided us through each picture, she introduced us to her subjects and the lives they lived while sharing the ninth floor. Jesse is a young woman who struggles with her addiction that eventually leads her to jail, rehab and the hospital. Dion and Rachel have an unstable and confusing relationship that is constantly met with anger, abuse and laughter until they have their first child. Each photograph felt so private for the subjects involved, that the viewer couldn’t help but wonder if Dimmock was even present to take the picture. Images of sadness, glazed eyes, sex and abuse leave you questioning whether you should hate her subjects or just feel sorry for them. One thing is certain, the viewers are left haunted with images of self-destructive, neglective people that that make up the ninth floor.

Other fascinating work that Dimmock showed was her piece called

Paparazzi! The collection of photos was taken in order to show the relationship between the paparazzi and the celebrities they stalk. Dimmock described the paparazzi as typically younger men, often foreign, who put themselves through remarkably fanatical situations just to get a photo of a celebrity that may make them rich. The main goal for a paparazzo, explained Dimmock, is to get out of being a paparazzo, by taking that one million dollar picture. “Most paparazzi are paparazzi trying to get out of being paparazzi. Most of them do it so they can hit the lottery, really make a huge sale, so they can stop doing it,” said Dimmock. As we progressed through the Paparazzi! presentation, Dimmock made a strong correlation between the paparazzi and a pack of wolves through both her photographs and stories. Many

of the images showed paparazzi eating together, sleeping in the same shared house, running in the same pack (which is typically divided by nationality) and hunting their desired celebrity prey. Interestingly enough, Dimmock quipped that the paparazzi themselves did not enjoy Dimmock following them around and taking their pictures.

Dimmock also presented some of her video work with a film version of Paparazzi! as well a short film shot by her photography camera’s video setting. Dimmock plans to continue with more video work and is currently working on a documentary on obesity in America for HBO that will be out next year. When asked what was her ultimate goal regarding her career, Jessica stated, “I’d love to make a great documentary...something really visually beautiful. I love making pretty pictures, even if they’re of ugly things.” Judging from her excellent imagery skills and impressive use of story-telling, Jessica is no doubt on the right path.


by THOMAS BUFFKIN Staff Writer

Coyote Softball

CSN’s very own womens’ softball Coyotes are making some noise at the end of their regular season,

in the Scenic West Athletic Confer-ence with an eight game win streak. The Coyotes record as of May 2 is 33-25, put-ting the team in third place with two games left on the schedule.

The womens’ season started Janu-ary 28, with a 9-2 win against GateWay Community College with the score being 9-2. The first nine games were back and forth for the Coyotes, the four wins came along with five losses. The Coyotes headed to the Great Western Shootout tournament in Arizona with a 2 game losing streak.

The CSN womens’ softball team’s next five games went smoother than the first nine. Leaving Arizona with three wins and two losses, the Coyotes were now ready for the Scenic West Athletic Conference games to begin.

The month of February put the women Coyotes against College of Southern Idaho, North Idaho College and Salt Lake CC. The women Coyotes lost three of the four against Southern Idaho. CSN shook off the previous se-ries by winning two out of four games

against Northern Idaho. Salt Lake Com-munity College is currently first in the Scenic West Athletic Conference so the Coyotes shouldn’t feel too bad about get-ting swept four games to none.

March was the point where the womens’ season turned around. CSN started the month out with a nine game win streak against Snow College, Western Nevada College and Colorado Northwestern CC. The Coyotes finished out the month of March winning 14 of the 16 games played. One of their losses that month came from Snow College, but the CSN women won three of the series’ four games. The other loss com-ing from the College of Southern Idaho, CSN also walked away with three out of four.

The Coyotes played 16 games in

the month of April as well. The women won their first game of the month beat-ing North Idaho College. After that they took a few steps back going on a seven game losing streak against North

Idaho College and Salt Lake Com-munity College. On April 22, the Coy-otes got back to their normal style of play. Going on an eight game win streak, the team beat Colorado Northwestern CC and Western Nevada College, making the women 9-16 to finish the month off.

The last two games of the Coyote’s regular season will be played in Ephraim, Utah against Snow College on May 6

and 7. Winning three out of the four earlier games this season, the Coyotes chances to close out the season on a win-ning streak are pretty high.

After the regular season the Region XVIII Championships will be played in Salt Lake City, Utah on May 12 through the 14. With the Coyotes on an eight game win streak and finishing up the season, the women can take that momentum to power their bats and do some serious damage in Utah.


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Daily Incidents Report April 2011

4/1/11 Assault/Battery Other Chey CSN PD responded to a domestic violence incident involving two

siblings.

4/1/11 Theft - Personal

Property

Student Chey A Student reported her cell phone stolen.

4/2/11 Medical - Aided Other Hend Emergency medical was called for a person who was stung by a bee

during a baseball game.

4/4/11 Arrest/Citation Other Chey Off

Campus

CSN PD cited an individual for drinking/possessing an alcoholic

beverage.

4/4/11 Other - Information

Report

Staff Chey An employee reported he found inappropriate images on college

property.

4/4/11 Other - Information Report

Student Char CSNPD was called to assist with a student who had an emotional break down.

4/5/11 Theft - Vehicle Burglary Student Char CSNPD responded to a student reporting a vehicle burglary in the

parking lot east of Building I.

4/5/11 Citation Student Char CSN PD cited an individual for littering in the parking lot south of

Building K.

4/5/11 Medical - Aided Student Chey A student reported she cut her finger during a culinary class. First aid

was administered on the scene.

4/5/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited a driver for driving with an expired license plate.

4/5/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.

4/5/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for no Insurance and an expired license

plate.

4/6/11 Other - Criminal Student Char CSN PD cited an individual whose vehicle was found to be equipped

with emergency vehicle lighting.


Property

Student Char A students reported her bicycle stolen from the bike rack located

between Buildings D and E.

4/6/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.

4/6/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for reckless driving and no driver’s license.

4/7/11 Theft - College

Property

Staff Chey An employee of the library reported four Manga DVDs missing.

4/7/11 Criminal Mischief/Vandalism -

Vehicle Damage

Student Char A student reported damage to the rear of his vehicle and various wires on the vehicle were cut.

4/7/11 Arrest Student Western Center CSN PD arrested a student for outstanding warrants.

4/7/11 Citation Other Char CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.

4/7/11 Citation Other Hend CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended driver’s license

and failing to stop at a stop sign.

4/7/11 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for changing lanes in an intersection.




4/8/11 Theft - College

Property

Other Chey A student reported her I Phone lost. The phone was later recovered by

LVMPD.


Report

Student Sahara West On 4/11/11, an instructor reported that he saw a student with a firearm

in the parking lot. The student at the time was attending Bail Bonds

Enforcement class which ended 3/20/11.

4/11/11 Accident - Hit and Run Other Western HS Center

An individual reported his vehicle was hit and damaged while it was parked in the lot at Western High School.

4/11/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.

4/11/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for parking in a no parking zone.

4/11/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for speeding in a school zone.

Date Type Person Campus Synopsis


Daily Incidents Report April 2011

4/11/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.

4/12/11 Other - Field Interview Other Char CSN PD conducted a field interview on an individual who was

wandering around the parking lot south of Building I. The individual

was released with a warning.

4/12/11 Arrest

Drug Violation

Other Char CSN PD arrested an individual for unlawful possession of marijuana

less than 1 oz and possession of drug paraphernalia.

4/13/11 Theft - Vehicle Burglary Student Sahara West A student reported his was vehicle was burglarized while it was in the parking lot.

4/13/11 Trespass Other Sahara West CSN PD Trespassed an individual who did not have business on

campus and due to a recent vehicle burglary.

4/14/11 Arrest Other Chey While conducting a traffic stop, CSN PD arrested an individual for

outstanding warrants.


Report

Student Sahara West CSN PD investigated the report of an individual with a handgun

walking around the parking lot of Food 4 Less.


Property

Staff Chey An employee reported her box with candy and food in it was taken from

her desk.

4/14/11 Criminal

Mischief/Vandalism -

Vehicle Damage

Student Char A student reported her vehicle was vandalized while it was parked in

the lot east of Building I.

4/14/11 Arrest

Drug Violation

Other Char LVMPD arrested a student on campus for unlawful possession of a

controlled substance.


4/14/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving on an expired license plate.

4/14/11 Citation Other Chey CSN PD cited an individual for driving on an expired license plate.



4/15/11 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for speeding.

4/18/11 Other - Information Report

Other Chey An employee reported that a custodial worker and security officer were interfering with a performance in the Horn Theater.




Property

Student Chey A Student reported her cell phone stolen.

4/19/11 Other - Recoverd

Stolen Vehicle

Other Char CSN PD recovered a stolen vehicle in the parking lot west of Building

E.

4/19/11 Arrest

Drug Violation

Other Char Public

Property

CSN PD arrested and cited an individual for unlawful possession of

marijuana less than 1 oz and outstanding warrants.

4/19/11 Other - Criminal Other Chey Pub

Prop

CSN PD cited an individual for "Convicted Person Ex-Felon Fail to

Change Address".

4/19/11 Medical - Aided Student Chey Emergency medical was called for a student who injured his left foot

during an automotive assignment.


Report

Other Chey CSN PD responded to a report of a gas smell emitting from a ceiling air

vent in the Culinary Building. Appropriate measures were taken to

secure the building and restore it to normal.

4/19/11 Theft - Personal Property

Staff Char An employee reported a magnetic decal stolen from her vehicle while it was parked in the lot west of Building G.

4/19/11 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.

4/19/11 Citation Other Char CSN PD cited an individual for operating a motor vehicle recklessly.

4/20/11 Medical - Aided Student Mesquite A student reported she injured her right arm while performing clinicals

at a hospital.

4/20/11 Medical - Aided Student Chey Emergency medical was called for a student who injured his left foot

during an automotive assignment.

4/20/11 Criminal Student Hend CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage to various areas on the

Date Type Person Campus Synopsis


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