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COLLEGIATE|Review
Volume 5 Issue 1
October 2010
October 2010
For The Students, By The Students
College of Southern Nevada COLLEGIATE|Review
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College of Southern Nevada
October 2010
news
Proposed Mosque: To be or not to be.........................................................page 6
Chasing the illusion of peace.........................................................................page 9
CSN Attempts to stop academic dieshonesty...........................................page 10
Stellar Night Out.............................................................................................page 11
Welcome back from your 2010-2011 student body president.........page 13
features
Former CSN official found guilty of theft ...........................................page 15
opinions
CSN Sports: a low priority......................................................................page 17
New Faces Next Chapter.......................................................................... page 18
The Reality of A’s....................................................................................... page 18
arts/entertainment
Las Vegas Rocksteady The Remedies ................................. page 22
Movie Reviews..................................................................... page 23
sports
Fight Corner....................................................................... page 24
NFL Predictions................................................................ page 25
incident reports
August.......................................................................................................... page 30
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Proposed Mosque, To Be Or Not To Be?
by ASHTON HALL
Editor-In-Chief
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Park Place, Manhattan
may soon be the new
domicile to the proposed 13 story Muslim Community Center (MCC), and Mosque.
Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, founder
of the Cordoba Initiative which
seeks to actively promote engagement through a myriad of programs, by reinforcing similarities
and addressing differences, has
been traveling around the world
this past summer trying to fill
any gaps, or doubts that may lie
between the West and MiddleEast. Protestor’s of said MCC
are furious, devastated, and perplexed at the mere idea of it.
While others for the
MCC, argue that it would be
unconstitutional to deny building rights. When asked about
this controversial issue Imam
Feisal Abdul Rauf Governor David Paterson of New
York has this to say…
“Maybe we could find
a site that’s away from
the site now, but still
serves the Catchment
Area, that would be
a noble gesture to
those that live in
the area, who suffered after the at-
tack on their country and at the
same time, would probably in
many ways change a lot of people’s
minds about Islam.” Some say that
they don’t care that a Mosque is
being built, it’s more so a matter
of placement; out of sight, out of
mind. However, It’s excruciatingly
obvious that ‘The Big Apple’ is currently being
split in two.
Those who
oppose
a n d
those
who
are
for; everyone believes that they are
right. Extreme rallies have taken
place, each side having an exponential amount of comments to
make, and opinions to share.
On the one side, wasn’t this county built on the right of religious
freedom, the right to practice that
religion, whatever it may be, without the worry of persecution? Did
our founding fathers not believe
so strongly in this fundamental right that they gave it its own
place in our constitution? Our
country became embroiled in a
war not too long ago, a World War
that indeed stretched across the
globe and touched all nations by
the time it was all said and done.
A War that regardless of how it
started, ended after five years but
not soon enough to save 6 million Jewish people from dying unspeakable deaths. It’s
for what these people died
for, for what our founding fathers fought
for, for what untold
numbers of people
come to our land
to have, what our
men and women
in uniform all
over the world
fight for: for our
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right to be free.
On the other side, people believe while they have the
right, it doesn’t necessarily make
it right. Remember all of the
people murdered on September
11, 2001. They weren’t only the
average white, black or Hispanic
men or women. They were men
and women and children from all
races and walks of life, from all
over the world and who practiced
different religions. At least 2,985
people died that day, some on the
airplanes, but most in the Trade
Towers. Seeing an Islamic center going up so close to where so
many people lost so much, before
it’s even been rebuilt, before the
local church even gets permission to be rebuild. Those people
see this as a slap in the face.
Emotions are clearly
high on both sides, but let not
the radical, hurtful even evil few
determine our fates. Let them
not turn us against one another.
Don’t stop listening to what the
other side has to say, and they’ll
listen to you. Listen to the other
side, not with an ear for the emotion, but with an ear for the logic
behind what anyone is saying.
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Chasing The Illusion
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By The Students
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by CHRIS DURNEZ
Staff Writer
hey’re shaking hands again, and a
day earlier they actually looked at
each other when they spoke. By
all accounts a visual anomaly witnessed
around the world. Like shouting, “clear”
and hitting hope with a hundred thousand volts. Our president stood before
a podium displaying the collection to
the press. Egyptian President Mubarak,
the Saudi King Abdulla, PLO President
Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister (PM)
Netanyahu ready to talk. It’s happened
before. Socratically throughout the years,
negotiations and cease fires have, always
ending abruptly but never finished. More
walls going up each time, some visible in
mud and stone others worn on people’s
faces. Here it’s mostly muted, a channel
changing sight, our world grown numb
to the conflict. No need to watch while
their leaders toss blame around attempting to redefine and erase the past. Israeli
headlines offer an all too present reminder that the people on both sides are still
dying. People there know whether they
fight or even believe in the causes around
them is irrelevant. Innocent is just more
blood in the streets. This is Israel, this is
the West Bank and Gaza, where decades
ago people found the ground beneath
their feet known by a new name. Here,
there is no peace.
“We don’t seek a brief interlude
between two wars.” Netanyahu said, his
words and eyes focused only on Abbas,
as he explained without ambiguity his
definition of peace to the leaders that
could make it happen. Israel seeks freedom, freedom from misguided extrem-
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Managing Editor
ists murdering her citizens and a “peace
anchored in security.” In this time, in
this century and for the indefinite future. President Abbas, to his credit never
flinched as the Israeli PM spoke of the
previous night’s murders. Of the death
of a woman with child, more horrid attempts to bring halt to the process fragile beginnings. Moments later Abbas
responded in kind, expressing his disgust
with Hamas for its most recent slaying
of the four Israeli citizens, and avowing
that the PLO would do everything in
its power to end this conflict and bring
about a decisive lasting peace. With
shared security and justice for both nations living side by side.
Stoicism fades a bit hearing
those words from those men. People following the conflict throughout the world
saw a glimpse of possible resolution, if
one only measured in human gesture. It
was written on their faces, these leaders
of people that had only known war long
awaiting the glory of peace. A visible desire has emerged here. To no longer be a
proxy army for regimes sheltered safely
away from the conflict, appearing only
via satellite. Syria and Iran, countries
that for decades claimed solidarity with
the Palestinians only by seeking Israel’s
demise and doing absolutely nothing to
help. Those same countries, among others in the middle east, have made fortunes smuggling arms to Palestinian desperation and cheering them on to die. A
known and vicious circle, but one that’s
drawn in the sand.
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CSN Attempts To Stop Academic Dishonesty
by NOLAN LISTER
Staff Writer
T
he College of Southern
Nevada (CSN) has implemented a new academic
integrity policy this semester. No official
policy existed in the past. A brief section
on academic integrity was originally included in the student conduct code.
“The previous system was very
vague and impossible to enforce,” says Dr.
Cindy Shroba, a professor of geology at
CSN and member of the Faculty Senate.
Approved on August 16, the academic
integrity policy is intended to correct this
problem. “The new policy is a step forward,” says CSN Faculty Senate Chair
Bill Kerney. “It consolidates the information into one clear and concise source.”
Along with a consolidation, the
new academic integrity policy has been
seriously updated to fit the needs of the
ever-expanding college. One such update
is the inclusion of procedures for handling
violations. A standard set of procedures
was absent in the previous policy.
Now, for example, when a student
is caught cheating the primary instructor
must fill out an Academic Integrity Form.
The form along with “factual evidence” is
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to be sent to a Student Conduct Officer
for the purposes of “recording, tracking
and further processing,” according to the
new policy.
But why are measures like an
Academic Integrity Form necessary to
prevent dishonest acts in the classroom?
“Without keeping records of academic
dishonesty on campus there was no way
of measuring the scope of the problem,”
says Shroba. “One of the main reasons
this new policy has been put in place is to
gather data on how big the problem really
is and what departments are affected the
most.” Armed with this new set of data,
the faculty senate hopes to better combat
the issue of academic dishonesty on CSN
campuses.
Another addition to the new
Academic Integrity Policy is a transcript
notation for violators. A student who
blatantly violates the policy or is a repeat
offender will now receive a “disciplinary
notation” on their official transcript. All of
the sanctions outlined in the new policy
can be reversed, however, by an academic
integrity appeal board, also a new inclusion to the policy. “The appeal process is
there to protect the rights of our students,”
says one CSN faculty member, who asked
to remain anonymous that is privy to the
new policy introduced.
In the end the Faculty Senate believes the regulations put in place will help
to better students’ learning experience at
CSN. According to the anonymous source
mentioned, the new policy will help to
change the culture of the college so that
students will learn to do original thinking
and be better contributors to society.
“It took the Faculty Senate a long
time to put this policy together in hopes of
getting as close to a perfect policy as possible,” says Nathaniel Waugh, the 20092010 ASCSN President. “I feel the senate
accomplished all the goals they initially
set out to achieve.” Bill Kerney expressed
the same sentiment. “We’re happy with
how the new integrity policy turned out,”
says Kerney. “It will help to promulgate
the seriousness of academic dishonesty to
the student body.”
A copy of the new Academic Integrity Policy can be found online at csn.
edu under the academics link.
October 2010
Stellar Nite Out
NEWS
“We have your satellite, if you want it back send 20 billion in Martian
money. No funny business or you will never see it again.”
-Seen on a hall wall at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs
by MONA WHITE
Staff Writer
CSN Student: Lindsay Johnson, Biology Major / Photo Taken By: Mona White
S
ince Oct 30th, 1938 when
Orson Welles terrified his
audience as he aired a radio
play based on H.G. Wells book
“War of the Worlds,” people have
been fascinated with aliens. Are
they real? Did a alien spacecraft land
in Area 51? Extraterrestrials are
so popular, the Las Vegas 51’s our
minor league baseball team, is even
named in their honor and has an
alien mascot. Hollywood has fueled
the trending genre with such films
as Mars Attacks, Independence
Day and Men In Black. Even
Drew Barrymore couldn’t resist a
little alien dude when he said “E.T.
phone home.” However, when
you watch Bad Astronomy: Myths
and Misconceptions at the CSN
Planetarium, it will dispel such
pseudoscience subjects as, “Was the
Apollo visit to the Moon actually a
hoax? Have aliens landed on Earth?
Can you tell your future by the
stars?” (View the trailerprovided by
the Detroit Science Center). The Planetarium programs
are presented every Friday and
Saturday until November 20, 2010. There are three to choose from: Secrets of the Sun (Fri and Sat at
6 pm), Bad Astronomy (Fri and Sat
at 7:30 pm) and a Saturday matinee
at 3:30 pm for younger audiences
called Molecularium. However,
arrive early, because presentations
start on time and there is no late
seating. Plus, if you are early you
can buy freeze-dried ice cream, alien
goo and rockets which are just some
of the astronomically cool items you
can purchase at the Planetarium
Gift Shop. Can you remember how to
find Polaris “The North Star,” the
Big Dipper, Leo the Lion or Orion’s
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Belt? Professors David Goldwater
and Robert Pippin will refresh your
memory as you go Stargazing at
the Observatory after the 7:30 p.m.
show. Attendees will be given a
sky tour illustrating the major star
patterns (asterisms) and be able to
directly view the celestial objects in
the Fall night sky including Venus
and Jupiter. Professor Goldwater
explains, “Jupiter is really the “show”
planet of the fall, rising in the
southeast after sunset and being
high in the southern sky around
midnight. It is hard to miss as it
will be the brightest “star” in the
sky at this time. In a telescope you
will be able to see darker and lighter
bands in its atmosphere, as well the
four largest of its sixty-three known
moons! One of these large moons,
Europa, has the best likelihood
among all of the other objects in our
solar system of harboring life.”
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For students who are
financially-challenged, the CSN
Planetarium offers the first Friday
of every month free for Student
Appreciation Night. If you can’t
catch it on that night, the movies
are quite affordable: Students are $4
with a CSN Student ID. General
Admission is $6 and Seniors and
children under 12 are $4. You
can also get the evening special by
attending both Secrets of the Sun
and Bad Astronomy, and get half
price admission for the second show
when you buy both tickets at the
same time.
Astronomy Trivia Time!
Free tickets are being given away
to CSN students, courtesy of the
Planetarium, for the first five people
who e-mail me, get two free tickets
([email protected])
the
correct answers for the following
questions: (You must show your
CSN ID to claim the tickets).
1.
What is the closest star
to the Earth?
2.
At a speed of 65 mph,
how long would it take to “drive” to the
Moon from the Earth?
3.
Oh no! Evil aliens are
attacking the Earth! They came here
from a solar system in the Andromeda
Galaxy (the closest big galaxy in the
universe to our own Milky Way) in
spaceships traveling at 1/2 the speed of
light. How long did their journey take?
So whether you have a
hankering for freeze-dried ice
cream or you just want to know if
aliens are really going to beam you
up and scramble your brains – the
CSN Planetarium will answer your
quench your cravings and satisfy
your curiosity. So kick back in the
dome-shaped theatre and spend an
evening watching Bad Astronomy
and have a “Stellar Nite Out!”
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Welcome Back from your 2010-2011
ASCSN Student Government
Greetings fellow students and welcome to the 2010-2011 year!
by JT CREEDON
CSN Student Body President
Photo Taken By: Mary-Anne Colt
M
y name is J.T. Creedon, and
I am your student body
President for the coming
year. Student Government has already been very active this year, and
is committed to continue assisting
students, and promoting student life
on campus like never before. These
are particularly hard times for students in Nevada and we will continue to fight to protect against tuition increases and budget cuts but
we also want to make life at CSN
fun again.
What We Do:
Student Government promotes and supports countless events,
over 40 clubs and organizations on
campus, Student Life and Leadership Programs, the CSN Sports
Center and much more. We provide
scantrons/blue books and countless
discounts to places all over town for
students who obtain their Student
ID’s from us. We also provide accountability to students by addressing their concerns to the Administration, the Board of Regents and
even the State Legislature.
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2010-2011 Goals:
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To Promote Student Life,
Clubs & Organizations
To Create Student Unions
To Provide Accountability
for Student Services
To Fundraise and Create
Additional Scholarships for
Students
To Establish an Online
Book Exchange
To Improve Security on
Campus
To Pursue Green Initiatives
What We’ve Accomplished
Already:
Student Government has reformed
and streamlined the Club recognition process, and doubled the
amount of seed money that each
Club and Organization can receive,
allowing them more flexibility to
put on events and programs for you.
We have established an online
Book Exchange at http://apps.
csn.edu/bookexchange/ which allows you to buy and sell your text-
books conveniently online with felHow To Contact Us:
low students yielding more money
You can find us online at
gained and saved for each student. www.csn.edu/ascsn, e-mail us at
We have launched the Cipriano [email protected]
or
Chavez Work For Your Textbook visit us at one of our locations at any
Program created by the 2009-2010 one of the main campuses listed beStudent Government with Student low:
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West Charleston Campus:
which grants students a $100-200
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October 2010
Former CSN Official
Found Guilty of Theft
by T. ROPELATO
Managing Editor
Photos Courtesty of Las Vegas Sun
F
ormer Vice President of Facilities
Management, William “Bob” Gilbert, has been found guilty on 11
counts, involving theft of equipment and
materials purchased by the College of
Southern Nevada.
A series of reports by the Las
Vegas Sun prompted an investigation
by the Nevada District Attorney’s Office. Gilbert, along with three other college employees (George Casal, Matthew
Goins and Thad Skinner) were indicted
on charges of theft of materials and
equipment, allegedly used to build Gilbert’s million-dollar home on the foothills of Mount Charleston.
Co-defendants, Casal, Goins and Skinner, plead guilty to lesser charges of
conspiracy to commit theft, and each received light probation sentences. George
Casal is the only one still employed by
CSN, as a Construction Project Coordi
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nator. Gilbert denied a plea bargain,
and with the guilty verdict, now
faces a maximum sentence of 11 to
65 years in prison.
Gilbert claimed that he was only
storing the equipment, and often used his own shop for repairs
on school equipment. Two former
CSN presidents, Richard Carpenter and Ron Remington, backed up
his claims. Remington was the only
witness to testify for the defense
and said Gilbert had permission to store,
but not use, the college’s equipment.
The equipment in question includes a man-lift, chain hoist, and paint
sprayer, which were painted, in what
appeared to be an attempt to hide the
school markings. Materials purchased
from a Home Depot on a CSN account
were also traced to Gilbert’s property. The
alleged stolen materials include, lumber,
door handles and locks, cinderblock and
mortar. The charges also included unauthorized use of a forklift and scissor lift
rented by CSN, and using college employees for work on his private residence,
while “on the clock” at CSN.
After the initial Sun stories, an investigation was conducted by the CSN police
department. Police Chief Sandy Seda
sent his Deputy Chief, Daniel Bennett,
to investigate Gilbert’s property. Bennett
claimed in an incident report that he saw
“no indication of any property belonging
to (CSN).”
When District Attorney Investigators searched Gilbert’s ranch two
months later, they found equipment with
CSN markings, and matched those items
to the school’s inventory. Judge Mosley
condemned the CSN Police report as “a
rather self-serving investigation ... They
did an awfully slipshod job.” Seda and
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Bennett have since resigned from
CSN.
Introductory charges of “misconduct of a public officer” were
dropped, after District Judge
Donald Mosley determined that
in Nevada, an associate vice president of the college is not considered a public official.
Gilbert was hired by
CSN in December of 1997, and
at the time of his indictment was
drawing a $147,204 yearly salary.
Gilbert was granted paid leave,
and received his full salary for
over a year while the investigation
was ongoing. Meanwhile, CSN
hired architect Sherri Payne, as
the “Acting” Associate V.P. of Facilities Management, paying her
a salary of $131,254 a year. Gilbert has been removed from paid
leave, and Payne is now officially
his replacement.
Unknown to CSN at the time of
his hiring, Gilbert had a previous felony
conviction. In 1991, Gilbert plead guilty
to embezzlement from the Chemehuevi
Indian Tribe, of Lake Havasu California.
Gilbert was ordered to pay restitution of
$18,705 and sentenced to three months
prison and three years of probation. CSN
apparently didn’t start asking potential
employees about criminal convictions
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until 2001.
Sentencing is scheduled for
January 3rd. Gilbert will remain free until then. Defense Attorney John Momot
told The Las Vegas Review Journal that
he will seek an appeal on the verdict and
said, “That’s where Mr. Gilbert will be
vindicated.”
Chief Deputy Attorney General, Conrad Hafen, has stated he will
seek the maximum sentence for Gilbert
because of his prior convictions.
Hafen said , “Even though he may have
done his job well at the college, what he
was really doing behind the scenes was
stealing from the college, unbeknownst
to anybody, to benefit himself.”
October 2010
CSN Sports: A Low Priority
by STANLEY THOMAS
Staff Writer
A
s an avid sports fan, I was
disappointed to learn that my
school, which enrolls over 40,000
students, only carries two sports teams.
It’s hard to try and understand why an
institution of higher learning would limit
itself in such a way. And so, I embarked
on a mission, in an attempt to perhaps
find some logical explanation to justify
this oddity.
I spoke directly to the student
body to see how they felt about this
situation - regarding the fact that CSN
only carries a baseball team and a
softball team. To my surprise, very few
students were aware of such things.
One student asked me, “Where do they
play?” Obviously, I realized then, that
they hadn’t been told. Furthermore, I
surmised, that I too would be unaware
of the facts, had I not been writing this
article? So, after walking around campus
for a while I started to wonder - where are
the banners glorifying this overachieving
team? Where are the life size posters of
past and present CSN baseball stars who
have brought this team so much success
over the years? Where are the photos
of those skillful coaches and assistants
who have molded and guided these
young men to the pinnacle of success in
their athletic endeavors? This national
championship winning team should
be celebrated. Their accomplishments
should be loudly posted and displayed all
over the campus walls.
What about the softball team?
are they a myth? Do they really exist?
I certainly have never seen any team
photos. None of the students I spoke
with can neither confirm nor deny
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their existence. In short, the majority of
students are disinterested because they
simply do not know the whereabouts
or the factual details of their sporting
teams. Now, I see that this lack of sports
information and notoriety may be a
public relations issue.
However, some students are
aware of the basketball team that was.
Unfortunately, the men’s basketball and
women’s soccer programs fell victim to
budget cuts in the fall of 2003. According
to the October 2008 issue of the school
paper, both sports were dropped due
to revenue loss, which of course is no
surprise considering the amount of
publicity and advertising effort put forth,
or lack thereof.
The lack of popularity of
CSN sports is an issue that the athletic
department must tackle with expediency
if they hope to maintain their existing
clubs. The new athletic director Chris
Sheff, who is also the baseball coach, has
only been on the job a few weeks and
already must hit the ground running.
Hopefully, he will implement fresh and
innovative ideas that focus on CSN as a
whole, in order to increase school spirit
and participation.
As a member of the Scenic
West Athletic Conference (SWAC),
CSN offers the fewest sports activities in
the group, yet boasts a student population
of over 40,000. If this institution should
decide to apply an activity fee as little as
$1 or $2 to the cost of tuition in order
to generate revenue and create a vibrant
sports department, I believe there would
be no need to cut any programs from the
curriculum. Being Nevada’s largest and
College of Southern Nevada most ethnically diverse institution of
higher learning, CSN owes more to its
student body than two sports teams.
Based on current enrollment
numbers and considering the talent pool
within the state, it is reasonable to say
that the College of Southern Nevada
should be able to compete and excel
athletically at the junior college level,
and not just at baseball. The athletic
department must find a way to harness
the power and support of this vast and
eclectic student population in order to
make this school the jewel of the Scenic
West Athletic Conference.
These students are willing to
pay for, and deserve a complete college
experience, which of course must include
variety in sports. Of the one hundred
students I spoke with, from all three
CSN campuses, eighty-nine stated they
would not be financially troubled to
pay the $2 activity fee, which is a very
plausible solution to our financial woes.
The current counterproductive
cost cutting measures are depriving not
only student/athletes but also the college
as a whole. If things continue as they are
then no school programs are safe from
budget cuts, and if this is so, enrollment
will surely suffer. The troubling question
that all prospective and current CSN
students must ask is, what’s next in line
to be cut? Will it be the computer lab?
Will it be the school paper, or perhaps
the library? Any major course of study
could be on the chopping block, if
deemed a low priority item.
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OPINIONS
New Faces, Next Chapter
by ASHLEIGH STEVENS
Staff Writer
E
very year a batch of fresh faces take
their first steps towards higher
education, each with different
reasons, and different goals in sight. Some come with lifelong aspirations,
some come hoping to find themselves
along the way. Setting all things aside,
there is a common goal shared by all,
the aspiration to make a positive change,
to move forward. After speaking with
a few of these new faces it was quick to
notice this year was no exception. All the students keep their
aspirations in sight, working toward
their futures. “I’m actually undecided
right now. So right now I’m just
working on all my prerequisites to
obtain my Associates of the Arts with no
emphasis,” claims Kaila Abney. Megan
Allen came with a directed ambition of a
degree in Nutritional Science. Cassondra
Keven kept her goals more current
directly seeking, “a good education and
good grades.”
First impressions are lasting and
varied between many students. “I was
intimidated at first and scared,” claimed
Keven. Allen also embraced herself for
change, “I expected a more intimidating
atmosphere and confusing layout. The
faculty and students are all very friendly
and helpful.” Although many come in
feeling unsure, Abney described a more
confident approach enthused about the
possibilities, “I would just hope every
semester I would have a great professor
to learn from, which I have so far.” Abney, a full time student acknowledged
she enjoyed being a part of the smaller
classes at CSN in comparison to larger
classes that tend to accumulate hundreds
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of students; a trait that draws many
students seeking more personalized
attention.
Balancing a job and classes can
be a new experience, and a challenge for
many new students. Allen makes the
right adjustments to stay on task and on
payroll, “It really possesses no challenges
because my classes are on one day, and the
others are online so I have the flexibility
to complete my work when I need to.” Others choose to focus strictly on their
studies, such as Keven “I decided not to
work while being a full time student at
CSN because I’m taking classes almost
every day, so juggling a job around my
classes would be difficult.”
Now being faced with their first
taste of higher education the question
looms, would you have done anything to
better prepare yourself ? Abney remained
filled with confidence, “I took all honors
classes in high school, so I think I
prepared myself pretty well for college.” Now faced with the new challenge Keven
confesses, “I would have been more
driven in high school, to learn, and would
have paid more attention in my high
school classes.” Allen finds the place she
needed preparation was with finding the
classes themselves, “I would have made
sure I knew what the prerequisites were
for my classes in advance and taken my
placement tests earlier.”
“So much of our time is
preparation, so much is routine, and so
much retrospect, that the pith of each
man’s genius contracts itself to a very few
hours” - Ralph Waldo Emerson.
October 2010
by RU BULLOCK
Staff Writer
I
The Reality of “A“s
magine this: The semester is over.
You’re finally done. You’ve made it, and
now you can finally stop stressing over
term papers and tests, over deadlines, and
dates. Because guess what? You made A’s
in all your classes. Now it’s time to kick
back, have a few drinks, and forget all
you learned over the past semester. After
all, this is college, right?
How many times have you
stopped to wonder what you actually
learned in those six classes you took last
semester, after the fact? Probably not
much, because who does, right? Well
how about this: have you ever thought
about our scientists and engineers, our
doctors and lawyers, and how they got
their multiple degrees? They were, of
course, the ones that finished top of their
classes, with the much coveted perfect
4.0 GPA. Yes, they worked hard, kept the
partying to an absolute minimum, did
whatever they could short of cheating –
hopefully, in most cases – to keep getting
those hundred percents on their papers.
Then it was on to the next semester with
their next eight classes.
I can’t tell you how many classes
I’ve taken, where almost the first thing I
heard out of my classmates’ mouths to the
professors was, “How do I get an A?” or,
“Where can I see my grades, Professor?”
It’s almost a little sad that this is what
has become almost our sole focus.
While it’s true that in today’s
society, with jobs being harder and
harder to find, layoffs everywhere, and
the economy the way it is, it does look
good to have a piece of paper saying how
good a student you are, but in the end it’s
just that. A piece of paper. It seems like
we’ve strayed from the original purpose
Are you seeking to become a
writer, journalist, photographer,
advertising executive,
or layout artist?
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of going to school – to learn. If the paper
is truly what’s important to you, I say,
why not go online and buy a degree?
Perhaps go to one of the many six month
quick colleges on the web? My point is,
are you not in college to learn?
It was my professor last
semester for English 102 Honors, Mr.
MulHolland, who was the first to say,
whether we wanted to hear it or not, if all
your energy is going toward that A, that’s
what you’re focusing on – not learning.
Ironically, it’s also a lot harder to do well
on papers and tests, if all you’re focused
on is the outcome.
So this semester, calm down a
bit, slow your roll, take a breather, do tai
chi – whatever helps you best. Mainly,
don’t burn yourself out working for that
elusive A. Focus on the important stuff –
learning your stuff, and the A will follow.
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Las Vegas Rocksteady
The Remedies
A look into local Reggae on the rise.
by ETHAN CUGLIETTA
Staff Writer
A
cross the Las Vegas valley a variety of local bands fight the lack
of venues and strive to perform.
They succeed in entertaining crowds
in town and occasionally hit the road
on tour. With an early rocksteady reggae sound, The Remedies are an aspiring local band, playing various venues
across town. Originally from Las Vegas,
the band has toured California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah
pleasing crowds with their soulful style.
The reggae group performs at various
venues and took part in the EXPOZ
battle of the bands on September 17th
at Area 702 Indoor Skatepark. Made up
of three young members, The Remedies
have been gaining popularity on the west
coast since 2007. 
Rocksteady reggae, often associated with ska, has woven in and out
of American pop music for the past few
generations. With different waves of
ska-reggae, the style of music changes
but never strays far from its Jamaican
roots. The most recent rise of ska-reggae
music occurred in the mid to late 90s
when bands like ‘No Doubt’ and ‘Sublime’ rose to the charts with their rocksteady reggae influenced sounds. In the
current year, reggae influence still exists
in pop music with bands like ‘The Dirty
Heads’. The Remedies have grown and
changed much in the past few years but
have always maintained their classic
reggae sound. One thing that has not
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changed is the style and essence of the
performers, which can only be captured
at a live reggae concert. Each member of
the group exhibits a certain stage presence and as a result the music flows naturally, tight, and in tune.
Dakota McCullough, current
CSN student, plays the role of lead singer and lead guitar for the band. Dakota
and CSN graduate Zach Flynn wrote
many of the band’s original songs. Zach
Flynn, who took lessons from the music
department’s instructors, is no longer a
part of the band’s live lineup, however
Zach still takes part in recording tracks
on saxophone and other various instruments. The sound today still maintains
the band’s original roots and identity.
The lineup as seen live today is
uniquely simple for that of a ska-reggae
band. With Dakota being the front man,
the rhythm section is composed of Jesse
Alonzo on drums and Nick Petty on
bass. Nick is the youngest member of the
band at age 17 and is the current student
body president at Las Vegas Academy
High School. What’s unique about this
three piece band is that every member
takes part in vocals, including Jesse who
plays the double role of drummer and
lead back up singer simultaneously. The
Remedies also feature other various Las
Vegas reggae artists including members
from radio featured local bands, ‘One
Pin Short’ and local artist ‘Haleamano’.
The Remedies are on the rise in
popularity and have recently recorded
and released their EP titled “What You
Know.” The Remedies have stated that
the band will always maintain its original soulful rocksteady sound however;
in the future they will look more toward
crowd pleasing “garage band” style tunes
to obtain interest from a more musically
diverse audience.
Like any other local band striving to perform in Las Vegas, The Remedies rely on concert attendance and a
small but growing fan base. For any local
resident of Las Vegas seeking an oldtimey easy listening rocksteady sound,
The Remedies can be found at their
next performance in a nearby Las Vegas
venue, but for now they can be heard at
myspace.com/remzvegas.
October 2010
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
Movie Reviews
by TATIANNA CAMPBELL
Staff Writer
T
he number one movie of the summer, hands down is the July hit,
Inception
starring
Leonardo
Di’Caprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Juno’s Ellen Page. These Sci-fi Action/Adventure films take the audience into the
subconscious mind of different individuals, and shows how certain dreams and
elements of a person’s life can affect their
outlook on life. Di’Caprio who plays
Dom Cobb inputs different “ideas” into
the subconscious mind of himself as well
as his team of experts. He finds himself
trapped in a world of fantasies and memories, and cannot distinguish the difference
between a dream and reality. Ellen Page,
apart from her previous role as a quirky,
pregnant, teenager, plays Ariadne, the
‘Architect’ with the gift of thinking fast
and outside the box. She puts the plan in
motion to sneak into the mind of the heir
of a billion dollar corporation, by creating a replica of the world he is adjusted to
so that he cannot determine reality from
a dream within a dream. Her ability to
see things differently than others in the
world makes her the perfect woman for
the job. This film is a must see, over and
over again. Leonardo Di’Caprio is making a big and explosive comeback. Direc-
October 2010
tor and writer Christopher Nolan knew
exactly what he was doing when creating this film. Similar to many of his other
works, Inception is a hit.
Following the T.V series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,”. the summer
film The Last Airbender, directed by M.
Knight Shyamalan, follows the story of
the four nations that long ago cohabitated
peacefully on earth, with the help and
wisdom of the Avatar. The fire nation decided to attack the people to become the
most powerful nation, and defeated the
Avatar. Years later a young boy named
Aang (played by Noah Ringer), was told
that we was to become the Avatar. He
was not ready for the responsibility so he
ran away. Frozen in an ice sphere for one
hundred years, Aang was found by brothers and sister from the water tribe Sokka
and Katara (played by the Twilight Saga’s Jackson Rathborne, and introducing
Nicola Peltz). When Aang ran away from
his friends and mentor he did not know
that he will never see them again. Unfortunately they all perished before he was
able to be trained as the Avatar. On his adventure to become the master of all four
elements, Aang gets into trouble with the
nations’ fire lord, and his banished son
prince Zuko (played by Dev Patel). TravCollege of Southern Nevada eling across the world, Aang and his two
friends must find an advanced teacher so
that he can learn the art of bending. On
the run from the fire nation; Aang, Sokka
and Katara must protect themselves as
well as the innocent people they come
across. This film accurately followed the
storyboard of the cartoon, but unfortunately for many Airbender fans, this film
was a disappointment, for pure enjoyment though, it was a great watch.
Pastor and retired exorcist, Cotton Marcus (played by Patrick Fabian)
made a profit off of people in his southern
town, by ridding them of ‘demonic spirits’
they believed they had. In The Last Exorcism, directed by Daniel Stamm Marcus,
decides to return to his profession as an
exorcist followed by a film crew, to help
a young woman; Nell Sweetzer gets rid
of her demon. On the Sweetzer’s family
farm, Nell killed and harmed the animals,
unknowingly. Though her father and
brother disapproved of the exorcism, they
went along with it to save her. This is one
of the most non-scary horror films of the
summer. There are “jumpy” scenes in this
film, and with a surprise and tragic ending this film is worth watching.
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Fight Corner
Recap: UFC 118
by GREG KING
Staff Writer
T
he main event at UFC 118 was a rematch between Frankie Edgar, and
B.J. Penn. At the end of five rounds
Edgar took home the win with a unanimous decision. Edgar also took home a
good $96,000 which included his $48,000
win bonus, which was much less than the
$150,000 that B.J. Penn reportedly took
home that night. Another big fight that
night was between Randy Couture and
James Toney, and as anticipated, Couture
took the victory within the 1st round. The
biggest payout that night went to James
Toney, who took home a recorded $500,000
for his loss.
All payouts don’t include any unofficial UFC bonuses or sponsorship money
the fighters might have received. Among
other matches that took place that night
were Demian Maia who received a unanimous decision at the end of three rounds
over Mario Miranda Kenny Florian who
took a loss to Gray Maynard, in as little as
three rounds and Nate Diaz who defeated
Marcus Davis in a round three submission.
All in all, UFC 118 left fans with a lot of
great fights, and as always wanting, and
waiting for more.
UFC 119 - The battle is set, as
Frank Mir who is 11-6-0 will challenge the
27-7-2 Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic as they
go head to head in the Main Event at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana for
UFC 119. Now whatever side you are rooting for, this will surely be a great battle. You
can never tell in an MMA fight which way
it will go, but I always cheer for the home
team, so it’s Mir all the way. Other fights
that night on the PPV also include Antonio
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Nogueira vs. Ryan Bader in the light heavyweight division. Chris Lytle vs. Matt Serra,
in the welterweight division. Sean Sherk vs.
who is undefeated in the lightweight division. Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
in the Lightweight Division. UFC 119, Sat
, Sept. 25th is sure to be a great night of action. But don’t worry, if you can’t watch PPV
there are also a number of great fights that
you can catch on Spike TV; such as the CB
Dollaway fight, or the Matt Mitrione fight,
and possibly more depending on time.
Not out, Not Yet? – Fighter Chuck
Liddell is taking some time to decide if he
will fight again. Liddell has lost five of his
last six fights. The fighter is expected to
make a decision in the coming months.
UFC 123 – Detroit will host UFC
123 as Quinton Rampage Jackson squares
off against Lyoto Machida in the main
event on November 20, 2010. Sadly, Detroit hasn’t hosted a UFC match since UFC
9 in 1996.
October 2010
SPORTS
2010 NFL Predictions
by PETER VIEDAS
Staff Writer
W
ith the opening ceremony of
the NFL getting underway
on Thursday, hardcore football fans across the nation see this day
as a holiday. Each fan base of every team
is filled with high hopes this upcoming
season. No matter if they follow the New
Orleans Saints or the St. Louis Rams,
everybody believes they have a chance to
win it all this season.
Regular Season:
Now with what we have all been waiting
for, NFL picks! The teams I have winning the division, starting in the AFC
West: the San Diego Chargers, defending AFC West champions seem to win
this year as well. I expect them to have
11 wins and 5 losses (11-5), but this year
I have the AFC West finally filled with
competition. I have the Denver Broncos
going 8-8, where Bronco fans may be
disappointed this year however, I do not
think Quarterback (QB) Kyle Orton can
help save the franchise this year due to
his inconsistency. Oakland Raider fans,
it is finally time to pick your heads up. I
have the Raiders finishing the year with
a record of 8-8. Finally, the Kansas City
Chiefs finish the year with a record of
6-10, which is an improvement from the
previous year where they finished at 4-12.
In the AFC South, dominance from the
Indianapolis Colts seems to happen year
in and year out since QB Peyton Manning has arrived. Expect them to finish
the year with a 13-3 record. The Houston
Texans finally show that there is enough
talent on that team to make the playoffs.
I have them finishing 10-6 this year and
they are one of my wild card teams. The
Tennessee Titans show a bit of promise
but not enough to go anywhere finishing at 7-9. Running back Maurice Jones-
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Drew and his Jacksonville Jaguars finish
the season at 5-11, mainly because QB
David Garrard does not show enough
talent for me to lead them to many victories.
In the AFC North, two teams seem to
jump out to me as serious contenders.
The Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals both finish with 12-4 records.
I expect the Bengals to beat the Ravens
both times when they meet up this year,
making them first place and the Baltimore Ravens second but a wild card team
in the playoffs. The Pittsburgh Steelers
with all the controversy surrounding their
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is not
enough to go anywhere but they finish
at 9-7. Cleveland Browns finish with another frustrating year at 4-12.
In the AFC East, I have the New England Patriots at top of their division at
11-5 with QB Tom Brady leading his
team once again to the playoffs. The New
York Jets I have finishing at 8-8 as QB
Mark Sanchez will have a sophomore
slump and cannot have enough success as
the taking them to the playoffs. The Miami Dolphins finishing at 7-9 seems fair
to me, but continue to look for their explosive running attack. Finally, the Buffalo Bills finishing last at 4-12.
It is now time for the NFC divisions. In the NFC West I see a lot of
frustrating teams in there but they show
potential for upcoming seasons. At top,
I have the San Francisco 49ers finishing
at 9-7 and making the playoffs this year.
Finishing second is the Arizona Cardinals at 5-11 with inconsistency from their
quarterback position. Finishing third, I
have the St. Louis Rams at 3-13. Last
place I have the Seattle Seahawks at 3-13.
In the NFC South, the reigning
College of Southern Nevada Super Bowl Champions, New Orleans
Saints seem to have no trouble making
the playoffs once again with their quarterback Drew Brees racking up big numbers. I expect the Saints to be the favorite
with the best record in the NFC finishing
at 13-3. The Atlanta Falcons also seem
to be serious this year with 3rd year QB
Matt Ryan having a productive season
and can be the face of the franchise for
many years to come. I see them finishing
second with the record of 11-5 and making the playoffs as a wild card team. The
Carolina Panthers seem to be questionable. I have them finishing third with a
record of 5-11. And finishing last once
again is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I really like their head coach Raheem Morris
as he shows a lot of heart but I do not
think he can help save this franchise.
They will end the year finishing at 3-13.
In the NFC North, Green Bay
is going to challenge many teams and become one of the most competitive teams
in the division. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks very sharp from his preseason
game and his awareness is uncanny. Look
for the Green Bay Packers to be at top of
this division with a record of 12-4. Brett
Favre returns to the NFL. How many
times have we heard that before? Although he leads the Vikings, I have them
finishing at 10-6, still a highly dangerous
team. The Chicago Bears should finish
the year off at 8-8 and QB Jay Cutler
should improve by throwing fewer interceptions this season. Finishing last, I have
the Detroit Lions at 5-11.
Finally in the always highly
competitive NFC East, I believe the Dallas Cowboys finish first, with a record of
11-5. The Philadelphia Eagles have been
questionable to me, due to the trade of
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INCIDENT REPORTS
AUGUST 2010
Date
Type
Person Campus
8/2/10
Trespass
Other
Chey
8/3/10
Arrest/Referral
Student
Char
8/3/10
Other - Information
Report
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Property Damage
Other - Information
Report
Medical - Aided
Medical - Aided
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Vehicle Damage
Citation
Other - Information
Report
Other - Information
Report
Accident
Student
Char
Other
Chey
Staff
Char
Staff
Staff
Other
Char
Char
Char
Other
Other
8/10/10
Other - Information
Report
Staff
8/10/10
Citation
Other
8/11/10
Citation
Other
8/12/10
Student
Staff
Char
8/14/10
Other - Information
Report
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Vehicle Damage
Accident
Chey
CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.
Sahara West A public safety officer reported observing construction nails
scattered along the road.
Char
An employee reported the theft of her purse containing CSN
property keys. The theft happened at an off campus location.
Char
An individual reported that while she was exiting a parking
spot located in the parking lot north of Building C another
vehicle struck her car and sped off.
Chey
An employee reported a dump truck discovered missing dur
-ing a recent audit. Upon further investigation, the NV exempt plate was surrendered by the college in 2001. The vehicle is neither missing nor stolen.
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for driving with expired license
plates/registration.
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for driving with an expired
license plate.
Char
An employee reported a belligerent student in Financial Aid.
Staff
Chey
8/16/10
Arrest/Referral
Other
8/16/10
Other - Information
Report
Citation
Other
Theft - Personal
Property
Medical - Aided
Other
8/4/10
8/4/10
8/4/10
8/4/10
8/4/10
8/4/10
8/6/10
8/6/10
8/10/10
8/13/10
8/16/10
8/17/10
8/18/10
8/18/10
Other - Information
Report
8/20/10
Other - Information
Report
8/23/10
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Citation
Staff
Other
Other
Staff
Staff
Staff
Staff
Other
Synopsis
CSN PD Trespassed three individual who were non-students.
These individuals gained unauthorized access to the
computer lab and computers.
CSN PD arrested a student for battery on a Police Officer and
various other charges. The student was taken to the City of
Las Vegas Dept. of Detention & Enforcement.
A student reported his transcripts were printed without his
consent.
CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage located inside of the
south culinary elevator.
CSN grounds employee received injury to right arm while
digging a trench.
An employee tripped on a floor mat and injured both arms.
An employee received injuries from lifting boxes.
An individual reported his vehicle was damaged while it was
parked in the east parking lot south of Building C.
An employee reported the vehicle she was driving was damaged while it was parked the lot west of Building B.
A patrol vehicle accidentally backed into a sign and bent it at
the base.
Char
CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for outstanding warrants. The individual was released to a Clark
County Constable.
Char
A public safety officer reported he observed damage to the
southwest corner of Building I.
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended
license.
Chey
An individual reported his blackberry curve phone stolen
from a room in the Culinary Building.
Chey
A maintenance employee reported he pulled a back muscle
while working in a restroom.
Char
A public safety officer was relieved from duty and removed
from CSN property.
Chey
An employee reported a camera lens missing from his office.
The lens was discovered missing during an inventory check.
Chey
An instructor reported his personal chair valued at $1,000
missingNevada
from his
College of Southern
office.
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Chey
CSN PD cited an individual for driving without insurance.
INCIDENT REPORTS
Date
Type
8/23/10
8/24/10
Citation
Citation
Other
Other
Char
Chey
8/24/10
Citation
Other
Char
8/24/10
Staff
Chey
Other
Summerlin
8/26/10
8/26/10
Other - Information
Report
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Property Damage
Other - Information
Report
Citation
Other - Lost Item
8/26/10
Arrest/Referral
Other
8/27/10
Student
8/30/10
Other - Information
Report
Arrest/Referral
Other
8/30/10
Arrest/Referral
Other
8/30/10
Citation
Other
8/30/10
Citation
Other
8/30/10
8/30/10
Citation
Citation
Other
Other
8/30/10
Citation
Other
8/30/10
Citation
Other
8/30/10
8/30/10
Citation
Citation
Other
Other
8/30/10
Citation
Other
8/31/10
Citation
Other
8/31/10
Citation
Other
8/31/10
Citation
Other
8/31/10
Other
Staff
Char
8/31/10
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Property Damage
Criminal
Mischief/Vandalism
- Vehicle Damage
Arrest/Referral
Other
Char
8/31/10
Criminal
Staff
8/25/10
8/26/10
8/31/10
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Mischief/Vandalism
- Vehicle Damage
Person Campus
Staff
Other
Student
AUGUST 2010
Synopsis
CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license.
driver’s license.
CSN PD cited an individual for driving without a license and
speeding.
An employee reported a missing thumb drive.
A custodial employee reported he observed the west side
emergency door window broken. The appropriate authorities were notified.
Green Valley CSN PD responded to an unsecured door at the Green Valley
Center.
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for a broken tail lamp.
Char
A student reported items taken from her purse while she was
in the Computer Lab.
Char
CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for outstanding warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County
Justice Center.
Hend
A student reported her vehicle was vandalized while it was
parked in front of Building B.
Char
CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for outstanding warrants. The individual was taken to Clark County
Justice Center.
Char
CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for outstanding warrants. The individual was released to the LV
City Marshalls.
Char
CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handicapped space.
Char
CSN PD issued a citation for unlawful parking in a handi
-capped space.
Char
CSN PD issued a citation for parking in a Fire Lane.
Chey
CSN PD issued a citation for parking in an loading/unloading zone.
Chey
Chey
license plate.
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for “Prohibited Parking”.
Char
Char
Char
Char
Char
CSN PD cited an individual for driving on a suspended
license.
Chey
CSN PD was notified of graffiti damage placed on the CSN
signage at the southeast parking lot entrance of the campus.
CSN PD cited an individual for “Tampering or injury to Vehicle.
CSN PD arrested an individual during a traffic stop for out
standing warrants. The individual was released to the LV
City Marshalls.
Char
CSN PD responded to a hit and run report on a vehicle
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QB Donovan McNabb. I still believe
they have enough talent on the team with
a finish of 10-6, but I do not think they
will make the playoffs. The Washington
Redskins seem to have plenty of talent
but I do not think it is enough. I expect
them to finish at 9-7. Finally, the New
York Giants finishing at 8-8. A highly
competitive division to watch out for as
any of these teams may be playoff bound.
NFL Playoffs:
Now for the AFC Playoffs. In
the wild card round, I have the San Diego
Chargers beating out the Houston Texans to move on to the divisional round
and will face the Indianapolis Colts. In
the second wild card game, the Baltimore
Ravens win versus the New England Patriots and also move on to the divisional
round to face the Cincinnati Bengals.
In the AFC divisional round in
the playoffs, the San Diego chargers will
lose to the Indianapolis Colts and the
Colts will move on to the AFC Championship game. The Ravens will beat out
the Cincinnati Bengals to face the Colts
for the right to represent the AFC in the
Super Bowl. In this game, I believe the
Indianapolis Colts will beat out the Ravens and participate in the Super Bowl
once again.
In the NFC playoffs look for it
to be similar to last year’s playoffs. In the
wild card round, the Cowboys will edge
out the Minnesota Vikings and move on.
The Falcons will win versus the San Francisco 49ers and they will move on to the
next round as well.
The NFC divisional round is
filled with talent. I believe the Cowboys
lose to the Saints and the Falcons lose to
the Packers. It would be a New Orleans
versus Green Bay match up for the rights
to the Super Bowl. The Green Bay Packers will surprise many people and will face
the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl.
Although the Packers seem to
have plenty of momentum going into the
game, I do not think it will be enough to
beat the Colts. Colts fans, it is time to rejoice as I believe they will win the Super
Bowl for the 2010-2011 season. This year
will be a very entertaining one at most for
the National Football League.
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High School Sports
Palo Verde’s Football Team
by ALEXANDER WATT
Staff Writer
P
alo Verde opened their season on
August 27th in the Hall Of Fame
game versus the Green Valley Gators. Palo’s team is far from the same as
the graduating class of 2010 took a lot
of players from the starting lineup. “I
knew going into the season I would need
players to step up and fill in the positions that are now missing” said Coach
Rost he finished that Friday night as the
Panthers rolled to an easy victory versus
the Gators winning 62-20. The Panthers
finished the game with their second
string in, and just relaxed on the sidelines. The Panthers RB Brandon Wright
had a great game rushing for 292 yards
and running for 4
touchdowns.
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score was 62-0 before the Green Valley Gators could get on the board, and
I don’t think you would be able to count
that as an accomplishment considering it
was against their bench players.
After the first week of school
was completed, the kids at Palo where
ecstatic and excited for the night time
blackout football game versus the Liberty Patriots. [Soft Break]From the first
kick off to the last, the game was close
and almost as exciting to play in as it was
to watch. The defense had to come up
big in the 4th and they did just that. The
game was decided in the final quarter
where the panthers were able to stop the
run and intercept a pass to return it for a
touchdown. The Panthers running back
Brandon Wright had another great game
rushing for 2 touchdowns and running
for 180 yards on the tough Patriots defense. The Panthers have now won
2 straight, while the Patriots start
the season off 0-1.
The Panthers are
now going into their 3rd
game of the season versus the Mojave Rattlesnake’s, which
is also known as
the jersey game
between the two
schools on Saturday September 11th. Palo
is hosting the
game for the
3rd time in a
row and the
winner of this
will determine the home team for next
year’s match-up. For both teams it will
be the start for league play and for Mojave this is their first game of the early
season. Palo has won the last 2 games in
the current series which have been blow
out contests and Palo cruising for an easy
victory.
With the season in full swing
the Panthers look to be one of the top
teams in their division if not the best
team. Though they will have to be worried about a few teams, one of which beat
Palo last year and that would be the Legacy Longhorns who edged a one point
victory over the Panthers. The other 2
teams in the division who might give
Palo some competition would be Cimarron-Memorial high school and the Arbor View Aggies who in the past gave
Palo a challenge throughout the game.
Palo plays Cimarron-Memorial September 24th at Cimarron, while they host
the Legacy Longhorns on October 28th
Senior Night and they end their season
versus Arbor View on November 5th at
Arbor View. On Thursday September
30th Palo Verde hosts Cheyenne for the
Thursday Night Lights game.
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