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Sports (Or Lack Thereof) At CSN: Part II ------------------ page 7

Michelle Obama Speaks At CSN------------------------------page 9

featuresCSN Employee Indicted ---------------------------------------page 12

How safe are you at CSN?------------------------------------page 14

opinionsMy Job Sucks: Join A Union---------------------------------page 18

Voting: The Key to Positive-----------------------------------page 19

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NEWSThis article is a continuation

of last issue’s Sports (or

Lack Thereof ) at CSN. The discus-sion of our school’s lack of collegiate sports remains a controversial topic among our stu-dents and admin-istration. Perhaps one of our school’s biggest sports enthusiasts, Coach Tim Chambers, agrees that there is a lack of school sports as well as school spirit. As Coach Cham-bers puts it: “There is none.” If there were any, it would be simple to suspect that more spirit and support would be focused on such a skillful team as the Coyote Baseball team.

Coach Tim Chambers, a re-nowned and respected coach of champion players, has helped his team collect numerous rec-ognitions, such as the 2003 NJ-

CAA National Championships. Regarding the 2003 National Championship, Chambers points out that “In Nevada there are four college institutions with athletics: UNLV, UNR, WN, and us [CSN]. In the history of all four, there have only been three national champions: one for UNLV basketball and

golf, and us [CSN].” However, even while remembering such happenings, the coach remains humble, claim-ing that regardless of the awards, “It’s about the players.”

Given that Chambers is not only the coach of the Coyotes, but also the sports director for

CSN, the issue of adding more collegiate sports influences his outlook. “There always have been money issues with athlet-ics,” states Chambers. Acknowl-edging the need for more colle-giate sports at CSN, Chambers places no blame on the admin-istration. “The administration has been great,” says Chambers. “I’m not down on the school about it…. It’s more of the state and the financial state they are in right now.”

As the sports director at CSN, Chambers freely expresses his desire to add to the CSN spon-sored teams, such as the addi-tion of women’s volleyball. He

Sports (Or Lack Thereof) at CSN: Part II

by AMBER OSCAR Staff Writer

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NEWS

also recognizes that our school is currently not in adherence with requirements of Title IX, an Educational Amendment passed in 1972, which mandates sex equality, offered throughout educational athletics. Chambers refers to how there are uneven representations offered by each sport at CSN (softball and baseball). For example, there are 45 players on the 2008 CSN Coyote Baseball Fall Roster, compared to 20 players on the 2008 CSN Coyote Softball Roster. An additional women’s sport would be necessary to even the opportunities for both men and women at CSN.

Not only would the addition of another school sport help the school adhere to the require-ments of Title IX and possibly evoke more school spirit, but it would also be an educational choice for many hopeful ath-letes. 81% of student athletes graduate from CSN. Compara-tively, as explained by Laura Yavitz of the CSN Institutional Research department, “Out of 2396 degree-seeking students who started college at CSN in Fall 2001, by December 2007

206 students (8.6%) graduated from CSN and another 651 students (27.2%) transferred to other schools.”

The most obvious restriction for adding collegiate sports teams is not due to the admin-istration, but due to the con-flicting and strict budget struc-tured by the state. Pushing such a proposition seems pointless if our current sports teams cannot even receive reliable financial support. Enforcing student fees seems to be the prime choice the body would have to make in order to subsidize additional sport teams. Of course, the current students who choose to support such a proposal would most likely not see the bounty from their charity. However, their support would grandfather in a generous possibility for future students. The support of students now would represent a seed that has the possibility of growing into something much bigger. Just as the thousands of students who rallied together to drop the “C” from CCSN only one year ago, students now could add to that independence and take declaring their school

as one that deserves much more recogni-tion to the next level.

How can we push for more sports? Accord-ing to Chambers “the number one answer is student fees.” Draw-ing reason from such examples as other members of the Scenic West Athletic

Conference, like the Colorado Northwestern Community College which has a student population of roughly 1,361 (493 full time and 868 part time) and 6 school sport activi-ties receiving aid through stu-dent fees (ranging from $2.40 per credit), the surcharge of a small student fee seems to be the realistic answer. Requiring a small fee from each student in exchange for unlimited home game access seems reasonable, as long as our school can pro-duce admirable teams for stu-dents to draw pride from. Such a task would be up to those like Coach Tim Chambers, who will be receiving accreditation for the ABCA/Diamond Sports Company NJCAA Division 1 Region 18 Coach of the Year in January.

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NEWS

Michelle Obama Speaks At CSN

One day before the historical U.S. election,

the Cheyenne campus of CSN was graced with a surprise visit from Michelle Obama, wife of now President Elect Barack Obama. Refusing to let a roar-ing jet overhead deter soon-to-be First Lady, Michelle Obama fo-cused on the impor-tance of the youth vote, and summarized key points of her husband’s plans for healthcare, student loans and middle class-tax breaks.The crowd (estimated by officials at around 1,700) wrapped around the southeast corner of the school and was plastered with stickers, flyers, yard-signs, buttons handshakes and tempo-rary tattoos. People were greeted with a healthy mix of 70’s funk and soul, heartland country, a sprinkle of family-friendly hip-hop and a few new wave alternative hits for good measure. The small army of supporters was a diverse one, including blacks, whites; young,

old; I even saw a du-rag standing next to a cowboy hat.

The police presence around crowd was just as diversified. The North Las Vegas Po-lice mobile command center’s communica-tion towers were taller than any of the news vans. There were cops in green, cops in black, cops in tan and suited secret service scattered everywhere. Two snip-

ers with binocu-lars kept a hawk eye view from the rooftop. A giant anti-riot tank sat quietly parked behind the school, a stark contrast to the cute CSN police segways, which were poised around the crowd. The chants of “yes we can” spread through the crowd like a Vegas flash flood as Mrs. Obama took the stage. The

cheers were so loud they almost drowned out the Bruce Spring-steen pounding through the speakers.“We understand the challenges of student loans because we’ve been there” Obama declared, pointing out that her and her husband were just able to pay off their loans in recent years. While stating, “young people are at the core of this campaign.” She also was careful to point out that “we’re also proud of our not so young folks, you cannot forget the not so young folks.” Jokingly

saying there is “nothing like the grip of an 80-year-old who wants a picture.”

This was an interesting campaign stump in an even more interesting election. We as students should feel honored that our humble little school, in the midst of the urban desert, was deemed an important enough place to spread a message in a very impor-tant election. This election that will go down history and hopefully prove to everyone that sometimes the people can make a difference.

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FEATURES

A fter a year of investigations and a series of raids by the Nevada Attorney

General’s Office, William (Bob) Gilbert and three other College of Southern Nevada employees have been indicted by a grand jury. Authorities have brought over 30 counts, ranging from felony theft to obtaining money under false pretenses.Last year Las Vegas Sun reporter Christina Littlefield broke the story which prompted an investigation of Vice President of Facilities Management, Bob Gil-bert, for allegedly giving away top dollar school contracts to companies in exchange for work on his million dollar Mt. Charleston home. The indict-ments also allege Gilbert used school purchased materials and equipment for construction on his house (lumber, chain hoist, man lift, paint sprayer, door han-dles and locks and thousands of dollars in cinderblock). Gilbert initially told Sun reporters the equipment was his and a subse-quent CSN Police investigation

said the serial numbers did not match those of the school’s.• William Gilbert, Associate Vice President of Facilities Man-agement, is facing 13 counts of felony theft and four counts of misconduct as a public officer.• Thad Skinner, Construction Manager, is charged with ten counts of being principal to theft (for allegedly helping transport CSN purchased materials from Home Depot to Gilbert’s home).

• Matthew Goins, Facilities Manager, is charged with three count of being principal to theft and two counts of obtaining money under false pretenses.• George Casal, Building Construction Inspector, is also charged with two counts of ob-taining money under false pre-tenses (for supposedly working at Gilbert’s home while on the clock at CSN).• All men have pled not guilty

to the charges and court is set for March 23.

Gilbert was hired by CSN in 1997 and worked on many of CSN’s successful construction projects, including the new telecomm building. He has been praised by some higher-ups as someone who would get the job done on time and under budget. Two former CSN Presidents are defending Gilbert’s character. Richard Carpenter and Ron Remington

both wrote letters saying Gilbert would often use his house for repair and maintenance on CSN

equipment because of the schools lack of shop space. The school does not comment on ongoing criminal cases.

This isn’t Gilbert’s first time in front of a judge. In 1991 he was convicted of embezzling money from an Indian Tribal-Organization. Gilbert pled guilty and was sentenced to three months in prison and three years probation. He was also ordered to pay $18,705 restitution to the Chemehuevi Indian tribe

CSN Employee Indicted by grand jury; charged with Felony theft

by T. ROPELATO Staff Writer

“ Attorney General says college official’s house was “built on the backs of

Nevada taxpayers”


FEATURES FEATURESof Havasu Lake, California, According to Sun reports.

Last year Gilbert was paid his $147,204 yearly salary while on administrative leave, granted by president Carpenter (at Gilberts request), for time to work on proving his innocence. As of now Gilbert and the others are all currently on paid leave from CSN. Meanwhile, architect Sherri Payne is making $131,254 a year as ‘acting’ Associate Vice President of Facilities Management.

On Monday Oct. 27, the Attorney General’s Office filed a civil complaint, seeking forfeiture of Gilbert’s sprawling property. Located off Kyle Canyon Rd. at the base of Mt Charleston, the estate at 9045 Barr Ave. boasts an 8,200 square-foot home and a 2,500 square-foot guest house. The property also includes a tennis court, lighted basketball court, storage containers and stables. The complaint wants 100 percent of the property, a $1.3 million taxable value according to county records, forfeited to the state.

In an Attorney General press release, Chief Criminal Deputy Attorney General Conrad Hafen stated, “Based on the evidence presented to the grand jury, it appears CSN has lost thousands of dollars in materials and equipment and Gilbert’s house was built at Nevada taxpayers’ expense.” Investigators from the Attorney General Office testified that a large amount of materials used on Gilberts residence were the

same materials used in CSN construction projects.

In an interesting note, at the end of the indictments, making a point to stay on the record, a juror told deputy Attorney General Conrad Hafen, “With the principal charges, we were recommending President Carpenter be included if that’s possible.” Hafen responded, “Okay. All right. Appreciate that.” And proceedings were concluded.

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by OLGA VIZCARRA Staff Writer

April 20, 1999. Most people re-member the hor-

rifying tragedy that took place in Arizona, nine years ago. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold brutally massacred eleven of their classmates and two teach-ers, a total of thirteen deaths. Who would’ve thought that eight years later in the same week an-other shooting was about to occur?

April 16, 2007 Seung-Hui Cho shot and killed 33 people at Virginia Tech. Cho was diagnosed with severe anxiety dis-order in middle school and received therapy. The Virginia Tech incident was one of the worst mas-sacres in US history. But the question here is, how safe are you at your cam-pus? How is your security trained to take on such incidents? To gain better insight, I recently interviewed Chief Seda about the daily challenges of providing security at CSN.

Q: Can you tell us what sort of security services your department provides to the college community?

Chief Seda: Three years ago, we embarked on implementing the CSN Security and Public Safety Initiative. The spirit and in-tent of our plan was designed to pre-posi-tion highly trained public safety personnel throughout our campuses. Our officers provide two distinct services. First, they serve as ambassadors for the college. Sec-ondly, they are our first responders who are

responsible for the safety and security

of our community.

We’ve taken a two-prong approach to security and public safety at CSN. The CSN Department of Public Safety and Police Services is comprised of sworn Ne-vada P.O.S.T (Police Officer Standard and Testing) certified police officers and we also have contract security guards (non-sworn security officers). Our Police Officers pro-vide those traditional police services such as patrol, crime prevention, investigations and enforcement. Our Security Officers pro-vide those traditional security services such as opening and closing classrooms, provid-ing information, escorts and responding to health related calls for service. This combi-nation of personnel (both sworn and non-

sworn) allows us the flexibility to deploy our public safety officers in a way that best maximizes our resources. Q: With a student population of ap-proximately 40,000, spread across three campuses at a considerable distance apart, what are your main concerns for the safety of our students? Chief Seda: The message I would like to get out to our community is that our campuses are safe. Could things be improved? YES. People need to know that we are the third largest community college in the country and, in many ways, similar to a small town. We have many of the same problems as a small community. Theft is a real concern for me. We are all stakeholders in CSN. We need to become partners in providing

How safe are you at CSN?



security and public safety for our commu-nity. The first step toward that goal is to take personal responsibility for our own security. Far too many incident reports have come across my desk where citizens have left their personal property unsecured and in plain sight. These incidents are of-ten crimes of opportunity. Many of these thefts could have been avoided if people would have taken the extra few seconds to secure their property out of sight. Q: Unfortunately, there have been numer-ous campus shootings across America. If a shooting occurs at CSN, what should students and faculty do in this particular case? Chief Seda: The best advice I can give any-one for surviving an active shooter situation if shots are fired on campus is to take direct responsibility for your personal safety and security and think about the following:

Figure Out: First, you must figure out the situation. If you hear something that sounds like gun shots, react immediately. Figure out what is happening and put your action plan together. Don’t waste time.

Get Out: Determine if it is safe to get out and im-mediately leave the area. Get out fast. You can significantly reduce your risk and exposure to seri-ous injury if you leave the area. Once you get out call the police.

Call Out: If are able to safely get out of the area, call the police. If it is not practical or feasible to safely leave the area, at-tempt to call out to po-lice when you can do so safely.

Hide out: In some cases, you may not be able to get out. Then you must find a place to hide out.

Keep out: Once you’ve

found your spot to hide out, you’ll want to keep out the shooter. Block the door, turn off the lights, silence your cell phone and be quiet.

Spread out: If you are in a room with oth-ers, spread out. Quietly talk about what you’ll do if the shooter enters.

Take out: If you determine there is no other option than to take out the shooter, then you must be prepared to do whatever is necessary to neutralize the threat.

Lastly, please take a moment to review the multi-colored “CSN Emergency Ac-tion Plan” that has been posted throughout the campuses. This informative pamphlet contains important information, telephone numbers and procedures that can be help-ful if you find yourself in an emergency situation.

Q: Crime is on the rise nationwide. Should our evening students be concerned when walking through our parking lots or around the campus?

Chief Seda: As I stated earlier, everyone should take a personal interest in their own

security and safety. We (all of us) need to be vigilant. Know the telephone number to the security office on your campus. If someone does not feel safe or would like to have an escort to their vehicle, please call the respective security office on your cam-pus and we will provide an escort to your vehicle.

Q: Are CSN police officers still on duty during and after night classes?

Chief Seda: No. The CSN Security and Public Safety Initiative was designed to be implemented over a five-year period. We are into the third year of our plan and we are not fully staffed. We can’t provide 24

hour coverage at this time. We provide limited police coverage based on personnel scheduling. I am working closely with the college administration each year to evaluate the fiscal limits that we must work within and determine if it is possible to hire ad-ditional officers. Public safety continues to remain a top priority for our President.

Q: In case a police officer isn’t in sight during an emergency, whether it’s a school threat or you’re out in the parking lot by

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yourself at night, what would you recom-mend students to carry to protect them-selves and/or do?

Chief Seda: I would caution anyone who decides to carry any personal protection device. Obey the law and be a good wit-ness. If you are confronted by an assail-ant, in some situations, it would be better to comply with a suspect’s demands than to challenge. You have no way of know-ing the suspect’s determi-nation to carry through their intent to harm you. Property crimes are not worth the risk. Anything that is stolen can be re-placed. Again, be vigilant and trust your instinct.

Q: Let’s talk a little bit about your policemen. How do you become a CSN police officer? How long is their training?

Chief Seda: Becoming a CSN police officer is a huge task to take on. Our officers must complete the same rigorous testing pro-cess as any other police of-ficer in the state of Nevada. Before they are selected to attend the police academy, they must pass a written exam, extensive personal history and employment history back-ground check, physical fitness examination, a written and oral psychological exam and police oral board. Once hired, they are then sent to attend our academy, the Southern Desert Regional Police Academy. It is a five month military style police academy. It does not end there. Once they report to the campus, they must successfully complete our three month Field Training Program. They will be mentored by several police supervisors and officers on a daily basis to ensure compliance and understanding of all the applicable rules, regulations, laws and procedures are applied correctly. It is ap-proximately a

ten-month process to complete.

Q: With a broad population of students I’m sure there have been tons of reports. What is one of the most outrageous inci-dents ever reported to your station? How does your department deal with it?

Chief Seda: The most memorable (funny)

call I responded to here at CSN was a re-port of two people engaged in “deep kiss-ing.” It was on the Cheyenne campus mid-day. It was a hot summer day and love was in the air. Upon arriving to the location, I found two people embraced and engaged in “deep passionate kissing.” After introduc-ing myself and a few awkward seconds lat-er, I determined that one of the individuals was a CSN instructor. Her friend recently returned from the Middle East after serv-ing a tour in Iraq and he wanted to surprise her. They were very happy to see each other. She decided to take the rest of the day off.

If someone is arrested on campus where

are they detained? How long are they de-tained?If someone is arrested on campus, they are immediately removed and taken to the ap-propriate city jail. That is usually the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC). We do not have a holding cell on any CSN campus. The length of their stay at the jail is determined by the offense and presiding

judge who will hear the case.

In case of an emergen-cy within the campus, what number can the CSN Police Depart-

ment be reached at?Cheyenne Campus Se-

curity: 651-4055West Charleston Cam-pus Security: 651-5613Henderson Campus

Security: 651-3113CSN Police Admin-istrative Offices: 651-

2677

With previous student attacks and school

threats on such campuses, one’s to think if they’re safe from their classmates. Most people think, “Well, that’s not

going to happen at my school.” Other stu-dents from previous incidents most likely thought the same thing yet they found themselves in that predicament.

The best way to be safe during school hours is to pay attention to your surroundings. Make an exit plan with some friends as to where you’ll meet and what exit you’ll use. How many of you actually read the multi-colored document pertaining to emergency procedures sitting in your classrooms?

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OPINIONSMy Job Sucks: Join a Union

by MIKE SHIELDS Staff Writer

T his may come as some shock to readers, but surprisingly, the company you work for

has completely conflicting interests with you. In their book, Working For Wages: The Roots of Insurgency, Martin Glaberman and Seymour Faber explain a simple fact about employers. The unstated goal of business is to maximize profits and to minimize loss. This is why businesses pay their employees a fingernail-sized fraction of the profits they create. This is also why people get laid off during recessions. Instead of taking a small hit during short recessions and keeping their staff, they fire them and rehire new people during more prosperous times.People, speaking generally, hate their jobs. More so than in the past, college students especially, are forced to work longer hours for smaller pay. How many students at CSN have to work two or more jobs just to get by? This is a societal problem that hurts those taking a full class load and working a full-time job, but it benefits the com-panies they are working for. So what is the solution to this conflict of interest? What is the solution to exploitation of labor, this degradation of the working class? What is the solution to, as Tim Connolly, a former CSN student put it, “My job sucking so very badly”?Join a union! Unions are the reason child labor is only a sad chapter in his-tory and not a fact of contemporary life.

Unions can be thanked for the 8-hour workday, the concept of the two-day weekend, the minimum wage law, and the crazy idea of being able to keep your job if you’re sick and can’t go to work for a few days. Union workers make higher wages than non-union workers, and, due to union protection, they can-not be fired on a whim like the average working stiff. Why then, according to Bill Moyers of PBS, are less than 8% of American workers in unions? Why, like a battered spouse, do Americans refuse to leave their unhealthy relationship with the bourgeoisie and align them-selves with a union?Back in the day, union members were punished in blatant and obvious ways. During strikes, they had hoses turned on them. During the Haymarket Riot of 1886, the police were called in to break up a strike and injuries on both sides ensued. Now, the attack on union membership is a lot like jazz. It’s subtle and largely unnoticed by the masses. Today, there are differing levels of poverty and exploitation for the wage working classes. With some making slightly larger amounts of money than others, they consider themselves closer to the bourgeoisie than the proletariat. This is a false perception, and as Mi-chael Yates points out in “Rising from the Ashes? Labor in the Age of Global Capitalism,” this leads to the work-ing class being largely separated. With some wage workers thinking they are

better than others, uniting becomes in-creasingly difficult. Workers that are in the same pay grade (Wal-Mart employees for instance) are forced to sit through long trash-talking sessions about unions. Unions are not allowed to attend these meetings to de-liver their opposing views. Finally, as Michael Parenti points out in his book Make-Believe Media, the news media largely ignores any victories for unions. In addition, they, in fictional television dramas and sitcoms, portray unions as corrupt and union leaders as Tony Soprano type mobsters. Parenti says that there is nothing wrong with showing corruption in unions, but cor-ruption is concentrated in less than 1% of all local unions. However, corruption is the sole portrayal seen on television.Despite what has been said about unions in Wal-Mart propaganda ses-sions and in television, they are the cure to the cancer of poverty and ex-ploitation. Uniting against oppression is what this country is supposed to be all about. Don’t allow yourself to be indoctrinated against the solution for your social angst. Do not let the fol-lowing lyrics ring true: “I work all day and work all night, but my bank ac-count only got 9.95. I make millions of dollars, just not for me. It all goes to the bourgeoisie.”


OPINIONSOPINIONS Voting: The Key to Positive by ABRIANA FOSTER Staff Writers

“The country endures the consequences of

those who do not vote.” -Anonymous

The year two thousand marked the end of the peaceful and eco-nomically sound country known as the United States. What followed was a leadership that has brought about a six year war, an unrecov-erable drop in the Dow on Wall Street, a larger division between the two major parties, and an enormous unemployment rate, especially in Southern Nevada. Eight years is too long for an individual, who left a path of destruction in his previous term, to have served in a country that is based on civil liberties and a system of checks and balances. Thousands have died in the present Iraq War and many more will die if the war continues. Two thousand and eight is the year that every per-son who has reached voting age and who is able to vote should. The time to bring positive change to America is and can only be now. A poll was recently taken at the Col-lege of Southern Nevada’s Cheyenne campus to illustrate the fact that young people do vote. Keep in mind that this poll only reflects a small percentage of the students that at-

tend school at CSN. Also, many of the students who were polled attend another campus or are concurrently enrolled in a state university. The outcome of the survey is reflected

below.Party AffiliationRepublican: 8Democrat: 17

Libertarian / Other third parties: 1Non-Partisan: 15

GenderMale: 18

Female: 23

Whether the individual is voting or not

Voting: 37 Not Voting: 4

EthnicityAfrican-American: 4

Hispanic: 12Multiracial: 3

Euro-American: 14Asían: 2Other: 6

Age18-30: 2431-43: 13

44 and up: 3 Not given / Not applicable:

1Reviewing the Republican

Platform Recently, the Republican Party has been criticized for its

stance on the Iraq War, and for our current president, George W. Bush. However, people often forget about the contributions that the Repub-lican Party has made to American society as a whole. The No Child Left Behind Act, which was passed on January 8, 2002, was established to help improve the level of student achievement, build stronger schools, and produce a higher number of certified teachers across the United States. The No Child Left Behind Act had also been established to help improve the overall curriculum standards of primary and secondary education. (State of Illinois NCLB

Home Page, www.isbe.state.il.us) The Republican Party can also be credited for the tax cuts that began in 2001. The tax cut programs of 2001 and 2003 were designed to stimulate the economy by having consumers purchase more goods and contribute money to society. Some of the tax relief efforts included in-creased child tax credits, eliminating the marriage tax penalty, and even-tually removing the federal death tax. (Savannah Now, savannah.ac-tivote.com) Now that the Repub-lican Party has been examined, the Democratic Party will be analyzed.Opening the Doorway to Demo-

cratic Views The Democratic Party has been held in a more favorable light within the past eight years. The Democratic Party, also known as CONTINUES PAGE 20


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the “the party of the people,” has held leaders who are more familiar to the general public such as Presi-dent William “Bill” Clinton; Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House; and Harry Reid, the current Ma-jority Leader in the Senate. The Democratic Party is usually associ-ated with encouraging teenagers to vote and participate in all elections, whether they are local or general elections. (Wikipedia, Democratic

Party Page) The Democratic Party has also been very supportive of laws that encourage individual privacy. The U.S.A. Patriot Act of 2006 is a controversial act because it allows the federal government to come into a citizen’s home based on what can be called “terrorism hearsay” – meaning an individual claims an-other citizen is a terrorist and the government invades their privacy based on sketchy information. Since

the U.S.A. Patriot Act violated Third Amendment rights and individual civil liberties, the Democratic Party protested against the passing of this act. Now that the Democratic Party has been analyzed, third parties will

be evaluated.Highlighting the Middle Ground:

The Third Party Stance Third parties are notori-ous for taking votes from both the Democratic and Republican Parties. However, third parties focus on is-sues that the two major parties often forget or do not know. For instance, the Libertarian Party believes in making social security and welfare information more private. In gen-eral, third parties provide another voting alternative for voters who connect with both major parties, yet, want to explore special interests that the two major parties may not provide. Now that third parties have been evaluated, nonpartisanship will

be considered.Neutral Territory: Nonpartisan

Voting as a Possible Choice Voting is a privilege that has been fought for and has been instituted to allow all people re-gardless of their gender, ethnic-ity, religion, and other discrimi-nating factors, to participate and be dedicated to preserving for future generations to come. Nonpartisanship refers to a vot-ing stance where the voter does not declare his or herself as a member of the Democrat, Re-publican, or third party system. Choosing to be nonparti-san is more favorable than not voting at all. Party affiliations should not interfere with a voter’s judgment. If a candidate

that is Republican is running for a position where a Democrat is pre-sumed to be more beneficial, it is ac-ceptable to vote for him or her if he or she is a person of great character and fulfills the needs of the people

through the position. Vote in every election. Send letters to representatives that sup-port positive causes. Fight budget cuts. Protest unfair initiatives. Any method used to help improve soci-ety is better than remaining silent and not voting. If people do not vote, and choices are made that are costly to them and to their commu-nities, then they should know that it will be too late to have a voice and that any issue they do have will be ignored because they refused to uti-

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by MIKE SHIELDS Staff Writer

I n March

of 1960, John Lee Hooker, a Blues legend whose name every-one should know, released a sin-gle titled, “No Shoes.” A sulking and simple declaration of poverty, Hooker repeats, “No food on my table. No shoes on my feet.” If the economy continues in the direc-tion it is going, “No Shoes” will become more than just an il-legally downloaded favorite on a Blues collector’s iPod. It will become, sadly, our reality.As Wall Street money men watch the Dow Jones fall, and scream like thirteen-year-old girls at a Hannah Montana con-cert, the proletariat (the wage working classes) blow a prophetic kiss goodbye to their 401Ks, their

hard earned savings accounts and their ability to put food on the table and shoes on their feet. As college students chow down on Top Ramen, switch from classy beers to Pabst Blue Ribbon, and chew on nicotine gum to quell the withdrawal of their now too expensive habit, they must ask themselves a few very important

questions: “How did we get here? Who did this, and how bad is this going to get?”Both the right and the left (or more appropriately: the right and the little-less-right-than-the-other-guys) in government decided it would be a dandy idea to deregulate the banking and m o r t g a g e i n d u s t r i e s .

Promising the tasty fruits of “Free Market,” President Bush and for-mer Texas Senator Phil Gramm (also McCain’s former top eco-nomic adviser) passed legislation that took away the government’s right to regulate the formerly mentioned industries. Deregu-lating mortgage companies and banks is a lot like leaving your 7-year-old A.D.D child alone in a room filled with finger paints. It gets messy. Unfortunately, in this case, the finger paints are the lives of American citizens. These banks loaned money to people whom they knew would be unable to keep up with mort-gage payments. It was a win-win situation for them. Banks were now able, without pesky govern-ment law and supervision, to lend to anyone. If they agreed to give

a mortgage to a family that couldn’t afford the interest rates and payments, they would simply evict said family from their home and sell the same house again to another family. This all took place because

of and during the housing boom. So where one family

was kicked out, another family was ready to move in. However,

when enough people stop pay-ing their mortgage due to rising

No Shoes

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prices of food and gas, and con-stantly decreasing wages, banks become, very suddenly, afraid to give anyone money. They went from loaning anyone money to lending no one money.This leads to the credit cri-sis that is currently tanking the economy. What was the government’s solution to this crisis? They gave a helping hand to the same banks that caused the problem, and gave a 700 billion dollar bailout pack-age to Wall Street. 700 bil-lion dollars, to put it simply, is a quite a bit of money. How much money would that have equaled for each struggling fam-ily, homeowner or college student if it had been given to them in-stead? How much food on the table and how many shoes on our feet would that buy? If the goal is to stimulate the economy, one must ask them-s e l v e s w h y the

m o n e y was

n o t g i v e n straight to the consumers, to the people. It is because of the age-old, half-baked, and bourgeois-serving fear of socialism. As far as the government is concerned, giving money to businesses is okay. Giving money to actual people is Communism. The

citizens that have been wronged by these in-dustries, the people screwed over by high gas prices and low wages, the people that have

been beaten down by the predatory lend-

ing of payday and student loans, cannot be helped because it wouldn’t benefit the top 10% of

this country that owns over 50% of the wealth. This

economic crisis, ac-cording to CNN,

is just begin-ning. With a

government that is will-ing to take our money, but not willing to give any in return,

there is no doubt as to

who will be hit by this the

worst. It will be the working class,

this winter, with no food on the table and no shoes on

their feet.

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Why does this perfume smell better on her/

him than on me? This is the sort of question that haunts you as you step into any beauty and fragrance department. Women in tailored suits approach you, extending their wrists for you to get a whiff of the new vanilla and mango scent. It may be that many of you think you can never master the mysteries of fragrance.

News flash: You can enjoy what-ever perfume you like without a degree in chemistry. Finding your scent, however, is not so simple. To help clear the confusion I offer you a guide that will make you understand and choose like a pro.

Learning the Lingo:As long as the bottle says perfume or cologne you pick it up without even considering what you just purchased.

• Perfume:Isthelongest-lasting (and most expensive) form of fragrance. The largest percent-age of perfume oil is about 20 to 25 percent perfume. It usually

comes in a small bottle and it’s intended to be blotted not slath-ered on. One or two drops keeps you scented for 8 to 12 hours.• Eaudeparfum:Apopu-lar formula. It usually comes as a spray and contains 15 to 18 percent perfume oil. It lasts about 6 to 8 hours.• Eaudetoilette:Waylessexpensive and less concentrated than eau de parfum. It contains 4 to 10 percent perfume oil. Most likely to always be in a spray bottle. Recommended for those who like a lighter dose.• Cologne:Itlessensthestrength of the dose through the addition of a liquid. It’s available in men’s or women’s scents; also available in a spray or a splash.• EssentialOils:Drawnfrom small parts of a plant or water; they are pure oils. No synthetic fragrance and is less concentrated from alcohol or vegetable oil.• SolidPerfume:Createdbywax and perfume oil; solid scents smell stronger.

Finding a ScentShopping for the perfect fra-

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Mysteries of Fragrance


BEAUTY & FASHIONMysteries of Fragrance

grance is like searching for the perfect relationship. The more time you give yourself to find one, the more likely you’ll end up with a long-lasting match.• Whatyoulikeornotsure: If you’re not sure what you like, try smelling the samples in magazines. You can smell without feeling pressure to buy it afterwards or check out a book at your local library for scent guides. If you already know what certain family scents you like, let ’s say sweet, go for it and ask the saleswom-an/man to show you the newest ones.• Testing1,2,3:Testabout two on each arm. It ’s plain and simple: test a fra-grance on your skin, not on a sample sheet. Locate it 5 inches away from the skin and wand your hand in the air to let it simmer. Walk around for 30 minutes and come back for a decision. Reaction times take, well, time.• Sniff:Carryasmallbagof coffee beans or sniff your sleeve. This will help clear your scent receptors.• Fragranceswon’tsmellthe same: Most people go to the store trying to sniff down the scent their boss had on the day before. But when they come across it, it smells way different. Well that ’s because everyone has their own body chemistry. Body chemistry affects the different notes on your skin giving you a totally different reaction and scent.

Take Notes:What are notes? Perfume notes, to be exact, are like the notes in a song; they all play their part. • Top(orhead)notes:The first smell that hits your scent receptors when you apply the fragrance. They are usually lighter aromas that evaporate quickly. Their scent usually lingers for between 5 to 30 minutes. • Middle(orheart)notes:This defines the personality of the fragrance. They kick in after the head notes and usually contain rich florals--even though the fra-grance is not considered from the floral family. These compounds tend to be less readily vaporized. • Base(orbottom)notes:These are the long-lasting ingre-dients, which stabilize the fra-grance and give it the extending factor. Base notes help slow down the evaporation rate of the lighter notes, giving it the holding power. Common base notes include oak moss, patchouli, woods, musk and vanilla.• Dry-Down:Notesthatlinger after the fragrance has settled on your skin. The dry-down is also the official aroma of the fragrance because it mixes in with your skin’s natural scent.

Make it Last Forever:Nothing is more frustrating than spending $96 for perfume that wears off within the first two minutes. • Discreetwaytowear:Theoldest trick in the book, layering. Layer a maximum of two forms of

the fragrance. If your perfume, es-sential oil etc., comes with a body wash or lotion use them as a base for your fragrance.• Scentedbathandbodyproducts: Chemists agree that bath oils tend to be the most col-lective and long-lasting on the skin.• Favoritenotavailable:Make your own by mixing a few drops of eau de parfum or eau de toilette into an unscented cream.

Take this guide and head to the department stores. Show off your knowledge of Fragrance 101. What the hey -- why not throw in a white lie and say you have a degree in chemis-try? You’ll know more than the saleswomen/men themselves.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

by CAITLIN SALADINO Staff Writer

D racula- A New Musical, re-cently performed at the Chey-

enne campus’s Horn Theater was a unique production that attracted audiences for an organization that helps those in town. As a benefit project, the proceeds from Dracula went to Family Promise of Las Ve-gas. Formerly Interfaith Hospitali-ty Network, Family Promise works with homeless families in Las Ve-gas and religious organizations who provide them with shelter, meals and support services. Fam-

ily Prom-ise assists h o m e l e s s f a m i l i e s in making the transi-tion from homeless-ness to sta-bility and i n d e p e n -dence. This is a won-derful cause that most e v e r y o n e i n v o l v e d in Dracula was happy to be sup-porting.

This version of the classic tale first came to life last October as a joint effort between Carmen Yurich, the show’s director, and Bruce Ew-ing, the producer. Each month at the Liberace Museum, an event known as Composer Showcase al-lows composers to share their work with other professionals in the Las Vegas area. At a meeting of Com-poser Showcase last fall, Yurich said, “Richard Oberacker pulled two songs [from Dracula], and I told him this music is beautiful,

it needs to be heard.” From there, Dracula took off. After discussing that they wanted to make this a reality and have it benefit a great local organization, CSN’s Horn Theater was chosen as the location for the performance.

The event started with a silent auction before the performance and ended with a meet and greet opportunity with cast members, orchestral musicians, dancers, and director, Carmen Yurich. “I think it was pretty much what I envisioned [from the beginning].”, Carmen said, “Communication was a huge key. Having people volunteer their time when they’re also involved in shows, we had to juggle schedules. I think it ’s important for the Las Vegas community as an arts culture to show what’s possible and what talent we have here.” Through the performance of Dracula, Yurich and all those involved were able to accomplish just that. What made this production unique is its cast members and orchestra members. Although it was a challenge to cre-ate a production under these cir-cumstances, the cast and orchestra, composed of performers from the Las Vegas area, added an element of local talent to the overall experi-ence. The cast members currently

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perform at shows on the Strip such as Phantom: The Las Vegas Spec-tacular at the Venetian, Mamma Mia! at the Mandalay Bay, Cirque du Soleil’s KA at the MGM, and Jubilee! at Bally’s.

From the very beginning of the per-formance, it was easy to sense the feeling of eminent danger as Drac-ula emerges into the story. Dracula leaves his “mighty fortress cut into the side of a cliff ” to begin pray-ing on those he chooses as his vic-tims. Ian Jon Bourg, Dracula him-self, said “who doesn’t want to play a vampire, and the vampire. You can’t really go wrong with that” It is clear that each cast member en-joyed their role and were dedicated enough to create time in their busy schedules for their involvement in this production.

Dracula was a performance like no other which included the format of a theatrical reading, play and musical. Unlike most productions, the orchestral pit of live musicians was not below the actors, but in-stead built right into the stage and the production itself. Actors were at times in the same place as the musicians, using the pit as a way to approach the stage. The music, under the direction of Richard Oberacker, was hauntingly beau-tiful. Currently the music director

for Cirque Du Soleil’s KA at the MGM Grand, Oberacker was the composer, co-lyricist, co-author, and conductor for this production. Dracula also included elements of dance, acrobatics, and contortion-ist performed by artists from vari-ous productions of the Las Vegas Strip. The addition of movement on stage added a way to tell the story of Dracula through dance, instead of simply words and song.

Although some hurdles were over-come to make Dracula possible, none was more frustrating than the hurdle that no one could control. Just days before the performance, several cast members became ill and lost their voices. This was a challenge that re-sulted in director Car-men Yurich showing his versatility as an actor by playing the part of an ill cast member last minute. Never-theless, he was able to fill the role with confi-dence and help to pull off the per-formance without any problems. Cast member Janien Valen-tine, who played the role of Lucy said, “I think we pulled it

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The cast members and all those that worked on Dracula were

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