By Joaquin Lomeli Jr. Texting while driving is dangerous; distracted drivers are to blame. Students should take steps to drive safely. An estimated 421,000 people were injured in motor-vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver in 2011, according to U.S. Department of Transportation report dated April 2013. For drivers 15 to 19 years old—college aged— involved […]
By Amber Sampson For college students, stress can either plant a seed of destruction or spring things in to motion. Managing stress relies on understanding how the body responds to it and how the mind can fix it. “Feeling stressed acts as a warning, requiring us to take some action,” says Michael Bakst, a professor […]
By Joe Baker No Shave November, known as “Movember” and “Noshember” to veteran participants, has become more than just a month-long event dedicated to letting facial hair grow unruly but an opportunity to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer. People have fun with this by growing crazy-looking mustaches such as the handle bar, where […]
By Joe Baker Deni Djukic, College of Southern Nevada student, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at a young age. Doctors told him that he would never walk or talk. They were wrong. He currently pursues his education in hopes of becoming a history teacher. “Cerebral palsy—and I’m going to put this in my own words— […]
By Ariana Liuzzi “Real Women Have Curves” played during Hispanic Heritage Month at the College of Southern Nevada. It explored the struggles of immigrants’ children trying to pursue their dreams of education even if they are contrary to their families’ expectations. The movie’s lead character Ana Garcia, 18-year-old first-generation Mexican American, graduated high school and […]
By Natalia Lancellotti Coyote Fitness Challenge at the College of Southern Nevada motivates students to work out to improve their health while winning prizes. Participating in the Challenge is simple. Students track the amount of time they exercise on a weekly log and submit it at the end of the two-month competition to the intramural […]
By Nathaniel Drake Students and faculty at College of Southern Nevada can explore ways to be more fuel efficient on their daily commutes with the help of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada’s program Club Ride. Club Ride is an incentive program that is designed to improve air quality and encourage people to try […]
By Paul Maranan Environmental Science Club members dig in to collect trash as part of ongoing efforts in the community to go green. On Oct. 26, 2013 Environmental Science Club members and Bureau of Land Management employees donned their work gloves to beautify a desert plot on the corner of Flamingo and El Capitan. “This […]
By Natalia Lancellotti Athletic students from the College of Southern Nevada wait eagerly each year to start the soccer season in intramural sports. They compete to win, even against the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “I want to make sure students are provided with a program they enjoy,” says Andrew Farrar, intramural sports and wellness […]
By Eleni Parashos Amidst the quilt made of thongs and portraits of bare-breasted women, the attendees of The Fine Arts Gallery’s latest exhibition “Chauvinism at Work: Role Evolution” at the College of Southern Nevada are not shocked by what they see, but instead by what they read. During the opening of her exhibition on Oct. […]
By Michael Uselding Coyote Student News, the College of Southern Nevada’s online student newspaper, celebrates its 14th anniversary. The publication started in 2012 and since has turned out many professional journalists. Ricardo Torres, who was a copy editor for Coyote Student News fall 2012 and editor-in-chief spring 2013, learned the journalistic process in JOUR 105 […]
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