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In our own words pg 4-5
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BULLETINS
The CNM Chronicle
April 12-May 16, 2016
To submit items for Campus Bulletins, please email news item with a maximum of 150 words to: djohnsonchronicle@gmail.com or call 224-4755.
CNM Free Bus and Parking Passes
Student Clubs Open Chemistry Study Sessions
Current students qualify for a free general The weekly study session for any chemistry subject. Meet people and get your homework parking pass and AbqRide bus pass. Name, schedule, and student ID number are done at the same time! We always have free coffee and snacks. required. Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Main Campus, SSC111, MondayMain Campus JS Hall, Room 303 Friday 8am-5pm Contact Abigail Walraven at awalraven1@ Montoya Campus, TW107, or cnm.edu for more information Westside Campus, WSII-104, 8:00am-12:30pm/1:30pm-5:00pm The South Valley Campus (Admissions Office) and Advanced Technology Center The Executive Council (South Lobby reception desk) can also of Students provide the bus pass to the CNM community. For a general parking pass, vehicle and The Executive Council of Students (ECOS) drivers license information must be provided. is looking for new students to join the CNM To register your vehicle, log in to myCNM student government this semester. Students and follow links from the “transportation” must have a minimum GPA of 2.5, be section. The passes can then be obtained at enrolled for at least 3 credit hours, have a the Main campus Student Activities Office. letter of recommendation, and be willing to be an active student in the CNM community. For more information or to apply to ECOS students can pick up an application in the Toy Lending and Resource Student Services building in room 201, Library (CNM South student life office of Main campus. Valley Campus) The library toys encompass all areas, ages and stages of development. Additionally, the library features a well-rounded resource section which offers teachers, providers and caregivers supportive literature and activity ideas to further child development, and most importantly, make learning fun!
Join Physics League
The CNM Physics League is a chartered student organization with a goal of supporting physics students. Physics league meets every Saturday in JS301 at Main Campus from 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. with the Math League. Main Library at CNM SV: 5816 Isleta Blvd. Physic League Officers: Open Tues, Thurs 12 - 7, Fri 9 - 4:30 and 1st President- Chris Bryer at cbryer@cnm.edu Sat of ea month 9 - 1.
Everyone is able to check out a maximum Student Math League of 3 toys, 4 children books and 2 resources which can be books or DVDs for teachers The purpose of the CNM Student math League at Central New Mexico and parents for a maximum of 30 days. Community College (CNM) is to cultivate The only thing we need to sign you up is a fellowship among organization members and students interested in math. valid driver’s license or ID. If Interested please contact Judy Lalani at (505) 224-4000 ext. 50061 or Puppy Petting (Main Campus) jmlalani@cnm.edu Come de-stress from finals and take a study break to pet a variety of friendly dogs from CNM LGBTQ+ Support Group Southwest Canine Corps. We are as students of CNM to meet and At the Student Resource Center (SRC) provide an environment where everyone Room: Library can feel safe, no matter their sexual On April 20 from 11am - 1pm. orientation, gender identity, or questions thereof. The group shall provide support and education concerning the LGBTQ+ Pueblo Invisibilities in the community. We’ll also collaborate with U.S.-Mexico Borderlands various organization that deal with similar (Main Campus) communities throughout Albuquerque New CNM/UNM Latin American Studies Mexico.If interested please contact Philip Lister at 224-4000 ex 50325 or plister@ Speaker Series, Spring 2016 Dr. Erin Debenport, Assistant Professor, cnm.edu UNM Department of Anthropology
Events NeuroExpoAbq NeuroExpoABQ is a festival celebrating the brain, its many curiosities and the emerging, readily accessible technologies for studying the brain. NeuroExpoABQ brings together the next generation of scientists, engineers and innovators to share their interests. NeuroExpoABQ emphasizes the work of middle and high school-aged youth, yet welcomes college students, professionals and hobbyists who are actively exploring brain science and related neurotechnologies. Exhibits will cover a range topics. There is no cost to exhibit. To register an exhibit, and for more information visit the event website at http://www.brainhackers. net/#!neuroexpo/kt9q7 Date: April 24 Time: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Location: New Mexico Museum of Natural History Cost: FREE
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Fire Cumbia: Selena Tribute! Featuring: DJ Drastik DJ Bex DJ Cali Guest DJ & Live Art by Adriana Ortiz Adelina M. Cruz Henna by La Gigi & Body Painting! Wear Your Most Fabulous Selena Outfit! Selena “LookALike” Contest, $$ prize! Fire Bazaar: Two Stoned Betties, hand painted Silk Scarves & handmade Medicine Bags! Good People, Good Food, Good Times! Date: April 24 Location: Canvas Artistry - Kitchen Bar Art Music 3120 Central Ave SE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 Admission: $10 sliding scale no one turned away for lack of funds!* *Proceeds go to supporting Fire events & entertainment so we can continue these gatherings!
Geeks who Drink: Friends Quiz
These lectures are free and open to the public. All take place on the CNM Main Campus in the Max Salazar (MS) building, room 201. For more information, visit laii. unm.edu/event
Do you know all the lyrics to Smelly Cat? Can you tell us which of your friends is totally Rachel? Have you actually purchased an album by the Rembrandts? If so, our next theme quiz is right up your alley.
At MS 201 on April 26 at 3 p.m
Admission is $5 per person, and your pet monkey totally counts as a player. The more quizzers we have, the bigger the prizes! You might want to come prepared with more than one team name, though, because “We Were on a Break” will likely go fast. ALBUQUERQUE | 9pm | O’Niells Pub (Heights) | 3301 Juan Tabo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111
Pricing FREE to CNM students, faculty, and staff up to 15 words and $0.50 per word after. Regular Rates $0.50 per word. $3.00 per week for bold header.
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April 12-May 16, 2016
EDITORIAL
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The CNM Chronicle is proud to announce that we are invested in the future of our publication and about to embark on a new adventure. We are officially going to become a fully digital publication and will no longer be in a bi-weekly printed format. We are hoping that this transition will allow us to provide our readers with more timely information about events and news around all CNM campuses. This process will also allow us to invest more in the staff and workplace of The Chronicle. The elimination of having to pay for print will allow us more room in the budget to provide us with better training opportunities as well as upgrades to equipment and supplies that are used by Chronicle staff. We want to invite all of our readers to please continue to follow us on our journey and experience the outcome with us. We thank all of you for your patience as we embark into the digital age of media and want to remind all of our readers that we have and always will accept public input and content no matter what format we are in. We encourage you all to keep reading and writing and are looking forward to hearing from you in the future.
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FEATURE
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April 12-May 16, 2016
IN OUR OWN
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CNM Chronicle staff speak about the transition from print to digital
By Guadalupe Santos-Sanchez Managing Editor
The CNM Chronicle has printed its last issue and in the future will be providing news solely online. News will be up to date and easier to access online. “From a production point of view I think it’s easier to maintain it online. We can upload stories as we get them and it will be more convenient,” said Melissa Shepard, liberal arts major and CNM Chronicle Production Manager. It is possible that fewer people will read it because CNM is not known for having an online news presence, she said. It will be good to see where The Chronicle goes as a digital newspaper, said Jacob Perea, fine arts studio major and CNM Chronicle Cartoonist and Distribution Manager. “But I think less people will read the paper now and if the paper is not sitting there in stands, I feel that some students, staff, and faculty won’t remember to check us out online,” he said. But it could be good to be digital because some people also would not get a chance to read the paper because copies would run out, he said. “There is no such thing as running out of copies when you are online,” he said. It is sad to see print going out of style now a days, said Lucy Honorato, early childhood multicultural education major and CNM Chronicle Senior Layout Designer. The idea of going online is good though since that seems to be the way everybody is getting there news now, she said.
“I think print journalism is in a weird place right now and I don’t like seeing another print newspaper going down,” Shepard said. It will also be an uphill struggle to get an online readership, she said. Seeing another paper stop printing is hard, said Jack Ehn, CNM Chronicle Faculty Advisor. “I grew up with the print newspaper and some people expect me to be bothered by going digital but I’m really not, I actually think it is an interesting thing to experiment with,” he said. Being able to figure out all the different things that a paper can do with online journalism is an important thing for students to figure out, he said. Especially since it seem that all media is now transferring to digital and moving towards all the different online mediums, he said. Shepard said that from a production standpoint going online makes things a little easier. The ability to upload stories whenever they come in makes the availability of breaking news better for the students, she said. Honorato said, “For me personally, because I do design, I guess it is going to be nice because I will get to work on the website and get that extra experience.” Getting to work on different styles of journalism will help to build a better resume, she said. Perea said, “I guess because I am distribution it will be the easiest for me to switch since I will just stop delivering the paper.” It does allow the opportunity to try other things though like cartooning and other responsibilities around the office, he said.
“Being able to figure out all the different things that a paper can do with online journalism is an important thing for students to figure out” - Jack Ehn, CNM Chronicle Faculty Advisor
FEATURE
April 12-May 12, 2016
Q: A:
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STUDENT REACTIONS: By Edgar Gonzalez Staff Reporter
How do you feel about the CNM Chronicle switching from a printed publication to a fully electronic publication?
“I think that having the paper be fully online will not be a very smart move for the chronicle,” said Zoe Soto, Criminology major. “I have seen the online version of the paper like a sort of pdf and that version combined with the printed version was okay,” she said. “I don’t see any reason for the paper to take away the paper version from the readers,” she said.
“I like this idea of the chronicle going fully digital,” said Carlos Martines ,Computer Information Systems major. “This gives people a better way to check for the current news updates and information that is needed for students that attend CNM,” he said. “I am very busy with work and school so I never have time to go anywhere so picking up a copy of the paper is very difficult,” he said. “The only thing is that the chronicle would need to make it very clear on how to get the news the new way,” he said. “This is also a very good way to save trees and be friendlier towards the environment,” he said. “I am glad that the chronicle is reducing its harm on the environment,” he said.
“It’s very cool that the chronicle is doing this change,” said Joseph Crowder fire science major. “Students will be able to know what is going on all the time at the school,” he said. “Having fast and reliable news is extremely important for everyone attending college,” he said. “Distractions like the activities the paper covers are a great way to keep students active and safe while they are attending college,” he said. “Going out and doing activities that the paper suggests are much better than going out and doing dangerous and unproductive things like drinking or partying all the time,” he said.
“I don’t really think that the change in the paper will impact students at all,” said Diego Flores engineering major. “I think most students are indifferent to the change since most of the people in today’s generation really do not care about the news, and if they do I think they just look at Facebook or something like that,” he said. “The paper is smart though, it is nice to see a change once in a while, this way students have more access and it keeps their attention,” he said. “I really do not follow the news, but this way at least it makes it easier for me if I want to find something interesting to do,” he said. “I can see how this can affect students in a really bad way,” he said. “Students that do not have any internet access will not be able to get the news,” he said. “I think that students should be able to get the news even if they are not able to connect to the internet every day, so that is one way that the paper might be making a mistake,” he said.
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CAMPUS NEWS
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April 12-May 16, 2016
Trio accepting applicants By Edgar Gonzalez Staff Reporter
Trio Student Support Services is now accepting applications for their summer term which allows students to get help with school work in biology, chemistry, and math on Montoya and Main campus, said Ryan Romero, Administrative Assistant for the Trio program at CNM. Applications were accepted once a year, but since the expansion to Montoya campus, applications are now accepted year-round, he said. In order to qualify for this program students must be first generation college students, have a disability which must be registered by the disability resource center, or be part of a low income family, he said. If a student has a disability they must provide documents by their doctor if they are not registered with the disability resource center, he said. Being a first generation college student means that no one in your immediate family has an associate’s degree or higher, he said. If a student has already received an associate’s degree, they will be unable to join the Trio program, he said. Tutoring services will include different levels of biology, chemistry, and mathematics depending on the tutors’ ability to handle such questions, he said. The Trio program definitely has the basic courses tutoring but as students get to higher levels the resources for tutoring start to thin out, he said. This program also has several workshop and leadership activities, he said. The Trio program is also in the process of hiring new tutors in order to increase the help that students can receive. Laboratory tutoring will also be provided if a student needs help with this, he said. The Trio program accepts different range of applicants depending on how many students apply each term, he said. The amount of registered Trio students can range from 15 to 40 pre application term, he said. The Trio program also provides financial assistance like budgeting or advisement and also provide supplemental grant aid which the Trio program receives from the federal government, as well as study skills, career exploration and general life skills, he said.
“The Trio program is a really good support system for students involved,” he said. Trio also is part of several other collegiate level schools such as UNM, NMSU, Highlands and New Mexico Tech just to name a few, but the other colleges are not affiliated with CNM and require their own separate offices, he said. “Our main focus is to get students ready to go into a four-year institution by offering student resources that they need to succeed,” he said. Given that they are federally funded, the Trio program currently does not have any emergency money that they can give to students, he said. The Trio program has very specific parameters that they must abide by in order to continue being federally funded, he said. The office location for Montoya campus is at the top of the Wiley building and on Main campus the office is located behind the security office, he said. The process to review an application takes two to three weeks, he said
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SPOTLIGHT
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April 12-May 16, 2016
Student Spotlight By Whitney Browneller Staff Reporter
Nicole Tsosie is a Fine Arts and Digital Media major at CNM who was recently featured in the exhibition “Codes” at the Freestyle gallery on Central Avenue. She primarily works with digital media to create her artwork but plans to keep working with different mediums in the future. “I love to work with Photoshop when making my art. I love digital media but don’t want to tie myself down to one label. I think it’s great for artists to venture into as many things as they can get their hands on and it only seems healthy to get out of our own comfort zones,” she said. She said she has always enjoyed art throughout her life, any type of art. Nicole got into the arts while she was in school and remembers making a pattern that got a lot of recognition from her classmates, she said. She got attention for her art more so than any other thing in school and found that her classmates were intrigued by her art. “Growing up, I have always felt as though I am constantly stuck in my own head,” she said. Nicole uses her art to overcome her own struggles and difficulties. “I learned to turn my flaws around and use them as a gift,” she said. Nicole’s artistic vision allows her to share her imagined world that is relatable to others. “We all have our own flaws but with help we can use them for something good,” she said. Nicole took several different types of classes during her first few semesters at CNM, including art classes. “I realized that my art classes felt more right and natural,” she said. Majoring in Fine Arts was a decision she made based on how she felt in her heart, and what she thought she would be happy with in the long run, she said. She plans to one day bring her art to hospitals and senior homes to uplift peoples’ spirits, she said. “I want to be able to brighten someone’s day with my artwork, who otherwise might not have any hope in their lives at the time,” she said. After graduation with her digital media degree she wants to work on graphics and websites so she is able to use her art skills daily but also have stability for her family, she said. She plans to still work on art in her free time and hopefully sell or donate art to places like hospitals and nursing homes that could use it, she said. Nicole gets her inspiration from God, she said. “I don’t have to look very far to find beauty and inspiration from nature,” she said. Nicole specifically remembers using a cloud concept for one of her art projects a few semesters ago, she shaped different pieces of fabric in a way where each person could recognize something different but respond to same thing differently, she said. “I feel like nature has a beauty that we cannot even begin to fathom, and I love putting organic and colorful ideas into my own art,” she said. Nicole uses more of a mystical bright fantasy theme for her projects, it is how she is able to take her viewers into another world, she said. She likes that this theme takes viewers out of their usual world, their usual way of things, and maybe get them to think differently, she said. Nicole hopes to continue that in one way or another with her future art projects. She said that she experiences artist block all the time and has a lot of self-doubt that she has to work around daily which keeps her from coming up with ideas. She said the advice that she gives is to take a lot of breaks and know that it is okay to give oneself a lot of time because some of the best things in life take a lot of time. Nicole also advises on having a good support group to help with problems of self-doubt. “We all have amazing qualities to offer to this world, and sometimes we just need someone there to remind us,” she said.
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