PHOTOS BY JONATHAN GAMBOA The CNM C e n t r a l N e w M e x i c o c o m m u n i t y c o l l e g e Chronicle Volume 18 | Issue 24 /cnmchronicle @cnmchronicle March 5, 2013 thecnmchronicle.wordpress.com GRAPHICS BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS “I’m really honored to get this.” Steve Fye Culinary Arts “I feel proud and accomplished for the first time in my life.” Crystal Perea Fine Arts Studio “I am excited about this, it is such a relief.” Natasha Spencer Pre-Health Sciences “I feel really good, it’s free tuition.” Adrienne Sanchez Integrated Studies “I feel very honored to receive this award. It’s a really great opportunity.” Stephen Martos Criminal Justice “It will be really helpful. I am a single mom, so paying for school is not easy.” Melanie Mullens Pre-Health Sciences ???? e CNM six Students awarded two-year scholarship (left to right) Melanie Mullins, Steve Fye, Crystal Perea, Natasha Spencer, Kathie Winograd, Adrianne Sanchez and Stephen Martos pose together after the students recieved their scholarships and medals commemorating the event. By Jyllian Roach Editor-in-Chief Six students were honored at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe by the House and Senate Education Committees for receiving the All State Academic Scholarship, which awards students with free tuition to any four year institution in New Mexico for two years for demonstrating leader- ship and community involvement. Mullens earned her scholarship by volun- teering with the Mats Mobile Detox, which helps people with addic- tion and at Crossroads, an organization that helps women in domes- tic violence situations. She plans to transfer to UNM and major in dental hygiene. Her goal is to open a private prac- tice in a rural area. Perea helped to raise scholarship money with Miles of Coin, designed the Lobo Paw and fed the homeless through Stand Down. On campus, she and three others organized a cleanup day on multiple campuses. She also cre- ated art installations for the Westside campus. Perea with autis- tic and at-risk children hopes to do so by trans- ferring to UNM and earn a master’s degree in art therapy. Spencer is a member of Phi Theta Kappa-Alpha Upsilon Chi and has par- ticipated in the group’s jacket and food drives, as well as other fundraisers. She also volunteers at The Albuquerque Roadrunner Tournament. She plans to transfer to UNM and major in either dental hygiene or medicine so that she can work in public health. Sanchez plans to transfer to UNM to become certified as both a nutritionist and a nurse, She has volunteered with March of Dimes and the Storehouse. She is also a SkillsUSA member and went to the State Leadership Conference in 2012. Fye plans to attend UNM as a journalism major and weave his loves of food and writ- ing into a career as a food writer. He is a member of the six-month-old Veteran’s Club on campus and is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa-Alpha Upsilon Chi. Off campus, Fye volunteers with a non-profit called the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is an educational historical re-creation group. As President of the Executive Council of Students, Martos is no stranger to community service. ECOS has vol- unteered with many cam- pus-sponsored events, created campus safety trainings and safety walks and has held food, cloth- ing, shoe and toy drives to help those in need. Martos is unsure where he will continue his education, but even- tually wants to attend law school. For tips on applying for the scholarship from this years recipi- ents go to page 5. Restoring a classic Feature Pg 6-7
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PHOTOS BY JONATHAN GAMBOA
The CNM
C e n t r a l N e w M e x i c o c o m m u n i t y c o l l e g e
ChronicleVolume 18 | Issue 24 /cnmchronicle @cnmchronicle March 5, 2013thecnmchronicle.wordpress.com
GRAPHICS BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
“I’m really honored to get this.”
Steve FyeCulinary Arts
“I feel proud and accomplished for the first time in my life.”
Crystal PereaFine Arts Studio
“I am excited about this, it is such a relief.”
Natasha SpencerPre-Health Sciences
“I feel really good, it’s free tuition.”
Adrienne SanchezIntegrated Studies
“I feel very honored to receive this award. It’s a really great opportunity.”
Stephen MartosCriminal Justice
“It will be really helpful. I am a single mom, so paying for school is not easy.”
Melanie MullensPre-Health Sciences
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The CNM sixStudents awarded two-year scholarship
(left to right) Melanie Mullins, Steve Fye, Crystal Perea, Natasha Spencer, Kathie Winograd, Adrianne Sanchez and Stephen Martos pose together after the students recieved their scholarships and medals commemorating the event.
By Jyllian RoachEditor-in-Chief
Six students were honored at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe by the House and Senate Education Committees for receiving the All State Academic Scholarship, which awards students with free tuition to any four year institution in New Mexico for two years for demonstrating leader-ship and community involvement.
Mullens earned her scholarship by volun-teering with the Mats Mobile Detox, which helps people with addic-tion and at Crossroads, an organization that helps women in domes-tic violence situations.
She plans to transfer to UNM and major in dental hygiene. Her goal is to open a private prac-tice in a rural area.
Perea helped to raise scholarship money with Miles of Coin, designed the Lobo Paw and fed the homeless through Stand Down.
On campus, she and three others organized a cleanup day on multiple campuses. She also cre-ated art installations for the Westside campus.
Perea with autis-tic and at-risk children hopes to do so by trans-ferring to UNM and earn a master’s degree in art therapy.
Spencer is a member of Phi Theta Kappa-Alpha Upsilon Chi and has par-ticipated in the group’s jacket and food drives, as well as other fundraisers. She also volunteers at The Albuquerque Roadrunner Tournament.
She plans to transfer to UNM and major in either dental hygiene or medicine so that she can work in public health.
Sanchez plans to transfer to UNM to become certified as both a nutritionist and a nurse,
She has volunteered with March of Dimes and the Storehouse. She is also a SkillsUSA member and went to the State Leadership Conference in 2012.
Fye plans to attend UNM as a journalism major and weave his loves of food and writ-ing into a career as a food writer.
He is a member of the six-month-old Veteran’s Club on campus and is also a member of Phi Theta Kappa-Alpha Upsilon Chi.
Off campus, Fye volunteers with a non-profit called the Society for Creative Anachronism, which is an educational historical re-creation group.
As President of the Executive Council of Students, Martos is no stranger to community service. ECOS has vol-unteered with many cam-pus-sponsored events, created campus safety trainings and safety walks and has held food, cloth-ing, shoe and toy drives to help those in need.
Martos is unsure where he will continue his education, but even-tually wants to attend law school.
For tips on applying for the scholarship from this years recipi-ents go to page 5.
Restoring a classicFeature Pg 6-7
2 | The CNM Chronicle March 5, 2013COMMUNITY
By Adriana AvilaManaging EditorOld School is teach-
ing the arts of tradi-tional and sustainable living, said Part-time C o m m u n i c a t i o n s Instructor and Old School founder Maggie Shepard.
Based in the Albuquerque Mennonite Church on Girard Boulevard, Old School teaches the basics of a viable lifestyle that have been used for centuries, she said.
“People are finally get-ting back to their roots and the natural way to live,” said Shepard.
The program offers several classes that include canning, cheese making, as well as a kitchen cos-metics class that teaches students how to make skin cream and lip balm.
“Some of the coolest classes we’ve gone on now are our herbalism class, that teaches people how to make medicine from plants,” she said.
Shepard teaches classes on how to make homemade deodorant, chicken cooping, and how to traditionally manage women’s men-strual cycles, she said.
Former Electrical Engineering major and former Old School Instructor Peter Rice said the idea of the Old School benefits people because members of the commu-nity have different skills that can be shared.
”I think the strength in the Old School is that it provides a platform for these diverse members of the community to strut their stuff without making an uncertain time com-mitment,” he said.
Former Applied Sciences major and Old School attendee Jessica Sanchez said she likes Old School’s approach to the frugal lifestyle.
“I like how every-thing’s homemade. You can do it yourself. It doesn’t contain a lot of terrible ingredients
and it’s relatively inex-pensive,” she said.
Shepard said many of the classes cost less than $30 and the money col-lected from the classes pays for supplies, teacher’s pay, rental space and the website. Money that is left over is donated to the charity Water for People.
Since modern ver-sions of products can be expensive, the tradi-tional methods of home-made items can benefit people’s wallets and is also less harmful, like making products such as deodorant, she said.
“The modern versions are much more efficient at destroying odor, but in the process, it also destroys our health,” Shepard said,
“If you know you’re using an all-natural deodorant that they’re not going to be involved with the chemicals that cause cancer.”
Former Applied Sciences major Laura Carlisle said Old School
is enjoyable and she knows exactly what ingredients are used in the products as opposed to store bought items.
“I’m actually kind of scared of everything they put in food and I don’t think you ever know what’s in any-thing,” she said.
Carlisle said she is interested in taking more classes, especially the Backyard Chicken Keeping course.
Rice said he took a French bread making class and it taught him a different method of baking bread that he still uses today.
“All my life I had to grease the pan and let it rise in oil. One thing I learned from the Old School is that you don’t need to do that, it works just fine,” he said.
Shepard thought up the idea of paying people to teach traditional skills because she wanted to save money by making her own food, she said.
“I wanted to learn these skills like how to can your own food, make your own cheese, make your own bread, cook with the sun and all these skills that our ancestors did and we kind of lost it, most of us,” Shepard said.
Rice said he knew Shepard for some time and she asked him to become a teacher.
“I’ve known Maggie for a long time and she recruited me to teach a class about buttermilk because it’s a real old school sort of beverage or something you could use for cooking,” he said.
Shepard said she wanted to call the pro-gram ‘Old School’ because the skills learned are old and traditional.
Old School began in May 2011 and started with 14 classes. Soon after, people started contacting Shepard about teaching, she said. There are now 40 classes offered per semester.
“It just grew and
teachers started to coming out and saying ‘I can teach beekeeping, and I can teach how to culture milk, and I can teach how to cook with the sun and sewing and darning socks’ and all of these skills to be more practical and func-tional came,” she said.
With an average of 10 students in each class and 40 classes offered per semester, Old School has grown to having hundreds of students.
Old School welcomes people to share their skills in traditional and frugal methods of living because it helps the program grow.
“That’s what’s kept this program alive was that it’s evolved because we’ve added more and neater stuff as we’ve gone,” Shepard said.
Old School has part-nered with Erda Gardens in the South Valley and classes will also be hosted there soon, said Shepard.
For more information and a full list of classes, visit abqoldschool.com
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Part-time communications instructor Maggie Shepard instructs the class to make “Easy homemade deodorant” along with many other classes on traditional and sustainable living.
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March 5, 2013 The CNM Chronicle | 3BULLETINSTo submit items for Campus Bulletin, please email news item with a maximum of 150 words to [email protected] or call 224-4755.
Phi Theta Kappa-Alpha Upsilon Chi Calendar
AYX will be holding a number of meetings and events throughout the term.
Unless otherwise noted, events will be held in portable building ST-12A, in the portables east of Ken Chappy hall and south of the Student Resource Center on Main campus.
• March 8 – Meeting, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
• March 22 – Campus Clean-up, meet at ST-12A, 1:30 p.m. – sunset.
• March 27 - Free pizza lunch social, Main campus Cafeteria, 1 – 4 p.m.
• March 29 – Meeting, 1:30 – 4 p.m.
• April 16-18 Book Exchange, outside Main campus Cafeteria, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• April 20 – New member induction, Smith Brasher Auditorium, 6 p.m.
Student Film Club Looking for New Members
DAT, a student film group, is looking for new members. The group creates student-led films.
Students interested in making films are welcome. Students do not have to be in the film program to participate.
Job Connection Services’ Employability Workshops are offered on alternating weeks during the spring semester, and provide CNM students and graduates with quality instruction in résumé writing and interview strategies.
Bring your questions, and let our staff help you prepare for the job search process.
For workshop locations and schedules, go to cnm.edu/jobworkshops.
“Action is Our Middle Name”
CNM’s Conservative Action Group is moving to bring programs of enlightenment to CNM campuses, such as speakers on the US Constitution and the free market.
Come help us plan a student debate on gun control at CNM. For more information, call Dan at 304-0244.
Law Access New Mexico Offers Free Individual Consultations
Low income CNM students who have legal issues or questions have free civil legal service available to them.
CNM has contracted with Law Access New Mexico for the provision of legal services to CNM students who fall within 200 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.
Students may call Law Access directly – 998-4529 and identify themselves as CNM students; or Students may contact a Connect Achievement Coach to sign up for on-campus individual consultations.
Law Access Attorney Sandi Gilley comes to each campus twice a month to meet with students.
For more information about this free program, contact Law Access, NM directly at 998-4529 or speak to Connect Achievement Coach Chioma Heim at 224-4080.
Job Club Accepting New Members
CNM’s exclusive job club is open to students and graduates.
Hosted by Job Connection Services, Tuesday at Two on Main Campus, SSC Room 207.
Provides weekly discussion, opportunities to network and advisement from employment specialists.
For more information go to cnm.edu/d e p t s / a d v i s e m e n t /j o b - c o n n e c t i o n /employment-workshops.
Be the fit...be Honeylicious!
CNM’s Film Program is trying to raise $1,000 for a short film “Honeylicious,” about two unlikely friend that end up fighting for their lives in a road trip/bromance/ dramedy adventure.
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UNM is recruiting women with asthma for research study. If interested please contact study coordinator at 925-6174 or [email protected]
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• In Volume 18, Issue 23 editorial “Students should not have to wait for legislative vote for healthy food options,” should have stated that Marketing and Communications Director Brad Moore said that CNM would follow the law if the bill were to pass, but that resources would not be devoted to the process until it passes.
• In the Volume 18, Issue 23 “Organization opens assistance to homeless students” should have stated that residents are allowed visitors from whomever they would like; they just cannot spend the night or cause any problems;
• In the Volume 18, Issue 23 “Organization opens assistance to homeless students” should have stated that there will be 15 apartments for 15 potential residents; Potential residents
• In the Volume 18, Issue 23 “Organization opens assistance to homeless students” should have stated that potential clients can stay in the shelter only if they are under 18 years of age.
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ChronicleThe CNM Smoking Section
We are very happy to see a boost in numbers for the All Statescholarship. Six students applied for and received the All USA scholarship, as mentioned in this week’s front page article “The CNM six.”
In 2012, only one student applied for the award, even though the school can nominate up to 10 students.
Tuition at many four year institutions in New Mexico is very expensive, and students should take any opportunities for money toward furthering their education.
The All State scholarship is an excel-lent choice because it offers such a high reward and is rewarded based on com-munity involvement, something every student to be doing.
To the six students who received the scholarship: Great job.
To other students reading this edito-rial: We cannot wait to publish your name as a recipient for next year’s scholarship.
We hope to see all 10 spots filled for next year’s scholarship.
Editorial By The CNM Chronicle
Editorial Board
EDITORIAL CARTOON BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
Banning of the use of electric cigarettes in common areas and classrooms on campus is not right. In the article “Electronic ciga-rettes may be formally banned from indoor use on campus” on page 10, Director of Marketing and Communications Brad Moore said that the school has always con-sidered electronic cigarettes to be the same as cigarettes, but often, these devices are used by students, staff and faculty in an effort to quit smoking.
It is true that the FDA is still research-ing the effects of electronic cigarettes on a person’s health, but many people have quit or cut down on regular cigarettes because of the e-cig.
If there were compelling evidence that e-cigarettes caused health concerns through the second-hand vapor, the ban would be understandable, but so far the FDA has only acknowledged possible health risks to the individual using the device.
Further, the policy, modeled after the Dee Johnson Clean Air Act, states that it bans products that use nicotine, but liquids for electronic cigarettes are available with-out nicotine, just flavor.
Another flaw is that students who leave in the middle of class, shoes with lights on them and people with brightly colored hair are also a distraction.
None of these things are banned.A better policy on campus would be
to allow faculty members to decide what is best for their classroom until a time comes when there is conclusive evidence that elec-tronic cigarettes are a hazard to non-users in the area.
Odessa, Texas
Editorial By The CNM Chronicle
Editorial Board
E-cig policy makes no sense
EDITORIAL CARTOON BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
March 5, 2013 The CNM Chronicle | 5OPINIONThe fine art of misery
Sun Cat Chit Chat
By Kristin L. Roush, Ph.DGuest Columnist
On a serious note: please know that this series is intended to be a spoof, a lighthearted invitation to look at how we create our misery. It is by no means meant to be disre-spectful or minimizing of many peo-ple’s true pain, particularly around depression and anxiety.
A proven technique to gener-ate an internal state of depres-sion is to start on the outside and work your way to the inside.
In the second of this two part article, we will concentrate on your outward behavior and internal thought patterns.
This systematic approach will slowly but surely destroy your life spirit.
How to Behave Like a Depressed Person
Listen to sad, depressing music. Adele is a good choice.
Sit in the dark at home, alone. Pull the shades, turn off the lights and withdraw into your own little world of misery.
Avoid exercise or any physical exertion. A mere 15-20 minutes of exercise could trigger the release of endorphins and this will increase your experience of pleasure. Avoid at all cost.
Do not express your anger. Be sure to stuff it deep and hide it behind a contrived happy face. That buried anger will gel into some fine quality depression.
Avoid sunshine. Again, a mere 15 – 20 minutes of sun exposure per day could cause your Vitamin D levels to rise resulting in improved mood. You’ve worked too hard to backslide now.
If you must go outside, cover yourself up and wear a f loppy hat and sunglasses.
Besides, that pasty, sickly quality to your skin is quite attractive and really complements your overall depressed look.
How to Think Like a Depressed Person
It’s not as easy as you might think. Negativity must become second nature to you. Don’t get caught off guard by a sudden compliment.
“That’s a really nice shirt you’re wearing” could shift you into a moment of pleasure if you’re not on your toes.
Be quick with a sharp retort, “I
guess you think my pants are ugly, since they’re not worth mentioning.”
This makes people feel crazy and they will stop compliment-ing you.
Generally speaking, your thoughts are an extension of your beliefs and attitudes, so let’s begin at this fundamental level.
You must develop a solid foundation of cynicism about life, people, the world, love, relation-ships, and especially yourself.
Here are a few sug-gested beliefs to get you started. Feel free to adapt them accord-ing to your parents’ and your culture’s particular dysfunc-tional nuances.• “Life is not meant to be
‘enjoyed,’” (try to spit out that last word with a snide, mocking tone for added effect.) “life is about work-ing hard, being a good citi-zen, raising a family and then dying. Our reward will be in heaven.”
• “Don’t trust anyone. People are just out to protect their own self-interest and will rip off and step on anyone to get it.”
• “Gee, I’d like to apply for that job, but I probably won’t get it. I shouldn’t even bother applying for it. Somebody else is probably more qualified than me. Besides, it’s not what you know, but who you know.”
• “I’m so screwed up. I have so many problems, who would ever want to get involved with me?”
Here are a few sug-gested thoughts to keep your mind occupied while you›re in the shower or walking to your car in the parking lot, or any other time that life slows down enough to get in some concentrated depressed mental exercise.
In a very short time, these will develop into what we in the ‘biz call “automatic thoughts.”
This will become your default way of thinking because now all this negativity has slipped beneath your awareness into your sub-conscious.
And that’s the most powerful place to be if you want funda-mental personality change.
Congratulations!I hope you found these tips
helpful in your efforts to become a truly depressed person. Stay tuned for other installments from The Fine Art of Misery series in issue 27 of the CNM Chronicle.
Depression: Before you reach for the Prozac, part 2
“Don’t give up. People get intimidated with the amount of work you have to do to get the scholarship, but it is really not that bad.” – Melanie Mullens
“If you can help someone out with your time and get some money to go to school, it’s worth it.” – Crystal Perea
“Don’t be afraid to get out there are help in the commu-nity. It will benefit you in more ways than you can imagine.”
– Stephen Martos
“Don’t be lazy. Write the essays. It is easy, but a little time consuming. It’s definitely worth it.” – Natasha Spencer
“Document everything you do. Make sure you have good references and you get everything done on time.” – Adrienne Sanchez
“Do it. Stick with it and keep working on your essays.” – Steve Fye
Considering applying for next year’s scholarship? Here’s some advice from
this year’s winners:
By Shaya Rogers | Features Reporter
What is your favorite mixed drink?
“I like beer. I don’t like alcohol. Beer I can have more of because I don’t really drink often.”
Tasha Davidson
“Honestly, I don’t really have one. I guess I can’t come up with one off the top of my head that stands out. That Fireball stuff is pretty good.”
Nathan Steinman
“Probably Malibu pineapple. It’s a sweet drink.”
Daisy Hercules
Mechanical Engineering
Nursing Assistant
Nursing major
“Long island iced tea because it does the job quickly and tastes good.”
Bo SanchezNetworking Administration “It would probably be Jack
Daniels and Coke. I guess because I’m from Texas so we drink Jack and Coke a lot.”
Jeremiah GoodsonFire Science
PHOTOS BY JONATHAN GAMBOA
6 | The CNM Chronicle March 5, 2013FEATURE
By Daniel JohnsonInvestigative Reporter
A car has been donated to the Auto Club as a proj-ect car, said Full-time Automotive Technology Instructor and Auto Club advisor Barry Mills Jr.
Mills said the 1950 Ford Coupe was donated five years ago by former auto-motive student and was just collecting
dust until the Auto Club decided to make it a project car.
The car should be completed and painted by the summer. Once it is ready, it will be used for parades and car shows as a mascot car for the club.
“The paint job that was voted on by mem-bers of the Auto Club was going to be the Suncat tearing out of the car, but that paint
job was a little too expensive for us so the second place winner will be used for now,” said Mills.
The plan is to paint the top half of the car blue and the bottom half black with a yellow pin stripe down the side, he said.
The club members have also discussed putting Suncat decals on vehicle after it has been painted, he said.
“We are also thinking of hook-ing up electronics in the trunk and getting a TV set up to show slide shows or videos of students working in the automotive pro-grams,” said Mills.
A bonus to work-ing on the club car is that members who do so may also work in their personal vehicle in the shop, said Transportation
Technology major and club Treasurer Harold Mares.
When a student wants to work on a vehicle the labor estimation has to be completed and if it is a job that can be completed within three hours job they are allowed to do so, he said.
Students are not permitted to leave vehicles in the garage
overnight or for long periods of time, he said.
“This is an awe-some opportunity because you learn a lot from working on your vehicle and ours,” said Mares.
The next Auto Club meeting is March 30, 2013 and then every other Saturday after from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Ted Chavez Hall room TC-116.
GRAPHICS BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
From gutted beast to cherry rideAuto club restores antique car
March 5, 2013 The CNM Chronicle | 7FEATURE
PHOTO BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
PHOTO BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
GRAPHICS BY SCOTT M. ROBERTS
This 1950 Ford Coupe is the Auto Club’s current project. The group wants to use it as a club mascot when it is finished.
Full-time Automotive Technology Instructor and Auto Club adviser Barry Mills Jr, and club treasurer Harold Mares assess the work that must be done to the car’s brakes.
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Guild comedy event will be ‘Poop your pants funny’By Rene Thompson
Staff ReporterThe one-night-only
“Boys will be Boys Stand-up Comedy” event will be coming to The Guild Cinema later this month.
The March 15, 18 and over show will feature six local comedians including former General Studies major and event coordinator Matt Peterson, who said he began holding local comedy events after Laffs Comedy Club closed in 2008.
“We hear people tell us that they don’t hear too often about local comedy events, and comments like these are what drives us to make our own open-mic
and stand-up shows almost every day of the week throughout Albuquerque,” he said.
Peterson was a contes-tant on NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” in 2007, and has been a part of the local comedy scene for more than a decade.
The rest of the lineup includes come-dian and author Mike Long, known for his dark sense of humor; comedian and former Laffs veteran John Cuellar; sharp-wit-ted James Marrow; Young, Dumb and Full of Comedy member Joe Quesada and “Last Comic Standing”
contestant and Terrene Hookah Lounge Comedy Contest host Rusty Rutherford.
The group draws from comic legends Louis C.K. and Doug Stanhope as well at their personal experiences.
Pre-sale tickets can be purchased at Mean Bao Asian Bakery at 3409 Central SE, from 10am-7pm, Tuesday- Sunday, or at the Guild Cinema on the day of the show for $10 each.
For more information on local comedy shows, go to albuquerquecomedy.com and click schedule.
“This show is going to be nonstop laughs, and poop your pants funny,” Long said.
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(from left to right) The “Boys will be Boys” line up will include: Matt Peterson, Mike Long, John Cuellar, James Morrow, Joe Quesada and Rusty Rutherford.
Open mic @ Malarkey's Sports Bar25 Hotel Cir. NE | 7:30 p.m. | Free, 21+ Open mic @ Club Evolution6132 4th Street NW | 9 p.m. | Free, 21+
Open mic @ Nexxus Brewery4730 Pan American Fwy NW | 7:30 p.m. | Free, 18+
Open mic @ Broken Bottle Brewery9421 Coors Blvd. NW | 8 p.m. | Free, 21+
Monthly show @ Elliot’s Bar10200 Corrales Rd. NW | 7:30 p.m. | $5, 21+ Monthly show @ Terrene Hookah Lounge106 Vassar Drive SE | 8 p.m. | $6-10, 18+
Standup @ The Damn Bar300 Unser Blvd. SE, Rio Rancho | 8 p.m. | Free, 21+
Laugh rio @ Malarkey’s Sports Bar25 Hotel Cir. Ne | 7:30 p.m. | Free, 21+
March 5, 2013 The CNM Chronicle | 9
By Shaya RogersFeatures Reporter
Three separate writ-er’s groups have sprung up on different cam-puses, because of a high demand for a place to meet and write.
The Writers Group provides a welcoming environment for students to be inspired and engage in all forms of writ-ing and literature, said Main campus Writers Group adviser and full-time English Instructor Rebecca Aronson.
Aronson said she started the Main campus group about two and a half years ago because she knew what it was like to feel as if there was no outlet for writing.
“I’m a writer and I had noticed that many of my students were interested in creative writing and it seemed like there wasn’t really an outlet, a place for people to just go and write and meet other writers,” she said.
General Studies major Sean Hall attends the Main campus group and said the group is focused on expressing creativity and sharing works created.
“Being around other writers groups not only gets you to write and get the brain hand connection going, but also you hear other writers that have different styles from you,” he said.
Hall said each member of the group has a voice which produces a unique style of writing.
“The one unexpected benefit I get is I’m amazed from everybody’s different perspective,” he said.
Networking and Systems Administration major Jimmy Gravina said this is the first time he has ever been a member of a writing group.
“I’ve never done any of this, but it’s pretty amaz-ing doing the writing prompts. You gain some-thing from it,” he said.
Sharing work can be an intimidating experi-ence, but the group cre-ates an atmosphere of respect and appreciation, he said.
“If I walked into a very critical group that would’ve been very hard, but people are very polite in this group,” he said.
English Instructor and Montoya Writers Group adviser Gary Jackson said the informal meetings of
the Montoya groups make it easy for anyone who is curious about writing to consider attending.
“It’s highly informal, and students are encour-aged to come when they can, even if they’re 30 minutes late or have to leave 30 minutes early, and it’s important to emphasize that the group is not a class, so it’s not run as a class,” he said.
The group creates time to enjoy the art of writing and literature and it can motivate students in all aspects of their lives.
“As a published poet, I really value creative writ-ing and the difference it can make in people’s lives, whether it’s reading or writing it,” he said.
The Montoya Writers Group’s main objective is not to judge works, but to achieve a level of comfort that keeps its members reading and writing.
“We always remind people that the Writing Group is not a place for critique, grading, or giving feedback, it’s meant to be a place where stu-dents can share what-ever they would like no matter how rough it may be around the edges, and encourage one another to
keep writing, keep read-ing,” he said.
English Instructor and Westside/Rio Rancho Writers Group Advisor Diane Paul said the demand for a Writers Group in their commu-nity was high.
“Sometimes a group member brings in a sec-tion of a novel he or she is working on and asks for input, or sometimes we talk about writing issues in general, such as how to get past writers’ block or how to best describe a fight scene,” she said.
There are many
difficult aspects to writ-ing, and the group acts as a crutch for any needs, at any level, she said.
Aronson said many students and faculty members do not set aside time to write creatively and this group provides that moment.
“The main goal is to generate new writing, to give people a chance to fit writing into their busy lives,” she said.
All three groups are open to students, staff and faculty who have an inter-est in reading and writing.
For anyone looking to
join, there is no pressure and all three groups have an open door policy.
“Whether the support is constructive feedback, encouragement, new ideas, an outlet for frustra-tions, or tips of the trade, just having peers to talk with can be enlightening,” said Aronson.
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A riveting trilogy Writer’s Groups available on three campuses
S t u d e n t O r g a n i z a t i o n
Main campusWhen: Tuesdays 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Student Resource Center room 201A
Montoya campusWhen: Tuesdays 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: Montoya Library room J-123
Westside campusWhen: Wednesday 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Where: Michael J. Glennon Building 101
Writer’s Groups meeting times
A d v e r t i s e m e n t
PHOTO BY SHAYA ROGERS
(from left to right) Joel Wigelsworth, Glenn Norman, Rebecca Aaronson and Thomas Gay read and discuss poetry written by one another in the Main campus Student Resource Center.
“Student Organization” is a feature which focuses on student clubs or groups at CNM. To nominate a club or group, send and email to [email protected].
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10 | The CNM Chronicle March 5, 2013CAMPUS
By Daniel JohnsonInvestigative Reporter
The campus smok-ing policy is under review and may soon contain language that will specifically prohibit the use of electronic cig-arettes outside of smok-ing areas, said Director of Communications and Media Relations Brad Moore.
Electronic cigarettes have been considered to be the same as other tobacco products by Administration since the devices became popular and are banned from use within buildings, but the current policy does not identify them by name.
“As of right now there have not been any
changes to the smoking policy but, the smok-ing policy does apply to tobacco cigarettes and it is applied the same way for e-cigarettes even though the cur-rent language does not specifically say e-ciga-rettes,” he said.
Not everyone agrees that electronic cigarettes are the same as other tobacco products.
Culinary Arts major Trevor Odom said he believes that e-cigarettes are less harmful than tra-ditional cigarettes because it releases water vapor rather than smoke.
“I use e-cigarettes instead of real cigarettes since they are considered
healthier for you. Not allowing people to freely use e-cigarettes the way they were intended could cause possible problems for students that are using them to try and quit smoking,” he said.
According to the FDA’s website, there are ingredients that have been linked to cancer in some electronic cigarettes.
The FDA is conduct-ing ongoing research on the products, but early research suggests that electronic cigarettes may not be a healthy alterna-tive to smoking.
Moore said that even if the product is not a health risk; it can be dis-tracting in the classroom.
Odom said that he has not seen or heard of any student or instructor being distracted because of an electronic cigarette.
The language of the Dee Johnson Clean Indoor Air Act, which took effect in 2007 and banned smok-ing indoors and within 25 feet of a doorway, can be interpreted as includ-ing electronic cigarettes.
The bill reads “‘smoking’ means inhal-ing, exhaling, burning, carrying or holding any lighted tobacco prod-uct, including all types of cigarettes, cigars and p i p e s
and any other lighted tobacco product.”
There is no projected date for when the lan-guage would be changed in the official policy.
Waiting to exhale:Electronic cigarettes may be formally banned from indoor use on campus
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Service learning organizations
STUDENT LIFE
By Shaya RogersStaff ReporterN e t w o r k i n g
and Systems Administration major Freddie Denetdale said the Interpersonal C o m m u n i c a t i o n s class, taught by Sherry Smestad, is helping him to connect with other people.
The class teaches students how to improve relationships through problem solving, he said.
Smestad said her COMM 2221 commu-nications class is helpful because communication is necessary in almost every part of life.
“We’re social ani-mals so it’s an impor-tant class, and it’s a fun class, too,” she said.
This Interpersonal Communications class requires students to complete a term proj-ect: either writing a
research paper or par-ticipating in service learning.
Service learning offers students the opportunity to volun-teer with organizations in the community.
“It’s a positive thing and I feel good about it,” Denetdale said.
Denetdale volun-teers at a shelter that provides food to people who cannot make ends meet, he said.
“Most of my career I’ve been in the service sector and I’ve gotten used to helping people so it makes me feel better when I’m able to do that,” he said.
Service Learning is an important compo-nent of Smeastad’s class because it creates poten-tial for students to get out into the community, Smestad said.
“I’ve had so many students say, ‘I’ve
wanted to volunteer and give service, I just didn’t know who to connect up with and how to get there,’” she said.
Having students relate real life actions to the communication learned in class helps them better understand what they are being taught, she said.
“The other end is that we know that when stu-dents can connect what they’re doing to the real world, that they’re going to learn the concepts better, that it’s going to make more sense to them,” she said.
Since communica-tion is a skill that is prac-ticed inside and outside the classroom, the ser-vice learning helps stu-dents recognize com-munication from a social as well as an academic aspect, she said.
Denetdale said linking interpersonal
communications and service learning helps him get active in the community, and do something other than write a paper.
He is happy to help others and is looking forward to the commu-nication skills he gains from working with so many different types of people, he said.
“What I like best is just helping people, and my goal as far as Service Learning is working on my communication skills,” he said.
By Jyllian RoachEditor-in-ChiefThe CNM Chronicle
placed third in a recent international journalism Best in Show competition.
The contest, held by the Associated Collegiate Press in San Francisco, was among two-year
institutions from the United States and Canada.
At least 10 schools entered the competition; the ACP’s policy is to not disclose the total number of applicants in a category, according to the ACP’s website, studentpress.org.
In the spring 2012 conference, the Chronicle
placed ninth. The Chronicle’s goal
had been to score eighth or higher, so the leap to third came as a happy surprise to the eight Chronicle members at the ceremony.
Prior to the fall 2012 conference, the Chronicle had not placed in the competition.
The group is very excited to be recognized for the hard work and ded-ication they have put into the weekly newspaper.
As for the future, the Chronicle intends to remain in the top three at the upcoming conference in the fall.
The CNM Chronicle makes leap at international journalism conference
PHOTO BY LINDSAY GROME | ACP
(Back row) Faculty adviser Jack Ehn, (center row from left) Distribution Manager Brandy Valles, Features Reporter Shaya Rogers, Editor-in-Chief Jyllian Roach, Production Manager Jonathan Gamboa, Managing Editor Adriana Avila, (front row, from left) Art Director Scott Roberts and Investigative Reporter Daniel Johnson pose with their third place certificate.
Not just theory, but real-world experienceC o o l C l a s s e s
The CNMChronicleHave what it takes to be a leader?
“Cool Classes” is a feature which focuses on an inter-esting program or class at CNM. To nominate a class or program, send and email to [email protected]
• Albuquerque Meals on Wheels• American Red Cross in New Mexico• ARCA• Big Brother/Big Sister of Central New Mexico• Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico• Cuidando los Niños• Explora• Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails• Good Samaritan Wellness Programs—
Manzano del Sol Village• Indian Pueblo Cultural Center• MADD New Mexico• Manzano del Sol — Good Samairtan Wellness
Programs• Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque• National Hispanic Cultural Center of NM• La Plazita Institute• American Red Cross in New Mexico• Rio Grande Food Project• Roadrunner Food Bank• St. Martin’s Hospitality Center• Senator Tom Udall• Share Your Care Adult Day Services• The Store House• United Blood Services• Wings For Life
• Be work-study qualified• Have passed English 1102
with a B or higher• Have at least three terms
remaining at CNM• Be flexible with scheduling• Must have adequate leader-
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12 | The CNM Chronicle March 5, 2013STUDENT LIFEBy Jyllian RoachEditor-in-Chief
Since Spring Break is just around the corner, The CNM Chronicle has compiled a list of local designated driver companies to help students, staff and faculty have an intoxicating spring break without getting arrested.This list is a guide to services available in the area and is not an endorsement of any of the following services.
For those going out of town, visit the National Directory of Designated Driver Services at drinkinganddriving.org.
Celebrate Spring Break without shiny metal bracelets
Ordo Dei Imperceptusordodeiimperceptus.com
717-8158ODI can be found at the corner of Fourth and Central, in front of Maloney’s
from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night. The group can either drive one of their cars or an individual’s car home to anywhere in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Los Lunas, Santa Fe and areas in between. The rate is $2.50/mi in an ODI car, with a flat rate or $12 for under five miles or $3.50/mi in the clients car with a flat rate of $17 under five miles.
The not-for-profit organization is completely volunteer-run walk-up service, which means individu-als can sign up early in the night or just walk up when they are ready to go home.
Tavern Taxibernco.gov/tavern-taxi
999-1400Formerly the Saferide program, Tavern Taxi runs from 10
p.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 8 p.m. to midnight on Sundays. The free service gives rides to intoxicated indi-viduals for free and can also do so for some special events with prior authorization.
Party TrolleyParty-trolley.com
443-7386The Party Trolley is available
on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. The service charges $5 to $10 per ride and offers both pickup stations and reservation services.
Designated Drivers on Demanddesignateddriversondemand.com
225-0834DDoD is a members service that will get individuals and their cars home 24 hours a
day. The LLC offers month-to-month and annual memberships to individuals, couples and families for unlimited rides. There is a $50 activation for the membership, and a required driver tip per ride.
