Spartan Times

Name that movie!

Compiled by Jim DeLung

Below are ten quotes from various movies from various years. If you can name the movies from which all ten quotes belong, email us at ramackey@student.cccs.com for your chance to win a small prize!

1. “Not at the table, Carlos!”

2. “Get busy living or get busy dying.”

3. “It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.” › Continue reading

Tags: Name That Movie, Prize

Campus chaos

By Michael Dillon

Tags: Campus chaos, comics

Colorado Northwestern cuts sections, bumps up class sizes

By Johnathan Thompson

Seats are filled in Jim DeLung’s 11 a.m. Sociology class in the remodeled W.C. Striegel Engineering Center. Full classes this semester are the result of cutting sections to fill those that are left. Photograph by Shelby Almond

Returning students may have noticed a change in the classroom environment this fall. Class sizes are larger.

“We have cut 17 sections of classes (compared to Fall 2009),” Judy Allred, dean of instruction at CNCC, said. “That was our approach. Cut it to the bone and see how far we can go.” › Continue reading

Tags: class sizes, CNCC students, enrollment

Into the depths: Todd Ward’s Bio class is craving caving

By Peter Targos

Students in Todd Ward’s Biology class collect samples during their field trip to the Big Brush Creek cave. More than 30 students participated in one of the day-long trips on Sept. 10 or 11. Photograph by Shelby Almond

Caving is not usually one of the requirements in an ordinary biology class. But Dr. Todd Ward’s biology class is not your usual college level biology class, nor does Ward want it to be. › Continue reading

Tags: Biology, caving

“Halo: Reach,” Finale to the series

By Alex Mackey

"Halo: Reach" picture created by Bungie

New weapons, new armor, new graphics, and all new original game content! “Halo: Reach,” one of the most anticipated games for 2010 by gamers worldwide, was released Tuesday, Sept. 14. Last week I purchased the game for $59.96 (before tax) and I have been impressed. › Continue reading

Tags: Review, Video Game

Torques My Chain: It Really Bugs Me When Teachers…

By Meagen Lish

· Give Unexpected Big Assignments
· Talk with a lisp
· Sip their coffee › Continue reading

Tags: Entertainment, Opinion, Torques

Athlete of the week: Ryan Canella

Compiled by Michelle Einzinger and Bryanna McFadden

Freshman baseball catcher Ryan Canella. Photo by Michelle Einzinger

“He gets every ball even when he is injured, he is leading off the team for a good season, he gets down and dirty.”          –Head baseball coach Tom Cassera

Height: 5’8’’
Age:18
Hometown: Woodland Park, Colorado › Continue reading

Tags: athlete of the week, baseball, CNCC Athletics, Spotlight

Movies galore

Compiled by Miranda Sisneros

Check out some of the new DVDs in the Library:

*The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
*The Assassin Next Door › Continue reading

Tags: Cinema 5, DVDs, library, Movies

CNCC Welcomes the Dental Hygiene class of 2012

Back Row (L-R): JT Taylor, Holly Ast, Jenni Kosmicki, Ashley Martinez, Brittany Lujan, Mallory Fisher, Veronica Pederson, Ashley Kendall, Alisha Hibdon, Jessica Gardner. Middle Row (L-R): Amanda Tellez-Duran, Jenny Florence, Codee Carlson, Elizabeth Albers, Chelbe Brach, Kendra Costner, Chelsee Bergin, Kristi Jenkins, Christina Colton, Lyn Carter. Front Row (L-R): Rachael Koenig, Whitney Chumacero, Rebecca Sherwood, Amber Gracey, MJ Mansfield, Quyenny Truong, Linda Van.

Tags: Dental Hygiene

Campus Chaos

By Michael Dillon

Tags: Campus chaos, comics