Spartan Times

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