Class on Immigration Demystified Current Laws

By Fernando Lopez Duran Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada, a non-profit law firm, partnered with College of Southern Nevada to present information on pathways to citizenship during a free immigration class held on campus. Luis Trujillo, CSN student, said he attended the class to learn more about his current immigration status and to inquire […]

#HowToReachVoters

By Fernando Lopez Duran Young voters are turning to social media to become informed on candidates and their stances on issues. “Studies show that traditional-aged college students get their information from a variety of online sources rather than through television news,” said Don Mirjanian, professor of political science at College of Southern Nevada. According to […]

Students Feel the ‘Bern’

By Sierra Akana, Carlie Cass, Fernando Lopez Duran, Ronnie Gonzalez, Harrison Howard, Loren Honea, Christopher Kilkenny, Ericka Lemus, Anthony MulHolland, Agnes Ndaba, Roxi Sepulveda and Tamara Tindugan. College of Southern Nevada students shared their presidential candidate preferences in a recent poll. In an informal in-person poll conducted March 30 on Cheyenne campus, 112 students were […]

DACA Students Face Challenges When Paying for College

By Fernando Lopez Duran College students with DACA cannot receive federal-financial aid to pay for school but they can apply for certain scholarships. DACA stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It was an executive order by President Barack Obama implemented August 2012. DACA provides deportation relief to individuals who were brought into the country […]