By Ariel T Rodriguez Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stirred the crowd at his recent North Las Vegas rally at Cheyenne Sports Complex near campus. Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012. His previous 16 years in Congress made him the longest-serving Independent member in American history, […]
By Percy Hinton Recent poll of 100 College of Southern Nevada students shows Hillary Clinton is the students’ choice for president. In October an informal poll was conducted with two simple questions: In the presidential election who will you vote for and why. When the numbers were tallied, Hillary Clinton had 38 votes, Ben Carson […]
By Ariel T. Rodriguez College of Southern Nevada’s annual Hispanic-Heritage Summit was hosted by Republican Congressman Cresent Hardy. The summit’s purpose was to commemorate Hispanic-Heritage Month by promoting education and raising awareness of opportunity and success for students. “My hope is that everyone here finds something of use to strengthen their lives,” said Hardy, Nevada’s […]
By Soni Brown Republican presidential hopeful Senator Rand Paul came to the College of Southern Nevada to discuss his issues on immigration and education during the LIBRE forum. Paul is a junior senator from Kentucky who is running for the Republican presidential nomination competing against front runners Donald Trump, Jeb Bush and Carly Fiorina. He […]
By Heather Love Americans could possibly elect the nation’s first female president in 2016. Campaign season is gaining momentum with announcements and presidential hopefuls hitting the road visiting several cities. On April 12, Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy for president by airing a two-minute video that depicted various types of Americans. Clinton appeared in the […]
By Aesha Jones November’s election gave the Grand Old Party control of the U.S. Senate and Congress for the remainder of President Barack Obama’s term. It was a big victory for Republicans. “I feel positive about the change,” says Dana Jones, an accounting teacher at College of Southern Nevada. “Now they can no longer be […]
By Courtney Nixon Congressman Steven Horsford and Congresswoman Donna Edwards hosted an event at College of Southern Nevada to bring light to women issues including inequity in pay that still exists across the nation. “When women succeed, America succeeds,” repeated Horsford throughout the event held at Cheyenne campus on April 16. Women should be equal […]
By Stephanie Santana and Ricardo Torres National media, tight-knit security, hundreds of enthusiastic voters and even protestors were present at the political rally on November 1 at the Cheyenne Sports Complex next to the College of Southern Nevada’s campus. Nevada is instrumental as a swing state. That is why President Obama has repeatedly visited in […]
By Douglas Farra Clark County’s Early Voting Program offered local residents a chance to cast their ballots during a 14-day period from October 20 to November 2, 2012, prior to the election on November 6. According to Clark County’s website, as of October 29, Clark County tallied nearly 300,000 early voters. On that date, the […]
By Ricardo Torres Political parties push their agendas to fool the public and advance their way into power. The media is flooded with attack ads as Democrats and Republicans mudsling as the election draws near. Professor William Davis, political science expert at CSN, explains that over the last 50 years, people have become less interested […]
By Michael Uselding Coyote Student News, the College of Southern Nevada’s online student newspaper, celebrates its 12th anniversary. The publication started in 2012 and since has turned out many professional journalists. Ricardo Torres, who was a copy editor for Coyote Student News fall 2012 and editor-in-chief spring 2013, learned the journalistic process in JOUR 105 […]
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