Horror Flicks for Halloween

By Mike Sloan Halloween is here and it is the perfect time of year for students at College of Southern Nevada to take a brief reprieve from their studies to engage in some of the best horror movies ever made; something millions of people will do again this year like every year before. Horror movies […]

Self-Defense Course Offers Students Fighting Chance

  By Mike Sloan Women should be able to defend themselves against attackers. A recent Rape Aggression Defense course offered on College of Southern Nevada’s campus taught women techniques to save their lives. RAD is a free self-defense course taught by three CSN police officers. Students learn how to inflict as much damage as possible […]

Music Festivals are Unforgettable Experiences, For Better or Worse

By Tatiana Solomon Las Vegas’ own music festival Life is Beautiful went off without a hitch in terms of providing a safe unforgettable long weekend of music, art, love and motivational speakers. Sadly the following weekend another music festival in town had a different outcome. “Life is Beautiful is a yearlong movement that culminates in […]

Do Students Read Textbooks? Not So Much

By Kalani Reyes Recent studies show many college students don’t read academic text books. According to the study “Reading to Learn or Learning to Read? Engaging College Students in Course Readings” by researcher Mary Margaret Kerr published Sept. 9, 2016 in College Teaching Journal found that when students are assigned class readings, only 20 to […]

Climate Change Rears its Ugly Head

By Trey Arline Massive hurricanes, sea temperatures rising, droughts increasing and viruses spreading are certainly signs of environmental distress that is likely a result of climate change. Texas was hit by Hurricane Harvey in August with major flooding and extreme winds. According to the Weather Channel, Harvey made landfall in Rockport and worked its way […]

Soccer Star Ashlee Jordan Won Spotlight Award

By Karen Ortega Ashlee Jordan, player for College of Southern Nevada’s Ladies Coyote Soccer Team, won Raising Cane’s Coyote Athletics Spotlight award after demonstrating remarkable skills on the field. Coaches nominate student athletes to highlight key players to give them recognition. Jordan’s Coach Rob Dahl, head women’s soccer coach, was astonished by Jordan’s determination and […]

Dreams of Hollywood Within Reach for CSN Students

By Taylor Cayro Hollywood cinematographers and directors hosted College of Southern Nevada’s film students this summer during a five-day trip. During the summer semester every other year, media-technologies Instructor John Aliano takes his Cinematography II students to Los Angeles to meet with several filmmakers. This year’s lineup included Peter Moss, cinematographer on the movie “Tell […]

Shooting on Strip Leaves Students in Shock

By Denzel Apangchan, Trey Arline, Taylor Bandy, Taylor Cayro, Brianna Fayerverger, Tatiana Orellana-Tercero, Anneth V. Ortega, Kalani Reyes, Mike Sloan, Tatiana Solomon Mass shooting near Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino took place last night at a music festival leaving hundreds injured and dozens dead. College of Southern Nevada’s community is in shock. Live Nation’s Route 91 Harvest […]

Fall Term Starts

Welcome Back Students! As we gear up for a new term starting Aug. 28, student journalists in JOUR 105 are gearing up to report for Coyote Student News, College of Southern Nevada’s online student newspaper. Please keep your eyes on this website in the weeks ahead and also consider subscribing on the right side of […]

CSN is Safest Campus

By Sebastian Ross New report out by security company ADT announced College of Southern Nevada as safest college campus in the State. According to an April 4 press release from YourLocalSecurity, an ADT affiliate, its “Safest College Campus by State” report listed CSN as highest scored in Nevada after analysis of data and statistics on […]