A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.758.3849. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Sept. 10. All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Ana Colores Palmer, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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September Campus Dates
THE ARTS gallery is putting the Collin art faculty under the spotlight at the annual “Exhibition One: The Faculty.” The show will feature works from the Collin faculty to kick off the 2005-06 season. The exhibition will run from Monday, Aug. 29-Saturday, Sept. 10 at THE ARTS gallery. A reception is scheduled for 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 7 in the gallery. Works will include painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, small metals, photography and graphic design. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information about this exhibition and any future exhibitions, visit the gallery’s website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 972.881.5873.
THE ARTS gallery is hosting Photography3: Freeman, Glosson, Robinson Thursday, Sept. 15-Friday, Oct. 7 located at the Spring Creek Campus in Plano. The reception for the event is at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 15 at the gallery. The exhibit is a collection from several Collin photography faculty. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information about this exhibition and any future exhibitions, visit the gallery’s website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 972.881.5873.
The College Republicans will host Texas State Representative Ken Paxton at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 30, at the Spring Creek Campus, room C103, across from the library. All students and community members are invited to attend.
Collin will host “We the People … An American Portrait,” a roundtable discussion, in honor of Constitution Day 2005, from noon-1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Spring Creek Campus, room AA135. The panel will include Dean of Business and Computer Science Bill Blitt, Collin Associate English Professor Jan Doleh, Dallas Morning New columnist Michael Landauer and others. The theme for the discussion will be what it means to be an American, how panelists view their role and what the Constitution and its contents mean to them.
THE ARTS gallery has scheduled “An Earthly Codex,” an exhibit of Mary Dritschel’s paintings Thursday, Oct. 13-Saturday, Nov. 12. The gallery is located on the Spring Creek Campus in Plano. Dritschel has been featured in a number of individual and group exhibitions around the world, and has pieces represented in a number of national and international publications. The reception for the exhibition is set for 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13 at the gallery. For more information about Dritschel and her work, visit her website at www.marydritschel.com. Gallery hours are Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information about this exhibition and any future exhibitions, visit the gallery’s website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 972.881.5873.
The Quad C Theatre will present “Handler” by Robert Schenkkan Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 13-15 and Oct. 19-22 at 8 p.m. Matinees will be Sunday, Oct. 16 and Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 22-23 at 2:15 p.m. All shows will be at the John Anthony Theatre, Spring Creek Campus. Directed by Gail Cronauer, “Handler” begins as a member of Brother Bob's flock, Geordi, is released from prison. Geordi's wife, Terri, takes him back into their home, wary of his hard-drinking history, and still mourning the loss of their little girl in an accident a few years back. Both in low spirits, Terri and Geordi go to Brother Bob's service where Geordi decides to handle a snake for the first time. The resulting tragedy shakes the congregation to its core, but the miracle that follows a few days later lift it to heights never before reached. General admission is $8 and $6 for students and senior citizens. For more information, visit the theatre’s website at www.quadctheatre.org, call the box office at 972.881.5809, or the theatre hotline at 972.881.5100.
The Quad C Theatre will present “The Exonerated,” a play about six wrongfully convicted survivors of death row in their own words. Written by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, the play was culled from interviews, letters, transcripts, case files and public record. Directed by Brad Baker, “The Exonerated” will run Tuesday-Saturday, Oct. 18-22 at 8 p.m., and Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 22-23 at 2:15 p.m. at the Spring Creek Campus Black Box Theatre in Plano. Admission is $8 for general admission and $6 for students and senior citizens. For more information, visit the Quad C Theatre website at www.quadctheatre.org, call the box office at 972.881.5809, or call the theatre hotline at 972.881.5100.
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