November 2005:
Number 499
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REMINDER: Priority registration begins Nov. 29
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Spring classes start Tuesday, Jan. 17, so enroll early to avoid the rush! Registration will be available online or by phone from 8 a.m.-11 p.m. daily.
Priority Registration
Schedule
(Based on hours completed at Collin)
50 hours+ Tues., Nov. 29
30 hours+ Wed., Nov. 30
10 hours+ Thurs., Dec. 1
One hour+ Fri., Dec. 2
Everyone Sat., Dec. 3
Download e-schedule:
www.ccccd.edu/eschedule.
Register online:
www.ccccd.edu.
Register by phone:
Collin/Dallas counties
469.452.2222
Rockwall County
469.757.2222
All others
1.877.COLLIN1
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: Nov. 11. 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; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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Panel discusses its American identity
“What is American?”
That was just one of many questions answered by a panel of faculty, students and community members during “We the People … An American Portrait” Constitution Day event at the Spring Creek Campus Sept. 21.
The panel consisted of professor Amina El-Ashmawy, Dean Bill Blitt of the Business and Computer Science division, and students Mae Nyguen and Danya Salinas as well as former Plano councilman David Perry and The Dallas Morning News editorial writer Michael Landauer. The purpose of the event was to discuss the constitution, democracy and what it means to be an American.
“My idea of an American is someone who respects the Constitution and who is willing to protect the country and build up the country,” said Nyguen, a daughter of Vietnamese parents who was raised in Germany.
Several panelists noted the freedom to dissent, within reason, against others and ideas that may be promoted by the government. Others attempted to define patriotism and discuss how one’s love for the country may contradict one’s personal feelings.
“Being patriotic means to cherish the foundation and the founding principles on which the country is built,” El-Ashmawy, who was born in Egypt and came to the United States with her family, said. “I am American and not Egyptian, as far as patriotism goes.”
For more information on the national celebration of Constitution Day, visit www.constitutionday.com .
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