February 2006:
Number 502
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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: Feb. 7. 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; Jennifer Baker, student correspondent; Nick Young, photographer; Layout by Publications
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2006 Events for African-American History Month
The theme is Ubuntu: Humanity Towards Others
Monday, Jan 16- Friday, Feb. 24 -- 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
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| Ubuntu in Motion is an interactive installation featuring a touch-sensitive dance floor whose 72 sensors trigger sounds and images. The sounds are made up of African and MLK speech fragments while the visuals are comprised of pictures of important African-American figures. | Ubuntu in Motion –an interactive installation combining mixed media designed by Collin professors Gaye Cooksey and Christopher Morgan. On display at the Spring Creek Campus outside the Conference Center
Wednesday, Feb. 1 LRC Displays (Spring Creek Campus, Central Park Campus and Preston Ridge Campus) and THE ARTS gallery exhibit featuring African American Visual Arts 1-16 through the month of February
Friday, Feb. 3 Annual Soul Food Luncheon (expressions of Ubuntu through fellowship and food) -- wear your black, green, red and/or gold -- Spring Creek Campus Conference Center -- noon-1:15 p.m. Collin’s Dance Ensemble and Emily Boyd will perform
Wednesday, Feb. 8 Film Presentation (Professor Tracey Elliott) “A Lesson before Dying” starring Don Cheadle -- Preston Ridge Campus Founder’s Hall, F249 – 7 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10 “Who We Are: An Exhibition of Student Photographic Work" Ubuntu celebration -- Preston Ridge Campus -- reception 5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 14 Black Student Association sponsored talent show -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Preston Ridge Campus Cougar Den-John Wilkins BSA advisor
Wednesday, Feb. 15 Black Student Association sponsored talent show – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. – Central Park Campus Café in McKinney -- John Wilkins, BSA advisor
Friday, Feb. 17 Black Student Association sponsored talent show 7-9 p.m. -- Spring Creek Campus atrium -- John Wilkins BSA advisor
Tuesday, Feb. 21 Auteur Film Series -- “Soul Food” -- Spring Creek Campus Conference Center – 7 p.m. Donna Okaro—panel discussion will follow
Thursday, Feb. 23 Presenting Daryl Davis (Spring Creek Campus, CPC and PRC)- African American member of the Ku Klux Klan -- Sponsored by the African American History Month committee and Student Life
Thursday, Feb. 23 Film Screening: “The Power of One” -- Spring Creek Campus – 7 p.m. -- celebration of Ubuntu -- Mindi Bailey and Sydney Portilla-Diggs — post film panel discussion
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