A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: March 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, campus correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Jennifer Brooks, student correspondent; Mae Nguyen, special contributor; Siulan Thomas, special contributor; Amy Lenhart, special contributor; Nick Young, photographer; layout by public relations.
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 The Plain and Fancy Ball Saturday, March 4 will feature dancing, music, outrageous wardrobes, gaming tables and food. The second annual foundation fundraiser goes Texas-Style in raising money for scholarships from 7-10 p.m. at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. Plain and Fancy Ball sponsorship levels include “Hipster” at $1,000, “In-Crowd” at $2,500, “Jet Set” at $5,000, “High Society” at $10,000 and “Philanthropist” at $20,000. To become a Plain and Fancy Ball sponsor or for more information, contact the Collin County Community College District Foundation, Inc. at 972.881.5611.
The Quad C Theatre will present Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror (Puppet) Show” Thursday-Saturday, March 2-4 and March 8-11 at 8 p.m. and March 5 and 11-12 at 2:15 p.m. Shows will be at the John Anthony Theatre at the Spring Creek Campus. Performances on March 5 and March 10 will be sign-interpreted for patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Call 972.881.5809 for tickets. General admission is $15 and tickets for students and senior citizens are $10. For more information, contact the theatre hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit www.quadctheatre.org.
THE ARTS gallery will showcase “Complementarity,” a mixed media installation by Texas Wesleyan faculty through Thursday, March 9. 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.
Student Life and the pre-med/biology club will be hosting a presentation titled “The CSI of Collin County” featuring the chief field officer from the Collin County medical examiner’s office. The featured presentation will be from 10-11:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, at the Central Park Campus. The event is free and open to the public. Contact biology professor Cathy Donald-Whitney for more information at 972.548.6717.
The  Auteur Film Series, titled “Food for Thought,” will present “Eat Drink Man Woman” at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 22, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. Mr. Chu is the master of the kitchen, but he begins to lose his control over his daughters, who have their eyes set for the outside world. The film is 123 minutes and is not rated. Following the movie, a panel discussion led by several Collin faculty and staff will be held in order to discuss the film and its themes. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and seating is limited. The screening is free and open to the public. For more information about the Auteur Film Series, contact Collin Humanities and Philosophy Chair Carolyn Perry at 972.881.5140 or e-mail her at cperry@ccccd.edu.
International Day is scheduled from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, March 23, in the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. All students are invited to participate in the Parade of Nations, fashion show and talent show. Students are encouraged to don cultural wardrobe and visit the various tables representing the varying countries. For more information, e-mail ISO@ccccd.edu or call the International Office at 972.516.5012.
“energy II” will be the featured collection at THE ARTS gallery Thursday, March 23-Saturday, April 8. “energy II” is work from Collin graphic arts students from the AGDT program. 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 14th annual Collin Jazz Festival takes place Friday-Saturday, March 24-25 in the John Anthony Theatre on the Spring Creek Campus at 8 p.m. Friday night the opening concert features Grammy-nominated jazz trumpet legend Bobby Shew and local jazz drummer Michael Drake. Collin's Jaztet One opens and the jazz faculty join Shew and Drake for the second half of the concert. Tickets are $10 at the door. Shew is active worldwide as both a performer and educator. He has performed with such greats as Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Oliver Nelson, and been featured on TV. As a bandleader, his albums “Outstanding in His Field” was nominated for a Grammy. On Saturday, more than 20 Texas high school bands will perform. This is free and open to the public. Saturday night’s awards concert closes the festival with Collin's Jazz Lab band and the Texas Instruments Jazz Band performing, again featuring Bobby Shew. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information, or to inquire about ticket reservations, contact Kris Berg at kberg@ccccd.edu or call 972.881.5108.
The Collin Dance Ensemble will present their spring dance concert, “Rebirth,” at 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday, April 7-8, at the John Anthony Theatre on the Spring Creek Campus. General admission is $5 and $3 for students and senior citizens. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, call 972.881.5107.
The Middle Eastern Student Association invites the college to attend “One Thousand and One Nights” from 7 p.m.-midnight, Saturday, April 22, in the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. The event will feature food, dancing, live Middle Eastern music, belly dancers and competition, folkloric troupe and much more. For more information, contact MESA@ccccd.edu.
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