November 2006:
Number 511
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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 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Nov. 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 Palmer, special contributor; Ginny Topfer, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout
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Campus Dates
Collin’s Convergence Technology Center is hosting a number of events to boost interest in one of the nation’s fastest growing and lucrative careers: convergence technology. Java Jolt is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 1 and Thursday, Nov. 2 from 11 a.m.-noon, at the Preston Ridge Campus Special Events Building, 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco. Participants are invited to enjoy a complimentary coffee and pastry and learn about the college’s convergence technology program. Pizza Night is set for 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, at the Spring Creek Campus, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. Free pizza and refreshments will be served. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10, at the Preston Ridge Campus Special Events Building, the program will host its TechKnow Fire, Tech Day 2006 event. TechKnow Fire will showcase information about convergence technology and careers in that field. To RSVP for any of these events, e-mail techday@ccccd.edu. For more information, call Ann Blackman at 972.377.1582.
Collin presents its inaugural Book-in-Common program that featured Daniel Wallace, author of several novels, including “Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions” in October. The name of this year’s program is “An Alluring Tale.” On Thursday, Nov. 9, 2-3 p.m, the college will host "Catch & Release: Reflections on ‘Big Fish’" at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center, a roundtable discussion and review of the Book-in-Common event and Wallace’s visit. For more information about the Book In Common events, contact Betty Bettacchi at 972.881.5730, Delores Zumwalt at 972.881.5954 or Lauryn Angel-Cann at 972.377.1514. Collin's Book-in-Common is a collaborative project created by the Center for Scholarly & Civic Engagement, the Communications and Humanities Division and the Honors Institute.
Dance Fusion will feature the Collin Dance Ensemble, Elledanceworks Dance Company and Houston Metropolitan Dance Company. Performances will be at 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Spring Creek Campus John Anthony Theatre, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano. All tickets are available at the door and cost $8 for general admission and $5 for students and senior citizens. For more information about Dance Fusion or any upcoming shows, call 972.881.5107.
The Auteur Film Series, "Fools, Cons and Liars: Trickster Characters in Film," will present "The Crying Game" at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center in Plano. Seating starts at 6:30 p.m. and the event is free. The movie is rated R and runs 112 minutes. "The Crying Game," directed by Neil Jordan, chronicles the friendship between IRA volunteer Fergus and British solider Jody. Fergus escapes to London and starts to see Jody's lover, Dil. For more information, contact Humanities Chair Carolyn Perry at cperry@ccccd.edu.
The 2006 Living Legends Tribute ceremony and dinner will be Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Living Legends Endowment Fund, which supports student scholarships and academic success.
The 15th annual Collin Chili Cook-Off is set from noon-1:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 17, at Cafe Central on the Central Park Campus in McKinney. Advance tickets are $4 and day-of tickets are $5. All profits benefit the Collin Children's Holiday Fund. Buy tickets at: Central Park Campus, Room B305; Courtyard Center, Room B101; Preston Ridge Campus, Room F136; or Spring Creek Campus, Room G227. Also, bowls created by Collin art students will be for sale for $15 on a first-come, first-serve basis.
THE ARTS gallery will feature "New Clay: Invitational" through Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Spring Creek Campus. 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. The exhibition will spotlight more than 15 nationally known ceramic artists from 10 states and three artists from Canada. For more information about his show or future shows, visit THE ARTS gallery website at www.ccccd.edu/THEARTSgallery or call 972.881.5873.
A special screening of "The Trail of Tears: Cherokee Legacy" will take place at the Angelika-Plano Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. The two hour documentary, made by the local producer/director team of Steve Heape and Chip Richie (www.richheape.com), depicts the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. According to historians, nearly a quarter of the Nation, many of them children and elders, died during the grim removal process. Immediately following the screening, a question and answer panel will occur with filmmakers Heape and Richie and four Collin professors: Andrea Leavey, Rich DeRouen, Matt Coulter, and Dallie Clark. The film, which is narrated by actor James Earl Jones, who is part Cherokee, and also told by Wes Studi (Last of the Mohicans) in the traditional Cherokee language with subtitles, is free for Collin students/faculty and $5 for the general public. The documentary is being shown in partnership with the Center for Scholarly & Civic Engagement. For more information, contact Dallie Clark at dclark@ccccd.edu.
Quad C Theatre will continue their 2006-2007 season with Light Up the Sky, a delightful comedic classic of the Broadway theatre by Moss Hart. Light Up the Sky revolves around a group of New York theatre-folk who attend the opening of their new play in Boston. The lead actress, the backer, and several others, are in seventh heaven at the prospect of a tremendous success which they hope for in the work of a young unknown writer. Gathered in a hotel room, these people go through their paces with tremendous gusto and many exhibitions of temperament. The opening of the play, which is a very earnest and experimental work, is such as to lead the cast, director and backer to believe it a flop. Instantly they turn against themselves, the production and the author, and savagely proceed to destroy themselves. Light Up the Sky will be presented by Quad C Theatre at Collin, in the Black Box Theatre. Performances are Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and 6-9 at 8 p.m., with matinees Dec. 3, 9 and 10 at 2:15 p.m. Tickets are $8 for general admission, $6 for students and senior citizens (55+). Group rates are available. For tickets, season subscriptions and other information call the Quad C Theatre Hotline at 972.881.5100 or visit us on the web at www.quadctheatre.org. A TDD information line for deaf patrons is available at 972.881.5950. Performances on Sunday, Dec.3 at 2:15 p.m. and Friday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. will be sign-interpreted for patrons who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.
The 6th annual Talent Show is scheduled for 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, in the John Anthony Theatre. For more information, contact Kathy Morgan at kmorgan@ccccd.edu.
The Auteur Film Series, "Fools, Cons and Liars: Trickster Characters in Film," will present "Smoke Signals" at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 4, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center in Plano. Seating starts at 6:30 p.m. The movie is rated PG-13. This movie tells the tale of misfit Thomas and Victor, who venture to retrieve Victor's father's remains. For more information, contact Humanities Chair Carolyn Perry at cperry@ccccd.edu.
The 15th annual Holiday Gift and Craft Fair is scheduled from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Spring Creek Campus Atrium. It's free and open to the public. Items for sale include pottery, toys, hand-painted T-shirts, wreaths, ornaments, jewelry, baked goods, books, purses and much more. For more information, contact Karen Knapp at 972.881.5606 or Sandra Claborn at 972.548.5536.
The college’s Chamber Singers, Chorale and Expressions vocal groups will be featured in the “Choral Concert of Great Works" Thursday, Dec. 7 and Friday, Dec. 8. Both performances will be at 8 p.m. in the John Anthony Theatre, Spring Creek Campus. General admission is $5 and is free to students with a school ID and children under 6. For more information, contact Kathy Morgan for additional information at kmorgan@ccccd.edu or call 972.881.5653.
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