February 2006:
Number 502
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In This Issue...
Ubuntu: The theme for African-American History Month
2006 Events for African-American History Month
Collin fire science students can now see in the dark
Collin hosts biennial economic summit
Collin Dance Program welcomes Pilobolus Too
Collin students share cultural diversity
Plain and Fancy Ball kicks up its spurs
February Campus Dates
Destination: College opens roadmap to higher education
College News
Faculty and Staff News
February Employee Birthdays
Movie Review -- "Syriana"
Student essays take on important issues
Quick Facts
Your life’s work? Do what you love
Music Review -- The Strokes
Falling for February flicks
The Write Way
Transfer Tip
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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

Ubuntu: The theme for African-American History Month
The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History has established the national theme for the month-long African-American History Month celebration since 1926.
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2006 Events for African-American History Month
Ubuntu: Humanity Towards Others
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Collin fire science students can now see in the dark
The program recently received a thermal imaging camera for use during live fire training.
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Collin hosts biennial economic summit
Co-hosted by Collin, the 2006 Collin County Economic Summit titled “Orchestrating Our Future” will feature a number of presentations and breakout sessions led by the area’s foremost economic experts. The event takes place from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Collin’s Spring Creek Campus Conference Center, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway in Plano.
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Collin Dance Program welcomes Pilobolus Too
The Collin Dance Program, The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) and world renown Pilobolus Too are coming together to bring exceptional dance to the area.
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Collin students share cultural diversity
At one booth, a myriad of young, eager children wait in anticipation for their turn to have mehndi, or henna, applied to their hands in intricate designs by a Pakistani student from Collin.
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Plain and Fancy Ball kicks up its spurs
The Plain and Fancy Ball Saturday, March 4 will feature dancing, music, outrageous wardrobes, poker tables and food.
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February Campus Dates
See what is going on at Collin during the month of February.
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Destination: College opens roadmap to higher education
Collin is hosting Destination: College for the second straight year from 6-8:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center.
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College News
Chances are, you do not know everything that has happened at Collin over the past month.
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Faculty and Staff News
Faculty and staff have been very busy -- with honors, awards and kudos.
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February Employee Birthdays
It has been another year for these employees.
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Movie Review -- "Syriana"
Campus correspondent takes on one of Hollywood's political flicks.
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Student essays take on important issues
The following three essays were written by Collin students from professor Jaime Jordan's fall English 1301 class. The assignment was to write an argument on any topic of their choice and perform research to gain evidence to back up each point of view. The essays chosen to be published in Cougar News were the papers that had improved most from rough draft to final draft and contained a higher quality of the research and writing.
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Quick Facts
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Your life’s work? Do what you love
• What do you really do best?
• What do you enjoy doing the most that you could not live without doing?
• What do you do most easily?
• What is most interesting to you?

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Music Review -- The Strokes
Nowadays, is easy to get all tangled up in the sticky web of celebritydom if one is inclined to … or beautiful enough.
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Falling for February flicks
Start looking for those gifts because Valentine’s Day is approaching. So if you’re looking for something to do on your date, I have an idea you will love. All you single people out there do not worry. I have you covered as well. Yes, I hold the key to three movies you just have to see.
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The Write Way
The Write Way
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Transfer Tip
Advice from College/University Advisors and Counselors
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