Vol. 2 No. 4 Community College of Rhode IslandDecember 2005/January 2006

December 2005

City Campus makes college opportunity reality for students

Fashion merchandising students display their craft for a cause

Letter to the CCRI Community from President Thomas D. Sepe

Katrina evacuee shares experience with human services students

Singing songs of the season

ESL classes open doors for Ocean State Job Lot employees

Ghosthunters explore the unknown

Careers take flight with travel & tourism program

What ever happened to? Dr. Marguerite Turner

Millard unearths knowledge

Department Profile: Cooperative Education and Career Placement

Financial aid: Deadlines are key

RI Senator and entrepreneur Blais addresses business students

Gingerbread Express steams to the North Pole

News Briefs

Heard on Campus

Sports:

What’s new in CCRI athletics

Past Issues:

Vol 2, No. 6 - March 2006

Vol 2, No. 5 - February 2006

Vol 2, No. 4 - December 2005/January 2006

Vol 2, No. 3 - November 2005

Vol 2, No. 2 - October 2005

Vol 2, No. 1 - September 2005

Vol 1, No. 6 - July/August 2005

Vol 1, No. 5 - June 2005

Vol 1, No. 4 - May 2005

Vol 1, No. 3 - April 2005

Vol 1, No. 2 - March 2005

Vol 1, No. 1 - February 2005

Heard on Campus

How do you feel about the much-publicized debate over "Christmas" vs. "Holiday"?
 

A: "People are trying to take God out of the picture as much as possible. Why all of a sudden change the name when for generations it’s been this way?"

Valentina Vargas
General Studies
Providence


 

 

 

 


 

A: "In Spanish, there is only one word for Christmas. To use the word that means holiday in Spanish is just not the same meaning. Christmas is special. I’m not trying to push my beliefs on anyone by using the correct name for the holiday that I celebrate."

Jorge Marquez
Computer Engineering
Providence

 

 

 

 


 

A: "Diversity is a good thing if it has a positive tone. To say ‘Happy Holidays’ is fine, but who ever heard of a ‘Holiday Tree’? Your faith is your faith, you don’t just change beliefs. You choose to participate in what you want to."
 

Cathleen Torres
General Studies
Pawtucket

 

 

 

 


A: "Let the holiday be whatever holiday it is! There are more important things for the government to be concerned over. There are real issues like human suffering and the war in Iraq."

Chris Kamara
General Studies
Pawtucket