News & Notes

Forensics Team wins awards
On Feb. 18-20, the NLC Forensics Team traveled to Houston to compete in the Houston Area League of Forensics (HALF) Spring Fling Speech Tournament, hosted by Rice University and the University of St. Thomas.

The following students received awards and also Qualified for the National Forensics Association’s National Competitive Tournament: At the Rice University portion of the competition, Amy Lamb took sixth place in Poetry, and Johnny Noel took sixth place in Impromptu Speaking.

In the University of St. Thomas portion, Amy Lamb took second place in Prose and fifth place in Poetry. Jonathan Bruce won sixth place in Communication Analysis. Glen Sovian received Excellent Ratings in his event.

Motivator speaker to visit North Lake March 29
Delatorro L. McNeal, II, voted one of the top four “Best Campus Speakers of 2004,” will speak at NLC March 29 at 1:30 p.m., in the Performance Hall.

Sponsored by SPAR, the empowerment expert will talk to students about “all that they were deisgned and engineered to be.”

Faculty and staff are invited to attend the free presentation. For more information, contact Drena Settles, SPAR program specialist, at 972-273-3597.

Chili Cookoff big success
The Journalism Club raised almost $180 for the Student Emergency Need Scholarship Fund at the Fifth Annual Chili Cookoff on March 7.

The money was raised from the sale of 50-cent tickets, which were purchased to sample the chili recipes competing for the coveted first place ribbon. Twenty contestants brought their Crockpots to campus for the returning judges to taste. Those judges were Kent Reppond, Len Kubiciek and Brent Dudenhoeffer.

Frances Foret, a lab coordinator in the Math, Science, Sports Sciences Teaching and Learning Center, took first place honors and a $50 gift certificate to Moe’s Southwest Grill for her “Prime Chili” recipe. Other winners were:

Second Place Ribbon & 4 tickets to Disney on Ice’s “Finding Nemo”:
JOHN MOSELEY
“Act II” Chili
Third Place Ribbon & 5 Subway Value Meals:
PATRICIA MAREZ
“Great Bowls of Fire”
Honorable Mention:
NORTH LAKE COLLEGE POLICE DEPT.
(MARY BLACKWELL)
“Hot Pursuit” chili
Honorable Mention:
TRIO/UPWARD BOUND
“Blazer Hot” Chili
Best Decorated Table: Nancee Ott, “Legal Psychedelic” chili
Most Tickets Sold: Mary Blackwell, NLC Police Dept.
Moe’s Southwest Grill gave away free samples off their menu from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., much to the delight of students and staff. There was also free ice cream.

NLC art students to exhibit work at ICTN
This summer, art students from North Lake will have their work on display at Irving Community Television Network, 233 South Rogers Road, from May 6 through Aug. 5.

The artists are: Tim Harding, Mikohl Minkler, Jena Rushing, Pat Sutterfi eld, Ginger Forson, Avli Dalal, Mark Dungan, Teena Kabetzke, Carey Polk, Judy Faue, Sar Urban, Patricia Lambert and Nisha Shah.

Rome Studies receives award
The Rome Study Abroad Program at North Lake received an honorable mention award in the 2005 American Council on International Intercultural Education Achievement Award, recognizing its excellence as a “comprehensive program in global education.”

SGA President awarded prestigious scholarship
Dawn Lassiter, president of NLC’s Student Government Association and a Phi Theta Kappa officer, recently received the 2005 Guistwhite Scholarship of $5,000 from the national Phi Theta Kappa organization. She was one of 20 students selected in this international competition.

Earth Day celebration March 30
This year’s Earth Day picnic will take place in the Courtyard from 11a.m., to 1 p.m. The day’s events will begin with a speaker, then free food will be served. Music will be provided by the North Lake Jazz Band.

Campus Conversations

March 30
10 a.m., Christa Slejko
April 7
2:30 p.m., Christa Slejko
April 13
10 a.m., Linda Glasscock
April 21
2:30 p.m., Candace Castillo
April 27
10 a.m., Mary Ciminelli
All conversations take place in the hall near the cafeteria.

Blast from the Past
Here are the answers to last month’s contest:

1. Lona Parr
2. Francis Osentowski
3. Harvey Miller
4. Alice Butler
5. Virginia Jones
6. Michael Marion
7. Charlotte Rike
8. Tommie Nieman
9. Jim Knowles
10. Patricia Corbett
11. Janice Lefl er
12. Nancy Castilla

Congratulations to Carolyn Anderson of Human Resources and Michele Hill of the Media Dept., for their correct entries. They split the $50 gift certificate to Moe’s Southwest Grill.

University reps schedule

Bookstore/cafeteria lobby

Dallas Baptist University
9-noon, April 4
DBU (College of Adult Ed)
4-7, April 5

Northwood University
9-noon, March 31

Our Lady of the Lake
9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., & 7 p.m.
April 19

Stephen F. Austin
9-2, April 28

Texas A&M-Commerce
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
March 30 & April 26

Texas Wesleyan
9:30-12:30
April 8, April 18
May 2, May 19

UNT
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
April 7, May 5
UNT - Dallas campus
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. , 4-6 p.m.
April 7, May 5

UT-Arlington
10-1, April 12

UT-Arlington, College of Business
9-1, April 11

UTD, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 19, April 28