New & Notes

Lightning safety device installed on roof
A new safety device has been installed on the roof of the F Building on the northeast corner above the north entrance of the Natatorium, said Steve Schellenberg, building operations supervisor for NLC.

“This system is designed to predict a lightning strike within a five-mile diameter area of the unit,” said Schellenberg. “When the computer senses a hazardous condition for a lightning strike, it will activate a 15-second blast from the horn cluster. A yellow strobe light will activate and stay on until the danger has passed or at least 10 minutes after the last detection of lightning.” Should you hear the lightning prediction system activate, you should immediately seek shelter, he said.

Location of tornado shelters on campus
The weather alert siren for the NLC campus is located on Walnut Hill Lane. Shelters are located all over campus, but specifically in P-207, P-213, P-235, P-239, P-249, and P-250. Also, T-114, T-148, T-123. In the F Building, go to F-102 (girl’s locker room) or F-106 (weight room).

Symposium to focus on race and poverty
The sociology, religion, psychology and government departments at NLC will host a fall symposium on Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Gallery, from noon until 1:30 p.m.

The topic of the discussion will be “A New Look at Race and Poverty in America.” A panel of faculty members will present ideas from their disciplines and take questions and comments from the audience.

For more information, contact Professor Christan Amundsen at 972-273-3546, and look for more details in next month’s News-Register. The Journalism Club will help sponsor the event.

Hispanic Heritage Day Fiesta contest
Student Programs and Resources (SPAR) will sponsor a Hispanic Heritage Day Fiesta on Thursday, Sept. 29, in the cafeteria at 12:30 p.m. and again at 5:30 p.m.

In celebration of the upcoming event, SPAR Program Specialist Drena Settles has extended the celebration to the staff at NLC to decorate office doors or offices. The winner of the decorating contest will be announced at the fiesta. For more information, call Settles at 972-273-3597.

“Use the Blues” is new motto at NLC
North Lake GREEN (the Environmental Club) has kicked off a new campaign, “Use the Blues,” encouraging everyone to dispose of their plastic drink bottles by tossing them in any of the blue bins on campus.

“It’s OK to mix paper, aluminum and glass with the plastics,” said Monica Atwell, club sponsor.

NLC student wins 3rd place in literary contest
Lucien Rene Nanton, a student in the Creative Writing Program under the direction of Dr. Nancy Castilla, won third place for his essay, “Lamentation of the Dying,” from the National League for Innovation Literary Contest.

Nanton took first place at the District level before his essay went on to the national competition, where he received $100.

Short film takes 1st place; Cannes hires alum
The short film that won Best of Show at North Lake’s video festival took first place at the Women in Film’s Chick Flicks event Sept. 13 at the Angelica Film Center.

It beat out films by professionals and SMU seniors. It is called Just Deserts for Bohden Green and was produced by the students in June Boniedot’s Studio Production class last spring. It was written and produced by Barry Adams, Lauren Youngblood and Nikki Bingham.

Teaching assistant and Video Technology graduate Tom Post was hired as a freelance videographer to shoot at the Cannes Film Festival. He got to have dinner with Liza Minnelli.

Video students worked on the crews of two separate independent features films over the summer. The films were Bloodlines (starring Lou Diamond Phillips) and Evil Behind You .

Free Yoga classes every Tuesday
The Yoga Meditation Club at North Lake will present classes and instruction in meditation every Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in room A-376. For more information, call 972-699-3838 or 214-315-0869.

The Fitness and Bodybuilding Club
The Fitness and Bodybuilding Club at NLC is fortunate to have Matt Brown, a Junior National competitor and personal trainer. Matt will be dispelling the myths surrounding the fitness industry. He will be lecturing about the following:

Oct. 2 - Training Resources
Oct. 9 - Nutrition
Oct. 16 – Supplementation

For more information, e-mail: NLC@bodybuilders.com or LRM7420@dcccd.edu