Campus News

Childcare Offered on Campus for Competitive Rate

By Aesha Jones
Childcare is offered at Cheyenne and West Charleston campuses at the College of Southern Nevada for a competitive rate. The Early Childhood Education Lab Program is nationally accredited and licensed by the State of Nevada. It is also linked to CSN’s Department of Education. The Lab focuses on rich learning environments to foster children’s development and education, as noted on its website. Parents can enroll children 6 months through kindergarten. Emily Rafael, a parent whose child attends this program, said, “I can’t praise this program enough. They foster expressing emotions verbally and teach them how to work things out among peers. I highly recommend this program because it gives the children a sense of well-being and proper development.”
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Money Raised for CSN Homeless Students

By Daniel Avila
March Music Madness took place March 14 at College of Southern Nevada’s Charleston campus. The fundraiser aimed to raise awareness and money to change the circumstances of CSN homeless students. That’s why ASCSN student government Senator Jonathan “Streetz” Paya, with the High-5 Scholarship, a joint effort by CSN and Silver State Schools Credit Union that raise funds for CSN homeless students, and several others hosted this fundraising event. According to a study released by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, a non-profit organization, and its Homelessness Research Institute in Washington, D.C., five out of 1,000 Las Vegas residents are homeless.
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