Part-time instructor goes ‘Old School’

By Adriana Avila, Managing Editor

 Old School is teach­ing the arts of tradi­tional and sustainable living, said Part-time C ommu n i c a t i o n s Instructor and Old School founder Maggie Shepard.

Based in the Albuquerque Mennonite Church on Girard Boulevard, Old School teaches the basics of a viable lifestyle that have been used for centuries, she said.

“People are finally get­ting back to their roots and the natural way to live,” said Shepard.

The program offers several classes that include canning, cheese making, as well as a kitchen cos­metics class that teaches students how to make skin cream and lip balm.

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Students invent new product to curb texting and driving accidents

By Adriana Avila, Managing Editor | Photo courtesy Greg Mascarena

Students Greg and Daisy Mascarena attribute their success to attending CNM.
Students Greg and Daisy Mascarena attribute their success to attending CNM.

In just three months Business Administration major Greg Mascarena and former Health Information Technology major Daisy Mascarena invented a hands-free smartphone accessory which they hope will prevent texting and driving accidents.

The product is a wrist strap that attaches to a smartphone so that wearers can talk on speakerphone while doing other things, said Greg Mascarena.

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