Sigma Chi Chi traveled to Nashville, Tenn., for the American Criminal Justice Association National Conference on March 21. The group was there for a week and attended events that consisted of a crime scene challenge, standardized testing, a firearms competition and physical agility course. Ten people went on the trip, two of which were the instructors, Cristy and Dennis Mulanax, and Carlos Hernandez, Angel Corral, Maria Hernandez, Robert Hoskinson, Chase Miller, Jessica Guerrero, Stephanie Guirola and Marcos Gonzalez. Guerrero said she enjoyed the crime scene challenge. Crime scenes were placed in numerous hotel rooms and students had to investigate and find evidence. They had 15 minutes to gather all their information. Evidence for the scenes consisted of bullet shells, fingerprints, accessories and guns. Participants also got to fill out warrants and experience the process of report writing. Another competition consisted of physical agility. It was a small course that had to be completed in five minutes. “I started to realize how much work it was going to take in the future, not only physically but also mentally,” Guerrero said. She was nervous and doubting whether she would be able to complete it. According to Guerrero, “to complete the agility course you had to flip a tire, go through a small cave, jump hay bales, and save a very heavy dummy.” Guerrero was able to finish the agility course in 2 minutes and 36 seconds; she said she enjoyed how people were supporting even though they were strangers. The conference also featured events about photography, forensic anthropology and a cadaver lab. First year criminal justice, student Miller said, “We were awarded two academic awards and a trophy for physical agility.” Last year in regionals, Corral and Gonzalez won awards, in firearms and investigation. Next year, the American Criminal Justice Association National Conference will be in California. Cristy Mulanax, adviser, told her members to not be scared to speak to people, to connect. Guerrero said she took this into consideration because attendees might come across someone who might want to hire them or give them an internship. Both Guerrero and Corral mentioned how the trip brought Sigma Chi Chi members closer. Guerrero stated the long road time hours gave them the time to know each other. This is Guerrero’s first year in criminal justice. “It was fun and I learned a lot in the conference that I didn’t know before.”