College changes require signed student evaluations amid debate
President defends new signing rule as faculty memo outlines that students must sign a roster rather than the Scantron sheet to verify participation. Student leaders call the plan an intimidation tactic while others defend the process as a trustworthy measure. college officials say legal use and privacy concerns are weighed, with further council review planned this month.
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Regents
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Renteria
Melissa Harmon
Harmon
Muriel Tyssen
English, Communications and Fine Arts
Tyssen
Deans’ Council
Legal medical experts challenge board plan on student essays
A Texas college program uses TASP style essays to flag possible psychological issues and refers students to campus counselors. Critics from the ACLU and psychology fields question privacy, data use, and test validity, while counselors emphasize confidentiality and intervention.
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Pan Board
Henry
Blevins
Campus security memo issued after purse snatch on campus
A purse snatching near Moler Hall prompted LC President Dr. Vivian Blevins to issue a security memo. The memo calls for improved campus lighting by February, hiring more security officers, a safety poster campaign, and December safety sessions. The incident followed a theft of a maroon 1986 Ford Mustang LX recovered near Riggs and Elm.
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College security measures eyed as state guidance awaited
Officials at San Jacinto College plan to seek state guidelines from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board while reviewing practices at other institutions. Campus security steps discussed include lighting, potential student monitors, and video doors surveillance under a federal act, the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990, which requires crime data disclosure to employees, students, and applicants.
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Addresses Plans To Expand Honors Courses At LC
Britt outlines expansion of honors offerings at LC with an interdisciplinary American studies track taught by Britt and Muriel plus a separate humanities course by Noah Smith. The programs now appear on transcripts as honors, and the committee urges adding one new course each semester for five years. Admission requires instructor approval.
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Muriel Tyssen
Noah Smith
Christmas Parade Participants Planned for Baytown Parade
Christmas Parade Student Congress members will participate in the Baytown Christmas Parade, which will begin at 6 30 p m today, showcasing student groups in a community event.
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