Nude art and Bible handouts spark LC campus controversy
Lee College faces a heated dispute over a student art show featuring nude drawings by Stephen Neihaus and a Gideons Bible distribution on campus. Supporters defend academic freedom while critics call the art obscene and ban the Bible outreach. Faculty and administrators weigh in on expression versus offense during Dec 2–8 events in Moser Hall.
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SC Student Congress Spring TJCSGA convention host
SC Student Congress plans to host the Texas Junior College Student Government Association Spring convention at Lee College with preparations underway. Debby Earnest leads the planning committee alongside Mona Seele and Carolyn Rainer. Plans include registration lunch meeting and a Mexican dinner with a theme featuring the San Jacinto Monument and Sam Houston. Delegates discussed parade involvement and noted Terri Rasberry’s parade float coordination. Early registration will feature a sign in Moser Hall announcing weekly Friday meetings. A State Convention in El Paso March 25 27 will offer contests in multimedia essay and scrapbook categories. A minority club petitions MLK birthday observance to Board of Regents. LC class day for Jan 15 status not yet reported.
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Martin Luther King Celebration at Lee College Jan 15
Lee College presents a Martin Luther King program at 7 p.m. January 15 in Rundell Hall Auditorium to honor King with a keynote by Robert McKinley Gilmore Sr. and a church choir, backed by a student and community team. Last year the event drew 700 attendees and officials weigh whether classes will be held that day.
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Statewide guidelines on campus drug use due process set
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board plans late spring rollout of due process guidelines for students accused of illegal drug use on campus. The process includes complaint filing, dean review, possible hearings, and potential penalties including dismissal, with counsel rights and possible immediate suspension for safety concerns.
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