Universities Drop Indian Mascot Sparks Campus Debate
Colorado to Illinois universities weigh changes to team nicknames and logos amid concerns of racism and sexism. USC in Pueblo ends the Indian name this semester after faculty and students urged rebranding. Marquette and St John’s switched mascots amid similar pressures. Illinois faces ongoing protests and support from alumni over Chief Illiniwek, with trustees having kept the symbol in place.
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Colorado
Massachusetts
University of Southern Colorado
USC
Bob Shirley
Shirley
Pueblo
Colo
Warrior Willie
Red Storm
Form
Redmen
St. John’s University
Jamaica
N.Y
Marquette University
Golden Eagles
The
Warriors
Milwaukee
Wis
Chief Illiniwek
U of I
Jeff Unger
University
Illinois
Daily
Illini
Unger
Benchmark deadline extended for Lee College submissions
The deadline for Benchmark Lee College's award winning literary magazine is moved to February 15. Submit to editor Whit Snyder in room 114 Social Science building or call 425 6506 for details. Six submissions per person. blind judging by student staff. poetry stories essays photos art welcome for April issue.
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Lee College
Whit Snyder
Social Science
Call Snyder
James Dickey appearance at Lee College canceled
Bestselling novelist and poet James Dickey's February 2 reading at Lee College is canceled due to illness. The Lyceum Committee had rescheduled from November 10, with no further plans to bring Dickey to campus this semester.
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James Dickey
Lee College
David Mohlman
Public Information Office
Dickey
Lyceum Committee
White Sea
Mohiman
Spring Film Fest lineup announced for Moler Hall
Student Activities unveils the spring semester film schedule with noon showings in Moler Hall. Scheduled titles include Clear and Present Danger on Feb 21, Hoop Dreams on Mar 1, Airheads on Mar 28, True Lies on Apr 11, and Drop Zone on Apr 19. Admission is free.
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Harrison Ford
Adam Sandler
Brandon Frasier
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jamie Lee Curtis
Wesley Snipes
Moler Hall
New Lee College Cheerleader Joins Squad Amid Changes
Lee College announces Shelia Barnett as a new cheerleader replacing Laur ie Burns and Jon Clinton who left the team after the fall semester. Barnett attended Mt. Carmel High School in Houston and cheered all four years. The squad will perform at home basketball games and some baseball games, host a car wash on Garth Road in April, hold a cheer clinic on April 8, and hold tryouts on April 22 with sign-up due by April 21.
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Lee College
Shelia Barnett
Laurie Burns
Jon Clinton
Burns
Clinton
Barnett
Mt. Carmel
Houston
Checkers Hamburger Stand
Garth Rd
Trey Shockley
Non-Traditional Student Office sponsors romance contest
The Non-Traditional Student office invites entries for a most romantic saying or poem due by Feb 10 at the Kelly and Tim Bell Student Suite. The winner announced Feb 14 at 12 pm during the Open House and published in The Lantern. Orientation Feb 7 at Tucker Hall features speakers Coach Ron Ummel and Raymond Pouchot.
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Kelly
Tim Bell
Tucker Hall
Ron Ummel
Raymond Pouchot
Robbin Summers
Music auditions set for April 22
Music scholarship auditions are scheduled for April 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cobb Auditorium and Donald O. Huddle Wing. Instrumental, keyboard, and vocal categories require sight reading, solos, and theory placement. appointments are needed and can be made by calling the Music Office.
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Music Department
Neva Neumann Cobb
Kevin Guess
Cobb Auditorium
Edythe Old Studio
Learning Resource Center
Charles Ward
Houston Chronicle
Music Department News
Donald O. Huddle
UIL
Music Office
Lynn Lamkin
David Corder
Baytown Symphony Orchestra
Robert E. Lee High School
Henry Mancini
BSO
Lee College spring enrollment rises 4.4 percent
Enrollment at Lee College for the spring semester climbs 4.4 percent from last year with 4,113 students enrolled as of the first day of classes. The gain is linked to stronger high school recruiting by LC counselors. Contact hours also rise 1.64 percent to 777,056 this term, affecting state funding per hour.
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Lee College
Tom Sanders
Sanders
Steve Evans
Financial Services
Snack bar extends hours on trial basis
The Rebel Roost snack bar extends hours from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on a one month trial after a petition by Student Congress. If profitable, hours may remain. if not, the bar will revert to 6:30 p.m. closing. Linda Bradshaw and Dennis Topper will evaluate impact and staffing concerns.
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Student Congress
Linda Bradshaw
Dennis Topper
Bradshaw
Lee College Counseling Center to Host Orientation Seminars
Lee College counselors announced orientation seminars led by Taylor to help new students learn about campus resources. Sessions cover the library, labs, TASP testing, graduation requirements and financial aid, with sessions Monday evenings and February 14 morning, in the Edythe Old Studio.
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Taylor
Lee College
Edythe Old
Counseling Center
Dennis Dressler
Awareness Club to Host Black History Month Events
The Awareness Club invites students to events including a February literary reading and an April International Expo. Tickets cost eight dollars for students and ten dollars for non students, available in Room 110 Social Science Building. Volunteers may contact Dalcour at 425 6353 3 to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Meetings are Wednesdays 1 to 2 p.m. in Room 110.
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Dalcour
Marvin Ross
Social Science
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