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Newspaper
The Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1981
Page
2
A 3 AM customer tries to bribe a 24 hour clerk to sell beer by leaving a ten dollar bill and claiming a dropped payment. The clerk refuses, citing illegality and job risk, while the tale pivots to a broader critique of political bribery and double standards in representation.
The Lantern is a student published newspaper at Lee College Baytown Texas. It lists staff roles including managing editor entertainment editor and sports coordinator. It states submission rules letters must include name and phone, and that opinions reflect editors or writers not the college. Advertising rate is two eighty per column inch.
The writer urges gun control reforms while defending the right to bear arms. They advocate unloading firearms at home and yearly federal registration to aid law enforcement and prevent tragedies like a 3 year old in New York using a 357 Magnum. The message stresses personal responsibility and the potential to save lives.
Aylene Todd at LC Bookstore explains the buy-back policy in place since 1968, rebating 50 percent of the original price for books. She notes Lee College is among few schools still offering rebates on paperbacks used by instructors.
Applications are being taken for editor positions on the Lantern and Reflections for the 1981 fall semester. Applications are due April 1. Interested students can contact Lois Niemann, adviser, in 120 or 121 Rundell Hall.
A reader recounts how Lee College supported her and her husband from 1967 through 1980. She praises educators for their care, encouragement, and flexibility as she earned a degree around family duties and her mother’s illness. She notes their impact on her children attending classes and on continuing education.
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