Violent fight curtails campus gameroom hours
Baytown police report a March 11 fight in the LC gameroom left freshman Johnny Montgomery with minor injuries but later claimed a broken arm. Suspects include Reginald Franklin, dismissed from LC, and a Robert E. Lee High School student not enrolled at LC. Franklin was arrested March 12 on unspecified charges.
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Baytown
Johnny “ Duckie” Montgomery
Gameroom
Reginald J. Franklin
Montgomery
Franklin
Robert E. Lee
SC Security
Ross S. Sterling High School
Robert E. Lee High School
Ed Monk
Harris County Sheriff's Deputies
Lee College suit over harassment and probe into auto shop funds
Lead auto shop instructor Larry Lawson accuses Lee College and officials of harassment and discrimination while a Harris County district attorney probe examines procurement of cars and parts. Lawson seeks 3.5 million dollars claiming the investigation hampers his teaching and alleges unrepaid outlays.
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Larry Lawson
Lee College
Board of Regents
Vivian Blevins
Jim Hickman
Lawson
Brian Coyne
Houston
Harris County
Blevins
Spring Fling signups rise as Ugly Man contest leads
The Spring Fling on April 11 draws growing activity with two top events the Ugly Man and Kiss a Pig contests. SC committee chairwoman Barbara Castellanos says more students can sign up, and instructors and counselors including Ramon Vela and Jay Spears have joined as contestants. Vela, returning champ, hints at a new plan without details. Robert E. Lee High School Future.
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Student Congress
SC Committee
Barbara Castellanos
Charles Shafer
Ted Olsen
Bill McNeill
Ramon Vela
Bobby Wheatfall
Dennis Dressler
Jay Spears
Jaime Cascante
Vela
Castellanos
Robert E. Lee
New LC Players win big at Baylor festival
New Lee College Players earned 10 awards of excellence at the Texas Junior College Speech and Theater Association festival in Waco after performing Carl Goldoni’s The Servant of Two Masters. A cast member quit last minute. the remaining cast rewrote the part and rehearsed until midnight.
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New Lee College Players
Carl Goldoni
Texas Junior College Speech and Theater Association
Baylor University
Lynette Jones
Waco
Jones
Galveston Prepares for Annual Spring Break Student Influx
Galveston Park Board and Power 104 Radio announce weekend events across March as thousands of students flood the island for spring break. Activities include sand sculpture contests at Stewart Beach, Dunk-a-Deb booths for charity, swimsuit contests, and concerts at R A Apffel Park with proceeds aiding the Red Cross and Lifesaving Association. Police patrols will be stepped up to manage crowds.
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Galveston
Galveston Park Board
U of H
University of St. Thomas
South Texas School of Law
Rice University
Galveston Park Board of Trustees
Power 104 Radio
Stewart Beach
Regis
Too Much Joy
R. A. Apffel Park
Park Board
Power 104
Gulf Shore
American Red Cross
United States Lifesaving Association
Gulf Coast
Galveston Island Offers Nontraditional Spring Break Deals
Galveston Island promotes alternative Spring Break with discounts for college students. The Galveston Historical Foundation offers reduced admission March discounts at Ashton Villa, Texas Seaport Museum, 1839 Williams Home and the American National Observation Area, encouraging students to explore beyond the beach.
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Galveston Island
Galveston Historical Foundation
University J.D
GHF
Ashton Villa
Texas
Seaport Museum
Williams Home
New American National Observation Area
Lee College hosts literary festival April 8-9
The 2nd Lee College Literary Spring Art Festival runs April 8-9 in Tucker Hall Auditorium with the Lyceum Committee and Texas Council on the Arts sponsoring. Participants include novelist R S Gwynn of Lamar University and other published writers discussing discovery and memory in art.
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Lee College
Tucker Hall
Lyceum Committee
Texas Council On the Arts
Marianne Loyd
Loyd
R.S. Gwynn
Lamar University
Beaumont
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