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Newspaper
The Lantern
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1985
Page
2
The Lantern outlines its goals as a forum for student expression and public service, providing college and community information, and offering journalism experience. It promotes fairness, accuracy, and thoroughness, with editorials and letters to the editor, in-depth coverage of issues, and responsible reporting aligned with college activities.
The Lantern at Lee College asserts First Amendment protection for the student newspaper and staff. It emphasizes duties to be fair and truthful, cover government and federal institutions, protect privacy, recognize public servants, and accept consequences of errors while opposing censorship and denigration.
The Lantern accepts local and national advertising at current rates of 3.50 dollars per column inch local and .450 per agate line national. The Lantern prohibits ads that promote illegal activities are libelous obscene or in poor taste.
The Lantern at Lee College invites response to articles and opinions but requires letters to include the writer name social security and telephone numbers. The editor reserves the right to select and edit letters for publication and notes opinions reflect the writers not necessarily the college or board.
Laurie Barnett notes the Lantern staff aims to publish a campus newspaper for 1985 86. The note encourages student participation and attendance at clubs dances intramurals and events and invites story ideas and feedback.
Opinion argues warnings on music lyrics are overdue with PTA and PMRC push creating clear adult guidance. It criticizes symbol ratings as confusing and favors a simple large X label plus an age restriction to shield youths from explicit content.
An opinion piece critiquing the Fifth U.S. Court of Appeals for upholding Texas Penal Code 21.06 which bans sodomy between same sex adults. The author argues the ruling imposes government morality on private conduct and risks increased discrimination against homosexuals, contrasting with past norms and civil rights. The piece warns of a broader backlash and erosion of personal liberty.
A first person tale traces a narrator’s shift from indifference to obsession with seatbelts after a 1985 ban. He describes posters, black market belts, a roadblock sting, and patriotic fear, ending with the claim he is a lifelong seatbelt junky.
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