Symposium on Texas politics shows shift to GOP rise
A Texas politics symposium set for October 1 examines the shift from a long Democratic lean to Republican strength in the state. Speakers include State Senator Gene Green, Alan Erwin, Thomas Whatley, and Frances Farenthold, with LC ties cited for several participants. The event, themed Texas Politics in Transition, coincides with a presidential election year.
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Roberts
Gene Green
Alan Erwin
Thomas Whatley
Baytonians
Robert E. Lee High School
University of Texas In Austin
Phi Delta Phi
Frances “Sissy” Farenthold
Corpus Christi
Lee College enrollment climbs as 1988 hours rise
Preliminary figures show a three year growth in Lee College headcount and contact hours with 1988 hours up 4 percent from 1986. Full time enrollment fell 18 percent since 1984 while part time grew, and fall 1988 total enrollment rose to 3,732. Sophomores and freshmen comprise notable shares with 2,582 freshmen and 541 sophomores. Postgraduates and special classifications account for 15.78 percent of the campus population.
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Lee College
Ed Monk
College officials await bond rating to start Lee College projects
Lee College waits for a bond rating before selling bonds and starting construction on campus. President Dr. Vivian Blevins says rating arrival in late fall will allow planning to gel. Nine architects submitted proposals for science labs and library expansion with two top firms set to present to the Board of Regents.
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Vivian Blevins
Kyle Jennings
Jennings
Board of Regents
Baytown
Blevins
Moser Hall
Rundell Hall
Gilbert Approaches Coastline as College Closes Campus
As Hurricane Gilbert nears the Texas coast, Lee College locks classes Wednesday night through Friday and cancels the Thursday board of regents meeting. Dean of Students says missed classes require no makeup. Safety tips urge unplugging equipment, securing loose items, locking windows, and reporting broken locks. Notices will broadcast on KBUK and KIKK, with closures posted via Jennings’s office.
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Kyle Jennings
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Jennings
Lee College
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