Education for Inmates Shapes the New Recidivism Fight
Hodgin, dean of extension services at Lee College, details decades of prison education work with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. She notes reduced recidivism among graduates, cites studies from 1980s, and reflects on the program's impact on inmates’ futures and families.
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Lee College
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Billy Walker
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Snake of censorship bites academic freedom at mall exhibit
A Lee College mall display of art on American Indians faced removal after two administrators claimed visual standards and the mall’s non campus status. The author decries censorship as violence against thought, links it to conservative backlash and figures like Reagan and Bush, and urges defense of personal liberty and artistic expression.
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Lee College
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Editor disputes quote on Lee College incident
The Lee College controversy highlights editor Vivian Blevins challenging a reporter over misquotes about student athletes and off campus behavior. College officials say they respect Coach Kinnan and Athletic Director Voytek while reviewing legal ties to athletes and handling of the incident.
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Ken Voytek
Tom Sanders
Lantern note on policy and opinions disclaimer
A staff box on page 2 explains letters policy and states that Opinions on The Other Side reflect writers views and do not represent The Lantern, Lee College administration faculty or staff. The disclaimer appears in a campus newspaper context.
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Freedom and scandal collide in 1991 media blur
A rambling nostalgia piece critiques sensational tabloids as 1991 reveals public obsessions with sex and fame. It cites Geraldo Rivera’s memoir, Jessica Lange and Mikhail Baryshnikov interviews, Tai Collins and Senator Robb Playboy fallout, Mickey Rourke’s Village Voice interview, and Alec Baldwin with Monica Seles. The author links these to a broader erosion of privacy, government transparency, and the role of media, concluding with questions about artistic freedom at Lone College and a campus sculpture removal.
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Alec Baldwin
Monica Seles
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