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Avoid simplifying Trayvon Martin story

Danny Spatchek, Editor-in-Chief April 5, 2012

More than five weeks ago, a white-looking neighborhood watch coordinator named George Zimmerman shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old named Trayvon Martin as he walked down the street. Zimmerman was...

The Non-Traditional Life: My gift to you

The Non-Traditional Life: My gift to you

Al Fairchild, Staff Reporter March 7, 2012

During the nearly two years I’ve been a non-traditional student at Lakeland, I’ve come to appreciate the assistance my traditional classmates continually provide—things like showing me how to use...

Committee’s choice not to hold forums the right one

March 7, 2012

On the advice of the search agency it employs, the Presidential Search Committee (PSC) included open forums as part of the search for Lakeland’s next president last year. Anyone who wished to attend...

Strive for Jeremy Lin’s perseverance, not just his success

February 23, 2012

February 2012 has been the month of Jeremy Lin. Before it started, the life of the New York Knicks point guard had been the book of the obscure toiler. As a high school senior, he led his team to a state...

The NonTraditional Life: Dont attempt this at home

The NonTraditional Life: Don’t attempt this at home

Al Fairchild, Staff Reporter February 23, 2012

Head: Don’t attempt this at home I recall—when I was a traditional student at a large land-grant university during the Seventies—that there were always pranks going around the campus. Many had...

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