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L&C’s Student Newspaper Racks Up 17 ICCJA Awards
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu The 2020 Spring conference to announce the winners of the Illinois Community College Journalism Association’s annual newspaper contest may have been canceled due to COVID-19, but it didn’t stop the ICCJA…
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The Attack of Mental Illnesses
By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu In today’s society, mental illnesses are becoming even more common as the days tend to go by. As human beings, being able to know exactly what a mental illness is and…
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Companies Pitching In to Fight Covid-19
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu The coronavirus outbreak has infected over two million people world-wide and over 134,000 have died from complications of Covid-19 at the time this was written. Much of the United States, along…
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NASA’s in Space Solution to Keeping Plants Alive
By Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu Have you ever wondered if there were plants in space? If so, do they actually grow? I am quite sure we have all had those thoughts! Of course, there are plants…
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The Tantamount Genealogy Research in Illinois
Alexandra Blockton ablockton@lc.edu Research Completed by Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library in Alton, Illinois on November 2019 Illinois History The original inhabitants of the area that is now called Illinois were the Chickasaw, the…
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Virtual Student Activities During Self-Isolation
By Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu As many of you may already know, I am the current Student Activities President at Lewis and Clark Community College (L&C). I was pretty bummed to find out that all of…
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Do Not Go Hungry
Donald Becker dobecker@lc.edu You do not have to go hungry during the COVID-19 outbreak. As stated in The New York Times, “Feeding America, the nation’s largest network of food banks, with more than 200 affiliates,…
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Covid-19 Stimulus Package & Financial Extensions
By: Jenna Shelton jshelton@lc.edu Due to the Coronavirus’ extensive impact on families being laid off or having reduced work hours, the Federal Government has issued a stimulus package. A few of the items from the…
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Leet Tech: Things and tips to Have In This Video-Conference Having World
By Gary Chapman gchapman@lc.edu As the world shifts from offices to working from home, you are going to need a few things to get yourself really sorted. Here are some items and some tips to…