Society & Culture
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Moving Steady Without Distractions in Life
Alexandra Blockton Ablockton@lc.edu Often, individuals can find an activity that brings them joy and happiness! It can allow them to enhance their sense of self-growth and achieve their goals. This can be known as a…
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Underground Railroad Bus Tour Leads the LC Community on a Journey Through the Black History of Alton
By Kal Weiss kkweiss@lc.edu On Thursday, Feb. 15, the Underground Railroad bus tour visited Alton with a group who learned the rich and deep history of Alton’s involvement in the Underground Railroad. The group visited…
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Echoes of Heritage: Celebrating African American Culture at SIUE’s Black Theatre Workshop
By: Katie Loethen Kloethen@lc.edu To commemorate Black History Month and highlight the significance of African American culture, Lewis and Clark Community College (LC) hosted a SIUE Black Theatre Workshop on February 21 in the Trimpe…
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Fighting Against Hate Speech Without Restricting our Freedom of Speech
By Joshua Schumacher jschumacher@lc.edu Recently Brazil expanded its hate speech laws to include homophobia. Brazilian hate speech laws allow the government to levy punishments to people who say hateful things in public. This is quite…
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Anime Conbini Mart: Where Mini Meets Mighty in the World of Anime Conventions
By Taylor L. Smith taysmith@lc.edu Conventions are a great way for people with any sort of special interest or hobby to meet and connect with others with the same or similar special interests or…
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“Grow Through What You Go Through” – All about my interactive mural and what it means to me.
By: Megan Doyle mjdoyle@lc.edu To give you a little bit of a back story behind the meaning of my mural and how it came about, I’ll take you back to 2020. During that year,…
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Hustle Culture and Why You Should Avoid It Created
By McKenzie Parish mlparish@lc.edu There is a toxic ideology spreading across subsets of the internet. This ideology has been dubbed by many as hustle culture. The influencers behind this movement are spreading concerning viewpoints, mainly…
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Hostile Architecture Forces Housed and Unhoused Citizens Into Discomfort
by McKenzie Parish mlparish@lc.edu What is the purpose of local government? Most people think the government is meant to serve its citizens and maintain the local infrastructure. However, lately many governments have been more concerned…
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Capturing Memories: How a Brain Injury Taught Me the Importance of Real Friends and Pictures
By: Isabelle Flener Iflener@lc.edu My mother has imparted many pearls of wisdom during her lifetime, some of which I listened to as a young adult, while others I did not. One piece of advice that…