A day in the life; Living among the homeless leads to new understanding
Written by Kasi Dickerson, Executive Editor
Dropping his body to the cold damp ground, he attempts to get some sleep after a long day of traveling the streets of Shreveport, La. With nothing but a coat to keep him warm, English instructor Gus LaFosse braves the below-freezing weather as a homeless person would. Despite warnings from his pastor and outdoor friends, LaFosse was determined to live on his own as a homeless person for a few days during his 31-day mission in December.
“It was the hardest part of the trip and the hardest four days of my life. It was horrible, absolutely horrible. I’ll never do that again,” LaFosse said. “Living homeless by yourself is something everyone should do once, but no one should ever have to do twice.”
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Penalties set for smoking, I.D. policy violations
Written by Katie Kuykendall, Staff Writer and Kasi Dickerson, Executive Editor
KC has set penalties to enforce the designated smoking areas and I.D. badge policy.
Sixteen areas across campus have been designated as smoking areas. The new designated smoking areas are the second stage of a three-phase plan. The first stage was to move smoking 30 feet away from the door.
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Parks Fitness Center offering flexible hours
Written by Jessica Blake, Staff Writer
The Parks Fitness Center is free of charge for any full-time KC student and offers general use of exercise equipment, group exercise classes, an indoor swimming pool and other services.
Add a commentA&M Texarkana deal ensures easy transfer
Written by Brittani Pfau, Assistant Editor
KC is now in an articulation agreement with A&M-Texarkana in an effort to help students transfer smoothly to the university.
Officials from both schools met in Kilgore on Jan. 18 to sign a Reciprocal Articulation Agreement which will “make transfer easier since we will coordinate and articulate programs of study,” said Dr. Bill Holda, president. “This agreement formalizes the transfer structure between our institutions and we will actually lookout some creative ways to improve opportunities and options for students who decide TAMU-Texarkana is a good fit for them. They will also offer transfer scholarships to our students.”
Add a commentCongress shelves Internet anti-piracy bills for now
Written by Kasi Dickerson, Executive Editor
Two anti-piracy bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are attempting redefining the future of the Internet.
According to opencongress.org the bills would “establish a system for taking down websites that the Justice Department determines to be dedicated to copyright infringement. The DoJ or the copyright owner would be able to commence a legal action against any site they deem to have ‘only limited purpose or use other than infringement,’ and the DoJ would be allowed to demand that search engines, social networking sites and domain name services block access to the targeted site. It would also make unauthorized web streaming of copyrighted content a felony with a possible penalty up to five years in prison.”
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