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State representative visits North Lake

Republican Linda Harper-Brown is a Texas House Representative for District 105. Harper-Brown is running as an incumbent for another two-year term as state representative in 2011. Full story

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Contest: win a free iPod!

The News-Register will be giving away a free 8 gig iPod Nano to one lucky North Lake student. Full story

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NLC Theatre to stage comedy by Noel Coward

The popular Broadway play Present Laughter will be performed in the North Lake College Performance Hall March 9-12 by the NLC Theatre Company. Under the direction of Alice Butler, the three-act comedy is set in the London flat of a self-obsessed actor who is preparing for a touring commitment in Africa. Full story

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Texas colleges facing mandatory budget cuts

Gov. Rick Perry submits plan to reduce state funding to schools

In a letter to chancellors, presidents and directors of institutions of higher education, Governor Rick Perry requested that each state agency submit a plan to “identify savings in increments totaling 5 percent of the general revenue.” This means that colleges and universities will face a 5 percent cut from the state-funded portion of their budgets. Full story

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Second Nature

Jordan Roddy has his priorities in check and a basketball in his right hand

Basketball isn’t defined like any other sport for guard Jordan Roddy. The Houston native simply calls it second nature as he aspires to be the leader many never thought he would be. Full story

Haiti: The glorified tax write-off

Once again, Americans have come together to help everyone but ourselves. Our economy is dying, the unemployment rate is frighteningly high, but all of a sudden we have enough money to raise countless millions for Haiti. Full story

Haiti: The glorified tax write-off

Witty dialogue and slapstick humor save this movie

We’ve all seen this type of movie before. Somehow the dorky and average guy uses some sort of charm to land himself the insanely hot girl. Even though the plot has been done a million times, the witty dialect and humor in She’s Out of My League really saved it. Full story

Police Beat: Be smart and act safe, police say

The saying “lock, take, hide” is heard and stressed around the holidays, but this phrase can be useful year-round. Chief Chris Drake of the North Lake Police Department (NLPD) said even though the campus currently enjoys a low crime rate, the safety of the college community “is an ongoing concern. Full story

That's a bad call!

The final seconds are ticking off the clock and your team is down by one. Shot goes up. Miss. Player goes down but the whistle is silent. “Hey, where’s the foul?”—game is over. Full story

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Inspirational teacher

Colleagues reflect on the recent death of Justino Navarro

It was a night like any other when Justino Navarro ended his evening class several years ago. The North Lake College Spanish instructor packed up his belongings and walked up the stairs to the DART bus stop for his long journey home. Few people knew that Navarro had to take three buses every day to reach NLC for his classes. It was during one of those bus transfers that the dedicated teacher was beaten and robbed. Full story

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Brooklyn’s Finest are not the kindest

Brooklyn’s Finest is an action-packed drama that covers events surrounding the complicated lives of three police officers, Sal (Ethan Hawke), Tango (Don Cheadle) and Eddie (Richard Gere), who are not associated with one another. Full story

Democrats campaign for State House seat

Loretta Haldenwang and Kim Limberg had their first and only showdown in Dr. Gabriel Bach’s government class before the March 2010 Primaries. Both are running for District 5. Full story