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North Lake's proposed Web-based radio station, KBLZ, is on hold. Brought to the drawing board in 2007 by the Student Leadership Institute (SLI), the idea for KBLZ began as a club project. "Every semester we give the students a project that they need to complete," said Adrianne Settles, sponsor of SLI, a club designed to enhance leadership skills and opportunities for students.
Last year I jumped at the chance to make it on North Lake College's Dragon Boat team. We faired below average to say the least. We got beat by everyone including a school of eighth grade Kung Fu kids. Hosted by the Marco Polo World Foundation to showcase Asian culture and promote the sport of dragon boating in the DFW region, the boat races beckoned me to compete again.
Many may have wondered what prompted Texas Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, to propose SB 1164 this year, a bill that would allow college students at public institutions to carry concealed handguns on campus. The bill passed through the Senate committee May 20 with a vote of 19-12, and rushed toward the House of Representatives in a race for resolution before the 81st Texas Legislature adjourned June 1.
Colleges in Texas have had a continuous growth in student enrollment each year since 2004, and North Lake College is no exception. "We know that economy is a factor," said Teresa Isbell, director of Institutional Research Planning and Development. "Also, many students come back from universities to finish courses at a less expensive rate.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is now accepting and processing applications for the Post 9/11 GI Bill, otherwise known as the "21st Century GI Bill." The new law, which goes into effect Aug. 1, could open college doors to thousands of veterans, many of whom would not otherwise have considered college because of the expense.
North Lake College prides itself on having a diverse population. Students from as far away as Korea, Nepal and Kenya have come to NLC to get an education. The price tag for that education, however, is much higher than local students pay. And there's more pressure to succeed.
Johnny Depp portrays gangster John Dillinger in an entertaining shoot-'em-up movie. This movie by director Michael Mann stars Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale and Billy Crudup. It's 1933 and America is in the fourth year of the Great Depression.
The nationwide deficit in nurses triggered a response from Dallas County Community College District's El Centro College in May. El Centro teamed with Nurses Now International (NNI), a company that provides long-term staffing contracts for bilingual registered nurses from Mexico, to help solve the sweltering issue in Texas.
Have you ever watched the movie credits roll and have a loss for words? Completely speechless? Utterly shocked and amazed? Like you can't believe what you just saw? That's the way I felt after watching Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Words cannot describe what you are watching on the screen.
The North Lake College Blazers baseball team was controlling its destiny late in the season looking for a six-game winning streak to keep playoff hopes alive. But it wasn't the strategy the team had hoped for. The Blazers found themselves mid-way through the season with a last potential playoff spot and took the initiative by winning six out of eight games after a slow start.
