Christin Walker is a Lee Clarion sports writer who has been student teaching in Thailand. In this article she personally explores the differences between American and Thai sports. Hey Lee University! It’s Christin Walker, here, and I’m student teaching in Thailand for the first half of this semester. Among the crazy food, unique customs and distinctive [...]
The Lee Flames are ready to take their place on the baseball diamond once again. Despite the cold temperatures of a Tennessee winter, the team has been practicing diligently since they returned for the spring semester. While the Flames lost many key players, they also gained some rather talented transfers. Head coach Mark Brew is [...]
When medical professionals diagnosed Dr. Wendy Steinberg, associate professor of psychology, with kidney cancer, she was not surprised. On Dec. 6, Steinberg was running late for a Bible study when interference with her radio caused her to switch to a station she had never heard before. As she was pulling into the church parking lot, [...]
“Freedom Is Not Free.” I can’t tell you how many times I have seen bumper stickers, billboards, commercials or dozens of other types of advertisement emblazoned with those four words. However, for all the times I had seen that phase, a new perspective came to me as I read it once more just a few [...]
“There is a sound that You are waiting to hear, the sound that You will use to set your people free. It’s the sound that You heard at Jericho, It’s the sound that You heard in that Philippine jail, It’s the sound that You will use to set Your people free” The above is a [...]
For Valentine’s Day, Ben Jones and Kelsie Bowman are teaming together to show both the men’s and the ladies’ perspective of the perfect date. With Valentine’s Day upon us, it’s inevitable that we’re all thinking of some ways to spend that perfect day with a special someone. The question to ask is this: do guys [...]
For Valentine’s Day, Ben Jones and Kelsie Bowman are teaming together to show both the men’s and the ladies’ perspective of the perfect date. Valentine’s Day is well known for creative dates that impress and enchant a significant other. Of course, this can be a challenge for the man in the relationship; creating the perfect [...]
A new student-led ministry gives the women of Lee the opportunity to minister to middle school girls. Life423 Ministry is a group that “seeks to bless the young (and often difficult) lives of our local girls” at Lake Forest Middle School, said Anna Rich, a junior Bible and theology major and the club’s president. Also [...]
Players have yet to arrive in Miami for Super Bowl XLIV, but the New Orleans Saints are already taking their shots at Peyton Manning and the AFC champion Indianapolis Colts. Tuesday, Jan. 26, Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams promised that his players would lay some “remember-me shots” on a usually well-guarded Manning during the game. [...]
My latest obsession and favorite guilty pleasure is MTV’s newest hit The Jersey Shore. Many of you might watch this series thinking of how trashy and outrageous these “Guidos” are but, you just don’t understand. I am purely Irish with red hair and freckles but my Jersey roots sometimes pull the “guidette” out of me. [...]
Thursday, Jan. 28, students had the opportunity to participate in an intramural bowling tournament for the chance to compete in the regional recreational tournament. Over 50 Lee students showed up at Galaxy Bowling North Lee in hopes of winning one of four spots on the team that will compete in the regional tournament at [...]
In keeping with the spirit of the 2010 Winter Olympics, this series introduces readers to some of the events that will be taking place in Vancouver. The luge is a commonly misunderstood Olympic sport that involves aerodynamics and strategy as well as physical endurance. The luge was introduced at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria in 1964. There [...]
Although the snow brought laughter and cheers from students at Lee, the girl’s rugby team had mixed feelings about the weather. They were disappointed because their first game was canceled, but they were glad for the snow and for the opportunity to play the game in better weather conditions. “I’m excited about the season. Georgia [...]
In keeping with the spirit of the 2010 Winter Olympics, this series introduces readers to some of the events that will be taking place in Vancouver. The 2010 Winter Olympics provides viewers with the chance to expand their knowledge and understanding of normally unnoticed sports. One such sport which usually falls below the radar is curling. While [...]
In keeping with the spirit of the 2010 Winter Olympics, this series introduces readers to some of the events that will be taking place in Vancouver. The United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation named world-ranked four-man bobsled drivers Steven Holcomb and John Napier to the Olympic team Jan. 17 in hopes of achieving Vancouver gold. The pair [...]
