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Archive for March, 2010

What to do with those leftover trinkets

Ever wonder what to do with that “so cute” necklace given by your last boyfriend that now makes you want to puke when it comes into sight? Or what about that misunderstood gifted blender from him that you used to give an ‘A’ for effort? Well, now you can sell it and dish about it [...]

Jock Talk

Sam Bedwell is a junior and member of the Lee Flames golf team. Q. Where are you from? A. Chattanooga, Tenn. Q. How long have you been playing? A. 7 Years Q. What do you do to prepare for an event? A. I practice at least a few hours each day and try to relax [...]

Toyota claims problems are over

Toyota recently recalled their Avalon, Camry, Corolla, Highlander, Matrix, and Prius models, a total of 2 million cars, including a few owned by Lee students. The actual models ranged from 2005 at the earliest, but the majority of models recalled for repair were the most recent 2009-2010 models. Since January, Toyota has been working on [...]

America's lost a father

On a cold winter night in February, as insomnia lay captive my weary eyes, induced by the drab monotony of prison routine, I heard America say, “I lost a father!” She cried as she tore her garments of bereavement and blamed him for the low self-esteem of her daughters, who suffer from the abuse, neglect, [...]

Consider options carefully when making decisions

As another semester zooms past the halfway point, many students have begun making plans for the summer, next semester and beyond. Making decisions about what classes to take, whether or not to change one’s major and which country is best for a cross cultural experience can be an overwhelming task. However, there are a few [...]

Satire: Apple reveals plans for telepathic texting

Text messaging is about to get much, much easier. A new application from Apple allows users to send texts telepathically. Apple is calling it iThink. Using image recognition technology, iThink can recognize and interpret thoughts from the sender to the receiver’s iPhone. This application has eliminated the necessity of actually speaking to another person. Satisfied [...]

Roller hockey still facing ups and downs

Two days of intense roller hockey match ups for the Lee Flames roller hockey club proved to showcase both the team’s drastic improvements and game-costing inconsistencies. It has been a bumpy road for the fledgling club, yet they have managed to combine their varying hockey backgrounds and adapt to the roller hockey atmosphere. Despite a [...]

TCOM students get practical experience at Studio 204

The telecommunications department’s Basic Television Production students have found a way to both provide news to the community and gain experience in the media business: Studio 204. The television program started in February and is a project for the Basic Television Production course taught by Ron Gilbert, the director of media services. The studio got [...]

Underdogs create stir in March Madness

The weather might still be unpredictable during the first days of spring, but March Madness is definitely here, and the surprising underdog is what makes March Madness the second most watched sporting event in the United States, after the Super Bowl. Who doesn’t love this time of year? Filling out a tournament bracket is something [...]

Increase in car break-ins affects Lee campus

A Lee University student had a GPS stolen from her car on March 23, making her the second student this month to be a victim in a series of car break-ins in the Cleveland area. At approximately 11:24 p.m. on March 23, Daven Haskett, a freshman music education major, was awakened by a call from [...]

Satire: "Forest Gump" inspires interstate sidewalks

Cleveland city officials have decided to expand the Greenway walking path beyond Bradley County to the rest of the United States. This sidewalk will now stretch the entire length of America, from coast to coast. This decision was inspired by the 1994 movie “Forest Gump,” in which the main character runs the length of America [...]

Behind the times:An inside look on the scoring system of NASCAR

For many the idea of winning a NASCAR race means simply being the first one to complete every lap in the race. But who keeps up with all the cars on the track and how do they know that the car has completed every lap and that the cars aren’t ahead or down a lap? [...]

Gorillaz evolve in musical depth with "Plastic Beach"

Anyone who’s ever heard the first few seconds of “Clint Eastwood” or listened to “Demon Days” has heard the popular British virtual band Gorillaz. Gorillaz have always released their albums several years apart, so its no surprise it’s been five years since their last studio album, “Demon Days,” and over two years since they’ve released [...]

Alice tumbles down the wrong rabbit hole

Alice in Wonderland is a quirky-fantasy that could have only been conceived by the eccentric director Tim Burton. It stars Mia Wasikowska, from “Amelia,” Johnny Depp, from “The Pirates of the Caribbean,” and Helen Bonham Carter, from “Sweeney Todd.” Depp and Carter are personal favorites of Burton’s, both having starred in more than five of [...]

Pentecostal Theological Seminary hosts event for soon-to-be Lee graduates

The Pentecostal Theological Seminary will be hosting a special event for prospective students from Lee University on March 9 from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. The event will be held in the Curtsinger Building, directly across from the Lee soccer field. Anthony Lombard, director of recruitment and communications for the seminary, said the goal of [...]