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Refunds total $6.85 million 5HLPEXUVHPHQWV DYDLODEOH RQ 5DQJHU FDUG SHUVRQDO DFFRXQW 0RQGD\ ASHTON JOHNSON Managing Editor Approximately $6.85 million will be refunded to more than 3,000 students on Monday, based on Business Office calculations. Students can access loan and scholarship reimbursements on
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their Ranger Card or personal account. Refunds are also given for courses dropped or for withdrawal from school within the first 20 class days of the semester. The college will not give a refund unless students have applied within the same semester as the
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withdrawal. Students can check their account status through CampusConnect on www.kilgore.edu. Students can then click on the financial aid tab to access their account. For more information, visit the Financial Aid desk or Cashier’s Office in the Devall Student Center.
Friday, February 24, 2012 Vol. 75 No. 15 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
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From the mid 1800s to the late 1960s, racial discrimination and segregation tore at the heart of American society. With the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case in 1896, the doctrine of “separate, but equal� opened the door for the Jim Crow laws in the South, leading to the posting of “White only� and “Colored only� signs in public areas, further segregating the races.
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that confined a race for years. From the mid 1800s to the late 1960s, signs of discrimination told African Americans where they were allowed to enter buildings, where they could drink water and where they would be welcomed. During the Civil Rights Movement, leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and
many others helped end racial segregation and discrimination in America by standing up for racial equality on a social and legal level. People protested across America through sit-ins, bus boycotts, marches, speeches and other demonstrations. Education was one area where the fight for equality was drastic; however, KC integrated without violent demonstrations. With the quiet enrollment of Betty Cotton in January of 1966, KC integrated after years of resistance due to social and cultural patterns. “A History of Kilgore College� by Doris B. Bolt and Bonnie M. Durning quotes Dr. Randolph C. Watson, KC president from 1964-1978, “I think another
good thing that was accomplished was the way this institution was integrated. We are proud of the history of the integration, for the simple reason we have had no problem. There were no demonstrations.� In April 1948, a group of 64 black citizens petitioned the Trustees to provide college services to the black community. “I imagine I probably saw them (African Americans) in town growing up but never noticed them,� said 1951 KC graduate, Sue Spruell. “When you get to thinking about it, it’s just completely See INTEGRATION on Page 6
Red Alert initiated to help students /DFN RI DFDGHPLF SURJUHVV FDQ DË“HFW DLG KASI DICKERSON Executive Editor Red Alert counseling is a system KC instructors are using to notify students who may be in academic trouble while also informing other KC offices such as the financial aid office of student progress. Instructors can put students on Red Alert if students are struggling with class, in danger of being dropped or have an attendance issue. While Red Alert does not affect whether or not a student receives financial aid, it does however, remind students of the academic requirements that accompany most scholarships, loans and aid. For example, students with
a scholarship may need to keep a 3.5 GPA, but if they are having trouble in class instructors can put them on Red Alert to remind them that if they don’t improve their grades they may lose their scholarship. “Another important reason we in financial aid are trying to use the Red Alert system is to make students aware that their lack of academic progress in their current classes, (attendance, grades on tests, quizzes, assignments and papers) may result in either financial aid probation or suspension,� said Annette Morgan, financial aid officer. “All students are given See RED ALERT on Page 3
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ECC TURNS 25 The Early Childhood Center celebrated its 25th anniversary with a reception Tuesday night at the center. Left: ECC program coordinator Virginia Booker, greets Jayden Turner whose grandmother Kay Turner is a former ECC staff member. Right: )YPNP[[L -HYYLSS Ă…PWZ [OYV\NO ,** ZJYHWIVVRZ ^P[O OLY ZVU 1VL H J\YYLU[ ,** Z[\KLU[ HUK KH\NO[LY Callie who is on the ECC waiting list. Beside them, ECC student Brannon Russell also scans through the scrapbooks.
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