Haverstock Hills--Gang Nexus or POW Camp?

In 2010, Haverstock was declared a "Gang Safety Zone" by the Harris County District Attorney, with the Court's assent. Using civil injunctions to ban suspected gang members from the complex, Harris County stripped all the apartment complex's residents of their 14th Amendment rights to due process.  Police checkpoints were set up at the entrance.  Last week, 32 arrest were made there, including 'gang nexus,' whatever that means. The story was reported a week late, and there are no pictures. It seems likely that there was probably a lot of military equipment in use. Agencies participated in the operation included Spring Branch ISD, whose jurisdiction is far from Haverstock Homes. It appears that multiple law enforcement agencies got in on the action for training purposes. This suggests that such operations might continue and be expanded. It must have been a nightmare for the residents of Haverstock.

Full incomplete story here.

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY

Communication Across the Curriculum (CAC)

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Questions and Discussion Proposals?  communicationacross.thecurriculum@lonestar.edu

Wed, Sept 21

3 to 4pm

Blue Star C.A.F.É.—E202

Rahula Basnagoda (English/Rhetoric)

“Rational Argumentation:  A Buddhist Perspective”

Invitation from Rahula:

The so-called rational argumentation that we promote in classrooms is heavily flawed. Common logical fallacies given in modern textbooks, for instance, fail to hone the actual reasoning skills of students.

In fact, the Socratic tradition initiated the blunting of rational argumentation, and the Roman Empire made the task fully complete. What we mostly use in today’s classrooms are the residues of pseudo reasoning jointly invented by the Greek philosophers and Roman rhetoricians.

To understand actual reasoning in its purest form, we have to dig deep into the history of argumentation and rhetoric, creeping beyond Greek philosophers and even the pre-Socratic Greek sophists.

Let us examine what the earliest Buddhist texts offer as a way to enrich the field of modern rational thinking.

LONE STAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 24TH ANNUAL STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

LONE STAR COLLEGE FOUNDATION 24^TH ANNUAL

STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

CRITERIA:

 

Essay Topic/Theme

“How my Lone Star College experience has influenced my life.”

Student Eligibility

·      Students must be enrolled full-time in credit classes at LSC-Montgomery or LSC-Conroe Center and have successfully earned their high school diploma or their GED certification. (Students who are in Health Occupations programs taking 11 credit hours are also eligible to apply.)

·      Students should not already have a degree but should be working on their first credential or degree.

·      A prior winner cannot win again.

Writer’s Guidelines

·      The essay should highlight and detail how the impact of a student’s educational experience has shaped and directed their life. 

·      The submission should not exceed two (2) typed pages, properly formatted and double-spaced.

·      The submission must include the student’s name, address, email and phone number.

Criteria for Evaluation

Expressive writing style, grammar, form and emotional impact will be taken into consideration.

Finalists

·      All finalists will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a Certificate of Recognition from the Foundation. 

·      The scholarship is to be utilized during the student’s next full-time semester, preferably Spring 2017 but no later than Fall 2017.

·      Finalists will present their essay at the Chancellor’s Breakfast, on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at the Lone Star Community Building at the System Office. They will also be asked to participate in other Foundation activities during the spring semester.

Contest Deadline

You must submit your essay to DeAlva Engelhardt in the LSC-Montgomery College Relations Office (E101) or via email to dealva.l.engelhardt@lonestar.edu by 5 p.m., Friday, October 28, 2016.

Additional Information:

If you have questions, please contact Brian Mullen in the College Relations Office via e-mail (brian.m.mullen@lonestar.edu) or by calling 936.273.7224.

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Map of Migrations

Sioux Wars

Essay Contest--$1000 Scholarship