A Student Publication of Lorain County Community College

Basement renovations underway at LCCC

Caitlyn UjvariJRNM 151 While classes are in full swing at Lorain County Community College, there is a lot of work being done underneath the students’ feet. In several of the buildings on the main campus, the basements are linked with…

Pickleball party kicks off at Fieldhouse

Hayden LowstetterA correspondent Lorain County Community College prides itself on being an all inclusive community and has various amounts of programs that do as such. Silver Sneakers is the nation’s leading well-being fitness program for ages 65 and older led at…

First-generation student, Harlem Wizards entertainer recalls LCCC days

Oscar RosadoEditor-in-Chief Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jack Ryan, aka Black Jack Ryan, is a streetball and basketball player, and entertainer for the Harlem Wizard, as well as a first-generation student at LCCC. He was also a former…

LCCC student visits Russia

Abigail Doane JRNM 151 Student “Reconsider travel to Russia due to terrorism and harassment.” This is what the U.S. Department of State’s travel advisory says for 2018, but this did not stop us from going and having a once in…

Station manager rolls on despite challenges

Mark Perez-Krywany Sports Editor The time is 8:30 am as Matt Melvin, 34, gets dropped off in front of the Lorain County Community College College Center by Our Lady of the Wayside. He gets off the ramp and pushes the…

‘How growing up in Colombia shaped the way I see the World’

Maria Alejandra Rey Correspodent This summer I found myself in France on the Chaps-Elysees, a block away from my grandmother. While my cousin and I were enjoying an ice-cream, the Gent D’armes were arresting a guy who rammed his car…

Pulitzer winner shares powerful wartime stories

Zac Wenzel JRNM 151 Student The lives of fallen servicemen and the emotions experienced by their families echoed in the words of Pulitzer Prize Award winning journalist, James Sheeler, at Lorain County Community College’s Stocker Cinema Hall on April 3….

Suicide prevention walk hits home for two students

Zach Srnis Special Correspondent The campus of Lorain County Community College hosted the Out of Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention on April 22. The national event is sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), an organization that is…

Area addiction crisis persists

Stephanie Weber JRNM 151 Student Lorain County struggles to fight the constant battle of drug use and overdoses that have managed to consume and overpower a large part of the community. Michael Plas, 38, and current Lorain County Community College…

Prof. aims to inform using inmate art

Rebecca Marion Managing Editor Dr. William Kimberlin, a psychology professor at Lorain County Community College and clinical psychologist, aims to continue sharing his experiences with death row inmates in several of his upcoming projects. After the success of his first…