The Official Publication of Sigma Lambda Beta Fraternity
By now, many of us have heard the tragic story of the heinous killing of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin. Trayvon, a Miami native, went to visit his father one weekend in Sanford, a suburb north of Orlando, FL. While watching the NBA All-Star Game, he decided to walk over to a local 7-Eleven to pick…
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Seeing as it is Women’s History month, we need to recognize women’s suffrage across the world. We must also pay heed, and admonish the ideal of machismo which is more clear in Latino culture. Our rich culture varies when compared to European culture, but for those who come from the Middle East, we see many similarities. Institutional…
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I’m not saying that K-12 compulsory education has ruined our understanding of the student/teacher relationship, but it has definitely warped it. Prior to compulsory education, it was more common for a young man to enter an apprenticeship with a master craftsman and therefore shape his view of a teacher differently. The master/apprentice relationship was one…
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It seems to me that every time I start having a recruitment conversation with a member of a culturally-based Fraternity or Sorority, it always comes down to the phrase: Quality vs. Quantity. I can’t tell you how much I hate that phrase. It appears to me that no matter what organization you belong to, Quality…
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Since the early to mid 90’s, hip-hop has undergone changes that purists would consider degenerating to black culture. At the root of these changes is what has been called ‘commercial hip-hop.’ Commercial hip-hop has deteriorated what so many emcees -spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment- in the 80’s tried to build:…
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