The Lamp – The Student News Site of Lincoln Land Community College

High hopes for LLCC women’s basketball
January 22, 2020
Ryan Scott, Assistant Editor
The Loggers have had a very impressive start to the season. They’re currently 18-1 and ranked 3rd nationally. They have had multiple...
Welcome back Loggers!
January 21, 2020
Regina Ivy, Editor-in-Chief
Welcome back to another semester at Lincoln Land! This will be my second and last semester here and I really want to make it count!...
Welcome Back Week photos
January 15, 2020
The Lamp Staff
Lincoln Land Community College classes resumed Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Student Life has activities throughout the week in the A.Lincoln...
Campus Visit Day Feb. 17 at LLCC
January 15, 2020
SPRINGFIELD — Prospective students interested in starting or restarting college or training for a new career are invited to visit...
Men’s soccer canceled as a sport; new teams added
January 14, 2020
Tess Peterson, Assistant Editor
As many sports fans at Lincoln Land already know the men’s soccer team will not be here in 2020. This came as a surprise to...

The Lamp Staff

January 15, 2020 • No Comments

Lincoln Land Community College classes resumed Monday, Jan. 13, 2020. Student Life has activities throughout the week in the A.Lincoln Commons...

Campus Visit Day Feb. 17 at LLCC

January 15, 2020 • No Comments

SPRINGFIELD — Prospective students interested in starting or restarting college or training for a new career are invited to visit Lincoln Land...

Springfield locals deal with disease

Alicia Blood, Lamp writer

December 5, 2019 • No Comments

There are times when we find ourselves at a point where we hit a roadblock in life. For some people, it is finding out that they have cancer,...

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Opinion

Welcome back Loggers!

Regina Ivy, Editor-in-Chief

January 21, 2020

Blossom Smith: Struggling with her identity

October 29, 2019

I am 42 years old, have three children and have been married. I also am a transgender woman. Marriage was good, but my internal issues made things very challenging. During the middle to later part...

Saved by the bell

Blossom Smith, Lamp Staff

October 3, 2019

It has taken so long for me to even realize what I want to do. Now that I know the things that I would love to accomplish, I feel so revitalized. It is an amazing feeling claiming my education that I need...

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Local

Springfield locals deal with disease

Alicia Blood, Lamp writer

December 5, 2019

There are times when we find ourselves at a point where we hit a roadblock in life. For some people, it is finding out that they have cancer, while for others it is making...

Nursing student saves life

Tess Peterson, Assistant Editor

December 4, 2019

On Tuesday, Oct. 15 Lincoln Land nursing student Maggie Jacobs responded to an emergency, when others might not have. As part of her nursing program Maggie does her...

Professor gives back to overseas schools

Austin Sanderfield, Lamp writer

December 3, 2019

Peter Embalabala didn’t know much about the United States at 21 years old and arrived for school in Michigan. The LLCC math professor left Kenya to study at Spring Arbor...

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AP News

AP: Kansas suspends De Sousa indefinitely for K-State brawl

Associated Press

January 22, 2020 • No Comments

Kansas suspends De Sousa indefinitely for K-State brawl By DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — No. 3 Kansas suspended forward Silvio De Sousa indefinitely...

AP: Are young crusaders and heroes fair game for critics?

January 17, 2020

NEW YORK (AP) — The point where childhood ends and adulthood begins isn't as straightforward as it...

AP: Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas

January 16, 2020

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to...

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Recent Sports Scores

Monday, January 20

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 89 - Black Hawk 72
Monday, January 20

Men's Basketball

LLCC 68 - Mineral College 111
Monday, January 13

Men's Basketball

LLCC 55 - Lewis and Clark 98
Monday, January 6

Men's Basketball

LLCC 83 - Bryan and Stratton (WI) 89
Monday, January 6

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 90 - Rend Lake 70
Saturday, January 4

Men's Basketball

LLCC 81 - Lake Land 100
Saturday, January 4

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 66 - Lake Land 65
Thursday, January 2

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 97 - Macmurray College JV 48
Thursday, December 19

Men's Basketball

LLCC 81 - Rend Lake 101
Thursday, December 19

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 92 - Rend Lake 72
Tuesday, December 17

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 85 - Illinois Valley 33
Tuesday, December 17

Woman's Basketball

LLCC 92 - St. Louis Community College 55

News

Nursing student saves life

Tess Peterson, Assistant Editor

December 4, 2019 • No Comments

On Tuesday, Oct. 15 Lincoln Land nursing student Maggie Jacobs responded to an emergency, when others might not have. As part of her nursing program Maggie does her...

China uses facial recognition software for harmful discrimination

November 26, 2019

Facial recognition can be used to make your life simpler. With the right device and app, facial recognition...

Ag Building opens in groundbreaking ceremony

September 24, 2019

History was made at LLCC on Thursday, Sept. 19....

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