By Isaac Warren
Staff Writer
SPRINGFIELD – Flags are usually synonymous with pirates, America and soccer. However, what does a flag represent?
What if every person had their own flag that represented their culture and interests?
Luckily, Lincoln Land Community College offered an event that facilitates such that.
Student Life recently asked students to create flags representing their backgrounds and cultures.
After creating a flag in the A.Lincoln Commons, students could place a pin in a large showing where their ancestors came from. The flags and map were displayed at the Multicultural Festival to show off Lincoln Land’s diversity.
This was the second year this event was held at LLCC, said Amber Berman, the Student Life program assistant. Last year, the program was well received, and more than 100 students participated.
This year, the program was open to students for two days instead of one, Berman said, and free water bottles were given to anyone completing a flag.
Emily Tomlin, a Student Life worker, said that the event this year also was well received, although she did not have a number of attendees.
Tomlin thought expanding the times to when student were available and offering more freebies would help expand participation.
Max Lake, a student who works for Student Life, said he liked the event and thought it was a cool idea.
“You get to see everyone’s interests and background,” Lake said.
If Lake made a flag, he said he would create one in a way that displayed his love for soccer.
It can be a very interesting experience to observe and partake in another person’s culture. The Flag Day was a perfect medium for students and faculty to create something that tells a good story about their ancestors and their background.
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