Category: Nation

Southeast Journalism Conference informs and intrigues

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Nineteen students represented Southeastern at the Southeast Journalism Conference on Feb. 16-18 in Oxford, Mississippi. Many students took home awards and Southeastern placed second overall at the conference. The students participated in a variety of competitions that tested their writing and broadcasting abilities against schools  from across the Southeast region. In addition to the competitions,
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Military shipbuilding company begins construction of fourth Destroyer

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PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest military shipbuilding company, began fabrication of the Arleigh Burke-class military destroyer Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee (DDG 213) in January 2017. Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee is the fourth of a five ship contract that Huntington Ingalls was awarded in 2013. The multi-year procurement program allows the company to
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Standing Rock bake sale table

Students raise money, awareness for Standing Rock protests

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Southeastern students enrolled in a social movement class held a bake sale on Monday to support the protests occurring on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The bake sale raised funds to send to Oceti Sakowin Camp, a prominent camp of protesters against the installation of the Dakota Access Pipeline.  The proceeds will
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Next Generation Clubs celebrates 20 years

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Celebrating 20 years of restoring life to the youth of the region, Next Generation Clubs hosted a banquet on Aug. 23 in honor of all their accomplishments. The banquet was held for potential and current supporters of the organization to serve as an update as well as an opportunity to get involved with Next Generation
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Bra La Vie wins prestigious national award

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Andrea Kopfler, owner of Bra La Vie,  accepted the award for Most European Flair at the Best of Intima gala in New York City on Aug.3, putting Bra La Vie among the top five lingerie shops in the nation. Kopfler said, “It is such an honor. The Intima awards are like the Grammies of lingerie.”
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Fresh-peeps gearing up for Great American Smoke-Out

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Hammond – Fresh-peeps is campaigning for a smoke-free campus. Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. accounting for approximately 443,000 deaths, or 1 of every 5 deaths, in the United States each year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fresh-peeps is doing their part to reduce that
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