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Perspective

Keep our campus clean

Madeline Henderson

October 5, 2012

Well, summer is over once again and it is time to get back to the books and learning.

In a way, I am kind of glad to get back to school, because by the time the month of August rolled around I was getting bored sitting at home.

There are many new High School graduates who are enjoying being in college.

You can tell they are from High School by the way they act like college is a new world, compared to where they have been for the past 12 years. I think it is sweet that they feel this way about college.

I do hope they well remember to not litter our school grounds so we can have a clean campus and restrooms.

That not only goes for them but for all of the students at LMC.

The janitors and maintenance people work hard to keep the college clean, so we can do our part in supporting them by not throwing papers, candy wrappers and most of all, spitting that nasty mucus all over the campus.

It is a nasty thing to step into someone’s spit on the campus grounds.

So come on students, let’s work together to keep our campus clean so we may have a beautiful college to come and learn.

By the way, college clubs have been putting up flyers in order to reach members.

So take the time and read the bulletin board for the different clubs on campus and get involved.

The Rhythm of the World dance club members were out dancing in the third floor Quad.

So if you like Hip-Hop or Break dancing talk with their members to find out how you can get involved.

I know that time doesn’t slow down, so before I look even up, December will be here and school will be out until the spring semester.

I enjoy going to school and I am glad I decided to return to college and achieve the goal I started back in 1978, at Laney College.

I had a desire to write but I did not know what direction to begin in starting my career.

A friend suggested that I get involved with the journalism class at Laney in Oakland.

I thought it would be a good idea too, so I registered with Laney College. I really enjoyed that class, as well as the broadcast journalism course, which worked with cameras.

I was able to attend there for three years and then I quit to go to work and raise my children.

I was so thankful for the opportunity to come my way again, back in 2010 at LMC.

Always remember in your life when opportunity knocks at your door, do not ignore it because you will never know what road to go down.

Take a chance, for this may be the road to your happiness in life.

About the Contributor

Madeline Henderson, Writer

I love to write, it always has been a joy to my soul for many years. In the late 1970’s I enrolled in college in a journalism class but was unable to finish because I had to quit to go to work and raise my children. I felt very bad about dropping out of school because of my desire to write books. I have always had a vivid imagination so I knew it would help me in writing books, all kind of books from children books to romance books. I believe in a higher power that gives you a second chance in life to accomplish your dreams. I enrolled in LMC after 35 years to accomplish my dream. I decided to enroll in journalism and work toward a degree. It was hard in the beginning but with strong determination it will pay off come May of 2015 when I receive my degree in journalism and become a writer. As I said it was not easy these past four years because there were many obstacle that tried to deter me away from the path such as losing my brother, daughter and husband all in 2012, three months apart. I was ready to quit school but something inside my heart kept saying “you can make it.”