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By: Osirus Washington Despite the score, the game was a very close one. The Central Lakes College men’s basketball team took on Riverland Friday night in a nail-biter game. It was very hard for either team to really pull away and get some cushion. At the start, it was a …
Read More »Menahga students visit CLC graphic design
Students from Menahga High School got a hands-on lesson in using Adobe software and a UV printer during a recent visit to Central Lakes College in Brainerd. Each student brought an original design idea for printing on 3-dimensional objects, such as box covers, wood slabs and business cards. All the students …
Read More »Men’s basketball holds off U of W-Superior’s second half surge in home opener
By: Osirus Washington The Raiders got off to a fast start on Wednesday night, scoring the first 16 points of the game Wednesday against U of W – Superior. The deficit did not faze the Yellowjackets who went on 12-2 run over the next 5 minutes or so. It was …
Read More »Women’s basketball overcomes double digit halftime deficit to improve to 2-1 in home opener
By: Osirus Washington The Raiders may have gotten off to a slow start in the first quarter of their Wednesday game against U of W – Superior, but they made up for it come the second half. In the first half, they shot just 25 percent from the field and …
Read More »Aitkin Lions Club donates $15,000 to endowed fund at CLC Foundation
The Aitkin Lions Club donated $15,000 to their endowed fund at the Central Lakes College Foundation. Of that, $5,000 will provide ten $500 scholarships this academic year, and the other $10,000 will build up the endowed fund. Pictured are Jana Shogren, Director of Resource Development and the Central Lakes College Foundation, and Tom Plagman of the Aitkin Lions Club.
Read More »Rachel Mathias named first-team All-American
Central Lakes College sophomore and Heron Lake native Rachel Mathias was named a Division III first-team All-American by the National Junior College Athletic Association. “Rachel gained a lot of confidence between her first and second seasons,” said Head CLC Volleyball Coach Jane Peterson. “You always want a sophomore to return …
Read More »CLC Diversity Club participates in sexual assault awareness campaign
Central Lakes College’s Diversity Club is participating in the “Say No to Violence Against Women” campaign, in partnership with the Zonta Club of Brainerd. During the 10-day campaign Monday-Friday from Nov. 28 to Dec. 9, Diversity Club students and a Zonta Club member will be in the South Hall in …
Read More »Brainerd Community Theatre to hold “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” auditions
Brainerd Community Theatre will hold auditions for Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” on Monday, Dec. 5 and Wednesday, Dec. 7. Auditions will be at 7 p.m. in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd campus of Central Lakes College. The play is an adult drama, with roles for five men …
Read More »Raiders basketball teams fall to St. Cloud Tech
By: Osirus Washington Both the Raiders men’s and women’s basketball teams fought hard in their pre-Thanksgiving games against St. Cloud Tech, but ended up short in the end. The men’s team fell 75-59 and the women’s team lost 86-64. In the men’s game, where the team has only three returning …
Read More »CLC Chamber Singers to hold Christmas concert
Students and community members are invited to the Central Lakes College Chamber Singers Christmas Concert titled “Caroling, Caroling!” on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m., in the Chalberg Theatre, Brainerd Campus. Admission is $5 for the general public and is free for CLC students with ID and students 18 and …
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