The Compass

01/20/2018

The January 2018 issue of the Compass is in the works, so keep an eye out for a physical copy at the end of the month!

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09/26/2017

LSSU Students! Our meetings this year are Tuesdays 5pm.

If you're interested in writing or taking photos for our school newspaper, join our staff!

11/21/2016

Check out our October & November issue!

LSSU's student newspaper is back for the 2016 fall semester.

11/07/2016

Talented staff writer, Michaela Titus, takes it back to the issues in her article on the upcoming election

By MICHAELA TITUS As new voters and college students, it is our civic duty to vote in the upcoming election. As voters, it is our duty to be well versed in the issues, and the candidates’ sta…

02/15/2016

Join the Compass for our first issue of the new year; a quick overview of top stories and campus events.

This issue also introduces a new advice column, so feel free to submit your questions to [email protected]!
https://issuu.com/lssucompass/docs/february2015

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01/18/2016

"I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to capitalism that I have failed to see its relative merits. It started out with a noble and high motive, viz, to block the trade monopolies of nobles, but like most human system it fail victim to the very thing it was revolting against. So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Letter to Coretta Scott', 1952

"he misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation. This has so often happened in your nation. They tell me that one tenth of one percent of the population controls more than forty percent of the wealth..."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Paul's Letter to American Christians' 1956

01/18/2016

"One may well ask: "How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?" The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal, but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws."

"An unjust law is a code that a majority inflicts on a minority that is not binding on itself. This is difference made legal."

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' (1963)

01/18/2016

"But it is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots. It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without, at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society. These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention.
And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it America has failed to hear? It has failed to hear that the plight of the negro poor has worsened over the last twelve or fifteen years. It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met."

-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
'The Other America' (1968)

01/18/2016

"I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a "more convenient season." Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will."

-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
'Letter from a Birmingham Jail' (1963)

01/18/2016

To acknowledge the legacy of a statesman, a great man, and an agitator for justice, the Compass will be providing our subscribers with a selection of quotations from the reverend King himself which are often as applicable today as when they were first spoken.

12/10/2015

In our ghoulish Halloween issue, the Compass provides you with thrills, chills, and, less spookily, information. Enjoy!

http://issuu.com/lssucompass/docs/halloween2015/1

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11/19/2015

In an autumnal issue for the windy weeks of November, the Compass takes on thanksgiving, TPP, and other issues. Check it out on Issuu.

http://issuu.com/lssucompass/docs/november2015

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