2008 Woodie Awards
Before visitation hours, a male student was lurking in the hallways of the female dorm Bateman Hall with no residential director or assistant in sight. An oncoming resident heading toward her room waved at him as if it were common for him to be there. "This happens all the time. (0) comments
The Family Learning Center halls echo with sounds of children - the laughter, the crying and everything else. The FLCT is Tyler Junior College's lab school and is where Child and Family Development Program students do most of their observing and interacting with children. (0) comments
With a struggling economy and the cost of tuition on the rise at many colleges and universities across the nation, students are requesting more financial aid. There has been a 16.3 percent increase nationally in the number of students filing federal student aid forms during the first half of 2008 compared with the same period last year. (0) comments
For a commuter campus, TJC has a noticeable lack of bike racks. "Ten years ago TJC did have bike racks, but they where all pulled up because they were old and rusty. They were to a point where they could not be fixed," said Bill King, Physical Plant director. (0) comments
Friday Dec. 5 will mark the beginning of the 3rd annual Camp Apache where students can sit by campfires and eat smores. This function has become FYE's yearly fall event. The event will take place on the intramural field where soccer games are held. Tents will be set up along the sides of the field if anyone wants to go to sleep. (0) comments
Valley Food Service Management Company is responsible for all meal services from the Deli, the cafeteria, and the new Apache Plains Café. TJC recently renewed its contract with Valley for at least one more year. The contract is an agreement to the same contract that has been in place since 2002, with an amendment, but many students don't agree with the product that Valley is presenting to students. (0) comments
On a recent Sunday evening, a couple dozen people, most of them in their 20s, trickled into the Thirsty Parrot as a band blasted rock music from the nightclub's main stage. They took their seats at bar tables in near darkness while blinking lights bathed the musicians in bright hues. (0) comments
Tis' the season that businesses are increasing their staff numbers and gearing up for the holidays. Although students may begin as a seasonal employee, chances are if they do well, they may be hired permanently. "With the freight industry, we usually don't have seasonal help," Tabitha Hendricks, United Parcel Service Freight Operations Clerk, said. (0) comments
