By Justin David Tate Inside a Zimbabwe church that hasn’t seen the swing of a hammer in decades, a 69-year-old man wobbled while standing on a scaffold working on a dilapidated ceiling. After nearly succumbing to gravity, English professor Glenn Clayton came to a realization. “At my age,...

By Keturah Jones Students and faculty gathered in the performance hall on Nov. 1 to debate who would be the better candidate to lead our country, Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama. Student debaters Ginny Morris and Gregory Garcia represented the Republicans. Sara Vincent and Floyd Clifton...

By Jimmy Ambassa What has so many calories that, if converted into energy, is able to power a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours? A single slice of cheesecake. How many calories can fuel a car for up to 88 miles? 217. Those were a couple of the questions posed at the Fast Food Game Show, a trivia...

By Danyelle Roquemore The beginning of a new semester can be a hectic time. After figuring out tuition and buying new supplies, it’s easy to just purchase all of the required books in one convenient place. Sometimes this can be the best choice. Other times, doing research and comparing prices...

By Claudia Guerra As a child, Cynthia Izaguirre grew up watching WFAA. She aspired to become a reporter and work at the same station she grew to love. After graduating with a major in broadcast journalism and a double minor in political science and spanish, Izaguirre worked at small stations in Tyler...

By Claudia Guerra More than 1,300 high school students jammed the T building on Nov. 1 for the annual Tech Expo tour, which introduced students to the technical side of the college. Students snacked their way through the halls of the T building, stopping at different classrooms to see programs...

By Keturah Jones Administrators and students at the Pleasant Grove campus are lobbying for a campus bookstore that will meet student’s basic needs. There is a temporary bookstore, but it is only open four days a week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for the first two weeks of each semester. The campus ...

By Claudia Guerra The contract making Dr. Pepper the only beverage choice in the college’s vending machines expired on Oct. 31. Now students can choose from multiple drink and snack brands, thanks to a new contract with Canteen Vending Services. The district requested bids from different...

By Braulio A. Tellez Passing classes isn’t always easy, but neither is working your way out of academic probation. Some students are down to their last strike, and advisers are doing what they can to save them a trip to the college’s version of the slammer. Academic probation can severely impact...