Names and events

Students interested in joining NE College Democrats should contact Sonja Davison, 817-515-6346, or Rachel, 817-228-7324. The group will have an organizational meeting 12:30 p.m. in NSTU 123 Tuesday, Nov. 4, to plan programs and elect officers.

The NE Campus English department is sponsoring a writing contest for NE students. Entries in poetry, fiction and essay are due by Monday, Nov. 17. Applications are available in NACB 109 or NFAC 336 or from any English faculty member. Winning entries will be published in next year’s edition of Under the Clock Tower, student literary magazine. The top four winners also will receive monetary awards.

Today The South Campus Student Government Association is sponsoring a Student/Administrator Forum at 12:30 p.m. in the SSTU Living Room on South Campus. A light lunch will be served.

Today NE Campus counseling center is hosting Discovering Your Personality Type in College Hall (NCAB 112) 12:30-2 p.m. This session will offer students an understanding of personality types as they relate to career choice.

Today-Oct. 31 The Culinary Arts student organization on SE will sell bakery items, made by members, today-Oct. 31, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Main Commons.

Oct. 30 Tony Strafford, former Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London, will discuss Jack the Ripper at 12:30 p.m. in the Center Corner of the NE Campus Student Center. Call 817-515-6644 to reserve a seat for the free luncheon program.

Oct. 30 Terry Fredeking, CEO of Antibody Systems, will present The Hunter 9:30-11 a.m. in the SRTA 132-133 on South Campus. Fredeking, known as the Indiana Jones of expeditionary biology has conducted numerous worldwide expeditions to obtain animal proteins from vampire bats, Tasmanian devils, poisonous snakes and Komodo dragons for pharmaceutical and university research.

Oct. 30 Math teachers Vinh Nguyen and Vilma Manteiga will teach the basic functions of graphing calculators to incorporate college algebra, trigonometry and calculus at 12:30 p.m. in C-112 on the NW Campus.

Oct. 30 NE Campus counseling center presents a workshop to polish the art and skill of talking and listening at 12:30 p.m. in College Hall (NCAB 112).

Oct. 31 NW Campus presents a workshop on How to Fall Out of Love, given by Dr. Terry Collet, for those struggling to overcome losing a lover or ending a relationship in C-112 at 12:30 p.m.

Oct. 31 NE Campus celebrates Halloween with a Blood Drive and Health Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in NSTU Center Corner. The fair will include informative exhibits. Flu shots and other immunizations and tests are available for a small fee. Call 817-515-6222 to make an appointment for any of the shots.

Oct. 31 The Student Government Association on South Campus is sponsoring Nightmare on Campus Drive, a Halloween costume party and dance, 8-11 p.m. in the SSTU Dining Room on South Campus. The evening’s events will feature fun, music, food and prizes for best costume. Admission is one student ID per couple and one canned food per person.

Oct. 31 NE Campus, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:55 a.m. followed by a walk at noon on the new trail by the tennis courts. For more information, contact Joy Thetford 817-515-6959.

Nov. 4 London: The First 2000 Years will be 12:30 p.m. in SRTA 132 on South Campus. With the aid of slides, Tony Strafford, former Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London, will discuss the events and people that have made the Tower of London a World Heritage site.

Nov. 4 Karen Perkins, director of Tarrant County Women’s Center, will present Transitions to Success, a workshop for success and moral development of women 11:15 a.m. in the SSTU Living Room on South Campus. Perkins is a frequent speaker on women’s rights and available support for women.

Nov. 4 PTK chapters on all four campuses will hold their fourth Satellite Seminar at 6:30 p.m. on each campus. Dr. James Alan Fox will present The Young and the Ruthless: Youth Violence and Public Health.

Nov. 5 WIN-R on South Campus presents Laughing Your Way Through Stress by Flo Stanton, director of health services, 6-6:45 p.m., SSTU Forum Room.

Nov. 5 Home-Based Business Seminar, part of Career Development/Job Search Seminars series, will be 2-3 p.m. in the Student Center Texas Room on South Campus.

Nov. 6 Interviewing Tips will be presented by the NE Campus Career and Employment Services, 12:30-2 p.m. in the Student Center Galley.

Nov. 8 The TCC Astronomy Club invites the public to watch a lunar eclipse at sunset on NE Campus in the parking lot across from the tennis courts. Telescopes will be provided.

Nov. 14 Deadline to petition for fall graduation.

Nov. 19 David Walker will present Hot Holiday Gift Items for the TCC Computer User Group in the Student Center Corner on NE Campus 1-4 p.m.