TCC better if students participate
by Chris Taylor, editor-in-chief

    You can always tell when the fall semester starts again. The temperature dips below 100 degrees, the campuses are buzzing with activity and students walk around with stunned faces.

    Since many people are here fresh out of high school, I thought I would offer a little advice.

    First, get to know your instructors. They are people, too. They have personalities and interests just like the rest of us. You might even be surprised to find out that the people you meet here can become your friends. Plus, It can never hurt when finals come around and you need that extra point or two to get an A.

    Second, take advantage of the activities on the campuses. Student activities people work very hard to give us quality speakers and fun activities. These activities and festivals are for the students, but if students don’t support these events, the district may stop funding them.

    Some really good events are scheduled for this semester. On NE Campus, it looks like we will have a new idea that could turn into an annual event.

    This semester NE Campus will have its first-ever amateur film festival. The October festival is open to aspiring filmmakers on NE Campus. It should be a great event with a drive-in movie-type atmosphere, and snacks and beverages will be available also.

The last piece of advice is read the college paper. The Collegian is a good newspaper. It wins awards, and it is a well-respected newspaper.

    You should read it because it is your paper also, and without support, it could go the way of the eight-track tape. We openly accept letters to the editor, and we even print ones that tell us how stupid and evil we all are.

    People who want to write letters are encouraged to do so. It’s also important to remember that the paper is here to help everyone on all campuses. Just like any other newspaper, we are watchdogs for democracy.

    Our job is to report things that interest and impact the students.

When we write editorials and viewpoints, we try to make people think and see situations from a new perspective.

    The world is not a perfect place, and sometimes that means the news won’t be very pleasant either.