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ADD
affecting more adults, research reveals
by
Kelsey Mobbs
reporter
Lack
of focus, restlessness,
disorganization, excessive
impulsivity, procrastination,
difficulty starting
and finishing projects,
losing things frequently,
planning and pastime
management skills and
forgetfulness are common
symptoms commonly associated
with adult attention-deficit
disorder.
Not every person with ADD has all of the symptoms nor do all people with ADD
experience the symptoms to the same level.
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Web
companies offer selections for thrifty vacations
by
Kendra Ludwick
reporter
When summer rolls
around, students are usually looking for
a hot place to travel for a hot price.
“Be flexible. If you are able to
leave on Thursday and return on Monday,
you will
often get better prices than if you fly
Friday to Sunday,” the creator of
moneyfortherestofus.com, said.
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NE
team bowling academic honors
by
Alex Muhindura
reporter
Tarrant County College
tussled with the giant universities and
came home with some hardware. On Feb. 23, the NE
Campus College Bowl
team won third place in a regional tournament
at the University of Houston.
“The College Bowl is an academic
quiz that tests student knowledge in math,
science,
history, sports and popular culture,” said
Bonnie Creel, associate professor of speech,
who has led the team for five years. “This
is the highest NE Campus has ever placed.”
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Smart
car providing smart consumers options
by
Kendra Ludwick
reporter
With gas prices rising,
students with limited funds may consider
the new Smart car, but may have concerns on the safety
of the breadbox
on wheels.
According to the Smart car Web site, it is “a car that offers maximum comfort,
agility, safety, ecology and driving fun.”
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May
marks start of plan for recycling
Starting May 1, the
TCC district will apply a new recycling policy.
Aluminum, glass, plastic and paper can be placed in the same recycle boxes around
campus.
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Students
pair off for study
With finals
beginning Saturday, students have only
a couple of days left to fully prepare
for their examinations. Many are using
methods they have used throughout the
semester to help them.
“Getting together with friends
to study really helps,” Jennifer
Mojica said.
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Ceremony
to award writers
South Campus students
will be rewarded for literary achievements
at the Script Awards Ceremony tonight.
The ceremony will award students whose original work has been selected for publication
in the annual South Campus literary and art magazine, Script.
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Moms
reverse roles when they attend college
Parents learn art of hiding grades from
honor roll children
by
Hoda Hassan
reporter
Do
you hide your grades … from your kids?
Most moms who left school early to get a job, to get married or to have children
are going back to school to earn a degree. So how are those moms doing in school
after long time away?
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NW
trains fire, police
by
Shalonda Rodgers
reporter
SE
students learned about the NW Campus
Police and Fire Academy programs April
25.
Tracey Hearn, assistant professor, presented the Police Academy requirements,
and Rick Frye, instructor, discussed fire technology.
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Chalk
About It
Powdery magic appears in art after dust
settles
by
Angelica Estrada
reporter
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Campus became an artist’s canvas and a
place for audiences to watch works of art being
created right before their eyes during the first Chalk
About It competition April 23.
Brett Dyer, adjunct art instructor, and Devon Nowlin, instructional assistant
in fine arts, organized the event.
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Invisible
children
by
Angelica Estrada
reporter
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Campus students are helping needy children
hundreds of miles away.
Beta Delta Omicron chapter of Phi Theta Kappa sponsored a walk April 11 to raise
money for The Invisible Children awareness project.
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Collegian
Michelle
Word studies in the NE library surrounded by some
of the awards she has won this year. Her most recent
recognition is being named to the 20-member All-USA
Today 2008 Community College Academic First
Team, presented in Philadelphia.
Honor
student parlays hard work into national award
by
Rylie Parkins
ne news editor
Michelle
Word is a prime example of a success story at the community
college.
“I came to TCC NE pretty broken and
will be leaving a newly self-confident
student
with a bright future,” she said.
Word came to TCC with low self-esteem and not much direction for where she was
going. She will soon be leaving with a host of honors and accomplishments.
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RTVB
classes practise skills
by
John Garces
sports editor
Students in the radio and television broadcasting program
on NE Campus are learning their skills in a unique way by working on an original
script and performing all the duties to produce it.
Students in the class, which meets 1-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, are helping
to shoot, direct and perform the original script written by Jerry Zumwalt, department
head.
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A
pro who knows
Steve Hull,
South Campus instructor of automotive technology, explains
fuel-efficient strategies.
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Cultural
district undergoing face-lift for revitalization
by
John Mayfield
reporter
A
series of development projects, spread over roughly a mile next to Fort
Worth’s cultural district, is picking up speed despite the economy’s
recent downturn.
All of the action is taking place west of downtown at the crossing of University,
Camp Bowie, West 7th and Bailey.
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Industry
growing in merchandising
by
Angelica Estrada
reporter
Students
wanting an exciting and fun career might want to look
into fashion merchandising on NE Campus.
A career for a creative person, fashion merchandising is a growing industry,
both nationally and internationally. The variety of positions and opportunities
in the fashion industry is virtually unlimited for enthusiastic, motivated and
well-educated people,” according to the TCC Web site.
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Counselor
offers stress-relief advice
by
Crystal Fillmore
reporter
Identifying “individual
stressors” is the key to success,
a counselor told South Campus students
last week.
Sandra Johnson addressed the facts and causes of stress for students during her
seminar sponsored by the student development center April 22.
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NE
speaker debunks bad scientific myths
by
Charles Swanigon
reporter
On
the first day of spring, one can stand
an egg on end.
Such popular science myths were felled in Dr. Phil Plait’s presentation Bad
Astronomy on NE Campus April 16.
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Math
competitors awarded monies
Student wins full-tuition scholarship to
TCU
by
Martina Treviño
reporter
Jesus
Aldape could multiply and divide by the age of 3, and
that knowledge paid off when he took first in the 2008
Jim Bolen Mathematics Competition last week on NW Campus.
Unable to teach him English, Aldape’s mother taught him math. Her early
instruction helped earn Aldape $750 and a full tuition scholarship valued at
more than $50,000 to TCU.
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Israeli-Palestinian
conflict predates recorded history
Family Feud
by
Mark Bauer
editor-in-chief
Why
peace in the Middle East might never
be more than just a noble idea—and
how it affects America.
Even though it dominates much of the world news, the conflict in the Middle East,
particularly between Israel and Palestine, is largely misunderstood by the Western
world.
To many, the violence appears to be birthed from two people groups operating
on extreme, fundamentalist ideals: they both claim rightful occupation of a Holy
Land, and both contend they do so under the benediction of God.
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Students
learn interview strategies
by
Eric Bergman
reporter
Preparation
is a key point in a successful interview,
the South Campus career center coordinator
told students last month.
How To Get That Job: Mastering Your Next Job Interview, Monica Bettle helped
students to brush up and pick up new skills with ideas for job interviews.
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