Campus News

Kheimm and Phao Pham were the guest speakers at a joint meeting of the French and Spanish clubs before the holidays. The brother and sister told members about their life in South Vietnam and their life here in the United States. Phao worked in the American Embassy for five years while in Vietnam. Her father…

Anyone who is undecided about their sophomore English class should consider Selected Studies in Literature: English 237. Selected Studies is the newest literature course on campus. The course consists primarily of a study of prose writing of the more recent authors. This course will offer a broader sampling of literature than any literature survey course…

Despite the 21 points scored by Jerry Bonham alone, the Nets were defeated recently by the Casanovas, 64-51 in intramural basketball. In addition to Bonham, top scorers for the Nets were Bobby Johnston, 13, and Barry Crain, 12. The Casanovas top scorers were Brace Boyden, 18, and David Morgan, 12. The Black Knights won two…

Chess Club of TCC met last Tuesday and it was decided that the club will co-sponsor the second annual Four States Invitational TCC-THC Chess tournament, to be in February. Mike Terrell, president, told the club that last year’s tournament was quite a success and he felt this year’s would be even better. Terrell said that…

James Owen, sophomore PE major, was among the 47 runners who finished the American National Marathon which was held recently in Galveston. Two hundred and forty runners from around the country started the race, but most could not finish the 26 mile length. The race was held along the Seawall Boulevard in Galveston which allowed…

By Jimmy Livesay With cold weather here, the TCC tennis team will take a break until the spring semester, according to Coach Robert Mills. The netters will be having self-paced practices outside for those who can brave the cold and possibly some indoor workouts in the TCC gym. When the players return from the Christmas…

Stewart Angel, TCC Mathematics professor, defeated Coach Hub Dungan 6-1, 7-5, to win the “A” division singles championship of the Faculty Tennis Club last week. Dungan had advanced to the finals by virtue of his defeat of Coach Robert Mills, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, in the quarter finals. Angel had defeated TCC President Carl Nelson in…

In the past few weeks, team No. 5 (Debbie Ellis, Evelyn Hubbard), has been slowly gaining on team No. 4 (David Arnold, Paula Raschke, James Owen), and the two teams are now tied for first place in the College Co-Ed Bowling League with records of 26 wins and 10 losses. David Arnold continues to hold…

Registration dates have been announced and spring semester schedules made available in the registrar’s office. Preliminary registration, which began on Nov. 25, is strongly advised. Students wishing to obtain a permit-to-register card are asked to make a brief visit to the registrar’s office where they will be required to check residence information and make any…