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The President signed a new G.I. Bill on Oct. 15, which terminates the existing education benefits for individuals recruited into the military service after Dec. 31, 1976. Individuals who are interested in volunteering now for one of the Navy’s officer or enlisted programs and want to take advantage of the current education benefits are encouraged…

TCC has a nice campus; however, it could use some things to make it more enjoyable. What? Of course, everyone will say parking spaces, but that overcrowding problem is something we have to live with for a while. We could use some other things now. Like a bicycle rack or two located by the Classroom…

Over the past decade our secondary educational system has suffered under what has become known as “social promotions.” “Social Promotion” is the product of many events that have occurred over the past several years. High dropout rates, integration, and radical movements within the teaching field have all contributed their share to this movement. Since the…

by Carolyn Creighton Can a person find happiness by back-packing through Europe for eight weeks and then enrolling in a course at TCC and completing it in only three weeks? You bet! And Scott Becker did just that! He and a buddy named Pete returned home for Thanksgiving after eight weeks and thirteen countries of…

A barbecue on Nov. 19 was a big success, according to Dr. Royce Granberry, sponsor of the Agricultural Club. Dr. Granberry said that there were approximately 100 people present. Meats served were chicken, beef, and goat. The barbecue was sponsored to raise funds to go to the Junior College Agricultural Convention next spring or to…

I was going to meet my friend, Dilbert, in front of the Student Center the other day to go upstairs and give blood for the blood drive. After an hour of waiting I gave my blood and decided to go looking for him. It took quite a while to track Dilbert to the library, where…

Dr. Jim Blackburn, a clinical director of Ark.-Tex. Center for Human Services, was the speaker for Marriage and Family Class while they were studying Human Behavior. Dr. Blackburn explained to the class that transportation is provided to bring people to the center which, is governed by a private organization. The center receives a half million…