1993
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VIEWPOINT: JFK assassination: Case closed!
Recent made-for-television movies have made many Americans question whether Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the assassination of President Kennedy. Much evidence has been presented in support of the conspiracy theory. But this all happened 30 years ago. How long are we going to be searching for the answer? And what will we do if…
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VIEWPOINT: Fifth amendment applies to Sen. Packwood, too
Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon didn’t learn a thing from Watergate. Allegations of sexual harassment have spewed forth about the 20 women claiming that Packwood made offensive behavior and inappropriate conduct during his years in Washington D.C. And yet even though an immediate story, over 100 women came to speak against the senator and a…
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Play generates real feel for the 20s
“This is the third of a three-part series on the joint TexRep/Texarkana College production of ‘Romeo and Juliet.’” Experience the roaring ’20s in the drama department’s production of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” “That’s right!” Director Michael Cooper has successfully placed the 16th century play in 1928 and your last opportunity to see this production is…
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Record collection donated to college radio station
Dr. Maley’s estate donates hundreds by Russell Minor TC News staff Part of the legacy Dr. M.C. Maley left this area after his death can be heard during this week’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” this month. In October, the Maley estate donated approximately 400 records to KTXK, the college radio station. According to station…
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Album Review: Weird Al Yankovic delivers CD lunacy
“Alapalooza” by Weird Al Yankovic by Trey Stone TC News staff Nowadays, when you hear people say “Hey man, didjabuythenewblahblahblah?” you automatically think Pearl Jam or Nirvana, because, (a) they’re not bad, and (b) they both just came out with new albums. But hey man, they are not the only ones. And if you are…
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Saying goodbye to the old and celebrating the new
It’s out with the old and in with the new this week as the new Truman Arnold Student Center opens its doors for the first time. Meanwhile, the old Student Center still houses security, KTXK radio, journalism and the literacy council. “The building is still structurally sounds- it is just outdated,” Barry Murdock, director of…
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Fate of club’s Brazil trip decided by fund raiser
by Russell MinorTC News staff The fate of the Earth Club’s on-going quest to send some of its members to Brazil will be decided on Dec. 4. According to the club’s sponsor Delores McCright, that is the date of their last major fund raiser. “We are selling hamburgers outside of Albertson’s,” McCright said. “The hamburgers…
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Educators attend biennial Phi Delta Kappa council
Dr. Bob Bell and Dr. Rolfe Wylie, professors at Texarkana College, were among 1,300 educators from around the world who attended the 44th Biennial Council of Phi Delta Kappa November 4-7 in Nashville, Tenn. The delegates from 675 chapters, representing 43 states and 14 other countries convened to conduct the business of the professional fraternity…
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Activities promote black role models
by Janne RommetveitTC News staff The Black Student Association held its 1993 Cultural Awareness Baby Contest and Male Revue Fashion Show in the College Auditorium, Oct. 24. “We wanted to show how we have black role models in our own neighborhood to the proof of,” advisor for the BSA, Robert Jones said. “The children need…
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ACS: Local group recognized as outstanding by national American Chemical Society
by Holly ShermanTC News staff “The nurturing attention of a dedicated staff.” This, according to Helen M. Free, national president of the American Chemical Society (ACS), is what leads a student affiliate chapter to be recognized as outstanding. Dr. Mike Buttram, faculty advisor of the TC chapter of ACS, is highly esteemed by students apparently…