Articles – The Campus News – 11/22/1982
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Chaffee: Blemish or Bastion of Freedom?
Guest columnist James Parsons, TCC instructor James Parsons, a biology professor at TCC and an Army Reserve Officer, was one of the group of medical services staff at Fort Chaffee during the time of the Cuban riots. In the summer of 1980, he, Jody, his wife, and his daughter were caught in the turmoil that…
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Slow Drivers Major Threat to Volleyball Grade
by Van Holcombe, editor I sloshed on some musty cologne, chewed a bite of stale pretzel, and then reached to adjust my car’s clock-radio. The timepiece shot me a quick, chilling stare.“Van,” the instrument pleaded, “It’s nearly eight a.m., and if you don’t hurry your country self up, you’re going to miss volleyball for the…
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Mail Call Brightens Servicemen’s Christmas
The 1982 Christmas Mail Call is now underway, with various agencies preparing to distribute the mail to young servicemen and women stationed throughout the world. The 1981 Christmas Mail Call has been described as the most successful ever, according to the staff at Armed Forces Mail Call. The 1982 project, they say, is “an ideal…
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Hemophilia Drive is Chance to Help Needy
by Mike Mauldin This would be a better place to live if everyone was interested in helping needy people. Area children need your help to survive and live less painful lives. The children suffer from hemophilia, a genetic blood disorder, and you can help them by donating blood in the TCC Hemophilia Blood Drive Tuesday…
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Eating Out is Favorite Pastime
by Kelly Foster Most students agree they like to eat out. But due to rising costs, eating out does not always mean restaurant favorites. 100 students interviewed chose Doc Alexander’s as the number one restaurant in Texarkana while the Hushpuppy and Oliver Twist followed closely behind. Students like Doc’s because it provides a different atmosphere…
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Students Yearn for New Night Life
by Renee Winterstetter “Where is everybody?”“What is there to do?” Weekends often bring most of us yearnings for freedom or entertainment after a long week of college and the job. But, what is there to do in Texarkana? Answers to this question are as varied as the individuals who answered them. “This place is dead!”…
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Through Art and Religion, Rhodes is Universal Man
by Kelly Foster The old saying “busy as a bee” may someday be heard at Texarkana Community College to say “busy as Jerry Rhodes.” Jerry Rhodes, a 45-year-old art student at TCC, cannot be described as boring. Rhodes is pastor of Few Memorials Methodist Church and also pastor of Holly Springs United Methodist Church. When…
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Senate Providing Variety of Campus Activity
by Rosalynn Smith The Student Senate recently met to discuss plans for performing acts by Grant Allison on November 24 and Tish Hinley on December 8. No admission fee will be charged; both acts will take place at 11 a.m. in the auditorium. The Student Senate is also sponsoring a Christmas party for disadvantaged youths…
