Articles – The Campus News – 12/3/1979

by: Loren Hinton Well folks, here we are, rapidly approaching the end of another semester. Tests are coming up soon, and with them the dread of the final grade. I probably can’t speak for everyone but I don’t feel as though I am alone when I say that I don’t look forward to the door-die…

Sandra Murray appears to be just like any other student at Texarkana Community College, but her plight is different because she is the first deaf person ever to enroll at TCC. Using sign language and lip movement to convey her thoughts for this interview through interpreter Loretta Hartshorn of Texarkana, Sandra is a 20 year…

A Presidential commission has called for the reinstatement of foreign language requirements in high schools, colleges and universities. The Commission on Foreign Languages and International Studies, which submitted its final report in early November, called America’s incompetence in foreign languages “scandalous”. It also recommended required courses in undergraduate studies and centers to “strengthen and sustain…

by: Gladys Gibson Yes and no are two important words. Their right use can help us strike the right notes of life in our daily activities and relationships with others. Yes can be a door – opening word, because when we say yes to life, we swing wide the door to adventure and discovery. When…

How would you like to work at “Six Flags Over Texas” this summer? Perhaps Busch Gardens in Florida is more to your liking; or even a job rafting on one of the “white water” rivers in Idaho? Before you say there’s no way I can get a job there! you should take a look at…

Here’s the latest political update, compiled by “CASHBOX” magazine: Bob Seger will be Joe Walsh’s running mate on the “Have a Party” presidential ticket. Walsh has promised to replace fireside chats with live concerts. Jello Biafra of punk rockers “The Dead Kennedys” came in fourth in San Francisco’s recent mayoral election. With support from the…

by: Jeff Kauffman Barry Manilow–One Voice ONE VOICE, Barry Manilow’s latest album, has hit the charts and is doing very well, — quite a feat for an album that is neither disco nor hard rock, recorded by an artist who was relatively unknown four years ago. In 1975, Barry started his initial tour following the…

It’s Christmas list-making time again. If you make a gift list, you’ll save a lot of time and money. Consider your budget and exactly how much you wish to spend on each gift. Place the amount next to each name and do not exceed that amount. “It’s the thought that counts” is a true adage…

PRO: During an average lifespan, a man will spend a total of 3,350 hours or 139 days in the simple act of shaving his beard. CON: If a man started shaving at age 18, by the time he is 73 he will have shaved off a total of about 27½ feet of beard.

by: Nancy Frank I might as well not begin my biology. And bring to a close my sociology. I can’t comprehend what I’ve read. My mind is far, far away. Back to June in Colorado days. Pushing school thoughts from my head. I think I could have better utilized my knowledge If I had gone…