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A graph showing the percentage of weekly Tarrant County school district nurse visits [blue] and school absences [green] related to influenza-like symptoms from November 2024 to March 2025. A noticeable spike occurs in the first week of February 2025 showing nurse visits are up 18% and absences up 7% from January 2025.
Tarrant County hit by rise in flu cases
NE student Julia Williamson is a transgender woman. She is a member of the NE Pride Club and has participated in protests for transgender rights. Williamson said it is very powerful when you’re surrounded by others who support you.
Concerns grow for LGBTQ+ students
Board vice president Kenneth Barr is not running in the May trustee seat election.
Two trustee seats to be placed on spring ballot
Members of the Black Student Union on South Campus play a card game at one of the Black History Month events. This event is one of five that the organization has been able to schedule.
DEI ban restricts cultural organizations
SE Student Government Association officers Leslie Zacarias, Aisha Siwoku, Kornelius Washington and Asia Barfield stand in front of the state capital waving to friends on the steps.
Students meet state leaders at Capitol
Black History Month: Selection of films, music, novels
Black History Month: Selection of films, music, novels
Artist Michelle Johnson points at an art piece on the wall in the “Tally Up!” art show on TR Campus.
Artist explores humanity through her craft
Pope Francis meets with thousands of World Youth Day volunteers at Passeio Marítimo in Algés, just outside Lisbon.
Pope Francis explores faith, resilience in new book
Adrien Brody, left, and Felicity Jones share a contemplative moment in a scene from “The Brutalist.”
‘The Brutalist’ moves viewers, critics
At PBR’s Last Cowboy Standing, Rogério Silva Venâncio gets bucked off bull “Walk Hard.”
Cowboys, bulls back in town
Texas threatens to rewrite K-12 education
Texas threatens to rewrite K-12 education
Legal game betting is changing the sports world
Legal game betting is changing the sports world
Luka’s gone but your support for Mavericks shouldn’t be
Luka’s gone but your support for Mavericks shouldn’t be
Free lunches help feed student success
Free lunches help feed student success
Pope Francis meets with thousands of World Youth Day volunteers at Passeio Marítimo in Algés, just outside Lisbon.
Pope Francis explores faith, resilience in new book
Healing inside and out: Artist pieces together her purpose through creative journey
Healing inside and out: Artist pieces together her purpose through creative journey
Fire Chief Daniel White presents plan to DFW Airport Fire department.
Near tragedy ignites chiefs tenacity
Zoe Spiliotis’ “Wheel in the Sky Without End”, Isadora Jackson’s “Crinkled Horizons” and Jackson’s “Soil and Sky” are all a part of the South Campus art exhibit “The Desert was Red and Red the Dust was Raised.”
Five women create abstract art to explore border region
Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army, and NE Campus adjunct instructor Victor Allen said he strives to provide every student with encouragement.
Victor Allen impacts lives inside, outside the classroom
During the parade the Moslah Car-vettes group drove down the streets decked out in LED lights, waving and greeting parade-goers.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights brings a shine to the streets of downtown
Zoe Spiliotis’ “Wheel in the Sky Without End”, Isadora Jackson’s “Crinkled Horizons” and Jackson’s “Soil and Sky” are all a part of the South Campus art exhibit “The Desert was Red and Red the Dust was Raised.”
Five women create abstract art to explore border region
At PBR’s Last Cowboy Standing, Rogério Silva Venâncio gets bucked off bull “Walk Hard.”
Cowboys, bulls back in town
During the parade the Moslah Car-vettes group drove down the streets decked out in LED lights, waving and greeting parade-goers.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights brings a shine to the streets of downtown
Tarrant County Commissioners Court votes to keep college early voting sites open
Tarrant County Commissioners Court votes to keep college early voting sites open
The Collegian Report: TCC at risk for losing early voting sites on-campus
The Collegian Report: TCC at risk for losing early voting sites on-campus
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A graph showing the percentage of weekly Tarrant County school district nurse visits [blue] and school absences [green] related to influenza-like symptoms from November 2024 to March 2025. A noticeable spike occurs in the first week of February 2025 showing nurse visits are up 18% and absences up 7% from January 2025.
Tarrant County hit by rise in flu cases
DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor • February 19, 2025

Flu cases are surging in Tarrant County with an increase in positive tests and a spike in flu-related absences and hospital visits, according to Tarrant County Public Health. TCPH has classified the outbreak as widespread, meaning a sharp increase in lab-confirmed cases across the county within the...

NE student Julia Williamson is a transgender woman. She is a member of the NE Pride Club and has participated in protests for transgender rights. Williamson said it is very powerful when you’re surrounded by others who support you.
Concerns grow for LGBTQ+ students
HUDA QURESHI, managing editor
Board vice president Kenneth Barr is not running in the May trustee seat election.
Two trustee seats to be placed on spring ballot
LAUREN HARPER, multimedia editor
CAMPUS EVENTS FOR WEEK OF FEB. 19
CAMPUS EVENTS FOR WEEK OF FEB. 19
POLICE LOG FOR WEEK OF FEB. 19
POLICE LOG FOR WEEK OF FEB. 19
Students share importance of Black culture
Students share importance of Black culture
Feature
Healing inside and out: Artist pieces together her purpose through creative journey
Healing inside and out: Artist pieces together her purpose through creative journey
FRED NGUYEN, campus editor • February 19, 2025

Holding a charcoal stick delicately in her hand, Megan Meier dragged strands of hair onto paper, leaving a dark residue on her fingers. The drawing, “Struggle: A Self-Portrait,” shows her face partially covered by her hands with a charcoal background. “I...

Fire Chief Daniel White presents plan to DFW Airport Fire department.
Near tragedy ignites chiefs tenacity
LAUREN HARPER, multimedia editor
Zoe Spiliotis’ “Wheel in the Sky Without End”, Isadora Jackson’s “Crinkled Horizons” and Jackson’s “Soil and Sky” are all a part of the South Campus art exhibit “The Desert was Red and Red the Dust was Raised.”
Five women create abstract art to explore border region
HUDA QURESHI, managing editor
Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army, and NE Campus adjunct instructor Victor Allen said he strives to provide every student with encouragement.
Victor Allen impacts lives inside, outside the classroom
ASH PETRIE, feature editor
During the parade the Moslah Car-vettes group drove down the streets decked out in LED lights, waving and greeting parade-goers.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights brings a shine to the streets of downtown
Multimedia
Five women create abstract art to explore border region
HUDA QURESHI, managing editor • February 5, 2025

The experience of living near the border threads together the artwork of five women connected by their visions of the desert in the “The...

Cowboys, bulls back in town
ASH PETRIE, feature editor • January 29, 2025

  The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has been a part of the culture since 1896, and people come from all around the country to participate...

During the parade the Moslah Car-vettes group drove down the streets decked out in LED lights, waving and greeting parade-goers.
Fort Worth’s Parade of Lights brings a shine to the streets of downtown
December 4, 2024

Fort Worth's annual Parade of Lights hit the streets of downtown Nov. 24. The parade featured over 100 floats of different Tarrant County...

Tarrant County Commissioners Court votes to keep college early voting sites open
September 12, 2024

In a four-to-one vote the Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted to keep early voting sites open on college campuses such as TCC, UTA and Southwestern...

Opinion
Texas threatens to rewrite K-12 education
Texas threatens to rewrite K-12 education
February 19, 2025

As the full-fledged attack on diversity, equity and inclusion continues, President Donald Trump now threatens kindergarten through 12th grade...

Legal game betting is changing the sports world
Legal game betting is changing the sports world
DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
Luka’s gone but your support for Mavericks shouldn’t be
Luka’s gone but your support for Mavericks shouldn’t be
CHEYENNE SHAWN, campus editor
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In The Halls #2 by TJ Favela
Entertainment
Black History Month: Selection of films, music, novels
Black History Month: Selection of films, music, novels
FRED NGUYEN and HUDA QURESHI • February 19, 2025

Black media in America has greatly impacted pop culture and beyond. From film to music to books and more, the stories of Black Americans have...

Artist Michelle Johnson points at an art piece on the wall in the “Tally Up!” art show on TR Campus.
Artist explores humanity through her craft
FRED NGUYEN, campus editor
Pope Francis meets with thousands of World Youth Day volunteers at Passeio Marítimo in Algés, just outside Lisbon.
Pope Francis explores faith, resilience in new book
DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
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