Program teaches students about firefighting careers
By Allison Dooley/reporter Students enrolled in the Fire Academy on NW Campus experience a challenging and demanding career opportunity. The 14-week program combines vigorous physical training, intense classroom studies and on-site instruction with fire equipment for students seeking to earn a firefighting certificate. Firefighters have long been glamorized in movies like Backdraft and Ladder 49, [...]
Intramural calendar
March 11 South will hold three basketball games at 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the gym. Contact South director Michael Daniels at 817-515-4474 or michael.daniels@tccd.edu. March 12 NE Campus’ fourth round of basketball begins at 1:15 p.m. in the gym. Contact NE director Bart Desender at 817-515-6158 or bart.desender@tccd.edu. March 13 SE Campus will [...]
SE Campus begins 3-on-3 basketball tournament
By Marley Malenfant/reporter SE Campus started its 3-on-3 basketball tournament March 6. Four teams played in the first day of the eight-team tournament. Each game was 20 minutes long. Players looked a little stiff as they adjusted to their new teams. Blackout played I Work in the first game. Blackout was charged with three offensive [...]
Titans, Aztecs, Untouchables win in NE basketball
By Colt Langley/sports editor Absent players have become a problem for some teams in the third week of basketball intramurals at NE Campus. In the first game, the Titans beat the Akron Hammers by a score of 50-38. With a low turnout of players, the Akron Hammers lost for the second week in a row [...]
Starter Loggs, Team 3 keep undefeated intramural records going
By Troy Bassett/reporter Although Team 1’s struggles continued, Team 3 and the Starter Loggs emerged victorious to remain undefeated in South intramural basketball play March 4. The first game featured two evenly matched teams in Team 3 and Team 4. At halftime, Team 4 held a 31-27 advantage. Team 3 came out of halftime with [...]
Players focus on teamwork in South tournament
By Colt Langley/sports editor South Campus basketball players showed hustle and speed in their intramural games March 2. In the first game, the Starter Loggs defeated Team 4, 50-46. Throughout the game, the Starter Loggs held the lead. At halftime, they were up, 24-17. Dra’ Sean Gray of the Starter Loggs said one advantage his [...]
CD Review: Our Hope The Bird Dogs
By John Garces/reporter With the recent release of their first CD Our Hope, the Texas country band The Bird Dogs hope to become the next big thing in Texas music. The group is fronted by local radio host George Dunham, who fans of sports radio giant The Ticket will already know from his work on [...]
Long-awaited film offers suspense
By Colt Langley/sports editor The number one movie in America for two weeks, Shutter Island gives audiences a suspenseful ride. Martin Scorsese’s new film Shutter Island stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo and Ben Kingsley. Set in 1954, the film starts out with U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, played by DiCaprio, on a boat heading out to [...]
Community at a glance
Now-March 13 Circle Theatre presents the final performances of its 29th season opener, Opus: Sex, Lies and Violins by Michael Hollinger and featuring former NE faculty member Jakie Cabe. Talent and temperament collide in a behind-the-scenes look at a world-famous string quartet. The ensemble begins to unravel when its most gifted member goes missing, and [...]
Dada Day to stretch art’s boundaries
By Bethany Peterson/nw news editor Students and faculty can celebrate and explore the various forms of arts and all that could be art at the NW Campus Dada Day March 31. The day includes performance art as well as object art. Performances will be from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. March 31 in the Lakeview Gallery and [...]