Staying upbeat during downtime Posted on October 8, 2013November 11, 2013 by Collegian Admin Abraham Mellish 2009 Abraham Mellish and Jesse Newton don’t let a melancholy rain Oct. 26, 2009 stop their musical collaboration. Besides shelter in the Student Center, the two NE Campus students also found a few listeners gathering around them while they played. Mellish and Newton are working on forming a new band along with four others, three of whom are TCC students. Photo by Taurence Williams/The Collegian NE music student Joseph King, seen here practicing piano, says he had to drop a math class due to his screen-reading software’s compatibility issues. Collegian file photo NE student Zachary Bowman drums on his school binder while Joseph King jams out on his drum and Brandy Dawn Jones carries the beat along with Austin Romero on guitar. Students sometimes practice and perform between classes on campus. Photo by Taurence Williams/The Colleigian Staying upbeat on downtime