Friday, December 1, 2023

Northwest

Hope Smith/The Collegian Students explore the grand staircase in the new NW01 building set to open this month.

Tour sparks excitement for newly finished NW01

HOPE SMITH editor-in-chief hope.smith393@my.tccd.edu NW01, the newest addition to NW Campus’ redevelopment plan, briefly opened its doors for a tour to show off its what-to-come features.  NW student...

Sexual assault reported

HOPE SMITH editor-in-chief hope.smith393@my.tccd.edu Police are investigating an alleged sexual assault that occurred on the second day of the semester on NW Campus.   The assault occurred Aug. 22...
Ariel DeSantiago/The Collegian Students and faculty sit at the tables in the first floor hang out space in NW05. The building was opened earlier this year in May. The building serves as a swing space for both college and Early Collegiate High School students.

NW students react to new NW05 building

HOPE SMITH editor-in-chief hope.smith393@my.tccd.edu On the first day of fall classes on NW Campus, one of the main NW05 elevators went out of order sometime in the day,...
TCC administration including Chancellor Elva LeBlanc, NW Campus President Zarina Blankenbaker, NE President Kenya Ayers-Palmore and Connect President Carlos Morales cut the ribbon signifying the opening of NW05, a newly constructed building on NW Campus. The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on May 5.video

NW Campus holds ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating newly finished building

Hope Smith editor-in-chief hope.smith393@my.tccd.edu NW President Zarina Blankenbaker recalls scaffolding above her and the mud she and the people of NW Campus would walk through amid the...
NW Dance Mosaic Project members Jesse Martinez, Andrea Faber and Audrey Derbyshire jump during their Main Street Arts Festival performance April 20. Alex Hoben/The Collegian

NW Mosaic Project brings dancing to arts festival

HOPE SMITH managing editor hope.smith393@my.tccd.edu On Fort Worth’s red-brick street, NW campus Mosaic company dancers gathered in a pop-up dance performance surrounded by the artists and vendors...
NW Horticulture student Jamie Monego helping sell plants during the NW plant sale. She was in charge of the annual plants. Alex Hoben/The Collegian

Annual plant sale brings community together

ANALISA GARCIA reporter collegian.editor@tccd.edu Early in the morning, the walkway was crowded with people —many with flatbed carts full of perennials, annual plants, and herbs. The plants...
NW instructional assistant Stephanie Schmitz inspects her swiss cheese monstera that she brought from home. She says that since bringing it to the greenhouses on campus, the plant has flourished and has started climbing higher up the walls. Photos by Alex Hoben/The Collegian

Hands on horticulture

ALEX HOBEN editor-in-chief alexandra.hoben@my.tccd.edu With soil-covered hands, potting trays and an overall love for anything green and growing, the NW horticulture department is truly a one-of-a-kind program...
A construction worker uses an electric scissor lift to access the second level of the NW05 building. The building is currently still an active work zone. Alex Hoben/The Collegian

Students, staff explore NW05

ALEX HOBEN editor-in-chief alexandra.hoben@my.tccd.edu TCC faculty and students were taken on a tour through the NW05 building currently being constructed. On Feb. 6, two groups were led on...
NW continues their construction on the south side of the campus. The construction on both campuses is projected to be completed in 2025. Photos by Joel Solis/The Collegian

Building some up, Breaking some down

ALEX HOBEN editor-in-chief alexandra.hoben@my.tccd.edu As buildings start to take shape and cranes hover overhead, construction on NW and SE Campus continues as the TCC community adjusts to...
NW student and ALAS member Bertha Martinez plays her guitar “Luna” onstage during the Fiesta event. Photos by Ariel Desantiago/The Collegian

NW Fiesta spices it up – NW Campus holds Hispanic cultural event with food...

IRENE DOMINGUEZ campus editor irene.dominguez370@my.tccd.edu Churros, tacos and paletas! Students made their way through a delicious celebration of Hispanic cultural heritage on NW Campus.  NW Student Activities partnered...