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NW student and Intercultural Network employee Fabian Palacios and Instructional Aid for Humanities Olena Sviridova bag food donated by Tarrant Area Food Bank. NW Campus' monthly food market in one of its old aviation hangars.
Hunger doesn’t discriminate
Grace Soechting, a deaf person who works in the field of wildlife sciences, feeds lettuce to a giraffe in Fort Worth Zoo during the Deaf Day at the zoo event on Sept. 20.
Deaf community spends day at zoo
Pet Partners volunteer Nicole Stolle and her therapy dog Sadie wait for the Paws for Wellness event to begin. Sadie has been a therapy dog for six years, often visiting colleges and hospitals.
Students relieve stress by playing with dogs
Melissa Resendiz shares information about a women's health clinic in Dallas.
Career fair inform students of future career pathways
NW counselor Christopher Tovar speaks about warning signs of mental imbalance.
Counselors share ways to deal with college stress
Detective David Mills, played by Brad Pitt, and Detective William Somerset, played by Morgan Freeman, are partnered together to investigate a serial killer in "Seven."
Classic thriller displays bleakness of city life
Nine Inch Nails released the "Tron: Ares" soundtrack album Sept. 19 to tease music for the movie's upcoming release.
Instrumental synth resurrects Tron hype
Judy Warren, played by Mia Tomlinson, looks into dressing room mirrors while trying on wedding dresses and sees the demon that is haunting her family.
‘The Conjuring’ franchise ends on scary note
Renée Elise Goldsberry, who plays Angelica Schuyler in “Hamilton,” raises a glass in the song “Satisfied” to her newly wed sister Eliza Hamilton, played by Phillipa Soo.
‘Hamilton’ still relevant to issues of today
JAWS Returns
JAWS Returns
Limiting expression threatens our First Amendment rights
Limiting expression threatens our First Amendment rights
BookTok promotes adult content to impressionable minds
BookTok promotes adult content to impressionable minds
Youth protests expose corruption, call for revolutionary change
Youth protests expose corruption, call for revolutionary change
Don’t gather vital information about social issues from pop stars
Don’t gather vital information about social issues from pop stars
Public transit in Texas could be safer if voters step up
Public transit in Texas could be safer if voters step up
Taliyah West, the president of the Behavioral Science Club, changed her major from art to sociology.
Student chases dream of helping others
Adenine, the oldest gerbil of the colony, chewing on a donated roll of toilet paper.
Summer loving, some gerbils had a blast. Summer loving, it happened too fast
Friendship brews creative tea-making pursuit
Friendship brews creative tea-making pursuit
Neon signs surround 1980s-style games at Electric Starship Arcade, a retro arcade and bar in Haltom City that opened in 2020.
Classic games spark nostalgia
Chloe Sisk is a NE student with a published poetry book “Tales of the Moon.” She is pursuing a career in writing and loves nature.
Poet Finds Purpose
Budget meeting at TR Campus
NE Gamers Club Brings The Game On
Students boogie at the silent disco video
NE Campus construction
Meet the staff
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According to the National Audubon Society, goslings can learn to swim within a day of hatching. Geese are one of the most abundant North American waterfowl.

Baby geese start life on NE Campus

ALEX HOBEN, photo editor
April 30, 2025
NE student Aurora Blauser hands student development associate Jordin Bryan her signature slip in exchange for a commemorative shirt. The event featured multiple tables including one for the NE Garden Club.

[Photo] Community gathers for Earth Day celebration

KATHRYN HORTON, staff reporter
April 30, 2025
SCH Homes President Neal Calhoun (right) introduces mom Stephanie Calhoun, SCH business administrator, to the board.

[Photo] Board funds multicampus classroom upgrades

DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
April 23, 2025
Bandan Koro member Terrance Thomas and students dance during the 2024 International Festival. This year the courtyard was empty since the festival was canceled.

[Photo] Cultural celebration abandoned

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 9, 2025
Lupe Garcia, an auditor with Whittley Penn, addresses the board about his firm’s review of the TCC website, handbooks and other documents during the March board meeting.

[Photo] New audit reviews college’s compliance with DEI ban

FOUSIA ABDULLAHI, editor-in-chief
April 9, 2025
South student Ariana Cole, playing Mom, listens to Haley Sutter, playing Micah, explain how she keeps getting distracted while trying to finish her essay.

[Photo] Carillon Theatre Company performs triple comedy play

LAUREN HARPER, multimedia editor
April 9, 2025
NE Campus student Lauren Bird sits looking at her series of self-portraits. The oil paintings will be featured in a solo exhibition in the art department. Bird has been working on the collection for a year-and-a-half.

[Photo] Lauren Bird’s Self-Care Journey Captured in Oil-Painted Self-Portraits

DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
April 9, 2025
Trustee Shannon Wood makes a public statement against Allied Universal Security’s contract amendment.

[Photo] Armed guards hired for overnight patrols

FOUSIA ABDULLAHI, editor-in-chief
April 2, 2025
Guest speaker and poet Chen Chen reads from his published book “When I Grow Up I Want to be a List of Further Possibilities.”

[Photo] Chen Chen’s poetry impacts NE Campus

HUDA QURESHI, managing editor
April 2, 2025
Trinity Metro bus driver Harold Riley behind the wheel at the South Campus bus stop. Students with an ID can ride for free.

[Photo] Trinity Metro reports 5,500 monthly rides at TCC bus stops

DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
April 2, 2025
Army veteran Margaret Grado, who leads the Steady Warrior Yoga events on TR Campus, stretches before class.

[Photo] Yoga classes help veterans cope with trauma

SHALONDRIA BRYANT, staff editor
March 12, 2025
SE student Emma Woodley, playing Therapist Jones, speaks to the Tiki God, played by Noah Flores, during a rehearsal of “I Have Angered a Great God.”

[Photo] SE comedy tackles phone etiquette issue

FRED NGUYEN, campus editor
March 12, 2025
Vice chancellor and provost Shelley Pearson speaks to the board of trustees about the increase of pay to adjunct faculty and staff.

[Photo] Adjunct pay raise approved

FOUSIA ABDULLAHI, editor-in-chief
February 26, 2025
TR Student Government Association president Emma Murokozi is studying cybersecurity and plans to open an IT school.

[Photo] Turning struggles into strength

DIEGO COLLAZO, campus editor
February 26, 2025
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.

[Photo] Concerns grow for LGBTQ+ students

HUDA QURESHI, managing editor
February 19, 2025
Board vice president Kenneth Barr is not running in the May trustee seat election.

[Photo] Two trustee seats to be placed on spring ballot

LAUREN HARPER, multimedia editor
February 19, 2025
NE student and Movers Unlimited member Alicia Hobson dances during the group's performance at Club Rush.

[Photo] Club Rush swings through TCC

February 5, 2025
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.”

[Photo] Five women create abstract art to explore border region

HUDA QURESHI, managing editor
February 5, 2025
TCC Chancellor Elva LeBlanc’s contract was renewed for another three years. (ALEX HOBEN)

[Photo] Board approves contract

January 29, 2025
Sign with Sally Mann’s piece “The New Mothers” in front of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth advertises the Diaries of Homes exhibit featuring multiple artists.

[Photo] Police seizure of photographs sparks concern

January 29, 2025
Retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army, and NE Campus adjunct instructor Victor Allen said he strives to provide every student with encouragement.

[Photo] Victor Allen impacts lives inside, outside the classroom

January 29, 2025
HEB ISD coordinator of counseling and guidance Stacy Force speaks with parents and students at Central Junior High School.

[Photo] HEB ISD collegiate academy coming to TCC

LAUREN HARPER, multimedia editor
January 29, 2025
Chief financial officer Pamela Anglin addresses the board during the November board meeting.

[Photo] Board supports spring semester improvements

November 20, 2024
NE Campus student and dance club member Emily Reyes performs a self-made ballet folklorico routine during Fall Fest. She has been dancing since she was three.

Campus celebrates fall with dance, crafts

ALEX HOBEN and LAUREN HARPER
November 13, 2024
History of Halloween

History of Halloween

ALEX HOBEN, digital editor
October 30, 2024
NE Campus Children's Center is located in the NFAB building. It includes three classrooms as well as an outdoor playground.

UPDATED BREAKING NEWS: NE Children’s Center set to close after a ‘deeply concerning’ incident

Fousia Abdullahi, Lauren Harper and Alex Hoben
October 9, 2024
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