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Courtney Graham, the director of academic affairs, addresses students who are honored by the Fort Worth Film Collaborative’s certificate program to help the local film industry.
Grads fuel growing local film industry
Life science professor Craig Burnside reads his short story “The bad river valley” to attendees at the Lawn Lit event outside SE07 on Sept. 2.
SE open mic showcases student and staff talent
South student Nicole Narvaez looks at collection of prints done by her instructor, Courtney Googe.
Exhibit displays faculty artworks on South Campus
Movers Unlimited member Ethan Bui mans the information table with fellow student Anjelinu Santibanez to recruit students into the Dance Club on NE Campus. The club features different styles of dance like contemporary, hip hop and jazz.
First wave of Club Crawl begins
Early College High School students gather at the giant chessboard on the NE Campus lawn before their classes begin.
High schools take over campus
JAWS Returns
JAWS Returns
Julia Garner, who plays Justine Gandy in “Weapons,” addresses room full of parents about the sudden disappearance of their children at 2:17 a.m.
‘Weapons’ did not live to online hype
The Tea app offers woman information about who they’re potentially speaking to online at their fingertips.
App allows women to review local men online
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
Smoke Moore, played by Michael B. Jordan (middle) and his allies prepare inside a juke joint for the climatic battle with a horde of vampires in “Sinners.”
Genre-blending triumph, rooted in blues, empowers Black community
Sydney Sweeney in her American Eagle campaign.
Advertisements encourage dangerous sexualization of women
Even grocery store employees despise self-checkout process
Even grocery store employees despise self-checkout process
We’ve become desensitized to gun violence in schools
We’ve become desensitized to gun violence in schools
LGBTQ+ Americans fear attacks against marriage rights
LGBTQ+ Americans fear attacks against marriage rights
Formula One racing fails to represent female fanbase
Formula One racing fails to represent female fanbase
Adenine, the oldest gerbil of the colony, chewing on a donated roll of toilet paper.
Small gerbil displacement on South Campus causes mini zoo boom
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
South student Monae Terrell puts on a Korean hanbok with adviser Cholho Kim’s help.
Korean Culture Club: South club shares heritage, language
Students boogie at the silent disco video
NE Campus construction
Meet the staff
Information source: Inside Higher Ed
BREAKING: Five TCC international students have visas revoked
Taste Project: Students gather, rake and remove for their community
Taste Project: Students gather, rake and remove for their community
Serving the Tarrant County College District

The Collegian
Serving the Tarrant County College District

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ASH PETRIE

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief

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Adenine, the oldest gerbil of the colony, chewing on a donated roll of toilet paper.

Small gerbil displacement on South Campus causes mini zoo boom

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief
September 10, 2025
Even grocery store employees despise self-checkout process

Even grocery store employees despise self-checkout process

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief
September 10, 2025
South assistant professor of art Humna Raza’s piece “Hepta-Braided Bowl in Tension” is currently on display on South Campus.

[Photo] Exhibit displays faculty artworks on South Campus

FRED NGUYEN, campus editor
September 10, 2025
Early College High School students gather at the giant chessboard on the NE Campus lawn before their classes begin.

High schools take over campus

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief
September 3, 2025
Friendship brews creative tea-making pursuit

Friendship brews creative tea-making pursuit

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief
September 3, 2025
Device loan program flyer posted in NE library.

Device loans limited to 2 weeks per semester

ASH PETRIE, editor-in-chief
August 27, 2025
2019: Traditions and culture are celebrated at SE Campus for the Lunar New Year Feb. 5. Attendees could view Chinese paper folding and other traditions.

Students say they are hurt by loss of cultural experiences on TCC campuses

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 30, 2025
Perseverance is taught to an unhealthy fault

Perseverance is taught to an unhealthy fault

ASH PETRIE, feature 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.

Cultural celebration abandoned

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 9, 2025
Society happily sips from cups of cognitive dissonance

Society happily sips from cups of cognitive dissonance

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 9, 2025
SE student Mason Richards tries to create the best shade of blue resembling the uniform for the drum corp group Crossmen to paint his plant pot.

SE celebrates national plant a flower day

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 2, 2025
“Entertainment!” is the debut album of English post-punk band Gang of Four, released September 1979.

Post-punk classic reignites brute critique of society

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
April 2, 2025

Taste Project: Students gather, rake and remove for their community

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
March 12, 2025
Time change can’t excuse one’s seasonal difficulties

Time change can’t excuse one’s seasonal difficulties

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
March 12, 2025
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

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
February 12, 2025
Frozen food’s quick, easy convenience is killing us

Frozen food’s quick, easy convenience is killing us

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
February 12, 2025

Cowboys, bulls back in town

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
January 29, 2025
California still burning, but who feels the heat?

California still burning, but who feels the heat?

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
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.

Victor Allen impacts lives inside, outside the classroom

ASH PETRIE, feature editor
January 29, 2025
Markus Spiske | Unsplash

My film camera is cooler than your fancy iPhone

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
November 20, 2024
Tyler, the Creator performs during the second weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif.

Tyler, the Creator removes his mask

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
November 13, 2024
Don’t let online hate define you

Don’t let online hate define you

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
November 13, 2024
Borougerdi has been cultivating and maintaining the community garden on SE Campus since 2015.

Heal the Soil, Heal the Soul

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
November 13, 2024
South Campus Horror Club sets up for the Friday Night Movie Marathon starting with their favorite “Scream.”

Horror Club offers Friday movie scares

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
October 30, 2024
South Campus instructor Yvonne Jocks touches the gravestone of John Willard, who married into her family and was accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.

Instructors bewitched by Salem’s rich culture

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
October 30, 2024
TJ Favela/The Collegian

Poll: More TCC students support Harris

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
October 16, 2024
South Campus student Isaac Senisch and dual-credit student Persephone Battle practice a bout, a single fencing match.

En Garde! if you please

ASH PETRIE, campus editor
October 2, 2024
TR student Ellasia Boke visiting the The League of Women Voters table on campus/

Nonpartisan group aims to register voters

Ash Petrie, campus editor
September 25, 2024
Stop avoiding common-sense gun laws

Stop avoiding common-sense gun laws

Ash Petrie, campus editor
September 18, 2024
Sexual misconduct reports double

Sexual misconduct reports double

Ash Petrie, campus editor
September 11, 2024
Algorithms are biased, but you don’t have to be

Algorithms are biased, but you don’t have to be

Ash Petrie, campus editor
September 4, 2024
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