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www.tjcnewspaper.com Tyler, Texas FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011 VOL. 77 NO. 1 The The official newspaper of Tyler Junior College since 1927 Want to know what’s a good movie? Read the movie review for No Strings Attached with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher.. | www.tjcnewspaper.com Questions or concerns...? Email: [email protected] getatag.mobile.com Opinion.............................2 News.................................3 Student Life......................4 Verve.................................6 Sports................................8 A club that meets all of the qualifications for acknowledgement as an official Tyler Junior College organization was denied membership at the Jan. 25 Student Senate meeting due to a secret vote. No reason was given why the Baha’i Faith club lost the vote and its ability to be an official recognized club. To become a recognized organization at TJC, the Baha’i club must first meet the three promises of the college; a quality education, a vibrant student life, and community service. Even though the Baha’i club meets all the criteria to become an of- ficial TJC club, their request was still voted down. “e most important thing about the Baha’i club is that it hopes to be of service for the student body and follow the guidelines that the school has been given for clubs,” said Stephanie Eijsink, physician at the ETMC clinic on campus and Baha’i Club sponsor. “Basically there are the three promises that we all try to live up to.” After History professor and Baha’i Club sponsor Dr. Kahne Par- sons gave a presentation about why they should be a club, the general assembly voted against accepting the Baha’i club during the Jan. 25 Stu- dent Senate meeting through a voice vote. With a voice vote the general assembly states ‘Yay’ or ‘Nay’ on whether to approve the new club. — see CLUB page 5 Current craze may have lethal consequences Last semester, Tyler Ju- nior College implemented several changes to increase safety on campus. One semes- ter later, members of the TJC community can see the impact of those changes. “We just did a civil- ity conference with all of the faculty and the great majority of them say they feel so much safer,” said Executive Director of Campus Safety Tom John- son. Data from Campus Safety reports suggest that the changes are not just making people feel safe, they are re- ducing criminal activity. From August to December 2010, Campus Safety responded to fewer calls about thefts, bur- glaries and assaults than they did from January to May. Re- ports of thefts fell 18 percent, automobile burglaries fell 63 percent and burglaries of habi- tation fell 83 percent. According to Johnson, implementing lanyard require- ments has been the single big- gest crime-prevention effort the school has ever done. “A large number of crimes against students are created by non-students who come to campus,” Johnson said. “We’re asking a number of people to leave our property more than ever because we’re able to identify them before something happens. We are trying to be more proactive than reactive,” said Direc- tor of Campus Safety Randy Melton. — see SAFETY page 12 The Venue in the Wise Cultural Arts building acts as a place for entertainment and a place to practice. [ Story on page 3 ] Student assembly rejects club request Security changes result in safety improvements Church Two East Texas arsonists get life in prison Fear gripped Smith County a year ago when churches were torched and nearly burned to the ground. Jason Robert Bourque, 21, a former TJC student, and Daniel George McAllister, 23, were both sentenced last month to life in prison along with 20- year sentences on attempted arson charges. Bourque and McAllister were also ordered to pay restitu- tion to the churches that burned, but according to Bobby Mims a criminal defense lawyer in Tyler, they most likely will never be able to pay the amounts owed. “I think they are going to do a significant portion of their lives given their crime,” heMims said. “e reason is politics and this is Texas not California.” ey were both sentenced in the 114th District Court with Judge Christi Kennedy presiding and received the maxi- mum sentence for the crimes they committed against a list of churches in the county and surrounding areas. In February, they pleaded guilty to charges in Henderson County for the burning of churches. McAllister will serve two consecutive life sentences from Henderson County and Bourque will serve three life sen- tences from Henderson County as well. e Churches that were burned include: Faith Church, Athens, Jan. 1; Grace Community Church of Athens, Jan. 10; — see ARSON page 5 It’s no secret that most Americans are obsessed with physical beauty and perfection. With the growing popularity of MTV’s Jersey Shore, college students are sent a very clear message: e tanner you are the better. It’s no wonder that the use of tanning beds is so common among young women and, yes, young men use them too. Reuters News Service reported last year that more than one in three American women between the ages of 18-24 said they tan indoors. Amazingly, over the past couple of years the number of people using tan- ning beds has actually become higher than the number of people who smoke cigarettes. “Tanning season starts at the end of this month and we will be super busy until the beginning of summer. After that most people switch to outdoor tanning,” said Ashley Pressnel, the manager of a local Sun City Tan. When someone says they are going tanning, most people assume that they are going to lie in a tanning bed for 10-20 minutes and come out a little darker. While this is true, in medical terms “tanning” is the body’s reaction to ultraviolet radiation. e skin produces more pigment melanin to protect itself. It is the body’s natural defense against harmful UV rays. Ultraviolet radiation is actually a known human carcinogen. It is classified by the Interna- tional Agency for Research on Cancer as a group one car- cinogen; the same group tobacco smoking was placed in. “A very high percentage of my patients are young women ages 16-29 who tan,” said Dr. Jennifer Holman, a dermatologist with the Dermatology Associates of Tyler. “I have a smaller percentage of men but they are also being affected by the popularity of tanning in the U.S.” — see TANNING page 12 By Haley Smith Managing Editor By Joshua Mumphrey Editor-In-Chief By Madeline Muñoz Staff Writer By Howard Slacum Staff Writer Photo by Haley Smith CAMPUS WIRED: Inside the Campus Safety office are two monitors that display the live feed from the security cameras that are set up all around campus. burners get charred Baseball team serves community TJC’s championship winning baseball team uses offseason time to serve their community through organizations and activities. [ Story on page 8 ] Venue helps actors for contest Toxic Tanning Photos by Haley Smith Top: Baha’i club sponsor Karen Anglin discusses morals and interpret- ing passages from the Baha’i faith with freshman Destin Osby at a Baha’i club meet- ing. Above: Baha’i club sponsor Kahne Parsons explains certain aspects of the Baha’i faith to the audience at the club meeting.

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A club that meets all of the qualifications for acknowledgement as an official Tyler Junior College organization was denied membership at the Jan. 25 Student Senate meeting due to a secret vote.

No reason was given why the Baha’i Faith club lost the vote and its ability to be an official recognized club.

To become a recognized organization at TJC, the Baha’i club must first meet the three promises of the college; a quality education, a vibrant student life, and community service.

Even though the Baha’i club meets all the criteria to become an of-ficial TJC club, their request was still voted down.

“The most important thing about the Baha’i club is that it hopes to be of service for the student body and follow the guidelines that the school has been given for clubs,” said Stephanie Eijsink, physician at the ETMC clinic on campus and Baha’i Club sponsor. “Basically there are the three promises that we all try to live up to.”

After History professor and Baha’i Club sponsor Dr. Kahne Par-sons gave a presentation about why they should be a club, the general assembly voted against accepting the Baha’i club during the Jan. 25 Stu-dent Senate meeting through a voice vote. With a voice vote the general assembly states ‘Yay’ or ‘Nay’ on whether to approve the new club.

— see club page 5 —

Current craze may have lethal consequences

Last semester, Tyler Ju-nior College implemented several changes to increase safety on campus. One semes-ter later, members of the TJC community can see the impact of those changes.

“We just did a civil-ity conference with all of the faculty and the great majority of them say they feel so much safer,” said Executive Director of Campus Safety Tom John-son.

Data from Campus Safety reports suggest that the changes are not just making people feel safe, they are re-ducing criminal activity. From August to December 2010, Campus Safety responded to fewer calls about thefts, bur-glaries and assaults than they did from January to May. Re-

ports of thefts fell 18 percent, automobile burglaries fell 63 percent and burglaries of habi-tation fell 83 percent.

According to Johnson, implementing lanyard require-ments has been the single big-gest crime-prevention effort the school has ever done.

“A large number of crimes against students are created by non-students who come to campus,” Johnson said.

“We’re asking a number of people to leave our property more than ever because we’re able to identify them before something happens. We are trying to be more proactive than reactive,” said Direc-tor of Campus Safety Randy Melton.

— see safety page 12 —

The Venue in the Wise Cultural arts building acts as a place for entertainment and a place to practice.

[ Story on page 3]

Student assembly rejects club request

Security changes result in safety improvements

Church

Two East Texas arsonists get life in prison

Fear gripped Smith County a year ago when churches were torched and nearly burned to the ground. Jason Robert Bourque, 21, a former TJC student, and Daniel George McAllister, 23, were both sentenced last month to life in prison along with 20-year sentences on attempted arson charges.

Bourque and McAllister were also ordered to pay restitu-tion to the churches that burned, but according to Bobby Mims a criminal defense lawyer in Tyler, they most likely will never be able to pay the amounts owed.

“I think they are going to do a significant portion of their lives given their crime,” heMims said. “The reason is politics and this is Texas not California.”

They were both sentenced in the 114th District Court with Judge Christi Kennedy presiding and received the maxi-mum sentence for the crimes they committed against a list of churches in the county and surrounding areas. In February, they pleaded guilty to charges in Henderson County for the burning of churches. McAllister will serve two consecutive life sentences from Henderson County and Bourque will serve three life sen-tences from Henderson County as well.

The Churches that were burned include: Faith Church, Athens, Jan. 1; Grace Community Church of Athens, Jan. 10;

— see arson page 5 —

It’s no secret that most Americans are obsessed with physical beauty and perfection.

With the growing popularity of MTV’s Jersey Shore, college students are sent a very clear message: The tanner you are the better. It’s no wonder that the use of tanning beds is so common among young women and, yes, young men use them too. Reuters News Service reported last year that more than one in three American women between the ages of 18-24 said they tan indoors. Amazingly, over the past couple of years the number of people using tan-ning beds has actually become higher than the number of people who smoke cigarettes.

“Tanning season starts at the end of this month and we will be super busy until the beginning of summer. After that most people switch to outdoor tanning,” said Ashley Pressnel, the manager of a local Sun City Tan.

When someone says they are going tanning, most people assume that they are going to lie in a tanning bed for 10-20 minutes and come out a little darker. While this is true, in medical terms “tanning” is the body’s reaction to ultraviolet radiation. The skin produces more pigment melanin to protect itself. It is the body’s natural defense against harmful UV rays. Ultraviolet radiation is actually a known human carcinogen. It is classified by the Interna-tional Agency for Research on Cancer as a group one car-cinogen; the same group tobacco smoking was placed in.

“A very high percentage of my patients are young women ages 16-29 who tan,” said Dr. Jennifer Holman, a dermatologist with the Dermatology Associates of Tyler. “I have a smaller percentage of men but they are also being affected by the popularity of tanning in the U.S.”

— see tanning page 12 —

By Haley SmithManaging Editor

By Joshua MumphreyEditor-in-Chief

By Madeline MuñozStaff Writer

By Howard SlacumStaff Writer

Photo by Haley Smith

CaMPuS wired: inside the Campus Safety office are two monitors that display the live feed from the security cameras that are set up all around campus.

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Baseball team serves communityTJC’s championship winning baseball team uses offseason time to serve their community through organizations and activities.

[ Story on page 8]Venue helps actors for contest

Toxic Tanning

Photos by Haley Smith

Top: Baha’i club sponsor Karen anglin discusses morals and interpret-ing passages from the Baha’i faith with freshman destin osby at a Baha’i club meet-ing. above: Baha’i club sponsor Kahne Parsons explains certain aspects of the Baha’i faith to the audience at the club meeting.

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Paying tuition and fees can be a challenge for college stu-dents, but sometimes the loans that are supposed to help students are pushing them toward a lifetime of debt.

According to collegescholarships.org, most undergraduate students graduate with close to $20,000 in student loan debt. Some students are taking advantage of student loans and using this money more as a payday than for college expenses, without seeing the long-term consequences these decisions can have.

Student loans help students pay for tuition, books and living expenses during college. They come with interest rates, which are charges for the use of the money and must be paid back within a certain time period after the student stops taking classes. Ac-cepting a student loan is entering into a contract with the lend-ing company and borrowers will become obligated to pay back their loans.

It can take up to 30 years to pay off student loans and the interest fees. Students need to be cautious when accepting loans because they can still be paying back their college loans while they are trying to pay for their own children to attend college.

Not only can it take years to pay off student loans, but loans also affect your credit score. The more money a student owes and the longer it takes to pay back, the lower their credit score can get. According to myloansconsolidated.com, student loans that take 10 or more years to pay off will lower a credit score because it will be considered on the credit score as too long to pay off a debt.

Myloansconsolidated.com also states that student loans can be reported on a credit score in triplicate, which means that $15,000 in student loan debt can show up on the credit score as $45,000 because it’s reading as owing three times as much. If students’ credit scores are too low, they can have trouble buy-ing a car, buying a house, taking out loans and even renting. If a credit score is too low, a damaged financial reputation can follow students for years.

A lot of students see the idea of student loans as an op-portunity for free money. When they get their loan refunds they think more about shopping than buying books or paying for liv-

ing expenses. Student loans are not for buying a new iPod or get-ting a new wardrobe, and the students that see them as a payday are most likely not seeing the true consequences of borrowing money. Students see these loans for the short-term of getting free money quick. Student loans though are long-term options that can result in many different problems that could haunt students for the rest of their lives. Yes, at that moment students will re-ceive a lump sum of money that they didn’t have to work for, but loans are anything but free.

Student loans are not specifically a bad thing, but they can become a big problem if they are not handled properly. A lot of thought needs to go into the decision whether to take out a loan and it should not be taken lightly. There are many other solutions like payment plans that can help pay for college as well. Loans should only be considered as a last option. Debt is to be expected after graduating college, but students don’t have to be bombarded with huge fees that will take years to pay off.

Student loans should only be used when it’s an absolute ne-cessity to attend college. If a student does take out a student loan, they should only borrow the minimum that they would need to survive. Borrowing for a payday will just lead students towards a lifetime of debt.

Always check the free money options like scholarships or grants before accepting a loan. Students should always fill out the Free Application for Student Financial Aid (FASFA) because is it a free process that could reward students with money that doesn’t have to be paid back.

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“What about all the men who are vic-tims of women’s domestic violence? Women’s domestic violence against men is grossly un-der reported, while male victims are still rou-tinely being ignored by the taxpayer funded domestic violence industry. Credible research overwhelmingly shows that the ratio of do-mestic violence is at least fifty/fifty between women & men.”

“I certainly hope that the necessary fund-ing will eventually become available to allow the new Allied Health and Nursing building construction project to proceed.

I feel that this would be of great benefit to the TJC faculty and students and would help alleviate many of the issues they are cur-rently facing. Furthermore, I also wish that TJC would look into the possibility of adding additional allied health related programs in the future once these additional educational facilities are completed.

Physical Therapy Assistants (for ex-ample) are becoming more in demand these days and there aren’t near enough training programs in this area to facilitate the need for them out in the workforce.

I realize that Kilgore College and NTCC up in Mount Pleasant offer this program, but they can only accept so many applicants each year. Therefore, this still leaves a big gap in regards to supply and demand for this par-ticular health-related field.

It is my hope that TJC will heed this rec-ommendation and consider adding this pro-gram to their curriculum in the near future as time, resources and finances will allow.”

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growing up never seemed so hard...

by joshua MumphreyEditor-In-Chief

Let’s face it everyone, the word on the street is that a lot happens in college. People get drunk, party way too much, have unprotected sex and, did I mention, get high? But with all of the extra perks that come along with the college experi-ence at “big kid” school, I haven’t heard much about actually learning. What’s up with that?

I must say, I’m a bit of a dork when this new up-and-coming generation comes to mind. My general idea of having fun doesn’t include mornings of migraines and nights of nausea. Sorry, I just wasn’t raised that way. Whatever happened to the kind of college students who were re-

spected for actually trying to get an edu-cation and not for achieving a momentary high before class? Yes, there have been instances of students showing up to class as high as a kite and no, they never got the chance to walk the stage at gradua-tion. Frankly, they probably couldn’t even spell it!

What sort of role models are we be-coming to high school students? What sort of environments are we making for those who come to actually learn? Per-sonally, if you have some other motive behind all the madness, why even bother? Quit while you are ahead.

We come here to better ourselves, and to become leading individuals in our community, who knows maybe even the world. Our college speaks of three prom-ises: a quality education, vibrant student life and community service, so I only think it’s natural that we respect, follow and honor them.

We can’t afford to let our morals and

character fall through the cracks for the sake of adulthood and that “I can do what I want now” attitude. If you don’t have a clear vision for your life, then what do you have? I’ll tell you, absolutely nothing.

There are actually students out there, like myself, who want to be something in life and go somewhere but frankly, we could do without all the unnecessary atti-tude, language and sexual obscenity. That’s what the club is for, not a college campus.

You have to learn the difference be-tween saying you are an adult and actually being one. Perhaps practicing a little re-sponsibility won’t hurt too much either.

It’s time to grow up and put on our big boy and girl pants. The choice is yours to make but just a friendly reminder, im-maturity always comes back to bite you in the butt, eventually. You better be able to run because you’ll be running the rest of your life.

Is that honestly what you want?

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Danger conStruction zone warning signs are placed around construction zones to keep students out and keep them safe.

By Stacey gonzalezNews Editor

The fall semester started out with a num-ber of changes causing discomfort for staff and students at Tyler Junior College.

The Woodlands is a temporary set of buildings, replacing most of the Genecov sci-ence building, which is under construction. It is the new location for the science lab courses.

A lot of thought had been put into how this change would affect students.

“We have looked, studied, thought and col-lected from a student’s perspective, what would you encounter in the time you walk from our parking lot, down the block till you get to the Woodlands,” said Director of Campus Safety Randy Melton.

According to Melton, there have been security measures put in place to identify the campus property and space, working in con-junction with the City of Tyler.

“I’m pretty comfortable with security driv-ing through pretty regular,” said Clay Wal-lace, freshman. “They have a campus police car parked in front of the gate. I really don’t have any concerns about the walk.

“My only concern is some of the people driving through. They are still speeding.”

According to Melton, David Mann is the current Campus Safety guard assigned to the evening shift at the Woodlands.

In addition to surveillance cameras, im-proved street lighting for a better night view has been added by the City of Tyler and TJC for the area. Tree trimming to help with visibility and crosswalk signs have been added and made more visible on Devine and Porter streets.

“We have assigned a campus safety guard,”

said Melton. “His patrolling area is from Or-nelas to the Woodlands is his assignment in a shift from 3 to 11 in the evening time.”

However, some precautions are the same for day-time classes including the presence of a physical patrol.

“Teachers are doing very well with the

change,” said Melton. “The only complaint that has been heard from the community was one that a car was parked on Porter Street, which is legal because it is on the side of the street.”

The campus was told in mid-October that parking would be permitted on the side of Devine Street. The surprise was two weeks be-

fore the spring semester started when the City of Tyler added the “No Parking Anytime” signs across the street.

“The city came in and our traffic depart-ment looked at the congestion, the size of the

— see woodlands page 11 —

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Career Services takes students from backpacks to briefcases

Walk to new labs concern for students

By Latoni thomasStaff writer

If someone knew they could never fail, the sky’s the limit.

That’s what Annie Lan feels her purpose is at Tyler Ju-nior College. Lan is the coordinator for Career Services lo-cated on the second floor of the Rogers Student Center, next to the Student Life office.

“When I was a student at TJC, I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up. I didn’t even know what Career Services was,” said Lan.

Career Services’ mission is to help students who are un-decided with their majors and are having a difficult time with taking that first step in picking a career. They don’t try to push students into careers that offer the most money; they offer a career assessment test to lead students in the right direction to a profession that they will love so that they will be happy in their work. They never lose sight of students’ goals, objectives and dreams. Those are important factors that determine what type of work would suit them best.

“A lot of the time, salary and the amount of time a stu-dent has to spend in school is a big factor in picking a major,” said Lan.

Lan understands that students are frustrated when it comes to choosing a career because she was once in their shoes. She knows how difficult it can be when figuring out which path to take as students choose what they want to do for the rest of their lives.

“I want them to know that there is a resource here they have on campus; that they have someone who is willing to sit and work with them. Not knowing who to talk to can be frustrating when you’re trying to figure it out on your own,” said Lan.

The Career Services office offers many online resources, puts on monthly workshops for resumes and career building and has over 100 books specific not only to a major, but even books such as: “Starting Your Own Record Label” and “Jobs for Animal Lovers.” But the most popular resource Career Services offers that helps get students on their way are two big websites called: FOCUS and acinet.org. Lan encourages students to use these web pages to their advantage because the information listed on the sites is helpful and can push students into making that career jump. These websites offer information on jobs students can get with their degrees, an estimated income for a specific career that is updated annu-ally and locations for great job offers.

Career Services also hosts a series of workshops through-out the semester that they encourage students to attend. In the fall, they presented a resume workshop on how to build a

— see career services page 11 —

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numBer 43 is the location of the apache woodlands shown on this map as the temporary location for labs.

By Haley SmithManaging Editor

Students returning to Tyler Junior Col-lege for the spring semester have had to find detours and alternate routes to their classes to bypass the construction zones that are now littering the campus.

Some students, frustrated by having to take the long way around campus, are ignor-ing the bright orange fenced-off areas covered with warning signs and are walking through these construction zones, taking their safety into their own hands for the benefit of having a shorter walk to class.

“We cannot have anyone, I don’t care who they are whether they’re a student or employee of TJC, in the construction zones because we have heavy equipment,” Executive Director of Campus Safety Dr. Tom Johnson said. “We have dangerous pieces of metal and things like that…some of them weigh more than 1,000 pounds.”

The main reason TJC wants people out of the construction zones is because of safety issues.

“You can slip and fall. You can get run over. Something can fall and hit you in the head,” Director of Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Robby Underwood said.

“There are far too many (hazards) and acci-dents or something that can happen to some-one around construction.”

If anyone passes through a construction zone that is marked off with an orange fence or has signs that read ‘do not enter,’ then they are breaking school rules.

“If a student does, then they are breaking a directive that’s in the student code of con-duct. Where a directive is given by a college official-that is a written directive,” Johnson said referring to the signs. “That way they can be referred to the student judicial affairs.”

The punishment of the student will then be decided by the student judicial coordina-tor.

“This should be very simple,” Johnson said. “There’s a big sign that says ‘Do Not En-ter, Sanctions Will Be Given.’ You shouldn’t go in there and it’s all for the protection of the students and employees. We don’t care who it is.”

Campus Safety will now be paying closer attention to the construction zones to make sure no unauthorized persons are in the areas.

“We are going to try to do as much as we can,” Johnson said. “We have officers on bike patrol, foot patrol and driving around to pre-

— see Zone page 11 —

SuPer BowL Benefit

Tyler Junior College’s Apache Belles preformed at the Super Bowl Party in Texas this month.

The event is held annually, and this year it was hosted by the Jose Feliciano Foundation at the Embassy Suites Out-door World in Grapevine.

The event kicked off Sat-urday, Feb. 5 and it brought ce-lebrities and NFL players such as Aubrey O’Day, Bill Bates, Carmen Electra, Jay Novacek and many more.

tjc winS Big!

Last weekend, six stu-dents competed in the Spring Texas Intercollegiate Forensic Associations’s state champion-ship. A list of the winners can be found at tjcnewspaper.com.

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tjc cLinic oPen for BuSineSS

Tyler Junior College’s Vi-sion Care Clinic opened its doors earlier this month.

They have more than 500 frames in stock at affordable prices. Their Value Line frames are sold for only $10 each.

The clinic is located at the TJC West Campus RTDC Building room 138, and their hours of operation are 1-4 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday.

construction zone fencing in place to protect students

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Change is in the air

By andrea masendacontributing writer

“The Woodlands are for the birds,” said sophomore Kelsi LaRoe while talk-ing about the various students’ feedback she has seen and heard during her first few weeks back for the spring semester at Tyler Junior College.

Twenty-three salmon colored build-ings can be found between Porter and Tipton streets, about a block away from TJC’s main campus. With the construc-tion of brand new science labs in Gene-cov for the first time in over 50 years, the Apache Woodlands seemed to be the only logical solution for students to continue taking science courses in the midst of construction. Students are finding differ-ent ways to cope with the half-mile walk

to the new temporary location for most of the science classes taken at Tyler Junior College

“I don’t mind walking. I just think it’s a pretty far walk. I get tired,” said sopho-more Justin Beene, with a laugh. “I have speech right before that class in Wise, so I get out at like, I don’t know, 2:05, and I have to be all the way to the Woodlands in like 15 minutes. I usually get there on time though,” he added.

Reaction to the new classroom envi-ronment has been different among many students who come to the Woodlands be-tween one and four times a week.

“I mean, you have air conditioners in the walls and you can’t hear anybody talk, and we only have cold water which is not good because we need hot water to steril-ize things. It just feels cheap.

I mean, we all pay a lot of money to take classes here,” said sophomore Rebec-ca Counanan.

While some students are feeling as if they are not being granted the classroom environment that they deserve, many oth-er students feel as though the staff at TJC has made compromises to keep their stu-dents as comfortable as possible despite the circumstance.

“I don’t really mind it. Since we are over there, we don’t have to buy a lab man-ual or a book. He’s pretty much going to teach it to us straight. We’re going to get straight down to the work. Since we have to walk pretty much a mile, we don’t have to carry all those heavy books with extra information that we’re never going to use

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By reginald whiteStudent Life Editor

With the spring semester just getting started, returning Ty-ler Junior College students adjust to new class time, and sched-ules.

Many students debate if the new times are beneficial to their schedules or actually a hindrance to them.

“It really isn’t a big deal to me. I normally try to knock out all my morning classes by having them back-to-back, but now I have a little time between each one, so that alright,” said Garry Alston, a freshmen at TJC.

“I don’t think it’s like a big deal, but I miss being able to have a 8 a.m class, then 9 and 10 a.m class right after that,” said Cha’rel Mosley, another freshman student.

“The new time schedule doesn’t even affect me. I’ve always had most of my classes spread apart like in the fall semester,” said Lesly Suarez, a sophomore majoring in psychology, who is also a Residential Assistant at the Ornelas Hall.

The biology classes taking place at the new Woodlands por-tables just happen to be one of the main reasons for the campus wide changes. The new time was put in place so that students could have enough time to make it to each of their classes.

“Being a teacher, you have to be flexible so we’re all pretty much use to all the changes that keeps taking place every now and then,” said Shawn Taylor, a preparatory Math instructor at TJC.

He then added, “I’m sure that the time schedule doesn’t af-fect the staff as much as it does the students but it’s a nice deal being able to make it to each of my classes and have time to set up and prepare for my next class; and I’m sure some of the students don’t mind having a couple minutes to take a breather before they gear up for their next class.”

Butch Hayes, the Provost for TJC, played an important role with the new time schedule.

“The reason for this semester’s time schedule changes was to help the students and faculty get to their classes when needed, while all the construction around campus was taking place, and the addition to the new Woodland area classes,” he said.

He then added that, “once all the construction is done; we will return back to the old schedule by the time fall 2011 semes-ter starts.”

“Man if they didn’t make this new time thing, I would be late to my classes everyday,” said Lance Seals, sophomore biology major. “I have classes in the Woodland, and I don’t mind making the walk to and from there either, it’s just that I’m glad the time

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By caylee stampsStaff writer

There are approximately 600 muscles in the av-erage human body that work together by contract-ing and relaxing to allow the body to walk, point, lift, jump, smile and breathe. This teamwork goes unno-ticed by most; however, for the million-plus Ameri-cans who are diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and other degenerative muscle diseases, each flex or pull is something to be earned and cherished.

On Feb. 19, Tyler Junior College, along with several other schools from around the area, will team up with friends and families to help the 400 East Texans who are affected by muscular dystrophy. They will help raise funding for the Muscular Dystrophy Association by participating in the Muscle Walk held by the nonprofit health agency at Bergfeld Park. Participants will be able to take part in face painting, emceeing by Luscious Ice from the Blaze and enter-tainment provided by the Apache Jewlyz, UT Tyler cheerleaders, bands and several mascots.

Mark Taylor, who proves that strong muscles are not what makes a person strong, will participate in the walk, followed closely by his team known as

“Mark’s Mighty Warriors,” comprised of family and friends.

Muscular dystrophy is a broad term used to de-scribe a group of genetic muscle diseases. These dis-eases are characterized by the weakening of muscles including the heart. It will progress at different paces and affects walking, running, balance and any activity that includes muscle use.

After battling undiagnosed congenital muscular dystrophy and a long string of hospitals and special-ists, the family of Mark Taylor was relieved to finally receive an answer in September 2009 as to what was affecting their son. Immediately, the Muscular Dys-trophy Association, or MDA, swooped to the family’s side to offer help and support.

Upon first glance, Mark may be mistaken for a shy, fragile 9 year-old, but he is full of determination, life and quite the chatterbox. Mark discussed his friends and adventures at an MDA-funded camp he attended for the first time this past summer.

“When you first get there you get your cabin…then later we went horseback riding together,” Mark said.

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Signing for the future training professional of tomorrowBy reginald whiteStudent Life Editor

Most people think of languages in terms of spoken words and phrases. They rarely consider other types of languages such as body language or in this case sign language. Tyler Junior Col-lege offers a sign language interpreter training program where it is possible to attain an associates degree or a skills certificate, if one already has or is pursuing another degree.

According to Rhonda McKinzie, department chair of Sign Language Interpreting, there are about 30 to 40 students at TJC that need a sign language interpreter and there is a shortage of interpreters.

“Not only is there a shortage on campus, but in the profes-sional world as well,” said McKinzie.

There is a need for sign language interpreters in hospitals, schools and even government agencies.

For those students who wish to expand their resume before

entering their careers, learning to interpret sign language may be just the thing to do.

Many deaf individuals as well as children with disorders such as autism, could benefit from a sign language interpreter. Those seeking degrees in nursing or teaching are examples of majors that would benefit from the course’s certificate program. The skills to interpret ASL (American Sign Language) would be obtained through the certificate. With these skills students may go on to take the state board test and become a certified interpreter.

Vicki Stowe, a student in American Sign Language 4, al-ready had her business degree when she came to TJC to join the sign language interpreting program in the summer of 2010.

“I’ve always wanted to do sign language,” said Stowe, “I just thought it would be really hard.”

And like Stowe there are those individuals who have inter-est in signing, but are somewhat overwhelmed at the idea. The Deaf Connection Club is open to anyone interested in sign lan-guage. Any member will point out that one doesn’t have to be

deaf to join.. Tenesa Brown, also a student in ASL 4, shared her enthusi-

asm about others joining the program. “You don’t have to major in it to take the class,” said Brown,

who is an education major “It’s not as hard as it looks.” The Interpreter Training Program for ASL will be holding

an Open House on March 19. The theme is “Laugh your boots off!” It will be held in the

Apache Room at 4:30p.m- 6 p.m., then there will be a dinner from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person.

There will be a tour of the state-of-the-art ASL lab. Also, deaf comedian, Kent Kennedy, will be part of the entertainment for the night.

The program will also be part of the first annual East Texas Games for the deaf on March 26.

“The Deaf community is really excited,” said McKinzie. For more information about the program visit http://www.

tjc.edu/SignLanguage/ for more information on requirements and clubs.

Students make trek to Woodlands

Students, staff adjust to new schedule times

photo by reginald white

apache woodlands TJc students are shown making their trip to class, on one of the coldest days this semster.

photo by reginald white

walk for mda: The Taylor family along with friends and community mem-bers, joined together early one morning to support Muscular dystrophy in the East Texas area.

MDA Walk brings hope to those battling disease

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was extended because most people have classes out of the way and with all this construction and stuff going on; so that keeps us from being late all the time.”

The construction taking place around campus seems to also delay the students from making it to their classes.

Students living on campus sometimes have to find ways around the many blockades, while students living off campus have a tough time finding parking spaces with blocked roads and construction in their way.

“It seems like everywhere you look, they’re cutting off a way to get to your class on time. Then its never any parking spots so you spend about 20 minutes right there trying to look for one,” said D’qualion Portley, a freshmen criminal justice major.

said Pickitt.Safety is also a big issue for some students taking classes in

the Woodlands. Some students would like to see traffic better regulated throughout the path. Other students would like to have safety measures taken before and after their night classes.

Campus Safety has already taken precautions to ensure the students’ safety during their walk. Surveillance cameras have been added and many trees have been cut down surrounding the cameras to ensure the camera’s clear picture. There is also an of-ficer on duty at all times during the night class hours.

“If I could tell students one thing when it comes to walking to the Woodlands, it would be to stay safe,” said Dr. Tom John-son, TJC Director of Public Safety.

If nothing else, some TJC students feel the spreading out of the campus and what many see as a long walk to the Woodlands is exactly what they need to get a taste of what they will expe-rience after leaving TJC and starting school on a much larger, four-year campus.

“It’s just like being at a university. You just have to grin and bear it,” said Pickitt.

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He continued mentioning swimming, fishing, canoe-ing and the rock-wall-climbing extravaganza he experienced while at Camp John Marc. “I made a whole lot of friends, some in wheelchairs, some not…”

Mark is the son of College Preparatory Math professor Shawn Taylor, who was eager to tell of his determined son’s accomplishments.

“Mark is a pretty determined kid. He worked and worked to gain enough balance to ride his bicycle…was outside all the time training himself to jump on the trampoline,” Taylor said, ”He is also in non-contact Tae Kwon Do and he has won two first place medals. He’s actually pretty proud of it. Mark is always correcting his sisters on their form because he is a belt ahead of the rest of the family.”

Professor Taylor also discussed how MDA has affected the family and Mark throughout this battle.

“They have been here since we found out. They have sta-tions set up in the specific hospitals we were in. MDA has been a huge help for us.”

Candace Pate, who began working with MDA when she was 16 years old as a MDA summer camp counselor, de-scribed her position as the Fundraiser Coordinator of the East Texas chapter.

“I have gained so much more from my position than I can ever give; every day I am an advocate, educator and fund-raiser for the 400 families we serve in East Texas,” Pate said. “I have met some amazing families and generous people during my short two years with MDA.”

The MDA is funded almost entirely by the generosity of individual private contributors. Although a cure has not been discovered at this point, research is underway and numerous ways of slowing the progression of the effects of the disease have already been found. To see the advances made or to read children’s Congenital Muscular Disease stories, visit CureC-MD.org. Volunteers are encouraged to earn at least $74, the cost of one minute of research. Beyond the research, the orga-nization also provides comprehensive healthcare, support ser-vices, advocacy and education. Although MDA is successful in their goals of accommodating the needs of these families, the need for participation in events like the Muscle Walk is a constant. Events are hosted year round; to get involved as a donor or volunteer, email: [email protected] or [email protected].

“The voice vote was what determined whether it went to a secret ballot,” Par-sons said. “When it went to a secret ballot, the only people who could vote then were people who had answered the role and were officially there representing a club.”

The secret vote resulted in a vote of thirteen against 9, with the majority votes to not to acknowledge the Baha’i Club as an official TJC organization.

“I think a lot of it was just the fact that they didn’t know who we were,” Par-sons said. “They were uniformed and they didn’t know what we were about and they kind of reacted as people when they don’t know something would.”

Parsons, who has been active in TJC organizations for over 10 years, said this

is the first Nay vote at a student senate meeting that she’s heard of.

“I kind of felt like it was a failure on our part to make a good convincing pre-sentation,” Mathematics professor and Baha’i club sponsor Karen Anglin said. “Apparently that didn’t happen…we just didn’t seem to have our act together; we just weren’t very prepared for what really happened.”

The Baha’i sponsors will try again to get the club accepted at the Feb. 15 stu-dent senate meeting.

“In the interval that people have had time to think about this and to look into it, hopefully [they’ll] realize that this is a very positive group and that we can’t but be a positive presence here on campus,”

Parsons said.According to the Baha’i Club

sponsors, Baha’i faith clubs exist on hundreds of campuses, some of which include Rice University, University of Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas.

“Personally I feel like we need to mix with other club members, mix with the advisers of the other clubs and say this is what the Baha’i club stands for,” Eijsink said. “We’re not going to push ourselves on you, we’re not going to get pushy, but we want for you to at least know what we stand for and you tell us what you stand for. We’ve got to have points in common, we’ve got to have things we can work on together.”

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Lake Athens Baptist Church, Jan. 10; Tyland Baptist Church, Tyler, Jan. 16; First Church of Christ Scien-tist, Tyler, Jan. 17; Prairie Creek Fel-lowship, Lindale, Jan. 20; Russell Me-morial United Methodist Church, Wills Point, Feb. 4; Dover Baptist Church, Carroll, Feb. 8; and Clear Springs Mis-sionary Baptist Church, Lindale, Feb.8. Mims explained that a few thought the sentencing was a little tough considering the crime, adding that it was a decision with a lot of weight.

“Judge Kennedy did a great job, but she couldn’t be seen as lenient due to the community pressure, being an elected of-ficial in this kind of a case,” he said. “Then you have the needs of the defendant, mak-ing their punishment fitting to whatever the crime is. It’s a lot to consider.”

In addition to their sentencing in Smith County, McAllister and Bourque received indictments from Henderson County, for arson, a first-degree felony. According to the District Attorney’s office in Van Zandt County, they were also in-

dicted for the intentional burning of Rus-sell United Methodist Church in Wills Point and Little Hope Baptist Church in Canton.

In Smith County, The First Church of Christ Scientist was among the many that were burned. According to Debbie McCook a member of the church stated that the insurance company strongly suggested that they should completely rebuild, rather than attempting to work with the existing structure. There has been confirmation from a longtime mem-ber, that a building committee has been formed and is starting to take proper steps to get things moving rather quickly.

A former Chairman and member of the church board, Peter McCook ex-plained how much support they have re-ceived from other churches and organiza-tions in the area. “It’s always good to see the community joining together, helping those in need. And boy, our church was one of those who needed a helping hand,” he said.

“We could all get tangled up in what

we believe in our doctrine over another, but when you throw that all out with the old bathwater, what’s really important is the love that is God, and the love we share with others while lending a hand.”

Although the love of God was within the hearts of many who attended the church, anger was also acknowl-edged explained McCook. “There was a bit of anger, but also a sense of fear of the unknown, especially looking at where we were and where we are now,” he said. “Many churches were on their heels.”

A careless crime committed by these two arsonists, have cost them their free-dom and years of their lives.

“These two men are a perfect ex-ample of what happens when you break the law. They will not see the light of day, for many, many years to come,” Assistant Fire Chief of the Tyler Fire Department, David Schlottach said. “I do, to a certain degree, think it’s really sad to see someone ruin their lives over something so foolish, but we all must obey the law.”

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By Taylar BeltStaff Writer

Fairy tales are supposed to make people believe in the power of love and the power of wishing. However, no one really knows what happened after the credits rolled.

No one knows if Cinderella was so used to not having anything that she became a shopa-holic and went bankrupt or if Rapunzel’s beau-tician slipped up and accidentally cut her hair in a stylish bob. Okay, so this definitely didn’t happen, but the musical “Into The Woods” gets to the truth behind the beloved fairytales.

“I was raised watching the Disney movies like Cinderella and I’ve been raised to hear a different ending to the fairytales,” said Presi-dent of Las Mascaras Joshua Eguia. “But once seeing ‘Into The Woods,’ you believe that in the real world these stories would have ended dif-ferently.”

Others weren’t so let down about the twisted truth.

“I was excited. Very, very, excited! The first thing I knew about ‘Into The Woods’ is that it was based off the Brothers Grimm which was very dark,” said sophomore art major Megan Bryant.

The fairytale musical “Into The Woods” is based off The Brothers Grimm, the original writers of many well-known fairytales which Disney later transformed. The Brothers in-tended for a more realistic effect instead of the common idea of happily ever after.

“You learn so much more from these fairy tales now than you did hearing them as a small child,” said Eguia.

After playing on Broadway, “Into The Woods” is making its way to Wise Auditorium in hopes of opening college students’ eyes to the bare honesty it portrays.

“The audience should walk away with a general understanding that life isn’t always striving for what you want. Sometimes it’s striving to do your best and to problem solve bad situations,” said Bryant.

Although “Into The Woods” is a musical, it shouldn’t be viewed as a typical musical.

“It’s different from other musicals, because it deals with real-life issues, unfaithfulness and greed,” said Eguia.

While the musical gives the audience the drama they crave, the question still remains, what produces a happily ever after?

“The whole happily ever after is relative to what one person thinks. It’s different for every-one. If you have a positive outlook and don’t dwell on things, everything will work out fine,”

said sophomore Apache Belle, MK Northum. Every fairy tale has a meaning and some

kind of relevant truth.“Wanting is more pleasurable than having.

It’s not logical but often true,” said director Dr. David Crawford. “The philosophy of absolutes in life is everything has shades of truth and un-truth.”

The musical starts its journey at 7:30 P.M, Feb. 23 in Wise Auditorium. Tickets will go on sale Feb. 16 in the Jean Brown Theater box office for $5.

Contact The Apache Pow Wow Verve Editor Christopher Jones with questions, comments

or concerns at [email protected]

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By christopher jonesVerve Editor

The stage is dimly lit as the two young men walk quietly up the two steps and take their places. As the audience quiets down, they begin.

Tony McKinney and Corey Finzel are two Tyler Junior College students practicing for the American Forensic Association competition com-ing up soon.

The skit they perform is known as a Duo In-terpretation. This is a two-man performance of an already published piece of either prose, poetry or a selection out of a musical or play. The interpre-tation is done without costumes, backgrounds or music. They must also have a small black notebook that they must refer to during the skit. It contains their lines and is only glanced at by the performers and not read word for word.

The piece they have chosen is “Hidden In This Picture” by Aaron Sorkin. It is a small skit about a movie director shooting his final shot. Three cows walk into the scene being shot outside and begin to graze.

The choosing of the piece is only part of the performance. The attitude toward the competition is the other.

“I love going to competitions. It gives me a chance to see students from all over the state. In the duo there is no make-up or costumes. Taking away all these elements gives you a chance to show others your pure acting ability. It shows people what you have,” McKinney said about going to competition.

McKinney is also competing in three other events besides the duo interpretation including one-on-one debate.

There are three “legs” you must do before reaching the state nationals. A “leg” is a regular non-state or regional competition that the per-formers go to. You must place in each one and your total of the three must add up to nine or less. So you could actually place third in each leg and make it to the finals.

McKinney and Finzel have placed fourth and third in their last two competitions. The lat-est, however, did not have enough schools to be counted as a leg. There were large schools there such as UT Austin, Texas A&M and Texas State that they went up against.

“We get to compete against other junior col-leges and even some four year universities. It gives us the opportunity to see how we compare with some of the larger schools,” said McKinney.

The American Forensic Association competi-tion is one of the largest and hosts junior colleges and four-year colleges. It will be held from April 1-4.

To get extra practice performing in front of an audience, the two have been going to The Ven-ue, held on the TJC campus.

The Venue is held at the Jean Browne The-ater in the Wise Cultural Arts building. It is in-tended to be a coffeehouse-style place for people to go and perform original works, or in the case of McKinney and Finzel, a place to practice.

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photo by christopher jones

performing To a crowd: above: Corey Finzel, left and Tony McKinney on right, per-form their duo interpretation in front of a live audience at The Venue. right: a poster for The Venue showing the times and dates of performances.

a live audience makes a great judge

photo by Taylar Belt

rehearsing for The show: Two TJC students rehearse in Wise auditorium for “into the Woods.” This is a musical about the different sides of fairy tales characters that most of us have grown up with.

TJC goes ‘into the Woods’

into the woods:date: Feb. 23-26

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Ticket info:Tickets will go on sale Feb. 16 in the Jean brown Theater box office.

Ticket price: $5.00 or free with a student id

Source: TJC theater

Box office

By Karena LoveStaff Writer

To most, music is just for entertain-ment, but for others it’s the key to their future.

“It means everything. It’s literally my life,” said Ash Gimler, a Tyler Junior Col-lege music major.

The Music Department is one of the 20 Liberal Arts and Science departments on the TJC campus. The music depart-ment brings entertainment and most of all education to the students who are in-terested in a career path that includes mu-sic and the arts.

“When students sign up for courses, I expect them to do work,” said Larry Mar-ta professor/department chair of music at TJC. “When students do their work, they will succeed in whatever they’re doing.”

Students share similar expectations for themselves.

“I expect vocally to expand my range…get more socially… familiar with the music department,” said Gimler.

The music department offers private lessons such as guitar, piano, organ and vocal lessons. Private lessons are available for non-music majors as well.

“Every music major has to take pri-vate lessons on their instruments or voice and then be part of a larger group, singers, choir, band, etc,” said Kerry Baham, TJC music professor.

Students can choose from Guitar Ensemble directed by Professor Frank Kimlicko, Jazz Bands directed by Profes-sor Heather Mensch, Percussion Ensem-ble directed by Professor Tom McGowan and Harmony and Understanding di-rected by Nathan Russell. All are differ-ent ensembles that deal with choir, band or vocals. These are just a few of the op-portunities that are available for students who are involved in the music department and music majors. However, these oppor-tunities come with a lot of practice. Each ensemble may require different skills from each student who auditions. Prior music performance experiences are necessary for admission.

“The annual spring musical is where students can show off their talents. The spring musical for this year is the produc-tion of ‘Into the Woods,’” said Marta.

The annual musical production showcases the student’s talents by juggling their skills in singing, dancing and acting all at the same time. Into the Woods will be performed Feb. 23-26.

The Spring semester is the time of the school year where music majors can show their progress over the two semes-ters. By doing so, the music department as well as the theatre department, put on performances, recitals and events. TJC students, parents and the public can have a chance to see how talented the music department students of TJC really are.

“More people should definitely come to the student recitals every Friday when they start in March,” said Jacque Curt-singer, a TJC music major.

Recitals are student performances.

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feb. 16 – band Concert 7:30 p.m. Jean browne Theater

feb. 22-26 – TJC Spring Musical, 7:30 p.m. Wise auditorium

march 4, 18, 25 – Student recital 1 p.m. Jean browne Theater

march 23-24 – TJC Jazz Festival, 7:30 p.m. Caldwell auditorium

april 1, 8, 15 – Student recital, 1 p.m. Jean browne Theater

april 5 – percussion ensemble concert, 7:30 p.m. Wise auditorium

april 8, 9 – TJC Student/Faculty recital, 7:30 p.m. Wise auditorium

april 12 – TJC Choirs concert, 7:30 p.m. Wise auditorium

april 28 – TJC Concert bands Concert, 7:30 p.m. Wise auditorium

may 5 - TJC Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. Jean browne Theater

may 6 - Student recital, 1 p.m. Jean browne The-ater

may 8 - opera workshop performance, 7:30 p.m. Jean browne Theater

Upcoming mUsic evenTs TJC gives students musical opportunities

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“We have to take every opportunity to perform and practice. I enjoy doing it in front of a live audience so we can get feedback,” said Finzel.

The Venue was started by Dr. David Craw-ford, a TJC theater professor.

“It gives students on and off campus some-thing to do and enjoy for free. A person does not have to perform in order to come. They can enjoy free coffee and pastries while enjoying the performances,” Crawford said.

The Venue is not just for students. Non-students are encouraged to come as well. Any-one can perform as long as they sign up the week before the event.

All requests must be put in the Monday

before the event. There are two ways to sign up. Become a member of TJC Venue on FaceBook and write a comment about wishing to perform or there is a sign-up sheet on the door of Dr. Crawford’s office located on the second floor of the Wise Cultural Arts building.

All performances must be five minutes or less and without any profanity or vulgar materi-al. The Venue also tries to keep any material that could possibly offend someone off the stage. For any questions about material, Dr. Crawford will be happy to answer any questions. He can be reached at his office, by phone at (903)-510-2678 and by e-mail at [email protected].

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In order to perform in a recital, the music major student, whom is taking private lessons with their instructor, must ask permission to be in the recital or the instructor will tell the student to be in the recital. The instructor is capable of making the decision whether or not the student is ready. Recitals have free admis-sion to all who want to come and enjoy the performance; music majors must attend each recital. Many students at TJC campus are not familiar with the recitals. However, the music department would like to spread the word that

all recitals and other performances happening throughout the spring semester are free with a current student I.D. All are welcome to come and enjoy the performances.

The first recital of the semester will be March 4. Following that date, there will be a recital in Jean Browne Theatre in the Wise Cultural Arts building on TJC’s main cam-pus.

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Photo by Karena Love

PRACtICE MAKES PERFECt: From left to right: Natalie Logan, Casie Cobern, Laura Witt and Tyler Corley work on perfecting their music during Wind Ensemble rehearsal.

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By Mollie JamisonStaff Writer

Competing in any sport at the collegiate level is hard work, but individual sports like ten-nis require a surplus amount of mental tough-ness.

“Confidence comes from competing and from fighting on the court like a junkyard dog, ”said Head Coach John Peterson, in a meeting with his athletes on Jan. 25.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. every day,

Coach Peterson and his Apache tribe gather in the JoAnn Medlock Murphy Tennis Com-plex for a quick meeting before practice. He asked his athletes what they do to boost their confidence as players. Their answers included winning, repetition and intimidation. He then asked the players to elaborate on how to intimi-date their opponents. One of the male athletes spoke up to say that intimidation is about put-ting on a face that says, “I’m here to win, no matter how long it takes.”

Coach Peterson answered saying, “Ask them, did you bring a lunch? Because I’m gonna be here all day.” A female athlete said it like this, “You show confidence by preparation, practice

and the way you walk.”Peterson went on to say that it is tough to

think positive while losing. “If you got food poisoning and went to the

hospital three days before your match, would that boost your confidence?” He then men-tioned that the Tyler Junior College mascot is an Apache Indian. He told the team that the Apaches were the last tribe to surrender to the United States. They lived off cactus and were fearless warriors. He reminded his team that they too were Apache indians fighting for a cause. In May, their cause was a National Championship, which they fought and conquered. The Apache men and women’s teams both walked away with

first place trophies.Although all sports take courage, the TJC

tennis team described several reasons they be-lieved playing an individual sport is drastically different from team sports.

“There is more pressure of letting your team down because if you are ineligible to play, I think you have to forfeit. You don’t have back-up or subs,” said tennis player Colby Meeks.

Tennis is not like football where there are second and third strings. Every athlete is ex-pected to perform on and off the court.

— see Tennis page 9 —

By Jarah WrightAssociate Editor

On the field, they are a champion-ship winning baseball team. Off the field, they serve the community through vari-ous organizations and activities. There is more to the Tyler Junior College baseball team than meets the eye.

One of TJC’s three promises is com-munity service, which is a vital part of what the baseball team does every semes-ter.

“We usually participate in four to five events each year,” said Head Coach Doug Wren.

Over the years the TJC baseball team has worked with various organizations in-cluding the East Texas Food Bank, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the Firefight-er Combat Challenge, Habitat for Hu-manity and the American Heart Associa-tion. The activities the team participates in are almost as varied as the organizations themselves. For example, in the past they have helped the East Texas Food Bank by distributing and moving big boxes of food as well as helped with the Special Olym-pics fair.

The team also participates in K’s for Cancer. This event is held annually and benefits The American Cancer Society. A donation is made for every batter that the Apaches strike out over the course of two doubleheaders.

“The guys look forward to the K’s for Cancer event,” said Wren. “They can earn money for a cause while playing.”

This event also holds special meaning for several of the players.

“Two of our guy’s moms have can-cer,” said Wren. “But cancer is a disease that really affects all of us. Lots of us have relatives or know someone with cancer so this event really hits home.”

Last spring’s athletic department intern Josh Bragdon helped put together this past year’s event which took place during the March 31 and April 2 games against Brookhaven College and Cedar Valley College. During the event, the Apache pitching staff recorded 21 strike-outs. The goal was to raise $500. Through the sales of K’s for Cancer T-shirts, purple ribbons and donations, the team was able to raise $1,391.

On Nov. 20, members of the team participated in the Cystic Fibrosis Foun-dation Cycle for Life. This was the Foun-dation’s first year for the cycling event.

“They loved helping,” said Dacia Edmonson, Director of Development for the Northeast Texas Chapter of the Cys-tic Fibrosis Foundation. “The course was 60 miles long and they put up signs ev-ery quarter to half a mile. That’s a lot of signs.”

According to Edmonson, the cyclists enjoyed having the team there just as much as the players were to be there.

“The guys stood at intersections and helped the cyclists know where to go. The cyclists loved it because they felt like the guys were the on-course cheering sec-tion.”

Another project was participating in building a Habitat for Humanity home.

“With 40 guys we can do a lot in a small amount of time,” said Wren. “We had two groups of 20 guys that went out to help with the home.”

“They helped move siding, took walls out, and put up decking in trusses,” said Rand Huzenlaub, volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity. “We’ve never had a group from TJC that didn’t work hard.”

“It took half a day and we got a lot done,” said Wren.

These service projects not only help the community but also provide opportu-nities to be role models as was the case

before the NJCAA Division III World Series Championship Game when a Lit-tle League team was allowed to warm up with the TJC baseball team.

“It’s a reality check for the guys,” said Wren. “They know they need to be good role models and that many guys don’t get the opportunity to play college ball.”

It’s this sense of community spirit that showcases the true range of the base-ball team’s talents.

For more information about Habitat for Humanity, contact Rand Huzenlaub at 903-595-6630. For more information about the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, contact Dacia Edmonson at 903-597-6237. For more information about this year’s K’s For Cancer event, contact the TJC athletic department at 903-510-2458.

Contact The Apache Pow Wow Associate Editor Jarah Wright with questions, comments or concerns at [email protected].

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tennis

Coached by: Mike MarquisFeb. 12, 4:00 p.m. vs. Navarro CollegeFeb. 16, 7:30 p.m. @ Bossier Parish CCFeb. 19, 4:00 p.m. vs. Trinity Valley CCFeb. 23, 7:30 p.m. vs. Kilgore College

Men’s Basketball

Coached by Trenia JonesFeb. 12, 2:00 p.m. vs. Lon Morris CollegeFeb. 16, 5:30 p.m. @ San Jacinto College-NorthFeb. 19, 2:00 p.m. vs. Trinity Valley CCFeb. 23, 5:30 p.m. vs. Kilgore College

UPCOMING TJC ATHLETICS: February 2011

GO APACHES!

Women’s Basketball

Baseball Coached by: Doug WrenFeb. 12, 12:00 p.m. vs. Cedar Valley CollegeFeb. 14, 12:00 p.m. vs. Texas CollegeFeb. 16, 1:00 p.m. vs. Northeast Texas CCFeb. 19, 1:00 p.m. @ Lon Morris CollegeFeb. 21, 6:00 p.m. vs. Panola College

GolfCoached by: Sandy TerryFeb. 28- Mar. 1: Tyler Junior College Tournament, Eagle’s Bluff C.C., Bullard, TX

Around The Horn Don’t Blame Me

By Jarah WrightAssociate Editor

In the world of athletics, there always seems to be some-one complaining, blaming someone else for their mistake or making excuses. It’s not just one sport either. It’s across the board whether it’s a pitcher who threw a bad pitch, a receiver who didn’t catch a pass or a basketball player passing to the wrong person. It seems like athletes seem to be too full of themselves to admit mistakes or failure.

I watched the Cowboys game on Halloween when they played the Jacksonville Jaguars. Everyone seemed to be rag-ging on Jon Kitna and saying that it was his fault for the loss, his passes were terrible and he needs to learn to hit his tar-gets better. Last time I checked the Cowboys weren’t doing good with Tony Romo so blaming Kitna for the loss is irrel-evant. From where I sat, his passes weren’t bad. His receivers obviously didn’t know how to catch a ball. It was because of the receivers not catching a good pass that led to several interceptions. Finally, being a quarterback isn’t the easy job that some fans seem to think it is. You have to memorize a whole playbook, know every route in that book and throw under pressure all the while knowing that if you don’t get rid of the ball quick enough, someone almost three times your size is going to knock you flat on your back. It’s those types of situations that make me have a lot more respect for football players.

One lesson I’ve learned is to just suck it up and take responsibility. I had one instance in my softball career that I never will forget. We were playing in a softball tourna-ment in Garland. It was during a super close game and my coach gave me the bunt signal on the first pitch that I totally missed. I took the pitch for a strike. My coach called for a time out and signaled for me to come over to talk. He grabbed my facemask to where our eyes were even and asked me why I missed the signal. I told him I didn’t know what the signal was. He got pretty mad as he told me what the signal was and that I better not miss it again. The next pitch I laid down a bunt and the game went on as normal. I wasn’t the only girl who missed a signal. After the game, we had to run for every signal we missed and had to go over the signals until they were ingrained in our brains. If we tried to make an excuse, we ran. If we tried to blame someone else, we ran. By the end of the day, it was best just to learn the signals and not say anything else.

One athlete who does this and just rubs me the wrong way is Terrell Owens, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Ben-gals. All he does is complain. I personally think he’s a drama queen and it all has to be about him. In 2005, Owens made a big deal about the Philadelphia Eagles not recognizing the fact that he had scored his 100th career touchdown. No of-fense to Owens but it’s your job. It’s his job to score touch-downs. Scoring that many touchdowns is impressive and is a big deal, but at the end of the day, knowing that you did that should be enough. You shouldn’t have to be recognized by everyone around you to know that you did something good. In December 2006, Owens spit in the face of Atlanta Falcons cornerback DeAngelo Hall. Owens claimed that he was frustrated and that Hall was all up in his face. Football is a sport that is in your face and if Owens can’t handle it, then maybe he should stop playing. Also, blaming Hall for something that he didn’t do is very childish.

Athletes overall should take this into consideration. Athletes are paid to play and execute their jobs. They aren’t brought into the professional leagues to mess around or to waste each other’s time. They aren’t paid to criticize other players. Because this is the case, athletes should just put on their big boy/girl pants and deal with it. They need to just do what they’re paid to do and keep their mouths shut.

Go to www.tjcnewspaper.com to read Around the Horn: The Blog.

Service with a SmileApaches baseball team serves communityBaseBall

tennis, a sport of individuals working toward one goal

photo by Jarah Wright

Beginning a neW season: Members of the TJc baseball pose for their annual team photo on Jan. 27.

photo by Jarah Wright

WatcHing tHe pitcH: Sophomore Eric Weiss looks for an opportunity to steal third during the K’s for cancer event last spring.

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Pat DanielOffensive lineman-Texas A&M Kingsville

Josh Gilbert

Offensive lineman-Southern Arkansas University

Maurice Hood

Defensive back-Southern Methodist University

CJ Ogbuehi

Tight end- Southeastern Louisiana University

Steven Sanders

Linebacker- Southern Arkansas University

Akeem Shavers

Running back- Purdue University

Clay Spruill

Offensive lineman- Missouri State University

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Jason JesterPitcher-Texas A&M University

Josh SalmonOutfielder-Henderson State University

Source: www.apacheathletics.com

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Malcolm MooreForward- University of Texas-El Paso

Mitch MarquisPoint Guard- University of Texas-El Paso

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“In tennis you don’t get breaks. You can’t just sit on the bench,” said female athlete Kendra Casey.

There are no time-outs so it is very physically demanding. You play the whole game from beginning to end.

Individual athletes have to demonstrate a lot of self-dis-cipline. They have to learn how to balance their time between school and practice.

“It’s not just a sport. It’s a skill. It takes time to develop,” Coach Peterson said.

The team practices Monday through Friday for roughly two hours every day. If a player doesn’t show up to practice he or she is hurting themselves, which also hurts the team. In terms of the scoring system of a tournament, the team depends on each individual to perform well. An individual win strength-ens a player’s own stats but the total points are what earn the trophies and banners.

“There are a total of nine matches. There are three doubles and six singles. You want to win as fast as possible so you can go cheer on your teammates,” said Meeks.

All games are equally weighted so every athlete is expected to do his or her part in winning.

The team said it is very hard to get scholarships in indi-vidual sports because all athletes are individually ranked. They added that the tennis population is growing. Tennis is played all over the world.

“Football and basketball get a lot of attention, but the popularity of tennis is growing fast. It is hard to get picked up by a division one school because there are a lot of really good players coming from foreign countries. That increases the num-ber of people trying to find scholarships,” said Meeks.

“It seems like everyone’s trying to play tennis and it’s not like a lot of foreigners play football,” said Casey who has hopes of eventually playing for Texas A&M.

Because football is more of an American sport, there is a limited amount of people familiar with playing it. Young peo-ple coming to America for various reasons may find tennis a taste of home.

To keep a tennis scholarship at TJC, athletes must be tak-ing at least 12 hours each semester. Coach Peterson has a per-sonal rule that all the athletes have to maintain a 2.75 GPA. This is not required, but he holds his athletes to high standards. Although athletes are eligible for scholarships, both men’s and women’s teams are open to walk-on players.

Besides scholarships, point totals and long practices, indi-vidual athletes are constantly being challenged mentally.

“You have to be more mentally tough. You can’t rely on other people and it’s just self,” said Casey.

There are many fears that factor in on the day of a match.“Tennis is very personal; the people watching are only a

few feet away,” said Coach Peterson. The athletes also said it is very nerve-racking to be on the court alone. It is a very open space and you are constantly looking at your opponent.

Even if you are playing doubles, your partner still expects you to do your part and hold your ground. There is pressure from your coach and teammates.

Casey said that when she looks at her opponent before a match, she imagines them as her enemy. Meeks said when he’s face-to-face with his opponent, he tries to hide his nerves, remember to believe in himself and just play the game.

“Overall, individual sports are much harder than team sports because it depends on your individual performance. It’s obvious if you’re having a good day or bad day one,” Meeks said.

The women play at 2 p.m. on Feb. 12 in Beaumont. The men play at 2 p.m. on Feb 15 in Waco.

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A SuCCeSSFul SeASOn: Left, members of the TJC men’s basketball team meet in the middle of the court before a home game. Right, forward Malcolm Moore gets some advice from Coach Tom Coverdale. As of Feb. 8, the men’s bas-ketball team has a winning record of 15-7.

Photos by Jarah Wright

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resume suitable for job interviews.“I learned a lot. I left with two pages of

notes and the personal experiences they were giving helped me a lot. They also told us the do’s and don’ts of what to keep off of your resume. It was a really good workshop. I needed that,” said Kathryn Young, a sophomore at TJC.

The Career Services office does not work alone in putting on workshops. They have many departments that are always willing to lend a helping hand and give their perspective and personal experiences relevant to the workshop.

“I collaborate with Career Services and we put on workshops for the students’ benefit,” said Ishmael Benjamin, assistant director of Student Life. “I always tell students that I wish I had those to guide me.”

Many of these resources can be found on the TJC website under the Career Services tabs

with links to all of the websites that can guide students into choosing a career.

“Even if you don’t have Internet access, I want everyone to come to the office and we have a research room full of books, colorful fly-ers and computers,” said Lan.

Under the Career Services section of the TJC website there is also a tab for Apache Jobs. The Apache Jobs website is linked to a com-pany called College Network and the students can use the section to search for jobs on and off campus. All students need is their A number and they can make an account and start finding jobs instantly.

“We’re training students from backpacks to briefcases,” said Lan.

For more information, visit www.tjc.edu/careerservices or give Lan a call at 903-510-2334.

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vent students from going in those areas, which are clearly marked.”

TJC employees are not exempt from the rule either. If they are caught in any construc-tion zone then there will also be consequences.

“We will refer them to the executive direc-tor of human resources,” Director of Campus Safety Randy Melton said.

“They generally have no business to be in the areas, too, so we are watching everyone un-less you are a construction worker or directly involved in that project.”

TJC has also made extra efforts to keep students out of the construction zone.

“Part of the signs has to do with safety reg-ulations,” Melton said. “We’ve asked our main-tenance department to have them put up some additional signs and also where you used to have an orange kind of flexible kind of fence, we’ve asked them to put some metal fences along to make sure it’s sound, where you just don’t walk over or step over, that type of deal.”

Unlike last semester’s construction, which was only located in one spot outside of Wagstaff Gym, the current construction will be moving throughout the campus.

“The construction areas are moving to a more populous area on the campus basically,”

Underwood said. “So you’re going to have more student exposure, you’re going to have more fac-ulty exposure and everyone just needs to be ex-tra diligent not to enter the construction areas.”

According to Johnson, there will always be walking paths around the construction zone areas so students and faculty will still be able to get around campus.

“We are having to stay on top of them because they change daily as far as the route,” Johnson said. “Our officers are walking around hopefully asking people not to do it but if they see someone then yes…we are going to get their name and find out who they are and they’ll be referred to judicial affairs for breaking a rule. It’s as simple as that.”

While the construction is present on the TJC campus, Johnson and Underwood sug-gest that everyone should just avoid the orange fences.

“What it boils down to is the construction workers have enough just trying to keep them-selves out of harm’s way,” Underwood said. “It’s just hard for them to recognize their job and to keep their mind on that than wondering who might be wandering through their construction area. Just a person wandering through there, they present themselves with a lot of danger.”

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street, the number of vehicles, so they put up the signs,” said Melton. “It may have something to do with the crosswalk itself,” Executive Director of Campus Safety Dr. Tom Johnson said.

According to Johnson, the remodeling work for the Genecov building is expected to be completed by the summer and not take a

12-month period as was previously thought.“We were told that we had to do it both

in the Spring and Fall semester, now... it looks like they will be through this Summer, so this will only impact one big semester, which is a very nice thing, so I’m pleasantly surprised,” said Johnson.

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“Because of the lanyards we’ve actually caught convicted sexual offenders. We’ve caught people who have been arrested for armed robbery. We’ve caught some that had warrants out for their arrest for dealing drugs,” Johnson said. “It’s been very, very successful.”

TJC student Lexus Newhouse said the most significant change TJC has made to protect student’s safety is that “They enforce the rule that we wear our lanyards.” He chuckled then added, “They have more people around campus watching and making sure nothing bad happens to us.”

Among the people watching are members of the Tyler Po-lice Department.

“We’ve entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Tyler Police Department. So you will see [uniformed] Tyler Police Officers walking around our campus. This is their beat,” Johnson said.

In addition to the uniformed officers, undercover officers and drug dogs will work to make the campus drug-free. John-son noted that many students are not aware that TJC’s status as a Drug-Free School Zone means drug-related convictions carry heightened penalties.

“If you are caught with dope or contraband at this school, it’s much higher than if you got caught with it three blocks from here because this is a Drug-Free School Zone. So what may be a misdemeanor could easily be a felony,” Johnson said.

Lanyards help keep non-student drug dealers and other un-desirable people off campus but it requires having people contin-uously watch for those who are not wearing one. This semester Ambassadors are helping enforce the policy. Ambassadors wear gold vests with “East Texas Friendly” on the back and “Tyler Junior College” on the front. Ambassadors can also issue day passes to students who do not have their lanyards.

According to Ambassador Pat White, most students do not cause problems when he stops them and enforces the policy.

“There are some who are just not going to do it,” he said. “If we can’t get them to do it, then we’ll pick them up and take them to [Campus Safety] and let them deal with it.”

And while complaints about having to wear lanyards are still common, other students share Newhouse’s opinion on their significance. TJC student Leslie Jackson also cited lanyards as one of the most significant changes to improve safety, but she added another factor.

“They cut down all those trees,” Jackson said. Cutting down trees is part of TJC’s strategy of “crime pre-

vention through environmental design.” This strategy also trans-formed the area around Rogers Student Center.

“One of the biggest complaints was females feeling uncom-fortable to go to the Rogers Student Center and cafeteria,” John-son said.

To help eliminate crowds, workers reduced the number of ledges that could be sat upon near the student center. Then they added flower gardens and decorative elements to the ledges.

“It makes the flow of traffic come in and out more. It’s not..like if you have a funnel where everything comes into one. What we’ve done is we’ve opened the spout quite a bit,” Johnson said.

“Since the changes these complaints have been virtually eliminated,” he added.

The landscape has also been changed to enable Campus Safety officers to see people more easily on campus. This includes the Surveillance Camera Monitor who uses two big screens to watch the campus through more than 250 cameras. He alerts officers when he sees or suspects trouble.

To illustrate how it helps, Johnson recalled an incident last semester when the monitor observed two young men in front of Rogers Student Center starting an altercation. Officers arrived less than 40 seconds after being alerted.

“So before the fight could get going, we had an officer there,” Johnson said. “It works wonderfully because we’re catch-ing them before the crime instead of after.”

Note: The crime data for 2010 was obtained by manually tally-ing incidents documented in daily Campus Safety Reports which are provided to the Apache Pow Wow. These reports are a log of calls that Campus Safety responded to. While these reports reflect the most cur-rent information available, they are not from TJC’s Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report for 2010. The 2010 report will not be released until October.

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The tanning industry targets the college-age demographic. That’s the generation most easily influenced by what is portrayed in the media, which currently glorifies having a sexy, glowing tan. Most tanning salons, realizing their popularity with college students, even offer student discounts. There is what may be the number one reason for getting a tan while getting an education: the infamous week of Spring Break. It’s the week everyone hits the beach with their friends. The week that they must look hotter than they have ever looked before.

Everyone has heard of the dangers that are associated with “fake baking.” Of course, these are all very real dangers that any person considering tanning should be aware of. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. According to the National Institutes of Health, tanning greatly increases a person’s odds of developing melanoma which is the most deadly form of skin cancer. The American Academy of Dermatologists has even gone so far as to recommend a ban on the use of tanning beds for anyone under 18 unless a doctor consents to it.

“I would recommend the controlled environment of indoor tanning over outdoor tanning. Tanning salon employees receive proper training. They know how to adjust to the individual cli-ents,” Pressnel said.

Everyone has heard of the benefits of artificial sunlight. Many enthusiasts claim that tanning helps the body produce of Vitamin D. Another well-known excuse for tanners to renew their membership every month is that it helps them to relax and clear their minds.

Dr. Holman is quick to point out that “there are no real known benefits. “It’s true that it may help the production of Vi-tamin D in the body but most people on a healthy diet should have no problem concerning Vitamin D. Also, the same chemi-cals produced in the body while tanning are the same ones pro-duced while exercising. If you want to clear your head, go for a jog instead of going to tan.”

Regardless of what professionals have to say, young people also have opinions on this issue.

“Tans look nice, especially on girls, but I don’t think people should do it because of the serious risks involved. They should just tan outside in the sun, not in a tanning bed,” said Brent Tay-lor, a student at Tyler Junior College.

Choosing to tan is a personal choice. It is important to know the potential health risks and benefits that are involved before making that decision.