Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, August 29, 1988 Page: 2 of 9
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2 Opinion / Collegian
Monday, August 29, 1988
New publication one-of-a-kind
Collegian first to serve entire community college district
Conceived amidst
controversy, the Collegian is the
first multi-campus community
college newspaper in the state of
Texas.
It is important, in this, the
first issue of the Collegian, to
reaffirm that this newspaper
exists to serve the students of a
local community college.
The Collegian’s primary
responsibility is to its readers and
not to news sources, college
faculty/administration or
advertisers — it is committed to
serving all campuses in the
district, and it will be distributed to
six Tarrant County locations.
Student staff members, who
come from all three campuses,
are responsible for
providing un-
biased
ar°enecoamd
mitted to
providing fei
complete cov- ^ ^
erage of cam
pus activities,
However, 5^^,
i-
events of area, state,
national and even^p^T^y:
international signifi-'
cance.
Editorial staff
members will be ad-
dressing contro-
versial topics in fact-
supported, thought-
provoking editorial
^ opinion, refrain-
H ingfrompublish-
jj| ing libelous,
tfjjl obscene or
illegal infor-
iHS* mation.
Letters
to the ed-
itor are
encouraged
from both students
and faculty and should be
brief, no more than 150 words,
ms
signed by the author and free
form libel and poor taste.
People who submit letters to
the editor must include their
signature with their Social
Security number for identification
purposes, although only the
author's name will be published.
Writers are assured that
Social Security numbers are
never published.
Reader participation is also
welcome in the form of news tips
or feature story ideas.
The most vital element in
any publication is its readership;
and with reader participation, the
Collegian can be a paper that truly
serves its readership.
Test law makes projections difficult
By Stan Cumberledge
Asst. Managing Editor
TheTexasState Legislature has mandatedthatinthefallof 1989,
all incoming freshmen will be required to take the test that is contained
in the Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP).
Many questions about the test remain unanswered local
administrators have said.
The bill says students entering a degree program at a state
college or university will have to take the test to determine if they have
the skills necessary to succeed in undergraduate study.
Students with fewer than 60 hours will be required to take the test
when transferring to a senior college. Administrators feel it remains
likely that this figure will change sometime during the course of
implementation.
This possibility makes it difficult for an administrator to plan for
something on little or soon-to-be inaccurate infor- mation, Dr. Michael
Saenz, NW Campus president, said.
College administrators have to project how this will affect their
campuses. Thus far, the number of entering students is expected
to rise sharply within the next couple of semesters.
Campus presidents are challenged to estimate how much of an
increase of enrollment they will be faced with on little or no information.
Many incoming college students will begin their college career
prematurely in order to beat the fall 1989 deadline to acquire the
mandatory nine hours of credit to be exempt from the test.
Then again, legislators are concerned with the nine hour rule and
may decrease the number of hours necessary to be exempt.
Valuable time and money can be wasted by public colleges
throughout the state if decisions are not made quickly by the
legislature.
There is no way to predict accurately or to estimate how many
classes should be scheduled, or how much extra faculty will be
required in the future on such information, Dr. Saenz said.
TCJC currently requires that all studentsentering the college for
the first time undergo placement examinations.
The only basic differences will be the fact that students will have
to pay for the test, it will be required by law, and the test will be different.
Students will have to pay to take the test which simply determi nes
whether any remedial courses will have to be taken.
TCJC volunteered to provide the state with its version of course
placement.
The legislature chose not to use this test but to pay for the test
to be drawn up by an out-of-state company.
Legislators could have at least used this test for experimental
purposes so that perhaps they could have provided the public college
system with mere information on which to base their projections on for
the fall semester of 1989.
Students and taxpayers should be concerned with the
implementation of this law and the effects it will have on their future.
It sounds like something
you would use in the bath
instead of the bed.
Something for a little kid
instead of an adult.
Squeeze it and it
squeaks?
I’m talking about a
Rubber Ducky.
Condom.
With the increasing
awareness of AIDS,
tion seems to be taking
ms more seriously.
But a prophylactic named
ber Ducky?
Of course. And stop
ughing.
No one said practicing
safe sex had to be dismal.
Safe sex doesn’t mean dull
sex, and it is time that
Americans start realizing this.
Besides, condom
manufacturers, as of late,
have been taking themselves
too seriously.
In a recent television ad
for Trojan Condoms, the
company emphasizes the
need to protect yourself in a
new relationship — a rational
caution encased in a very
serious atmosphere.
On the flip side, though, is
the radio ad for Rubber Ducky
— fast paced, bright and alive.
Unless you listen carefully,
you might not realize what
these people are singing
about.
But they communicate
the same message. People
need to practice safe sex.
Especially now.
Same product. Different
approach.
And a wonderfully unique
marketing idea that Rubber
Ducky has carried one step
further.
Billboards. Bright yellow
with confetti and looking more
like an advertisement for a
new dance club than a
condom.
Next time you drive down
Loop 820 between 183 and I-
30, remember this; That lively
billboard you see to your left is
not advertising bathtub toys.
Well, sort of.
Collegian
EDITOR IN CHIEF
Toni Stroud
MANAGING EDITOR
Larry Paschal!
ASST. MANAGING EDITOR
Stan Cumberledge
NEWS EDITOR
Vicki Rowlls
FEATURE EDITOR
Tina Johnson
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
Renee Brown
STAFF WRITERS
Carey Albritton
Delores Brown
Jean Escudie
Gail Garrett
Trent Nil burn
Richard McKittrick
Berta Morris
Suzanne Reed
Cynthia Sparks
PHOTO EDITOR
James Richter
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Chris Hood
Some Chick
DIRECTOR OF
ADVERTISING
Michael Lopez
ADVISER
Dr. Joe L. Norton
The student newspaper of
Tarrant County Junior College is
published weekly except for
review and examination periods
and school vacations. Editorial
statements reflect the opinion of
the writer and not necessarily
that of the TCJC administration.
The Collegian welcomes
any comment or opinions from
students, faculty or staff in the
form of letters to the editor.
Letters should be brief, no more
than 150 words, signed by the
author, including social security
number, and free from libel and
poor taste. We hopr readers will
fake advantage of this
opportunity to voice their
complaints, make helpful
suggestions or offer opinions
concerning TCJC.
Letters may be brought or
mailed to the Collegian office
(CAB 119) on the NE Campus,
Assoc. Dean's Office on NW
Campus, or SUB 104 on Sourh
Campus.
TCJC is an equal
opportunity institution which
provides educational and
employment opportunities on
the basis of merit and without
discrimination because of race,
color, sex, national origin or
handicap.
By Larry rqsc
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Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Monday, August 29, 1988, newspaper, August 29, 1988; Hurst, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1107820/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.