The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 6, 2002 Page: 4 of 8
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Tarrant County College Collegian and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
News
The Collegian
page 4 • March 6, 2002
News briefs
chance at money
f
Society reports colon cancer preventable
LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT?
5E
LOCATOR LANE
FREE LOCATING SERVICE
817-318-6700
A
RELAXING MASSAGE
Judge praises paper
for outstanding j ob
Workshop to focus
on career decisions
Ambassadors plan
NE date auction
will benefit leadership development
programs.
For more information, contact
student activities at 817-515-6644.
Conducted by Sonja Butler,
counselor, and Paul Goertemiller,
academic advisor, the workshop
will focus on teaching effective
communication skills.
SAVE YOURSELF TIME AND HEADACHE
LET LOCATOR LANE
DO A FREE APARTMENT LIST FOR YOU
The TCC NE Student Am-
bassadors present a date auction
today at 1 p.m. in the Student
Center cafeteria.
Students can bid on dates and
date packages, including dinners
and gifts from several local busi-
nesses.
Proceeds from the auction
The Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) presented The Collegian an
All-American rating with five marks of distinction, its highest rating,
with 3660 points out of a total of 4150.
The ACP is a national organization that offers training for student
journalists and a rating service for student newspapers, magazines and
yearbooks.
These marks qualify The Collegian for the Pacemaker award,
which is the highest award, granted by ACP to a college newspaper.
The paper has won two Pacemaker awards and was recognized at the
group’s last convention for its coverage of the 9-11 incident.
“This is an impressive newspaper,” David Freeman, ACP judge,
said. “Given the fact you serve four campuses and have staff on each,
you do an excellent job.”
Freeman was impressed with the level of writing and photography.
“There are schools with juniors and seniors working who couldn’t
match your quality. You have a tradition of excellence to pass along to
your next staff,” he said.
Freeman gave The Collegian marks of distinction for photography,
editorials, features, editing and content and coverage.
“You deserve this designation based on your overall performance.
This is perhaps one of the finest college newspapers I have seen,” he
said.
Captain Morgan is holding an annual fund-raising event that can allow
a TCC student to win up to $1,500 and the opportunity to have artwork
used by the company.
Captain Morgan wants original artwork with a Mardi Gras flair to pro-
mote Fort Worth’s annual Spring Gallery Night and ArtiGras Party.
Three cash prizes will be rewarded, and the winner will have artwork
displayed in future ArtiGras events.
The other contest winners will be placed in a silent auction held dur-
ing the event Saturday, April 6.
The. contest rules and procedures are as follows. Artists should submit
original two-dimensional (2-D) artwork that measures 24 by 36 inches.
Entries must be mounted on foam core with a minimum depth of one-
fourth inch.
The use of the Captain in the contest submission is optional. Each per-
son is limited to one entry.
People affiliated with the event sponsors are not eligible to participate.
Contest submission must be hand delivered by 5 p.m. Monday, March 25,
to the Fort Worth Weekly office.
Entrants should include the following information with the submis-
sion: artist name, address, phone number, e-mail address..
For creative ideas, one can visit Captain Morgan’s Web site at
www.rum.com or call the ArtiGras message line at 817-321-9718.
All submissions become the property of Captain Morgan and will not
be returned.
The art contest awards ceremony will be at the ArtiGras party 7p.m.-
midnight Saturday, April 6.
Captain Morgan, Fort Worth Weekly and the Fort Worth Art Dealers
Association sponsor the ArtiGras artwork event.
The contest supports the North Texas visual arts community, and the
proceeds benefit the Emergency Artists’ Support League.
Cleanings available
in dental program
Lack of insurance and money
is no reason to put off dental
cleaning.
For only $4, students, faculty
and anyone in the community can
have their teeth cleaned by Tarrant
County College students in the
dental hygiene program.
Students in the program must
practice on a wide variety of cases
to prepare for their exit exams.
The students currently need
patients who require extensive
cleansings such as scaling and
root planing.
Students work under the su-
pervision of TCC faculty and two
dentists at all times.
Cleanings at a dentist’s office
could cost $90 or more while TCC
provides an opportunity to save
money without putting one’s teeth
in jeopardy.
Patients 5 and older are wel-
come with an appointment. No in-
surance is necessary.
Cleanings, root planing, den-
tal molds, X-rays and consulta-
tions on oral hygiene are just a
few of the services offered.
The dental program is located
on the NE Campus.
The program is available only
for the fall and spring semesters.
For more information or to
schedule an appointment, call the
TCC dental hygiene program at
817-515-6641.
Included will be how to speak
clearly so as to be understood and
how to listen so as to hear what is
really being said.
In addition, Butler and Go-
ertemiller will offer self-motivation
strategies.
The workshop is 11:15 a.m. to
12:10 p.m. in College Hall, CAB
112. .
Counselors to offer
degree plans on NE
The NE Campus counseling
center will present Degree Plan-
ning/Transferring Made Easy
Wednesday, March 27, from
12:30-2 p.m.
Held in College Hall, CAB
112, the presentation will be con-
ducted by Richard Vela and Paul
Goertemiller, academic advisors.
The seminar will stress the
importance of degree planning,
Vela said.
Information will be provided
on various colleges, and the acad-
emic advisors will provide indi-
vidual help with degree planning.
There is no cost to attend.
For more information, call
817-515-6661.
Students plagued with career
indecision can find assistance at
the Exploring Careers and Majors
workshop. Tuesday, March 19,
12:30-1:50 p.m. on NE Campus
in CAB 112.
Amos McCluney and David
Brownlie, counselors, will help
students who are having trouble
deciding careers or majors
Brownlie said the workshop
would focus on different factors
students need to consider when
choosing a career or major.
McCluney said the goal of
the workshop is to help students
think for themselves to find a ca-
reer that matches their interests.
Counselor to conduct
motivation workshop
The NE counseling center will
present a communication/motiva-
tion workshop Wednesday, March
6.
dents to apply, citing the benefits
of this type of job.
“It is a great summer job. You
can make a lot of money in a short
time and meet new friends,” she
said.
Cruz also said that Sportser-
vice benefits from the younger
college/high school students who
work there.
1206 West Euless Blvd.
Suite 108
Euless, Texas 76040
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
MT026556
817-685-2199
for campus audience
For generations, people have used stories to pass on lessons learned.
Native Americans tell of hunts or successes in war through their tales.
Families record their history when grandparents tell their grandchil-
dren stories of when they were young.
Multi-cultural storyteller, Michelle Washington, will weave a tale to
students on the NW Campus Thursday, March 21, at 9:30 a.m. in the Opti-
mum Room.
Washington’s stories will center on women’s history, focusing on one
woman in history. She plans to tell the story while incorporating valuable
lessons and history.
Washington has woven her historical tales to universities, businesses,
nursing homes, runaway centers and many other organizations around the
country.
She began her career as a storyteller after first experiencing different
careers such as teaching pre-school and counseling.
Washington was appointed to write a bill for the speaker of the Ohio
house concerning youths in lock-ups in Ohio.
She has also been recognized in Who’s Who in colleges and scholastic
educational television.
She earned a Bachelor of Science in education from Capitol University
as well as a Master of Education and Counseling.
of intestinal polyps, personal history of inflam-
matory bowel disease, smoking or use of tobacco
products, physical inactivity and diets of red
meats.
The American Cancer Society recommends
men and women, beginning at age 50, should
choose from five different testing options to help
detect possible colon cancer.
This month, as the nation observes the third
annual National Colorectal Cancer Awareness
Month, ACS is boosting efforts to increase colon
cancer testing and to eliminate the taboo associ-
ated with talking about the disease.
ACS is planning a campaign for March. For
more information, call 817-737-9990.
Online contest to give
Costa Rica study trip
An online contest is sending a
lucky student to Costa Rica this
summer.
The eighth annual Study
Abroad.com Sweepstakes will
award one student the opportunity
to spend over three weeks studying
in Costa Rica.
Educational Directories Unlim-
ited has offered international educa-
tion information for the last six
years on its website.
The grand prizewinner will
spend 24 days in Costa Rica, in-
cluding 13 in San Jose, two in For-
tuna, two in Monteverde, two in
Liberia, two in Cahuita, two in Tor-
tuguero and one in Sarapiqui.
All airfare, accommodations
and dinners are included.
Mark Shay, CEO of Education-
al Directories Unlimited, Inc., said,
“Study Abroad can be a life-chang-
ing experience.”
The drawing for the grand
prizewinner will be May 1.
The winner will be announced
on the same day.
Students interested in studying
abroad in Costa Rica this summer
can go to www.studyabroad.
com/sweepscostarica until April 30
to learn more about the sweepstakes
and to enter.
Seasonal jobs open
at Arlington ballpark
TCC students have an opportu-
nity to fill between 400 and 500
seasonal jobs at The Ballpark in Ar-
lington.
Metroplex Sportservice over-
sees all vending operations for the
Texas Rangers and The Ballpark.
Gina Cruz, head of human rela-
tions, says they employ 800-1,000
people for each baseball season.
“Around 40-50 percent will be
new hires in all departments,” she
said.
Although many companies are
concerned with pre-employment
screening and background checks,
Sportservice Inc. has not changed
its requirements.
“As a unit (division), the only
screening that we go through would
be the pre-employment drug
screen,” she said.
There will be some changes
from years past. The Ballpark is
tightening regulations regarding al-
cohol service.
This year, the park has made a
commitment to Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission (TABC) re-
garding the Ballpark’s service,
Cruz said.
The company pays for TABC
certification for all those employees
who serve or sell alcohol.
Cruz said it is not difficult to
get a job with this company.
“We are a customer service-
oriented business. If you are inter-
ested in serving people, we’d like
to meet you,” she said.
Cruz encourages college stu-
Campus to sponsor
speech tournament j
FTC issues report
about finance fraud
Storyteller to weave
multi-cultural tales
NE Campus will be host to a national speech tournament next month.
The national tournament is sponsored annually by Phi Rho Pi, the na-
tional honor society for two-year college speech competitors.
Phi Rho Pi has over 130 member colleges.
Students from these schools will compete in debate, interpretation and
public speaking contests.
NE Campus will be supported at the tournament by the other Texas
schools affiliated with Phi Rho Pi.
“We’re expecting between 800 and 1000 students from all over the
country to be at the tournament,” Lisa Benedetti, NE speech instructor and
forensics team sponsor, said.
Because none of the TCC campuses have sufficient facilities to house
an event of this size, the tournament will take place at the Ramada Plaza
hotel, near the water gardens in downtown Fort Worth.
This will be the first Phi Rho Pi tournament held in Fort Worth, and
only the second ever in Texas, Benedetti said.
“We’re excited to be able to show people what Texas is all about,” she
said.
NE Campus first bid to hold the tournament two years ago. The com-
petition for the tournament was especially difficult and included larger
cities, such as Chicago and Seattle, Benedetti said.
Benedetti says she also expects her NE forensics team to compete well
at the national level.
“We recently enjoyed a lot of success at the state tournament in San
Antonio,” she said.
For more information on the tournament, call 817-515-6986 or visit the
official tournament website at http://dl.tccd.net/convention.
Students offered
Preventing colon cancer altogether through
testing is the ideal outcome, ACS advises, but
early detection of the disease also yields impor-
tant health benefits.
Nationally, people whose colon cancers are
found at an early stage through testing have five-
year survival rates of 90 percent.
However, only 37 percent of colon cancers
are detected in the earliest stages.
People should begin colon cancer testing
earlier and test more often if they fall into some
of the risk categories, ACS points out.
Some of the risk factors for both men and
women include age, race, personal or family his-
tory of colon cancer, personal or family history
Colon cancer can be easily prevented, yet it
remains the second leading cause of cancer
deaths in the United States, the American Cancer
Society (ACS) reports.
In Tarrant County approximately 504 people
are diagnosed every year, and 192 will die of the
disease.
Colon cancer screening tests identify suspi-
cious or precancerOus polyps, which can be re-
moved before they develop into a serious health
problem.
“Routine colon cariber testing can actually
prevent the disease from occurring,” Dr. Robert
C. Young, national volunteer president of ACS,
said.
Finances can be a source of frustration for anyone, especially college
students whose futures may hang in the balance, The Federal Trade Com-
mission (FTC) reports.
Students who are unable to pay their bills on time should contact their
creditors before the deadline passes, the FTC advises, to avoid problems
that inevitably will happen.
The individual should try to negotiate a payment plan that spreads pay-
ments out over a longer period.
If the account has been given to a debt collector, it is likely too late, as
the creditors have given up on the student and turned the bill over for col-
lection, the FTC points out.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits certain methods of
debt collection, which thereby ensures that all individuals are treated fairly.
Creditors usually rely heavily on the credit rating of the individual
when granting credit. Therefore, if a person was late in making their pay-
ments at one point but now are not, it is his or her responsibility to make
sure that the records are updated.
If an individual does not look into this matter, the information would
be inaccurate, and the person would suffer for data that is not correct.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act protects individuals by requiring credit
bureaus to supply correct and complete information to companies to use for
evaluating credit, insurance or job applications.
The FTC publishes free brochures to inform people of their rights
about fair debt collection and credit reporting practices.
In addition, the agency works to prevent fraudulent, deceptive and un-
fair business practices and to help consumers avoid companies that do.
To file a complaint, or get free information on various topics, call toll-
free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357) or visit www.ftc.gov.
TRAFFIC TICKETS
defetided but only in Arlington, Fort Worth and elsewhere in Tarrant County.
* No promises as to results
* Any fines and/or court costs are not included in fee for legal representation
James R. Mallory
Attorney at Law
3024 Sandage Ave. QI 7
Ft. Worth, TX 76109-1793 O11
Not Certified by Texas Board of Legal Specialization__________
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View seven places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Collegian (Hurst, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 6, 2002, newspaper, March 6, 2002; Hurst, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1315536/m1/4/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room.