TVCC December 2013 Issue

Entertainment p. 9Calling all 'techies'Top 10 tech gifts for this holiday season.

Feature p. 7View from the topA brief history of women's basketball at TVCC.

Campus News p. 4Holidays at the ValleyA review of some great performances this year.

Trinity Valley

Volume 57 Issue 3 December 9, 2013

News-JournalNews-JournalServing Trinity Valley Community College since 1972

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Editor-in-ChiefChalisa Madsen

A&E EditorKayla Barnett

Social Media EditorShayla Wright

Photo EditorChalisa Madsen

Sports EditorTBA

IllustratorEmerald Griseta

Staff WritersJulie Pearl, Ogalnazik Orazgeldye-

va, Quadra Wilson, Abbi Parker

PhotographersChalisa Madsen, Sasha Madsen

Student Media AdviserDeidre Jones

Memberships: TIPA, TCCJA and ACP

The TVCC News-Journal is a monthly publication and is produced by the journalism students at TVCC’s Athens campus. Views expressed in the editorial section are the opinions of the writers and do not reflect the views of the TVCC administration. The News-Journal welcomes letters and suggestions. The TVCC News-Journal reserves the right to edit let-ters for grammar or length. Letters to the editor can be mailed to 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751; or emailed to [email protected].

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It's that time of year again! The temperature starts to drop, the snow starts to fall, there's a feeling of Christmas in the air. Unfortunately, for us here in Texas the temperature just drops and the rain ices our roads over. Maybe the ice falling would be a better term.

It's the season when people walk around wishing each other a Merry Christmas.

At least that's how it use to be. Because of today's politics, some people believe saying "Merry Christ-mas" is offensive to someone of a different belief- even Christmas cards are changing the greeting to "Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings"

I'm not disagreeing with people changing their holi-day greetings if it was their choice, but places such as retail businesses are being asked to change a country's tradition because it may offend someone of different ethnicity. It feels as though politics are trying to elimi-nate Christianity.

If a simple "Merry Christmas" has to be changed to "Happy Holidays" to accommodate the needs of someone who disagrees, that's still unfair. If people are truly "offended" by the religious term then the op-

posing side is offended as well because they have to change what they believe. No matter who you wor-ship or what holiday you're celebrating, a person has a right to acknowledge their own belief. It's different if you're verbally telling someone to have a Merry Christ-mas and you're unsure of what they celebrate. So, you substitute a simple "Happy Holidays." I find that com-pletely understandable.

If a Muslim were to wish me a "Happy Eid'" I would smile and nod. I'm a Christian who celebrates Christ-mas because of the birth of Jesus. I would still smile my warmest smile and give sincere gratitude to a person

wishing me a "Happy Eid'" because I believe they were saying it from their heart.

So many different people celebrate different things. If a Jewish person passed you on the street, they would say "Happy Hanukkah" because that's what they cel-ebrate. If I were to pass someone on the street I would say "Merry Christmas" because I'm a Christian. People are forgetting what time of year it is. It's a time to ring in the new year, a time to spend with family and friends while giving to one another. You should be spending your time laughing more and complaining less about what term for "Merry Christmas" is politically correct. The term "living in harmony" should be represented at this time of year for everyone.

This all just feels like a battle of religion. No one re-ligion means more than anyone else's. We all come from the same God; we just grew up in different cul-tures with different labels, so we say things differently. It all means the same thing. With this being, said I wish everyone a "Merry Christmas" this season with lots of love and joy.

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www.tvccnewsjournal.com December 9, 2013

Kayla Barnett

Should politics stay out of the holiday season?

Christmas and politics: Never a good combination

Weighing the options of staying close to home or going off to college

Many soon-to-be high school graduates and pos-sible college transfer students are asking themselves a serious question at the end of this semester: should I stay home and go to a local college, or move away to a college in another area?

In my personal opinion, it is much more logical to stay home and AT LEAST get your basics out of the way.

Not only will staying home save you loads of money, but most students who move away for college end up coming back home anyways!

Why not stay home and save money? The best reason I could find for the irresistible urge

to move away is because most students want to leave their hometown and experience freedom from their parents and “live their own life." Don’t get me wrong,

I thought I wanted that same enticing freedom that seemed to be waiting for me in a different city, with different people and alluring new opportunities that were just standing by for me after I graduated from high school. But this so called “amazing life” isn’t going to be handed to you when you get to college!

Students need to give serious thought about what

they’re leaving behind before they drop everything and run off full sprint to a different city for college.

College life away from home can be very overwhelm-ing and stressful.

I don’t know this from personal experience, but most of my friends have moved away for college and almost all of them make the drive home practically every weekend to see their parents. Some students are also having problems keeping their grades up to par.

So, before students move away from home for col-lege, there’s no reason they shouldn’t give staying home some serious thought.

For me, moving away will be much more reasonable, but right now, in my opinion, staying home for college for a year or two and saving money isn’t such a terrible idea.

Abbi Parker

Should I stay or should I go? College life away from home can be very over-whelming and stressful.

Front cover: Is "Merry Christmas" a dirty word? Photography by Chalisa Madsen

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Why America is too hung up on being politically correct

As history progresses, it seems religious conflict en-sues. With religion comes different traditions and cus-toms for each belief.

Every year, in America, many different holidays are celebrated while bringing in the new year. Christmas happens to be the dominate one you'll find American's celebrating. Would you believe that the United States has become so diverse in population that by simply saying "Merry Christmas" could be offensive?

In the past, stores could write the slogan "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" as a decorative ac-cent on windows that could be seen by pedestrians who walked by. Employees would wish their customers a cheerful, "Merry Christmas!" as they exited the store. Now it seems this term has become "politically incor-rect."

According to MyFOXAustin.com, in 2012 a man from San Antonio threatened to sue Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for supporting a nativity scene on city property in Athens, Texas.

This was the second time the city was asked, by out-side sources, to take down the nativity scene on the courthouse lawn. In the lawsuit, the man claims the city used part of its funding for the scene.

Mayor Jerry Don Vaught said that was just not true.

"The city has absolutely nothing to do with the nativity. The Light Up Athens committee decorates the square and has purchased all the decorations that are down there. The city has not purchased any item down there," Vaught told the Athens D a i l y Review.

The San Antonio man originally had a lawsuit against the town of Athens it-self. That lawsuit was dropped, but now the man is pur-suing a lawsuit against Vaught himself.

The nativity scene, as well as the other holiday dis-plays on the courthouse lawn, is well within the legal guidelines. The Establish-ment Cause, aka "Separation of Church and State," in fact does not forbid religious dis-plays on government property.

In Lynch v. Donnelly, 465 U.S. 668 (1984), the Supreme Court addressed the constitutionality of government-erected holiday displays. Significantly, the Lynch Court upheld the constitutionality of the holiday display be-cause the "crèche was a part of a larger holiday display in which there were a variety of secular and non-sec-ular symbols."

So basically, government property can have tradi-tional religious decorations, as long as they have plen-ty of non-religious décor. And Athens stays well within that guideline.

Yet, despite all of this, the battle still ensues. Stores can now be seen erasing "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" and replacing it with "Happy Holidays and Warmest Wishes." Even the Christmas cards we buy around the holidays are found to be "politically incor-rect" and are changing.

There are many different forms of holiday celebra-tions around this time of year. For Jewish people they would wish you a Happy Hanukkah, Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr, and Kwanzaa is celebrated by more than 18-million African Americans. Even Christmas itself is celebrated by all sorts of different people, both reli-

gious and non-religious. The world celebrates love, peace, and joy at this time of year. People can walk by each other wishing them a Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, or whatever because ultimately it's about good will towards all people.

Is this controversy really worth the time and energy? Yes, this is a country where people

are free to wor- ship what they choose, o r even not at all. But

stories like the nativity scene in Athens seems

to be going a bit too far.Maybe there's a bigger de-

bate the man wanted to start, or maybe he was just looking to pick a fight. If replacing "Merry

Christmas" for "Happy Holi-days" is fair to one person with opposing views to a Christian's, wouldn't that be

unfair to Christians? You're making one person happy by

making another unhappy, which is a win-lose situation.

There can't be a solution to political terms on holidays because no one will ever be satisfied. Someone will always

complain that they are being treated unfairly. Different people from many different cultures live in this nation. All of them should be free to express and celebrate the holidays the way they choose without being harassed.

Photo Illustration by ChalisaMadsen

Editorial

Where do we draw the line when it comes to hokey awareness cam-paigns?

Chalisa Madsen

No-Shave November: No thank you

Ok, this might come to a shock to some of you die-hard "cause supporters," but I think the No-Shave November, or "Mo-vember" move-ment is a bit ridiculous.

*collective gasps*

For those of you who don't know what all the hype is about, people have selected November (possibly because of it's catchy name, or maybe just because it's usually chilly during this month and you might could use the extra insulation. Who knows?) to stop shaving as a means to shed awareness for prostate cancer.

I'm not exactly sure how growing unruly beards on guys (and straight-up scary leg hair on women) is supposed to shed awareness for anything but shaving cream manufacturers, but alright.

I understand the importance of awareness, but is it really necessary to do such extreme, al-beit pointless, stunts and label them with some random cause?

I could start a trend today that the last Friday of every month is "Future Princes and Princess-es Day" to shed light and awareness to Royal Families around the world, and you celebrate by wearing a crown or tiara, speak in an accent and march everywhere you go. But what good would it really do in the end?

I understand Pink Out Athens. They sell shirts to raise money for their cause. I understand Toys For Tots. They fundraise and collect goods to make a difference. I understand Walk For The Cure. They raise a ton of money and actually do something to help people.

But what difference does it really make if someone forgoes their razor for the month?

Stop being lazy and leave the beards where they belong, like perhaps on Yosemite Sam, members of ZZ Top or the Duck Dynasty guys.

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www.tvccnewsjournal.com December 9, 2013The stream of visitors crowding the main hall of the Trinity Val-ley Community College Health Science Center in Kaufman on Sunday, Nov. 17, served as a fit-ting tribute to the life of Dr. Ray Hargrove-Huttel . Current and former nurs-ing students, as well as HSC staff, participated in the 16th Biennial Red Stocking tea and open house that also provided an opportunity for visitors to make a donation to the Dr. Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel Memorial Scholarship. Those who made donations slipped their contri-bution into a red stocking that was then placed on a Christmas tree. Hargrove-Huttel died on Dec. 23, 2012, after a battle with cancer. She was a nurs-ing instructor at the Health Science Center in Kaufman for 22 years (from 1987-2009), an author and a past recipient of

the TVCC Teaching Excellence Award (1998) and the TVCC Ex-tra Mile Award (2002). Hargrove-Huttel’s legacy lives on at the HSC, not only through her former students, but through a number of children who are following their parents into the nursing field. “(The Health Science Center) has made a big difference in my life,” said Dianna Sutton, a 1992 HSC graduate. “I’ve always en-joyed helping people, and Trin-ity Valley helped set the pace for that in my career. Ray was always my favorite instructor. I’ll always remember her words to me about sticking with it even when it got tough.” Dianne’s daughter, Brittanie, is following in her mother’s footsteps. A 2009 graduate of Texas A&M, Brittanie is in the HSC program and said she has found the staff and students to be very welcoming.

“God just kind of opened doors for me to be here,” she said, “and this is where I’m meant to be.” Said Kim Zaby, a 1994 HSC graduate who has one daugh-ter, Katlyn, in the program and another, Kelsey, who graduated from it in 2009: “Ray was very tough and she knew her ma-terial. She was very diligent in what she believed in. When you talk about Ray, you’re talking about someone who was very well-respected.” Those who would like to support the memorial scholar-ship fund can do so by mail-ing contributions to the Dr. Ray A. Hargrove-Huttel Memorial Scholarship, c/o TVCC Office of Institutional Advancement, 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, Texas, 75751. You can also give online via the following link: https://wwwapps.tvcc.edu/donations/donations1.aspx.

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The TVCC Cardinal Singers and Chamber Singers hosted their annual con-cert. This year's concert, entitled "A Season of Memories and Dreams,” was presented at the Dogwood Church in Athens on Nov. 24.

The group performed many traditional songs, including a Top 20 countdown of the audiences favorite Christmas songs. Concert goers were treated to sing-along, and Santa also made a special appearance.

Pictures from the event can be found on TVCC's Facebook page.

TVCC rings in the season with its annual winter concert

Kayla BarnettA&E Editor


TVCC's Cardinal and Chamber Singers annual concerts will be filled with holiday cheer.


Trinity Valley Community College hosted its fifth-annual Christmas Tree Light ing Ceremony on Monday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m.

The free community event lasted for about an hour. The TVCC cheerleaders led the holiday cheers, and along with the Car-

dettes, they escorted Santa to the tree.Several student organizations joined in the fun by passing out candy

canes to the crowd. There was also a sing-a-long, performed by The Cham-ber Singers and Brass band.

One of the highlights of the event was the free picture-taking session with Santa, courtesy of TVCC's photography students.

After the ceremony, the Student Government Association showed Will Ferrell's holiday comedy "Elf" outside on the plaza.

Celebrate the Holidays Cardinal Singers and Chamber Singers

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony featured some fun festivities

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Dueling reviews: two students give their perspective on the stage play 'Proof'

I was given the chance to watch TVCC's theatre production of “Proof." The play had a four-day run in November.

The story follows the daughter, Cathe-rine, of a genius, yet erratic, mathematician, Robert whom she cares for alone. After her father passes away, she must deal with her distant sister, Claire whose coming back into her life, trying to “help” out.

Hal, one of her father’s former students, is certain that her father must have left some-thing important in the many notebooks he wrote in throughout his lifetime. After find-ing a book with some very important infor-mation, the family is unsure if Robert was well enough to write something that exten-sive. Or did Catherine write the equa-tions instead of her father?

In my opinion, I enjoyed the show. In the opening scene, Catherine is talking to her father then she starts to realize that her father is dead. She was talking to what she thought was her father but nobody was out there. It was

letting the audience know that Catherine was turning into her father, unstable and not all the way there in the head. And I think they portrayed that very well.

The love chemistry between Catherine and Hal, however, was a little unbelievable to me. They just went back and forth too much with if she liked him or if she hated him. Af-ter they had a one-night fling, she was all of a sudden in love. Yes, she was unstable, but I think that could’ve been spared if they remained friends and left the “relationship” out of it. I think I would’ve e n -

joyed that much more.The best parts of the play, to me, had

to be when Catherine and her sister Claire would talk to each other. Claire was the money-maker. She took care of the family financially, and she was good at that. But when she sees that Catherine was turning into their father, she wanted Catherine to move in with her.

There was so much emotion between those two characters that it seemed as if

they were really sisters who cared for one another but did it at a distance. They

did the best job, and they had my at-tention every time they were on the stage together.

Overall, the show was enjoyable, and it was easy to follow. They had a few jokes to help breakup some of the sadness. The plot of the play kept me wondering how every-thing was going to turn out in the end.n out in the end.

Recently, the Trinity Valley Community College theatre department showcased their newest play called “Proof.”

The show was good, but not amazing and I felt it could have been better. The actors all did great; I have no complaints about their skills. They didn’t hold back and were very convincing in their roles. The set was put together very nicely even though it was never changed. It was always the same setting (a back porch). And the ac-tors’ makeup and costumes were great as well.

Now time for the bad; the sto-ryline of the play was dull. There seemed to be an overall negative feel throughout the whole play, yet I don’t think it was meant to be like that, like a tragedy. The dialogue

dragged out too

long in some scenes. And some of

the dialogue didn’t seem to be im-portant or interesting.

There was also some unneces-sary cursing throughout the whole play. And when I say this, know that I appreciate some cursing in plays because it makes it more believ-able and realistic, but they were just a little too anxious to drop the F-bomb. F-this, F-that, F-blankity blank, F’ing blank!

I enjoyed the light jokes made in the play and wish they had done a

little more. I also think

there should have been a wider

variety of emotions and emotional transitions like suspense, drama, action, conviction, betrayal, and mystery. There were none of these elements. Like I said before it had an overall dull feeling that was flat, as far as emotions go.

In conclusion, “Proof” was not the most exciting story, but the theatre department made it inter-esting enough. The actors all show-cased their skills greatly and it was fun to go see how well it was put together. I would like to see an-other play that fully expresses the theatre’s full potential. I can’t wait to see their next production.

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A brief history of ladies basketball at Trinity Valley

When you think of a school's top team, you usu-ally picture the men's teams.

But that's not the case here at Trinity Valley Com-munity College. Our Lady Card's basketball team has dominated the competition, and not just at the lo-cal level. With back-to-back national titles, the Lady Cards are just mopping up the competition.

Ladies basketball was first introduced to Trin-ity Valley back in the mid-1970s, when it was still known as Henderson County Junior College.

Modern-day women’s sports teams have had a rocky history throughout the early years. While some schools like TVCC were ahead of the curve, most schools formed their women’s sports teams after the advent of Title IX, which was a section of the Education Amendments of 1972.

Before this law was incorporated, the extent of women’s sports that most schools offered was sports like cheerleading and square-dancing.

It was estimated that only about 1-in-27 girls played high school sports, with virtually no college scholarships for female athletes.

This is where Title IX comes into play. Basically, Title IX reads that “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from partici-pation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

So, on June 23rd, 1972, the stage was set for mod-ern-day women athletes to get up off the bench and join the game when Title IX and the Education Amendments were signed into law.

Of course these laws have had their fair-share of controversy, mainly from the men’s teams who felt that they were going to lose out on funding and support, but the laws still stand.

However, it doesn’t mean that the law is always carried out.

Schools and institutions, still to this day, get into hot-water over their athletic programs, and the fair-ness and opportunities they present.

Since their creation, all those years ago, the Lady Cards have turned into one of the most decorated women's basketball programs in the country.

Going into the 2013 season, the Lady Cards have posted a 989-225 record and has won seven NJCAA National Championships in 2013, 2012, 2004, 1999, 1997, 1996, and 1994, and they took home runners-up in 2011, 1998, and 1995. They have had 34 win-ning seasons out of the 39 total, with 16 30-win sea-sons, and 16 20-win seasons.

This time last year, head coach Elena Lovato had a team full of new players, and she still led the Lady Cards to victory. No doubt, coach Lovato has her work cut out for her, chasing that seventh champi-onship title, but they’re in good hands.

The No. 2-ranked Lady Cards are 11-1 this season and play against Kilgore on December 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the Cardinal Gym.

But you might want to get there early if you want a good seat. These all-star female athletes know how to pack the stands!

Chalisa MadsenEditor-In-Chief


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Ogalnazik OrazgeldyevaStaff Writer

Campus NewsDecember 9, 2013 www.tvccnewsjournal.com

Adventures at the Beauty SalonIn this edition of Nazik's column, she talks about visiting the beauty shop for the first time in her life.

I n my country, women put ev-erything else first before them-selves. They are the ones who take care of the family, and the one who cares about her

friends and surroundings. But there is one thing women from both our countries like to do, and that is going to a salon to get our hair done.

Recently, I went to the salon for the first time which made me feel so special. I have never experienced this before in my life. Just leaning back and letting some-one scrub my wet hair with shampoo and conditioner and massage my scalp was new to me.

Back in Turkmenistan, girls get the chance to go to a beauty salon just once in their life, and it is when they are prepar-ing to get married. In Eastern countries, our wedding is very traditional. Usual wedding ceremonies will last for five days and the bride would have five different dresses that match her hair. It is a unique culture that everybody follows there.

If you live in the city, you are lucky to go to the salon and get your hair done. But for those who live in far off villages, going

to a salon is not an easy task. The nearest salon could be about four hours away. A Turkmen bride may not have that much time to get her hair done before the wed-ding starts.

Turkmen Beauty Salons are very distin-guished with huge rooms and many peo-ple inside of it. Hair dressers never go to school in order to become hair dressers.

They just become hair dressers because they are good at making someone pretty. Prices are not that expensive. You can bar-gain or barter with the hair dressers to get a good deal. Every girl who is preparing to marry can't wait to go to the salon since they have heard it is a wonderful feeling to have your hair done by somebody else. And a girl's wedding day is considered the most beautiful day of her life.

In America you don’t have to be some-one who is going to get married to go to the beauty salon; you can just go there whenever you would like to go. I got a chance to experience going to a salon for the first time in my life. It was just so relaxing. I felt so excited watching some-body fixing my hair to make it look good. It gave me so much confidence and high self-esteem. The very skilled hair dresser cut my hair and made it look better than it was.

From that day on, I discovered how valuable hair is and I realized that hair is one of the most important accessories for women. I am looking forward to my next haircut, which is six weeks from now.

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www.tvccnewsjournal.com December 9, 2013Entertainment

Fashion

A pop of color, leather-like looks and over-the-knee boots are this season's top fashion trends. All of the looks featured on this page can be found at www.hm.com.

Winter Bliss

60s ModThe vintage vibe is in. The hipster look that

originated in the 60s can be seen a lot in the city.

Academic-InspiredCardigans are back this

season. From button down cardigans to plaid

sweaters, this style is trending this season.

Must-HavesHats

Head accessories such as beanies are definitely styl-ish and warm for you this

season.

Over-sized CoatsJust like capes, over-

sized jackets are all the rage this season. The

style is a throwback to the late ‘80s and early

‘90s fashion.

Pleated skirtsThe vintage throwback continues with pleated

skirts which borrow from the ‘70s and early ‘80s

with their high waists and pleated.

CapesSweater like shawls, are worn by many celebrities

and can keep you very warm this season.

Emerald GreenThis gorgeous color

can't be missed. This color can be worn on any skin

tone with any hair color and still look

beautiful.

LeatherLeather gloves,

leather hats, even leather pants... it's

in style.

Men's WearYou may think

tailored suits are a complete drag, but

this look is actually in this season.

Thigh-High BootsIt looks like UGG boots

are out of style this sea-son. Celebrities can be seen sporting the thigh-

high trend.


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Julie PearlStaff Writer

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The very first iPhone introduced the idea of touch as the best way to interact with a smartphone. Touch to hear a song. Touch to browse the web. Touch to take a picture. All of it began with something perfectly simple: your finger. And now they've taken touch to the next step with Touch ID, the fingerprint identity sensor. Your fingerprint is the perfect password. You always have it with you. And no one can ever guess what it is.

The iPhone's new chip and coprocessor, the A7 and M7, provide noticeably faster per-formance and graphics that feel more true to life.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has a 5.7 inch (144.3mm) Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080), a 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor and refined S pen skills.

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iPad Air Can iPad's get much smaller? The new iPad Air is just 7.5 millimeters thin and weighs one pound. 2x performance and even though the battery is smaller, it still maintains the same life as the last one.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 uses the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with a 1.6GHz Dual Core; Intel® Atom™ Z2560 dual core pro-cessor built in. The Galaxy Tab 3 comes with a 3 month free Hulu plus membership, and comes with ten dollars’ worth of Google play credits.

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Equipped with an NVI DIA Tegra 4 processor makes apps run fast-er and smoother with better bat-tery life, with a 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5 Processor with Intel HD Graphics 4000 with 4GB RAM—Dual Channel Memory.

Despite its compact size, the Beats Pill produces powerful sound. With 4 built-in speakers, it’s easy to enjoy soaring highs and deep, booming bass in every room of the house. Want to sync two speak-ers? Just tap them together and create an instant connection. You can also tap the Beats Pills together twice to stereo your music, making one Beats Pill the left output and the other the right. The rechargeable battery has 7 hour battery life for wireless use.The portable speaker capable is capable of working with any mp3 player and audio devices.

Don’t let its size fool you. iPad mini is powered by the new A7 chip with 64-bit architecture. A7 delivers killer per-formance, up to four times faster CPU and up to eight times faster graphics performance than the previous genera-tions, without sacrificing battery life. So you get incredible power in a device you can take with you wherever you go.

GalaxyMega6.3

The Galaxy Mega 6.3 has a wide screen to showcase your visual contents beautifully, while still being portable enough to take on the road with you. The phone is also user friendly for people that are a bit, uh, "technologically challenged" by putting it into easy mode. The S memo is a note app to create hand-written notes with audio or images, and there is also an S Translator that translates in nine different languages.

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FOOTBALL

The Cards, fresh off their 2013 Southwest Junior College Football Confer-ence title win, were recognized at a basketball game on Dec. 4.

The No. 6-ranked team were presented at halftime of the TVCC-Paris women’s game.

TVCC finished the season with a 10-2 record, finishing up on a nine-game winning streak. The Cards traveled to Copperas Cove, Texas, on Dec. 7 to play Mesa Community College in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl. De-spite the icy weather in Northeast Texas, TVCC made to their 11 a.m. kickoff at Bulldawg Stadium.

The Thunderbirds was no match for the Cards. TVCC put up a bball score on Mesa, beating them 72-23.

The C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl is a 501c3 organization founded by Copperas Cove Independent School District athletic director and head foot-ball coach Jack Welch, C.H.A.M.P.S., Communities Helping Americans Ma-ture, Progress and Succeed, is "open to any CCISD student who pledges to live an alcohol and drug-free lifestyle," according to Welch.

MEN'S BBALLThe Cards are off to stellar start this season. With an 11-1 record, the

teams only loss was against Ranger College on Nov. 16. TVCC will play at home on Dec. 13 when they take on Jacksonville

College. Tip-off is at 7:30.Aldonis Foote is leading the in scoring, averaging 12.5 points a

game. Dedric Basile has a team-high 49 assists.

WOMEN'S BBALLThe Lady Cards are currently ranked No. 2 in the polls, dropping to that

spot after losing 72-60 to No. 1-ranked Chipola College on Nov. 23. Sport-ing a 9-1 record, TVCC is coming off two huge blowouts against Arkansas Baptist (93-57) and Southwest Christian College (78-29).

The Lady Cards started their conference season Dec. 4 against Paris Junior College.

The Cards will play Mesa Community College in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl Dec. 7 in Cop-peras Cove, Texas. Kickoff is at 11 a.m.

Photocourtesy of TVCC

CHEERGrand Saline freshman, Torrey "TJ" Ollison, was

named TVCC's Student-Athelte of the Month at the November Cardinal Pride Luncheon. Ollison, who is a member of the Cardinal cheer team, ral-lys the crowd at all TVCC football, volleyball and basketball games.

The nine-time National Cheer Association champions, will host several pre-tryout clinics in the spring. The dates are Feb. 9, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; April 18, 2014 from 7 to 9 p.m.; and April 19, 2014 from 10 a.m. to noon.


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COMM.2311.2097 News Gather I (Writing for the Media)/COMM 2311 LabMW 9:25 AM to 10:40 AM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2315.0132 News Gather II (Adv Reporting and Specialized Writing)/COMM 2315 LabMW 9:25 AM to 10:40 AM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2330.2561 Intro Public RelationsMW 10:50 AM to 12:05 PM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.1129.2100 Journ Workshop I (News Publication)F 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.1130.0134 Journ Workshop (News Publication)F 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2129.2103 Journ Workshop II (News Publication)TBA See Instructor/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2130.0140 Journ Workshop (News Publication)TBA See Instructor/Jones, Deidre

Spring 2014 Journalism & Photography classes and laboratories

Interactive Media classes and laboratoriesCOMM.2332.0133 Cinema Prod I (Video Production I)TTH 12:15 PM to 1:30 PM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2304.0130 Cinema Prod II (Adv Video Production)TTH 10:50 AM to 12:05 PM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2324.2098 Adv Electronic Media/COMM 2324 LabTTH 10:50 AM to 12:05 PM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2339.2436 Write Radio TV FilmTTH 9:25 AM to 10:40 AM/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2120.0138 Practicum Electronic Media ITBA See Instructor/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2121.0139 Practicum Electronic Media IITBA See Instructor/Jones, Deidre

COMM.2122.2102 Practicum Electronic Media IIITBA See Instructor/Jones, Deidre

Classes are open to all students. Scholarships are available for students

interested in studying Journalism or Interactive Media.

For more information about the spring 2014 class schedule, contact the

Communications Department at 903-675-6397.

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