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South Campus shows what it's all about for open house
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tography, art and graphics; layout and design; and lead-
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This rating makes the paper eligible for the group’s
prestigious Pacemaker award, which has been awarded
to The Collegian twice.
Only five schools in the state have won the Pace-
cal entertainment both the open house and
Spring Fest.
Hot dogs, chips, drinks and popcorn
were served.
“It's always good to see students get
involved and have a good time,” Rosa
Vidal, SGA chair of entertainment, said. “
SGA gave door prizes such as gift cer-
tificates to restaurants, movie passes and
TCC mugs, throughout the evening.
Representatives from four-year univer-
sities provided information about transfer-
ring. They talked with students about what
classes would be accepted at that university.
Dan Chacon, dean of student develop-
ment, said the open house was “a great en-
tree to your neighborhood campus.”
Chacon wants everyone to know that
by Shannon Harrison
managing editor
In recent competitions, The Collegian and staff
have received numerous awards and recognitions from
Associated Collegiate Press Association, Texas Intercol-
legiate Press Association and Society of Professional
Journalists.
The Collegian received an All-American rating
with five marks of distinction from the Associated Col-
legiate Press Association for fall 2000, the highest rat-
ing the organization grants.
Judges, consisting of professional journalists and
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tography, and The Collegian staff, first place for photo I
illustration.
Gallagher expressed pride in the recent awards wonBI
by the newspaper and her students.
“It is wonderful when our students are awarded for
their hard work. Many people are unaware of what ’
work goes into getting our newspaper out every week,
and these awards are appreciated by all of our students,
including those who do not win,” she said.
Diane Turner, editorial adviser for the paper, said A
the journalism program and newspaper for Tarrant®
County historically has been rated highly.
“These awards let us know we are moving in the
right direction, but we always try to be better,” she said.
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Collegian takes top honors
in Texas, national contests
by Ines Salomon
reporter —
South Campus opened its doors last
week to current and prospective students
and the community so faculty, administra-
tors and students could share information
about the campus.
The automotive department displayed
its Chrysler-Daimler Prowler, which was
donated to the department.
Automotive department members took
pictures of guests in the car.
The police department shared informa-
tion with students about drug and alcohol
abuse.
The police also allowed students to test
themselves and to learn what happens if
they are pulled over and asked to “walk the
line.”
The officers provided goggles that
made participants feel as though they were South Campus provides for the community,
intoxicated and over the legal limit of alco-
hol allowed in their system.
“I think this open house really allows
students as well as visitors to see what
South Campus is all about,” Alicia Dary,
TCC student, said.
Curtis Miller, who works in the testing
department, said this event helps bring stu-
dents to campus.
“I believe that this event is very en-
couraging to many students,” he said. “It al-
lows them to come here and see what South
Campus has to offer.”
Dr. Ernest Thomas, president, said,
“It's always a pleasure to see all the energy
on our campus and also to watch students
have a good time.”
The president added, “It's great to see
other people from our community, as well
as students, come to see what our campus
has to offer.”
The Student Government Association
and other student organizations provided
tours to guests interested in viewing the dif-
ferent departments on campus.
The groups also provided booths, food
and activities with their annual Spring
Fling.
Students and guests could participate in
various games such as the bungee run and
basketball.
The campus jazz band provided musi-
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against all colleges present. The April 11 edition of The I
Collegian was entered for that competition.
In news story, The Collegian took first and second; J
first place went to Lowell Brown and Sarah Baker and®
second place went to Chris Taylor. "
Erin Gruene, Carlos Raigosa and Annette Germi-
nario took first place for a series while Carlos Raigosa,
Greg Zajac, James Ethridge and Mike McDermott won ■
second place.
James Ethridge won third place for news photo and art
first place for picture story. Both of his awards came®
for his work on the tornado that struck Fort Worth last |
other media professionals, rated the publication in five spring.
Other winners included Raphael Elizalde, third
place for cartoon; Ashley Clark, second place for criti- |
cal review; and Carlos Raigosa, honorable mention for
editorial. ■
Also, the staff won several awards in design, in-®
eluding first place in news page design; third place in j
feature page design; second place in picture page de-
maker, which will be presented in the fall at the group’s sign; third place in sports page design; and second place
annual convention. in opinion page design.
In content and coverage The Collegian was com- The Collegian staff received two awards in illustra-
place in information graphic.
In live contests, comprised of all colleges and con-
ducted on site, Carlos Raigosa won honorable mention
in headline writing, and Raphael Elizalde won third
place in cartoon. ’
Chris Taylor, editor, was named winner of a $400^
scholarship from the association, and Eddye Gallagher, ■
adviser, was elected secretary of the faculty association'. "
The Collegian also competed against colleges and
universities in the Society of Professional Journalists’
Mark of Excellence, Region 8 contest. |
The Collegian competed against universities such I
as Oklahoma State and University of Texas at Austin U
and two-years schools such as San Antonio College.
Awards were given to Erin Gruene, Carlos Raigosa B
was com-
mended for its “broad and comprehensive coverage of tions: a first and second place in illustration and third
campus life.”
The judge also said that the paper had a nice blend
of campus coverage ranging from academic to an “in-
teresting array of speakers, many who bring various
‘world’ issues to campus.”
The judge praised the students on writing and edit-
ing.
Also, the judge commended the students for adher-
ing to high journalistic standards and producing copy
that is clean and free from spelling, grammatical and
accuracy problems.
The Collegian photographers were cited for “ex-
ceptionally strong photography” while the student artist
was commended for his editorial cartoons that “add
spice” to the editorial page.
On leadership, The Collegian was recognized for and Annette Germinario, third place for in-depth report-
good news judgment, high professional standards and ing; James Ethridge, third place for general news pho-
the diversity of the staff and their ideas.
Last week, the staff traveled to Wichita Falls for the
Texas Intercollegiate Press Association to compete with
two- and four-year colleges from all over the state.
The staff came home with several awards, includ-
ing first and second places in three different categories.
As well, The Collegian won sweepstakes, which is
judged on the total number of points collected on indi-
vidual awards, and first place in overall newspaper.
A plaque was given to The Collegian editor for the
sweepstake award in Division II, made up of larger two-
year community colleges and larger, non-daily four-
year universities.
The Collegian also placed third in best of show
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Left, Ernest Thomas, South Campus president, tries to maneu- law. The event was sponsored by the campus police depart-
ver his body while wearing glasses that make him feel as ment. Above, Terri Pena of Women in New Roles talks to stu-
| though he has consumed alcohol over the legal limit allowed by dents who visit her booth during the campus open house.
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