Special to The Eagle After months of anticipation and fundraising, TAMUT@NTCC Education Club members set off to the west coast. Seven members, with faculty advisors Laura Currey and Kelly Coke, attended the ASCD (Association of Supervision Curriculum and Development) conference in Anaheim, California March 24-28. This conference is perfect for preservice teachers as it focuses…
By Vanessa Navarro and Yami Zuniga Staff Writers There are those who believe that science and religion are mutually exclusive. Dr. Winston McCowan is not one of those people. During the workweek, McCowan spends his days in pursuit of science. More specifically, he teaches biology and anatomy and physiology to the next generation of scientists…
By Ryan-Rose Mendoza Staff Writer Many times students graduate and begin working in their perspective fields only to find the physical requirements of their jobs may differ from what they learned in the classroom during their years of studies. Luckily for two Northeast students, this will never be an issue. Last summer, sophomores Laney Jordan…
By Daniel Yanez Editor-in-Chief At first glance, Debbie Strong might seem like any other ordinary art instructor. However, under closer inspection, a different personality of her extensive military background is exposed. Strong’s Army character adds an extra dose of energy to her classroom. Reminiscing on her former military days from ordering men into formation, to…
By Kenzie Messer Staff Writer The sun beamed down on Northeast’s new plant services director Tom Ramler this past summer as he began planting his first garden of the season. As he tilled up the land across from his office on the NTCC campus, he looked around and noticed that there were only a few…