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Lagniappe is the literary and art magazine for Northeast Texas Community College. The Magazine is a collaboration between the Art, English and Journalism departments as well as Sigma Kappa Delta, the English Honor Society. To submit written content email us at ntcceagleeditors@gmail.com. For art entries you may submit your personal photographs or if you need help photographing your pieces stop by the newsroom in H 108. Email us your questions!
By Joanna Armstrong News Editor On Feb. 13, over 100 people walked up the steps into the Texas State Capitol and took the stage before the Senate, pleading with their lawmakers about two different bills on the same polarizing issue. While Senate Bill 17 deals with open carry in Texas, Senate Bill 11 seeks to…
By Joanna Armstrong News Editor At the February board meeting, Northeast Texas Community College board members unanimously approved two motions that would take the community to the polls once again this spring to vote on raising the tax cap. The proposition a “levy of maintenance tax and bond debt services taxes,” would adjust the tax…
By Lauren Shortnacy Editor-in-Chief When construction on Farm Road 1735 (Chapel Hill Road) past Chapel Hill High School and Northeast Texas Community College began, uncertainty about completion dates were voiced throughout the revamping period and unhappy long waits ensued. Now as the school district and community college begin their spring semesters, drivers can find a…
By Joanna Armstrong News Editor Silhouetted in front of the stripes of the American flag, President Barack Obama delivered his sixth State of the Union address on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress. The president unveiled his new tax plan supporting what he called “middle-class economics,” and among other things, providing two years of…
By Joanna Armstrong News Editor On Tuesday, Northeast’s Board of Trustees met to discuss the college’s recent decline in enrollment. “Enrollment does appear to be to some degree down this spring,” said NTCC President Dr. Brad Johnson. In a preliminary report to the board, Dr. Johnny Moore, Vice President for Student Outreach Services, disclosed that…
By Scott Wilhite Web Editor For the second year in a row, Alpha Mu Chi, Northeast Texas Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa chapter, has won an international-level Honors in Action award titled the “Honors Case Study Challenge.” The name of Alpha Mu Chi’s winning project was “Come Together, Right Now, Over Green: Exploring the Political…
By Cheyenne Shoemaker Feature Editor Sarah Spiker-Rainey found her calling soon after arriving in Northeast Texas. Not only as a college professor, but as the local area’s very own animal rescuer. Rainey and her husband recently purchased land and a home specifically to broaden their rescue work, and she is determined to make a…
Registration for the spring 2015 semester is currently underway at Northeast Texas Community College. Students may also register for the holiday intersession term. Intersession courses run Dec. 15 through Jan. 5. These intensive online classes allow dedicated students to earn full college credit in about two weeks. Learn more about these classes at www.ntcc.edu/intersession. The…
After a week of anticipation, Northeast Texas Community College received the news last Wednesday that it had been waiting to hear – the provisional ballots had helped pass Proposition Two by only four votes. The proposition authorizes the college to issue $19.9 million in bonds. However, because Proposition One, which would have lifted the ten…
Scott Wilhite Eagle Staff The Northeast Texas Community College Student Government Association (SGA) and Communities in Schools (CIS) have joined together once again to host the annual campus-wide food drive. The NTCC Food Drive, which will run through Dec. 11, is an outreach project designed to assist area families that have experienced financial hardships. The…