Another MLB career cut short, Angel’s Adenhart the victim
The tragic death of Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart early Thursday morning after he had blanked the Oakland Athletics for six innings in his first and last start of the year conjured memories of other big-league players who have died during the season and how they finished their careers, often long before they were ready to.
Softball could come to TJC
Tyler Junior College participates in every sport available in the district, except for one. Women's softball is the only sport TJC has yet to participate in, but don't hang-up that glove yet. Even though it has a long road to go, softball is on the drawing board.
Students determined to shed pounds
Students are ready to start the summer season and show off their bikini's, muscles and more. However, obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping the country according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. The media makes visible a nationwide obsession with the latest diet plans and exercise regimens, and some people even resort to fasting in an effort to shed pounds.
Rising student debt overwhelming for graduates
Education is almost essential for success in the world, but finding the funds for a needed education is not easy for a large majority of students. "Between my wife and I, we have about $14,000 in loans so far for school. We will have to start paying them off in August when she graduates," Nick Hammons, 22, former TJC student, said.
