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TJC police officer involved in shooting near campus, suspect later died in hospital

thedrumbeat • November 18, 2020

UPDATE: 9:55 p.m., Nov. 18 According to a press statement from Tyler Junior College, a shooting incident occurred around 10:45 a.m. on Nov. 18 between a TJC police officer and an armed suspect, later...

New Director of Campus Safety Taking Charge

Joshua Wilkerson • February 19, 2018

Director Brent Chambers took over this semester as the Director of Campus Safety. Director Chambers is the former head of the East Texas Branch of the FBI and has over a 100 cases to his name. "I had...

Cadet Program

thedrumbeat • February 15, 2016

The Tyler Junior College Cadet Program may not be the most well known organization at TJC, but it certainly has a big impact on the school and community. For more than 35 years it has been actively training...

Campus safety offers escorts to any students after dark

thedrumbeat • November 13, 2015

By Karaline Harrell Staff Writer Anytime a student feels unsafe or threatened while walking around campus, they do not have to walk alone. In many cases, such as custody battles or harassment, students...

What you gun-a do?

thedrumbeat • August 18, 2015

Carrying concealed handguns on college campuses will now be legal in Texas. Senate Bill 11 and House Bill 937 were passed, and later signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on Jun. 13, 2015. “The legislature has...

Campus PD offers advice for students, drivers

thedrumbeat • October 7, 2013

More than 460 people in the United States will be treated in an emergency room for traffic-related pedestrian injuries in the next 24 hours. In 2012, Tyler had 25 traffic accidents involving pedestrians....

Date Rape Prevention

thedrumbeat • October 22, 2012

Last month, Tyler Junior College sent out a text and facebook alert on a possible sexual assault on campus. Though the assault was later determined untrue, for several days, many studentsworried about...