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TJC's Independent Student Media Since 1927

The DrumBeat

TJC's Independent Student Media Since 1927

The DrumBeat

Nakearney Reese, age 21, charged with aggravated assault and criminal trespass. Not a student of TJC. Courtesy- Smith County Judicial.

Stabbing on campus sends student to hospital

thedrumbeat April 10, 2019

Anna Graves Broadcast Director A TJC student was stabbed on campus outside of Crossroad Hall in the SR 3 parking lot, Wednesday night, March 27. According to Tyler Junior College, The 911 call...

Publicity of a lifetime

Publicity of a lifetime

thedrumbeat February 12, 2016

By Haley Huston Editor-in-Chief Jason Waller has appeared in front of the camera several times over the years because of his career in the police force, but the appearances haven’t stopped since he became...

Armed Robbery at Village at the U

thedrumbeat February 16, 2014

A pizza deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint last night at Village at the U. The robbery, which occurred inside the gated complex, took place about 10 p.m. on Feb. 15, 2014. This is the latest in a string...

Cambridge needs more than a name change to curb crime in the apartment complex

thedrumbeat December 12, 2013

By Favian Quezada Staff Writer Assault, theft, shootings and trespassing usually don’t appear, but these were last year’s key words when describing the environment many college students had to live...

Going beyond the call of duty: Campus Police present at off-campus fight

thedrumbeat December 12, 2013

By Favian Quezada and Cory McCoy Staff Writers   Campus Police Officers Monty Ward and Josh Lowry have been suspended without pay for insubordination after refusing to follow orders not to leave...

Update: TJC Football Player Arrest

thedrumbeat October 31, 2013

Freddie Lee Allen Jr., 21, and Khalid Conner, 18, were pulled over at 10 p.m. on Oct. 27 and arrested for possession of marijuana. Allen was additionally charged with unlawful carrying of a weapon and...

‘Little Hope was Arson’ documents an East Texas tragedy

thedrumbeat October 24, 2013

In January 2010, in the heart of the "Bible Belt" of Texas, 10 churches burned to the ground in a month, leading to the largest criminal investigation in East Texas history. The documentary “Little...

TJC student arrested for sword wielding

thedrumbeat May 8, 2013

Apparently some people take their role-playing games a little too far. On April 21, 2013 at 10: 25 p.m. Campus Police received a call from Ornelas Dorms about a man who was carrying a sword outside the...

Up In Smoke

thedrumbeat February 23, 2013

  In a friend’s back yard, at the age of 14, Anna Henley had her first encounter with drugs and became part of the 60 percent of young Americans who use drugs in their lifetime, according to the...

TJC students take steps to prevent theft

thedrumbeat February 15, 2013

Thefts have increased since last semester in the Ornelas Health and Physical Education gym, a commonly used center for students of Tyler Junior College. For more theft related cases, https://www.davidhardawaylaw.com/...

Police Reports Reflect High Crime

Police Reports Reflect High Crime

thedrumbeat November 16, 2012

Murder, sexual and aggravated assaults, thefts and burglaries are crimes that typically happen in bad parts of town and are not what people would expect at student housing. The Cambridge and Varsity Place...

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