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Students trade fried foods for fruits and veggies

thedrumbeat • February 24, 2016

Healthy food is more expensive than fast food, but the Millennials are reaching their pockets to try to keep up with a healthy diet and working out to achieve a fit body.“If healthy restaurants were...

Electronic cigarettes, safer than smoking or not?

thedrumbeat • March 2, 2015

Cell phones damage more than social skills

thedrumbeat • February 27, 2015

By Virginia FosterSenior Staff WriterWalking around campus, students are fixed deep into conversations, hardly taking a second to glance up and see if a door is open or sidewalk is clear. However, they...

Sleep Deprivation

thedrumbeat • February 27, 2015

By Diya CraftStaff Writer TJC Student Dekevian “Dizzy” Jones remembers the time when he went “crazy” after being awake for four days. “I was watching ‘Adventure Time’...

Secrets behind Soda

thedrumbeat • May 8, 2013

Many people assume the food they eat couldn’t be harmful or unclean because then the Food and Drug Administration wouldn’t allow it to be sold in stores or to the general public. Though that is a nice...

Shoo Flu Don’t Bother Me

thedrumbeat • February 15, 2013

Jasmine Russell Staff Writer Health professionals are seeing a higher number of influenza cases this year, and college students may be at particular risk. Kania Rochelle, a Texas College student, recently...

The Fear of the Freshman 15

thedrumbeat • September 27, 2012

It's noon, stomachs are growling, and students are heading to the cafeteria or a local fast food restaurant to get some grub. When it comes to eating healthy food, choices are limited at the cafeteria...