The DrumBeat

Opinion: Individual actions are powerful agents of social change

Madison Heiser • June 23, 2020

As a writer for a news organization, I have a unique platform to use my voice to support the causes that matter to me. The recent killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police that sparked countless protests...

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...

Officers resign after investigation

thedrumbeat • February 7, 2014

Two TJC Campus Police officers have resigned after officials say they ignored orders from their direct supervisor. According to records obtained by the Apache Pow Wow through the Freedom of Information...

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...

(Updated)Two campus police officers suspended following Varsity Place investigation

thedrumbeat • November 23, 2013

Updated Campus Police Officers Monty Ward and Josh Lowry have been suspended without pay for insubordination after refusing to follow orders to not leave their jurisdiction. The suspensions come after...

No emergency lockdown plan, Campus PD says

thedrumbeat • March 11, 2013

On Jan. 22, 2013, students at Lonestar Community College in Houston fled the scene of a shooting on campus. The shooting stemmed from an argument between two students. According to CNN, there were more...

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...