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The DrumBeat

TJC's Independent Student Media Since 1927

The DrumBeat

May the Advocacy Thrive: Victoria Olivares

May the Advocacy Thrive: Victoria Olivares

Victoria Olivares May 8, 2025

Photo Taken By Imogen Brown. Victoria peers through the Jenkins Balcony to see a bright and powerful future ahead of her. Photo Taken April 21,2025 The DrumBeat has grown into one of the most welcoming...

Strive for the Highest: Bethany McWilliams

Strive for the Highest: Bethany McWilliams

Bethany McWilliams May 8, 2025

Photo by Imogen Brown. Bethany McWilliams stands proudly towards the sky, looking at the limitless possibilities that await her journey after The Drumbeat. Photo Taken April 22, 2025 I have been...

Taking the leap: Lance Clements

Taking the leap: Lance Clements

Lance Clements May 8, 2025

Photo by Imogen Brown. I fully let myself be one with nature, gently laying my head on the flower bush. Through The DrumBeat, I have found a greater confidence in myself. Photo Taken April 21, 2025. Multimedia...

The Beat Never Ends: Baleigh Davis

The Beat Never Ends: Baleigh Davis

Baleigh Davis April 29, 2025

Photo by Imogen Brown. Baleigh Davis and the photographer take photos of each other at the same time. The flowers bloom and flourish the more she takes photos and expresses her creative photography....

The Blood In My Fangs: We're A Family

The Blood In My Fangs: We’re A Family

Imogen Brown April 29, 2025

Photo courtesy of AMC Studios Rolin Jones’s version of “Interview with a Vampire” sunk its teeth into Black vampirism with its titular characters Louis de Pointe du Lac and Claudia. The “Interview...

The Blood In My Fangs: I Am Your Way Out

The Blood In My Fangs: I Am Your Way Out

Baleigh Davis April 29, 2025

Photo Courtesy of Warner Bros. Ryan Coogler's latest addition to his filmography is baring its fangs at the notion that Black horror films need to rely on the formula of racial trauma to be good. Minor...

Photo Courtesy to Neon Productions

Monkey See, Monkey Die: Potential ruined by generational appeal

Britton McCool March 26, 2025

Monkey See, Monkey Don't Comedy is a pinnacle that is ever-changing, especially in this day and age. With the adult-bound Gen Z claiming their stakes in current media trends, the humorous aspect of...

Photos: TJC campus appears drastically different during Coronavirus closure

Photos: TJC campus appears drastically different during Coronavirus closure

Cassidy Winborn April 23, 2020

TJC's Vaughn Library places signs on tables asking students to sit alone. These measures have been taken to promote student safety through social distancing. Photo by Cassidy Winborn TJC's Vaughn Library...

Temporary housing available for health care workers and first responders

Temporary housing available for health care workers and first responders

Anna Grace Drewett April 15, 2020

Tyler Junior College is providing free temporary housing to health care workers and first responders during the Coronavirus pandemic. This housing is open to first responders and health care workers who...

TJC offering WiFi in parking lots to students who need it

TJC offering WiFi in parking lots to students who need it

michael bald April 13, 2020

Tyler Junior College is providing Wi-Fi for those who do not have good access to it by providing Wi-Fi in parking lots S4, F3, F4 and F5 for students to work in their cars. “TJC is very aware of...

Giving blood in a time of need

Giving blood in a time of need

Sorayda Rivera April 1, 2020

TJC hosting 9th annual '50 Gallon Challenge' blood drive Tyler Junior College is partnering with Carter Blood Care for the ninth year to host the “50 Gallon Challenge” blood drive. This year’s...

TJC announces tentative return to on-campus classes for April 6

TJC announces tentative return to on-campus classes for April 6

Sorayda Rivera March 20, 2020

As of March 19 all in-person and hybrid classes at Tyler Junior College will be temporarily moved to an online format, and online courses will continue as planned. TJC announced a tentative return to...

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