A mood of solemn professionalism prevailed at Fort Hood as the sun set on the site of one of the worst mass shootings ever on a U.S. military base. It was a Saturday evening, two days after a gunman opened fire on fellow military personnel on Nov. 5. Calm military personnel guided press from the front gate to the lawn of the III Corps building, where a small army of television cameras, lights, and TV news trucks swarmed to capture the latest updates and information as it trickled from the Public Affairs Office in intermittent press conferences. (0) comments
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name. From a professor who just testified in Congress, to a White House adviser appearing before a Jewish group and a former Marine driving home from work, Muslims across the country were shocked, angry and afraid that the attack would erode efforts to erase anti-Islamic stereotypes. (0) comments
Richland College and the nation will celebrate International Education Week Nov. 16-20. The Multicultural Center will have an Open House from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in which they will present videos on the culture of a number of different countries and serve refreshments. (0) comments
Martin Miller never thought he'd be tutoring English grammar and essay writing as a retiree, but now he likes it so much, he won't be leaving anytime soon - even after getting his associate's degree in ornamental horticulture in May. Miller, 73, has been a Richland student since 2001, taking all the core courses through the years and majoring in horticulture. (0) comments
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Arthur Call commutes three hours roundtrip to his anatomy class at community college because similar courses on campuses closer to his Indianapolis home are packed this semester. (0) comments
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) - Pvt. Joseph Foster took a bullet in the leg during the Fort Hood shooting rampage. He pauses when he's asked about the mayhem, then credits a stout heritage with bringing him through the ordeal and leaving him eager for his scheduled January deployment to Afghanistan. (0) comments
On November 14 and 15, 2009 the Richland Men and Women Soccer Teams will be playing in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Championships Tournament in Herkimer, New York. (0) comments
Have you wondered how a college receives its operating dollars? (0) comments
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian investigators said Thursday they have detained two suspects in the killings of a human rights lawyer and a journalist who were shot in central Moscow in January. Stanislav Markelov, 34, and Anastasia Baburova, 25, were shot after leaving a news conference in a brazen attack by a lone gunman wearing a stocking-style mask. (0) comments
The ATM unit in El Paso hallway, near the TOLI offices and elevator, will be taken out of service on, or about, Thursday - October 15, 2009. After this date, the campus will be without ATM service until further notice. It may be several weeks until our new service provider completes installation of the replacement ATM. (0) comments
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is "very mentally ill" and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday. (0) comments
President John F. Kennedy once inspired America with challenges of getting a man to the moon, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. His message, which energized the nation's space effort 47 years ago, once again resonated loud and clear at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas as it opened "An Evening with Buzz" fundraising dinner last month. (0) comments
President John F. Kennedy's "Moon Speech" . . . "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we're willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone and one we intend to win and the others, too. (0) comments
