Reporter’s Notebook: TCC students participate and showcase work in the annual art exhibition
Part One: New rules of submission and judges-outsiders proposed Editor’s Note: The review of the TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 will be a four-part series. Several program entries will be profiled. This is the first review of the series. A selected number of artistic works were on display at the TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 […]
TCC Bursar clerk, Pamela Alec, is on a mission to preserve Native American art
Pamela Alec has worked as an accounting clerk at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) West Campus Bursar office for five years. Besides that, she has a hobby inherited from her ancestors. Alec loves Native American beading and sewing ribbon skirts. “I was born in Oklahoma, and I am a full-blood Native American,” Alec says. “My […]
Roll for Nerd
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” finally cracks the codex When I was a kid in the early ’80s, I was in middle school. It was the height of the Satanic Panic. Be it music or movies, the hands of concerned Christian parents were wringing. I was a nerd with nerdy friends who had somewhat […]
Metro Campus renovation brings comfort and improves security
Within the last few years, large renovation projects have been conducted at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Metro Campus, located at 909 S. Boston Ave. The first floor of the campus was completely redesigned and received a new look. Tatyana Nyborg, editor for the TCC Connection Metro Campus, gives a virtual tour around the renovated […]
TCC Theatre presents Original Student Play, The World of What
Tulsa Community College Theatre presents, The World of What, an original stage play by TCC Theatre student, Micah Timmons, which will be performed in the PACE Studio Theatre at Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus April 20-21-22 at 8pm and April 23rd at 2pm. The play is student directed and student designed. The student director is Adrianna Moyer, […]
Review: “Fun,” “Fabulous,” Beautiful,” and “Teamwork” describe Kinky Boots: The Musical
These boots are made for walking! More like these Kinky boots are made for walking! I know a lot of people have seen someone walk in heels, but have you seen someone do dance choreography in heels before, other than Beyonce? Well, the audience was in luck because they were shown wonderful choreography, singing, and […]
Analysis: Los Angeles Lakers: 2022-2023 Season Accolades And Playoffs Hopes
The Lakers 2022-2023 season seemed to come to a crescendo when LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. The record, held by former Lakers’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for 38 years, was surpassed when James hit a fadeaway jump shot over an Oklahoma City Thunder defense to score his 38,388th all-time point, in his 20th season […]
Oklahomans explore Native American beading with an artist from Seattle
On March 25, Cynthia Masterson, a self-taught beadworker from Seattle, Wash., conducted a seminar at the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. She presented an off-loom three-drop gourd beading technique that Native Americans have practiced for centuries. The technique is used to wrap ceremonial, personal, and household objects with beads. The TCC Center for […]
Gray’s Analysis: Tafvmpuce – Wild Onions – A Reason to Come Together
As I sat down to begin researching for my next article, my wife, Cheyenne Gray, made an exciting discovery. Just 10 feet from our front porch, was a strange clump of grass. For years we would mow it over in the summer, and each year it would just grow back. My wife, being the green […]
The public learns wet-on-wet painting technique at the Center for Creativity
On March 6, “I Can’t Paint a Landscape” workshop attracted lovers of art to the Tulsa Community College (TCC) Center for Creativity. Maddy Witt, an instructor at Gilcrease Museum, gave a step-by-step lesson on how to paint a landscape with watercolors. First, the workshop participants drew a tree, defined the background, and foreground. Then the […]