Category: Reporter’s Notebook

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition Was a Discovery of New Names in Art (Juror’s Choice) 

The annual student art exhibition presented unexpected art produced by Tulsa Community College (TCC) students. In this essay, Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection editor, highlights the jurors ‘choices for the most remarkable student artworks displayed at the exhibit this year.  Two artists from Seattle judged the TCC student artworks in 2024. The judges were Julie Alpert, […]

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC’s 2024 Student Art Exhibition was a discovery of new names in art (Reviewer’s Choice) 

The annual student art exhibition presented unexpected art produced by Tulsa Community College (TCC) students. In this essay, Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection editor, highlights her choices for the most interesting student artworks displayed at the exhibit this year.  Victoria McGoffin surprised the exhibit guests with her sculpture “To Heap.” The sculpture is made from cement, […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Two days of returning of ice age in Oklahoma 

A massive ice storm went through the Sooner State on Jan. 22 and 23, 2024. In Tulsa, 0.28 inches of freezing rain accumulated, according to the National Weather Service. The roads were turned into a complete sheet of ice, creating hazardous conditions for drivers.  I observed the storm from a rural area of Oklahoma near […]

Reporter’s Notebook: ‘Please, Touch the Art’ exhibition breaks common man’s barriers in art perception 

Diversity and inclusion are core values of Tulsa Community College (TCC). To support the idea of inclusion, the TCC Center for Creativity organizes the “Please, Touch the Art” exhibition regularly. The exception was made only during the COVID pandemic when the college was offering distance learning and when students were not on campus.    The 2023 […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Designer of the popular Strawberry Shortcake character, Muriel Fahrion, uncovers secrets of cartoon drawing 

The legend of the “American Greetings” card industry, Muriel Fahrion, recently revisited Tulsa Community College (TCC) with a workshop on cartoon drawing offered for all ages of Tulsans.  The celebrity artist is known as the creator of Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears, and The Get Along Gang characters, and as a person who never stops joking. […]

Reporter’s Notebook: “Spring Salad” is a tasty recipe from the former USSR

Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, likes to collect food recipes. “Spring Salad” is one of her findings. It is an egg salad that is easy to cook. Collect several eggs and boil them. Remove the egg shells and cut the eggs into small pieces. Smash the eggs to create a porridge-like mass. Add […]

Reporter’s Notebook: Heh is a delicious Korean salad recipe from Kazakhstan

from Kazakhstan  Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, likes to collect unusual recipes. Heh is one of her findings. It is a vegetable salad with fish or meat, and it is a traditional food of Russian-speaking Koreans from the former Soviet Union.  Choose fish, such as carp or zander, or meat, such as beef […]

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Chicago O’Hare International Airport is a charming place to visit Chicago O’Hare International Airport is the world’s most connected airport. It covers over 7,000 acres of area and served 54 million passengers in 2021. The airport is named after Edward O’Hare, a WWII hero. Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, recently visited Chicago O’Hare […]

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Tulsa International Airport recovers after the pandemic When Tatyana Nyborg, TCC Connection Metro Campus editor, traveled in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Tulsa International Airport was half empty. Almost all restaurants and shops were closed at the airport, and everybody had to wear masks. A company located inside the airport offered pandemic […]

Reporter’s Notebook: TCC students participate and showcase work in the annual art exhibition

Part Four: Paintings and drawings surprise the audience with unpredicted compositions and artists’ perspectives Editor’s Note: The review of the TCC (Tulsa Community College) Student Art Exhibition 2023 is a four-part series. Several program entries were profiled. This is the fourth review of the series. TCC Student Art Exhibition 2023 reflects the world and culture […]

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