College Headlines

Digital Forensics program teaches cybercrime fighting skills

Tech Times, Texas State University, TX

4 days ago by Tech Times staff report

Crime investigation is going digital in today's high-tech society, where devices from laptops to phones and even GPS units store digital paper trails. To retrieve and sort through the massive amounts of data stored on computers and other gadgets, companies, law enforcement and federal agencies are looking to digital forensics specialists for help.

Burglar Arrested

Ram Page, Angelo State University, TX

4 days ago by Allison Duggan

University Police Department Officer, Orlando Villarreal, arrested August 24 Austin Russell, 19, a San Angelo Resident, who was spotted searching through a car in the Centennial Village parking lot around 3:30 a.m.

Computer Science alumnus speaks about life in the gaming industry

Tech Times, Texas State University, TX

4 days ago by Tech Times staff report

An audience made up mostly of Computer Science Technology (CST) students and instructors sat captivated for more than three hours on Aug. 12 to hear TSTC alumnus Jason Jurecka speak about his life as a game programmer and give insider tips on how to break into the industry.

President's Honor Roll

Tech Times, Texas State University, TX

23 hours ago by Tech Times staff report

The TSTC President's Honor Roll recognizes the accomplishments of full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average for all classes in a semester.

Freshman knowledge

Ram Page, Angelo State University, TX

2 days ago by Lauren Wilde

Freshmen may find the college experience too much to handle at first. It might even seem a little overwhelming for some, but groups and organizations, on and off campus, try to make the process fun and easy.

Vol. 77 Issue 2

Ram Page, Angelo State University, TX

4 days ago

KTRU hosts forum to voice sale concerns

The Rice Thresher, Rice University, TX

4 days ago by Seth Brown

Students, alumni and members of KTRU's Houston community came to Sewall Hall 301 on Wednesday night to attend a forum on KTRU's sale. KTRU Station Manager Joey Yang said that he invited President David Leebron, Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson, Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby and Vice President for Public Affairs Linda Thrane, but Thrane and Leebron told him that they would be unable to attend.

Brooks a poor commencement speaker pick

The Rice Thresher, Rice University, TX

4 days ago by Alex Buckey

This past Friday, I got a nasty shock when I read in the Thresher that The New York Times columnist and talking head David Brooks would be the class of 2011's commencement speaker. As a Times reader, political science major and longtime non-admirer of Brooks, I'm disappointed both by the choice of speaker and the embrace of indulgent intellectual mediocrity that it represents.

Rice Football 2010: Flying beyond November

The Rice Thresher, Rice University, TX

5 days ago by Teddy Grodek

Let's face the facts: Last football season was a rebuilding year. After a disappointing 2-10 season in 2009, in which Rice returned only three starters from their 2008 Texas Bowl win, the Owls football team hopes that they have enough talent added to the program that this year will be a different story.

Recycling program tacks on additional fee

The Almagest, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, LA

5 days ago by Alanna Landry

In May of 2008, Shreveport Mayor Cedric B. Glover unveiled Shreveport's recycling program, "Just Curb It!" The next month would be the official kick-off of a $3 million campaign to revitalize recycling efforts. Shreveport households received a 65 gallon blue bin in which they were able to use for recycling, combining all of their recyclables into one bin and, along with the standard green trash bin, put out by the curb to be picked up on their regularly scheduled trash day.