When most people think about Northeast Texas Community College, they think about students earning degrees and job skills. But a recent economic impact study shows NTCC also plays a big role in the local economy.
Thanks to another generous gift from David L. Stevenson, as well as other donors, NTCC honors students were able to complete the longest research trip yet. From 25 to 29 May, three entering honors students, and two returning sophomores were able to explore old microfilms, unique local sources, and the spacious stacks of the Mary Couts Burnett Library at Texas Christian University. Half of this effort was devoted to the upcoming film of Honors Northeast, and the NTCC Webb Society, a project that will be the 15th in a series of original cinematic productions. This year’s proposed film concerns a topic pioneered by NTCC Winkle Scholar, Emma Mendoza’s award-winning research on Jovita Idar. It is a beguiling and significant theme, indeed one to inspire such a trip.The engraving of Jovita Idar on 389 U.S. million U.S. quarters from 2023-2025 was a significant event in the story of American iconography. She is the first Mexican American, and arguably the first true “Latina” to appear on a U.S. unit of currency. But who exactly is being commemorated? Film scholar, Emma Mendoza has argued that Jovita Idar, historically remains more a “planchet”—a pre-coin blank, than a defined heroine. Though acclaimed by other scholars as a kind of Queen Esther who risked her life for Tejanos, a suffragette, the first voice of Tejana journalism, and an important opinion leader, she may indeed have been none of these things. Did Idar censure President Woodrow Wilson? Did she decry lynching? Did she throw her body in the way of attacking Texas Rangers? As Mendoza puts it, in regard to the most acclaimed actions of her life, “Idar is said to have asserted something she may not have said, to have written, something she may have not written, and to have stopped something that she could not stop.”
hink you have found your absolutely perfect dream home? Better make certain that amazing home you’ve found isn’t situated near the local garbage dump. Even a 4500 square foot house, equipped with solid gold fixtures, with its own 18 hole golf course and a piano shaped pool off the pillared back patio can soon lose a lot of its allure and charm. All that glitz and glitter won’t matter very much when the wind decides to constantly blow the unbearable stench of stinky diapers, spoiled fruit, and rotted eggs your way.
A staycation is a vacation spent at home or within a short driving distance. It allows you to enjoy the relaxation and exploration of a traditional getaway without the stress, expense, and planning of long-distance travel. If you don’t want to sleep in your own bed but want to stay close by, consider booking a quick weekend stay. Check into one of the charming bed and breakfasts in Camp County or neighboring towns like Jefferson or Winnsboro for a completely new atmosphere.
After graduating from Mount Pleasant High School, Marifer Zuniga chose to continue her education at Northeast Texas Community College, where she earned her Associate of Science in Business Administration in the spring of 2019. While pursuing her degree, Marifer made the decision to begin her professional career early in order to help support her family.