WELCOME BACK TO KILGORE COLLEGE! IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER n Monday, Jan. 11 Tuesday, Jan. 12 Students can make changes to their schedules from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Late registration helps KC students KATHRYN AGEE Executive Editor Students began lining up at least an hour in advance to take advantage of KC’s late registration days from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 6 and 7.
The Devall Student Center was packed with those needing to revise schedules and pay for classes. Because of changes to KC’s computer system in Fall 2015, final enrollment numbers for the Spring 2016 semester will not be available until Jan. 27, 2016.
n Wednesday, Jan. 27 Last day to drop a class without a grade. n Wednesday, Jan. 27 Last day to set up an installment plan to pay for on-campus housing. n Monday, Feb. 8 Last day for refunds on any and all dropped classes.
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KC students get schedule advisement in the Devall Student Center.
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KC students wait in line to complete the registration process.
Monday, January 11, 2016 Vol. 79 No. 11 Serving Kilgore College since 1936
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The Rangerettes stand on the field at AT&T Stadium as Dallas jazz musician, Freddie Jones, prepares to play the National Anthem at the 80th annual Cotton Bowl Classic.
he Rangerettes kicked off the new year by performing
in their 66th consecutive
at the
appearance at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T
Cotton Bowl Classic Kays becomes 9th KC President KATHRYN AGEE Executive Editor Dr. Brenda Kays will start her service as KC’s next president beginning in the first part of January. She was unaminously chosen by the KC Board of Trustees on Dec. 10, 2015. Her intital contract is for two years and eight months. Kays is the first female president in KC’s history. She will succed Dr. William M. “Bill” Holda, who has served as president since Sept. 1, 1996. He will retire as presidet effective Jan. 31. Kays earned a Master of Education in counseling from Midwestern State University and a Doctorate of Education from the University of North Texas in Denton. She has served as president of Stanly Community College in North Carolina since 2011.
Put your guns up KC chief of police Heath Cariker discusses Texas open carry laws TAYLOR STEWART Staff Writer
DR. BRENDA KAYS
Incoming KC President
n Check out The Flare on Feb. 29 for full coverage and an interview with Dr. Kays
Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, people in Texas with concealed handgun licenses can now legally open carry their weapon in many public places. However, the KC campus is not one of them. According to Heath Cariker, KC chief of police, the handgun license law doesn’t come into play on college campuses until January 2017. If you are 21 or older and have a handgun license, a gun can be left in your car, but may not be brought into a classroom, concealed or not. “One of the biggest [problems]
will be that people aren’t aware that they can’t open carry here,” Cariker said. When January 2017 hits, Cariker said those who have a handgun license will be able to conceal carry on campus, but if they decide to carry a handgun on campus before then, there will be consequences. When the law does come into effect on college campuses, teachers may or may not be able to carry on campus. “That will be a question for human resources, as far as the law,” Cariker said. “The law doesn’t discriminate, but it will be up to HR to decide if they are going to do any kind of restriction on personnel.”
Stadium in Arlington. This year is the Cotton Bowl Classic’s 80th anniversary.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE n Face in the Crowd Page 2 n Artists collaborate for exhibit. Page 3 n Dr. Bill Holda’s words for KC grads. Page 5 n Photos of the Rangereettes’ Cotton Bowl Classic performanc Page 6 Follow The Flare on social media for news and updates twitter.com/theflareonline
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