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Three Weeks in Europe Nice, France: The Rest of the Story


Texas Southern Partners with Maricopa Community Colleges


Volume 3 Number 1


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View from the top of Castle Hill in Nice, France


BY ANGELA JONES In a recent article, I mentioned


traveling to Nice, France but I did not reveal a lot of details. That was intentional. I wanted to maintain a certain level of anticipation about a province one must visit to be able to fully appreciate it. I must say, that of the more than a dozen countries that I have visited in the last year, Nice is my favorite city. I have not been able to say that about any of the other exquisite places I discovered during my travels. One of the most impressive things


about Nice, is its weather. Throughout the year, the temperature rarely dips below 35 degrees nor reaches above 86. On the coldest day of the year, usually January 12, the average high temperature is 54 degrees. During the summer, when I toured Nice, the high temperature averaged around 85 degrees. With a breeze blowing off of the Mediterranean Sea, the


city


for visiting Nice’s many pebble-filled beaches. Although I did not spend much time at any beaches, they were ever-present and offered the most picturesque views from many parts of the city. The most spectacular view of


the city, in my opinion, was from Castle Hill, where the Castle of Nice once stood above the Bay of Nice from the 11th to the 18th century. Its walls were impenetrable until Louis XIV mistakenly captured it in 1705. It is said that a stray cannonball, accidentally fell into the window of a room that stored artillery. It blasted a hole in the wall around the castle which


was completely destroyed in 1706 by the army of Louis the XIV to ensure that the French would never have to go through the effort of recapturing it. Not everyone will be able to


reach the top of Castle Hill without some type of assistance. It is for that reason, an elevator is provided to take those who need assistance to the top. Anyone who has made the trek will tell you that the expansive 360 degree view of Nice makes it well worth the physical and mental effort it takes to reach the pinnacle where a waterfall adorned oasis awaits. Just below Castle Hill is the des


Promenade . Anglais along a


portion of the Mediterranean, France's Côte d'Azur, also known as the French Riviera


offered the perfect climate Promenade des Anglais


leads to great bargain shopping and eclectic restaurants in Old Nice in one direction and the bustling Port of Nice in the other direction. From the Port of Nice, one can take day excursions around the Bay of Nice or to an exotic location like St. Tropez, Cannes or Antibes. A great past-time at the port is yacht-watching -- trying to determine which bodacious yacht belongs to which celebrity. Nice is definitely a first world


city. One can easily feel as though they are in the middle of an episode of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” while vacationing there. The warm and friendly attitudes of its inhabitants keep


vacationers grounded. When


traveling to Nice just bring a smile and plenty of sunscreen. Everything else can be found in spades.


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North Carolina A&T linebacker Joseph Stuckey (5'11", 206 lbs; Hillside, NJ) had 8 tackles in the Aggie win over NSU.


Photos by Michael Simmons


North Carolina A&T graduate quarterback Kylil Carter (5'10", 229 lbs; Austell, GA) passed for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns in the NC A&T 58-19 win over Norfolk State University.


Promenade des Anglais where the 2016 truck attack took place killing 86 people


Pictured from l-r: MCC - Phoenix College President Dr. Larry Johnson, Paul Quinn College President Dr. Michael Sorrel, MCC Provost Dr. Karla Fisher, TSU President Dr. Austin Lane and TSU Provost Dr. Kendall T. Harris. Photo courtesy of TSU


BY TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HOUSTON, TX –Texas Southern


University and Maricopa Community Colleges (MCC), one of the nation’s largest community college recently


systems, initiated a memorandum of


understanding. The partnership creates an academic pipeline between the two institutions and provides a framework to ensure students transferring from a two-year to a four-year system will have a dedicated pathway to graduation. “TSU will serve more students through this partnership,” said TSU President Austin Lane. ”Our cooperative effort will mean an increase in graduates with a baccalaureate degree that can serve Houston and the nation with an educated populace.” The agreement recognizes both as active


institutions partners greater


committed educational


to


educational providing


opportunities and services for students transferring


between institutions. The articulation agreement


involves all MCC


campuses for those students interested in attending TSU to earn a bachelor’s degree. President Austin Lane and TSU


Provost Kendall T. Harris traveled to the MCC Phoenix College campus in Phoenix, AZ for the signing of the agreement.


MCC representatives,


MCC Provost Dr. Karla Fisher and MCC’s Phoenix College President Dr. Larry Johnson, were among the administrators in attendance. “We look forward to what this


partnership will do for the TSU community,” Kendall


said Harris. “Expanding our


efforts to reach more students and bring them into the Tiger family aligns with several of our Top Five Priorities; most significantly Student Success & Completion and Partnership.”


Photos of the Month TSU Provost


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