Brother and sister move from one of Brazil’s biggest cities to Texas suburbs By Braulio Tellez The Sgobbi siblings went from eating their mom’s feijoada and watching soccer to eating hamburgers and going bowling. Bruno, […]
By Robert Burns In light of the recent crimes committed on campus, college administrators and police plan to implement new security measures such as adjusting officer patrols to increase their visibility and stationing officers in […]
By Parker Ward As finals approach, students are scrambling to find the best ways to study. An increasingly popular trend is to stay up all night studying the night before a test – an “all-nighter.” […]
By Tony Neese, Brad Watkins and Carolina Catalan After winning 11 games, the Eastfield Harvesters lost their first game of the season Nov. 25 against Paris Junior College and are now 12-1. The following is […]
By Brad Watkins Growing up in the commonly mispronounced small East Texas town of Mexia, Walter Bell led a simple childhood. Then he received some difficult news: His parents were getting a divorce. Bell took […]
By Juanita Hernandez Eastfield’s Pleasant Grove campus is moving students from its classrooms into K-12 classrooms with a 48-hour Teaching Assistant Preparation Program. Administrators say the certificate program, in its fourth semester, is in high […]
Stories by J. Gomez Photos by Jonathan Wences Another tattoo story A lost daughter’s name. A pirate ship anchoring a woman to sobriety. Father and son lions separated by a rift – and death. The […]
More tattoo stories By Alexandria DiMellio As we get older, the memories of our past fade as we get wrapped up in the present. I’ve experienced so many things in my lifetime that have shaped […]
By Braulio Tellez Professor Elida De Obaldia’s introduction to engineering course is stirring up competition with a race to build the best robot. The ENGR-1201 class was added to the course schedule this semester after […]
By Ethan Newman Eastfield and Missouri’s Columbia College celebrated their partnership Nov. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Columbia, a private, nonprofit university, opened an office last month in the W building and will begin offering […]
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but not everyone is up for the traditional turkey and trimmings. Whether you are sick to death of pumpkin pie or just cannot stomach another bite of green bean […]
By Parker Ward How would it feel to live in a free country where you have the option to do as you please, but then immediately have those rights stripped from you when you publicize […]
‘Body of Words’ features student choreography, dancers By Sidney Murillo With a total of 20 two- to three-minute dances, the Eastfield Dance Company told a story of heartbreak through a performance by student choreographer and […]
By Caitlin Piper When I first heard that “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” sequel to the wildly popular independent horror game released in August, was going to be released several months ahead of schedule, I […]
By Tony Neese The fourth-ranked Eastfield Harvesters basketball team is off to a 7-0 start after a 112-91 home victory over El Centro on Nov. 14. The explosive Harvesters have already surpassed the 100-point mark […]
By Sidney Murillo Named “the best American children’s book of the past 200 years” by the Children’s Literature Association, E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” promoted the lesson of finding friendship in unlikely places. To celebrate the […]
By Braulio Tellez Luke Skywalker had R2-D2. Joel Robinson had Crow T. Robot. Hogart Hughes had the Iron Giant. Professor David Kirk has the Kirkatron. Kirk is a computer science professor and creator of the […]
By Robert Burns “Taps” broke the unusual silence that fell in the Pit at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day. The colors were presented by soldiers in full dress regalia. Then Eastfield President Jean Conway asked […]
By J. Gomez and Caitlin Piper Eastfield police and administrators have changed some security procedures and plan for additional alterations in light of recent violent incidents on and around campus. Police Chief Michael Horak will […]
By Robert Burns President Barack Obama visited Eastfield College in 2011, but was not the first United States president to do so. In 1986, President George H.W. Bush visited the campus while campaigning for the […]
By Clay Gibson Representatives of domestic violence and rape prevention groups visited Eastfield on Oct. 23 to launch the college’s participation in the national “It’s on Us” initiative. The public service campaign aims to curb […]
By Andy Carrizales and Clay Gibson Eastfield advisers invaded the Pit on Monday, serving popcorn, blaring music and urging students to spin the prize wheel. At one point a group linedanced to Pharrell Williams’ catchy […]
Two men charged after bus stop fight A man was stabbed Oct. 28 at the DART bus stop on campus. Jose Antonio Tovar, 39, suffered a slash to his neck and was treated at Baylor […]
By Caitlin Piper I was introduced to pyramid schemes when I was 6 years old, after my father fed me a “cookie” that tasted like an unholy combination of a prune and a half-chewed granola […]
On Oct. 6, the Supreme Court made the surprising decision to refuse to hear appeals related to federal same-sex marriage laws in five states: Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. This move makes a bold […]
COMMENTARY BY BAULIO TELLEZ Although this year’s World Cup left Americans with shattered dreams of raising the Cup in Brazil, next year looks like it’s all ours. The Women’s World Cup will begin June 6 […]
By Tony Neese Soccer loses conference semifinal, gains experience for next season The Eastfield Harvesters soccer season ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to North Lake in the Metro Athletic Conference semifinals on Oct. 30 […]
By Robert Burns Rachel Quiroga is no stranger to adversity. In fall 2012, her husband was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver, which was caused by his addiction to alcohol. “I felt very betrayed because […]
By Tony Neese How far would you go to do what you love, make a lot of money and become well known? That question is raised by “Nightcrawler,” a film by Dan Gilroy […]
By Caitlin Piper Just when I thought I had Shinji Mikami figured out, he went and made a game like “The Evil Within.” Creator of the wildly popular “Resident Evil” series, Mikami has gifted […]
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