11 Sep 2015
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By Parker Ward Welcome back to Eastfield College, students, staff and faculty. I am excited to begin in my new role as editor-in-chief of The Et Cetera, Eastfield’s student newspaper. This publication began shortly after the school opened and has since aimed to provide unbiased, in depth-reports on the campus....
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Posted by etcetera Your experience in college has the power to change you. When you enter college you have the power to alter your life for the better or for the worse. Enjoying yourself will help the change be positive, but depriving yourself of the fun college can provide will leave you lacking valuable social skills...
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By James Hartley If you’re looking for possibly the most heart-pounding, action-packed flick of the year, “No Escape” is for you. Starring Owen Wilson and Lake Bell, the film excels at its purpose of edge-of-your-seat suspense and draws the moviegoer in to experience the struggle of the protagonists. With...
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By Brianna Harmon The campus pool is expected to remain closed until March 2016 and all water classes, including scuba diving and swimming, have been canceled for the 2015-2016 academic year. The pool has been closed since October, when officials determined that multiple maintenance issues needed...
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By Brianna Harmon The Eastfield Harvesters are 1-1 in their first nonconference matches of the season. The Lady Harvesters put up a fight, pushing the match to five sets before falling to Arlington Baptist College. Eastfield won the first and the third sets by identical 25-22 scores, and dropped...
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By Nicole Ceron As Eastfield turns 45, the Dallas County Community College District is celebrating its golden anniversary. Dallas County created the Dallas County Junior College District in 1965. El Centro Community College, the first college, opened in 1966. Four years later, both Eastfield...
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By J. Gomez Retired charter faculty member Bob Sharp, known for his personal approach to teaching, died of a heart attack July 24 in Spokane, Washington. He was 72. Sharp’s humor and affability created bonds with students and colleagues. His classes were known to have large numbers of attendants/students...
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By James Hartley Students returning to campus this week will find changes in the offices that serve Eastfield’s campus life. A week after the spring semester ended, the Office of Student Life disbanded and its popular director and her assistant lost their jobs. The Office of Student Engagement...
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In the spring, international student Rameez Sohail, a global business major, was elected president of the Texas Junior College Student Government Association. The role is a first for Eastfield. Sohail leads an organization that represents the interests of students at 40 schools across the state. Et...
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