31 Oct 2016
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By BRIANNA HARMON Managing Editor @BHarmonETC After falling in the first game of the Metro Athletic Conference Tournament to Brookhaven, Eastfield rallied to win the next two games and go up 2-1 over the Bears. In the final game, the Harvesters led the entire way, extending their lead to 16-12...
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By Parker Ward We are experiencing one of the weirdest presidential elections this country has ever seen. That’s not coming from someone who’s covered politics for 30 years or someone who was old enough to vote the last time a Clinton was on the ballot. I’m 20 years old and will be voting in my first...
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By James Hartley @JamesHartleyETC On July 7, a man convinced that police were an evil authority purposely targeting innocent civilians took matters into his own hands. During what was supposed to be a peaceful protest in Dallas against police conflict with minorities across the nation, he killed...
Read more → 28 Oct 2016
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Eastfield's annual Halloween costume contest was expanded this year with the Harvest Ex-fear-eance. Games, a dunk tank and a club fundraiser joined the contest with the Ex-fear-eance. Click any photo to see a slideshow.
Read more → 27 Oct 2016
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The Harvesters soccer team will play Brookhaven in the semi-final of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament today at Richland College at 7 p.m. The Harvesters fell to Brookhaven 2-0 in their first meeting on Sept. 27. Eastfield defeated Brookhaven in their second meeting 4-2 on Oct....
Read more → 26 Oct 2016
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Jennifer Sanmiguel @TheEtCetera Family leave was a topic of the presidential debate on September 26 and a platform of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. What makes these platforms different are not the fact that both candidates agree on the same thing, but how it’s proposing something that...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By LANDON WILLIAMS Reporter @TheEtCetera Dance professor Danielle Georgiou’s dance company is gaining a faithful audience in the Dallas area. The Danielle Georgiou Dance Group was selected in August as a reader’s choice in D Magazine's Best of Big D awards. The company was named Best Dance...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By KACI GONZALEZ Reporter @TheEtCetera “Moonlight” is a timeless, one-of-a-kind production that will leave any audience with a profound appreciation for film and cinematography. Director Barry Jenkins (“Medicine for Melancholy”) crafts a phenomenal drama that signifies strength and difficulties...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By MACKS PREWITT Reporter @TheEtCetera There are two types of people in the world: those who like to spend money and those who don’t. I am someone who can easily talk myself out of almost every purchase I want to make. Except when it comes to food. I will spend money on food more than anything...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By JON AGUIRRE Staff Writer @TheEtCetera “Woptober” is the newest album from rapper-turned-meme Guwop, also known as Gucci Mane. The man doesn’t need an introduction, and he’s probably the most popular artist I’ve ever reviewed. Ironically, this is the worst album I’ve ever reviewed. In...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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We recommend that the American people elect Hillary Clinton as the 45th president of the United States. This election cycle has been especially bizarre, and while some of the more outlandish behavior from Donald Trump has left us checking for the hidden cameras, the former secretary of state is the obvious...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC The Eastfield soccer team finished conference with a 7-3 record, 14-6 overall for the season. Though the stats might show a different story, coach Dustin Stein said the Harvesters are going into the conference tournament playing their best soccer...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By Brianna Harmon Managing Editor @BHarmonETC The Eastfield volleyball team clinched conference for the first time since 1994 and will host the conference tournament for the first time in school history. “I’ve never had a winning season in volleyball,” outside hitter Cailey Clogston said....
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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Editor's note: The above image placed first in the Texas Community College Journalism Association's live feature photo contest in Houston, Texas, at the annual convention in October. The story placed first in the TCCJA live news competition at the same event. By JAMES HARTLEY @JamesHartleyETC HOUSTON—Michelle...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By CAT DYSON Reporter @TheEtCetera “Keeping Up With The Joneses” doesn’t start out like any other comedy involving spies, but a house exploding in the first scene might give that away. Director Greg Mottola fabricates an uplifting comedy with hilariously awkward moments and action scenes...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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Editor's note: This story placed third in the Texas Community College Journalism Association's annual live competition. By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC HOUSTON—Experts in NASA’s Journey to Mars program reaffirmed President Barack Obama’s goal to send humans to Mars by 2030 during an Oct....
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By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC Dallas Morning News editorial writer Michael Lindenberger defended the paper’s controversial decision to endorse Hillary Clinton for president during a free speech panel Oct. 18. Lindenberger, Associated Press editor Maud Beelman and government professor Cindy Castaneda...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By JULIO VEGA Reporter @TheEtCetera The 2016 presidential election has been one of the most polarizing in recent history, with both Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump earning record-breaking disapproval ratings in national polls. “The two candidates have articulated very different...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By JACQUELINE ESTRADA @TheEtCetera Lorenzo Chavez is the son of immigrant parents who worked in janitorial services the majority of their lives. He was told that their lack of education was to blame for their lack of success. Yet at 32, he feels he is still struggling to get the education...
Read more → 25 Oct 2016
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By CRISTHIAN HERRERA @CrisHerreraETC Executive orders — routinely advocated by the presidential incumbent’s party and derided by the opposition — will likely remain controversial whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton are elected Nov. 8. Clinton has promised a path toward citizenship for undocumented...
Read more → 13 Oct 2016
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By CAT DYSON @TheEtCetera It’s safe to say that couples might piece together Joker and Harley Quinn costumes this Halloween. Even before the release of the DC movie, however, the Internet was full of people who are sold on the idea that the Joker and Harley Quinn are what a couple should strive...
Read more → 13 Oct 2016
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By KACI GONZALEZ @TheEtCetera In just the past century, women have altered the stereotype that they cannot do a man’s work. We can think of the obvious and suggest that women are not built with the same strength, nor stamina, nor capacity to have free thoughts and ideas as a man would. But...
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By JASMINE OLIVA @TheEtCetera When English professor Kassi Buck is on campus, you can find her in her office, surrounded by “Star Wars” memorabilia, Native American art, lots of books and a fake graduation certificate. Buck is fully qualified to be an English professor. The fake certificate,...
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By LANDON WILLIAMS @TheEtCetera As a band grows in experience, their sound tends to grow with them. If you study the history of any band, you can see a drastic difference between their first and latest albums. There is a constant debate among listeners about whether these changes are an improvement...
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By BRIANNA HARMON @BHarmonETC Growing up, I always wanted to work around animals. Now I’m living that reality at the Dallas Zoo. The magic of the zoo seems to fade as you get older. You start to resent the zoo because it seems ridiculous to go to stare at caged animals. I know this because...
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By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC Eastfield police hosted their second annual National Night Out event Oct. 4 in an effort to connect police officers and community members. The event included a helicopter takeoff, a dunk contest, a performance by Poteet High School’s marching band and food and activities...
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By RODRIGO MENDOZA Reporter @TheEtCetera Guest director Akin Babatunde — an actor and writer who teaches theater and humanities at the University of Texas at Dallas and Mountain View College — will be leading the Eastfield Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s...
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