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Month: October 2016

Sports

Volleyball team headed to nationals

October 31, 2016 etcetera 0

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. […]

Columns

New voters face tough, disappointing election

October 31, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Columns

In wake of July 7 attack, community policing becomes more vital than ever

October 31, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Campus & Community

Photo Gallery: Harvester Ex-FEAR-ience

October 28, 2016 etcetera 0

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.

Soccer

Game Preview: Eastfield vs. Brookhaven Oct. 27

October 27, 2016 etcetera 0

  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 […]

News

Candidates unroll plans for new family leave rights

October 26, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Campus & Community

DGDG best in Big D: Professor’s experimental dance group wins acclaim

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Life & Arts

Movie Review: Poetic storyline drives ‘Moonlight’

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Campus & Community

Hidden Gem: Angry Dog offers ‘highest quality food’

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Life & Arts

Music Review: ‘Woptober’ revives everything bad about 2000-era rap

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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. […]

Editorials

Editorial: We recommend Hillary Clinton

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Soccer

Harvesters soccer team finishes third in conference

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Campus & Community

Photo Gallery: Eastfield enters the ‘Doll’s House’

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0
Sports

Conference champs: Volleyball wins first conference title since 1994

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

NASA sets sights on Mars: From sci-fi to reality, Robots headed to space

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Campus & Community

Do touch: Interactive gallery encourages visitor additions

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0
Life & Arts

Movie Review: ‘Joneses’ puts new twist on spy genre

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

NASA sets sights on Mars: Astronauts plan visit to red planet by 2030

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

Humans of Eastfield: Matthew Espinosa

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

 

News

Panel discusses free speech, election coverage

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

Trump, Clinton in final round for White House

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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. […]

News

Young voters seek reform as tuition costs rise

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

Executive orders polarize 2016 election

October 25, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Columns

Skip Joker, Harley Quinn costumes

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Columns

Traditional gender stereotypes should be broken

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

Buck helps students overcome insecurities

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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. […]

Life & Arts

‘Upside Down’ takes Set It Off in new musical direction

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

Columns

Working at the zoo is a dream come true

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

News

National Night Out event starting point for communication between community, police

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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, […]

Campus & Community

Ibsen’s ‘Doll’s House’ directed by acclaimed artist

October 13, 2016 etcetera 0

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 […]

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