15 Sep 2017
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gmOSER hosted the Dieciseis Festival on Sept. 15 to kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month. The event had a variety of activities, performances and food. The event is a common book event and therefore had an extra emphasis on Chilean culture. The festival will be followed up by a recital by a Latin...
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By DAN LUNA @TheEtCetera Tony Cottrell received a phone call Sept. 11, 2001, from a friend who told him to turn on the television. Cottrell had not yet heard the news: terrorists had flown planes into the World Trade Center. An attack on American soil. Cottrell said that, like most Americans, he was horrified....
Read more → 06 Sep 2017
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Dallas County Community College Chancellor Dr. Joe May released a statement on Sept. 5 commenting on President Trump's decision to end DACA. Read his full statement below: With the discontinuation of DACA and the six-month period during which the President has charged Congress to pass a legislative...
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By Kathryn Higgins @TheEtCetera A new change in maternity leave policies gives employees of the Dallas County Community College District four weeks off work instead of one day for the birth or adoption of a new child. The Board of Trustees unanimously approved the change during their Sept. 5 meeting. Under...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield women’s soccer team kicked off the season by winning two of its first three games. The Harvesters scored nine goals and conceded only two while recording two clean sheets. Eastfield 5, LSU Shreveport 0 Eastfield scored twice in quick succession early...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPdzx4g6B-c&t=2s By Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield volleyball season is in full swing, with the Harvesters currently holding a 5-2 record and leading the nation in several areas with 353 kills, 104 service aces, 571 digs, and 64 block assists. The team competed...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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@TheEtCetera In the wake of any disaster the size of Hurricane Harvey, there are tremendous needs throughout the community that last beyond the current news cycle. As winds and rain tore across Southeast Texas, it was immediately clear that Texans have a long road ahead of them. While some have...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By MELODY CORNISH @TheEtCetera With many Americans fearing a rise in racism and fascism, the importance of the Second Amendment is more apparent than ever. Some have equated the levels of racism, xenophobia and homophobia in today’s American society to that of Nazi Germany. Racist groups and hate...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC It’s the first week of the fall semester, and history professor Mike Noble’s lecture for the day for his Western Civilization II course revolves around false narratives. The topic entails the Nazi propaganda machine during the Third Reich, the gospel of the Nazi...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By JON-MARK TAMEZ @Jon-MarkETC “Deep Down Dark,” which tells the story of 33 Chilean miners who were trapped during the 2010 Copiapo mining accident in Chile, has been selected as the 2017-2018 common book for Eastfield College. “Deep Down Dark” explores how this event not only impacts the lives...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOOsDN-pNBo By JAMES HARTLEY @JamesHartleyETC As Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, Houston resident Erin Jones was waiting on a friend from Galveston to arrive at her home to evacuate. Jones, 32, has lived in Houston her whole life and has never had to evacuate...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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Being a college student on a tight budget can make finding the perfect fall wardrobe a difficult journey, especially with the unpredictable Texas weather. But no need to worry: The Et Cetera has found the five best places to go for students looking to update their closets. — Compiled by Mikaela...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By MACKS PREWITT @MacksPrewittETC Artwork created by Eastfield faculty will be on display through Sept. 28 as a part of the “In Good Company” show. The art show houses artwork of full-time faculty and adjuncts as well as guest artists invited by each faculty member. “We have really good adjuncts,...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By Dan Luna With actual racists making their ideologies public in the political arena these recent months, it has been painfully obvious that accusations of racism have lost their power. Recently that reality has been clouded by accusations of racism where none exists. It’s an attempt to distract...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By JESUS AYALA @AyalaETC More than 30 student clubs are active on campus, from the supersize Communication Club to the newly formed Plant Based Nutrition Club. Students can learn about existing clubs and how to form their own at the Club Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 7 in the Lower Courtyard. “It’s...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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By Alejandra Pena White wrinkled hands press on the back of an aged man. The men and women surrounding him are all white and affluent. Their suits are tailored. Their fingers adorned. Their hands clean and manicured. The white men have their eyes closed in prayer. One is smiling, and another has his brows...
Read more → 05 Sep 2017
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President Donald Trump's administration has announced that it will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, a Obama-era executive action that has allowed young undocumented immigrants to work, attain drivers licenses and shielded them from deportation. The administration will begin...
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