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Month: October 2017

Campus & Community

‘Body Textures’ exhibit magnifies simplistic movement

October 30, 2017 etcetera 0

By ALE PENA @AlePenaETC The human body is always in motion — whether the movements are as simple as an absentminded twitch of a finger or as complex as a ballet twirl. What if we […]

Sports

Volleyball heads to nationals for second straight year

October 28, 2017 etcetera 0

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC Home fans in the bleachers and the Eastfield bench stood with fingers pointed in the air, waiting for the final rally to end. Brookhaven was returning a serve and the initial […]

Sports

Harvesters top Cedar Valley in conference semifinal

October 27, 2017 etcetera 0

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC After not having dropped a single set in regular conference play, Eastfield women’s volleyball team was challenged in their 3-2 playoff semifinal win versus Cedar Valley to advance to the conference final […]

Soccer

Harvester Heartbreak: Eastfield fails to top Richland in semifinal match

October 27, 2017 etcetera 0

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC RICHLAND COLLEGE— The 1-0 loss to Richland in the National Junior College Athletic Association Region V tournament semifinal took a moment to sink in for the Eastfield soccer team. As the final […]

Soccer

Harvester soccer team rallies to defeat North Lake in first round of conference tournament

October 25, 2017 etcetera 0

By JULIO VEGA @JulioVegaETC RICHLAND COLLEGE— The Eastfield women’s soccer team overcame a slow first half to defeat North Lake 2-1 in the first round of the National Junior College Athletic Association Regional tournament. Both teams had […]

Campus & Community

REALITY BITES: Escape with these 10 fall-premier films

October 19, 2017 etcetera 0

By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC Summer is over and last time I checked the world is still garbage. As you read this Donald Trump is probably tossing paper-towels to hurricane-stricken citizens like he’s MJ shooting a […]

News

Five freedoms: A look at the state of the First Amendment

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By JAMES HARTLEY @JamesHartleyETC October 16-22 is Free Speech Week, an annual non-partisan celebration of the freedoms of speech and the press. In recognition, The Et Cetera staff examined the five freedoms, including speech and […]

News

Controversial books face ongoing challenges

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By SYDNEY ABBAS and MACKS PREWITT @TheEtCetera The Biloxi, Mississippi, school district has pulled “To Kill a Mockingbird” from its eighth grade curriculum. It’s not the first book to be challenged or banned in American […]

News

Forum addresses safety on campus

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By JAMES HARTLEY @JamesHartleyETC When students have the number for campus police saved in their phones and know safety procedures, police say they can do their job more efficiently. Sgt. Kevin Levingston, an officer with […]

News

Light pollution effects more than stargazing

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By ALE PENA @alepenaETC The same stars that have existed for billions of years are diminishing visually due to light pollution, said night sky advocate Gary Carter. Light pollution, which is the excessive and inappropriate […]

Campus & Community

Giving power to night life at the Texas fair

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By KATHRYN HIGGINS @KatyHigginsETC With a variety of electrical tools in-hand, Mitchell Walker moves into a dimly lit room in search of a breaker box. The room is filled with several massive, softly whirring machines […]

Sports

Volleyball claims regular season title, will host tournament

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC The Eastfield women’s volleyball team clinched the Metro Athletic Conference regular season title for a second consecutive year after sweeping Cedar Valley College on Monday. With the win, they earned hosting rights […]

News

Specialists exam mental health impact of sex trafficking

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By SAMUEL FARLEY @TheEtcetera Sex trafficking is a serious problem in Texas, said Nathaly Hernandez, a bilingual case manager for Mosaic Family Services. Research indicates that the targeting of individuals with mental health problems seems […]

Campus & Community

High Five: Activities for your spooktacular Halloween

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By Caroline Ceolin @TheEtCetera If you’re anything like me and believe we should take an insipid and soporific holiday such as Valentine’s Day for example and replace it with a second Halloween, then October is […]

Campus & Community

Hidden Gem: Pair coffee, culture at Deep Vellum bookstore

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By MACKS PREWITT @MacksPrewittETC Coffee, Books, Culture. This is the slogan of one of the best independent bookstores in Dallas. Deep Vellum Books, located in Deep Ellum, makes you feel like you are just picking […]

Life & Arts

Album Review: Rocktee shines in ‘1998’

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By ALDAHIR SEGOVIA @TheEtCetera “1998” is a personification of a near 20-year lifespan expressed through rhythm and melody. Joel Puente, who goes by Rocktee, is an Eastfield student who in his free time produces beats. […]

Editorials

Editorial: Censorship on campus spells doom

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

The growing efforts to limit or ban disagreeable speech on college campuses is a dangerous path that, if successful, could spell the end of the First Amendment as it is written in the Constitution. The […]

Columns

Women must come together in our world

October 18, 2017 etcetera 0

By Karol Kilgore Plaid for Women is a digital media platform that utilizes tools such as educational, informational, and inspirational blogs, podcasts, and videos submitted by member contributors to encourage and empower women to be […]

Sports

Volleyball 3rd in nation, undefeated in conference

October 17, 2017 etcetera 0

By Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC As an opposing serve arches over the net toward Kalli Caddell’s side, the freshman setter moves into position. The squeaking of shoes echoes throughout the Eastfield gym as the volleyball team […]

Sports

Opinion: Mavs are down, but Nowitzki is still playing hard

October 17, 2017 etcetera 0

By Colin Taylor There is a very good chance this is Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki’s final campaign. When the Dallas Mavericks begin their 37th season Oct. 18, Nowitzki will begin his 20th season as a […]

Campus & Community

‘Blue Palm’ brings over 50 comic-inspired pieces to campus

October 16, 2017 etcetera 0

By DAVID SILVA and CAROLINE CEOLIN @TheEtCetera Local artist Dyemond Obryan doesn’t recall a time in which he wasn’t creating drawings. As a child, Obryan moved around from school to school and said drawing was […]

Soccer

Soccer looks to claim regular season title, prepares for playoffs

October 14, 2017 etcetera 0

By Julio Vega @JulioVegaETC The No. 8 ranked women’s soccer team looks to finish conference going into the final games of the regular season. The top three spots of the Metro Athletic Conference are still […]

Columns

Stigmatizing mental health after mass shootings only worsens harm

October 14, 2017 etcetera 0

My psychiatrist smiled while giving me a diagnosis. “Major depressive disorder,” Dr. Shipe said. But I did not smile. All I could think about were the CNN headlines branding Adam Lanza the same. That same […]

Campus & Community

Photo Gallery: National Night Out at Eastfield

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

Eastfield police hosted their third annual National Night Out event Oct. 3 in an effort to connect police officers and community members. The event, which sees over 400 communities and college campuses gather. This year […]

Life & Arts

Pinegrove concert disappoints with weak openers, vocal performances

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

By ALE PENA @TheEtCetera Club Dada, the venue in Deep Ellum where headlining band Pinegrove played a sold out show on September 30th, was filled with disappointment the entire night. Hordes of fans excitedly lined […]

Editorials

Editorial: Puerto Rico relief unacceptable

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

More than 3 million American citizens have been living without food, clean drinking water, shelter, medical assistance and communication with the outside world in the wake of a disastrous hurricane that leveled the majority of […]

Columns

Forget your fears, write to make a change

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

By Karol Kilgore “Visions that can change the world trapped inside an ordinary girl. She looks just like me, too afraid to dream out loud.” These are the opening lines to one of my favorite […]

Columns

Shallow mindsets will lead to real devastation

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

By Aldahir Segovia What do we millennials care about? Do we care about children not having a childhood anymore? Kids learn to read, write and do basic math problems at the age of 4 for […]

Columns

Jeffress’ immigration policy excuse is ill-founded

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

By Dan Luna Robert Jeffress, President Trump’s Evangelical adviser and pastor of First Baptist Dallas, used the Bible to justify ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects from deportation young adults who […]

Campus & Community

Backyard Beekeeper: Lab coordinator’s fascination with bees drives her hobby

October 3, 2017 etcetera 0

By JAMES HARTLEY @JamesHartleyETC As thousands of bees buzz around her, Dana See pumps pine needle smoke out of a canister. The bees, sensing the smoke and thinking there is a fire that threatens their […]

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