30 Sep 2018
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The sixth annual retro convention, Retropalooza, happened on Saturday and Sunday at the Arlington Convention Center. Attendees could buy and sell video games, vinyl records, comic books, and more at the convention that celebrates all things retro. -Compiled by Andrew Walter
Read more → 28 Sep 2018
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By CAMERON R. COOK @TheEtCetera Students could soon be brewing beer on-site at Eastfield as part of the Journeyman Brewery Program, which organizers are hoping to expand in 2019. A new online beer-marketing course for product packaging will begin this January. “The idea will be on logo creation...
Read more → 28 Sep 2018
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Eddie Tealer, current vice president of business services at North Lake College, has been nominated as the next Eastfield College president. The search for the next Eastfield president started last spring when Jean Conway announced she would be stepping down from the position. Tealer visited campus...
Read more → 27 Sep 2018
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By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylorETC The Eastfield volleyball team beat Richland College 3-0 at their opponent’s home court Sept. 24, keeping their win streak alive with six victories. While each set got off to a rocky start, the squad rebounded to sweep the game. The first set ended 25-14,...
Read more → 26 Sep 2018
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By Andrew Walter Fortnite, a free-to-play online shooter game, has kept kids, teenagers, broke college students, hardcore gamers and filthy casuals boarding the battle bus for a year with more than 125 million players. Its success in spite of not charging anyone to play has rocked the gaming world. Epic...
Read more → 26 Sep 2018
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By Alexis Rodriguez Growing up as an awkward teenager in the 2010s, one of my favorite methods of communicating with new people was by sending and receiving memes. Even now as a substantially less awkward adult, my number one pick-up line on Tinder is “send me memes pls,” with varying levels of success. Despite...
Read more → 26 Sep 2018
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American college students are constantly pestered by their schools and the media to exercise their right to vote, but many students still view their vote as worthless and ineffective. This sentiment, now more than ever, couldn’t be more wrong. When you have multiple polls showing the Texas Senate...
Read more → 26 Sep 2018
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All things sports, all in one place. The Sports Stinger, hosted by Colin Taylor, is a weekly podcast available on YouTube and Soundcloud. Check out the latest episode here:
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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By COLIN TAYLOR @ColinTaylerETC Eastfield volleyball coach Brandon Crisp tries to instill a culture of family within his squad, but sophomores Jade and Mica Turner have taken the phrase “your team is your family” to a more literal place. The fraternal, or non-identical, twins joined the program...
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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Flea-infested, underweight and deathly ill. These are the things I saw when I came across 13-year-old Isobel, a scrappy little Chihuahua at the Garland Animal Shelter. She had been used as a breeder her whole life, and then abandoned when she could no longer produce puppies. Within the next year of her new life...
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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Fortnite is the hottest game to play on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and most recently, your own cell phone and my personal favorite, the Nintendo Switch. Let’s have a quick rundown of the game just in case you’re about to chuck the newspaper away: there are two playable modes such as Save the World...
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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By Yesenia Alvarado @YeseniaA_ETC As much as Latinos contribute to this country, their tastiest contributions are some you shouldn’t miss out on this Hispanic Heritage. Latinos celebrate their culture through food, music, history, traditions and art Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Costa Rica, El Salvador,...
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley The ways students share their voices are facing changes, and in some cases attacks, across the nation, according to Mike Hiestand, Student Press Law Center senior legal counsel. While Arts and Communications Dean Courtney Carter Harbour said student media at Eastfield...
Read more → 25 Sep 2018
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By ARIA JONES @AriaJonesETC Democratic congressman Beto O’Rourke and Republican incumbent Senator Ted Cruz duked it out Sept. 21 in Dallas at the first of three U.S. Senate debates, touching on issues of immigration, gun control and kneeling during the national anthem. Two more debates are scheduled,...
Read more → 21 Sep 2018
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By JOCYLN VENTURA @TheEtCetera Almost a decade ago, the food-sensitive people of Dallas were gifted with a little shop of heaven, Unrefined Bakery. This gluten-free bakery is a safe haven for all those unable to eat foods with certain allergy restrictions. Walking into the bakery you’re greeted...
Read more → 21 Sep 2018
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By JAMES EYRE @TheEtCetera Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct a previous error. Terrance Wickman, math professor and sustainability coordinator at Eastfield, said the U.S. and world as a whole have a lot of work to do with its green programs. He describes the overall success of recycling...
Read more → 21 Sep 2018
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By YESENIA ALVARADO @YeseniaA_ETC With eyes locked on the stage of the eclectically laid out Pocket Sandwich Theatre, Dusty Reasons-Thomas watches a cast of local actors as they run through a performance of “The Foreigner.” Chuckles can be heard throughout the theater from crew members as Charlie,...
Read more → 17 Sep 2018
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Eastfield College kicked off Hispanic heritage month with a Frida Kahlo themed Fun Friday event in the lower courtyard. People went dressed as Kahlo, and were able to dance, make paper flowers, and try printmaking. The event included a ballet folklorico performance, and there was horchata, elotes,...
Read more → 13 Sep 2018
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The Office of Student Engagement and Retention’s back-to-school kickoff was designed to keep students full and cool and help relieve the stress of returning to classes. From pizza and donuts to cold drinks and water games, Welcome Week offered a wide range of activities to keep students engaged for the first...
Read more → 13 Sep 2018
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By ARIA JONES @AriaJonesETC Four candidates to replace college President Jean Conway visited the campus over the past week. Each spent a day visiting with the selection committee, touring the campus and answering questions at two forums. Attendees of the forums were able to give feedback to Chancellor...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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By Macks Prewitt @MACKSPREWITTETC Sitting on a corner in Dallas is a cozy outpost of coffee and pastries. Fiction Coffee offers an escape from the hustle and bustle of the real world through a welcoming atmosphere and an atypical take on the modern coffee shop. Aesthetically, walking into Fiction...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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By David Silva @DAVIDSILVAETC It’s officially time to stop being a summer thot. Virgo season is upon us and pumpkin spice lattes are back. And, if Texas permits, I’ll be able to wear a whole Supreme scarf and sweater to watch an artsy semi-autobiographical coming-of-age film about a young person...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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The expectation that women must wear skirts and dresses while playing tennis has been launched into the spotlight after Serena Williams wore a catsuit to the French Open. The suit, which helped prevent blood clots from forming after having her first child almost a year ago, made her feel like a “superhero,”...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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In the search for the next Eastfield College president, students should be playing a central role. But for the past two weeks, unless their professors informed them about the presidential candidate forums or they read about them on our website, students did not know the forums were taking place. Emails...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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It was almost two years ago that Colin Kaepernick infamously kneeled down during the national anthem preceding kickoff of a San Francisco 49ers game. Since then, Americans have been in a constant storm of controversy, and it doesn’t seem to be near resolution. Plenty of newsworthy events deserve...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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You'll have the opportunity to check out a piano recital, a free performance by the Dallas Children's Theater and see TED talks about Jewish Identity and Religious Tolerance from Sept. 12 through Sept. 26. Find details in the list below. —Staff reports Wednesday, Sept. 12 Recital: pianist John...
Read more → 12 Sep 2018
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By ARIA JONES Editor in Chief @ AriaJonesETC Eastfield’s shift to offering mostly eight-week term classes has placed new time management challenges on student athletes. Some athletes are having to take three eight-week classes at the beginning of the school year in order to meet the National...
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