27 Nov 2018
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The man convicted of the 1993 rape and homicide on Eastfield’s track is set to be put to death Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. Alvin Braziel Jr. was found guilty of the Sept. 21 murder of Doug White, 27, and the rape of White’s wife of 11 days, Lora White. Braziel was not linked to the crimes until 2001,...
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley “Green Book” tells a tale of positive transformation and overcoming mid-century racism through the eyes of a black musician and his Italian driver. Possibly most impressive, the film does this without making any disenfranchising political stances or statements....
Read more → 12 Nov 2018
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Staff reports @theetcetera Updated Nov. 29 Eastfield professor Joanna Cattanach loses her bid for Texas House Representative for District 108 following a voter recount. Cattanach was running against incumbent Republican Morgan Meyer to represent the district, which includes Park Cities and Old East...
Read more → 11 Nov 2018
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley The Harvesters’ fight for the NJCAA national volleyball title came to a dramatic end Saturday in a five-set match against first seeded Owens College, ending in a showdown that saw both squads lose and regain the lead. The Harvesters dropped the first two sets...
Read more → 10 Nov 2018
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley Third seed Eastfield volleyball is headed to the National Junior College Athletics Association Division III championship match after a 3-0 victory over second seed Central Lakes College Friday night. Eastfield hasn’t dropped a set in the tournament, going 25-13,...
Read more → 09 Nov 2018
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The Motley family, which migrated to Texas from Kentucky, purchased the land that is now Eastfield College in 1865. While the families vacant home, the Motley mansion, burned down in 1967, Eastfield college was established in 1970 and the family cemetery remains on the campus. Read the stories...
Read more → 08 Nov 2018
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By CAMERON R. COOK @Cameron_ETC The Dallas County Sheriff’s election results with 93 percent of the votes counted last night had come out to 64 percent in favor of Marian Brown against opponent Aaron Meek’s nearly 36 percent. Meek graduated from Eastfield’s Law Enforcement Academy in 2005...
Read more → 08 Nov 2018
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ROCHESTER, MN— Eastfield volleyball is ready to take on anyone in the National Junior CollegeAthletic Association Division III championship tournament, head coach Brandon Crisp said. It won't be an easy task, he said, but Eastfield's season has prepared them. The squad arrived in Rochester Tuesday...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By DAVID SILVA Senior Videographer @DavidSilvaETC Long lines, and often hours in wait times, were seen at early voting locations around the country. Nearly 39 million Americans had already voted before Tuesday’s election, surpassing the total number of votes from the 2014 midterm election, which...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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You'll have the opportunity to check out a jazz recital, a Study Abroad in Cuba Info Session and the Native American Month Pow Wow from Nov. 7 through Dec. 5. Find details in the list below. —Staff reports Wednesday, Nov. 7 Recital: EFC Jazz Faculty, 1 p.m., F-117 Thursday, Nov. 8 Free Speech...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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Senate Republicans assured themselves of a majority late Tuesday, but Democrats flipped the House of Representatives. Ted Cruz fended off a blue wave-propelled campaign by Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Watch parties were organized around Dallas to see the 2018 midterm results.
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley Faculty concerns about rating professors to determine teaching schedules are unfounded, Dallas County Community College District Chancellor Joe May said after a forum Nov. 5. May said that while the details of a multi-year master schedule are still being worked out,...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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America’s political climate is in turmoil. Neighbors refuse to speak to others in their communities. Families are torn apart, brother to sister, cousin to cousin, and uncle to niece. Co-workers isolate themselves in fear of workplace hostility, all because political partisanship has commandeered...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By David Silva The fact that it took one huge flaming orange comet of presidential malice and ignorance for us to give a damn and show up to the polls on Election Day is total bull. Educated people (us, college students) with any kind of perception of the trouble that marginalized groups endure should...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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Reporter Sonia Hernandez spoke with financial aid adviser Geneva Lawson about the best money practices for students and why Lawson does what she does every day. Geneva Lawson Job title: Financial Aid advisor Hometown: Austin Q. Why are you working in the financial aid office? A. I love to work...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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The Harvesters (9-1) are in Rochester, Minnesota, to defend their 2017 volleyball national title. The team will play their first game Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. The opponent is yet to be determined. Find all the essentials to enjoy the game from Rochester or in your living room here at Eastfieldnews.com. Follow...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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Graphic by Esther Moreno/The Et Cetera By YESENIA ALVARADO Managing Editor @YeseniaA_ETC When Gulf War veteran Adam Gaona started this semester, he struggled with navigating Blackboard for his English 1302 class. The professor assumed everyone in class took English 1301 the past semester,...
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By CAMERON R. COOK @Cameron_ETC The Harvester Theatre Company explores the tales of two friends of Anne Frank, the Jewish girl whose diary from the Holocaust became world-renowned, in “And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank.” Performances are Nov. 15-16. Guest...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By ANDREW WALTER @AndyWalterETC Eastfield’s Honors Program is changing the requirements for admission to improve accessibility and inclusivity, the program’s co-director said. “There’s no purpose in having an honors program if no one is graduating,” government professor Cindy Castañeda...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By YESENIA ALVARADO and ARIA JONES @YeseniaA_ETC @AriaJonesETC Students and faculty are petitioning against the new class schedules to administration and demanding more suitable class options after Eastfield College shifted to a primarily eight-week schedule. A petition calls for Eastfield to offer...
Read more → 07 Nov 2018
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley Ted Cruz will serve another six years in the U.S. Senate after fending off a blue wave-propelled campaign by Democratic challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke in a showdown between new and older grassroots movements. The junior senator walked on stage to “My Texas”...
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