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Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site set to begin Monday at Eastfield

July 31, 2020 etcetera 1

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Eastfield will become a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on Monday for residents of Dallas County. Tests are free for residents. The testing site will operate out of Parking Lot 8 Monday […]

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Reversed ICE order ‘relief’ for international students

July 15, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc For the past week, ecology major and international student Wai Tun said he felt like he was without a country. It started after the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced […]

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Volleyball, soccer moved to spring after decision from NJCAA

July 13, 2020 etcetera 0

By Sazoun Grayer @SGrayETC Volleyball and soccer will not be played this fall at Eastfield after an announcement by the National Junior College Athletic Association today to move all close-contact sports for this upcoming season […]

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Abbott takes executive action to curb coronavirus

June 26, 2020 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Gov. Greg Abbott closed Texas bars at noon Friday except for delivery and takeout. Dine-in restaurant capacity will be scaled back to 50 percent starting June 29. Commercial rafting and tubing […]

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‘They’re afraid to go to the doctor sometimes’: Immigrants’ uncertainty increases during pandemic

June 14, 2020 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Carlos Rovelo had just finished his shift on a recent Monday afternoon at World Central Kitchen in Santa Fe, New Mexico, helping distribute food to families affected by the COVID-19 crisis. […]

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‘I just wanted to lick a door handle’: Students cope with mental health affects of COVID-19

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

By JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc Jody Davis came a long way to get where he is. The social work major suffered a brain injury in 2016 that affected his short-term memory. He fought alcohol addiction and […]

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Stardom won’t stop coronavirus infection: A list of some celebrities who caught COVID-19

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

By JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson When Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 11, it represented, for many people, the moment when the pandemic […]

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CARES Act money now available for students

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Students needing help financially can apply for money from the U.S. Department of Education through the Edquity app. Students must be enrolled in summer or fall classes to apply. The money […]

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DCCCD initiates return to campuses

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC When Clifford Onwueyi arrived at Eastfield Monday morning for his metal working class, he had to pass through two checkpoints on his way to the T Building. At the first checkpoint, […]

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Video: Muslims celebrate Ramadan from home

May 23, 2020 etcetera 0

English professor Shazia Ali spoke with The Et Cetera about how her family was celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic. Video by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera All home footage was […]

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DCCCD moves graduation ceremony online

May 18, 2020 etcetera 0

  By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on May 18 at 8:55 p.m. to add a quote from Chancellor Joe May’s email to employees. In-person graduations have been canceled across the Dallas County […]

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DCCCD announces most fall classes will be online

May 7, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on Thursday, May 7 at 11:38 a.m., 2:29 p.m. and 5:56 p.m. to add different pieces of information and reactions to the news.  Fall 2020 classes for […]

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More businesses set to open Friday, COVID-19 cases surge in Dallas County

May 6, 2020 etcetera 0

HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday hair, nail and tanning salons and barbershops can open for business May 8. He said stylists can only work on one customer at a time and for […]

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Board approves employee pay through fiscal year; District reveals new logo

May 5, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc The Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the recommendation from Chancellor Joe May to continue paying employees through Aug. 31. For employees who have not been able […]

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Chancellor recommends all employees continue being paid

May 4, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on Tuesday, May 5 at 2:31 p.m. to include comments from Diana Flores. Chancellor Joe May has recommended that all employees continue to be paid while campuses […]

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Photo gallery: Away from ‘The Hive’: EFC community sticks together through shelter-in-place

May 3, 2020 etcetera 0

Et Cetera photographers Baylie Tucker and Skye Seipp visited faculty and students at their homes to ask how their adjustments to working remotely have been. Social distancing measures were kept while interviewing and photographing each.

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Closed border brings student, family together

May 3, 2020 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Mariela Lomeli had her first trip to New York City all planned out. She was going to visit a high school friend there the last weekend of March, and together they would […]

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Family is essential: Single father, student, warehouse worker adjusts to new routines

May 2, 2020 etcetera 0

By HUNTER GARZA @HunterTateEtc It’s Monday at 5:30 a.m. and David Ramirez is up before the sun, but more importantly, before his daughters. For three hours he works while they sleep. It’s the only quiet […]

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Staff picks: Don’t waste your pandemic, learn something new

May 2, 2020 etcetera 0

You can spend your days watching Netflix and playing Animal Crossing while you shelter in place, or you can use this unprecedented amount of free time to learn a new skill. Thanks to technology and […]

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Peer recovery meetings continue online

April 29, 2020 etcetera 0

By JORDAN LACKEY @TheEtCetera In the wake of the campus closure due to COVID-19, the Human Services Club has switched its peer recovery meetings to a virtual format via Zoom. Many of the club’s activities, […]

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Overcoming COVID-19: Student’s brother tests positive for coronavirus, recovers 3 weeks later

April 28, 2020 etcetera 0

By Lindsey Craft @LindseycraftETC When Patrick Kwong’s temperature reached 103 on the morning of April 3, he knew it was time to get checked for COVID-19. At the MD Family Clinic in Dallas he first […]

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Abbott announces some businesses can open Friday

April 27, 2020 etcetera 0

By Sazoun Grayer @SGrayETC Gov. Greg Abbott will not renew the statewide stay-at-home order when it expires Thursday. All retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, churches and malls can reopen Friday at 25 percent occupancy. Libraries […]

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Employee pay still unknown; Decision expected next week

April 27, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Chancellor Joe May sent an email today that said he expects a decision on employees’ pay will be made at the Board of Trustees meeting next Tuesday. Employees in the Dallas […]

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Staff picks: Quarantini ideas to turn up this week

April 26, 2020 etcetera 0

Editor’s note: Staff picks is a new series that provides readers with suggested shows, movies and other forms of entertainment staff of The Et Cetera recommends people check out while sheltering in place.  After being […]

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Pandemic inspires EFC community to donate time, PPE

April 22, 2020 etcetera 0

By SAZOUN GRAYER @SGrayETC With everyone stuck at home, some people in the Eastfield community are doing what they can to impact their community during the quarantine, from sharing meditation tips to donating personal protective […]

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Editorial: District should look for another option instead of cutting employees’ pay

April 22, 2020 etcetera 1

Every Dallas County Community College District employee deserves their normal pay during the coronavirus pandemic. During what is the biggest strain on modern American life, the tension for some district employees has been cranked tighter […]

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Dallas County extends ‘Safer at Home’ orders to May 15

April 21, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Dallas County commissioners voted 3-2 today to extend the stay-at-home orders until May 15. Judge Clay Jenkins said the extension will not conflict with Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to begin allowing […]

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Video: Et Cetera media meet: editor, journalists, employees discuss role of media

April 20, 2020 etcetera 0

Editor in Chief Skye Seipp spoke with current and former journalists and Eastfield employees about the role of the media during COVID-19. Other topics included media literacy and reporting on marginalized communities. The panel was […]

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Pandemic hastens one college; initiative still displeasing to some

April 19, 2020 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc As COVID-19 continues to keep most of the country on pause, the move to one college by the Dallas County Community College District has been expedited. Two interim positions that were […]

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Staff picks: Feed your social isolation with these disturbing books

April 18, 2020 etcetera 0

Story and photos by Jordan Lackey When we’re locked in the darkness of isolation and solitude, that’s when our demons like to come out and play. Uneasy times call for unsettling reading material. Let’s give […]

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