31 Jul 2020
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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 through Saturday from 7 a.m.- 1 p.m. or until the daily capacity of 500 tests has been...
Read more → 15 Jul 2020
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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 on July 6 that all international students with an F1 visa would not be allowed...
Read more → 13 Jul 2020
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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 to spring 2021. Basketball is slated to begin in January, and baseball...
Read more → 26 Jun 2020
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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 services are closed, and local authorities must approve all outdoor...
Read more → 14 Jun 2020
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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. Everything was put away, and Rovelo was outside ready to leave when a woman...
Read more → 13 Jun 2020
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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 has been sober for over two years. He got into a sober living home over a year ago and is enrolled...
Read more → 13 Jun 2020
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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 became real and was a reminder that even celebrities are susceptible to the virus. While...
Read more → 13 Jun 2020
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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 comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act that was passed...
Read more → 13 Jun 2020
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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, campus police inquired about the purpose of his visit and asked for his student...
Read more → 23 May 2020
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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 provided by Shazia Ali
Read more → 18 May 2020
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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 Community College District and will take place virtually on June 13. Students have...
Read more → 07 May 2020
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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 the Dallas County Community College District will primarily be in an online-only format, Chancellor...
Read more → 06 May 2020
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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 them to keep 6-feet of social distance between each other. Abbott also recommended that...
Read more → 05 May 2020
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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 to work during this time, the resolution said the district will...
Read more → 04 May 2020
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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 are closed. The resolution will be voted on today by the Dallas County Community College...
Read more → 03 May 2020
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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.
Read more → 03 May 2020
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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 walk through Central Park, see the Gapstow Bridge and visit Times Square. What she hadn’t planned...
Read more → 02 May 2020
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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 time he has to catch up on his assignments. Ramirez is a 32-year-old single parent and full-time...
Read more → 02 May 2020
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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 the number of free online classes being offered right now, the possibilities for personal growth are endless....
Read more → 29 Apr 2020
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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, such as collaborations with food banks, soup kitchens and environmental cleanup events,...
Read more → 28 Apr 2020
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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 tested negative for flu and strep and was directed to the COVID-19 testing line. Three days later...
Read more → 27 Apr 2020
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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 and museums can also open under the same restrictions May 1 as long...
Read more → 27 Apr 2020
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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 County Community College District will be paid until the Board comes to a resolution, he said...
Read more → 26 Apr 2020
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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 stuck inside for the last several weeks, you are probably running out of things...
Read more → 22 Apr 2020
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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 equipment. Take Eastfield philosophy professor Kristina Hunsinger...
Read more → 22 Apr 2020
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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 as people are now worried about losing their income. Employees...
Read more → 21 Apr 2020
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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 elective surgeries tomorrow and curbside and to-go retail store purchases...
Read more → 20 Apr 2020
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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 conducted as part of Eastfield's Virtual Human Rights Fair lasting from...
Read more → 19 Apr 2020
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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 created as a part of the new one college organizational chart — provost and vice-chancellor...
Read more → 18 Apr 2020
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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 those precocious little scamps some entertainment. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite...
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