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High Five: Exploring obscure retro Latin horror

Mattheau Faught, Presentation Editor October 11, 2022

With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing and Halloween just around the corner, it’s a good time to explore how different Latin countries have contributed to the horror genre. Latin is referring to...

High Five: Best modern muscle cars to get before theyre extinct

High Five: Best modern muscle cars to get before they’re extinct

BLAKE DICKERSON, Contributor October 5, 2022

The fall of muscle cars is near. As companies transition into the future of automobiles, new electric cars are becoming the hot commodity among manufacturers. As muscle cars come to an end in production,...

Review: Actress memoir balances childhood trauma with dark humor

Review: Actress’ memoir balances childhood trauma with dark humor

PAOLA MARTINEZ, Contributor September 20, 2022

A famous life is what many aspire to have. Yet we aren’t always aware of its consequences. Even the happiest of celebrities can hide a lifetime of regret and shame. Hollywood life is full of stress....

Iya Katib (18, Nursing) and Jamie Torres (21, Associates of Arts) dye shirts during Tie-Diversity.

Tie-dye brings students closer to their cultures and each other

MOIRA MCINTEE, Managing Editor September 20, 2022

Eastfield’s Multicultural Affairs department hosted a “Tie Diversity” event for students to express themselves on campus with an artistic outlet. Students were able to create a tie-dye T-shirt to...

Amanda Anantathat serves food to Robin Manuel during Eastfield President Eddie Tealers Nacho Ordinary Fundraiser.

Nacho business: Faculty, staff chip in on student fund

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief September 15, 2022

The Employee Giving Campaign has raised $144,000 to date, and 87% has gone into the college’s designated Emergency Aid Fund for students. Campus President Eddie Tealer’s Nacho Ordinary Fundraiser...

EDITORIAL: Loan forgiveness is a Band-Aid on bigger issue

EDITORIAL: Loan forgiveness is a Band-Aid on bigger issue

September 13, 2022

President Joe Biden’s plan for student loan forgiveness is a net positive for college students, but more needs to be done to prevent the issue of crippling student debt from continuing. The best way...

Student success coach Erbin Ayala sits and talks with Christopher Tellez in the Hive on Aug. 1. Ayala uses his experience as an Eastfield alumnus to coach students.

Back to his roots: Alumnus guides students using Eastfield experience

LONDY RAMIREZ, Staff Writer September 6, 2022

Inside his small office in C-120H, success coach Erbin Ayala helps about eight to 12 students daily to succeed in their academic journeys. Seventeen years ago Ayala sat in Eastfield classrooms as a...

Carl Knight teaches three students in his anatomy class during a lab on April 25 in C301.

Knight takes personal approach to teaching

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor in Chief September 6, 2022

Rubber models of organs and human bodies fill the science lab’s counters. Each model contains a treasure trove of anatomical information. Anatomy professor Carl Knight points to a diagram containing...

SMACS 0723 is the first image that was released to the public. The image was presented by President Biden at a White House briefing on July 11, a day before the official image release.

Dallas College astronomers marvel new images of deep space

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief August 23, 2022

“It’s almost as if they don’t seem real.” Eastfield alumnus Aldahir Segovia couldn’t believe his eyes after viewing the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. “I was...

Showers give respite from constant heat

Showers give respite from constant heat

LONDY RAMIREZ, Staff Writer August 18, 2022

After 45 days of heat over 100 degrees, Dallas County is feeling some relief with lower temperatures and scattered thunderstorms this week. In July, 27 days out of 31 were above 100 degrees, according...

Abortion rights protesters march through the streets of downtown Dallas to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Older Americans disappointed by Roe v. Wade reversal

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor in Chief July 19, 2022

U.S. seniors are concerned about the future of reproductive rights since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. According to a 2022 Pew Research Center study, 50% of U.S. adults over 50 disapprove...

Students and faculty members of Dallas College march through Fair Park at the Pride Parade in Dallas, Texas on June 5.

Dallas College celebrates Pride

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief June 16, 2022

LGBT Employee Resource Group co-chair Chris Schlarb marched with 50 Dallas College affiliates in a pride parade on June 5 in Fair Park. According to Schlarb, the figure is a new record for Dallas College’s...

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