By Andrea Carrizales In 1970 the Beatles broke up, the Vietnam War was at its peak, the world’s population was less than 5 billion and in a small town in Texas, Eastfield College opened its doors for the first time. 2015 marks the 45th birthday of Eastfield and the 50th anniversary of the Dallas...

By Andrea Carrizales Faculty and staff gathered in the Performance Hall on Aug. 28 to reflect over the progress of the past few years and set the goals for Eastfield College in 2015-2016. The celebration started with the naming of the annual employee-award winners. The Excellence in Teaching...

The Eastfield Experience -- a guide to college produced by the staff of The Et Cetera student newspaper -- is now available for new and returning students. The guide, published for the first time this year, covers all aspects of attending Eastfield. It includes department and service guides, advising...

County clerk issues licenses, judges waive waiting period in wake of Supreme Court ruling   By Briana Harmon, James Hartley and Ana Gallegos Dallas – Same-sex couples descended on the Dallas County Clerk’s Office on Friday to obtain marriage licenses, including a couple together for 54 years. George...

Staff reports The U.S Supreme Court today gave gay-rights activists a long-awaited victory by ruling that the Constitutions guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry. Justice Anthony Kennedy, author of previous rulings expanding gay rights, wrote the majority opinion. The court's four conservative...

By James Hartley Students angered by the dismissal of Student Life Director Judy Schwartz and her assistant expressed skepticism Thursday about the Office of Student Engagement and Retention’s ability to take over the women’s responsibilities. “Judy and Norma have been there for me, for the club...

By James Hartley The Student Government Association will hold a forum Thursday, June 4 to discuss recent changes to the Office of Student Life. The week of May 18, Student Life was absorbed by the Office of Student Engagement and Retention. Student Life Director Judy Schwartz and her assistant,...

By Andrea Carrizales With a purse on her shoulder and a cane in her hand, Vanessa Ochoa walks to class. With great dexterity, she taps her surroundings, careful not to trip or walk into a student. Ochoa, a radio, television and film major, has a visual impairment disability. She is one of about...

By Parker Ward When Dr. Jerry Henson walked in as one of Eastfield’s first professors in 1970, the college had four buildings, one of which was not complete, and lacked carpet and furnished classrooms. Now, 45 years later he will walk out for the last time. Henson found his new job through...

By Andy Carrizales Blue balloons arranged in the shape of a bow tie decorate the right side of the stage in the Performance Hall. In the middle, a screen displays several photos, the backdrop to influential leaders who await their turn to say a last goodbye to Dr. Bill J. Priest. On April 22, Eastfield...

Former addict uses tribulations as tool to console, teach others By J. Gomez She unfolds a paper bearing mug shots dating back to February 2002. The mug shots show the battle of a woman in the midst of an addiction to crack. Substance abuse counseling major Charlesetta Garrett keeps copies...

By Karina Dunn A native German, Lisa Wenleder, a psychologist, is visiting the United States to help research academic probation students. She reached out to Dr. Jonathan Michelon, QEP specialist and professor of human development and learning frameworks, last year for an internship opportunity. Wenleder’s...

  By James Hartley Two men were killed after opening fire outside a controversial art exhibit in Garland May 3. The Curtis Culwell Center was hosting a contest and exhibit featuring artwork of the Islamic prophet Muhammad when the shooting took place. Security officer and former Rowlett police...

By Andy Carrizales Rohan Dokharel remembers the night of Friday, April 24 very clearly. “It was when the tornado came on the DFW area,” Dokharel said. “I came back from my grandpa’s home. I was looking at Facebook. Somebody [had] just uploaded a status like ‘Earthquake in Nepal.’” Dokharel,...

By James Hartley Update 3:55 p.m. May 5: The Islamic State Group officially claimed responsibility today for an attack in Garland that took place outside a Muhammad cartooning contest on May 3. The Islamic State Group claimed that the two men who opened fire at an unarmed Garland ISD security guard...

By Vanessa Trevino Pakistan native and international business major Rameez Sohail was elected president of the Texas Junior College Student Government Association at the group’s convention earlier this month. “I joined SGA to get involved within the community” he said, “What I do is bridge...

By J. Gomez More than 900 people received $600,00 worth of free dental care at a clinic hosted at Eastfield and conducted by the Texas Dental Association’s Mission of Mercy. AlexAndria Gladd, program services assistant for the Athletic Department, had two fillings and an extraction performed...

The annual Literary & Fine Arts Festival launched April 20 with the unveiling of the student literary magazine The Alternative. The magazine, edited by digital arts major Monica Bolton, features poems, short stories, essays and art by Eastfield students. It will distributed at festival events...

By Braulio Tellez Connie Cogan is a rich woman. She doesn’t have millions of dollars or a brand new car. Her fortune comes in the form of goodwill and giving. She is the founder and president of the Student Trade Union, a new club that acts as a trading post on campus. Cogan and her best friend,...

Being a student leaves you with little to no money at times, which can make paying for food, electronics, clothes or a night out on the town difficult. Many vendors offer discounts to college students. Some are publicized, but others must be requested. “I have known about them for a while,”...

By Karina Dunn A Money Expo hosted by OSER and the Accounting Department on March 23-27 sought to help students better manage their finances. Accounting Department Coordinator Professor Regina Brown gave students a few tips on how to master personal accounting during a special presentation for the event. “Accounting...

By Nicole Ceron Andrea Carrizales, Eastfield’s Student Leader of the Year, grew up in Mexico until the age of 15, when her family decided to move to the United States to achieve a better future. “When I lived in Mexico as a child, I never really thought about the environment being dangerous,”...

By James Hartley Two state House members who represent areas near Eastfield predict that the campus carry bill will become law this year. Reps. Cindy Burkett (R-Sunnyvale) and Kenneth Sheets (R-Dallas) talked about gun bills, texting while driving, college tuition and other issues at an Eastfield...

By Brandon Wagner For his latest project in Eastfield’s Scanning Electron Microscope Lab, Professor Murry Gans has enlisted dozens of elementary school students as his assistants. Gans, the lab coordinator and an adjunct biology instructor, created an ant population survey for the Rockwall and Mesquite...

By Braulio Tellez Scientists make discoveries and change the world. They introduce us to new concepts and inspire us to become someone we could only dream of. Many women in science have been overlooked in the past, and Women’s History Month is a great time to highlight those female intellectuals who have...