By Danyelle Roquemore Local artist Desmond Blair has learned that life is about accepting tough circumstances and figuring out how to overcome challenges. As a child, Blair faced many challenges at school. His classmates bullied him, and some teachers believed he was incompetent. “Because...

By Ginny Morris Esteban Hernandez was frustrated with being overweight. He had started multiple workout routines in an effort to lose weight, but never finished.  He was beginning to become concerned about his future health. “I would look in my kitchen and say, ‘Oh, that’s not right. I’m...

By Anjulie Van Sickle Michael Horak, who has worked in district police departments for nearly 20 years, has been named the college's police chief following an extensive search. He was sworn in at the beginning of the spring semester after one year as acting chief. “I had built a great command...

By Anjulie Van Sickle When the campus lost power on the morning of Jan. 30, a few students saw it as an opportunity to run into Subway and steal several bags of chips. However, their plans were thwarted when campus police officer Miqueas Figueroa arrived on the scene. Police Chief Michael Horak said...

By Justin David Tate More than 300 participants signed up for the college’s first Lose to Win weight-loss contest during the fall semester withiPads going to those students who lost the biggest percentage of their body mass. There were three winners–a female and male student and a faculty...

By Justin David Tate Eastfield is being forced to change its Harvesters logo due to trademark infringement concerns. In a letter dated Oct. 2, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) asked the college to cease use of the logo, deeming it “remarkably similar” to UTEP’s own Miners...

By Justin David Tate Inside a Zimbabwe church that hasn’t seen the swing of a hammer in decades, a 69-year-old man wobbled while standing on a scaffold working on a dilapidated ceiling. After nearly succumbing to gravity, English professor Glenn Clayton came to a realization. “At my age,...

By Keturah Jones Students and faculty gathered in the performance hall on Nov. 1 to debate who would be the better candidate to lead our country, Mitt Romney or President Barack Obama. Student debaters Ginny Morris and Gregory Garcia represented the Republicans. Sara Vincent and Floyd Clifton...

By Jimmy Ambassa What has so many calories that, if converted into energy, is able to power a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours? A single slice of cheesecake. How many calories can fuel a car for up to 88 miles? 217. Those were a couple of the questions posed at the Fast Food Game Show, a trivia...

By Danyelle Roquemore The beginning of a new semester can be a hectic time. After figuring out tuition and buying new supplies, it’s easy to just purchase all of the required books in one convenient place. Sometimes this can be the best choice. Other times, doing research and comparing prices...

By Claudia Guerra As a child, Cynthia Izaguirre grew up watching WFAA. She aspired to become a reporter and work at the same station she grew to love. After graduating with a major in broadcast journalism and a double minor in political science and spanish, Izaguirre worked at small stations in Tyler...

By Claudia Guerra More than 1,300 high school students jammed the T building on Nov. 1 for the annual Tech Expo tour, which introduced students to the technical side of the college. Students snacked their way through the halls of the T building, stopping at different classrooms to see programs...

By Keturah Jones Administrators and students at the Pleasant Grove campus are lobbying for a campus bookstore that will meet student’s basic needs. There is a temporary bookstore, but it is only open four days a week, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for the first two weeks of each semester. The campus ...

By Claudia Guerra The contract making Dr. Pepper the only beverage choice in the college’s vending machines expired on Oct. 31. Now students can choose from multiple drink and snack brands, thanks to a new contract with Canteen Vending Services. The district requested bids from different...

By Braulio A. Tellez Passing classes isn’t always easy, but neither is working your way out of academic probation. Some students are down to their last strike, and advisers are doing what they can to save them a trip to the college’s version of the slammer. Academic probation can severely impact...