11 Oct 2019
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The president's forum on Oct. 11 in G-101 brought light to issues on campus regarding diversity and acceptance of marginalized groups after the dean of student success and wellness addressed President Eddie Tealer at the end of the forum. Originally, the forum was set to discuss single accreditation,...
Read more → 10 Oct 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc A failed intruder lockdown drill on Sept. 26 revealed problems with the alarm system in A, F, P, G, L and N buildings according to an email from police Commander Gabriel Galvez. The drill took place around 10 a.m. and lasted 11 minutes. There was supposed to be another drill...
Read more → 09 Oct 2019
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On Nov. 5, Texans will have their say on a list of proposed changes to the state constitution. Since the constitution took effect in 1876, voters have amended it a whopping 498 times out of 680 proposals. Here’s a brief summary of the proposed amendments. —Erik Krouskop Prop 1 (House Joint...
Read more → 09 Oct 2019
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More than half of millennial voters went to the polls during the 2016 election, and the number of college students voting in midterms doubled from 2014 to 2018. Move Texas, a nonprofit organization whose main goal is to register young voters, hopes to see those numbers climb even higher in the 2020 election....
Read more → 08 Oct 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Crystal Zamora, a sophomore at Colony High School got the call from her sister at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 28 telling her there was a college fair in Mesquite and she should try to go. Zamora, along with her mom and sisters, fought past traffic and made it with 30 minutes...
Read more → 08 Oct 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Tuition will increase in fall 2020 after the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees approved an agreement with the Follett bookstore on Oct. 1 to include textbooks with the overall price of classes. The increase will be $20 per credit hour for Dallas County...
Read more → 08 Oct 2019
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By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Sabrena Wynn didn’t feel safe with her boyfriend. When she wanted to go somewhere, he insisted on driving so he could control where they went. He hit her. He asked her for money, even when he knew she was struggling financially. Wynn finally ended the relationship. “I...
Read more → 01 Oct 2019
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Hundreds of protestors from students to adults marched on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Friday, Sept. 20 to demand action be taken by governments in regards to climate change. Climate Strike Dallas was a part the Global Climate Strike movement that mobilized 7.6 million people for the week...
Read more → 26 Sep 2019
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Ordering food to-go or shopping fast fashion may be more convenient, but it creates a huge amount of unnecessary waste. There’s so much more we can do to help the world feel some eco-friendly love! Here are some easy replacements for a waste-free lifestyle. —Eson Fellers Plastic Plastic...
Read more → 26 Sep 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc During the lunch rush on Sept. 9, a raccoon fell through the ceiling in the corner of the Mama DeLuca’s and Subway. A photo of the clumsy critter went viral on the Instagram page “TexasLatinoMedia-uncensored.” “We didn’t know anything about the raccoons” on campus,...
Read more → 25 Sep 2019
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HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Community college students can keep the majority of their credits when they transfer to four-year universities now, thanks to a new piece of legislation signed June 14 by Gov. Greg Abbott. Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas), the author of Senate Bill 25, said in a telephone interview that...
Read more → 25 Sep 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Caffeine addicts of Eastfield should have the chance to get their fix on campus by spring 2020 following the completion of a coffee shop at the intersection of the Learning Commons, G Building and F Building. Administrators said last spring that the shop may be open by this...
Read more → 25 Sep 2019
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By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Lacking access to basic sanitation while menstruating is something 2.3 million women and girls must deal with daily worldwide, but Eastfield has been working with Days for Girls since 2015 to change that. As a nonprofit, Days for Girls gathers necessary supplies for women...
Read more → 12 Sep 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc It took the Mesquite Independent School District about two years, but administrators have now pledged to join the Dallas County Promise, and Eastfield will be one of the prime locations for students to attend. This year will see the first group of students...
Read more → 11 Sep 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc By 2020 about 13 people working for the Children’s Laboratory School in the K Building will no longer be employees of the Dallas County Community College District in a decision made by the Eastfield leadership team. The work will instead be outsourced...
Read more → 11 Sep 2019
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By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Construction in the L Building, originally meant to be finished by the start of the fall semester, is upgrading L-108 to compensate for overcrowding- ing and older technology. The construction on the L Building and portable buildings is expected- ed to last...
Read more → 11 Sep 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc History professor Kat Reguero-Vandeventer was on vacation when she read the news Aug. 3. A mass shooting had just taken place at a Walmart in El Paso, leaving 22 people dead and 26 injured. She was horrified. “It took me a while psychologically before I was OK to go into...
Read more → 10 Sep 2019
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By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Business is back to normal at Dairy-Ette, the 1950s- style diner and drive-in on Ferguson Road. You would never be able to guess from the spotlessly clean wood-paneled dining room and the tan, old-brick exterior that the restaurant was the scene of a fire...
Read more → 27 Aug 2019
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In the 87th Legislative session, which ended May 27, the House and Senate passed a trove of bills, many of which take effect Sept. 1. We have compiled a list of some of these laws. Click image to enlarge
Read more → 26 Aug 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Chancellor Joe May’s initiative to “become one college” by switching to a single accreditation was approved by the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees at its Aug. 20 meeting. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges...
Read more → 04 Jul 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Patience, generosity and a love of Great Danes and Scooby Doo are some of the many qualities Sandy Hampton, administrative assistant and “mother figure” for the Upward Bound program, will be remembered for. Hampton died on Thursday, June 27, from complications with...
Read more → 17 Jun 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Walter Cortez looked out the sliding glass door of his first-floor apartment in Old East Dallas to see chairs and umbrellas from the pool being lifted into the sky. He searched for his phone but couldn’t find it, and as he peeked out again, he froze as he watched...
Read more → 23 May 2019
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By JUAN QUEVEDO HERNANDEZ @TheEtCetera Theater students, faculty, staff and alumni who participated in this year’s productions gathered together to share memories, good laughs and praises for each other at Eastfield’s theater banquet on Wednesday May 8. Theater director Dusty Reasons Thomas...
Read more → 19 May 2019
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Approximately 200 protesters gathered outside the Old Parkland building in Downtown Dallas on Thursday, May 16, to protest Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's stance on environmental policy, education and LGBTQ rights. Human rights organizations across the world have vocalized their concerns...
Read more → 09 May 2019
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By DAVID SILVA @DavidSilvaETC This story was updated on March 10 to add the names of the person arrested. One person was hospitalized and two men have confessed to a shooting on March 9 near Mesquite High School, which left the school on lockdown for around an hour and a half. Police have...
Read more → 08 May 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Faculty have until the board votes on June 4 to voice concerns about proposed policies aimed at creating “clear, consistent and equitable changes” across the Dallas County Community College District. Justin Lonon, executive vice chancellor, said the goal was to evaluate...
Read more → 08 May 2019
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Veteran memorial wall Eastfield is honoring Texans who lost their lives during military deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan with a wall filled with the faces and names of those who didn’t make it home. The services members on the wall range from 2002 to 2015. — James Hartley Bond election results The...
Read more → 08 May 2019
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Following Donald Trump’s 2016 upset victory over Hillary Clinton (can you believe that was almost three years ago?), members of the Democratic Party have been gearing up to ensure that Trump goes without a second presidential term. John Delaney (who?) kicked things off in July 2017 as the first...
Read more → 07 May 2019
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By JAMES HARTLEY @ByJamesHartley With 26 days left in Texas’ legislative session, lawmakers’ priorities are becoming clearer. Isaac Faz, chief legislative counsel for the Dallas County Community College District, said that bills that haven’t moved out of committee at this point will likely...
Read more → 26 Apr 2019
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By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc The Dallas County Community College District has temporarily ended the requirement of having contractors sign the anti-boycott, divestment and sanctions contract following the ruling on Thursday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman. The DCCCD's legal team sent an email...
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