By James Hartley DCCCD Board of Trustees districts 3 and 4 are set to go into a runoff June 18, with none of the candidates running for those districts garnering more than 50 percent of the vote. Phil Ritter locked down the victory in District 2. [READ MORE: Trustee hopefuls vow to cut costs] For...

The Student Government Association has elected new officers to serve during the 2016-17 academic year. Aaron Sustaita was named president and was sworn in April 29. He served as secretary for the 2015-2016 term. Officers also elected to the executive board are Vice President Stephany Sam, Secretary...

By James Hartley and Brianna Harmon Disabled parking on campus is apparently being misused by drivers who do not have permission to park in accessible spaces. The Et Cetera found three to six violations every morning between April 25 and April 30 during peak parking hours between 9:30 and 10:30...

By Parker Ward Jennifer Scruggs didn’t need anyone to make her pursue her dream job. Nobody told her to take extra classes while working full time. But she did, and now she’ll be walking the stage Saturday a semester before she was expected to graduate. She will earn a certificate in auto...

By David Silva Alejandra Salcedo competes every day. While everyone competes with everyone else, she pushes herself to exceed previously accomplished goals. She has done this ever since she was young. Salcedo, named Student Leader of the Year last month, is the Communication Club president,...

By Parker Ward Victoria Neave visited Eastfield on April 13 as the third and final featured orator in the Student Government Association’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Neave grew up in Pleasant Grove. Her parents advised her to remember her roots. “You can go be a doctor or lawyer, but never...

By Tiffany Aragon Jose Lopez came to America at age 4 with his mother, driven across the border from Mexico by an immigrant smuggler who was paid $3,000. In 2014, he was accepted into the DACA program, giving him the opportunity to work and continue his college education. Lopez, 21, was born...

By Taylor Roberts For computer science and sociology major Aaron Sustaita, DACA status means building a future. “DACA, to me, means being able to access opportunities that I could have not originally had,” Sustaita said. “It means that not only do I have the opportunity to do something great,...

By Parker Ward Computer science major Lesly Rodriguez had to move constantly as a child, once changing schools three times in one year because her family was deported. Regular change made it hard for her to make friends. Because of this, she was able to spend more time focusing on her schoolwork....

By Jasmine Oliva and James Hartley Perla Soto has the ability to live her life out in the open, not looking over her shoulder and worrying about deportation or being unable to get a job because of her legal status. It’s because of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that Soto now has the opportunity...

By Parker Ward While the other mothers talked among themselves between plays at their children’s baseball games, future state Rep. Cindy Burkett had her head buried in a book. She was taking night classes at Eastfield while working full-time because she was ineligible to get a promotion or another...

By Jennifer Sanmiguel People interested in government careers should start by volunteering in the community and making connections with elected officials, Dallas County Community College District Trustee Bill Metzger said in a March 30 speech at Eastfield. “It’s a lot different when you are the candidate,”...

By Devon Rice and Jasmine Oliva Leslie Sanchez, an award-winning political commentator and former director of the White House Office on Hispanic Education, urged women to know their worth in a March 31 speech at Eastfield. “Women don’t make as much as men, but there are reasons,” Sanchez...

By Brianna Harmon Information technology major John Kirvin, known for his infectious smile and “goofball” personality, died of a brain bleed April 7. He was 24. Kirvin had been a member of the Communication Club since spring 2013. The club held a memorial for Kirvin April 11. Fellow member...

By Parker Ward “Jurassic Park” blew up in 1993 by presenting audiences with a thrilling story about a theme park based around dinosaurs created from a single strand of DNA. It was the first PG-13 movie that geology professor Daniel Murphy saw when he turned 13. Now that he’s a scientist,...

By Jennifer Sanmiguel A century ago, Albert Einstein theorized a universe in which space and time formed a fabric that could be pushed, pulled and distorted as objects moved through it. Last month, scientists revealed the first evidence of these ripples in space-time, called gravitational waves....

By Tiffany Aragon Puerto Rico native and biology professor Jose Flores introduced “Herpetology of Puerto Rico” during a March 1 presentation for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Week. One of the most common genus of frogs in Puerto Rico is the eleutherodactylus, also known as the tropical...