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Editorial: Holiday cheer doesn’t have to be infectious

December 6, 2020 etcetera 0

After months of quarantine, paranoia and fear the holiday season seems to be the light at the end of the long dark COVID-19 tunnel. Many of us crave a suspension from our unfortunate reality, a […]

Columns

OPINION: Good novels should cause us to look within, learn

December 3, 2020 etcetera 0

I read because I want to learn. Novels, short stories, poems—I read it all.  A good story leaves me with some answers, but a great story leaves me with many questions. And that’s a good […]

Columns

OPINION: Why Gen Zers do not want kids

November 11, 2020 etcetera 0

Parents, with all due respect, you guys ruined the idea of having children for my generation. My friends and I have talked and agreed, we don’t want children. Maybe you guys planned it all out […]

Columns

OPINION: College athletes deserve an income

November 5, 2020 etcetera 0

“Show me the money,” the famous quote from the movie “Jerry Maguire,” is ultimately what the  majority of college athletes want. According to cnbc.com, a poll taken in September 2019 showed an overwhelming 80% of […]

Editorials

Editorial: Canceling fields of study is not an option

October 21, 2020 etcetera 0

We call on Dallas College leadership to appeal to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and advocate for the 10 fields of study that the board has suspended. In mid-September many students received emails telling […]

Columns

Opinion: School resource officers do more harm than good

October 11, 2020 etcetera 0

School resource officers are the law enforcement officers responsible for keeping schools and students safe and preventing crimes from happening on school campuses. More often than not, they create more issues than they solve. The […]

Editorials

Editorial: Trump’s time is up; vote for Biden to kick him out

October 8, 2020 etcetera 0

Due to his progressive policies on immigration, higher education and LGBTQ equality we believe former Vice President, Joe Biden, is the best candidate to lead the country. Whereas Biden was not our first choice, we […]

Opinion

Research should determine if you’re pro-choice

October 8, 2020 etcetera 0

If you ask what abortion is, one person will say it’s the ending of an unwanted pregnancy. Another will say it is murder. Some say women’s rights require it; others say it is unconstitutional. I […]

Opinion

OPINION: Mental health issues call for understanding, not judgment

October 8, 2020 etcetera 0

Some would argue that school can affect a student’s mental health, but for me and many others, it is our mental health that affects our education. I enjoy learning new things and have always been […]

Columns

Opinion: Businesses putting profit over employee safety

September 1, 2020 etcetera 1

Businesses are putting customer satisfaction and profit ahead of employee safety, and personally, I’ve had enough. While many countries around the world have been able to flatten the curve of their coronavirus infection rates, the […]

Columns

Opinion: ‘All lives matter’ slogan discredits struggles of Black Americans

August 27, 2020 etcetera 0

“Black Lives Matter” will continue to be chanted until the world recognizes they do.  But as protests for the lost lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks continue, “Black Lives Matter” has been […]

Editorials

Editorial: Black Lives Matter.

June 17, 2020 etcetera 0

Editor’s note:  This editorial statement originally ran on page 19 of The Et Cetera’s June 12 paper edition.   

Editorials

Editorial: District’s pandemic response earns five stars

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

We commend the Dallas County Community College District for its responses to the novel coronavirus. In a time when many universities struggled with what options to take as life began shutting down, employees in the […]

Columns

Opinion: Is getting drunk with friends worth the risk?

June 13, 2020 etcetera 0

Many of us have found solace in the comfort of a shot glass as it slides across the bar top. A bar is a wonderful and beautiful sanctuary. I myself am inclined to indulge well […]

Columns

Satire: Read if you dare: Prominent figures condemned to Dante’s 9 levels of hell

May 1, 2020 etcetera 0

Dante Alighieri wrote “The Divine Comedy” nearly 700 years ago in the 14th century. The three-volume work focuses on the experience of life after death and the possibilities of each metaphysical stage in the afterlife: […]

Coronavirus

Editorial: District should look for another option instead of cutting employees’ pay

April 22, 2020 etcetera 1

Every Dallas County Community College District employee deserves their normal pay during the coronavirus pandemic. During what is the biggest strain on modern American life, the tension for some district employees has been cranked tighter […]

Columns

Our pandemic stories: Mother, student, editor finds room for gratitude through difficulties

April 8, 2020 etcetera 0

About six weeks ago I stood in the soup aisle at Kroger and debated whether or not to stock up on some extra food. COVID-19 was starting to make its presence known in the United […]

Columns

Our pandemic stories: No boredom for pharmacy technician, student, staff writer

April 8, 2020 etcetera 1

As a pharmacy technician, I haven’t had the option of staying home like many people have. My friends complain on social media about their levels of boredom since the quarantine went into effect. Meanwhile, I […]

Coronavirus

Don’t get stung by online classes, follow these tips from a virtual course veteran

March 29, 2020 etcetera 0

By HUNTER GARZA @HunterTateEtc An extended spring break may have seemed like a good idea. Then came the shift of all classes online. Some people may think online classes are a breeze, but that is […]

Coronavirus

Editorial: DCCCD should announce changes now to ease COVID-19 uncertainty

March 15, 2020 etcetera 0

The Dallas County Community College District needs to extend spring break for a week amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. It’s the responsibility of the district to ensure the public is safe. By allowing the […]

Editorials

EDITORIAL: LGBTQ community deserves more

March 5, 2020 etcetera 0

It’s time for administrative leaders on campus to address the targeted attacks against the LGBTQ community. In October, Dean of Student Success and Wellness Katy Launius expressed concerns about the treatment of LGBTQ community members […]

Editorials

Editorial: Not voting has dire consequences

February 20, 2020 etcetera 0

People of Eastfield, it’s time to get out and vote.   There’s a polling station located near the business office in the C Building for Dallas County residents, so most of you do not have […]

Columns

Opinion: Addiction is not a weakness, it’s a disease

February 18, 2020 etcetera 2

   In 2009 the Drug Policy Alliance released a brief stating that thousands of veterans were addicted to prescription medications. Little did I know that I was one of them.  As a soldier, part of […]

Editorials

Editorial:”One College” will move DCCCD forward

February 9, 2020 etcetera 0

We support the Dallas County Community College District’s single accreditation initiative. Students and the district have been negatively impacted by a separate accreditation system for too long.  In August, Chancellor Joe May announced his plan […]

Columns

Opinion: At home tattoos cost more in the long run

February 4, 2020 etcetera 0

At-home ink-slingers spit in the eye of everything so many rabble-rousers and mischief-makers have literally bled for to build. Tattoo culture is comprised mostly of heathens and rule breakers. To say there are a few […]

Editorials

Editorial: Education key to creating the future

December 10, 2019 etcetera 0

  As the staggering 2010s come to an end, it’s going to be up to students like us to begin the patchwork. Over the past decade many of us have grown out of adolescence and […]

Columns

Opinion: New rallying cry in age-old clash of generations

December 10, 2019 etcetera 0

  OK, boomer. We get it. You’re grumpy and old and we’re walking around changing the status quo. We’re living our best lives without feeling the need to put down the younger generations. We aren’t […]

Columns

Opinion: Challenging books should be taught not banned

December 5, 2019 etcetera 0

  Frustrated supporters of thought-provoking literature recently celebrated Banned Books Week. But considering all the efforts to suppress “controversial” writing, maybe the recognition should be year-round. The inclusion of LGBTQ content is cited as being […]

Editorials

EDITORIAL: Take part in the college experience

November 19, 2019 etcetera 0

  A few weeks ago we called out the college for holding lackluster events, specifically those during Hispanic Heritage Month. But Eastfield is doing some things right, and both students and employees should take notice. […]

Columns

OPINION: Don’t lose your identity for a relationship

November 14, 2019 etcetera 0

  I once thought being a single woman was a curse and that I needed a man to validate me and give me a sense of worth. I didn’t like who I was. I thought […]

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