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 beyond the point of moderation. The damage my liver has sustained is nobody’s problem but my own. That’s my health...

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 cardinal rules that must be followed may sound a bit odd, but even the most degraded...

  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 perfect either, but enough is enough. We’re tired of constantly being referred to as “kids...

  I’ve had what most would call a highly unusual and unorthodox upbringing. I remember the conversation with my father vividly. I was 6 years old and didn’t understand what he was telling me. I didn’t know what “gay” really meant. The only response I could form in my adolescent...

    What’s the first thing you do in the morning when you wake up? Brush your teeth? Make breakfast? Or do you check your phone to see who liked the picture you posted before bed last night?  Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and so many other platforms are all just a tap away,...

By Jessica Ramirez @TheEtCetera As a young mother of three school-age children. I know firsthand the struggles of finding adequate child care. I have experienced some issues in the past with facilities abusing children that my own children were enrolled in. This incident happened when my children...

I got my first smartphone in 2015. Right away, I was hooked. At that time in my life I was a stay-at-home mom with a 1-year-old child and the caregiver for my 76-year-old mother. That phone became my link to the outside world. I have never been into social media, but I am an information freak....

  With September being National Suicide Awareness Month, it’s important to discuss mental health and how it affects students. Many students with mental illness struggle with understanding and retaining information. If colleges are truly interested in improving their success rates, they...

        When I graduated high school four years ago and enrolled at Eastfield, I had no idea what to choose as a field of study. I thought getting my core classes out of the way would give me time to figure things out in regards to my career.        Then one day,...

  Having done the college life once before, I was dreading returning to school after a seven-year hiatus.  Walking into Eastfield on Aug. 26 was an unexpected experience that brought me a new hope to make something of myself.  The day started off with so much excitement with my first...