Dear Et Cetera Staff and especially cartoonist Abednego Leal, It was first with great pride and joy that I read Mr. Leal’s Awkward Avocado comic strip titled,  “The Pun-ishing Duo.” However, my joy soon turned to dismay at having now been cast as a comic strip-per! Was someone watching...

By David Silva The fact that it took one huge flaming orange comet of presidential malice and ignorance for us to give a damn and show up to the polls on Election Day is total bull. Educated people (us, college students) with any kind of perception of the trouble that marginalized groups endure should...

Welcome to community college. Do you know where your towel is? Douglas Adams, author of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” coined that phrase while he was vacationing in Greece and all his friends were always waiting on him to find his towel. College is one big, long transition, and it’s...

To the editor, I appreciate your kind comments and the fun drawing with me wearing a super cape in the Oct. 10 edition of the Et Cetera. Supporting the Et Cetera has been such a pleasure for me. Each year the staff and editors amaze me with the dedication, work ethic and talent that maintain the excellence...

As someone who grew up attending inner city schools in Dallas, I had a much different experience than my peers who lived in the suburbs. My daily routine since sixth grade consisted of standing in line with my backpack unzipped, waiting to place it on a table where it would be searched. As faculty...

Life’s greatest gifts come between the pages of a passport. That little blue-bound book has taken me on many adventures and has shown me who I am. The greatest education I have ever received in life has come with a passport stamp. It can take you to every corner of the world, from the Northern...

Editor’s note: This is a satirical piece and should not be considered a credible source of information. As satire, some information and quotes are fabricated or exaggerated to make a point. Yes, this is fake news. On a sunny morning on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, the Grand Old Party and Democratic...

By Alexis Rodriguez Growing up as an awkward teenager in the 2010s, one of my favorite methods of communicating with new people was by sending and receiving memes. Even now as a substantially less awkward adult, my number one pick-up line on Tinder is “send me memes pls,” with varying levels of success. Despite...

Flea-infested, underweight and deathly ill. These are the things I saw when I came across 13-year-old Isobel, a scrappy little Chihuahua at the Garland Animal Shelter. She had been used as a breeder her whole life, and then abandoned when she could no longer produce puppies. Within the next year of her new life...

Fortnite is the hottest game to play on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and most recently, your own cell phone and my personal favorite, the Nintendo Switch. Let’s have a quick rundown of the game just in case you’re about to chuck the newspaper away: there are two playable modes such as Save the World...

The expectation that women must wear skirts and dresses while playing tennis has been launched into the spotlight after Serena Williams wore a catsuit to the French Open. The suit, which helped prevent blood clots from forming after having her first child almost a year ago, made her feel like a “superhero,”...

It was almost two years ago that Colin Kaepernick infamously kneeled down during the national anthem preceding kickoff of a San Francisco 49ers game. Since then, Americans have been in a constant storm of controversy, and it doesn’t seem to be near resolution. Plenty of newsworthy events deserve...

The environments on major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have been hurting users for years, and there’s still no solution in sight. Instagram, Facebook and Twitter all have bullying or harassment guidelines with specific methods to report abuse. But the sites place the burden on users...

  Plagiarism and other unethical practices in journalism can happen at the local news station, the multi-million-dollar news conglomerate and even at one of the most influential video game and entertainment media websites worldwide. After releasing a video review for “Dead Cells,” IGN’s...

By Aji Mariam DACA is more than a bargaining chip. America is currently battling a war on immigration that accentuates a divide amongst political entities. The Trump administration and its allies have led the conversation towards the construction of a border wall between the citizens of the United...

By David Silva What do you have in common with a Trump supporter? No, I’m not comparing you to your misguided uncle or someone who reluctantly voted for him. No, you have something in common with a MAGA hat wearing, build-that-wall chanting, and fake news sharing die-hard supporter. Both of you think...

By David Silva On April 6, I received confirmation that my U.S. Permanent Residency application was approved. After being in this country since 2002, after years of seeing my mother struggle to find a job, drive a car and report crime with her immigration status hovering over her head, I knew what...

By James Hartley Professional independent journalism in America died Nov. 2, 2020, after a decades-long battle against decreasing public support, financial crisis and, most recently, attacks by elected officials. It was 285 years old. The independent press in America was born during a sedition trial...

By Gary Magenheimer Studies show that beer will actually keep you healthy. No, you did not misread that. The idea of beer being healthy, to me at least, feels almost wrong to type out. It feels like I’d have to follow that statement with something equally absurd like, “Eating four steaks in sequence...