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    From the food on your plate to the pets in your home, humanity has been artificially selecting desirable traits in other organisms for thousands of years.  With the results of our success all […]

  Dear Et Cetera Staff, My compliments to Anthony Lazon for his excellent cover illustration and design on the April 3 edition of The Et Cetera. It was an excellent homage to my generation’s favorite Saturday […]

Dear Editor, The places and foods mentioned in the April 2019 article “Five vegan dishes to meet your leafy needs” are a good place to start for those interested in healthier, cleaner eating.  I, too, heartily recommend […]

  Who knew one of the most exciting times in my life would also be the most difficult and terrifying? For most students, the transition from high school to college is a dream, but that’s […]

                      Members of the media and dominant political figures often push the narrative that President Donald Trump’s wall is a racist and unethical proposition, but […]

I’m tired of the constant complaining from baby boomers and Gen Xers about millennials. Quit blaming adolescents for everything. It’s an age-old trope that should be weaned out of human consciousness. I apologize if my […]

  When most of us think back to our childhood, we see a simpler time when we didn’t have to worry about much except if there would be an open swing on the playground at […]

  Purchasing a game in these times entails more than just $60. Sure, you can settle for the standard copy, but why stop there? Why not buy even more, like a $20 skin or a […]

I am old y’all. I am not the typical young adult you see in your classes.  I may not ever see most of you as my classes are all online. I don’t carry a backpack, […]

By Skye Seipp @TheEtCetera The proposed border wall and immigration policies of President Donald Trump are about as un-American as taxation without representation. Since the 2016 election we have heard him tout that a wall […]

By David Silva @DavidSilvaETC I really wanted to have a good New Year’s resolution this time, I really did. I wanted to wake up on the first of January and pretend like staring at some […]

By Daisy Araujo @TheEtCetera So, as I am getting ready for another day of school, I start getting anxious thinking about my new classmates and new teacher. With my anxiety, I still remember to take […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

  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 […]

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 […]

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 […]