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Satire: Read if you dare: Prominent figures condemned to Dantes 9 levels of hell

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

May 1, 2020

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...

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

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

April 22, 2020

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...

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

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

April 8, 2020

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 States, and the fear that...

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

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

April 8, 2020

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....

Dont get stung by online classes, follow these tips from a virtual course veteran

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

March 29, 2020

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...

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

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

March 15, 2020

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...

EDITORIAL: LGBTQ community deserves more

EDITORIAL: LGBTQ community deserves more

March 5, 2020

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...

Editorial: Not voting has dire consequences

Editorial: Not voting has dire consequences

February 20, 2020

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 any excuses...

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

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

February 18, 2020

   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...

Editorial:"One College" will move DCCCD forward

Editorial:"One College" will move DCCCD forward

February 9, 2020

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...

Opinion: At home tattoos cost more in the long run

Opinion: At home tattoos cost more in the long run

February 4, 2020

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...

Editorial: Education key to creating the future

Editorial: Education key to creating the future

December 10, 2019

  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 emerged to find a world...

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