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Opinion: New Year’s resolutions are bad: Here’s why

Opinion: New Year’s resolutions are bad: Here’s why

January 26, 2021

By LEAH COREAS @TheEtCetera Making New Year’s resolutions is a crazy tradition that is never second guessed, but maybe it’s time to start. Every year when I pass a park or gym during the first...

Editorial: United we stand

Editorial: United we stand

January 26, 2021

We support President Joseph Biden’s call for unity between party lines and an end to the divisive bipartisanship that’s plagued this country for far too long. As a collective staff, we watched with...

Editorial: Holiday cheer doesn’t have to be infectious

Editorial: Holiday cheer doesn’t have to be infectious

December 6, 2020

Illustration courtesy of The EtCetera 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...

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

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

December 3, 2020

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 thing. Reading...

OPINION: Why Gen Zers do not want kids

OPINION: Why Gen Zers do not want kids

November 11, 2020

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...

OPINION: College athletes deserve an income

OPINION: College athletes deserve an income

November 5, 2020

“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...

Editorial: Canceling fields of study is not an option

Editorial: Canceling fields of study is not an option

October 21, 2020

Illustration by Juan Jaramillo 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...

Opinion: School resource officers do more harm than good

Opinion: School resource officers do more harm than good

October 11, 2020

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...

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

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

October 8, 2020

Illustration by The Et Cetera 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...

Research should determine if you're pro-choice

Research should determine if you’re pro-choice

October 8, 2020

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...

OPINION: Mental health issues call for understanding, not judgment

OPINION: Mental health issues call for understanding, not judgment

October 8, 2020

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...

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Opinion: Businesses putting profit over employee safety

September 1, 2020

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...

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