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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...

Balance scales with money being the heaviest and people falling off the top.

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...

Opinion: 'All lives matter' slogan discredits struggles of Black Americans

Opinion: ‘All lives matter’ slogan discredits struggles of Black Americans

August 27, 2020

“Black Lives Matter” will continue to be chanted until the world recognizes they do.  But as protests for the lost lives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard...

Editorial: Black Lives Matter.

Editorial: Black Lives Matter.

June 17, 2020

Editor's note:  This editorial statement originally ran on page 19 of The Et Cetera's June 12 paper edition.   

Editorial: District’s pandemic response earns five stars

Editorial: District’s pandemic response earns five stars

June 13, 2020

We commend the Dallas County Community College District for its responses to the novel coronavirus. In a time when many universities struggled with what options to take as life began shutting down,...

Opinion: Is getting drunk with friends worth the risk?

Opinion: Is getting drunk with friends worth the risk?

June 13, 2020

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...

Satire: Read if you dare: Prominent figures condemned to Dante's 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...

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