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Dallas residents ordered to wear mask; North Texas ramps up COVID-19 testing

Dallas residents ordered to wear mask; North Texas ramps up COVID-19 testing

April 16, 2020

By HUNTER GARZA and SKYE SEIPP @TheEtCetera Citizens of Dallas County will be required to cover their mouth and nose when visiting an essential business, like a grocery store, riding public transportation...

Rapid Response Team helps students, employees adjust during crisis

Rapid Response Team helps students, employees adjust during crisis

April 16, 2020

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Dallas County Community College District Chancellor Joe May has assembled a Rapid Response Team to address the needs of students,...

Family duo, students, medical professionals persevere in the face of uncertainties

Family duo, students, medical professionals persevere in the face of uncertainties

April 15, 2020

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Mary Craft stood at the Medical City Dallas entrance on a recent Wednesday afternoon with a no-contact forehead thermometer in her gloved hand, checking the temperature...

Stimulus checks arriving but not for all

Stimulus checks arriving but not for all

April 13, 2020

By ELIJAH DELGADO and SKYE SEIPP @TheEtCetera Many college students won’t be receiving the $1,200 stimulus checks from the IRS meant to give aid during the coronavirus pandemic. People ages 19-23 who...

Academic probation isnt a death sentence

Academic probation isn’t a death sentence

April 13, 2020

By JORDAN LACKEY @TheEtCetera The world of academic probation isn’t made up of hardened criminals, but for many students the verdict feels like a prison. For them, academic redemption is a light...

Felder remembered for magnetic personality

Felder remembered for magnetic personality

April 10, 2020

  By Hunter Garza @HunterTateEtc Robert Felder, a father, grandfather and economics professor, loved putting a smile on people's faces and entertaining. His passion for his students radiated at all...

Dallas mayor shuts down parks for Easter weekend

Dallas mayor shuts down parks for Easter weekend

April 9, 2020

By LINDSEY CRAFT @LindseycraftETC All 397 parks in the City of Dallas will be closed for Easter weekend to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Mayor Eric Johnson said at a press conference today. The parks...

Summer courses move to online-only

Summer courses move to online-only

April 9, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc All Maymester and summer classes will move online in the Dallas County Community College District, Chancellor Joe May said in an email today. May’s email said the district has...

Dallas County judge shuts down craft stores

Dallas County judge shuts down craft stores

April 2, 2020

By SAZOUN GRAYER @SGrayETC Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said he will be issuing cease-and-desist orders to close Hobby Lobby stores at a press conference today. The corporate chain of craft stores...

Campus coronavirus updates: Student services

Campus coronavirus updates: Student services

April 2, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Editors note: This report on student services is part of an on-going series by The Et Cetera on how campus departments are handling the switch to online-only and will be updated...

COVID-19 ends Harvesters promising season

COVID-19 ends Harvesters promising season

April 1, 2020

By SAZOUN GRAYER @SGrayETC Leaving the field after a 6-5 loss to rival Richland on March 12, sophomore outfielder Gabriel Vasquez didn’t know that would be the last game he would play that season. He...

3 DCCCD students self-report positive COVID-19 test or exposure to virus

3 DCCCD students self-report positive COVID-19 test or exposure to virus

April 1, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Three students in the Dallas County Community College District have self-reported that they tested positive for COVID-19 or suspect they have been exposed to the coronavirus, according...

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