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Staff picks: Don't waste your pandemic, learn something new

Staff picks: Don't waste your pandemic, learn something new

May 2, 2020

You can spend your days watching Netflix and playing Animal Crossing while you shelter in place, or you can use this unprecedented amount of free time to learn a new skill. Thanks to technology and the...

Peer recovery meetings continue online

Peer recovery meetings continue online

April 29, 2020

By JORDAN LACKEY @TheEtCetera In the wake of the campus closure due to COVID-19, the Human Services Club has switched its peer recovery meetings to a virtual format via Zoom. Many of the club’s activities,...

Abbott announces some businesses can open Friday

Abbott announces some businesses can open Friday

April 27, 2020

By Sazoun Grayer @SGrayETC Gov. Greg Abbott will not renew the statewide stay-at-home order when it expires Thursday. All retail stores, restaurants, movie theaters, churches and malls can reopen Friday...

Staff picks: Quarantini ideas to turn up this week

Staff picks: Quarantini ideas to turn up this week

April 26, 2020

Editor’s note: Staff picks is a new series that provides readers with suggested shows, movies and other forms of entertainment staff of The Et Cetera recommends people check out while sheltering in...

Pandemic inspires EFC community to donate time, PPE

Pandemic inspires EFC community to donate time, PPE

April 22, 2020

By SAZOUN GRAYER @SGrayETC With everyone stuck at home, some people in the Eastfield community are doing what they can to impact their community during the quarantine, from sharing meditation tips to...

Q&A: Census coordinator emphasizes importance of being counted

Q&A: Census coordinator emphasizes importance of being counted

April 18, 2020

Every 10 years the United States conducts a census to determine the number of people within its borders. In spite of the interruption of normal life the coronavirus pandemic has caused, the Census Bureau...

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,...

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...

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