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Et Cetera keeps up winning Pace

November 12, 2019 etcetera 0

For the first time in its history, The Et Cetera received a Pacemaker award for general excellence in online content at the National Media Convention in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 2. This marks the fourth […]

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Eastfield gets colorful at Express Yourself event

November 12, 2019 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS and HUNTER GARZA @TheEtCetera The Hive reflected a rainbow of colors recently as Eastfield students of different sexual orientations, gender identities, religions and nationalities came together to express their identities through the […]

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Not just blowing smoke: Concerns over vaping rise after questions of safety, outbreak of lung disease

November 12, 2019 etcetera 0

By JORDAN LACKEY @TheEtCetera According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 1,479 vaping related cases of lung-injury and 33 deaths in the United States as of Oct. 15. According to […]

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Campus holds Sustainability Summit

November 12, 2019 etcetera 0

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC If global carbon emissions are not reduced by at least 40 percent by 2030, the effects will lead to global catastrophe, climate experts predict. At The Dallas County Community College District’s […]

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Campus leaders questioned about diversity efforts

October 23, 2019 etcetera 0

  By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Comments from faculty and staff members began pouring in after Dean of Student Success and Wellness Katy Launius proclaimed that LGBTQ members and other marginalized groups don’t feel safe on […]

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Tune in and veg out with the most influential Reality TV

October 9, 2019 etcetera 0

One of my favorite things to do after a long day of work, school or errands is to come home, change into my PJs and turn on some reality TV. There are so many options […]

Campus & Community

Alumni artists return to roots, show art to inspire

October 9, 2019 etcetera 0

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC “Making It,” an upcoming Eastfield exhibition, will feature seven alumni artists to inspire students and allow the artists to revisit their roots. Iris Bechtol, art professor and curator for the exhibit, […]

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Propositioning the people: 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution

October 9, 2019 etcetera 0

On Nov. 5, Texans will have their say on a list of proposed changes to the state constitution. Since the constitution took effect in 1876, voters have amended it a whopping 498 times out of […]

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Ingram moves toward better life

October 9, 2019 etcetera 0

More than half of millennial voters went to the polls during the 2016 election, and the number of college students voting in midterms doubled from 2014 to 2018. Move Texas, a nonprofit organization whose main […]

Campus & Community

Finding stillness in chaos: Part explorer, part documentarian, photojournalism professor Kael Alford shines light on rare stories

October 9, 2019 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc A single bullet hit the front bumper of Kael Alford’s vehicle as she crossed the battle lines of Najaf, Iraq. She dropped to the floorboard. She stayed there before being taken […]

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Fall 2020 tuition increase covers cost of books and supplies

October 8, 2019 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Tuition will increase in fall 2020 after the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees approved an agreement with the Follett bookstore on Oct. 1 to include textbooks with the […]

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Day of Action empowers survivors of sexual assault

October 8, 2019 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Sabrena Wynn didn’t feel safe with her boyfriend. When she wanted to go somewhere, he insisted on driving so he could control where they went. He hit her. He asked her […]

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Raining raccoons moved to new home

September 26, 2019 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc During the lunch rush on Sept. 9, a raccoon fell through the ceiling in the corner of the Mama DeLuca’s and Subway. A photo of the clumsy critter went viral on […]

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New law helps community college students transfer

September 25, 2019 etcetera 0

HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Community college students can keep the majority of their credits when they transfer to four-year universities now, thanks to a new piece of legislation signed June 14 by Gov. Greg Abbott. Sen. […]

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Volunteers sew menstruation kits for refugee women

September 25, 2019 etcetera 0

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Lacking access to basic sanitation while menstruating is something 2.3 million women and girls must deal with daily worldwide, but Eastfield has been working with Days for Girls since 2015 to […]

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Mesquite ISD makes Promise to students

September 12, 2019 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc It took the Mesquite Independent School District about two years, but administrators have now pledged to join the Dallas County Promise, and Eastfield will be one of the prime locations for […]

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Facility upgrades help growing program add office space, storage

September 11, 2019 etcetera 0

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Construction in the L Building, originally meant to be finished by the start of the fall semester, is upgrading L-108 to compensate for overcrowding- ing and older technology. The construction on […]

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Living in fear: In wake of the El Paso shooting, Hispanic residents worry about their safety

September 11, 2019 etcetera 0

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc History professor Kat Reguero-Vandeventer was on vacation when she read the news Aug. 3. A mass shooting had just taken place at a Walmart in El Paso, leaving 22 people dead […]

Campus & Community

Two friends create unique art with common materials

September 10, 2019 etcetera 0

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC       “Holding Weight”, a campus exhibition featuring the work of artist friends Taylor Barnes and Delaney Smith, showcases fiber-based artworks using handmade letter-pressed papers, duck cloth (a sturdier form of canvas) and […]

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Local gem gets back to the grill after rebuilding from fire

September 10, 2019 etcetera 0

By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Business is back to normal at Dairy-Ette, the 1950s- style diner and drive-in on Ferguson Road. You would never be able to guess from the spotlessly clean wood-paneled dining room and […]

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Police academy graduate, family displaced after crane collapse in Dallas

June 17, 2019 etcetera 0

  By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Walter Cortez looked out the sliding glass door of his first-floor apartment in Old East Dallas to see chairs and umbrellas from the pool being lifted into the sky. He […]

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