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Video: Muslims celebrate Ramadan from home

Video: Muslims celebrate Ramadan from home

May 23, 2020

English professor Shazia Ali spoke with The Et Cetera about how her family was celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic. Video by Skye Seipp/The Et Cetera All home...

DCCCD moves graduation ceremony online

DCCCD moves graduation ceremony online

May 18, 2020

  By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on May 18 at 8:55 p.m. to add a quote from Chancellor Joe May's email to employees. In-person graduations have been canceled across the Dallas County...

Board approves employee pay through fiscal year; District reveals new logo

Board approves employee pay through fiscal year; District reveals new logo

May 5, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc The Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees unanimously approved the recommendation from Chancellor Joe May to continue paying employees through Aug. 31. For...

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...

The Et Cetera brings in 52 TIPA awards, first place for overall excellence

The Et Cetera brings in 52 TIPA awards, first place for overall excellence

April 26, 2020

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC The Et Cetera won first place for Newspaper Overall Excellence in Division 3 from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, and Editor-in-Chief Skye Seipp was named...

Editorial: District should look for another option instead of cutting employees' pay

Editorial: District should look for another option instead of cutting employees' pay

April 22, 2020

Every Dallas County Community College District employee deserves their normal pay during the coronavirus pandemic. During what is the biggest strain on modern American life, the tension for some district...

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...

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...

Staff picks: Soundtrack to the pandemic: Some new tunes to ease your quarantine blues

Staff picks: Soundtrack to the pandemic: Some new tunes to ease your quarantine blues

April 11, 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...

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...

Staff picks: Go the distance, stay inside with these YouTube channels

Staff picks: Go the distance, stay inside with these YouTube channels

April 3, 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 place.  Running...

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...

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