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Eastfield food pantry reopens

Eastfield food pantry reopens

July 26, 2021

The Honeycomb Cupboard food pantry reopened on July 12, after being closed for more than a year because of COVID-19. The pantry will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the...

Honeycomb Cupboard food pantry gets more space, adds new services

Honeycomb Cupboard food pantry gets more space, adds new services

July 14, 2021

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Eastfield’s Honeycomb Cupboard food pantry is now open and has relocated to a larger space in C-105. The pantry opened July 12 after being closed...

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Local nonprofit educates about importance of recycling

June 9, 2021

By ALEJANDRO CONTRERAS @TheEtCetera It’s 9 a.m. on May 8, and Charles Haggard is manning the eyeglass station at Poteet High School for Mesquite Recycles Day. It’s a busy day for the retired...

Tatiana Clark will graduate with an Associate of Science degree at the end of June and plans to study nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington this fall. Photo by Chantilette Franklin/The Et Cetera

A graduate’s journey

June 9, 2021

By HARRIET RAMOS Editor in Chief @HarrietRamosETC The air conditioner was broken at the call center where Tatiana Clark worked during the summer of 2019. She had to ask permission...

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Dallas College switches to renewable energy plan

June 9, 2021

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Dallas College has moved to a renewable energy plan through Gexa Energy that is expected to save $750,000 annually. The five-year contract went...

Bethany Salva helps at one of the Oak Cliff Veggie Project gardens on May 8. Photo by Rory Moore/The Et Cetera

Oak Cliff garden provides resources for community

June 9, 2021

By HARRIET RAMOS, LIZET VELASQUEZ and HANNAH CHITTY Editor in Chief and Contributors @TheEtCetera Mike Luster didn’t know when he started the Sankofa Community Garden in Oak Cliff...

RetroCade in Rowlett offers more than 80 classic arcade games . RetroCade is celebrating its one-year anniversary on June 12.  Photo by Chantilette Franklin/The Et Cetera

Hidden Gem: Rowlett arcade lets the good times roll

June 9, 2021

By LIZET VELASQUEZ and HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera It is shortly before 11 a.m. on May 29, and a line of customers is waiting outside the mirrored glass doors of Rowlett’s retro video...

Dallas College chancellor set to retire, successor named

Dallas College chancellor set to retire, successor named

June 9, 2021

By HARRIET RAMOS Editor in Chief @HarrietRamosETC Chancellor Joe May will retire Aug. 31, 2022, and Executive Vice Chancellor Justin Lonon is the sole finalist to take his position. May announced...

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Digital divide seminar stresses empathy, communication

May 14, 2021

By JOHNSON TRAN and LEAH SALINAS @TheEtCetera As a father of four children, psychology and sociology professor Elgrie Hurd III has experienced the challenges of transitioning to a virtual learning...

JCPenney is just one store that has struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic. Photo by Chantilette Franklin/The Et Cetera

U.S. Malls: A bygone culture shuttered by COVID-19

May 14, 2021

By JOHNSON TRAN @TheEtCetera Mall closures have ramped up during the pandemic as customers have switched to online shopping or big-box stores like Walmart. Malls have gradually closed many of their...

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Basketball star gives back to community

May 13, 2021

By ANTHONY HERNANDEZ @TheEtCetera Rowlett native JJ Murray has gone from Eastfield to the University of North Texas and is now living his dream of playing NCAA Division I college basketball. Eastfield...

Spring 2021 Virtual Student Art Exhibition

Spring 2021 Virtual Student Art Exhibition

May 12, 2021

The 2021 Spring Virtual Student Art Exhibition features work by Dallas College Eastfield Campus students. The artworks are in a variety of media, including ceramics, pastel and watercolor. They demonstrate...

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