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CARES Act money now available for students

CARES Act money now available for students

June 13, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Students needing help financially can apply for money from the U.S. Department of Education through the Edquity app. Students must be enrolled in summer or fall classes...

DCCCD initiates return to campuses

DCCCD initiates return to campuses

June 13, 2020

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC When Clifford Onwueyi arrived at Eastfield Monday morning for his metal working class, he had to pass through two checkpoints on his way to the T Building. At the first...

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...

DCCCD announces most fall classes will be online

DCCCD announces most fall classes will be online

May 7, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on Thursday, May 7 at 11:38 a.m., 2:29 p.m. and 5:56 p.m. to add different pieces of information and reactions to the news.  Fall 2020 classes for the Dallas...

More businesses set to open Friday, COVID-19 cases surge in Dallas County

More businesses set to open Friday, COVID-19 cases surge in Dallas County

May 6, 2020

HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday hair, nail and tanning salons and barbershops can open for business May 8. He said stylists can only work on one customer at a time and...

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...

Chancellor recommends all employees continue being paid

Chancellor recommends all employees continue being paid

May 4, 2020

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc This story was updated on Tuesday, May 5 at 2:31 p.m. to include comments from Diana Flores. Chancellor Joe May has recommended that all employees continue to be paid while campuses...

Photo gallery: Away from 'The Hive': EFC community sticks together through shelter-in-place

Photo gallery: Away from 'The Hive': EFC community sticks together through shelter-in-place

May 3, 2020

Et Cetera photographers Baylie Tucker and Skye Seipp visited faculty and students at their homes to ask how their adjustments to working remotely have been. Social distancing measures were kept while interviewing...

Closed border brings student, family together

Closed border brings student, family together

May 3, 2020

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Mariela Lomeli had her first trip to New York City all planned out. She was going to visit a high school friend there the last weekend of March, and together they would...

Family is essential: Single father, student, warehouse worker adjusts to new routines

Family is essential: Single father, student, warehouse worker adjusts to new routines

May 2, 2020

By HUNTER GARZA @HunterTateEtc It’s Monday at 5:30 a.m. and David Ramirez is up before the sun, but more importantly, before his daughters. For three hours he works while they sleep. It’s the only...

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...

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