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Eastfield food pantry reopens
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. […]
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Campus & Community
MISD “Future Makers” Virtual Art Gallery
This year’s “Future Makers” gallery is featuring artwork by Mesquite ISD High School AP art students. Marking eighteen years of hosting the exhibition, Eastfield’s Gallery 219 is proud to continue fostering the goals and celebrating the achievements of Mesquite […]
Life & Arts
Student dance exhibition
Students from Dallas College Eastfield’s dance program have put together a virtual presentation of their work. The following videos feature performances by Sarah Mendez, Dakota Muenz, Taylor Owen and Teresa Tinoco. Sarah Mendez: “Doll Parts” […]
Campus & Community
Fall virtual student art exhibition
Eastfield’s visual art students have put together an exhibition in a variety of medium including acrylic, charcoal, watercolor and digital photography. The campus remains closed due to COVID-19, so The Et Cetera offered to host […]
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Quiet on campus: COVID-19 keeps Eastfield relatively empty
Et Cetera photographer Rory Moore captured photos of a nearly-empty Eastfield campus on Nov. 17, shortly before Dallas College returned to a fully remote work environment on Nov. 30.
Campus & Community
Dance does a “Pivot” to digital
“PIVOT” is the new fall digital dance concert from Dallas College – Eastfield’s dance students and faculty. This concert features new, original works from faculty members Danielle Georgiou (in association with the Danielle Georgiou Dance […]
Campus & Community
‘Trifles’ radio play
Inspired by Murder? Susan Glaspell worked as a reporter for the Des Moines Daily News from 1899-1901, where she covered the trial of Margaret Hossack, a woman accused of murdering her husband. She wrote “Trifles” […]
Life & Arts
Big Tex returns to Fair Park
The 2020 Texas State Fair had to be canceled because of COVID-19, but Big Tex arrived at Fair Park Sept. 16 in preparation for photo-and-food drive-thru events that will be held every weekend until Oct. […]
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‘Change has to happen’: Protests to end police brutality erupt in America following death of George Floyd
By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Jeremiah Roland began shaking as a police officer approached his vehicle. He wasn’t speeding and wondered why he was being stopped. “Black men are scared when we’re in the car and […]
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Photo gallery: Calmer streets in third day of Dallas protests
On Sunday, the City of Dallas imposed a 7 p.m. curfew on parts of the city in response to Friday and Saturday’s protests that ended in riots. However, demonstrators peacefully gathered in parts of the […]
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Photo gallery: Second day of Dallas protests turns into chaos
Protests continued in Dallas on Saturday after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Police fired tear gas, pepper bullets and nonlethal rounds or rubber bullets at protesters throughout the day. Nearly 100 arrests were […]
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Photo gallery: Protesters, police clash in Dallas after killing of George Floyd
On Friday, more than 1,000 people met in front of the Dallas Police headquarters to protest the killing of George Floyd, a black man in Minneapolis. A video of Derek Chauvin, a white former police […]
Campus & Community
Video: Muslims celebrate Ramadan from home
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 footage was […]
Campus & Community
Photo gallery: Away from ‘The Hive’: EFC community sticks together through shelter-in-place
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 and photographing each.
Campus & Community
Virtual student art exhibition
The final art exhibition this year for Gallery 219 was set to feature pieces by visual art students at Eastfield. Due to the campus being closed because of COVID-19, The Et Cetera offered to host […]
Coronavirus
Video: Et Cetera media meet: editor, journalists, employees discuss role of media
Editor in Chief Skye Seipp spoke with current and former journalists and Eastfield employees about the role of the media during COVID-19. Other topics included media literacy and reporting on marginalized communities. The panel was […]
Coronavirus
Video: 5 tips for handling anxiety in a pandemic
Counselor Jaime Torres sat down with The Et Cetera and gave people his five tips for dealing with anxiety during the COVID-19 crisis. Video by Marisol Ramirez
Basketball
‘That type of stuff hurts’: Harvesters season ends in final four match against Mohawk Valley
Video by Marisol Ramirez and Skye Seipp By SAZOUN GRAYER @sazoungrayerETC ROCHESTER, Minn. — As the final seconds ticked off the clock and hope began slipping away, an eerie silence washed over the Eastfield bench. […]
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Harvesters brace for Cyclones tonight amid changes to tournament scheduling
Video by Marisol Ramirez and Skye Seipp By SAZOUN GRAYER AND SKYE SEIPP @sazoungrayerETC and @seippetc ROCHESTER, MINN — The NJCAA has announced that they will continue Division III tournament play but will be canceling […]
Basketball
Video: Harvesters to play St. Cloud in first game of NJCAA tournament
Eastfield will play St. Cloud Technical and Community College in the quarterfinal game of the NJCAA Division III tournament Thursday night. The No. 3 Harvesters had a bye on Wednesday, but watched No. 11 St. […]
Basketball
Video: Harvesters basketball begins training in Minnesota
Eastfield had its first practice in Minnesota on Tuesday ahead of the NJCAA Division III national tournament. Guard TaMarcus Butler and coach Anthony Fletcher talked with The Et Cetera about what the team is working […]
Campus & Community
Play explores masks we wear in everyday life
By JORDAN LACKEY @TheEtCetera Slurred profanities will be screamed from vomit-stained lips in the Harvester Theatre Company’s production of “God of Carnage” by Yazmina Reza. Premiering March 4, four pernicious characters will wreak havoc on […]
Basketball
Harvesters punch ticket to national tournament after beating Thunderducks
Video by Marisol Ramirez By SAZOUN GRAYER @sazoungrayerETC The Harvesters held off Richland 63-61 in the Region V championship match Saturday and became the first team to advance to next month’s NJCAA Division III national […]
Basketball
Harvesters throw shade over Suns, advance to tournament championship against Richland
Video by Anthony Lazon By SAZOUN GRAYER @sazoungrayerETC The Harvesters will advance to the finals of the Dallas Athletic Conference Region V tournament after beating the Cedar Valley Suns 84-80 Thursday night. Forward D’Angelo Smith […]
Campus & Community
Video: Dallas Black Dance Theatre comes to Eastfield
Video by Marisol G Ramirez/The Et Cetera The Dallas Black Dance Theatre troupe came to Eastfield on Feb. 6 as a part of the college’s Black History Month events. The group was established in 1976 […]
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Dallas Women’s March celebrates voting rights
Thousands of women, men and children participated in the fourth Dallas Women’s March on Jan. 19. This year the march celebrated the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which was ratified to the U.S. Constitution […]
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Video: Students visit Chickasaw reservation
The Office of Student Engagement and Retention took a group of students to the Chickasaw Nation Reservation in Oklahoma on Nov. 25. Program coordinator Jide Carew sat down with Et Cetera reporter Marisol G Ramirez […]
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LULAC returns to Eastfield with renewed involvement
By MANUEL CRUZ @TheEtCetera After an extended hiatus, the League of United Latin American Citizens has returned to Eastfield to promote the needs of the Hispanic community. With the help of Professors Kat Reguero-Vandeventer and […]
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Trump supporters flood streets for Dallas rally
By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Victory Plaza and the surrounding streets turned into a red sea on Oct. 17 for President Donald Trump’s Keep America Great rally at the American Airlines Center. Supporters wearing Trump paraphernalia […]
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DFW twisters spare lives, destroy property across cities
By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Ten tornados tore across North Texas after dark Sunday night, leaving severe damage in their wake but causing no deaths, according to the National Weather Service. An EF-3 tornado touched down […]