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By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC The COVID-19 vaccines have brought hope of a return to normal life for some, but misconceptions are still prevalent online. These vaccine myths range from concern over side effects to fears […]

As of March 8, in-person options are now available for tutoring, library, advising and other student services on Dallas College campuses. Make an appointment and see the full list of services available here.

By JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc Erica Stephens was home alone during the winter storm on the week of Feb. 14. She had no power. She was cold. And she had serious doubts about her ability to […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Dallas College facilities suffered some damage from the winter storm that brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to North Texas the week of Feb. 14. Chancellor Joe May said two facilities […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Subway owners Tim and Cyndi Pitman are making plans to reopen for the fall semester. Subway has been closed since March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dallas College officials […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Plans are moving ahead to implement a new transfer framework designed to help students transfer all 60 credit hours of their degree plan from community college to university level. The Improving […]

The 87th session of the Texas Legislature convened on Jan. 12. Over the next 140 days, lawmakers will approve the budget for the next two years and redraw the state’s political districts. Rep. Dade Phelan […]

By JUAN QUEVEDO HERNANDEZ @TheEtCetera It was before 7 a.m. on Black Friday, and already a line had formed outside GameStop on North Cockrell Hill Road in Dallas. Luis Jimenez stood with the others in […]

By JASMINE RODGERS @TheEtCetera A recent survey by the Texas Association of Community Colleges shows that taking classes online is only one of the challenges students are facing as a result of COVID-19. This is […]

By JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc Dallas College student enrollment is down nearly 10% from last fall, with the largest dips occurring in low-income areas and ZIP codes that have been heavily affected by COVID-19, according to […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Ten fields of study suspended by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in July were green-lighted to return by the board’s transfer workgroup on Nov. 5. The board is expected to […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Dallas College will return to a fully remote work environment from Nov. 30-Jan. 4, Chancellor Joe May announced in an email today. “While we remain optimistic about returning to normalcy, we […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States. Trump refuses to concede. After flipping Pennsylvania, a state Trump won in 2016, Biden reached 273 electoral […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC A police officer from El Centro campus was injured in a shooting last night in downtown Dallas while he and other Dallas College officers were trying to arrest a man with […]

By JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc For the first time in its 50-year history, The Et Cetera has won two national Pacemaker Awards from the Associated Collegiate Press in a single year: one for its newspaper and […]

By CAMILLE SCHUH @TheEtCetera Italian immigrant Dino Santonicola achieved the American dream by opening his own restaurant in downtown Dallas last fall. Now, amid one of the most contentious presidential elections in history and record […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC President Donald Trump falsely claimed victory over Joe Biden early Wednesday morning despite a significant number of ballots still uncounted in nine states. In an address from the White House, Trump […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC A record breaking 9.7 million Texans had cast their ballot by the time early voting ended on Oct. 30, which was over 700,000 more than voted in the entire 2016 election […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC It was 9:40 on a recent Saturday morning, and Joanna Cattanach was already hard at work getting ready for a pop-up shop campaign event in the parking lot outside the building […]

In preparation for the upcoming election, we have compiled a list of local and national candidates and the issues they stand for. Each race is listed under a separate link. –Compiled by The Et Cetera […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening after three days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he received treatment for COVID-19. Trump announced on Oct. 2 […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC The first eight-week session of the semester is more than half over, and not all students have received their class materials. Dallas College’s IncludED program, which combines learning materials with the […]

BY: JORDAN LACKEY @JordanEtc LaConna Looney-Evans, Senior Academic Adviser, will be remembered for her straightforward attitude, her love for the Dallas Cowboys and her unwavering fight for better conditions for students and coworkers. She died […]

Eastfield opened its doors on Sept. 14, 1970, and plans were in the works for 50th anniversary celebrations that would have started in April and gone all the way through November. But COVID-19 changed that. […]

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Classes in spring 2021 will remain primarily online, Chancellor Joe May said in an email to employees today. May said CTE courses that began meeting face-to-face over the summer will continue, […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Dallas College employees with jobs that will be duplicated or changed by the one college structure have now been identified, Chancellor Joe May said in an email today. “We are continuing […]

By HARRIET RAMOS @HarrietRamosETC Dallas College students now have the option of going to campus for in-person tutoring and library services. Campuses have been closed since March 16 due to COVID-19. Fall classes are primarily […]