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Six steps to a stress-free summer

Fazy Camara May 12, 2025

With summer just around the corner and finals coming to an end, Eastfield students are finally able to relax and take a well-deserved break. Here are six steps to make the most of your summertime. 1....

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AI must die

Ethan Aderhold April 10, 2025

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) as we know it threatens our creative existence to become a controlled, modular point in pursuit of needless greed. The ability to create content with minuscule effort...

Students react to presidential candidates

Students react to presidential candidates

Erick Campuzano, Staff Writer September 24, 2024

The dawn of Election Day is upon us at Dallas College and, with it, came the first Presidential Debate, which took place on September 10. During the debate, former President Donald Trump made some of the...

Be fantastic, stop the use of plastic

Be fantastic, stop the use of plastic

Greta Zimmerman, Contributor May 7, 2024

I can’t help but think about how cruel and indifferent people must be to aimlessly use nonbiodegradable materials and not think about the consequences. What they don’t realize is that plastic hurts...

Gun training is a requirement for gun safety

Gun training is a requirement for gun safety

Carmen Guzman, Managing Editor May 6, 2024

As someone who’s been hung up on by a police dispatcher, I’ve learned that I’m on my own during a dangerous encounter. I have no choice but to take advantage of the Second Amendment, and I recognize...

Dallas needs a crash course in road safety

Dallas needs a crash course in road safety

Ryan Urquhart, Contributor May 5, 2024

Dallas drivers are terrible and are ruining the road for the rest of us. There must be a regional/cultural issue in effect and the worst drivers are here in our hometown. As a disabled Air Force veteran...

We need to talk about friendship breakups

We need to talk about friendship breakups

Lucero Guzman, Page Designer February 28, 2024

When someone talks about breakups, they’re usually referring to the end of a romantic relationship. Even just the word “relationship” is most often interpreted to mean a romantic one. There’s no...

AI love can't replicate human intimacy

AI love can’t replicate human intimacy

MATTHEAU FAUGHT, Presentation Editor February 28, 2024

In recent years, we’ve seen a steady rise in AI-powered chatbots with apps like Replika and character.ai. These apps allow their users to create customizable bots to chat with that take on whatever personality...

Creature capture is not Pokemon exclusive

Creature capture is not Pokemon exclusive

ETHAN ADERHOLD, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Palworld’s recent explosion in popularity has driven Nintendo’s militant fanbase to label it a Pokemon clone, but this statement paints a problematic view. Among these claims, the most prevalent is...

Inspire your muse by buying used

Inspire your muse by buying used

CARMEN GUZMAN, Managing Editor February 28, 2024

Almost every single item in my bedroom is secondhand. All of these vintage clothes, tools and cameras I buy have been around longer than I have. And not just practical items, but also newspapers detailing...

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