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Entertainment

February 14, 2023

Shelton Jackson Lee, or Spike Lee as he’s known, is a filmmaker who isn’t afraid of tackling controversial issues. “Blackkklansman,” a 2018 movie that Lee directed, addresses race. Other...

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Government

February 14, 2023

Raphael Warnock, the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, has impacted and inspired people to go for the impossible. Warnock took the oath of office Jan. 20, 2021, after defeating opponent Herschel Walker...

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Health

February 14, 2023

Dr. Kizzmekia S. Corbett is an immunologist and assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard Chan School. Corbett focuses on developing vaccines that will fight viruses such as...

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‘You can do it’

February 14, 2023

Cruz says Garcia is confident, motivational and someone she can confide in. She used to work with him in the C building, and said she saw how he helped others the way he helped her. “When he gets...

Taking the time

February 14, 2023

The journey to get where he is now wasn’t easy. After crossing the border, Garcia and his mother walked to Chicago expecting to meet their relatives. But no one was there. They didn’t know...

Losing his mother

February 14, 2023

For 15 years, Garcia remained homeless. Then, at 22, he decided something had to change. He enrolled in college. Every day from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. he went to Harry S. Truman College. Garcia learned...

Review: Mexican candy to explore with your taste buds

Review: Mexican candy to explore with your taste buds

APRIL CALVO, Graphic Editor October 18, 2022

Halloween is the perfect time to introduce new flavors into your life. Tamarind, cajeta, Mexican sweet chili and powdered peanuts might be strange flavors at first, but you will grow to love and savor...

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‘He was in the flesh:’ O’Rourke visit excites El Centro

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor in Chief October 4, 2022

With no remaining seats in sight, attendees filled the floor of El Centro’s performance hall in anticipation of governor candidate Beto O’ Rourke’s Oct. 3 rally. Five minutes before O’Rourke’s...

Hayley Torres defends the ball against a Western Texas player for Eastfield.

Q&A: Soccer captain leads team with an emphasis on respect

SOPHIA HERNANDEZ, Contributor September 29, 2022

Freshman midfielder Hayley Torres takes her role as captain seriously with the amount of discipline she has learned from soccer throughout the years. Torres sat down with Et Cetera reporter Sophia Hernandez...

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Enrollment goal curbed amid nationwide decline

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief September 20, 2022

Despite more students returning to Eastfield, enrollment declined 6.7% from fall of last year. According to a 2022 study by National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, colleges saw a combined drop...

Dallas College upgrading campus safety measures

Dallas College upgrading campus safety measures

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief September 19, 2022

Enhancing security is on Dallas College’s agenda following increased concerns regarding campus safety. New measures include additional cameras, additional communication tools in RAVE and Guardian...

SMACS 0723 is the first image that was released to the public. The image was presented by President Biden at a White House briefing on July 11, a day before the official image release.

Dallas College astronomers marvel new images of deep space

CARMEN GUZMAN, Editor In Chief August 23, 2022

“It’s almost as if they don’t seem real.” Eastfield alumnus Aldahir Segovia couldn’t believe his eyes after viewing the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. “I was...

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