Below is a list of local, state and national resources to help people with education, finances, food, health and more. [April 1, 11:10 a.m.] Students can get assistance with finances, food and other basic...

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Crystal Zamora, a sophomore at Colony High School got the call from her sister at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 28 telling her there was a college fair in Mesquite and she should try...

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Tuition will increase in fall 2020 after the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees approved an agreement with the Follett bookstore on Oct. 1 to include textbooks...

By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Sabrena Wynn didn’t feel safe with her boyfriend. When she wanted to go somewhere, he insisted on driving so he could control where they went. He hit her. He asked her...

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc During the lunch rush on Sept. 9, a raccoon fell through the ceiling in the corner of the Mama DeLuca’s and Subway. A photo of the clumsy critter went viral on the Instagram...

By ESON FELLERS @EsonFellersETC Lacking access to basic sanitation while menstruating is something 2.3 million women and girls must deal with daily worldwide, but Eastfield has been working with Days...

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc It took the Mesquite Independent School District about two years, but administrators have now pledged to join the Dallas County Promise, and Eastfield will be one of the...

By HARRIET RAMOS @TheEtCetera Business is back to normal at Dairy-Ette, the 1950s- style diner and drive-in on Ferguson Road. You would never be able to guess from the spotlessly clean wood-paneled...

    Shorter course terms can be problematic for those seeking a restart later in life. I’ve had a few experiences with shorter terms now and would like to present the perspective of a nontraditional...

By SKYE SEIPP @seippetc Chancellor Joe May’s initiative to “become one college” by switching to a single accreditation was approved by the Dallas County Community College District Board of Trustees...

By Andrew Walter Often rumored to be ineffective and a hassle, online courses seemingly get a bad rap from the general student body. Most if not all of my peers claim that online classes are poorly structured...