The Et Cetera

12/08/2023

Outside hitter Azoria Davis and libero Ava Cole had an instrumental role in the Dallas College Eastfield Women's Volleyball Harvester Bees' historic season and they share how they led the team to its success.
Written by Sean Stroud

After dropping a mere four sets the whole season, Eastfield celebrated its 29th consecutive win Tuesday, Oct. 24 to finish with an undefeated record. They defeated the Thunderducks in three sets with scores 25-13, 25-8 and 25-10. The Harvester Bees were led this season in part by Ava Cole and Azoria...

12/07/2023

Photographer Julian Valenzuela gives his opinion on the use of pumpkin spice.

Fall is a peaceful season that entails beautiful outdoor scenery, cool weather and tasty treats. However, every season has its culinary imperfections and fall’s glaring cavity is pumpkin spice. When most people think of fall, they think of pumpkins, long clothing and leaves, while some addicts thi...

12/07/2023

A holiday luncheon for faculty and staff was hosted at Dallas College Eastfield Campus.
Photos by Rory Moore

The annual holiday luncheon was hosted by campus administration today in the S building for faculty and staff members for their work during the Fall semester. The event featured food catered by Royal Catering, an ugly sweater contest and a competition for singing holiday music.

12/05/2023

A dance pop-up was hosted by the Eastfield Dance Department in time for its fall concert.
Written and photographed by Sean Stroud.

The Eastfield Dance Department’s Fall Concert takes place at 7:30, on Thursday, Nov 30 and Friday, Dec 1 in the Performance Hall and is free to attend. To drum up hype for their show, a pop-up was held in the Performance Hall lobby Nov. 20. The first dance was a duet choreographed and performed by...

12/05/2023

The Dallas College Eastfield Campus Harvesters basketball team outscored the Southwestern Christian College Rams 124-101.
Photos by Rory Moore

The Harvester Bees basketball team defeated the Southwestern Christian College Rams 124-101 yesterday on their home court. They had a wide margin over them all throughout the game and were able to maintain it in the end to improve their record to 5-9. DQuarius Burton led the team in scoring with 25....

12/01/2023

Multicultural Affairs at Dallas College Eastfield Campus hosted a cultural exhibition in which anoli dancers taught a history lesson about Native American culture.
Written by Sean Stroud

The Anoli Dancers treated Eastfield students to a cultural exhibition that also served as a history lesson to kick off Native American Heritage Month. Michael Roberts said, “Halito!,” a Choctaw greeting, to everyone before he explained that all of the dances they were going to perform had a stor...

12/01/2023

Rock and roll titans Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots stunned with music world when their most successful albums "Dirt" and "Core" came out on the same day in 1992.
Written by Rory Moore
Graphic by Mattheau Faught

Burn your wicked garden down On Sept. 29, 1992, rock bands Alice In Chains and Stone Temple Pilots blew apart the music scene with their most successful albums. AIC released their second album, “Dirt,” while STP released their debut album, “Core,” on the same date. Both bands were composed o...

12/01/2023

Editorial: School choice limits parental freedom

School choice and its promises of parental empowerment sound noble, but its goals are less than pure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is adamant on funding private and homeschool vouchers for parents. To accomplish this, he needs to funnel money into private institutions by taking it from our public school s...

11/29/2023

Head coach Phil Nickel of the Dallas College Eastfield Women's Volleyball Harvester Bees sat down with photo editor Rory Moore to look back on the historic season he experienced with the team, leading it to a perfect season and a national championship title.

It’s not often that a team can truly claim to have had a flaw- less season, but the Harvester Bees volley- ball team has earned that right. Boasting a 35-0 record overall with only six sets dropped—never more than one set a game—Eastfield took home the NJCAA Division III national championship....

11/29/2023

The library at Dallas College Eastfield Campus was closed due to a water leakage.
Written and photographed by Carmen Guzman.

Plastic wrap is the only thing keeping Eastfield’s library books safe from water leaks. Several ceiling tiles are missing with drip buckets underneath, and the section is cordoned off with tape until the damage is addressed. The ceiling unraveled during a weekend downpour, which was the worst case...

11/29/2023

Lab specialist Nico Garner has helped many students at Dallas College Eastfield Campus navigate their paths through academics to careers, and editor-in-chief Carmen Guzman sat down with him to discuss the impact he has had on those students.

If you’ve ever had a tech problem on campus, chances are you know lab specialist Nico Garner. It’s his job to help people with their problems, a speciality that fosters an inspiring reputa- tion among faculty and students alike. He sat down with Et Cetera Editor in Chief Carmen Guzman to discuss...

11/27/2023

Columnist Kian Stone shares his take on the simplification of operating systems and its impact on everyday life.

Computer literacy is a vital aspect of life in our modern-day for both personal and professional use. With each passing year, it becomes easier and easier to use computer operating systems due to a mix of simplifying menus and the tools necessary to use them. However, I believe this trend could be a...

11/23/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Et Cetera.

11/22/2023

A Luche Libre wrestling match was held in the Hive by Multicultural Affairs of Dallas College Eastfield Campus for Hispanic Heritage Month.
Written by Carmen Guzman
Photos by Julian Valenzuela

A live Lucha Libre wrestling match took place in The Hive on Oct. 10, presented by Multicultural Affairs in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. The event summoned fighters from Soar Championship Wrestling to duke it out before an energetic crowd of students and instructors. For round one, the matchmak...

11/21/2023

The Eastfield College Dance Department hosted a Dance Pop-Up for students and faculty.
Photos by Sean Stroud

Eastfield’s dance department held a Pop-Up on Nov. 20 in the Performance Hall lobby to showcase some of their dances and build anticipation for their free-to-attend 2023 Fall Concert, which takes place at 7:30 on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in the Performance Hall. The show included dances choreographed by...

11/20/2023

Latin culture is present in American life and these five attributes are used every day.
Written by Julian Valenzuela.

Hispanic Heritage Month is dedicated to the influences and effects that Latin American culture has had upon the growth of American society. It is celebrated from Sept. 17 to Oct. 15, and was originally introduced on Sept. 14 of 1989 by President George H.W Bush. Since its introduction, many major La...

11/20/2023

Audiences are used to seeing American horror films, but Latin horror is often overlooked despite its artistic value and these 5 films helped elevate the genre.
Written by Mattheau Faught

Latin horror is often underappreciated or unknown by American audiences despite being far superior by my metric. I mainly attribute this to Latin horror’s tendency to focus on tension and artistry more than American mainstream horror. To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, I’ve prepared a list of...

11/16/2023

The Dallas College Eastfield Campus basketball team won its first home game by a narrow margin over Strength N' Motion.
Photos by Rory Moore

The Eastfield Harvester Bees basketball team won its first home game of the season 94-91 against Strength N’ Motion on Nov. 14. They traded the lead with SNM multiple times during the first half before being outscored by them as time ran out. By the second half, the Harvesters overcame the deficit...