Hayley Vawter| Editor Since August 2018, ECC and CampusWorks-- a company designed to help create strategic plans for higher education-- have been working hard to create a five-year strategic plan for the college. After ECC received an accreditation status of “on notice” from the Higher Learning Commission in Oct. 2017, the college hired CampusWorks to … Continue reading SOAR to 2024- Strategic Planning Progress
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Joshua Kierns| Reporter To consider voting for a third-party candidate considers wasting your vote. This seems to be the sentiment planted into American politics. This doesn’t seem like a stretch especially when examining independent candidates. In the 2016 election Gary Johnson from the Libertarian Party, only secured a measly 3.3 percent of the popular … Continue reading From Coffee to Campaign
Campbell Hamai | Reporter Directed by Jon M. Chu, the romantic comedy “Crazy Rich Asians” is funny, gorgeous and definitely dreamy. With a terrific cast, glamorous locations, witty jokes and a classic story given new life, this movie is worth seeing in theaters, maybe even twice! On top of all that, it may prove to … Continue reading ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Takes Box Office by Storm
Jessie Chafin | Reporter Ft. Campbell Hamai| Reporter In modern music, we have begun to see multiple cultures and languages blend into the mainstream. From hits like “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi to the classic “Gangnam Style” by PSY. Now, there is a new global sensation that is sweeping the states, and the world. The … Continue reading BTS New Album ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ Takes Over Music Industry
Joshua Kierns | Reporter Brockhampton (stylized as “BROCKHAMPTON”) is an American hip-hop group consisting of six different artists, as well as many others working behind the scenes. The group released a trilogy of albums last year known as “SATURATION”. “iridescence” marks the groups first album without member Ameer Vann, who earlier this year was accused … Continue reading BROCKHAMPTON: iridescence
Lucy Roth | Reporter On Friday, Sept. 21, my sister, Clare, and I travelled almost four hours to report on President Trump’s rally in Springfield, Missouri. Clare is a reporter for the Columbia Missourian, and her editor required her to be granted press credentials for the event, if she wanted to cover it. She requested … Continue reading Journalism in the Trump Era
Campbell Hamai | Reporter Celebrating the history, culture and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Since 1977, the Garden has proudly hosted this unique event at one of the largest Japanese gardens in North America: … Continue reading Bringing Japan to St. Louis
Mark Williams | Reporter Few Popes in the history of the Holy Roman Catholic Church have been more controversial than Pope Paul VI. Aside from his strong and heroic condemnation of birth control, something I applaud as a rare show of backbone, and a few vague statements against the “auto-demolition of the Church” (which he … Continue reading Against the Canonization of Pope Paul VI
Morgan Holdmeyer | Guest Reporter As Americans, we have lots of rights - free speech, free press, free protest, among many more. Our rights allow us to think, speak and act as we please. Yet, these freedoms did not come free. The Declaration of Independence did not write itself and the Revolutionary War did not … Continue reading Exercise Your Rights, Expand Your Freedom
Justin Rost | Reporter On Sept. 20, I had the pleasure of attending the Franklin County Candidate Forum here at ECC. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I walked away pleasantly surprised at the progressive options available this election season. If you’ve been hoping for change then I have the scoop on upcoming policies … Continue reading Progressive Platforms at the Franklin County Candidate Forum
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