The discussion of bringing a gun to school often ends with a tragic headline. Columbine, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook—we all remember the first mass shooting that reminded us of our vulnerability during our years of pursuing an education. In the wake of yet another tragedy, two Missouri state senators are repealing the ban of concealed … Continue reading Guns on Campus: A Horror Story for Diversity
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In 2008 East Central College art teacher Adam Watkins decided to take a group of students to London over spring break and has gone eight years since. He came upon the idea from his past experience studying abroad in Europe. The history deriving from London plays a huge role in the art world, and it has … Continue reading ‘Ello From London!
Out With A Flicker by Dustin Triplett Self-loathing tastes of cherry lip-gloss. Your rouged commotions, and quivering conflagrations, set wildfires to the wasteland. As the birds and bees all flock to see, the façade slowly melts away underneath a lonely oak tree. Mother Nature supplied the kindling. She fanned the hatred of your flame into … Continue reading Out With A Flicker by Dustin Triplett
Baby, I’m an Arsonist by Dustin Triplett Doodling oak trees, dreams, a pen’s empty attempts to put ambition to paper. You think, only to forget Tenderhearted troublemaker, stirring up desire from broken windows. No longer tethered by deceit, you’ll go far, beyond borders, as adolescent soullessness grows worn. Motivation, dry as the bourbon river, an … Continue reading Baby, I’m An Arsonist by Dustin Triplett
Often I pondered if there was a way out of this purgatory. There were countless close calls, days I feared I would further digress into a human pincushion, strung to alcohol IVs, drifting aimlessly through hospital halls for all eternity. However, I wasn’t the only one who felt concern for my well being, as my … Continue reading Twelve Past Midnight by Dustin Triplett
Motion City Soundtrack’s (MCS) sixth studio album, “Panic Stations,” set sail via Epitaph Records on Sept. 18, 2015. As a follow up to “Go,” the new album is nautical-themed musical excellence at its finest, with many of its 11 songs referencing water and the ocean—but can a plethora of anchor references stop “Panic Stations” from … Continue reading Motion City Soundtrack “Panic Stations” Review
On Friday, February 26, 2016, East Central College will observe Black History Month with a free screening of the documentary, “Banished: How Whites Drive Blacks Out of Town in America.” The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center on ECC’s Union campus. Banished is a glance into the … Continue reading ECC Hosts Showing of Documentary “Banished” on February 26
On Friday, February 26, 2016, East Central College will observe Black History Month with a free screening of the documentary, “Banished: How Whites Drive Blacks Out of Town in America.” The event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center on ECC’s Union campus. Banished is a glance into the … Continue reading ECC Hosts Showing of Documentary “Banished” on February 26
Have you ever been doused in almost ten gallons of freezing cold ice-water? That is where two of ECC’s finest faculty members found themselves on Friday, September 5 on the BH patio. But this was far from a punishment for the Director of the Student Learning Center, Erin Anglin, and the Director of Library Services, … Continue reading Coin War: The Ice-Bucket Challenge Comes to ECC
Over a hundred people were in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center Friday Night, Jan. 16 to watch a screening of the documentary “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” and attend a panel discussion hosted by three ECC faculty members and two former residents of the Pruitt-Igoe housing complex in St. Louis. Pruitt-Igoe, a housing project managed … Continue reading “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” Panel Discussion
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