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Alex Hilse| Reporter  Being a college student can be stressful. Early morning classes, the cost of those classes, books, balancing classes, homework, a job and a social life. It can be overwhelming even at the easiest of times. It can be easy to feel like you are doing all of this on your own but, … Continue reading Student Discounts Offered to ECC Students in Union

Hayley Vawter| Editor On Friday, Feb. 1, East Central College held its annual Friends of the Foundation Gala. The event was held at the Union City Auditorium, the first location of East Central College classes in April 1969.   More than 200 people attended the event and students, faculty, staff, administrators and board members, as well … Continue reading ECC Celebrates 50 Years at Foundation Gala

Sara Ireland| Reporter I had an abortion. In November of 2014, I found out I was pregnant.   I was 4 weeks along when I found out. Yes, that’s early. One of the perks of already having two children was being acutely aware of my body. It took my partner at the time and I all … Continue reading I had an abortion.

Madelyn Pecka| Reporter   Intimacy and relationships are on the decline. In the past, love, relationships and connections were a focal point of society, whereas now, the center of society is self. Our society has become self oriented.   What’s causing the focus to shift? There are a number of reasons attributed to the decline in relationships … Continue reading A Shift in Focus Leads to a More Evolved Society

Campbell Hamai| Reporter The 61st Annual Grammy for Best R&B Album was awarded to singer and musician H.E.R.’s “H.E.R.” The artist is fairly new and is bringing attention and fans to the re-emerging mystery R&B sector, known only by the acronym for Having Everything Revealed.   The Grammy awarded album “H.E.R.” is a combination album, including … Continue reading H.E.R at the 61st Grammy Awards

Joshua German| Reporter  On Jan. 18, East Central College had a Strategic Planning event called a Future Summit. The event was designed to use community input to create a new strategic plan for East Central College’s Strategic Planning Initiative, SOAR to 2024.  Impact Statements for ECC were made at the Future Summit to set goals … Continue reading ECC Holds Future Summit

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

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