Category: Cornerstone
The Cornerstone newspaper serves as a source of information to the East Central College community and as an educational experience for students in journalism classes.
By Tyler Melvin Collegiate baseball made its official return to Union, Missouri on Friday and Saturday, March 4-5, 2022, when East Central took on Milwaukee Tech. The Falcons squad manned the field behind standout starting pitcher Alfred Ulloa in front of a large crowd. Pregame festivities included ceremonial first pitches from ECC President Dr. Jon … Continue reading East Central Baseball Team Hosts First Home Opener in 21 Years
By Tyler Melvin The Falcons softball team played their first home game of the season on March 3, 2022, against Lewis & Clark Community College. Left-handed starting pitcher Morgan Green set the tone early by striking out the first two batters she faced, showing impressive backdoor movement on her breaking pitches. Nonetheless, Lewis & Clark … Continue reading ECC Softball Home Opener March 3, Upcoming Season Outlook
By Jocie Dixon ECC is a school full of opportunities. Recently, William Phillips and Mikala Saler-Becker took advantage of that and started their own club called the Democratic Socialists Club. When asked what their club was about, Phillips said that at a surface level, “Our club is about organizing for a better future. A future … Continue reading Students Start Democratic Socialists Club
East Central College art students Madison Barbarick and Emily Knoppe will show their works in the 26th annual “Varsity Art” exhibit presented at Art Saint Louis. Barbarick, Washington, and Knoppe, New Haven, were selected by the ECC Art Department to show at the “Varsity Art XXV,” a multi-media invitational visual art exhibition, from March 4-31. … Continue reading ECC Students Selected to Show in Art St. Louis Exhibition
By Emma Thomas One bullet is all it takes to change someone’s life forever. For Jennifer Longdon and her fiance, it was five. Jennifer and David, who was her fiance at the time, were sitting in a drive-thru getting dinner. Out of nowhere, a truck sideswiped their car and opened fire on them. Both were … Continue reading One Bullet
By Jillian Stigge A student in Florida, Jack Petocz, was recently suspended from his school for giving Pride flags to his peers in retaliation to the “Don’t say Gay” bill that was passed. He responed to them saying “You’re silencing a queer student standing up for what he believes in, in his rights, and you’re … Continue reading Education Faces Dangerous New Censorships
By Marissa Frazier Based on the last available reports done in 2018 and 2019, around 1.4 million adults have attempted suicide, and 47,511 adults have died from suicide. In fact, suicide is the second leading cause of death between the ages of 10-34 in Missouri. Despite these numbers, nothing is being done about it, nor … Continue reading Let’s Talk About It: Suicide
By Julia Florian Thanks to Covid, we now have a new normal. Over the span of two years, we have had more protocols come out than ever before. First, it started off with quarantining. Have you ever seen the movie Songbird? Would a movie like this, where everyone is scared by the government, come … Continue reading Thanks to Covid
By Julia Florian Have you ever wanted to go shopping really bad, but didn’t have the money? Well, I have a great suggestion; thrift shopping. Instead of going to big outlet stores, with prices through the roof, go to some local thrift stores. You will find just what you want but at a way better … Continue reading The Joys of Thrift Shopping
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