Brittany Watson, Guest Contributor Hundreds, Thousands, Of people hanging, Hanging to be remembered, Not because of something they have been Spuriously accused of some foul mistruth, Not so the people who thought they were better than those Of another color can point, laugh, take obscene photos, throw things at them, Even burn or shoot them, … Continue reading Remember
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Hayley Vawter| Editor When Joshua German, president of Phi Theta Kappa, took African American Literature in Spring 2018, he had no idea it would lead to orchestrating a school trip to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama the following year. The trip will take place April 12-14 and is available for all … Continue reading Students to Visit Civil Rights Monuments in Alabama
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
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
Bob Pruessner| Reporter Visiting the art gallery here at East Central College is one of my favorite things to do when I find myself with spare time between classes, and the installations always leave me impressed. This recent exhibition was no exception. Over the past month, the art gallery has presented works from ECC alumni … Continue reading ECC Presents Alumni Art Gallery Show
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
Gwendolen Minks | Reporter East Central College hosted its first Franklin County Candidate Forum here on the Union campus on Sept. 20. The event was packed with faculty, the local public and ECC students who wanted to gain knowledge about the candidates in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. The event began at 6 p.m. with … Continue reading ECC Hosts Candidate Forum
Gwendolen Minks | Reporter On Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, 34 students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa in the Fall Induction Ceremony that was held at ECC’s Training Center. The ceremony was a way for families to celebrate the new inductee's accomplishment of being accepted into ECC’s Phi Theta Kappa membership that only students with … Continue reading Phi Theta Kappa Has Fall Induction Ceremony
By Joshua Kierns|Reporter LouFest is quite possibly one of the largest musical festivals in the St. Louis area, or at least it would be. That is if the festival itself was not cancelled. However, let us delve deeper into the underlying business of LouFest itself, and see how these turn of events occurred. Mike Van … Continue reading LouFest: What Went Wrong
Gwendolen Minks|Staff Reporter East Central College Theatre is presenting “Doublewide, Texas” on Oct. 4-6.The laugh-out-loud comedy is filled with humor as the play follows a trailer park in Texas that take a stand against the neighboring town, Tugaloo, who wants to annex their homes. The plot thickens as the audience watches the relatable and comical … Continue reading “Doublewide, Texas” Coming to East Central College Stage
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