On March 10, ECC- Student Development sent a school-wide email addressing new measures the school is taking to increase campus security. According to the ECC Development press release, the Board of Trustees approved a $4 per credit hour security fee for students enrolled in on-campus classes after reviewing a school-wide student survey. The Cornerstone spoke … Continue reading New Student Fee Increases Campus Security
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Two weeks ago I collected the mail and found that I had finally received my Bernie Sanders bumper sticker. I was ready to run out and slap it on the back of my car until I received loads of advice as to why I shouldn’t. My mother warned that someone might vandalize my car if … Continue reading A Sticky Situation: The Decline of Political Bumper Stickers
At their meeting on March 7, the Board of Trustees approved a number of policies, bids and authorizations. In addition, the members approved a policy dealing with animals on the ECC campus. This policy will allow service animals on campus and inside the buildings, but prohibit non-service animals from entering inside the buildings. A service … Continue reading Trustees Approve New Service Animal Policy
On March 29, the ECC students and instructors who answered London’s call over spring break attended a play unlike any other: New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester. New Dawn Fades follows four punk revolutionaries from Manchester, England who would unknowingly (and perhaps unwillingly) become one of the most influential bands of … Continue reading I Saw A Ghost: A Review of New Dawn Fades: A Play About Joy Division and Manchester
Upon returning to class this spring you may have noticed the new and improved safety and emergency procedures hung in each classroom. If not, it’s vital you take a look around, for this information could one day save your life. As I sat down with Mark Eaton, director of Safety here at East Central College, … Continue reading The Safety Dance: Staff Concerns with HB 1899
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
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
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