Hayley Vawter | Reporter Gov. Eric Greitens proposed a severe budget cut to the higher education budget for 2018. This January, Greitens proposed an additional $68 million decrease to higher education funding for 2019. Currently, the fiscal predictions for the 2019 year are only estimations, but the talk of funding cuts has left many two- … Continue reading Budget Cuts Looming, But Not Certain
Jennifer Somers | Editor During its opening weekend, the 2018 film adaptation of Marvel’s “Black Panther” drew in an estimated $192 million in the U.S. and Canada alone, making it the fifth highest-earning opening of any film, according to The Associated Press. What sets the film apart from its counterparts is the diversity of its … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Strikes Audiences with Diversity
Amanda Straight | Reporter One crisis leads to another, and this flu season is proving it. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that this season is measuring up to the severe 2014-2015 epidemic, and it’s taking its toll on the nation’s blood supply. As one of the first of the 48 states … Continue reading Widespread Flu Activity Interferes with Blood Donations
Trevor Sommer | Reporter The Falcon’s softball team was disappointed after their first games at Northeast Mississippi Community College, scheduled Feb. 16-17, were canceled due to poor field conditions from rain. Despite the setback, the team kicked off the Spring 2018 season with wins against Missouri Valley College on Feb. 27 and Lewis & Clark … Continue reading Softball Season Begins Following Weather Delay
Adam Fitts | Reporter Michail Ratcliff, East Central College's first openly gay Student Government Association President, wants to help people while staying true to himself. “If I can’t be authentic to myself, then I can’t be a good leader,” Ratcliff said. Ratcliff is the new SGA President as of the Spring 2018 semester but has … Continue reading New SGA President Offers Voice of Change
Colleen Narup | Editor After lying dormant for over a year, the ECC Anime Club has returned at the start of the Spring 2018 semester, with its first meeting taking place on Jan. 25. The club is led by President Izzabella Rucker, Vice President Brianna Summers, Secretary Nicholas Rost and Treasurer Bobbi Francis. "I think … Continue reading Students Revive Anime Club
Alex Hilse | Reporter The Spring 2018 semester has begun, which means the East Central Art Gallery will bring new exhibits for the community to see. “This semester features four group shows, and what's interesting is that the four groups are at quite different stages in their lives,” Jennifer Higerd, East Central College Gallery Coordinator, said. … Continue reading ECC Art Gallery Welcomes Local Artists
Darcy Becker | Editor When I was 16, I started to watch “The Office,” and watching it became a daily ritual. At 16, I did not know how connected to the show I would become. Following my eighth round of watching the show, I saw that a peculiar star of “The Office” was to be … Continue reading ‘If I can’t scuba, then what’s this all been about?’ Beloved ‘The Office’ actor takes stage
Jennifer Somers, Editor | The annual ECC Student Invitational Poetry Reading, hosted by Joshua Stroup, took place on Tues., Nov. 21. ECC English faculty and tutor Raphael Maurice, whose book of poetry is expected to release in January of 2018, was featured as a guest poet. More of Maurice’s work will be featured at the … Continue reading ECC Students, Faculty Share Poems at Annual Poetry Reading
Colleen Narup, Editor | Dec. 14, 2012: After murdering his mother in their nearby home in Newtown, Conn., a 20-year-old man entered Sandy Hook Elementary School while classes were in session and opened fire, killing six adult staff members and 21 children. June 12, 2016: A 29-year-old, motivated by hatred for the LGBT community, killed … Continue reading Thoughts, Prayers Will Not Save the U.S.
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