The Et Cetera • 25th April 2023

Q&A: Passion launches Spohn to state SGA presidency”

Hannah Spohn, president of the Texas Junior College Student Government Association, says leadership is projecting your voice to help others.

Hannah Spohn’s passion for student government shines in her role as president of the Texas Junior College Student Government Association. Appointed at age 19, she became the youngest member to take the organization’s reins.

Spohn spoke with Et Cetera contributor Raine Caldwell about the role of student government and her future aspirations.

Q: What is TJ...

The Et Cetera • 28th February 2023

OPINION: Health care’s racist past still harms patients today

Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raising over $156 million in funding to ensure that everyone got vaccinated, only 44.1% of African Americans were fully vaccinated by the end of 2022 as compared with 59% of non-Hispanic white people.

The COVID-19 pandemic affected everyone, but some groups felt the impact more significantly. Children, disabled individuals and the elderly were among those with the highest mortality rates. But once the distribution of vaccines began, minorit...

Richland Student Media • 15th February 2023

Local students at Community College Day in Austin

Richland Student Government Association members went to the state Capitol in Austin for Community College Day on Jan. 25. They were joined by other students across the Dallas
College campuses and made a mark by expressing their concern for problems that need to be addressed.
Because Dallas College was the biggest participant at the event, they got a day’s head start in meeting with their representatives.
In an unexpected meeting, representative State Senator Royce West (D) from District 23 in Da...

Richland Student Media • 3rd May 2024

‘The First Omen’ a bad one for the future of horror

It appears that we have another take on the Antichrist story in the movie “The First Omen.” This movie takes us to Rome in 1970, where Margaret, played by, Nell Tiger Free, is dropped off at a Catholic orphanage to become a full-fledged nun. She is not in Massachusetts anymore as she witnesses mass protest from young adults arguing for change in various issues.
Margaret has some problems of her own in the journey to “take the veil.” She discovers her new purpose for the church and does everythin...

Richland Student Media • 4th April 2023

Guns in school zones:

Staff Illustration Rachael Foong/Jesse Serrano
In the event of a school shooter, I was told to run and hide in the corner away from any windows and lock any entrances. If I was in the restroom, I was out of luck. If I was in a hallway, I had to hope that a teacher would open the door to let me in and hide with them.
When I experienced a gun incident, all of the rules went out the window, and the fear of being shot crept inside my mind.
It was just like any other Friday in 2016. I was getting rea...

Richland Student Media • 7th March 2023

Richland clubs lack involvement

Staff Photo/Simon Pruitt
Dallas College provides many students with resources and helps students from all walks of life. For students looking to add more substance to their lives, there are clubs on Richland Campus like the Philosophy Club or organizations like the Male Achievement Program. These help students looking to find friends or more opportunistic spaces to be in. They are open to all students at Richland, and many students find their calling through them.
Looking at the list of availabl...

Richland Student Media • 9th February 2023

Martin Luther King Jr and his cherry-picked legacy

If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, he would be 94 years old. He would have lived through 9/11 and the election of former president Barack Obama. Current president Joe Biden is 80 and saw the civil rights movement end with Dr. King’s death, 55 years ago, in 1968.

All the talk of numbers is to show that the time in which King lived wasn’t that long ago, and the timeline of social justice doesn’t stop when a leader dies. When we search photos of King, we see photos that are black and...

Richland Student Media • 4th February 2023

‘Broker’ review: How much is a newborn worth?

In Korean with English subtitles, the drama begins with So-young, played by South Korean singer and actress IU, giving up her child at an infant drop box. She is watched by detective Lee, portrayed by Lee Joo-young, and Soo-jin, played by Bae Doona.
They are investigating a human trafficking ring that is hidden by the creators of the drop box, Sang-Hyeon and Dong-Soo, played by Song Kang-Ho and Gang Dong-won.
It is revealed that So-young regrets her choice and goes back only to find her child in...

Richland Student Media • 27th January 2023

Finding my way on the first day back

Frantically trying to find a parking space at the Dallas College Eastfield Campus wasn’t the only thing that peeved me on my first day back on campus. Having the Dallas college website crash at the start of the semester sent my head in a spiral. It was unexpected and affected many people that use the website. No one knew what to do and couldn’t find their classes.

I had exactly five minutes to find my class within the sea of other college students. I didn’t know where I was going because I coul...

Richland Student Media • 3rd December 2022

Make a decision to watch ‘Decision to Leave’

What would you do for love? Would you sell everything you have? Would you steal for it? How about taking another person’s life?

These decisions are what plagues the mind of Seo-rae, played by Chinese actress Tang Wei, as the focus of the movie “Decision to Leave.” But she isn’t the main character. The main protagonist is detective Jang Hae-joon (Park Hea-il), a married man who investigates the killing of Seo-rae’s husband.

His death looks like a common climbing accident, but a little too curat...

Richland Student Media • 1st December 2022

Food pantry at Richland just keeps feeding

Richland Student Media • 24th October 2022

Pink is more than a color

October marks the start of fall and the spooky Halloween season, but there is some- thing that is scarier than monsters and ghosts. Something that emerges in about 266,000 people each year, and that is breast cancer.
October is also Breast Cancer Awareness Month and is terrifying for those who know the dangers of it. Breast cancer is the rapid growth of breast cells in women and men alike. It is a diagnosis that can frighten the strongest of people and can have long-lasting effects for those who...

Richland Student Media • 18th October 2022

‘Smile’ is contagious

As an avid horror fan, I have consumed many works of the genre. I am no stranger to it, as even one of my favorite authors is Stephen King. A literary author who has written many books that are made into films such as “Pet Sematary” and “IT.” Many horror directors know that the key to raw scare is pulsating fear, and that is why many like me keep going back for more.
“Smile didn’t disappoint me. Firstly, the movie’s marketing campaign is by far the most jarring. They hired actors to stand and pe...

Richland Student Media • 19th April 2022

Music faculty delights audience

If you’ve ever tried to master a musical instrument, you know how ugly things can sometimes get. You try to follow your teacher’s instructions and practice as hard as you can, but sometimes that devious, demonic device just won’t behave.
What comes out isn’t melodious at all. Your muscles simply refuse to perform those unnatural acts. Thus, for me, making music is always a serious challenge.
Dedicated practice, however, does pay off. That was happily proven on Fannin Hall’s Arena Stage April 2 d...