State and local authorities are rushing to ad-dress concerns following a significant sewage spill from Plano, which impacted water quality in White Rock Lake. The incident began on March 14. Approximately 1.5 million gallons of raw sewage flowed into a creek feeding into the lake. According to a statement by Plano city officials, the spill originated from a pump and motor failure at a water district facility in Plano and resulted in sewage overflow from multiple manholes along West Plano Parkway...
For the past five years, counselors across Dallas College have been attempting to introduce positive coping skills to students who may be dealing with stress and anxiety as a result of the various challenges college life poses. They do this by hosting a mental health and wellness symposium each year. The symposium is structured around mental health and introduces people to skills to positively cope with stress and anxiety. Activities include art, music and physical exercise among other...
Amid the COVID-19 challenges, a significant breakthrough emerged: The eradication of a prevalent strain of influenza. The Yamagata-lineage of type B influenza, once a significant contributor to seasonal flu outbreaks, has been absent from surveillance reports since March 2020.
COVID-19 restrictions gave it “the killer blow which knocked it out,” said Ian Barr, deputy director of the World Health Organization’s Collaborating Center for Reference and Research on Influenza in Melbourne, in an...
Fentanyl has been making headlines throughout the U.S. and North America for its potency, deadliness and addictiveness. The drug hit the illegal market sometime in 2013 and has been wreaking havoc since 2019. In 2022, over 100,000 Americans ages 18-45 died from opioid abuse according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Seventy percent of those fatalities were the result of fentanyl overdose. According to the DEA, 90% of fentanyl comes from Chinese companies that operate legally inside...
“Just a little salt grain is enough to kill you,” said Constable Deanna Hammond, who joined U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton for a presentation titled “Deadly Threats to Young Americans: The Fentanyl Crisis and Violent Crime.” Dallas College El Centro campus hosted the event on Feb. 20, with a panel discussion by Simonton (U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Texas) and Hammond (Dallas County Precinct 2 Constable). Both took questions submitted from the crowd at the end and brought...
Within Dallas College, El Centro has been the forefront of medical education, built in the 1960s and offering satellite medical programs to other colleges within the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). In 2020, DCCCD made the decision to merge the institutions, which were previously treated as separate entities, into a single college with campuses across the Dallas area. This merger was followed by the launch of the bachelor’s in education alongside the announcement of the bachelor’s...
September is dedicated to suicide prevention, and a big part of this month is geared to give light to resources and let people know that they are not alone.
According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide is the 11th leading cause...
The ongoing battle on the issue of abortion has ramped up in recent months. The abortion pill, mifepristone, has come under intense controversy from both sides of the aisle. Otherwise known as “The Pill,” the drug has been the topic of much scrutiny due to its adverse side effects and an allegation that the Food and Drug Administration rushed its approval amidst lobbying from pharmaceuticals.
On April 7, District Court Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, who hears cases in Amarillo at the North Texas U.S. District Court, ruled to overturn the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. He argued the approval was rushed, which led to an unsafe drug being offered in the market. At the same time, a federal judge in the Washington District Court ruled that there would be no changes that ...
To the average person seeing the world every day, the meaning of a color isn’t something to consider, but on one blissful morning people from all walks of life represented the color pink for its own unique meaning. On Oct. 22, the streets of Irving flooded with pink for the return of the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk to raise awareness for breast cancer and fund a search for a cure.
Officials report that the number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise in Dallas County even as global numbers decline.
According to a spokesperson for Dallas County Health and Human Services, the COVID-19 assessment risk has been raised to orange as cases begin to rise once again.
Final exam week is upon us. As we gear up for the last week of the semester, many students may be feeling stressed about their upcoming exams or assignments they have due. Since we are entering the most stressful part of the semester, it is important to understand what stress can do and ways to combat stress.
Karen Cuttill, a professional counselor at Richland Campus, said she believes one day chronic stress will be linked to most of our major illnesses.
As the end of the year approaches, many students will be dealing with assignments, tests or projects that will become pivotal in determining their final grade for a class for the semester. This can put a lot of stress on students who may be dealing with other situations such as family, food insecurity or other issues that may interfere with their studies.
Karen Cuttill, professional counselor for Dallas College Richland Campus, offers a variety of services that may assist students who need something specific.
"We have a food bank on campus and so we can help students with some of those things so they can not worry about that and maybe even housing," said Cuttill.
