Volume 36, Issue 6

Preventative Measures
Health center offers free HIV, other STD tests, information for public
The Dallas County Health and Human Service's mobile coach provided free screenings for sexually transmitted diseases. (more)

Money Matters
Congressional budget cuts will affect college students' federal financial aid
As much as $18 billion dollars may soon be cut from federal student financial aid as part of a larger effort to cut $50 billion dollars from the federal budget. (more)

Viewpoints

Editorial
HIV infections rising among young people, cause for concern
Too many young adults are contracting HIV. A startling new study reports that 50 percent of newly infected HIV cases affect young people between 15 and 24 years old. (more)

Campus Question
How do STDs (Sexually Transmitted Diseases) affect you?

What's Happening

Face Reading
Amazing face reader sees it all when he views someone's mug
SPAR presented Mac Fulfer, author of "Amazing Face Reading" to Eastfield College spectators in the Performance Hall. (more)

Cup of Joe
SPARbucks coffee house perked up crowd
Free food, coffee, and fun were all present at "SPARbucks Coffee House" an Evening Social provided by Student Programs and Resource (SPAR) for evening students to mingle with each other. (more)

Culture At A Glance

Medical History
AIDS: A look inside the deadly disease: The origin, history of the epidemic that came from nowhere to change the world
On Dec. 1, millions of people across the world will take action and remember those who have died, and those now infected with AIDS, on World AIDS Day. (more)

Human Interest

Child Safety
Police unaware of Safe Kids program
Parents trust company with children's information
Parents can now have personal information about their children stored on a CD produced so that if their children were missing, they could bring the information to the police department. (more)

Celebration
EFC's 35th Anniversary: Taking a look back, a look forward
This year marks the 35th anniversary of Eastfield College. 39 years ago, Dallas County Junior College District (now Dallas County Community College District) bought the land where the future Eastfield campus would be built. (more)

Leading scorer, star Griffin rides bench
Matthew "Griff" Griffin, number 23, was injured in a game against Collin County. Griffin was one of the Harvester's leading scorers before twisting his knee out of place. (more)

Basketball veteran, Ross returns to fold
Cortnie Ross, number 13, leads Eastfield men's basketball team this season serving as the team's captain. (more)