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Free Dental Screenings Offered at ECC

Camryn Cutinello, Editor-in-Chief
July 30, 2019

Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation will be offering free dental screenings at Elgin Community College for children under 5. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 at ECC’s Dental Assisting Clinic.   The Foundation will provide free preventative and diagnostic services such as cleanings, exams, fluoride treatments, sealants and X-rays. For children starting kindergarten, the visit will satisfy the mandatory dental screening required by state law.  Appointments are...

Only ¼ of Latinx students are ready for college-level math
Only ¼ of Latinx students are ready for college-level math

Arturo Chuatz, Staff Writer
May 4, 2019

According to a recent statistic presented at Elgin Community College by the Alliance for College Readiness this past February, only 25.3 percent of Latinx students from District 509 were ready for college-level math. Incoming White and Asian students dwarfed this statistic, 48.7 % and 52.0% respectively, and were deemed ready for college-level math. This is particularly worrying when 42% of the...

ECC students weigh in on possible cannabis class

Ethan Wiles and Arturo Chuatz
May 4, 2019

Oakton Community College announced back in March that they would be launching a program to train students to work in the medical marijuana industry. The program is designed to allow students to earn a certificate after having learned how a cannabis dispensary works alongside training in patient care. Bronson Schober, a first-year student at Elgin Community College, thinks it could be good for the school to begin a program like this. “I believe that this program could be very beneficial...

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Recent Sports Scores

  • Tuesday, April 9

    Baseball

    Elgin Community College 3 - Mchenry Community College 21

  • Monday, April 8

    Baseball

    Elgin Community College 3 - Oakton Community College 8

  • Monday, April 8

    Baseball

    Elgin Community College 2 - Oakton Community College 17

  • Sunday, April 7

    Baseball

    Elgin Community College 9 - South Suburban Junior College 14

ECC men’s baseball looks to finish strong after difficult season
ECC men’s tennis team starts season

ECC men’s tennis team starts season

April 24, 2019

Lady Spartans blow out Morton College in doubleheader

Lady Spartans blow out Morton College in doubleheader

April 24, 2019

Spartans crush the Pioneers in game one of at the April 27 doubleheader

Spartans crush the Pioneers in game one of at the April 27 doubleheader

April 24, 2019

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