Month: October 2011

Editorial

DMC commuter status has huge impact

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In order to keep up with the technological advances from other countries, President Obama announced a new goal for America: that by the end of the decade, the United States will once again have the largest percentage of college graduates in the world. As incentive for this, the idea has been toyed with that the funding that a college or university receives will be decided in part by the completion rate that each institution reaches. However, the completion rate that Del Mar College holds currently is about 11.4% according to the statistics profile released on the school’s website. However, what…

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Volunteers needed

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The Gulf Coast Humane Society will be having their annual Style Show fundraiser at the Soloman Ortiz Center! This is a big fundraiser! They need folks to volunteer to be dogs handlers at the show, help with transport to and from as well as folks to come help groom the day before! Also, this coming week, the YWCA is hosting their “Week Without Violence”.

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Nursing program still accredited

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Kelsey Heatley/Web Editor   The Del Mar Nurse Education Program still has full accreditation with the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission and Texas Board of Nursing  (TBON), but has been placed under a “warning” status. According to Mark Escamilla the (TBON) spent a considerable time with the students and faculty in the nursing program. “That slip in pass rates for first-time examinees added a “warning” to the college’s Full Approval status with the TBON,” Escamilla said. The board of nursing benchmarks for approval is an 80% passing rate for graduates who take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered…

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Clery Act

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Cody Bahn/Managing Editor   Del Mar College Security reported zero burglaries and robberies for the year 2009 to the U.S. Department of Education (DoE), but Security Office Incident Reports documented over 60 thefts. The reason for the discrepancy is that the thefts did not meet the criteria necessary to be reported to the DoE as required by the Jeanne Clery Act. Randy Walker, coordinator of DMC Security, said that the numbers reported to the U.S. Department of Education were pulled in accordance to the Jeanne Clery Act. “The Clery Act states what offenses are required to be reported,” Walker said,…

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The Truthful Lies About Standardized Testing

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              Virtually every university in America requires student to submit to the agony of standardized tests in order to become a student at their school. The SAT, ACT, GMAT, LSAT, and MCAT are all tests that potential students need to pass in order to just be considered, and most often they must score in the high percentile to be considered a candidate. In the state of Texas, high school students must pass the TAKS, Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in order to graduate, regardless of their overall grades. Why would an assessment test…