Month: March 2012

Campus, Community

Human trafficking summit to be held at Del Mar College

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Raul Alonzo/Staff Writer State Representative Todd Hunter will be heading an all-day summit concerning human trafficking on the Del Mar College campus on March 29th, open to the public. Beginning at 8:00 am with registration and coffee for attendees, the summit will consist of seven presentations throughout the day by keynote speakers followed by panel discussions comprised of community leaders, law experts and advocacy groups. “This is a critical issue to the state, Texas needs to educate and bring this issue to the public. Texas has an opportunity to be a leader nationwide in creating laws to combat human trafficking,”…

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Treading the murky waters of Kony 2012

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Brittni Young/Web Editor OPINION Kony 2012 is a viral video that has circulated its way through the web popping up on social media networks Facebook and Twitter. Kony 2012 is a film made by Co-founders Jason Russell and Laren Poole. The film talks about the rebel war led by the Lords Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony. In the video they speak about the war crimes against humanity Kony has been indicted for, which include abduction, drugging and rapes of children, and using them as children soldiers and sex slaves.

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13th Annual Cesar Chavez March

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Raul Alonzo/Staff Writer At 1:00 PM on March 31st, marchers will make their way down Agnes Street to celebrate the legacy of the labor and civil rights leader, Cesar Chavez. The 13th Annual Cesar Chavez March, organized by the Coastal Bend Cesar Chavez Committee, is a free participatory event complete with food and entertainment. Sonya Cortez, president of the committee said, Chavez embodies a spirit of selflessness and ambition that serves as an inspiration to those who may not feel that they are capable of contributing to a more perfect world.

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DMC Student Nursing Association hosts Easter Egg Hunt

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  Jeni Buitron – Staff Writer Hiding over thousands of candy filled Easter eggs the Del Mar student Nurses Association will be hosting its Annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday March 31, 2012 from 10-11am. The event will take place at Del Mar College West campus, in the grassy common area between Emerging Technology and Health Sciences Buildings. Bring your children and their Easter baskets for fun, food, and entertainment.  The event will begin with a guest speaker who will lead the children in some physical activity and teach the importance of a healthy lifestyle along with the importance of…

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Stone Writing Center moving to new location

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Lucerito  Martinez/Staff Writer Known for assisting students with writing services both online and in person, the Stone Writing Center (SWC) will be moving to a new location, the 4th floor of the White Library after this semester. The move is the result of the demolition of the SWC’s building and the Writing Center staff plans to have the center up and running in its new location by summer. Several factors contributed to the demolition of the SWC’s building which included necessary restorations totaling over $1 million – $250,000 for asbestos repairs and $1 million dollars in air-conditioning upgrades due to…

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The Magic behind the Gathering

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  Brittni Young / Web Editor Technology has advanced its way into entertaining individuals, but some of the classic forms of entertainment still remain popular in culture. Trade card gaming or collectible card games have remained a favorable and popular entertainment among many worldwide. Trade card games involve collecting playing cards to use for strategic game play. Magic: The Gathering is one of the earliest card games that set the popular trend for the trade card gaming world since 1993. Magic The Gathering is a strategy game that allows players who play as a planeswalker, a powerful wizard, to build…

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Bookstore under new management

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  Kelsey Heatley /Associate Editor The Del Mar Bookstore in the Harvin Center is under new management. The bookstore went under new management on March 19th 2011 and is managed by TBC. Book storeowner Mark Ruiz, has high expectations for the bookstore under new management. “We aim to provide students with new Del Mar Spirit items, a broader selection of electronics and convenience items as well as working to provide each student with the overall lowest cost on textbooks,” Ruiz said. The Texas bookstore began operations August 1975, in Greenville, Texas. Originally offering used books to small colleges and universities.…

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Freedom means freedom for all

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With only months until The Grand Old Party makes a decision of whom to throw into the ring against the current Obama administration, Rick Santorum is contending to be the torchbearer for the Republican Party. However, Santorum is definitely not making allies with many Americans. Santorum won’t be counting on female supporters. Recently the Pentagon announced that it was shifting women closer to frontline combat, Santorum did not approve. He told CNN “ I think it could be a very compromising situation, where people naturally may do things that may not be in the interest of the mission because of…

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House calls for changes in TANF

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Paloma Steele/Staff Writer Recently Republican members of the US House of Representatives tried to push through a bill banning the use of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Program cards at certain locations such as liquor stores, topless bars and casinos, according to a CNN editorial, “‘Strip club bill’ a no-brainer.” The bill would force states to develop policies to prevent this from happening. TANF was created to provide one-time cash assistance or a six-month period of monthly assistance to working poor families “using what amounts to a debit card,” according to the editorial. “Last year, about 1.8 million families…