Month: April 2012

Community

NAACP and LULAC Trayvon Martin Forum

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Kelsey Heatley / Associate Editor The NAACP and LULAC gathered together on Tuesday, April 10 at the Del Mar College Center for Economic Development to discuss the controversy surrounding the Trayvon Martin killing. Terry Mills hosted the forum along with a panel that took open questions from the community. The forum started out with Mills informing the community with the basic facts about the Trayvon Martin shooting. “All we know right now is that six weeks ago Trayvon was walking from the store talking to his girlfriend on the phone, and somewhere along the road there was confrontation. He was…

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Texas A&M Trayvon Martin Forum

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Raul Alonzo/ Staff Writer   Texas A&M Corpus Christi played host to it’s own Trayvon forum on April 10th. “The Case of Trayvon Martin: A Clash of Power and Culture,” consisted of a panel including Corpus Christi Neighborhood Watch Coordinator Brenda Moreno, American Civil Liberties Union Attorney Abel Cavada, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Melissa Jarrell and the Interim Licensed Counselor specializing in Families and Marriage, John Stewart. Sponsored by the Corpus Christi chapter of the International Socialist Organization and moderated by Associate Professor of Sociology, Dr. Isabel Araiza, the forum analyzed the media’s role in the case, Florida’s…

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A woman’s choice to obtain birth control

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Illustration by Danny Meza The current Republican candidates have the intention of repealing the health care reform law, which could make womens access to birth control expensive or impossible to receive. This plan is causing a religious fight over birth control when it’s more so a fight over womens rights. Birth control is an option that should be a choice to all women because it’s a personal choice. One argument is that birth control is denying children that are apart of “God’s will”.

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Who’s rhyme is it anyway

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Devin Tyler / Staff Writer Who’ rhyme is it comes to DMC Del mar college’s Catholic Newman Association is bringing Hip hop entertaining group “Who’s Rhyme Is It Anyways” on April 19th at 11 a.m. in the Harvin Center. The Catholic Newman Association is a student organization with a Catholic focus that is lead by president and addiction studies major Issac Nolte. Catholic Newman Association organized this free event to offer students positive entertainment and enjoyment. “We are bringing this event to offer some fun, positive entertainment to our fellow students at Del Mar College. It’s our way of saying “thanks” for…