November 2012 – Page 2

‘No Shave November’ campaign seeks to raise awareness

WebmasterNovember 21, 2012November 21, 2012

Audra Rodriguez / Staff Writer Del Mar College students Edward Davila, Jarrett Box and Dennis Martinez all started the month of November the same way: by putting down the razor. The annual month-long “No Shave November” campaign is here. While the aim of No Shave November, also known as “Movember,” is to not shave for the entire month, some might not know exactly why. Several male DMC students who are participating in the event expressed the same concept: that it is just a way to not have to shave.

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Times change for textbooks

WebmasterNovember 19, 2012November 20, 2012

Sarah Adams / Associate Editor A research study conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in July 2005 on college textbook costs from December 1986 to December 2004 received no response from the Department of Education but the National Association of College Stores agreed with the report’s findings.

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Photo of the Day: 11/12/2012

WebmasterNovember 12, 2012November 12, 2012

Photo by Rey Castillo / Foghorn Keenan Field, Liberal Arts major, studies outside the White Library before class.

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Opinion: Discovering oneself through the act of writing

WebmasterNovember 12, 2012November 12, 2012

Rudy Leyva / Staff Writer A room is full of hopeful candidates applying for a few positions being offered by a company. Human resource personnel are checking over the applications that have been turned in. A woman calls out the name of one of the applicants as she continues to look over the document in her hand. A young man approaches the desk. The company representative asks if he has ever had any previous work experience.

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Don’t neglect the local issues

WebmasterNovember 7, 2012November 7, 2012

As the waning days of the 2012 Presidential Election give way, one cannot help but anticipate the decline in interest towards political affairs that seems sure to follow. In many ways, U.S. politics have come to mimic another favorite American pastime: football. Dedicated followers follow the various stages that go into a campaign with the same vigor as any dedicated Cowboys fans follow their beloved team. As they poll the “victories” and “losses” on the campaign trail and pundits across all networks offer the play-by-play, interest grows among those who don’t usually follow the support leading up to the climactic…