Month: November 2013

Campus, Staff

DMC nursing professor dismissed

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4 reasons cited for termination; appeal ongoing   Kelsey Heatley / Managing Editor A 13-year nursing professor at Del Mar College has been dismissed. Assistant Professor Janell Bennett was terminated on Oct. 11 following a lengthy hearing. The decision was made after a 7-2 vote as well as a recommendation of removal from the panel that consisted of nine tenured faculty members. According to transcripts from the hearing, the decision to dismiss Bennett was based on four reasons. Dr. Fernando Figueroa, provost and vice president of student instruction and student services, explained the reasons in direct examination.

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Del Mar offers free car repairs

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No cost for labor, just parts, for DMC students, faculty Maria Lara / Reporter Free automotive labor services are offered to Del Mar students and faculty at Del Mar College’s West Campus in the Automotive Department. Jorge Sanchez, professor of automotive and applied technology, has been an instructor at Del Mar for over 35 years. “We have to give our students the best education we can,” Sanchez said. “By giving them actual cars to work on and hands-on experience is the best way to do that.” Students in the Automotive Department are taught hands-on experience to help them succeed in their…

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Health care website problems draw scrutiny

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Glitches lead to more questions, much conflict Mia Hawes / Reporter Since the launch of healthcare.gov, problems have risen from glitches in the site’s make-up, leading people to question who is to blame for the glitches, and whether the nation was really ready for Obamacare to be passed. According to the Chicago Tribune, the health care website has had problems since it was launched on Oct. 1. There were complaints of lengthy delays, problems with logging in and incorrect information sent to insurance companies, according to CNN. According to government documents released Nov. 13, just 26,794 Americans had been able to…

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Bullying sometimes continues into adulthood

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Del Mar, however, has had no cases in the past year John Muguerza / Reporter Bullying can happen anywhere, anytime and to anyone, as evidenced by a recent high-profile scandal. On Oct. 28, a man who stands 6-foot-5, weighs over 300 pounds and had a four-year contract worth $4.78 million was allegedly bullied so much he had to leave his workplace and check himself into a hospital because of an apparent mental breakdown. That man was NFL player Jonathan Martin, an offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins. Martin, considered by many to be a successful and smart 24-year-old, is a Stanford…

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Library exhibit showcases high-tech artifacts

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8-track tapes, LPs, rotary phone all part of ‘Flashback’ display Alexandria Rodriguez / Reporter LP records, 8-track tapes, reel to reel, Betamax tapes, an ITT model 500 telephone, Apple IIc computer and much more — all artifacts of a technology era gone by — are on display at the White Library on East Campus. “Technology is amazing, the things we can do these days. It’s crazy!” said Vivian Brown, a library operations assistant. Brown contributed an ITT model 500 telephone to the “Flashback: Computers and Technology” display located on the first floor of the library. “I have just always liked rotary…