Day: September 7, 2014

Campus

25 campus clubs look to recruit new members

Meagan Falcon

Groups to set up in Harvin Center for Rush Week By Joshua Johnson / Reporter Rush Week is quickly approaching and campus clubs have high expectations of grabbing the attention of new members. As the saying goes, “There is strength in numbers,” and the clubs are looking to boost their ranks. Last year there were 40 open clubs and organizations for students to choose from. This year, that number has dropped to 25 groups, according to Grace Carreon, an administrative aide at Del Mar College. Rush Week runs Sept. 15-19 in the Harvin Center. There will be a luncheon for club…

Community

Downtown Farmers Market moves to bigger and better location

Meagan Falcon

By Kira Hays / Associate editor As our city continues to grow, so do local businesses and community attractions. The Corpus Christi Downtown Farmers Market is no exception. The organization is a community-supported farmers market that sets up 5-7 p.m. every Wednesday in the Courtyard of The Water Street Market. The mission of the farmers market is to provide the Coastal Bend community with more access to quality, locally grown, handmade goods and produce. It also helps support local famers and artisans along with the local economy and provides another fun, healthy and positive opportunity for downtown. The farmers market got an…

Sports

NFL finally gets serious on domestic abuse issues

Meagan Falcon

By John “Mugz” Muguerza / Columnist  On Aug. 7, three-time Pro Bowl running back and 2012 Super Bowl champion Ray Rice received a standing ovation in Baltimore, Maryland, from Ravens fans at M&T Bank Stadium. This gesture was not earned because he donated money to a charity, saved someone’s life or did anything spectacular for the team or community. In fact, it was the complete opposite. Rice got this praise as a show of support after being arrested in February at a New Jersey casino on domestic violence charges. The charges alleged that Rice struck his then fiancée (now wife),…

Editorial

Two wrongs make a bigger wrong

Meagan Falcon

Over the past month the media has blown up over the controversial shooting of Michael Brown. Were the police justified in their actions? One thing has remained clear, from the robbery to the murder of Brown to the riots in the streets of Ferguson: This case is a f#^&*ng mess. Inconsistencies of the confrontation between the cop who shot Brown six times to the point of death on Aug. 9 have been separated into two very different stories. Recent audio leaks try to make the claim that Michael Brown was guilty of charging at the police officer who shot and…

Community

My life as a surgical technologist

Meagan Falcon

By Laura P. Ortiz / Guest Columnist I don’t recall exactly how and when I received my calling to go back to school and become a surgical technologist, I just remember that when I got it, it was a physical hunger, an emptiness that constantly consumed me. The more I thought of having a career in which I assisted surgeons in surgical procedures the hungrier I got. Thirteen years ago I was accepted and graduated from the surgical technology program at Del Mar College. I worked as a private surgical technologist with a local orthopedic spine surgeon for five years,…