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Kicking off Veterans Day with a mixer

Del Mar College Veterans Services hosted a Veterans Day Mixer to kick off a week of celebration on Nov. 6 in the Retama Room. Participants received information on resources available on campus. Organizations that came by  to provide information included Goodwill Industries, Operation Homefront, Department of Veterans Affairs and Nueces County Veterans Services. On Nov. 10 at the Center for Economic Development, Army Veteran Jose Olivares, owner of Tejas Cable Construction, spoke to veterans during a luncheon. Olivares talked about starting and operating their own business through a veteran’s perspective.

Tapping into facts on water

Sarah Adams/ Associate editor The average amount spent a year on bottled water per person is over $250 but is it worth it? Campuses across the nation are banning bottled water and California recently affirmed water as a human right.

Slow and steady recovery

A Juvenile Green sea turtle swims in circles in a large water tank. With wing-like strokes he glides through the water, lopsided. He is trying to swim like a normal sea turtle, but he is struggling. A large bulging tumor has grown under his right flipper, throwing him off balance. To him, the sheer weight of it is comparable to a brick.  It is unclear whether this Juvenile Green is aware of the severity of his life-threatening condition, but if there is anything that is certain, it is that he is not alone. Many other species of sea turtles in…