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.

Journalist sheds light on PTSD

Brittany Claramunt @BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com One in 5 men and women in uniform come back home with some kind of brain injury. Often times their injuries are not visible — they are mental. These men and women defend their country but are also protecting their friends, family and people whom they have never met. The movie adaption of “Thank You for Your Service” by American journalist David Finkel focuses on real-life veterans who returned to Fort Riley, Kansas, following a 15-month deployment to Iraq in 2007-08. They return home and try to adjust to civilian life while dealing with post-traumatic stress…

Volunteers set up water stations

Brittany Claramunt @BrittClaramunt When the president of Del Mar’s Social Work Student Association heard about the horrendous journey of undocumented immigrants through South Texas, with many dying from dehydration, she knew the club had to help. “We got to see a few pictures of migrants that have died trying to come into the U.S. Their bodies bubble and rot from the heat and some people don’t find their family members until only bones are left,” said Kayla Bush, president of the association. The club has been focusing on human rights issues since it is a problem in the social work…

A book that can bring a lot of light

Brittany Claramunt @BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com Russian is not my first or second language, nor do I know much about its culture, but that didn’t stop me from reading “Shadow and Bone” by Leigh Bardugo. Shadow and Bone is the first book in a trilogy that follows a girl, Alina, who is saved from going to war because she learns she has the ability to create light. She is taken from the fields to Ravka court where she meets the Darkling, a powerful man who can create darkness. In a nation ravaged by darkness and monsters, her ability can help her nation…

Resets, unchanged passwords cause lockouts

@BrittClaramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com Every returning student, faculty member and employee got a notification over the summer about resetting their WebDMC password. While this is extra security, it might take some getting use to. Viking Key is a new feature Del Mar introduced this past summer. The college implemented the password change management system to better protect students’ and staff’s data. Students, faculty and staff must reset their passwords every 120 days or they will be locked out from their WebDMC and Canvas accounts. Students will receive an email with a direct link to Viking Key to facilitate the password change. The…