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Cody Bahn/Managing Editor Del Mar College held a commemorative ceremony last week, remembering the tragic events of September 11, 2001. On September 8 and September 9, Del Mar staff and students gathered at each campuses peace pole for the ceremonies. Each ceremony was opened by the representation of the American flag by the Department of Public Safety and Education Color Guard. The representation of the flag was followed by a speech by Mark Escamilla, President of Del Mar College, celebrating the students training to be first responders of emergency situations. “September 11, ten years ago is a time we will…
Krystal Villarreal/Staff Reporter Rev Run (Joseph Simmons), formerly known as DJ Run from RUN DMC, will be in Corpus Christi on September 17 and 18 to speak at Bay Area Fellowship. Simmons will be addressing how he developed his relationship with the Lord through his personal experiences. “We decided to bring Rev Run to BAF because he is such a recognizable figure in every circle and even though he is a motivational Christian speaker, he will also draw in non-Christians as well which is great,” said Bryan Fiscus, Director of Television and Media at BAF.
Staff Editorial Federal Judge Sam Sparks recently ruled that significant portions of Rick Perry’s emergency law requiring women seeking an abortion to undergo a sonogram are unconstitutional. This law would require doctors to describe in detail the size of the fetus and its organs and make available audio of any fetal heartbeat. Slated to take effect September 1. 2011,Judge Sparks stated that provisions of the bill violated the First Amendment by forcing doctors to engage in government-mandated speech. According to the exact wording of HB15 these are the requirements of the physician or sonographer who are performing these procedures.
Addi Mirelez/Page Designer Now that the plans for Hurricane Alley Water Park have been established, construction on the recreational area should be completed by spring break 2012. The investor behind the new upcoming water park is the Durrill family, the same family behind such businesses as Concrete Street Amphitheater, and Brewster Street Ice House. The park includes various play areas, which consist of a lazy river, concession stands and wave pool. There will also be an exact model of an aircraft carrier being referred to as “USS Dusty”, created for Corpus Christi’s Durrill family who has devoted much time into…
So what exactly is social media? The majority of you know and don’t even realize it. Every time you check your Facebook, update your Twitter status, watch the newest viral video on YouTube, share a picture on Tumblr, or even read an article on Wikipedia, you are adding to the social media spiderweb. Social media is a interactive conversation online. As the world begins to revolve around this relatively new, innovative, and ever evolving connection, I’m here to help you stay up to date.
Dina Ruiz / Staff Reporter The deadline for DMC Foundation Scholarship applications for Spring 2012 is Thursday. The Foundation is no longer accepting paper applications; students must complete applications via the new STARS Online application website. Emergency scholarship applications will still be accepted in paper form. “An emergency scholarship is awarded to students who are put in a unplanned situation that has caused them to use the funds they had set aside to pay for books or for the rest of their tuition,” said Joel Soliz, assistant director of Foundation Services. “We are trying to make a lot of changes…
Devin Tyler/Staff Reporter DMC student Brittany Fowler can often be spotted on West Campus in a tank top on the way to her EMT class, but off campus she’s trading her tank top for football pads and a helmet. Fowler is attending Del Mar to earn her Paramedic Certification, just recently completed the Firefighter Academy and in May, Fowler joined the first Corpus Christi women’s full-contact football team, CC Mermaids. “I love sports, I’ve been involved with sports all my life,” Fowler said. This love of sports is one of her primary reasons for joining the football team”, she said.…
Kelsey Heatley / Assistant Managing Editor The National Association Advancement of Colored People, and Del Mar College are holding a health fair clinic on September 17th from 10 a.m to 3 p.m at the Del Mar College West Campus. Terry Mills, president of the NAACP for the past three years, is excited for the city’s health fair. “This is the third health fair we’re holding and to help people get informed about their health is our goal,” Mills said.