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Board passes resolution in honor of Gabe Rivas

Leah JohnstonAugust 12, 2020August 12, 2020

Longtime regent died at 66 of COVID-19 complications Del Mar’s Board of Regents unanimously adopted a resolution to honor Gabe Rivas during their Aug. 11 meeting. Rivas, the first vice chair of the board, died Aug. 5 from complications of COVID-19. He was 66. The resolution will be signed by the regents then given to Rivas’ family. Each regent then took time to honor Rivas, a longtime community activist, and share their memories of him. “When I look at this resolution, I see the number of years Gabe served with dedication,” Regent Susan Hutchinson said during the meeting, conducted over Zoom. “What I remark though,…

Campus, Education, Health

College board member Gabriel Rivas dies from COVID-19 complications

Leah JohnstonAugust 6, 2020August 12, 2020

Professional photographer was well-known for community activism Del Mar College Regent Gabriel Rivas III died Wednesday, college President Mark Escamilla confirmed Thursday. He was 66. Rivas, a longtime community activist, died of complications from COVID-19, his cousin Maria Elena Aguirre Mendez posted on Twitter late Wednesday. “Gabe touched each and everyone in some form, way or fashion. He was a great civic leader to the city of Corpus Christi,” Mendez said. Rivas was elected to his first six-year term on the college’s Board of Regents in 2000 and served four years as board president, according to Escamilla. He was also…

Community, Texas

DMC student acted alone in base shooting, FBI says

Leah JohnstonMay 28, 2020August 12, 2020

Navy security officer kills man; second person no longer sought The man who opened fire at Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi in an attack that left one injured, according to authorities, was a Del Mar College student. Adam Alsahli, 20, was a business administration major and was enrolled during the fall 2018, spring 2019 and fall 2019 semesters, according to Melinda Eddleman with Del Mar’s College Relations department. Alsahli was not the subject of any complaints while at Del Mar, nor did he file any grievances, the college told the Foghorn News in response to a Public Information Act request. The…

Community, Health

Some students are also essential employees

Leah JohnstonApril 16, 2020August 12, 2020

H-E-B employees are some of the workers considered “essential.” Health care providers, hospital personnel, funeral workers, security guards, law enforcement and fast food employees are also working despite the pandemic.

Entertainment, Movies

Immunity helps humanity

Leah JohnstonApril 16, 2020April 16, 2020

Will Smith plays Robert Neville, a U.S. Army virologist who is the supposed last man on in New York. Based on the 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, “I Am Legend” was the seventh-highest grossing film of 2007.