When I was 15, I remember there being a few times when I told my mom there were no more pads. She didn’t really say anything but that’s when she and I had to use toilet paper as a substitute. I thought growing up that it wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. But I remember …
New York doing the right thing
My body, my choice! These were the words of hundreds of women on Twitter following the Reproductive Health Act that New York Gov. Andrew Cuono signed into law Jan. 23. I will start off saying I’m pro-choice — yes, your body is your body. And yes, I believe every life is a blessing. But I …
‘Halloween’ full of twists, turns
In the newest “Halloween,” Michael Myers comes back four decades following the 1978 horror film — with complete disregard to all the movies that were in between. Jamie Lee Curtis reprises her role as Laurie Strode, and Nick Castle comes back as The Shape, while newcomer James Jude Courtney joins the cast. P.J. Soles, who …
Yes, yes…Oh, YES! Consent is sexy
“Shy” not being a word in Justine Shuey’s vocabulary became apparent when she joined Del Mar College students in the Retama Room on Oct. 17 for her “Fifty Shades of NO” presentation. Shuey, a board-certified sexologist who is no stranger to DMC, has presented all over the United States and Canada, educating college students on …
The flight of a lifetime
Olga E. Custodio break the gender role for future pilots “Querer es poder” (There’s a will there’s a way) are the words of Ret. Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio, according to assistant director of history Erinn McComb in observance Hispanic Heritage Month presented by Del Mar College on Sept. 25. Always keeping those words close …