Author: Michelle Mirelez

Campus, Opinions

Women band together for good cause

Michelle Mirelez

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 this because that was one of the few times I really didn’t want to go to school.  I never chalked it up to my mom not being able to afford it, but I never thought my daughters should have to go through that. I have…

Opinions

New York doing the right thing

Michelle Mirelez

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 think the government shouldn’t have a say when it comes to your body.  But, before reading the law, I did take a step back and think why would someone want to get an abortion after 24 weeks. That seems to be the consensus among others…

Entertainment

‘Halloween’ full of twists, turns

Michelle Mirelez

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 played Lynda Van Der Klok, who was murdered by Myers in the first movie, makes a special appearance as Allyson’s (Laurie’s granddaughter) school teacher. Laurie Strode waits 40 years for Michael Myers, and she has more to worry about than just herself. With daughter Karen…

Campus, Community

Yes, yes…Oh, YES! Consent is sexy

Michelle Mirelez

“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 different aspects of sex. “Greatest job ever, switch majors now!” she joked with students. Just before she hit the hard facts she laid out the five circles of sexuality, the stages of the relationships, non-healthy relationship signs and what makes up a healthy relationship. She…

Campus, Spanish

The flight of a lifetime

Michelle Mirelez

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 to mind, Custodio said she made it her mantra while she combated both gender and racial stereotypes that surrounded women and minorities as technological users. Custodio attended the University of Puerto Rico at age 16. After her father set the example of serving his country,…

Campus, Education

Writing lab treats students

Michelle Mirelez

The Stone Writing Center held a Rally for Cookies to recruit more students and introduce some the center’s resources and benefits on Sept. 18. “We offer help with anything that has to do with writing a paper for various subjects,” said Dani Tamas with the center, located on the fourth floor of the White Library. “We offer food periodically as well as coffee every day, and we have charging lockers for laptops and phones. Danielle Gatchel was encouraged to visit the center by fellow dual credit student Josh Wigley. “There’s a variety of different people here to help,” Wigley said.…

Entertainment, Movies

‘The Predator’ revolves around great story

Michelle Mirelez

Confusing scenes and 90’s style drag the film down Directed by Shane Black and set after “Predator” and “Predator 2” but before “2010’s “Predators,” “The Predator” hit theaters Sept. 14. Boyd Holbrook plays an Army Ranger sniper Quinn McKenna, who is quickly detached from his unit after his run-in with a Predator. With the suspicions of a cover-up, Quinn underestimates the kind of trouble he puts his family in by shipping a care package that includes some alien contraband to his wife (Yvonne Strahouski) and son (Jacob Tremblay). He is joined by a band of five veterans deemed crazy by…