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Hijacking the #metoo movement
With October being Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the MeToo Movement is still on the rise. Women across the globe suffer from domestic violence and even sexual assault every day and today, women are saying enough. The MeToo Movement was founded in 2006 by Tarana Burke. The movement was originally for women of color that are survivors of sexual violence, helping them to, “find pathways to healing,” according to the MeToo website. Women were afraid to say anything and make accusations against their assaulter but to Burke, that had to change. I asked around the campus and ran into several people…
Campus clubs recruit during Rush Week
Del Mar was able to engage students and find their particular interest with Club Rush Week. Tables were set up around the Harvin Center to provide students with information about the many different clubs the college has to offer. Some of the clubs included SGA, Press Club, Viking Fellas and more. Club representatives were able to recruit many students and give out valuable information about their clubs.
Avoid the flu, get the shot
Flu season is quickly approaching, and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5 to 20 percent of Americans catch the disease every year. One way to prevent getting the flu is to get a flu shot. Flu shots are available at just about every retail pharmacy across America, even those located inside grocery stores. Many doctors offices administer flu shots as well. Most insurance companies will cover a flu shot in its entirety at a retail pharmacy but there are some that require patients receive their shot from their doctor’s office. If you are uninsured or have…
Early college campuses come out on top
Scores shine the light on hard work at Collegiate, Branch Corpus Christi’s two early college campuses were its highest-performing high schools in 2017-18, according to the Texas Education Agency. Collegiate High School earned an overall score of 97, while the Harold T. Branch Academy for Career and Technical Education received a 95. “I think what’s important is what’s behind the scores. I think it’s important that people recognize and understand all the variables that compose that score and that a score is just face value, but the work behind the score is probably the most important,” said Tracie Rodriguez, director…