Category: Community

Campus, Community

Voter rights in jeopardy due to gerrymandering

Charlie Blalock

Professor Adrian Clark speaks about threats to minorities Minority voter rights are under threat, especially in Texas’ 27th Congressional District, according to Del Mar College government professor Adrian Clark, Ph.D. Clark, who kicked off Del Mar’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations with a Sept. 17 presentation in the White Library, said one of the leading causes of this is gerrymandering, which is altering the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one political party. Clark said the 27th District from 1982-2010 was represented by Solomon Ortiz and Solomon Ortiz Jr., both Democrats. In 2010, Republican Blake Farenthold won 48 percent of…

Community, Drama

Murder, mystery and money

Catherine Herndon

Group plans interactive fundraiser to help foster children A local nonprofit hopes to raise funds through a hair-raising interactive murder mystery event. Agape Ranch, which aims to establish a self-sustaining foster care community and housing programs for young adults during their college years, has planned a Mystery, Murder and Masquerade fundraiser from 6:30-10 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Corpus Christi Yacht Club. Guests will be treated to an interactive murder mystery, live and silent auctions and hors d’oeuvres. Everyone attending is encouraged to wear masquerade attire and a mask. However, 30 masks made by foster children will be available for…

Community

Welding bonds for growth

Dylan S. Lyons

Gulf Coast Growth Ventures provides $100K donation  Some dual credit students in San Patricio County will be able to get a head start on their careers thanks to a donation from Gulf Coast Growth Ventures. The $100,000 donation will go toward scholarships for dual credit welding and technology students in seven school districts. “Partnering with the school districts of San Patricio County in this way is an opportunity to help make a positive difference in the lives of students and their families,” said Paul Guilfoyle, an executive with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures. Gulf Coast Growth Ventures is a combined project…

Community, Movies, TV

Dun dun… dun … don’t see this movie about a shark

Warren Maxwell

If you haven’t been to the beach in a while, “The Meg” might actually discourage you from going. The movie, which hit theaters Aug. 10, revolves around the discovery of a prehistoric shark thought to long be extinct called the Megalodon. The film focuses on an underwater expedition crew that is conducting research on deeper levels of the ocean. However, their efforts are thwarted by the creature at every turn, attacking the crew and leaving them clueless as to how to stop it. The movie, however, lacks many components to make it a film worthy of your ticket price. The…

Campus, Community, Health

How to train your mind

Ashlee Burns

Counseling Center helping with Mental Health First-Aid Following previous campaigns to increase suicide prevention and mental health awareness on campus and in the community, Del Mar’s Counseling Center plans to provide mental health awareness training to student groups, faculty and staff. Counselor Johanna Torres hopes the training will help decrease the stigma surrounding mental health. “We want to inform the community about mental health and how common it is,” Torres said. “The more you know about it the less stigmatized it is.” The sessions will take place on the first Friday of every month beginning in September. Sessions will be…