Category: Community

Campus, Community, Entertainment, Staff

Treasures on the 5th floor

Meagan Falcon

by Amber Quaid / Reporter Chris Tetzlaff-Belhasen, Director of Libraries, said the fifth floor of the William F. White Library holds a “hidden little treasure”. This treasure room contains 42 sculptures that have been collected for over thirty years from the Del Mar National Art Shows. Last year’s gallery expansion added an additional room to help display the growing sculpture collection. The artwork is set up in an art gallery style with certain pieces plexiglassed to protect the fragile artwork. Pieces such as “Missing Point” are one of these few because even though it appears metal, it is actually lightweight…

Campus, Community, Staff

Animal rights activist cites humans as the problem

Meagan Falcon

Yourofsky aims to convert students to vegan lifestyle  By Raul Alonzo / Reporter Gary Yourofsky, the firebrand animal rights activist who has been banned from the United Kingdom and Canada for his direct action tactics, was slated to speak to the philosophy classes of Professor Mara Hollendonner on March 3. However, not even veteran world-traveler could overcome the realities of cancelled flights due to winter weather. Yourofsky has visited to lecture to Hollendonner’s classes several times before. “His speech offers a series of compelling arguments in defense of the rights of animals,” Hollendonner said. “The logical structure of his presentation…

Community, Entertainment

You play ball like a girl!

Meagan Falcon

By Kira Hays / Reporter  “You’re killing me Smalls!” Guessing which movie the Corpus Christi Ride-In Theater chose for this month’s screening shouldn’t be hard to figure out after hearing that famous quote. On March 28, the classic baseball family comedy, “The Sandlot,” will be shown at the Watergardens. As the new kid in town, Scotty Smalls wants nothing more than to make friends. Wanting to learn how to play baseball to impress his stepdad, Scotty turns to the town’s best baseball player, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, for help.

Campus, Community, Editorial

Outright ban would go too far

Meagan Falcon

Editorial On February 26 the Student Government Association held a topic discussion on whether or not smoking on campus should be banned. Although the faculty voted unanimously for a smoke/tobacco free campus, students were split on the decision. According to a group known as Americans for Nonsmokers’ rights, as of January 2 1,182 college campuses and universities have adopted smoke-free policies.