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Eating meat is mean, activist says

Meagan Falcon

Vegan talks to DMC students about converting Lexy Garcia / Reporter Gary Yourofsky has dedicated his life to persuading people to stop murdering animals and become vegans, he told Del Mar College students during a recent visit to East Campus. Animal activism has led to Yourofsky’s arrest in 60 countries and his banishment in five. In recent years, Yourofsky’s lectures received national attention and one became the most viewed speech in Israel. He has converted close to 1 million people to veganism in Israel, he told students in Professor Maria Hollendonner’s ethics class on Sept. 11. Yourofsky calls for the treatment…

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It takes a Village to feed hungry Vikings

Meagan Falcon

The Village Café offers a big Greek welcome to all Chocolate Madonna and The Salad Sassinator / Foghorn staff As college students we can probably all agree that money is constantly an issue. We have tuition, books, bills and, most importantly, appetites. With that in mind, the Foghorn is continuing its mission of finding the best restaurants within walking distance of East Campus that offer a full meal, plus drink, for $10 or less. This week we decided to walk to The Village Café, at 920 Louisiana Ave. As usual, we’ve gone incognito to maintain the integrity of the review.…

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They came, they waited and finally Destiny was theirs

Meagan Falcon

Fans eagerly await midnight release of new game, are not disappointed Jonathan Garcia / Reporter Dozens of local gamers eagerly awaiting the recent release of “Destiny,” the newest first-person shooter for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, flocked to Gamestop on South Staples at Saratoga for a midnight release party on Sept. 8. Many set up tables outside the store as early as 9 p.m. to get their hands on the highly anticipated game developed by Bungie Studios, makers of the “Halo” trilogy. Gamestop, in addition to buying pizza for those waiting in line, hosted a “PlayStation:…

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‘Sims 4’ new and improved

Meagan Falcon

Victor Rhodes / Reporter “The Sims 4” was finally arrived on PC with a new and improved look. It was officially announced at Electronic Expo on June 6 by videogame publisher Electronic Arts (EA) and developer EA Maxis. “The Sims 4” is part of a popular life simulation series, “The Sims,” created by video game designer Will Wright. In “Sims 4,” players create or control virtual characters known as “sims.” These sims can interact with other sims, do various real-life activities, have families, careers and live in pre-built or custom-built houses created by players. EA heavily marketed the Create-A-Sim feature. This…

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Meaningful dialogue missing in online debate on gaming

Meagan Falcon

Steven Martinez / Reporter Video games as a medium are still in their infancy when compared to other visual entertainment like movies or television. As such, it still has some growing up to do, and nowhere is this more apparent than the case of Gamergate. At its core, the issues of diversity, misogyny and harassment that have sprung up because of this largely drummed-up event must be addressed before games as a medium can move past its image of a childish boy’s club. To sum up the main “conspiracy” that thrust the Internet into all-out gender war, Zoe Quinn is…