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CROP Hunger Walk to help those in need

Local food bank, Metro Ministries to receive funds Alexandria Rodriguez / Reporter More than 1 in 4 children in Texas struggle against hunger, and more than 1.8 million live in households that are at risk of not getting the proper nutrition to live a healthy life, according to tx.nokidhungry.org. An estimated 1 in 6 Americans will not have a meal for the holiday season, according to the Corpus Christi Food Bank. Parkway Presbyterian Church, at 3707 Santa Fe St., will be the starting location of a 2-mile CROP Hunger Walk on Nov. 10.  The walk, which begins at 2:30 p.m.,…

Police standoff ends; DMC operations continue as normal

Meagan Falcon Web editor Corpus Christi Police Department SWAT units responded to an armed man holed up in his La Armada apartment, across Ayers Street from Del Mar College’s East Campus, at about 5 a.m. April 29. Officers were forced to shut down Tompkins Street off Ayers near Del Mar College, as well as several DMC parking lots along Ayers. Detectives said tactical units were employed as a precaution to keep area residents safe. Del Mar College also closed its East Campus parking lots off Ayers to ensure the safety of the students, and so officers could use the area…

Honoring those who served

Anastasia Talarantas / Reporter Veterans Day is coming up soon, and veterans have a lot to look forward to at Del Mar College. According to Tammy L. Micallef, director of the DMC Veterans Center, Del Mar College has joined forces with an organization called The Fight Continues and the goal is for the name of every fallen veteran since the Revolutionary War to be read aloud and be commemorated on Veterans Day. “Veterans Day is a day we set aside to commemorate and honor those people who have served our country and the armed forces,” Micallef said. “There is a couple…