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14-year-old tells about being picked on because of illness As 14-year-old Michael Collins began to speak at a bullying prevention event, he didn’t expect to steal the hearts of everyone in the audience. Michael was born with vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, trachea-esophageal fistula, renal anomalies, limb abnormalities and Poland syndrome. His illness causes the right side of his body to be under-developed, giving him a smaller arm that he calls his “lucky fin.” Michael faces many challenges, one of the biggest being that he didn’t start speaking until he was 6 years old. Having to defend himself was…

 Colby Farr/Foghorn Del Mar College’s Counseling Center threw a Spring Break Bash on March 7 in the Harvin Center, complete with hot dogs, virgin margaritas and a live DJ. Johanna Torres, a counselor at Del Mar, said the point of the Spring Bash was to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving. The DJ, who goes by the name of South Texas Mafia, kept the party alive with great tunes and great mixing. Students seemed to enjoy the party while the counselors seemed to enjoy hosting it for them.