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Roof goes up on new FEMA Dome
West Campus structure gets covered in just 20 minutes Samantha Douty Editor-in-chief Crews inflated the roof of the FEMA Dome at the Del Mar College West Campus on Friday afternoon. Inflation was temporarily delayed while workers removed excess water from the roof. Crews also had to monitor the wind to make sure the roof didn’t rip during inflation. “There are so many things that you can change in your life that you make mistakes on, but a building is forever,” said architect Brad Cutright. “That’s why all the time and effort put into the project is worth it in the…