South Texas Stories: Sunrise Mall

Del Mar College Physical Therapist Assistant student Adrian Cantu was nominated and elected as the Texas PTA Student Delegate during a recent state physical therapy conference. Twenty-one PTA students from Del Mar traveled to Arlington to attend the Texas Physical Therapy Association conference Oct. 22-25. “It’s a great organization that advocates for physical therapy,” Cantu said. “While I was there I attended classes, met employers and longtime professionals, and went to meetings that opened my eyes to different aspects of physical therapy.” Cantu was elected as the Texas PTA Student Delegate from a group of his peers, as well as…

The student Democratic Club hosted a non-partisan March to the Polls on Nov. 6. Students wielded homemade signs encouraging people to vote.   “The only purpose is to get people to cast their ballot on Election Day,” Laura Salinas, Democratic Club member, told the Foghorn News. Club members met outside the Harvin Center encouraging passing students to march too.  Stickers and information sheets were handed out. “It’s important to vote. We are trying to get as many people to vote as possible. It’s the only way to get our voices heard,” said liberal arts major Brianna Perez. Perez and her…

Two experts from Texas A&M University-Kingsville visited Del Mar College for Hispanic Heritage Month to discuss the extent in which South Texas students believe in folk healing practices and the ailments they treat. The presentation, “Ojo, Susto and Curanderos: Knowledge and Attitudes towards Mexican-American Folk Healing in South Texas,” focused on a recent study done at A&M-Kingsville. “The main question we wanted answered from this study was whether younger generations believe in healing the mind, body and spirit all together, and if they have heard of a curandero,” said Christine Reiser Robbins, assistant professor of anthropology at A&M-Kingsville. “We asked…