Fourteen years ago, a tornado tore through Del Mar’s West Campus, causing severe property damage to the campus and surrounding neighborhood, as well as taking the life of one person and causing multiple injuries. This devastating event got Del Mar officials wondering if there was a way to help protect more people and prevent anyone else from getting hurt because of severe weather. When it was suspected that Hurricane Ike would be coming to Corpus Christi in 2008, officials decided the best way to protect the students and faculty would be a structure that would be able to withstand the…