Author: Andrew-Pól Clements

Campus

Doctor of Toxicology, DMC Alumnus to give keynote address at May 19 commencement ceremony

Andrew-Pól Clements

The end of the semester is here, and with it, graduation and commencement. To kick off the beginning of a new chapter in the lives of the approximately 782 graduating students, Del Mar College has invited Doctor of Toxicology and Del Mar College alumnus Natividad Roberto Fuentes Jr. to give the keynote address at the commencement ceremony this Friday. Fuentes graduated from Del Mar College in 2011 with an associate degree in biology and a certification in biotechnology. From there, he would go on to earn his bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and…

Campus, Technology

Studying anatomy in a virtual space

Andrew-Pól Clements

Student Success Center unveils new virtual reality headsets for student use Students studying anatomy and physiology got some high-tech help on April 26. The Student Success Center on Heritage Campus introduced five new virtual reality headsets for use as study aids. The set consists of five color-coded Oculus Meta Quest 2 headsets with two wireless controllers each. Each headset includes a program known as the 3D Organon Platform, which provides access to multiple life-like anatomy models for students to manipulate and examine at a fraction of the cost of physical models. The virtual models also include built-in labels and an…

Entertainment

‘Airness’ hooks viewers early on

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Del Mar College’s Drama Department held five showings of “Airness: The Air Guitar Comedy” from April 7-15. A loud and proud comedic performance following Nina, played by Mia Dobbins, and a band of colorful and charismatic air guitarists, “Airness” is a show about pretend, but serious pretend. I had originally chosen to attend the Student Appreciation performance on April 13 after a somewhat long day of designing the newspaper with the Foghorn staff and getting it ready for print. Stressed, tired, and having just finished a rather nasty argument with a family member, by the time I had sat down…

Editorial

Desalination takes salt from Corpus water

Andrew-Pól Clements

Anyone who has lived in Corpus Christi for the past half decade is all too familiar with the city’s water problems. If it is not some industrial spill or sanitizer shortage causing a citywide water boil, it is instead Texas’ famous weather engaging the city’s drought contingency plan. In fact, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, Nueces County has not had a single twelve-month period without some level of abnormal dryness since April 2005. As of March 14, most of Nueces County has been in a state of severe drought according to the NDMC, and Corpus Christi is once…

Community

Red Cord Initiative seeks to promote awareness of human trafficking in coastal bend community

Andrew-Pól Clements

The Coastal Bend Wellness Foundation’s Red Cord Initiative is a program designed to educate the community on human trafficking and the warning signs associated with it. Started in 2013, it also provides transitional housing, intensive case management and community-based services to victims of human trafficking in Nueces County. Eliana Rosete is a social worker who was recently distributing flyers for the cause on Heritage Campus. “Our goal is just to try and help individuals that have suffered commercial or sexual exploitation,” Rosete said. The Red Cord Initiative seeks to provide for the needs of human trafficking survivors. “A lot of…