Author: Azrael Montoya

Entertainment, Movies

Denzel shines as a liberal hero in dragging film

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Azrael Montoya In Dan Gilroy’s “Roman J. Israel Esq.,” Denzel Washington plays a hard-working civil rights activist lawyer who is stuck in the past fighting the immortal demons of injustice. After his longtime law firm partner dies, Roman goes to work for a big L.A. law firm. The man running that firm is George Pierce, played by Colin Farrel. He serves as Roman’s straight arrow, if you will. In the film Roman’s values are truly tested as he fights the present justice system. He struggles to find which reality he’s really in — one back in 1979 or the present…

Community

Inspiring future GIS majors

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Participants in the 19th annual Coastal Bend GIS Day discovered a world of possibilities. “If you’re into electronics and building stuff, this is the field for you,” Del Mar College GIS major Tori Atokuk-Vitz said at the event, held Nov. 15 at the Center for Economic Development. Leonel Deleon, a GIS major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, said that with an array of skills, geospatial technology is in everything. The community came together at the event to get hands-on experience with drones, learn mapping, and more about applications in GIS technology. “GIS in a sense is like…

Campus

On the hunt for job experience

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com More than two dozen employers hit East Campus on Nov. 14 to recruit students and members of the community for employment opportunities. “We want to get our local talent and keep them with us,” said Walgreens store manager Phillip McDonough. For Walgreens, one of 27 employers at the fair, retail is always a need. For art education major Moses Hernandez, the job fair was timely. “I want to make my own money and gain work experience,” he said. Lyia Calderon, a human resources associate at the Texas State Aquarium, said the recruitment process comes down to the…

Entertainment, Movies

Adaptation brings suspense

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Murder and sins from the past come back to haunt the passengers in “Murder on the Orient Express.” Murder and drama are here in this mysterious film and it will leave you guessing from frame to frame. A famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, played by Kenneth Branagh, must solve a murder on the Orient Express set in 1934. Poirot is almost a divine detective with his abilities and his amazing prowess to solve the most difficult cases. The murder target on the Express is Samuel Ratchett, played by Johnny Depp. He is a shrewd American businessman. A…

Campus

Zen Zone for stressed out students

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Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com Nursing major Joy Williams emerged from the Zen Zone for the first time, feeling relaxed. “I really enjoy the Zen setting because it’s relaxing and calming. I also like the essential oils because they’re also relaxing. I use it to get away from the noise of campus life,” Williams said. If students need a place to tune out their busy lives, they too can find refuge in the Zen Zone. The Counseling Center began the zone in 2014. Any student can use the Zen Zone, said counselor Rita Hernandez. “All the student has to do to gain…