Author: Julieta Hernandez

Couple dedicate lives to helping colonia residents Lionel Lopez remembers the night in 1974 that would put him on a course that would occupy the next 40 years of his and his wife’s lives. On a cold, raining night in 1974 during his days as a firefighter, Lionel Lopez responded to a call for an elderly woman suffering from a heart attack in one of the Nueces County colonias. He was made aware of the freezing interior of the unkempt home and the unstable surroundings she was living in. “She was an elderly lady and we got her out, and…

Del Mar student looks to the future, hopes for change After living in the colonia of Petronilla for seven years with her father, Del Mar student advocate Yvette Reyes remains hopeful about the living conditions that continue to affect her family life. “We have water wells, but we have to buy our own water,” the social work advocate student said. “We can’t drink, we can’t cook with the water … the water’s pretty slimy, you can tell the difference.” Reyes and her father regularly buy five-gallon containers of water a day, but she also mentions that it’s not the worst…

College students teach microbiology and experiments  Students from Del Mar College and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi brought together resources within the schools and community to give kids a rush for all things science. The April 21 community event was held throughout the Hector Garcia Science Building on East Campus and offered multiple laboratories and demonstrations for children to sit in on with subjects on microbiology, pH testing and compost utilization. Danial Nasar Azadani, one of the coordinators of the event and president of Del Mar’s chapter of the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans, or SACNAS, had been…