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Find a way around Del Mar’s parking problem

Dear Tina

Dear Tina, The parking situation at East Campus is atrocious! With the new construction going on, how does the college plan to accommodate further parking?   Dear Parking, Thank you for your excellent question. After doing some research, I found that, unfortunately, at this time there is no plan to accommodate students with additional on-campus parking while the construction is ongoing. While the idea of a parking garage has been floated numerous times, often at the Pizza with the President event, there are no plans to build one in the voter-approved bond that funds the construction on campus. The construction…

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How to Cope

Sabrina Hutton

Let’s face the facts: college, work and life are stressful. Often, this stress can lead to depression or even thoughts of self-harm or suicide, especially in college students. There are alternative ways to deal with stress though, some even as close as your own home. One of the most popular ways to deal with stress is yoga or meditation. Meditation can be done practically anywhere and as often as needed. It allows the body and mind to relax and causes the stress to melt away. There is no one specific way to meditate. Some people prefer to focus on a…

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Faith

Warren Maxwell

Remedy of the King of Kings  “Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stop; but a good word maketh glad.” — Proverbs 12:25   As human beings we are always prone to make mistakes, or lean on ideas we don’t completely understand. When the pressures of life get us down our first instinct is to withdraw and build up stress. When we have that surprise pop quiz we didn’t study for, or our kid receives an unexpected trip to the doctor, it sometimes becomes hard to cope with the unexpected. This is where having faith in God comes into…

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Jeremy spoke loud for awareness

Mia Estrada

In 1991, Jeremy Wade Delle commited suicide in front of his English class. The Richardson High School sophomore, from an inner suburb of Dallas, was killed after he fired a bullet into his mouth at around 9:45 a.m. Delle arrived late to school and his second-period English teacher, Fay Barnett, told him to go to the office and get an attendance slip. He returned with a gun instead. According to The Dallas Morning News, the shooting occurred before his teacher and the 30 students in the classroom could react. One of the students, Brian Jackson, was working his combination at…

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Rise and be kind to those all around

Warren Maxwell

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” — Galatians 6:9-10 New International Version (NIV)   Being a kind person is a tough task for many people, and when we finally get pushed to our limits it’s hard to just to turn the other cheek and let things go. God wants us to practice being kind stewards to others and using his word to be…

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Finals aren’t the only thing going down

Mark Young

Finals are one of the most stressful times of the year for students. So why don’t you have a little sex and relieve all the stress? Except you probably don’t have time, because finals are basically when teachers all decide to gang-bang you with assignments, projects and tests. Well never fear! I have some wonderful techniques for you are your partner to not only get your studying done, not go crazy, but get a little crazy.             No. 15 This one is more for those who aren’t afraid to get on their knees. A simple…

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Finding your hidden gift can be a blessing

Warren Maxwell

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” — 1 Peter 4:10   God gave each and every one of us a unique gift to call our own. As human beings we were all made with a different purpose, and given special skills to call our own. God tells us to use our gifts to glorify him and to benefit others. As college students we tend to wonder what we’re good at because in the end that’s our main purpose of even coming to college in the first place.…

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Strikers demand better working conditions

Mia Estrada

In the 1930s, Corpus Christi was at the forefront of labor strikes, organizing protests and walkouts against unfair working conditions. The city’s dock workers, on Sept. 20, 1935, went on strike in support of strikes being held in othe r port cities of the American south such as New Orleans, with the workers planning to get recognition from the International Longshoremen Association (ILA). The strikers demanded a coastwide agreement and control over hiring. In the early stages of the campaign, negotiations occurred. The Texas Steamship Men, a striking faction, made a final offer to strikers but the strikers quickly dismissed…

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Staying safe while hooking up online

Mark Young

Online hookups have become a big part of dating culture for young adults, and with that comes the danger of meeting random strangers who you have probably only seen a few pictures of and have only been talking to for less than a week. Many people reading that would probably say, “Why would anyone do that?” But the reality of our day and age is that hookup culture has traveled to the Internet and dating apps have taken over. While meeting someone in person is all nice and fairytale-like, most times, you don’t meet anyone outside of the circle of…

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Let Jesus help light your path

Warren Maxwell

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 In life we tend to let our emotions get the better of us, and at the end of the day tend to wonder what our next move is. God wants us to go to him with all of our problems no matter how big or small they might be. When times get tough and life gets the better of us, our lives tend to spiral out of control. It is at that point we must have full faith in God and the…