Tag: history

Editorial

Erasing the nation’s history is affecting education

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In 2020, the quietly uttered phrase “I can’t breathe,” was heard echoed around the world. Words whispered from the faint lips of George Floyd, moments before his death, as he lie on the ground with a knee on his neck. As a direct result of this, protests were organized across the nation, but what else resulted from Floyd’s death? According to a survey done by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Floyd’s murder unleashed a monumental movement across the United States as a total of 94 confederate monuments were removed. A rapid increase from the four removals that occurred the year…

Column

The history of the DMC Vikings

Paul Farias

Last issue, the focus was finding out how the Port Hole name was almost that of the Foghorn newspaper. This time around, we’re looking to Del Mar History to fix it. Surely, we all know that Del Mar College’s mascot has always been the Vikings. Ever since the college first established a mascot back in 1939, the Viking name has been synonymous with what was called Corpus Christi Junior College at the time. Alright, something’s wrong here. Checking the College’s website, you’ll find that it says the mascot name dates back to 1939. After digging through the Foghorn archives however,…

Campus

DMC faces possible payment

Mark Young

Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com Del Mar College owes a former employee over half a million dollars after losing a lawsuit over a contract dispute. Former history professor Bruce Olson sued the college in June 2012, after Olson felt the college was breaching a contract that had come from mediation of a settlement from two previous lawsuits Olson had filed against the college. During mediation from the first two lawsuits, Del Mar College agreed to allow Olson to participate in an early retirement program if he promised to drop the lawsuits and release Del Mar College from liability. The two previous lawsuits…

Community

Nation sees many changes since 9/11

Brittany Claramunt

Fifteen Septembers ago America was silenced on Sept. 11; however, that silence only lasted a few hours after the terror attacks. People from across New York and the United States stood together to aid in the recovery at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. Since 2001, America has changed in many ways such as in air travel, within the government and in tourism and deportations. When people travel now it is a real pain, especially with the long lines at TSA. Before 9/11, people who did not have a ticket could…