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Candidate Beto calls for change Protesters didn’t stop supporters from showing up on the campaign trail
NICHAELA SHAHEEN | ASSOC. EDITOR nshaheen@foghornnews.com Governor candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke made his way to Corpus Christi on Nov. 18 as part of his grassroots campaign for a meet-and-greet with supporters. While he only spoke for a brief time, Beto shook hands with those who came out to support him at the La Playa restaurant downtown. However, he was also faced with several protesters outside the venue who are against the
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Corpus Christi Army veteran Leo Estrada stands behind Texas governor candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke at a meet-and-greet on Nov. 18 at La Playa restaurant downtown.
Democrat’s campaign for governor. Some of the 100 or more supporters waited for over an hour to shake his hand and expressed how pleased they are with his opposition to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. “We need a change in the Democratic Party and I believe Beto is that change. This is a Democratic revolution and people need to vote,” said Cinia Clarich-Montoya of Corpus Christi. Beto told the crowd the future of Texas jobs is in Corpus Christi because of the oil and gas industry and the Port of Corpus Christi. “Oil and gas are so critically important and we want to protect those jobs, SEE BETO ON PAGE 3
“Oil and gas are so critically important ... but we also have a growing renewable energy industry here at the port.” BETO O’ROURKE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
Future bright for welding student
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Despite being born with one hand, Cruz works toward associate degree
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Welding student Joe Cruz works on a project in late November at Windward Campus. Cruz, who was born with just one hand, started with stick welding and later advanced to more difficult welding tasks such as tig welding.
Even though Joe Cruz was born with just one hand, he learned early on in life he could accomplish anything he set his mind too. “I never felt different until I was learning to tie my shoes,” Cruz said. “Trying to tie my shoes was the first time I realized I had to figure things out on my own and find different ways to learn these skills.” Cruz said his parents have always been “a part of my life when it comes to encouragement.” He said his parents have always pushed him to overcome obstacles and not let anything hold him back. With encouragement from his parents, Cruz, 27, is a student in the welding program at Cruz expects to Del Mar College and earn his associwill be finishing his ate degree this associate degree in fall. welding this fall. According to Cruz, his mother was nervous about him working with welding equipment. Cruz says he understands it is “dangerous and with me having one hand she probably thinks it won’t end well.” Cruz said his mom is just like any other mother — “overprotective,” especially when it comes to something as dangerous as welding. But her pride outweighed her fear. SEE WELDER ON PAGE 3
Finals are heating up for firefighting cadets 10 students extinguish blazes to meet requirements of state commission NICHAELA SHAHEEN | ASSOC. EDITOR nshaheen@foghornnews.com With finals season here, one group of Del Mar College students found themselves in the line of fire rather than with a blue book and No. 2 pencil in front of them. Ten cadets with the Del Mar College Regional Fire Academy on Nov. 17 underwent one of the tests required by the
Texas Commission on Fire Protection, which is part of DMC’s program completion requirements as well. The cadets were tasked with extinguishing three types of gas fires: a liquefied petroleum gas tank, a burning car and a dumpster fire. Dressed in full firefighting gear, cadets found themselves working together to extinguish the fires as a team. “The commission oversees firefighting training statewide and mandates the different types of scenarios the college performs during the live-fire burning SEE FIRE ON PAGE 8
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Del Mar College Regional Fire Academy were tasked with extinguishing three types of gas fires Nov. 17: a liquefied petroleum gas tank, a burning car and a dumpster fire.
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Friends and a feast
EATING AROUND TOWN Been dying to try a local restaurant but scared you may not like it? Let us be your guinea pig. We’ll be debuting a new column in the spring reviewing local spots. Email us at nshaheen@ foghornnews.com and tell us which places you want reviewed.
Campus Dining worker Laura Cervantes (right) serves Agatha Palacios, an early childhood development major, and other students during the Friendsgiving Feast on Nov. 18 in the Harvin Center. MICHELLE MIRELEZ | FOGHORN NEWS
Get help managing stress PHILIP J PEREZ | EDITOR IN CHIEF pperez@foghornnews.com
that are barely recovering financially from being without a job or having been laid off because of the pandemic. Students can find ways to manage “The expectation to basically provide their holiday stress during an upcoming gifts is always there for people and famwebinar hosted by the Texas Association ilies should have some sort of normalcy,” of Chicanos in Higher Education along Garcia said. “People need to really make with the DMC Counseling Center. sure that they’re navigating their need to The webinar, Managing Stress for the not go overboard, which is likely to put Holidays and Beyond, will be streamed them back into stressful financial situaon Microsoft Teams from noon to 1 p.m. tions.” Dec. 8. Another factor people face is dealing DMC Counselor Heather Garcia, the with crowds while shopping as more presenter for the event, said the stores are opening at full caCOVID-19 pandemic still continpacity. Being able to navigate ues to add stress to everyone’s safely while shopping and belives ahead of the holidays and ing able to keep stress levels with the new Omicron variant, lower during those times can even more concerns arise. be a challenge. “There are so many things During the presentation, Garthat we are going to have to cia will introduce mindfulness deal with in terms of mental exercises to help individuals to health issues,” Garcia said. “This decompress and engage in selfis going to be the second bigcare activities. Spending quality gest holiday, Thanksgiving be- Garcia’s presenta- time with family and friends is ing the first, that people are tion will focus on also important, according to going to have to navigate with- managing stress Garcia, and helps raise endorout matriarchs, patriarchs, hus- at the holidays. phin levels to ensure happiness bands, wives, brothers, sisters, and healthiness. etc., because so many people Garcia graduated from DMC did lose their lives … because of the pan- in 2010 with a degree in human services demic.” with an emphasis in addiction studies. Many students, already concerned She received her bachelor’s in commuabout the financial burden that often ac- nity and mental health from Texas A&M companies the holidays, may see those University and her master’s in counselfears multiply because of the pandemic ing from Texas A&M University-Corpus economy. Christi. She has been working as a mental “Let’s take into account the financial health and couple’s therapist at the DMC impact the pandemic has already had on Counseling Center. a lot of people,” Garcia said. “If we know For more information on the presentathat people already go into dept pre- tion, contact TACHE@delmar.edu or 361COVID, you know there are individuals 698-2250.
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Final exams for fully online classes will be administered during the regularly scheduled examination week as determined by the class instructor.
8-Weeks’ Session I (Aug. 30-Oct. 21) Final exams will be administered on the last class day of the session. 8-Weeks’ Session II (Oct. 25-Dec. 15) Final exams will be administered on the last class day of the session.
16-Weeks' Session (Aug. 30-Dec. 8); 15-Weeks' Session (Sept. 7-Dec. 8); 12-Weeks’ Session (Sept. 27-Dec. 8) All grades must be entered via the Web Grade Reporting System by 5 p.m. Dec. 17.
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Grants return in spring GABRIELLA GOMEZ | REPORTER ggomez@foghornnews.com Del Mar is now offering a new program alongside the HEERF III Emergency Student Aid. The college is currently using institutional HEERF grant money, funds the government gave directly to Del Mar College to use for the college, including the add-a-free-class campaign, said Joseph Ruiz, director of Del Mar’s Financial Aid Services. Del Mar wants to encourage and help students by taking advantage of the program, which offers students an additional class during alternative terms for free in the spring 2022 semester. Also, additional funding for books will be available for students eligible for this program. “In the fall semester we awarded about $4,203,700 to students, which was a combination of direct payments to students, and funds paid to student balances as well,” Ruiz said. Ruiz said there Ruiz said 6,140 is no available es- students were timate for how awarded HEERF much will be given grants this fall. out as there may be money leftover from the previous fall semester. Some 6,140 students were awarded HEERF grants this fall. This program is available for all DMC students currently enrolled at Del Mar in a three- or four-hour course during the regular 16 weeks or 8-weeks Session 1 in Spring 2022. “Once we’ve exhausted or close to exhausting for funds of the add a class, of the institutional portion and find out how much we have we may award direct payment to students without them having to apply,” Ruiz said. “Or we may also put out an application for this.” Ruiz said the program has been a great benefit to students. “We’ve known students who couldn’t pay off balance, because they had a balance they couldn’t pay,” Ruiz said. “Students have been able to take advantage of this program and use these funds to make adjustments resulting from the pandemic.” For updates and additional information on the add-a-free-class program and HEERF Grant III funds visit https:// delmar.edu/becoming-a-viking/afford/ heerf-iii-student-financial-aid-faq.html.
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WELDER FROM PAGE 1 “After I showed her pictures … of my progress on these welds both of my parents are proud of me,” Cruz said. Cruz also said his professors helped him find ways to weld. “First I started off with stick welding” Cruz said. Stick welding is when the electrode and metal both melt to form the weld, while using an electrode holder. “No matter “This one was simpler enough to use the task Cruz one hand.” Cruz later ad- always finds vanced to more dif- a way to get it ficult welding tasks done.” such as tig welding, which involves usAGUSTIN ing a torch and filler MARTINEZ rod. This meant Cruz INSTRUCTOR needed to make a protection for his arm with a leather guard. He said the technique involved a lot of “hand and eye coordination, and that was a challenge for me.” Cruz said this journey of “making and rigging” things to protect his left arm from getting hurt from the “splatters of hot metal” was not easy — this was definitely something he had to overcome. Cruz was not alone. He had the help of his professors and past instructors who taught him how to use the torch, and how to stick and tig weld. “Cruz is a very smart and determined student,” said current instructor Agustin Martinez. “No matter the task Cruz always finds a way to get it done.” Cruz not only encourages others who have disabilities, he also works in the math tutoring center, where he helps tutor others to learn different math skills. “Hopefully if other people do see this they can be able to take reference of what I do to inspire them,” Cruz said. He also hopes to embolden others who have disabilities to not give up and “continue with their challenges.”
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In spite of his impairment, Cruz continues to work toward his goals and encourages others as well.
BETO FROM PAGE 1 but we also have a growing renewable energy industry here at the port which is powered by renewable energy. With these two sources of power, they are going to create the jobs that we need to have in this state,” Beto said. He also re-iterated his anti-gun stance as well as his support for expanding Medicare, teacher pay increase and funding the arts programs in public schools. About a dozen protesters outside the venue held signs and yelled chants through megaphones, which caused Beto’s campaign team to block the clear screen where protesters were seen through. About a dozen protesters gather as supporters rally for Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. NICHAELA SHAHEEN | FOGHORN NEWS
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Special Olympics seeking volunteers Students sought to help group with several upcoming events in area MIRANDA MEDINA | REPORTER mmedina@foghornnews.com The South Texas Special Olympics is searching for students from Del Mar College to volunteer for upcoming events. Del Mar College encourages their students to experience volunteer work and take advantage of the opportunity to help others and their community. The Special Olympics, which originated in 1969, is an international organization that offers many opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities while participating in sports. “Our goal is to promote inclusion and equity throughout sports across the globe and to promote an active, healthy lifestyle for everyone,” said Noah Willoughby, volunteer services manager of Special Olympics Texas. Willoughby has mentioned that not only will students enjoy having fun but will also gain knowledge on awareness of intellectual disabilities. Students who volunteer to work the events can participate by setting up the venue, score-keeper, referee or registration. The number of volunteers differs for each event, although the Texas Special Olympics is “always open to adding spots,” Willoughby said. “Anyone can do it who has a passion for the community we serve, the sports or just
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CCISD All Stars teammates celebrate their score during the Special Olympics volleyball game Dec. 2 at the YWCA. giving back,” he said. Student volunteers can participate in all events and are encouraged for reoccurring participation. The upcoming events include an area
The coach gives pointers to the CCISD All Stars players during game.
bowling competition Jan. 12-15, a basketball competition March 26 and swimming competition on April 22. The Special Olympics not only provides volunteer work, but also internship oppor-
tunities in many fields of the organization. Students who are interested can contact Willoughby at nwilloughby@sotx.org or Angela Brengman, programs director, at abrengman@sotx.org.
The Corpus Christi Lightning Crew coach directs players during their game against the CCISD All Stars.
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The cast of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” appears on stage after a recent performance at the Harbor Playhouse.
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Tis’ the season for a great show Harbor Playhouse presents ‘A Christmas Carol’ now through mid-December ASHLY MORALES| REPORTER amorales@foghornnews.com The Harbor Playhouse has kicked off the holiday season with Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” a can’t-miss play that you can take your whole family to enjoy. The play adaptation is exactly what you would expect, a charming play that captures the essence of Christmas. The production as well as the acting in this play is phenomenal. Each character played their part
perfectly, each song was sung with great passion, and the costumes and choreography were paired together impeccably. “A Christmas Carol” is led by Andres Elizondo II, who plays Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge is a grumpy old man who hates Christmas. He refuses to donate any money to charity and declines his nephew’s invite to a Christmas dinner. He is rude and unkind to anyone who approaches him concerning Christmas. He overworks and underpays his only employee, Bob Cratchit (Christopher Salinas), who has a very sick child named Tiny Tim (Genevieve De La Garza). When Scrooge returns home, he is visited by the ghost of his former business
partner Jacob Marley (Bryan Davis), who informs his he will be visited by three ghosts — the ghosts of Christmas present, past and future. The ghost of Christmas past (Eliot Ruiz) shows how he struggled as a child because of his father going into debt but the ghost also shows him how happy he used to be when he was surrounded by friends and family during the holidays. The ghost of Christmas present (Rae Garza) shows him how the people around him continue to struggle every day. Finally, the ghost of Christmas future (Amy Selman) shows him visions of his death and how no one will care that he will be gone and almost grateful for his death.
‘You’ still as dark as ever
'Resident Evil’ film is a waste of time
DYLAN LIMAS | REPORTER dlimas@foghornnews.com
Netflix recently released Season 3 of its popular original series “You.” The previous two seasons have been filled with twists and turns that kept fans on the edge of their seats. At the end of Season 2, it seemed as if Joe (reprised by Penn Badgley) had met his counterpart in Love (Victoria Pedretti). However, there is still a void in Joe’s life. After Joe and Love marry, they move from Los Angeles to a suburb outside of San Francisco called Madre Linda. Season 3 picks up with Joe developing an unhealthy obsession with his new neighbor Natalie. Joe returns to his old habits but is more calculated than in previous seasons. On the other hand, Love frequently goes with her first instinct, which leads to complicated situations for the couple.
The ghosts teach Scrooge a lesson to show he needs to change his ways. Scrooge wakes up on Christmas Day and decides to buy the prize turkey and help as many people as possible by donating to charity, giving the turkey to his employee, and going to his nephew’s home to enjoy Christmas with his family. While all the actors were great, Josh Salinas and Dr. Stefani Schomaker stood out for their hilariously perfect roles as Mr. and Mrs. Fezzwig. The play continues through Dec. 19 with showings at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays. For tickets or more information, visit www.harborplayhouse.com.
TRISTIN WILLIAMS | REPORTER twilliams@foghornnews.com Victoria Pedretti and Penn Badgley star in the Netflix show “You.” Along with Natalie, there are other new characters introduced to the series. These include Natalie’s husband, Matthew Engler, and his son, Theo, who become an integral part of the season as it goes on. Joe also meets his new coworker Marienne (Tati Gabrielle), who works with him at his new library job. In this newest season, Joe’s and Love’s characters work in tandem to let their intense presence be felt by the viewers. The show becomes less focused on Joe and more on the couple as a whole. Compared with previous seasons, Sea-
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son 3 takes some time to get going. The integration of new characters slows down the action process at times, which loyal viewers may not be used to. This slight decrease of action can also be attributed to the character development of Joe specifically. While this isn’t to say that Joe is a changed man who can do no wrong, most of his evil doings are a direct result of Love’s actions. Season 3 goes through stretches where it lacks the spark of the first two seasons, but the fiery ending helps make it memorable.
‘Ghostbusters’ is a call worth making MICHELLE MIRELEZ| MANAGING EDITOR to be ruined by a mainstream reboot? But mmirelez@foghornnews.com this isn’t just a reboot, it’s a continuation of a legacy. Who you gonna call? I’m gonna call my The movie starts off with Dr. Egon Spanmom because this movie hit all the soft gler’s mysterious but not so alarming passspots in my heart. ing. Estranged granddaughter Pheobe If you didn’t grow up with the original (Mckenna Grace) investigates Spangler’s 1984 “Ghostbusters” directed by Ivan Reit- life that was inherited by her mother Callie man, that’s OK. But if you did and you have (Carrie Coon). Alongside Grace, “Stranger not gone to see the new “Ghostbusters: Things” star Finn Wolfhard plays her girl-craAfterlife,” directed by Jason Reitman, son of zy teen brother who tries to impress his onIvan Reitman, in Mushu’s words, “Dishonor! screen crush Lucky (Celeste O’Conner). Dishonor on you, dishonor on your cow...” The storyline plays into a haunting of because when you think about a Ghost- the small town their grandfather inhabited busters reboot you think of the all-female and was known as the “Dirt Farmer,” which version we don’t all like to talk about, well is later explained. Paul Rudd’s character, Mr. it’s like it never happened. Gooberson, comes into play as he is first And I get it, who wants their childhood your typical non-educated caring coach/
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teacher but his IQ only downplayed to those he seemly taught in summer school but is then matched with that of Pheobe’s genius. I can’t go any further without giving away spoilers. There are a couple of slow parts that have you sitting on the edge of your seat for the action to begin but pay attention because it will come at you fast and will begin a domino effect of events. We are visited by an all-star cast from the original 1984 version with the exception of Rick Moranis’ character. You must stay for the two end-credit scenes — yes that is right, I said TWO. The filmmakers not only closed a chapter but started a whole new one without dismembering the classic.
At one hour and 47 minutes, “Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City,” is a freaking dumpster fire. The movie tries to be its own separate thing from the original games with Easter eggs to the games sprinkled here and there, like the healing spray from the first “Resident Evil” game, and the different keys with the spade, clover, heart, and diamond. But the characters and plot are all over the place, and the characters feel like cardboard cutouts of wannabe bad asses. The main character, Leon Kennedy ( played by Avan Jogia ), is made to be a total loser who doesn’t really do anything — he’s just there to be made fun of and to be a crappy comic relief. Claire Redfield (Kaya Scodelario) is just a mean girl and that’s her whole character, she doesn’t get any type of real personality trait, aside from being mean. The other characters are pretty much nothing characters, they’re just there to keep the story going or to get killed by a zombie. The plot of a town being the Umbrella Corp. personal testing ground and it going horribly wrong sounds good, but the way the movie goes about it just makes it boring and not that interesting. It shows people getting sick with the townspeople getting red eyes, hair falling out and their eyes bleeding. The movie, directed by Johannes Roberts, just doesn’t make the zombies scary, with over-the-top action scenes and obvious jump scares. There is a scene where Chris Redfield (Robbie Amell) is lost, and he’s getting attacked by zombies in the dark. What would have made the scene better would be the lack of music and having the audience listen for the zombies, with groans of the zombies getting louder as they get closer and not being sure if the steps they hear is Chris or the Zombies.
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PERSPECTIVE
EDITORIAL
Support your community, shop local
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Imagine if you will, long lines of people waiting to check out in one of the three open lanes with items they found for 20% off at the big box store. Picture the faces of the big box store employees trying to force a smile as they are belittled by every Karen and Kyle while earning just above minimum wage for companies that could arguably be called the biggest pyramid schemes legally allowed. As Americans go out of our way to get back to normal by supporting the economy with every purchase only to make the fat cats fatter, take into consideration the needs of our local small business owners by shopping in their stores instead. When you buy local, you are supporting more than just local business owners. You are supporting your neighbors and their families. You are supporting local farms, local nonprofits and many other vital pieces of the local community. By supporting local, you are also supporting many opportunities for locals to overcome challenges we all face — together.
Local businesses reported generating es nationwide close due to low sales or Bookstore than you would Ebenezer’s $68 of local economic return for every limited cash flow, according to the Huff- Everything Emporium, which has over $100 spent in their stores as opposed to ington Post. Add a global pandemic and 10,000 locations nationwide. big box businesses that only put an aver- imagine the devastation of having to shut When you shop local, you are more age $43 for every $100, according to the down due to government mandates and likely to have a pleasant overall expeHuffington Post. This includes payroll, lo- then trying to reopen. Now, as we enter rience. This may be due to the fact that cal taxes and donations to local organiza- the holiday season, our local businesses 56% of workers at locally owned busitions. nesses have high comAcco rd i n g mitment scores, mean“You are more likely to see a sponsorship from Bob Cratchit’s to the report, ing they like what they over $9.3 bildo, they like where they Bookstore than you would from Ebenezer’s Everything Emporium, lion would be work and they take pride returned to in their job as opposed which has over 10,000 locations nationwide.” our economy to the possibly disgrunif every family tled big box employee in the U.S. spent just $10 a month in lo- need us more than ever before. who absolutely dreads going into work cal businesses. While that may sound like Small businesses donate 250% more to face hundreds upon hundreds of cusa sad infomercial narrated by Sarah Mc- than their big box counterparts to local tomers who want to know how to inflate Laughlin, the reality is that our local busi- community causes. One example is the an airfryer. ness owners continue to struggle as we sponsoring of local youth organizations As we venture out into traffic to make face this ongoing pandemic. The word and organized sports. One look at a lo- those purchases this holiday season, con“we” is key here because we are the com- cal outfield fence or baseball jersey will sider making at least one or more purmunity that needs to lean on each other show just how involved local businesses chases at a local small business and supnow more than ever. are in the community. You are more likely port your community. While you’re at it, On average, 25% of local business- to see a sponsorship from Bob Cratchit’s enjoy lunch at a local eatery as well.
QUESTION: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL STORES TO SHOP?
“Clawson’s Music.” — Dylan Smith, music education/composition 2701 S. Padre Island Drive 361-854-5894 clawsonsmusic.com
“Sprouts.”
— Arron Yabut, liberal arts
1440 Airline Road 361-993-2850
“Donut World — awesome kolaches and donuts.” — Tori Shall, studio arts 2317 Ayers St. 361-444-6928
“Ninja Ramen — good food.” — Christian Martinez, liberal arts
“Half Price Books.” — Lindsey Madland, drama
“Books Ink.”
5425 S. Padre Island Drive 361-991-4494
2033 Airline Road, Suite E5 361-452-2622
— Charles Paulk, studio arts
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n Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don’t age and will never die unless they are killed. n The party game of Twister was originally called Pretzel, but Milton Bradley changed the name in 1965 due to trademark issues. n Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words and is thought to develop from the fear of pronouncing long words incorrectly. (Hey, we get it — we tried.) n The opposite sides of dice always add up to seven. n “Deaf flights” were prescribed by doctors to cure hearing loss in the 1920s and ‘30s. Stunt pilots would take unsuspecting passengers up in planes and terrify them with loops, barrel rolls and dives. n J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author C.S. Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good. n Philadelphia cream cheese was actually created in New York.
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FIRE FROM PAGE 1 evaluations,” said Michael Schmidt, DMC Fire Science Program director and instructor. These ten second-year cadets will be graduating soon with their degrees in fire science and with ample field experience under their belt. “With all the training and all the drills we did, it feels good to finally put them all together and do what we came here to do,” said cadet Dimitrios Watson. This was the first time cadets put out gas fires in their training. Cadet Max Lee says it’s a different beast to work with. “Visually you can see gas and the heat it gives off feels a lot stronger,” Lee said. He went on to state while the training and test are of good use, in the real field it isn’t as predictable or controlled. The end is almost near for these cadets, who soon move on to hazmat courses before studying for their state exams. For information about the College’s Fire Science Program visit www.delmar. edu/degrees/fire-science/index.html or email at publicsafety@delmar.edu.
RIGHT: Cadets learn how to put out a dumpster fire for the first time in their training. BOTTOM RIGHT: Cadets Max Lee (from left), Dimitrios Watson and Noah Marble watch as they wait their turn. TOP AND BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTOS BY NICHEALA SHAHEEN | FOGHORN NEWS
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Student firefighters battle the flames during the event at Windward Campus. This was the first time cadets put out gas fires in their training.
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