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Some decide against celebrating Thanksgiving, others look past tragedy John Oliva joliva@foghornnews.com Thanksgiving Day is meant to celebrate blessings while stuffing one’s face full of turkey and cranberry sauce. Lately that tradition has changed to watching hours of football, and then waking up before sunrise the next day to hit the local malls and plazas to purchase pillows for $1. The first Thanksgiving celebration happened in 1610 in Jamestown, Virginia. Between September and November in 1621, at the Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts, 50 Pilgrims who were on the Mayflower and 90 Native Americans gathered together for a feast that is widely known as “The First Thanksgiving.” MASSACRE OF 1622 The following year in April, the Indian Massacre of 1622 took place in Jamestown. Nearly 350 Native Americans were murdered during this annihilation hundreds of years ago. Many think Thanksgiving should not be celebrated anymore for the underlying issue of British colonists coming to North America and taking land from Native Americans. Music education major Alicia Mariscal feels that Thanksgiving is family-oriented but should be celebrated differently. “When you look at the aspect of what Thanksgiving is really about, it’s pretty
gruesome and terrifying,” Mariscal said. “You try not to think about it, but it is something we should think about.“ Mariscal said she likes meaning of being thankful for the holiday, but suggests celebrating it at another time in the year. “Then for the day we normally celebrate Thanksgiving, we can mourn and grieve the loss of all those innocent lives,” Mariscal said. CELEBRATE REGARDLESS There are people though who simply do not care about what happened so long ago with Native Americans and think we should still be celebrating the holiday regardless. Computer science major Julius Wilson has no feelings about the genocide that is correlated with Thanksgiving. “I don’t get why people make a big deal about it,” Wilson said. “I don’t have an issue with it and think we should still celebrate it. Thanksgiving is more about getting together with your family than anything else.” Liberal arts major Jeremy Garcia is a Native American who is against Thanksgiving. “I personally hate the holiday,” Garcia said. “I grew up mainly with my Mexican heritage but found out I was Native American about five years ago. I had always felt indifferent about Thanksgiving though because I felt I could have dinner with my entire family any other day out of the year. “As a child, you learn in elementary school about how ‘great’ Christopher Co-
“Many reservations still celebrate Thanksgiving with a big feast. We should always be thankful for any meal we receive. We have moved on from Christopher Columbus and are grateful to still be alive. We must concentrate on the now and not on the past.” — Larry Running Turtle Salazar
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Stress less with some furry friends Therapy pups help students decompress and worry less Sam Gutierrez sgutierrez@foghornnews.com Between studying for midterms and managing everyday life challenges, things can get a little stressful at times. “It’s a stressful time with midterms and we wanted to give the students a time to relax and for them to get away,” Counselor Jessica Edwards said. The DMC Counseling Department hosted a time where students can relieve stress and enjoy the company of several certified therapy dogs at the East and West campus. After getting to visit with the dogs, students were offered to take an anxiety test, figuring out whether they had a problem with anxiety. The counselors openly offered tips and tools to deal with that anxiety. “Being able to help recognize what the students are doing to help manage their stress and anxiety that they get between school, work and life in general was our goal,” Counselor Johanna Torres said. Priscilla Babbitt, owner of a 7-year-old Pembroke Corgi, (See Counseling on Page 3)
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Del Mar College students Hannah Hauck and Samantha Castillo get an endorphin boost with help from one of the therapy dogs during the event on Nov. 8 on West Campus. The event is hosted by the Del Mar Counseling Department.
A day of women’s issues Mental health, suicide covered during annual event Jose Alonzo jalonzo@foghornnews.com
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Rick Garcia guards Alex Gonzalez during intramurals on Nov. 3.
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Del Mar College hosted Day of the Woman’s “EleMental Health for Ultimate Peace of Mind” on Nov. 8 in Richardson Performance Hall. The Laura W. Bush Institute for Woman’s Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center sponsored the event, which offered information on mental health diseases including depression and suicide. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Preven-
tion, the annual age-adjusted guest speaker, Terry Bentley Hill, suicide rate in the United States is a nationally recognized mental is 13.42 per 100,000 individuals. health advocate and attorney. On average, there are Rita Hernandez, a former 123 suicides per day. DMC Viking, joined the According to the U.S. Q&A panel. Hernandez Department of Health obtained a Bachelor of and Human Services, Arts in sociology and this exceeds the rate of Master of Arts in coundeath from homicide seling psychology. Herand AIDS combined. nandez is also the lead Day of the Woman counselor at Del Mar consisted of two guest College’s Counseling speakers and a Q&A Bentley Hill is a Center. panel. The first guest mental health “Mental illness is like speaker, Laura Street, is advocate and an amoeba; nobody the chairwoman of the attorney. knows what to do with Panhandle Behavioral that. We just can’t get Health Alliance, as well a handle on it because as the former executive director there are no resources for it,” of the Laura W. Bush Institute Street said. for Woman’s Health. The second (See Women on Page 3)
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Rene Ramirez, senior auditor, talks to students about the importance of professionally showcasing yourself. his presentation he gave some statistics about money: 61 percent of people have some kind of debt, 50 percent of Americans don’t have a retirement plan, 52 percent have not created an emergency fund, and 56 percent of Americans don’t have life insurance. Gonzales said the main cause of most financial problems is spending and saving habits. He said the most important thing to do is to put the money you earn into a saving account before spending, and also not to go over your budget. He explained that ideally you’ll want to save 10 percent to 20 percent of your income. “Money is a tool. If you use it wisely you can set up a nice future for yourself. It’s important to live within your means; don’t overspend.” Gonzales said. “Put money aside.” The students who attended this event learned something they found important to take away from it that they can apply to their lives. “The information they told us
Alexis Sosa, criminal justice major, and Mezmeriah Torres, biology major, listen to Rene Ramirez talk about using money as a tool. is very valuable. I learned that it’s important to be professional with everything,” said Chris Cantu, a firefighter EMT. Yazmin Diaz, the Career Readiness Institute coordinator, said the CRI puts on events like this to bene-
fit the students and to help further them in their careers. “We have events like this because it is an important issue we want to explain to students so that they can be better prepared for life after college,” Diaz said.
New director, new procedures Joseph Ruiz hopes to make process more efficient for students John Oliva joliva@foghornnews.com
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Joseph Ruiz talks to Del Mar students and staff during a special meet and greet event held in the Harvin Center. He plans to make changes to the way students access and fill out financial aid forms.
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The new director of financial aid hopes to make the process easier for students. “We are going through our processes to eliminate some requirements that students need to submit, like the Resource Application,” Joseph Ruiz told staff at a reception Nov. 6 on East Campus. “I think it’s an unnecessary requirement because the data collected already comes from the FAFSA. We shouldn’t have to have students fill out another application. Ruiz also said he wants the process to be more technologically based.
“We are excited about some of the changes,” Ruiz said. “The staff is looking forward to be more effectual for students in processing.” Vice President for Student Affairs Rito Silva said Ruiz has been here for a few weeks so far but has been welcomed in his new community. “Mr. Ruiz hasn’t been here that long, but I’ve heard positive things from his staff members,” Silva said. “I’m looking forward to working with him to make our students’ dreams possible.” Ruiz comes from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, where he served as the associate director of financial assistance and received his master’s degree in educational administration. “It’s a great atmosphere here,” Ruiz said. “I’m hoping to make some changes to be more beneficial for students efficiently.”
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The Career Readiness Institute had three speakers come to Del Mar College to talk to students about all the necessary career skills to be successful in their personal and professional life. Topics ranged from interview do’s and don’ts to what employees look for in applications, how to stand out in your job, and how to invest in retirement and life insurance. Regina Lee, a human resources manager in Nueces County for Adult Probation, talked about what employers look for on your application and said it is important to complete the entire thing. She also said employers do look at social media accounts so it is important to be mindful of what you’re posting. “You want to convey a professional persona everywhere and all the time. You want to establish and maintain your brand,” Lee said. The next speaker was Rene Ramirez, a senior auditor for major projects at BP, who spoke about what comes after getting the job as well as how to maintain it and how to stand out to your employer. He said that when you have the job, you need to stand out to be considered for the promotions and other career-advancing opportunities. “Your brand is what makes you different from everyone else,” Ramirez said. Ramirez also explained that when a company hires someone they ask if that person is a liability or an asset to the organization. Meaning, are you hurting or benefiting the company you work for? “You always want to be an asset, you don’t want to be a liability. You don’t want to be perceived that way,” Ramirez said. Last to speak was a financial planner from New York Life named Abel Gonzalez, and he discussed how to be start being financially responsible and how to invest in retirement and life insurance. During
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on the opening page of VikingPay, and users will be prompted to make a refund selection. The same message will appear every time you log in and email reminders will be sent until you Davina Suarez make that selection. dsuarez@foghornnews.com The BankMobile debit card opA new way of disbursing and tion is still available under the new processing refunds for students refunding process. The Discover is being implemented in spring Cashback Checking Account op2019. Del Mar will change from tion includes a debit card that will BankMobile to eRefunds/Touch- be sent to you within 10 days of Net for financial aid, tuition and the selection. dropped classes refunds. If you have a BankMobile Vibe eRefunds went live Nov. 5, the account you may continue to first day spring use BankMobile 2019 registraas your existing eRefunds have tion. Students bank account if can make a re- already started to be you choose opfund selection tion one. Howevfor spring dis- implemented for the er, a monthly serb u r s e m e n t s ; spring 2019 semester. vice fee of $5.95 the first diswill be charged to First disbursement your account after bursement for spring 2019 is 2018. will be Feb. 7, 2019. DecFor31,more Feb. 7, 2019. inforThe eRefund mation, contact process will the Business Ofbe similar to BankMobile. There fice at 361-698-1050 for queswill be three refunding options: tions about refunds; the Finandeposit to an existing bank ac- cial Aid Office at 361-698-1293 count, Discover Cashback Check- East Campus, 361-698-1726 West ing Account (a new option), and Campus for questions about fipaper check mailed to the stu- nancial aid; and the Student Endent. Students will only need to rollment Center at 361-698-1290 choose one of these options. The for questions about enrollment refund selection process will be and registration.
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November 19, 2018 (Thanksgiving from Page 1) lumbus was. It wasn’t until I was in eighth grade that I learned he wasn’t a great guy. You know how people say, ‘History repeats itself.’?” Garcia said that is what is happening with politics right now. “White people keep telling Mexican Americans, African-Americans, Japanese Americans and any other race that isn’t white to go back to their homeland because they don’t belong here. It’s as if they don’t know that a white man came to North America and stole land from my people.” Garcia remains adamant about not celebrating Thanksgiving. “Thanksgiving Day is a day for racists to eat food and pretend what happened back in the 1600s didn’t affect them in any way,” Garcia said. “I’m looking forward to the
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day we finally decide to get rid of this meaningless holiday.” Corpus Christi resident Larry Running Turtle Salazar is a full-blooded Native American of Tsalagi and Apache descent who thinks Thanksgiving should still be celebrated. “My people have been celebrating Thanksgiving before the Pilgrims ever came to North America,” Salazar said. “The reason for Thanksgiving was and still is a ceremony for fall harvest. We have a festival for each season. “Many reservations still celebrate Thanksgiving with a big feast. We should always be thankful for any meal we receive. We have moved on from Christopher Columbus and are grateful to still be alive. We must concentrate on the now and not on the past.”
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Courtney Sullivan and Angelica Perez enjoy interacting with Punkin, a golden retriever Labrador mix. (Counseling from Page 1) Frankie, had been doing Paws Up: Tails for Tales for six years. “The dogs have to be trained and have to love people in order to become a Tails for Tales therapy dog,” she said. “There is a scientific study that proves that pets can help reduce stress levels and that’s why we wanted to bring the dogs over. People from this organization volunteer to come for free and the students love them,” Torres said. “We have been doing this for three semesters now and when we had the dogs at West Campus, it was our biggest turnout so I think people are becoming more aware of this opportunity.”
At the West Campus, Daphne, a Mastiff breed, caught everybody’s attention. “It was a lot of fun, I liked it. It did make me feel good and put me in a better mood to see the dogs and getting to pet them,” 23 year-old cosmetology major Mariah Mirabal said. A group of dental hygiene students, 32-year-old Angelica Perez, 30-year-old Lauren Garcia and 28-year-old Amanda Rodriguez, got their chance to enjoy their time with Punkin, a golden retriever Labrador mix. “We didn’t get to make it last year,” Perez said. “It was nice to finally have the time to hang out with the dogs, we definitely needed it,” Garcia said.
Street came to talk about mental health and how she got involved by working as a health care provider, a researcher and administrator, and working with more that 25 board of directors for local, state and national nonprofits. Street also talked about her involvement with Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance. “There are 3 in 4 people with a family member who has a mental health challenge, or have a mental health challenge themselves at some point in their lifetime,” Street said. Street also talked about how communities are changing how to approach mental illness. With the help of legislation, Street started getting people talking about the issue and was able to survey the Panhandle region. Street said of children younger than 14 who have a mental illness, only 50 percent of them will show symptoms. With adults younger than 21, only 75 percent will show symptoms. “What does that tell you? We need to be concentrated and focusing on our children. We need to be assessing and giving treatment in schools. We need to take care of these things earlier in life because the earlier we take care of them, the more we can prevent and the better the outcome
“There are 3 in 4 people with a family member who has a mental health challenge, or have a mental health challenge themselves at some point in their lifetime.” — Laura Street, Chairwoman of the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance is later in life,” Street said. “There is a difference in how we approach the physical health care in our nation and how we approach the mental.” Hill grabbed the attention of the audience when she talked about her own experience dealing with mental illness, not only in herself but also within her family. Hill lost both her first husband and her 14-year-old daughter to suicide. Ever since this tragedy she made it her mission to help others suffering from mental health diseases by sharing her
story of pain and healing. “When someone takes their life, at least 18 people are directly affected by that suicide,” Hill said. Hill has been awarded the Presidential Citation by the State Bar of Texas for her work with attorneys struggling with mental health and substance abuse. Her peers also named her Dallas’ Best Criminal Defense Attorney for Mental Health representation. When it comes to questioning whether suicide is hereditary or environmental, a doctor once told her: “You can look at is like genetics. Genetics loads the gun, and the environment pulls the trigger.” Hill said nearly 40,000 people in the United States die from suicide annually, or one person every 13 minutes. She also said that in North Texas this year over 541 people took their life. “Someone who suffers from mental health issues whether it’s depression, anxiety, OCD, whatever the issue is they may not know they have it,” Hill said. A question panel was held from anyone in the audience to ask Street, Hill or Hernandez any personal or general questions about mental illness. Many personal stories where shared from individuals and all three speakers left each person leaving with words of personal advice.
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A Taste of Nostalgia
Simply sweet treat Cat Herndon cherndon@ foghornnews.com
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Donna Rosson spends her free time painting walls for the Coastal Bend Disaster Relief Group alongside her fellow volunteers.
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Jo Ann Buchanan’s voice rang in my head for weeks, “You need to come out to Rockport and see for yourself.” Buchanan, volunteer/ donations manager for the Coastal Bend Disaster Relief Group, had come to the Viking Volunteer Fair to gather the willing in support of a great cause. The Disaster Relief Group, a disaster fund that came about after Hurricane Harvey, takes people off FEMA’s list to help rebuild the homes they lost. I had to be a part of this, so on a Tuesday I called the volunteer director and asked where I could start and from there I made plans to be in Fulton that Friday. After a 45-minute drive I arrived in front of a brand-new house in Fulton with a group of people and a camera crew in front interviewing the owner, Juan “Johnny” Gutierrez, a single man who lost his home to Harvey over a year ago. Gutierrez had been living in a
rundown shack on the back of his property. “For months I have been able to reach for my things within arms distance. Now I will have to walk from one room to the next to find my things,” Gutierrez said in excitement. The owner shared his positive outlook, stating that his neighbors would tell him that no one was going to help him and he chose to pray instead of listening to doubters. The Disaster Relief Group broke ground on the home June 29 and four months later the keys were handed over with the completed house. During the ceremony I witnessed how other nonprofit groups, such as the Coastal Bend Food Bank, contributed to the building of the home and companies like Walmart encouraged their employees to volunteer. The following morning a friend and I traveled to Port Aransas for more hands-on volunteer work on another home. This home was in the stage of exterior painting and the owner, Gene Frost, was up bright and early getting started before we showed up. With the sun out, the wind
blowing and a total of nine helpers, we painted all of the siding and trim within six hours. I had never painted a house before and Frost made sure to tell me he was grateful that we made the drive out to help him. “Volunteers don’t mess up. It looks great,” Frost said, as I meticulously painted the side of the trim with a small brush. The owner asked me to look inside the home at how far the process had come. In the next few days the stairs to the front and back door will be built and then installed; after, drywall will be brought into the home. Just like Gutierrez in Fulton, Frost also stayed on his property after Hurricane Harvey, living in an RV and a shed he built after the flooding. Buchanan mentioned that Frost’s home and eight others should be completed and handed over before Thanksgiving. All nine homes are in different stages and volunteers of all skill levels are all welcome to join. For more information on how to help the Coastal Bend Disaster Relief Group contact Buchanan at 361-587-5005 or visit www. coastalbendDRG.org.
Growing up, family tradition on Thanksgiving meant driving to my grandmother’s house to be with family. Typically, the sounds of football games on TV would be intermixed with playing children and women talking in the kitchen. My grandmother would make homemade pies, cornbread dressing and mashed potatoes. We’d have a turkey roasting in the oven. There was Jell-O salad, cranberry sauce and green bean casserole. My favorite was always the marshmallow fruit salad. At 10, I remember sitting at
the counter watching my grandmother make the various dishes. She’d make them from memory, but explain the details as she went along. Every year after that, I would sit, watch and learn how to make the amazing food my grandmother cooked. Even though I was young, I knew the importance of learning these passed-down recipes. At 16, I took over making the pies from scratch and the very coveted fruit salad. Through the years, I have visited many Thanksgiving dinners in various homes, but none can ever compare to my grandmother’s Thanksgiving dinner. Now, I make dinner for my family on Thanksgiving with my daughter, who is learning the same recipes I learned at her age. The feeling of carrying on something as simple as a recipe is nostalgic.
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3 - 4 apples of choice, cubed 1 can of pineapple chunks 1 large can of mandarin oranges 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup mini marshmallows 8 oz container of sour cream Slice the apples in cubes. Open and drain the canned fruit. Add all fruit to a mixing bowl. Add coconut flakes, pecans and marshmallows. Mix with a large spoon. Add in the sour cream and mix. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Additional fruit of choice can be added. Mini marshmallows, pecans and coconut can be sprinkled on top before serving.
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Jobs for all at DMC Del Mar hosts fair to gives students opportunities Michelle Mirelez mmirelez@foghornnews.com Erin Garza-Granados egranados@foghornnews.com In an effort to provide opportunities to students beyond school, Del Mar hosted a job fair on both West and East campus to expose them to companies
they may want to work for. The job fair took place on East Campus Nov. 6 in the Harvin Center and West Campus Nov. 7 in the Coleman Center. Although job fairs are important and beneficial, many students don’t realize the urgency and importance that comes with building relationships with business officials. In an effort to fix this problem, many professors have made it a mandatory event for their students to attend. Nursing professor Sandra De Leon talked about the West Campus job fair explaining, “it appeals to nursing and engineering majors.” “I make it a mandatory event for my students so they can see what their different options are outside of the schooling aspect,” De Leon said. Major companies such as Exxon, Stripes and various hospital departments seeking students for small internships or simply just exposure to the field
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Samuel Saldaña, building service manager for Spawglass, speaks to Del Mar student Anthony Torres about his options as a process technology major. attended the fair. res, process technology major, The East Campus job fair ap- attended the job fair for the pealed to all majors. first time and was eager to see Del Mar student Anthony Tor- what it was all about.
“I came to see what opportunities are right now,” Torres said. “Go to school, get a job all at the same time.” The job fair not only offered opportunities to meet with various companies but resources needed to prepare for a job as well. One of the booths at the job fair was Miss Kimberly, etiquette coach, teaching the importance of first impressions. One of the major things that Kimberly found common with students involved with nursing and engineering majors was that they lacked the right preparation for job interviews. “Every little thing matters — from how you dress to how you act,” Kimberly said. “I try to stress that as much as possible. It’s all about how you present yourself.” @mmirelez16 @FoghornGranados
SWC Online to be open during break Stone Writing Center offers assistance with all types of writing Sabrina Hutton shutton@foghornnews.com Because of high student demand, the Stone Writing Center Online will be open during Thanksgiving break this year. Assistant Instructor Beth Hattox said many students seek help during certain holidays, which dictates when consultants will be available. The SWC Online provides 24-hour access seven days a week to students who need assistance with writing and research assignments. “The Stone Writing Center Online is open for business during Thanksgiving, and our instructional consultants will be on duty every day,” Hattox said. “Our submission volume is high during Thanksgiving. In the fall of 2016, we closed our online service during Thanksgiving, and we had a deluge of submissions waiting for us when we returned to work!” The center does close for some other holidays. “We closed during spring break last year because only a handful of students wanted writing advice then,” Hattox said. “This summer, we sent comments to students on the actual Fourth of July! During the hot dogs and fireworks, our staff and some Del Mar students were busy writing.” Hattox said the SWC Online is convenient for those who prefer working online. “Send writing, wait a while, and then — like magic — our comments and suggestions appear,”
she said. “Also, some people are visual learners who learn by reading and perhaps rereading the ideas we send.” Hattox said the SWC Online teaches writing skills to help students succeed both academically and professionally. “The Stone Writing Center Online helps students become more effective writers,” Hattox said. The SWC Online service works with writing in all Del Mar programs. “No matter what course a student takes, we are ready to go,” Hattox said. “We work with computer science, biology, physical therapy, government, history, English, paralegal studies, psychology, music, culinary arts ... the list goes on and on.” The center does more than just edit students’ writing. “We also provide assistance with résumés and letters of interest,” she said. “Or, perhaps the student is staring at a blank screen or an empty page, wondering how to begin an assignment. We help students get started, too.” When it comes to assignments, Hattox said the tutors urge students to send in their drafts early in the writing process and definitely before they turn it in to their instructor for a grade. “We help students find ways to further fortify their writing,” she said. “In addition, we know MLA! And APA! And Chicago! And AMA! We are experts!” Hattox said in the online service, a real human being assesses each writing submission, one student at a time. “These real human beings, called professional writing tutors, have at least a Bachelor of Arts de-
Note takers sought Disability Services seeks students to assist their peers
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When students with disabilities find it difficult to take notes during class, Del Mar’s Disability Services provides various ways to help them out, including providing note takers. Note takers get paid to take notes for students with disability, whether it be from mental or physical impairments to mental or psychological disorders. When one is not able to focus in class or write, the note taker is there getting the notes for the student as needed. “I can’t keep up with the teacher talking and write notes at the same time, especially with my bad handwriting. But having a note taker has helped me with my studying or when I don’t understand something,” said DMC student Ryan Pena. Students qualified for the position get paid $7.25 an hour and are able to work up to 19 hours each semester. “You are already in class taking notes; why not get paid for it?” said Brenda Garcia, disabilities specialist. Garcia said it is not a qualification to be in the same class with the student, and note takers have a choice to choose which courses they would like to take part in. To apply for the position, students must be enrolled in at least six credit hours for the semester, must have a 2.0 GPA and should be dependable. “I took this job because it works great with my schedule. I needed a job that would work well with my class schedule, so being able to
choose my own hours was a definite plus. Especially, if you need time aside for homework, to study, or your social life,” said nursing major Cynthia Granados. According to Garcia, many applicants are still needed this semester for the remaining sections opened. About 60 course sections requested note takers this semester, and only about half have been filled. “If I didn’t have such a tight schedule I most definitely would apply for this job, because everyone needs help at some point in time and it is always good to get help from someone,” said DMC student Chelsie Hale. To apply for the position, students can go to the Disability Center located in the Harvin Center, where they will be appointed to Anna Lazark, an assistant in Disability Services office. From there, applicants can choose what courses to apply for as well as what would work with their schedule. Once the form is filled out, students will be given a paper telling them where to apply online. “I have and would recommend students to apply. I have had such an amazing experience with this job. The professors and employers are kind and we all aim to make sure the student is provided with all the notes that are required. It truly is such an amazing community to be involved in,” Granados said. “This is a very high demanding job, plus you do get paid and again you get to choose the hours that works best for you. Especially if you’re on campus all day, and have a two-hour break, you can fill it in with a job.” If you or someone you know is interested in being a note taker, go to the Disability Services office in Room 188 of the Harvin Center or contact them at 361-698-1292.
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Instructional facilitator Jeanne Ferraro helps Savannah Diaz, a pre-nursing major, in the Stone Writing Center. The SWC will extend its online hours over the Thanksgiving break. gree in English or a closely related field,” she said. “Many of us have earned our master’s degrees. We know writing.” Even though the consultants aren’t on duty 24 hours a day, Hattox said some of them are nights owls, and some are larks, so they come close to working around the clock, often sending comments at 1 or 2 in the morning. “Our online professional writing tutors work seven days a week and we’re zippy,” she said. “Usually, students receive our helpful comments and encouragement in far less than 48 hours. We wish we could be even zippier, but sometimes we are quite popular and need a little more time.” The writing tutors communicate with students through Can-
vas. “Students send their writing along with a short info form in Canvas,” Hattox said. “Our consultants then send helpful replies, also in Canvas.” Though Del Mar has offered online tutoring for at least 15 years, the SWC Online began in Canvas in fall 2016. “Only a few dozen students used our online service that initial semester, but the service has grown exponentially.” Hattox said. “Now, we work with thousands of submissions every semester.” Hattox said the SWC Online received around 2,000 writing submissions in the fall semester last year and they are receiving even more this year. “The number of online writing
submissions continues to escalate,” she said. “So far this semester, the numbers have increased 27 percent over last fall.” Many instructors encourage, or even require, their students to use the SWC tutoring services. “When an instructor requires students to use the Stone Writing Center, the students understand how we can help them become more effective writers,” Hattox said. “In fact, many students use our services semester after semester in multiple classes, even when not required. We have scores of repeat customers.” To use the SWC Online go to delmar.edu/swc and choose the link “Online Tutoring.” Enter the usual Canvas/WebDMC username and password to join.
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The Blue Ghost is haunted
Writing center hosts Veterans Day event
here to help make successful students.” Goodroe, a sergeant in the Marines who served six years, including an Afghanistan tour, also used Veterans Services when he conArmani Brooks tinued his education after serving abrooks@foghornnews.com and says it was a lot of help. The event had cake for guests The Stone Writing Center host- and was attended by many smiled a Veterans Day event ing faces of the Stone honoring our nation’s heWriting Center and Vetroes on Nov. 12. The celeerans Center. bration was the campus’ “The Veterans Cenway to recognize Del Mar ter is a one-stop shop College students, faculto help you get all of ty and staff who have your resources and to served their country and process all the benefits spread the message that rightfully earned,” Gothere is a way to get help odroe said. to receive aid of all types Goodroe served For more informaafter serving. tion, contact Veterans six years in the “We want to let every- Marines, includ- Services at 361-698one know that we are ing an Afghani- 1250 (Harvin Center here to help with educa- stan tour. Room 271, East Camtion and to the transition,” pus) or 361-698-1876 said E.J. Goodroe, director (Coleman Center Room of the Veterans Center. “We are 106, West Campus).
Celebration honors students, staff and faculty who served
Lexington brings scares and screams for Halloween Mark Garcia mgarcia@foghornnews.com Since being decommissioned as a naval aircraft carrier in 1991 and her arrival in Corpus Christi in June 1992, where she now operates as a floating museum, the Lexington Museum on the Bay has become a popular tourist attraction in Texas. But in recent years during October, visitors have had an added event taking place on the Lady Lex to explore and experience, the annual Haunting on the Blue Ghost haunted house, sponsored by Castle of Terror productions. The event marked its seventh year in operation this October, and proved highly popular with all those seeking upscale thrills and terror during the Halloween season. An estimated 4,238 visitors attended this year’s event, organizers said. The spine-tingling tour be-
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An actor poses at the Lexington Museum on the Bay during the annual Haunting on the Blue Ghost haunted house. gan on a descending ladder entryway just adjacent to the IMAX mega theater, where visitors were soon exposed to a terror-filled mix of nonstop mayhem, such as creaky hatchways; loud, menacing pounding on hull walls; dimly-lit corridors; and chilling sound effects, such as screams, moans and howls. Grotesque looking skeletons and mannequins positioned throughout the house added to the scary atmosphere. In addition, actors dressed in costumes and gory-looking makeup were positioned in various spots along the house’s route, where they snuck up on
guests unexpectedly. “Most of the actors who perform in the house are students from area high schools,” said Jacob Hunt, assistant and tour guide with the Lex. “A few are actual drama majors whose presence really enhances the effect of the haunting experience.” The husband and wife team of AB and Christina Arrisola served as official sponsors and route guides during the event, which concluded Nov. 3. For information on next year’s haunted house schedule, as well as other events taking place on the Lexington, visit www.usslexington.com.
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The Stone Writing Center hosted a Veterans Day event and provided cake to attendees.
CAMPUS
November 19, 2018
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Election brings changes to board
Charlie Blalock cblalock@foghornnews.com
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A student walks into the Heldenfels Administration Building to vote during the March to the Polls event on Nov. 6.
‘The only way to get our voices heard’ Students gather, walk from Harvin Center to the polls Cat Herndon cherndon@foghornnews.com The student Democratic Club hosted a non-partisan March to the Polls on Nov. 6. Students wielded homemade signs encouraging people to vote.
“The only purpose is to get people to cast their ballot on Election Day,” Laura Salinas, Democratic Club member, told the Foghorn News. Club members met outside the Harvin Center encouraging passing students to march too. Stickers and information sheets were handed out. “It’s important to vote. We are trying to get as many people to vote as possible. It’s the only
way to get our voices heard,” said liberal arts major Brianna Perez. Perez and her sister, Abigail, attended the march to promote women’s rights and encourage people to vote at the Heldenfels Administration Building. The students walked around the perimeter of campus with their signs held toward passing cars and students walking to classes.
ing to a runoff between Joe McComb, who secured 49.73 percent of the vote, or 36,113 votes, Hector “Coach” Salinas took and Michael Hall, who secured home the Board of Regents 19.64 percent of the votes, or At-Large position over former 14,260 votes. Regent Guy Watts and current In the Corpus Christi City Regent Sandra Longoria Mess- Council races, four out of the five barger in the 2018 midterm elec- districts up for election will go to tion. a runoff. In the race for Del Mar Board In District 1, incumbent Everett of Regents, Gabe Rivas ran un- Roy will compete against Joy Millopposed and kept his er, who beat Julian Firo District 1 seat. Elva Esby eight votes, accordtrada, who also ran uning to unofficial results. opposed, will keep her In District 2, incumDistrict 3 seat. bent Ben Molina will In the years to come face Sylvia Campos. for Salinas in his AtIn District 3, Roland Large position, he says Barrera will face Eric he hopes to work with Cantu. the other regents to In District 4, Greg “help the community Salinas was elect- Smith won with 11,285 grow and encourage ed to the Del Mar votes or 69.82 percent. students to see the op- College Board of In District 5, Gil Herportunities offered to Regents. nandez and Paul Thurthem by Del Mar.” man will face off in the As the last ballots were count- runoff election ed on election night, the results In the At-Large City Council were as follows: race, Paulette Guajardo (26.37 In the race for United States percent), Michael Hunter (23.75 Representative District 27, in- percent) and Rudy Garza Jr. cumbent Michael Cloud, R, beat (18.73 percent) all won re-elecchallenger Eric Holguin, D. Cloud tion. secured 48.08 percent of the In the Texas Senate race, invote, or 44,846 votes, compared cumbent Ted Cruz, R, beat chalwith Holguin’s 47.79 percent, or lenger Beto O’Rourke, D. Cruz 44,575 votes, according to unof- had 50.9 percent or the vote, or ficial results 4,244,204, and O’Rourke had The race for mayor is head- 48.3 percent, or 4,024,777 votes.
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ENTERTAINMENT
November 19, 2018
Reviews
Bewitching series brings chills and thrills 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina' now streaming on Netflix Warren Joshua Maxwell wmaxwell@foghornnews.com
“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” brings chills to viewers in more ways than one — from a scary good plot to scenes that will make you literally throw your popcorn in the air as you scream. The Netflix series follows the dark and twisted life of Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka), a young witch who undergoes a dark baptism on her 16th birthday. The coming-of-age ritual is meant to bring Sabrina to the pinnacle of her powers and literally sign her soul away to the dark lord. While being a natural when it comes to magic, Sabrina has some difficulty when it comes to navigating being half-mortal. Torn between two worlds that demand the most of her, Sabrina must choose whether to walk the path of light or the path of night. When not dealing with magical affairs, Sabrina must find ways to deal with her friends while not letting them on to the biggest secret of her life. When Sabrina reaches a pivotal point where she must save her friends from the vengeful spirits of her covens past, her true powers are put to the test. While still young and inexperienced, Sabrina is not without her family wise council. Her aunts Hilda (Lucy Davis) and Zelda (Miranda Otto) guide their wicked niece as
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'The Chilling Adventures Sabrina' stars Kiernan Shipka. The series does a good job of sticking to the twisted horror genre of witch culture, from dark baptisms to witch-sacrificing holidays, to pledging alliance to Satan himself. she goes through her magical transition. The series wouldn’t be complete without Sabrina’s trusty feline familiar, Salem. Later in the series Sabrina’s true powers start to manifest and become more potent as she uses them. Sabrina, while attempting to do the right thing, often finds herself trying to fix problems that she initially caused. The series does a good job of sticking to the twisted horror genre
of witch culture, from dark baptisms to witch-sacrificing holidays, to pledging alliance to Satan himself. Many of the choices Sabrina must make give the audience a taste of how dark the series gets. The music of the series goes perfectly with the overall theme. From the colorful intro and graphic pictures to the chilling credit music, the series does a good job of creating and keeping the show dark and sinister.
While gaining good scores in other areas the acting of the series was subpar. Although some scenes were chilling, the lackluster acting made them predictable and rather cheesy. Whether you are looking for a dark thriller or a spooky series, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” will give you the perfect combination of chill and thrill. @Maxwell_Foghorn
Cast: BScript: A Cinematography: ASoundtrack: A
Overall: A-
New film brings Queen to the silver screen Rami Malek brings Mercury back for one last performance
Erin Garza-Granados egranados@foghornnews.com “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a recreation of the hardships and history that was made by British rock band Queen when making the anthems we all know and love. The film shows how the formation of Queen came about and closely follows the life of the late lead singer Freddie Mercury and his fight against AIDS. Audiences are raving over the resemblance of the actors to the real band. Rami Malek, an American actor, transforms into a true queen to embody the character that is Mercury. The plot was very vague making it feel like just small snippets of the journey here and there. Although when trying to fit 12 years of a band’s experience and journey into one movie, it can only be so long, amirite? The vagueness was filled with the music of Queen including the inspiration behind “We Will Rock You,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Love of My Life” and countless others that automatically want to make
on with these new circumstances. The movie serves to show the legend that will live on forever, Queen. Countless times in the movie, the band refers to the songs as anthems for the audience, a song that is theirs. Queen was composed of a group of guys who went into it not knowing or caring what the quantity of their success would be, rather focusing on revolutionizing the way future generations will come to see music. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a film that resonates with you and gives a newfound appreciation of what it means to be “legends.”
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Rami Malek transforms into a true queen to embody the character that is Freddie Mercury. The movie follows Queen's journey all the way to their performance at Live Aid in 1985. you sing along. The movie follows their journey all the way to their performance at Live Aid in 1985. This drama/biography serves
as the part of Queen that the new generation can be exposed to. Along with actor Malik was Mike Myers to play Ray Foster and Roger Taylor, Joseph Mazzello and Gwi-
author is able to share his experience on certain topics in intense detail. For example, in one chapter called “Mind Your Own Business,” Carlson explains why trying to solve everyone’s problem is self-defeating and makes living your own life impossible. While the chapter is only a Richard Carlson's page and a half, the explanabest-selling book tion and wisdom he speaks about make up for the shortis a must-read ness of the text. The book does an excellent Warren Joshua Maxwell job of being transparent to the wmaxwell@foghornnews.com reader. Throughout the book If the ups and downs of life Carlson is open about his exhave given you a run for your periences in life and is able to money, there are some areas connect to readers so they can you can probably improve on. have a real-life example to pull In “Don’t Sweat from. the Small Stuff … While the and it’s All Small book is a relStuff” by Richard atively quick Carlson, Ph.D., read, the everyday chaldepth of Carllenges are given son’s expea new perspecrience really tive. gives readers a From learning new perspechow to step back tive on many and be patient everyday situto strengthening ations. For exyour communiample, when cation skills bedealing with tween your loved frustration ones, this book and irritation is guaranteed to Carlson brings give you a new up his chiloutlook on life. dren. He goes Contributed photo/Hachette Books on to say how When life gives you a hard time we often tend even though they can be frusto lose control and question ev- trating to handle at times he erything that has happened. remembers that his children The book’s chapters are no bother him out of love, and not more than two pages each. to disturb his work. Yet, within that short time the These types of situations are
one of many reasons why this book is a must read for anyone going through a crisis of any kind. While most examples are thoroughly explained, certain ones could have been covered in more detail. In the chapter “Be Grateful when You’re Feeling Good And Graceful when You’re Feeling Bad,” Carlson talks about understanding your emotions and how to better retain a happy feeling in your life. While the chapter highlighted many points there could have been more elaboration. Even though the book has well-thought-out examples some chapters could have received more narrative than others. Whether you’re trying to find the answer to a small problem or needing to completely re-evaluate your life, this book offers many relatable and heart-warming sequences to alter your perspective. Despite whatever is going on in your life its important to know whats really worth caring about.
Don't sweat it, read it
Introduction: A Length: B+ Writing Style: AConclusion: A
Overall: A
lym Lee to play as the other members of the band. The movie sheds a more serious light on AIDS and shows how Mercury is diagnosed and tries to live
Cast: A+ Script: BCinematography: A+ Soundtrack: A+
Overall: B-
Robyn is sweet like honey John Oliva joliva@foghornnews.com It has been eight years since Swedish singer Robyn released a solo album. Her last album, out in 2015, was “Love is Free,” which was a collaboration with La Bagatelle Magique, and her last solo album, in 2010, was “Body Talk.” “Honey” is similar to Robyn’s previous albums, being electro-pop and filled with dance beats. Now in her 40s, Robyn is still able to create enticing new music that will be sure to inspire the newer generation of pop singers. Robyn came to the music scene in 1995 with her debut album, “Robyn Is Here.” The album produced two top-10 singles, “Do You Know (What It Takes)” and “Show Me Love.” Robyn’s second and third albums, “My Truth” and “Don’t Stop the Music,” were only released in Sweden. Her fourth album, “Robyn,” brought her back to international success while earning her first Grammy nomination. Robyn then released three mini-albums, the “Body Talk” series, which she then released as one full album. She also collaborated with other artists and made two albums, “Do It Again” with Röyksopp and “Love is Free” with La Bagatelle Magique. Robyn found the inspiration for her new album from a bad breakup and death of a close friend. She pours her heart into the writing and dove more into the production of her album
than any others she’s done before. The first track, “Missing U,” is a somber opening reminiscent of Robyn’s classic single, “Dancing on My Own,” by wanting to keep the memories of one’s past relationship alive. “Human Being” is Robyn being her most vulnerable by showing that no one is perfect, and we all suffer. “Because It’s in the Music” is a soulful, disco bop that has Robyn singing about another song that reminds her of her ex-lover. “Baby Forgive Me” is a submissive song about the dynamics of a breakup, making you want to cry your eyes out while you’re dancing the night away. “Send to Robin Immediately” is about finding one’s strength after a breakup and getting closure. Robyn’s second single, “Honey,” is the subtly sexual standout track that is dreamy with her lyrics and synths. “Between the Lines” is the big flip on the album that turns into a ’90s house party. “Beach2k20” is more of a chill song to listen to on your way to the beach or to add to your “road trip” playlist. The final track, “Ever Again,” is about never being heartbroken again and having hope for the next relationship. The album is a great refresher for music these days. Robyn sings about being heartbroken but being able to move on and be in peace. In a way, she wants us to empower ourselves and remain positive in our own moments of grief.
SPORTS
November 19, 2018
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Down to the buzzer at intramurals Students kill it at volleyball Nomaan Khan nkhan@foghornnews.com
Del Mar College crowned a new 4 on 4 volleyball champion this semester as two evenly matched teams faced off. Team 4 Dudes, 1 Court, 1 Ball, defeated team Edge 2-1 in the best-of-three final series Nov. 8 in the East Campus gym. Game 1 was a closely contested match-up, with both teams alternating points and lead changes. Rainier Pasahol, of team 4 Dudes, stepped up in the clutch with a series of setups and even some powerful spikes to see his team to victory. Game 2 started off close and tight with both teams alternating points again, and not allowing for a big deficit. Team Edge eventually managed to build a bit of rhythm as they neared the 25 point mark, and ultimately held off 4 Dudes to secure a 2521 victory. Game 3, the deciding game, was played until 15 points. Following the trend of the first
two games, both teams were keeping it competitive and not allowing for the opposition to build a sizable lead. Michael Lopez and Josh Fernandez, of 4 Dudes, played an energetic and consistent game, chasing down difficult balls and keeping it alive for point opportunities. “I don’t play consistently, but it is fun,” Fernandez said. “It’s challenging too, especially timing the ball off the serve.” Fernandez and team 4 Dudes maintained focus till the end of the game and managed to pull off a narrow 15-13 victory in the final game, to win the championship. “It’s very fun to hit the ball as you can, and when you have crazy plays when you kick the ball over the net, that’s fun too,” Fernandez said. When asked what the most challenging part of the game, 4 Dudes’ Lopez jokingly said: “The biggest disadvantage for me is going up against girls, in this woman-dominated sport. I feel outnumbered and under-advantaged.”
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Angelica Velazquez bolts after the volleyball while maintaining her focus in an attempt to keep the ball in play.
The goooooooooooal of the game: Win
Soccer players kick it in gym during 4-day tournament Jaylyn Garcia/Foghorn News
Kinesiology major Ashley Woodall puts her volleyball experience to use while getting low to bump.
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Bio-technology major Alejandro Robles defends his team’s goal at all costs throughout the game.
Jaylyn Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Many students who do not usually compete in intramurals stopped by the gym to take part in the four-day 4-on-4 indoor soccer tournament. Two goal posts were set up in the gym as teams did all that they could to rack up more points than their opponents. Most of the intramurals events are male dominant but that did not stop female Viking Amor Flores from joining the boys on the court. “Soccer is the sport I play. I don’t care who it’s with,” Flores said. Although students were constantly making attempts for the goal, one play stood out from the rest to business major Michael Lopez. “We had possession of the ball and we passed it back and forth between the four of us all the way down avoiding the defenders, then it was just me and my teammate Carter,” Lopez said. “I had the ball and faked a shot to get the goalie to commit to it and passed it to Carter where he had on open shot for the score.” Getting a goalie to commit is a
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Carter Wiggins attempts to kick the ball just before the goalie can grab it. difficult feat especially when they are as focused as technology major and goalie Alejandro Robles, who was not making it easy for them.
“My job is to defend the ball, make sure no one gets long shots in, and just guard everything around me,” Robles said.
Paddles, pigskins and plenty of power plays 3 sports take place over 3 days; one more event this fall Jaylyn Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com
As intramurals come to a close this semester, students met during three consecutive days to play the sports Table Tennis, Ultimate Football and Viking of the Court (1 vs. 1 Basketball). Although meeting new people and socializing is a big part of intramural sports there are many other things that it offers. Digital media major Wesley Febre said, “I was able to make friends, get better at my craft, and I was able to play different sports that I hadn’t tried.” The variety of sports that intramurals has to offer is something that Del Mar students appreciate a lot. “I never thought they would
have a pingpong tournament. It was awesome to be able to compete with people who were either just as good as me or better,” physics major Steven Francisco said. Although the semester is almost over there is still one more event on Nov. 27. Intramural Director Kristy Urbick said, “We still have one activity left for this semester, kickball. It’s a lot of fun and a lot of different people come out for that.” Even if you cannot make it to the kickball event there is still next semester’s events that will have new events mixed in with some of the classics that students love. “We’re trying something new next semester. Were going to do a week for basketball and a week for volleyball which we haven’t done in the past,” Urbick said. @jaylyngarcia6
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Digital media major Wesley Febre keeps his sights sharply focused on the pingpong ball.
PERSPECTIVE
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November 19, 2018
Editorial
Fighting for the the right to write
In recent years the world has taken the art of newspapers and journalism and revolutionized it. The rapid decline of the newspaper industry has paved an upward path for a new type of news and media platform. Although the news/media outlet range has become wider, one thing stays the same and that is the journalism. The role of the reporter and of the press never changes, but only gets perfected. President Donald Trump has kept Americans out of the loop concerning many important topics. The press continues to ask simple and fair questions that the public lawfully has the right to know or just clarification of meaning to words said by Trump, and he refuses to answer. Trump has been drawn into a case where CNN is suing him and The White House after Trump was accused of violating CNN journalist Jim Acosta’s First Amendment rights of freedom of the press along with the Fifth Amendment right to due process. Acosta, CNN’s chief White House correspondent, attended a formal news conference at the White House and was chosen by Trump to ask a question. Acosta asked a question that Trump did not desire to answer. Acosta kept persisting and begging the question to which the president made comments saying Acosta is a bad journalist and should not hold the position he does at CNN. After the conference was over and Acosta tried to re-enter the White House, he was denied access because his hard
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pass (automatic access into the White House) had been taken away. White House officials are saying that the actions of Acosta — begging the question then refusing to give up the microphone when prompted to do so — are unprofessional and depriving to other reporters who had questions. Since this story broke, the question then arises: What is the role of the press? Is Acosta or any journalist in the wrong for stressing a question of high demand by the public to a public official? The role of any reporter is to get the
Do you think the role of a newspaper is important in our society? “Yes. Press is a way for people to know what is happening in politics, events and news.” — Charlie Morris, computer programming
“Yes, because they influence people. A lot of people who don’t read into politics might listen to the press and get an idea. A lot of times, the press is biased, even though they try not to be, so they can change a person’s opinion on how they look at someone.” — Mark Bolden, mechanical engineering “Yes, so that people know about shootings, conflicts with the presidents ... when the president tweets and when people don’t agree with what he says.” — Nora Perez, sonogram technician
news in the most precise way so that they can then relay it to the audience. Reporters get the answers that the public can’t directly ask. There are many topics that Trump has refused to talk about that should already be public knowledge such as whether Russia’s “involvement” in the election can or can’t be credited to the actions of Trump and his children. Is the press in the wrong for asking questions about topics that should already be told to us without asking? The role of the press in the eyes of Trump and White House officials is to
take the truth and bend it so that the people of power look bad, or fake news. What scares Trump and makes him depict media as fake news is the vague truth behind all the bad reports said on behalf of his actions. Journalists work to get the truth to the audience. The role of the media and a journalist is to understand ideas and concepts to educate the public on a deeper level than just hearing the surface. To infringe on the ability to ask a question is to infringe on rights given to us by the First Amendment.
“Definitely, because the press can change a lot of small-minded people’s opinions, especially with social media. Also, a lot of the press has Twitter and they will tweet an opinion that others who don’t really pay attention to the topic will retweet or favorite. Especially with our president tweeting more than anyone else in the world.” —Alex Gonzalez, kinesiology “I think it’s important because without them we wouldn’t get information and be connected with what’s going on in the world.” — Calvin Jackson, electrical engineering
“Yes, I think so, because they’re the only people brave enough to go into deeper conversations and get information about things such as the military or anything in the world, and they’re not afraid to show it to the public.” — Josh Fernandez, kinesiology
“Yes. Inform us about politics, natural disasters, ways to prepare for it.” — Nazarena Corrizo, criminal justice
“Yes, because it informs people of what goes on around the world.” — Tina Cortez, nursing
VIKING & CHILL
November 19, 2018
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GERTIE GOES TO COLLEGE
by Cat Herndon
LIKE TO DRAW?
The Foghorn News is always looking for talented artists. Stop by Room 215 in the Harvin Center for more information.
DEDICATED & EDUCATED
by Stephanie Ruelas
n It was 20th-century American singer and songwriter Bobbie Gentry who made the following sage observation: “Euphemism is a euphemism for lying.” n In a match between a 200-pound mountain lion and a 20-pound porcupine, the lion is likely to be the loser -- and probably will die if it tried to take a bite of the desired prey. n The next time you’re annoyed by a bad case of the hiccups, consider poor Charles Osborne. In 1922, when he was 28 years old, Mr. Osborne got the hiccups. For the next 68 years, he continued to hiccup, finally stopping in 1990, one year before his death at the age of 97. n Marilyn Monroe’s iconic film “Some Like It Hot” (which in 2000 was named the
ANIMALS
by Ben Cassels
1. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president’s Secret Service code name was “Rawhide”? 2. GEOGRAPHY: What body of water separates Ireland from England? 3. HISTORY: What are the descendants of Dutch settlers in South Africa called? 4. FOOD & DRINK: What is the name of a drink that mixes rye whisky, sweet vermouth, a dash of bitters and a maraschino
cherry? 5. U.S. STATES: How many counties does the state of Louisiana have? 6. GAMES: How many pieces per side are in a game of chess? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a young bat called? 8. COMICS: Which long-running comic-book series features characters called Jughead, Veronica and Betty?
Answers 1. Ronald Reagan 2. The Irish Sea 3. Afrikaners
4. Manhattan 5. None. The state is divided into 64 parishes
6. 16 7. A pup 8. “Archie”
greatest American comedy film of all time by the American Film Institute) originally was titled “Not Tonight, Josephine!” n At one time the Catholic Church considered it sinful to eat a hot dog. n For a nation based on a foundation of democracy, the U.S. certainly has a lot of states (that were originally colonies, of course) named for British royalty or nobility. The state of Virginia, for instance, was named for Queen Elizabeth I, known as the “Virgin Queen”; and Georgia was named in honor of King George II. King Charles II got both North and South Carolina, while the Duke of York and Albany -- later King James II -- was honored when the state of New York was named. Even France got in on the action: When explorer Robert de la Salle claimed a large chunk of territory for France in 1682, he named it Louisiana, after King Louis XIV. *** Thought for the Day: “It is frequently the tragedy of the great artist, as it is of the great scientist, that he frightens the ordinary man.” -- Loren Eiseley
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Corpus Christi Live! presents
Vocal Trash “Glee meets Stomp” entertainment with a conscience
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Jonathan Thomas and Alvaro Ramirez fly a drone for students during GIS Day on Nov. 14.
Opportunity flies sky high GIS Day looks at technology, its use in multiple fields Patrick Luce pluce@foghornnews.com Students and members from the community participated in the 20th annual Coastal Bend GIS Day at the Center for Economic Development. GIS has to do with mapping and the geomatics portion of it is land surveying, or as instructor John Nelson, explains “it’s a science of where.” Geospatial technology is like a big umbrella and GIS is a part of geographic information system, an application used in many fields from archaeology, anthropology, geology, surveying, construction trades and others such as emergency management. “The goal is to inform students, faculty and members from the community about the education course for high school and middle school students that is available as well as a professional track. We also have a professional track for subject matter
experts across all the different fields,” Nelson said. Among the many opportunities that come with technology it is also important to keep in mind the responsibility that comes along with it while applying their professional ethics. ”It’s important that people take the responsible role of not only knowing about technology to protect themselves but also knowing enough about technology too so that they can protect others,” Nelson said. It is important for students to research with the available dual credit course in addition to economic opportunities in the near future. “That (new Harbor) Bridge is going to go up and and it’s going to be ... one of the busiest harbors in the United States if not the world and it’s going to happen whether people are ready or not and if they are going to ride that income wagon and get a great job and a great income, that’s what I want people to take away and geospatial is a great way to do it with,” Nelson said.
Saturday, December 1, 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Live at Richardson Performance Hall Del Mar College East Campus
Best entertainment value in Corpus Christi! $10 admission for For information or to purchase tickets, students and active visit www.corpuschristilive.com military with valid ID. or call 361-980-1949 General admission: $25 Orchestra seating: $30-$35 This program is funded by Hotel Occupancy Tax funds by the City of Corpus Christi through the Arts & Cultural Commission.