Month: February 2012

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DMC Professor Profile

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Dr. Maria Veronica Pantoja English Instructor I got my AA from Del Mar, my BA and MA in English from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and my PhD in Rhetoric, Composition and Linguistics from Arizona State University. I worked at Del Mar in the Stone Writing Center from 1989 to around 1996.  After my time in Arizona, I moved back to Corpus and began working at Del Mar again in 2009. Del Mar’s in my blood! I guess always wanted to be an English major mainly because I was an avid reader growing up, and I enjoyed the world of words and…

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More Than A Feeling

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Candus Garcia/Staff Writer Violently one hand after another came in contact with the long black bag hanging from the ceiling. Covered in sweat from his workout, Del Mar College student Pete Guerrero, 21, said he trains for boxing every day with this equipment.  . .    Boxing is a full-contact sport that Guerrero said he has been doing for over seven years. Boxing is an American sport that has been around since 4000 BC. Boxing began as a combat between the Greek and Roman empires and in 1888 evolved into one of the most popular sports in history. Guerrero trains at…

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Stem cell research continues regardless of opposition

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Brittni Young/Web Editor Stem cell research has become the next advancement in health and science technology since the low success rate of gene replacement therapy according to Dr. Zaldy Doyungan, Assistant Professor of the Department of Natural Sciences. The use of stem cell therapy has been debated against by the Catholic Church and pro life supporters bringing controversy to the advancing research. Dr. Zaldy Doyungan, simplified stem cell research as any scientific investigation involving the use of undifferentiated cells (stem cells) for the treatment of certain human diseases. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the nation’s medical research…

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The Cirque Du Soleil returns to Corpus with Dralion

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Sarah Meier/Staff Writer The “circus of the sun” Cirque du Soleil returns to Corpus next month with an East-West flair.  Performances for “Dralion” (pronounced draw-lee-on) will begin on March 9 at the American Bank Center and run through March 11, for a total of five shows. Dralion blends traditional Chinese acrobatics with the multidisciplinary approach of Cirque du Soleil to tell the story of Man and Nature and their battle to achieve harmony.  According to the Dralion website, the show’s name “is derived from its two emblematic creatures: the dragon, symbolizing the East, and the lion, symbolizing the West.” Taking…

Opinions

Movie franchise imagination fuel tank on “E”

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Brittni Young Brittni Young/Web Editor OPINION When walking into a theater, it seems nearly impossible to try to escape advertisements for the next franchise movie sequels, remakes, and reboots that are all presented in 3D. Going to see an original movie at the local theater has become a rarity here in America. Franchise producers have monopolized movie screens across the nation with the frequent releases of sequels and remakes of classic movies and books. While some films have enjoyed excellent success with sequels or remakes, many other films fail to make a sequel that was as successful or well made…

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Friday Science Seminar: The 2011 University Mars Rover Challenge

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Brittni Young/Web Editor The Department of Natural Sciences will be hosting a Friday Science Seminar. Assistant Professor of Geology, W. Vernon Kramer will be presenting  The 2011 University Mars Rover Challenge. On June 2011, eight teams consisting of over 70 university students of all majors partook in the annual Mars Society Rover Challenge. The university students designed and built Mars rovers that were tested on Mars-like Terrain, near Hanksville, Utah to complete four tasks which included an astronaut “rescue”. The seminar is open to all Del Mar students. The seminar begins at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24th at the…

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Vote for Teacher of the Year

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Contributed photo by farm3.static.flickr.com Voting for the Teacher of the Year begins online Del Mar College students may go online to nominate and select their favorite professor for the 2011-2012 Teacher of the Year. One faculty member from each campus will be selected. To vote, log in to WebDMC account and select “Click Here to Vote” under “Announcements.” Voting ends April 6 and is limited to one vote per student.

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Del Mar College hosts Poetry Series

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Trey Seal/Staff Writer The Del Mar Poetry series has been a soapbox for big name poets around the nation to show off their talent for the past 8 years. Allan Berecka, the head coordinator of the event and Sara Kaplan, a creative writing teacher, are both published poets who will be featured in the showcase. Berecka grew up in Utica, New York where he lived in a strict catholic household. Bereckas’ poetry deals a lot with the relationship between he and his father and the blue-collar lifestyle that they enjoyed. As a young man, Berecka left and moved to New…