Year: 2012

Heather McFarland / Staff Writer On December 13, 2011 many in front of their television sets were unable to view programming on KRISTV which carries NBC programs, K47DF a Fox affiliate, K68DJ which broadcasts Telemundo, and KRIS-DT2 also known as CW South Texas. Time Warner Cable pulled the programming due to its inability to renegotiate a carriage contract with Cordillera Communications, the station that owns these four channels. Cordillera offered Time Warner an extension so that programming would continue to be available while negotiations continued, however Time Warner declined the offer. The channels were dropped after Time Warner Cable contended…

Paloma Steele / Staff Writer On the last volume of the Foghorn paper, someone expressed wanting recipes.  I loved that idea and since as a mommy and a student sometimes time and budgets are tight, you can look to this blog for simple, delicious and healthy recipes.  Today’s menu:  Greek Chicken Pitas (6 servings).  The grilled chicken, olives and feta cheese marry well in this fast meal! Here is the shopping list: 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts halves 1 cup of Greek salad dressing (you will us 3/4 cup first so measure that out) 8 ounces of romaine lettuce, tear it…

By Sam Parris -Chief Photographer/Copy Editor It’s the first week of the semester, you’ve got your textbooks, you’ve been to day one and you’ve just realized you don’t have a clue who this Quantum guy is or why he needs so many mechanics. Your classmates are just as clueless, and if the color of the professor’s beard is anything to go by, he’ll probably only be able to recount an endless tale of what school was like back in the ‘50s. A quick trip to the library and its free Wi-Fi access might be your answer, your salvation, and then—your…

Robert Muilenburg /Advisor   On Jan. 9, 2012, Del Mar College alumnus and Hall of Fame member Zachary Bibbs died.   Zach first attended Del Mar and worked for the student newspaper, The Foghorn, in 1991. I was lucky enough to get the chance to know him when he made his return in 2008, later becoming The Foghorn’s editor in chief.   Many people don’t understand the time and energy students put in to working on student publications. Zach was fully involved and engaged, putting in late hours while having to go through hours of kidney dialysis every week. Despite…