Month: April 2014

Campus, Sports

Hooks deliver more than a game

Meagan Falcon

Del Mar students get scholarship worth $500 By Ramiro Lopez / Reporter Although the Corpus Christi Hooks walked away with a 2–1 loss to the Springfield Cardinals on April 15, three lucky students from Del Mar College took home an extra $500 in scholarship money, courtesy of Gulf Coast Federal Credit Union. It was Hooks College Scholarship Giveaway Night at Whataburger Field and credit union representatives Debbie Baltazar and Jenobia Chamberlain made three DMC students glad they did not stay home. Baltazar and Chamberlain awarded a total of nine $500 scholarships over the three-game series between the Hooks and Cardinals.

Campus, Sports

Ending the semester with a slam dunk

Meagan Falcon

By Carlos E. Gonzalez /Reporter After a successful turnout for the flag football tournament, intramurals director Ryan Murphy thought it would be a good idea to finish the spring semester off with a three-week 5-on-5 basketball league. Just like the past few tournaments, this was a success. The league started April 7 with seven teams having at least eight to nine players and everyone came to play. Each game had two 20-minute halves and was played on a full court.

Campus, Staff

Going cross country for culinary

Meagan Falcon

By Midori Allen / Associate editor Three local chefs will embark on a cross-country journey to bring authentic European cuisine to the Coastal Bend starting May 29. Megan Riojas, a 20-year-old Del Mar student, organized and founded Culinary Crossings and the team to help her on the journey. “We want to visit and learn from locals,” Riojas said. “And the only way to do that is to just go.”

Campus, Staff

Preparation key to applying for financial aid

Meagan Falcon

Financial aidoffice / Del Mar College Editor’s note: An April 1 story on financial aid was inaccurate. The following story contains the accurate information. Preparation is the key to successfully completing and filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the application for state, federal and college-specific financial aid. Even if you don’t think you’ll qualify for need-based financial aid, you should complete the FAFSA to qualify for low-interest student and parent loans. Ruby Martinez, financial aid representative, heavily emphasized the importance of being proactive when preparing to apply financial aid, and after. The financial aid…

Editorial

Corpus Christi: the land of missed opportunities

Meagan Falcon

Corpus Christi occupies a unique place in, not just Texas, but also the outside world in general. Like a crevice, winds of change and progress waft over the city with the occasional sprinkle of culture and innovation managing to trickle through. Though this may be a bleak outlook for the inhabitants of the city, the reality of such a situation is a great motivating factor for young graduates who have cleared the obstacles to achieve their dream careers and are ready to make the next step toward putting their new skills to work. However, the options for many fields remain…