Month: November 2014

Campus, Community

Bond approval brings change

Meagan Falcon

$157 million to be spent on East and West campuses Amber Quaid / Managing Editor The Del Mar College East and West campuses are about to have some major changes over the next several years with the recent approval of the 2014 Del Mar College Bond Proposition. Buildings will be destroyed, roofs will be repaired, existing buildings will be renovated and fire alarms will be updated. These are just a few of the projects within the new bond. On Nov. 4, voters approved the bond by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. The bond allows DMC to use $157 million…

Campus, Community

Saluting those who have served

Meagan Falcon

Del Mar College hosts weeklong celebration Anastasia Talarantas / Reporter Del Mar College honored its veterans with a week’s worth of activities called Salute to Veterans Week. The events drew active duty service members and veterans from all branches, plus a United States congressman. “Del Mar is taking the lead by providing facilities and services by creating a place for veterans to go and feel at home,” U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold said during the grand opening of a new veterans center on East Campus on Nov. 10. The grand opening for the veterans center took place in the Harvin Center. Nicholas…

Campus, Opinions

Cellphones among biggest distractions in classrooms

Meagan Falcon

  Professors become increasingly upset at students’ cell usage Lexy Garcia / Reporter Cellphones seem they’ve become an extension of ourselves. Some 94 percent of community college students are wireless Internet users and 85 percent of these users have a cellphone, according to the Pew Research Center. The amount of students looking down at screens has been increasing, especially this semester, said Roger Steinberg, associate professor of geology. With almost his entire class looking down on a recent day, Steinberg realized hardly anyone was listening to what he was saying. The first week of November, Steinberg decided he needed to start…

Campus

Drop date draws near

Meagan Falcon

Maria A. Garza / Reporter It’s that time of the year again — time to decide whether to drop a class or stick with it and give it your all. There are several factors to consider, including whether you need the class to graduate, especially if you are graduating soon and the class will not be offered in the next semester or two. If so, this might interfere with your graduation plans and present more challenges than benefits. Another important thing is to know where you stand when it comes to financial aid and dropping a class. Know the consequences of…

Campus, Community

Remembering loved ones

Meagan Falcon

        Del Mar College’s 1412 Spanish students displayed a traditional “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) Altar and Presentation. The altar followed Mexican culture, in which “ofrendas,” or offerings, are placed for deceased love ones, including candles, photos of the dead and some of their favorite foods, drinks or other items. The event took place Oct. 30 at Wolf Recital Hall on East Campus. This free event also included a dance celebrating the dead and performed by a DMC student dressed for the occasion.