Folklórico competition lights up the stage

West Campus held a grand opening on Feb. 29 at the newly renovated Student Hub at the Coleman Center. The project had been in the works for about two years. “It was about two years ago, we did the strategic plan for the next five years, and some of the outcome out of that was that students at the West Campus feel that they did not have a space where that they could come and study, hang out and do,” said Beverly Cage, director of Student Leadership and Campus Life. “So that was the birth of ‘let’s find a space, let’s…

We’ve all heard “you are what you eat.” But is it possible to still be what your grandparents ate? This theory was explored at the genes vs. destiny seminar given at Del Mar College on April 22 by Del Mar College Associate Professor Zaldy F. Doyungan, Ph.D. Doyungan explained the concept of epigenetics, which is the study of the regulation of gene expression. This concept explains how who we are is at least partially determined by the choices our relatives made. For example, Doyungan explained that if your grandmother or grandfather experienced starvation in their life, then you could still possibly…