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Breaking ground on new opportunities
KEDT studio expected to open by November ’15 Cayce Berryman / ReporterWell-known “Sesame Street” characters recently joined Del Mar College to offer students extensive opportunities in the near future. Most watched “Sesame Street” as a child, and those who did not have another chance to form a relationship with the characters as well as their broadcasting station. Del Mar President Mark Escamilla joined Don Dunlap, president and general manager of KEDT Public Broadcasting, in breaking the ground to signify the beginning and construction of the new KEDT broadcasting station on Oct. 15 near the Center for Economic Development. “Welcome Bert, Ernie,…
Drama students set to perform ‘Gut Girls’
Lights. Camera. Guts. The Sarah Daniels play “Gut Girls” is hitting the Del Mar college theater. Being a gut girl meant to literally work in gutting sheds, where the women would take out the guts of cows and pig carcasses before the remains were sent off to the butcher. “The gutting sheds are being sold as the meat industry is changing and now these working women are faced with uncertainty about their future,” said Carl Yowell, professor of drama. In the turn of events, one upper-class woman attempts to train these working women to be more “lady-like” and sophisticated. They…
Free tax filing assistance available at Heritage Campus for all
Free tax preparation services for students and the community are available again at the Del Mar College Heritage Campus for tax season. Del Mar has again partnered with United Way of the Coastal Bend to bring the VITA program, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, to help eligible taxpayers prepare and file their tax returns. Those who had a 2024 household income of $67,000 or less qualify to have their tax returns prepared at one of VITA’s sites. “The IRS partners with community groups throughout the country to provide free income tax return preparation and e-filing to low- and moderate-income taxpayers,” said…