Author: Catarina Murphy

Book Review, Entertainment

“Her Fearful Symmetry” offers mystery and romance

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy   “Her Fearful Symmetry,” written by Audrey Niffenegger, author of “The Time Traveler’s Wife,” brings us another love story with uncertain circumstances, difficulties and, this time, ghosts. I picked up this book in an airport when I was stuck with a four-hour layover, and what particularly drew me first was that it was written by Niffenegger. I love alternative love stories that make you believe in almost anything, and that’s exactly the magic her books give to me. Niffenegger found her inspiration for the story by actively being a tour guide for the Highgate Cemetery. The…

Art, Campus

Accomplished artist speaks at DMC

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy   Del Mar College’s Wolfe Recital Hall welcome guest speaker Carlos Llerena Aguirre on Feb. 2. Aguirre will serve as judge for this year’s 51’s annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture show. Aguirre has represented Peru and the U.S. with his woodcuts in several international shows. During the presentation, he told the auduence about the beginning of his roots and how he has come to this point in his life. Born around an area with volcanos and mountains, he began his art as a realist artist, drawing what he saw in front of him. He then…

Entertainment, TV

With “The Magicians,” Harry Potter meets Narnia, but for adults

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy @Cat_MMurphy Ever wondered what would happen if Harry Potter went to college? While wizards are commnly associated with Harry Potter, the magic and science fiction genre extends far beyond. This magical story comes off as a mash-up between Harry Potter and Narnia, but more adult oriented because of some sexual nudity, offensive language and violence. “The Magicians” is a fantasy televison show adpated from the 2009 novel by Lev Grossman. It tells the story of Quentin Coldwater, a young man who discovers and attends a college of magic in New York. Grossman’s novel started as a dream about…

Opinions

Society leads women away from science, tech fields

Catarina Murphy

Technology continues to dominate much of our daily lives, and the job growth for the STEM fields — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — is predicted to rise. But where do the women fit in all this? Men have always dominated the STEM fields, and unfortunately, the numbers aren’t growing for women. Women received 29.6 percent of computer science B.A.’s in 1991, compared with just18.2 percent in 2010. Why aren’t more girls choosing to pursue careers in math and science? According to the National Center for Women and Information Technology, the problems start as early as grade school, when teachers and parents do…

Campus

Quak, quaki, quarr! Parakeets visit college

Catarina Murphy

Migrating birds make a stop at Del Mar West Campus Students at Del Mar College’s West campus were met with a plethora of green monk parakeets hanging out in the trees in the parking lot early on Nov. 9. The birds have been spotted in previous years on their migration journey. The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also know as the quaker parrot, is a small, bright-green parrot with greyish breast and greenish-yellow abdomen. These birds are often heard before even seen, as their call is a loud and throaty “quak quaki quarr,” hence the name quaker. They were first brought…