Author: Cayce Berryman

Cayce Berryman is the Managing editor for the Del Mar College Foghorn. She has been with the Foghorn since the Fall of 2015 as one of the staff’s best writers and photographers. After Del Mar College, Cayce plans to continue her job as a freelance editor on the side. She hopes to continue down that road and earn her Creative Writing and English BA at Southern New Hampshire University. You can reach Cayce at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @CayceBerryman.
Opinions

Voter ID law would cut down on fraud at ballot box

Cayce Berryman

One of the primary arguments against voter ID requirements in Texas involves harming those who don’t have a photo ID or minorities who don’t have easy access to birth certificates. This argument describes the law as discriminatory; however, the purpose is to prevent fraud, and its benefits outweigh the consequences.   Government-issued photos IDs, though they are not full-proof measures for stopping voter fraud, are a step toward preventing it. A photo ID is required for many things, and it’s not considered wrong in those cases. Doctors, stores and driving a vehicle demand government-issued identification, and it’s a respected protocol…

Campus

Girls Night Out pairs safety with good times

Cayce Berryman

Several hundred Del Mar College women poured into the Richardson Performance Hall on September 2 to experience a Girls Night Out, an event sponsored by the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Incoming freshmen, high school students and many others who attended Girls Night Out obtained useful information on traveling abroad, skin care, self-esteem and health while living the college life. Several speakers provided unique tips and stories, including Beth Holloway, the mother of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in Aruba in 2005 during a high school trip abroad. Beth Holloway, who…

Campus

Clubs set to welcome students during Del Mar’s Rush Week

Cayce Berryman

Students looking to get the most out of their college experience may want to check out Rush Week, set for Sept. 14-18 in the Harvin Center. Anyone who wants to get involved with a cause or just make new friends can find those with similar interests as dozens of campus clubs set up booths and recruit new members. Clubs such as the Biology & Health Science Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Press Club, Del Mar Guild of Gamers and more are existing clubs that may be present at Rush Week. A variety of clubs support many areas of interest, and Rush…

Campus

Counseling services are expanded

Cayce Berryman

TRIO, a nationwide program that has been at Del Mar College since 2001, will end at the college on Aug 31. In its time at Del Mar, the TRIO program helped first-generation students, as well as students with low-income, disabilities or veteran students. Services offered by TRIO included financial assistance, college course help, tutoring and more for a limited 160 students per year.     TRIO, a nationwide program that has been at Del Mar College since 2001, will end at the college on Aug 31.   According to Cheryl Garner, the dean of Student Engagement and Retention, Del Mar’s…

Campus, Community

New gun law not in effect until 2017

Cayce Berryman

Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed a bill allowing Texans with concealed-carry permits to bring their handguns into public college campus buildings, but students and employees should not toss their gun into a backpack just yet. For four-year colleges and universities in Texas, the law goes into effect in August 2016, but the law doesn’t take effect for community colleges until fall 2017. Under the concealed-carry bill, students can carry their registered handgun in and out of buildings; however, the law reserves individual campuses the right and ability to designate “gun-free” zones. Abbott, who signed the bill in June at Red’s…