Author: Jonathan Garcia

Jonathan Garcia is the Entertainment editor for the Del Mar College Foghorn. He has been with the Foghorn since 2012 as one of the paper’s entertainment writers. He is currently a journalism major but after receiving his degree, Jonathan hopes to become a critic for movies and video games due to his incredible passion for both. You can reach Jonathan at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jonathan10894.
Community, Entertainment

Concert and flicks by the bay

Jonathan Garcia

Bay Jammin Concert and Cinema series kicks off 29th season Family flicks and cool tunes arrive just in time for summer with the 29th annual Bay Jammin Concert and Cinema Series at Cole Park. Established in 1989, the series is put together by Del Mar College GIS professor J.J. Nelson and the city’s parks department, which every summer offer a variety of styles of music every Thursday and a movie every Friday evening. “We do a little bit of everything. Our motto is all kinds of music for all kinds of people,” Nelson said. Although the bands have yet to…

Campus, Staff

Employers look to hire at Del Mar

Jonathan Garcia

College holds event on both East and West campus Human resources coordinator Chelsea Bosworth eagerly awaited the waves of students looking to apply for a job at Del Mar College. “It’s nice when we have students engaged. They bring their resume and excel in life,” Bosworth, who works at the Texas State Aquarium, said at the college’s April 10 job fair on East Campus. Del Mar Career Development Center hosted the job fair in partnership with Workforce Solutions of the Coastal Bend. A second job fair was held the following day at West Campus. More than a dozen employers were…

Entertainment, Movies, Opinions

Horror bogged down by script

Jonathan Garcia

From office prankster to horror movie director, John Krasinski stars and directs his latest film, “A Quiet Place.” Also starring Emily Blunt, the film’s draft was written by Bryan Woods and Scott Beck in 2013, but was picked up by Paramount Studios in 2017 with Krasinski brought on board as director and writer. The film promised to be one of the scariest films ever made because the film has little to no dialogue, offering more tension. The gimmick manages to work; however, there are some major issues that drag the film down. In the year 2021, most of the human…

Campus, Community, Technology

The power of science takes full speed in motor race

Jonathan Garcia

Students from across Texas participate in the competition Chemical engineering students from universities across Texas recently came to Del Mar College to compete in a chemical-powered car competition. Del Mar and Texas A&M University-Kingsville co-hosted the Southwest Region AIChE Chem-E-Car competition March 31 in the Emergency Training Building on West Campus. The event brought out chemical engineering teams from the University of Houston, Texas Tech and others to spark an interest for DMC students in the field the same way A&M-Kingsville chemical engineering major David Juarez was inspired. “As a chemical engineer, I thought this would be a good opportunity…

Campus, Community

Teddy bears bring relief to kids

Jonathan Garcia

Early Learning Club donates more than 500 stuffed animals Del Mar College’s Early Learning Club set out to give children a “gesture of hope” for its ninth annual teddy bear drive. By the time it was done, that gesture had been repeated hundreds of times. The Early Learning Center donated over 575 bears and stuffed animals to the American Red Cross to benefit children affected by disaster. “Last year, Hurricane Harvey hit and because it hit our area, it means more to us,” said Renee Torres, president of the Early Learning Club. She added that the purpose of the drive…