Author: Meagan Falcon

Meagan Falcon is currently a double major in Digital Media and Journalism at Del Mar College. She has been a writer for the paper since Fall 2014. In Spring 2015, she then became the Foghorn’s Web editor only to rise up in Fall of 2015 as the Associate editor as well as being the Web editor. Her job as Web editor is to manage all of the Foghorn’s social media. She maintains and keeps active the paper’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and website. You can reach Meagan at mfalcon@foghornnews.com and follow her on Twitter @meaganfalcon.
Art, Campus, Entertainment

National art show marks 50th anniversary

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Samantha Douty/Foghorn Every year the college chooses the second place winner and places it in the gallery on the fifth floor in the William F. White Library on Del Mar College’s East Campus. In 1967, art professor Joe Cain speculated that the way to create an art exhibition worthy of national acclaim was to focus on two genres, drawing and small sculpture, and to bring in a nationally recognized judge. The event Cain started all those years ago at Del Mar is known today as the annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show. As the 50th anniversary for the show…

Entertainment, Movies

‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies,’ A Valentine treat

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains. Google Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ adopted into film displays an alternate history of 19th century England overrun by zombies. In an alternate history of 19th century England, Britain fights a losing war against the spread of a mysterious plague causing brain-eating zombies. With the dreadfuls roaming the countryside, Great Britain abandons traditional forms of education, turning to Eastern philosophies and martial arts for guidance and protection in the pre-apocalypse. To that end, Mr. Bennet (Charles Dance),…

Campus

Students take survey, receive customizable gifts

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Meagan Falcon/Foghorn Bonnie Enderle (from left), Claudia Martinez and Isabel Martinez take the survey so they can take advantage of the free merchandise provided by Student Leadership and Campus Life at DMC. Del Mar students were welcomed back to campus with free personalized mugs, dry erase calendars and dog tags on Del Mar College’s East and West Campus on Jan. 25-26. “We wanted to welcome the students back in a fun way and all they (had) to do (was) take a quick little survey before they (got) in line to receive their free stuff,” said Bennie Clark, administrative assistant of…

Health

Bongo Ball takes over tennis court

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Patrick Luce/Foghorn Alexis Perez (left) and Enrique Rios go one-on-one at Bongo Ball at the tennis courts located behind the gym on East Campus. Before setting their sights on good grades, students took aim at one another with a game of Bongo Ball at the tennis courts on East Campus on Jan 25. Bongo Ball is the only game of its kind. Its fast-paced, paintball-like atmosphere brings a rush of adrenaline to those who engage in it. “Everyone who showed up today had a great time and knowing at the end of the day that we were able to help is…

Entertainment

Filmmakers plan campus visit

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Prominent filmmakers John Sayles and Maggie Renzi will visit Del Mar College on Feb. 8 to participate in a screening of the film “Lone Star” at Wolfe Recital Hall. Mark Robbins, associate professor of history, discussed the importance of the two filmmakers’ work as well as how the film impacts our community. “Sayles and Renzi’s films engage themes such as immigration, migration, labor and activism, which are similar issues that we deal with in our community,” Robbins said. IMDB “Lone Star” takes place in South Texas focusing on issues such as larger-than-life political figures, the process of immigration and who…

Entertainment, Movies

Suicide Forest has a dark legend behind it

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While many horror films try to scare viewers with visual tricks or suspenseful camera work, “The Forest,” one of the latest in the genre to hit theaters, aims to keep viewers on edge with its theme of psychological horror, which relies on the characters’ fears and emotional instability. The movie tells the story of a young American woman named Sara (Natalie Dormer), who goes in search of her twin sister, Jess (also played by Dormer), who has mysteriously disappeared in Japan’s legendary suicide forest. Despite the warnings to stay on the path in the forest, Sara is determined to discover…

Entertainment, Movies

Saying our goodbyes to Panem’s “Girl on Fire”

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Katniss Everdeen, the girl on fire, returns in the last movie in the Hunger Games trilogy in “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.” The movie follows up what happened last in the “Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1” when Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) was hijacked and tried to kill Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence). Katniss is angrier than ever with Snow for taking Peeta away from her. She’s hell-bent on revenge and will do anything to kill him. Friends are lost, trust is broken, and no one is who they say they are. In the end, Katniss finally receives the peace that she deserves and…

Campus, Community

Honoring those who have protected us

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  Del Mar College celebrated the service of military veterans on Veterans Day by holding a memorial on East Campus and offering free haircuts on West Campus. People gathered in the Retama Room in the Harvin Center on East Campus to commemorate the loss of those who have served honorably in the U.S. armed forces. Veronica Barbosa, a Del Mar College veterans service member, read aloud each name of every service member killed in action or missing in action in the Coastal Bend from World War I to present day while a fellow veterans service member rang a bell for…

Campus, Entertainment

Extra, Extra! Tweet all about it!

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Del Mar College was honored as one of the top higher education institutions on Twitter by the Texas Social Media Research Institute blog on Oct. 14. The blog highlighted Del Mar for its use on the social media platform based on a Klout score of at least 45 and number of followers. According to Klout.com, the Klout score is a number between one and 100 that represents an organization’s influence. The higher the score, the more influential an organization is. Del Mar College has a Klout score of 49 and the college’s Twitter account, @delmarcollege, has more than 3,660 followers.…

Campus, Community

Bones clattered and teeth chattered at Fall Festival

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Del Mar College held its annual spooky fun fair on Oct. 30 in the Harvin Center on East Campus featuring goblins and games, prizes for best costumes and food and fun for everyone. Del Mar College’s Student Leadership and Campus Life sponsored the event, which featured several registered student organizations. Students had a howling good time while helping student groups raise funds for their organizations and the worthy community causes they support. Gabby Rodriguez/Foghorn Derek De La Fuente receives some assistance from his family playing the water shooting game.