Author: Meagan Falcon

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Dawson Barrett, Del Mar College assistant professor of history and author of “Teenage Rebels,” discussed the proud tradition of Mexican-American high school activism during a presentation titled “Stand Up, Sit-In, WALK OUT!.” Teenage rebels have confronted discrimination and demanded better schools and changed the very content of U.S. history books through picket lines, marches and many other forms of protest. From the Chicano teens of the Civil Rights Movement to teens of today, Barrett displayed in his lecture that the kids are all right. Foghorn file Dawson Barrett, a history professor and author of…

Del Mar College’s chapter of the National Society of Leadership on Oct. 6 hosted a live broadcast in the White Library featuring the co-host and weather anchor of NBC’s “Today” show, Al Roker. Throughout the years, Roker has reported live from some of history’s worst storms and natural disasters. In the broadcast, Roker spoke about his new book, “The Storm of the Century,” which tells the inspiring true story of leadership, heroism and survival as well as the resolve of the local community to recover from immense devastation, and the overwhelming national response to the crisis by groups across the…

The Texas Tribune hosted the event “The Environment: The Next Five Years” on Sept. 28 at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to discuss the future of environmental policy in Texas. Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith moderated the panel that consisted of Commissioner Toby Baker of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; John Hall, state director for clean energy at the Environmental Defense Fund; state Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria; and Associate Professor Mike Wetz of Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Meagan Falcon/Foghorn Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith speaks at “The Environment: The Next Five Years” on Sept. 28 at…

Del Mar College’s David Irving, professor of stage band and guitar in the Music Department, was awarded the Robert J. Rogers Lifetime Achievement Award during the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia 55th national convention in August. Fellow fraternity brother and former national president T. Jervis Underwood, who also is a past Rogers Award recipient, walked around the room before tapping Irving as this year’s honoree. “I was looking around the room, wondering who was going to get the award, when [my wife] Jean tapped me on the shoulder and whispered, ‘It’s you!’” Irving said. Irving has been a longtime adviser for…

College campuses across the country, including Del Mar, celebrated Constitution Day on Sept. 17, which commemorates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Anthony Champagne, a professor of political science at the University of Texas in Dallas, came to Del Mar College in honor of Constitution Day. He presented his lecture on “Voting Rights, the Constitution, and Partisan Politics” in the Venters Building on Del Mar College’s East Campus. Champagne examined the background of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the importance of that law in expanding voting rights. Because of recent Supreme Court decisions significantly modifying that law, Champagne…