Author: Erin Garza-Granados

Campus

Animals help students during stressful midterms on campus

Erin Garza-Granados

The DMC Counseling Center is using animals to help students de-stress during midterms and finals. The PAWSitively Prevent Midterm Meltdown event includes activities such as letting students interact with dogs, anxiety screenings, Play-Doh aromatherapy and the opportunity to speak to counselors. “I don’t think anyone understands just how stress relieving the pet therapy is,” said Del Mar student Robert Araujo. “I’d rather see a therapy dog on my way to a midterm rather than a group of students who look just as scared as me.” The event will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 19 on East Campus…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

Del Mar to honor women’s history

Erin Garza-Granados

Del Mar College will welcome Women’s History Month with a screening of “Dolores”, a documentary about Dolores Huerta, mother of 11 and lifelong activist. Del Mar College’s Mexican-American Studies Program and Department of Social Sciences will be co-sponsoring the screening of the film, directed by Peter Bratt. The event will take place from 6-9 p.m. March 6 in Room 514 of the White Library. The screening will include the showing of the documentary followed by a discussion panel lead by faculty from DMC and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Huerta is recognized for her efforts to fight for farmers and their…

Entertainment

Port Aransas police plan new strategy

Erin Garza-Granados

Long before students started making their plans for spring break, the Port Aransas Police Department was making its own. With just 20 officers on its force, the popular spring break destination will get help from other agencies including the Corpus Christi Police Department, Department of Public Safety, the Parks and Wildlife Department and others, according to Port Aransas Police Chief Scott Burroughs. With 20 percent of all arrests taking place during spring break in past years, Burroughs said, the department will be implementing a new tactic this year to keep people safe. “This year we will actually have units patrolling…

Campus

Fewer students this spring, data show

Erin Garza-Granados

Enrollment up when adding in ‘flex’ entry, otherwise down 2.5% After a small dip in spring student enrollment numbers, Del Mar officials are starting to fear that Hurricane Harvey will affect the college longer than expected. According to Claudia Jackson, executive director of strategic communication and government relations, before Aug. 23, 2017, enrollment for the fall semester was up by 5 percent. After Hurricane Harvey, not only did DMC lose the 5 percent increase, but also 4 percent below previous semesters. Total enrollment is up 1 percent this spring from spring 2017 when including flex entry students, Rito Silva, vice…

Campus, Education

Take note: You could get paid in class

Erin Garza-Granados

Disability Services struggles to find enough note takers Demand for note takers has risen dramatically this academic year, according to college officials, leaving some students to seek special accommodations but also creating job opportunities for others. “For those qualified students already enrolled in a course section in need of a note taker, why not get paid $7.25 an hour to do what you are already doing for free — attending class and taking your own notes?” said Daniel Fischer, Del Mar College’s director of Counseling, Disability and Retention Services. Note takers are paid to take notes for a student with…