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The DMC art faculty will be selling handmade stoneware pottery to raise proceeds for the Student Art Association. The sale will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5 on the first floor of the Harvin Center. “One hundred percent of the proceeds go toward art scholarships, portfolio awards and student exhibition awards,” said faculty member Kenneth Rosier. The goal for each sale is to raise $1,500. “This sale is held at the end of each spring and fall semester,” Rosier said. “We have had it this way for the past 30 years.” He said the prices for the…

Every time students reach the end of the semester they are asked to complete teacher evaluations, and every time there is a question on the evaluation that asks if students were given group work. However, this question always sparks so many other questions. For example, why is it so important for professors to assign group projects and do students even like them let alone learn from them? For English major Alexis Brown, group projects have done nothing but make it that much harder to keep her grades up. “A couple of group members didn’t do their parts in spite of…

Students who are interested in history beyond the required courses have the option to take a unique class. This course is for students who are interested in studying how certain elements in history impacted both the Coastal Bend and surrounding areas. “The class is hands-on,” said Mark Robbins, instructor of Academic Cooperative in History. “You get projects that are developed by the students in conjunction with advice and mentorship of the professor.” This class fits into the liberal arts major degree plan as an elective and is part of the degree plan for history and social studies majors. Robbins said the…