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No more GED at Del Mar

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After serving more than 8,000 GED students in four years, Del Mar College will no longer offer the High School Equivalency program following the loss of a grant. The college in 2014 secured the Adult Education and Literacy grant and received two one-year extensions that were approved by the state, according to Claudia Jackson, DMC’s executive director of strategic communication and government relations. Del Mar was awarded more than $6 million in those four years to help students in an 11-county region of the Coastal Bend. “The Texas Workforce Commission periodically places grants such as this out for competitive bid,”…

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Students, staff receive honors

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Del Mar once again recognized students and employees for their outstanding achievements. Officials celebrated the  67th annual Recognition Ceremony on April 26 in Richardson Performance Hall. Edith Gonzalez, English professor, took home teacher of the year for East Campus, and Sylvia Kent Wells, nurse education professor,  received the award for West Campus. Del Mar welcomed six students into the 2018 Hall of Fame, the highest honor a student may receive at Del Mar.

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Trust us, journalists know coffee

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Let us inspire you to try a new type of fresh brew for finals  Around this time of the semester, all everyone is thinking about is finals stress: studying, averaging grades, looking for extra credit opportunities. Nobody has time to sleep. Thankfully, that’s why someone out there invented caffiene… for the disgruntled college student who hasn’t slept more than four hours in the past week. These are some of our favorites at the Foghorn office that make it possible for us to push for our deadlines.   JULIETA HERNANDEZ So, my favorite coffee for finals isn’t really coffee — it’s…

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DMC Nursing students educate on different illnesses

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Del Mar nursing students hosted a health fair to educate students on the different types of concepts they have learned over the semester. The Harvin Center was lined with all sorts of interactive booths that talked about numerous illnesses. One booth in particular was able to simulate how it feels to have an asthma attack, and how your body reacts accordingly. The students were able to show multiple students what they had learned over the semester. The event was able to give students a broader understanding of how the human body reacts to certain situations.

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Watts should stay out of race

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District 4 Regent Guy Watts stepped down from his seat recently with the intention of running for an At-Large position this November. After a tumultuous term full of controversy, Watts should instead step away from the spotlight. Watts’ problems began in 2014, when he said Del Mar had become a “sea of mediocrity” after targeting immigrant and poor students. He has also said the college is “swamped” by “unprepared” and “remedial” students, while attempting to back up his claims with correlations between financial aid grants, illegal immigration and an increasing Hispanic population statewide. He has also advocated for the new…

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Just be cautious on what you post

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Justine Sacco was once the senior director of communications for an international holding company. While waiting to board a flight to Africa for a business trip, she logged on to Twitter. “Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!” Sacco posted. Her tweet quickly went viral, and by the time she landed in Africa, she already had been fired. With graduation right around the corner, students are starting to apply for jobs within their degree fields. While making high grades and obtaining ample experience is always important, students should also be aware of maintaining a respectful…

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Juried Student Art Exhibition now open

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Walking through the second floor hallway of the Fine Arts Building, students will likely notice several works of art. They are part of the 29th annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, which kicked off March 30. Student Art Association members collected student artwork for the exhibition, which is free and open to the public and also features some works for sale. More than $2,500 was awarded to students with winning pieces in the show. The artwork will be on display through April 27. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to noon Fridays.

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Campus offers healthy and tasty new options

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Realizing you skipped breakfast when you pull up to campus isn’t as scary as it was once was, even as a follower of specific dietary needs. As a busy college student with limited time and in need of brain food, the best tasting food I can eat is one I’m not making any dietary sacrifices or having to leave the comfort of my own campus for. Recently, Del Mar added extra options to Campus Dining that are able to be enjoyed by anyone of any diet.   JULIETA HERNANDEZ During lunchtime in between classes, I went down to the East…

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Saving the planet takes teamwork, commitment

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As Earth seemingly falls apart more and more, we all need to be doing our part to help preserve the resources that we have. Being a school, DMC no doubt sees a large amount of paper and boxes flow through its campuses. The large amount of recyclable materials are no doubt being wasted as they are used once and then thrown away to be taken to the dump for seagulls to poop on and slowly rot in a mountain of trash. Recycling seems like a mundane thing, but it will be essential if we want to keep our planet clean.…

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Time to reevaluate campus carry law

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It’s a scene we’ve almost become used to seeing but one that nobody should ever have to experience — students running for their lives. Yet while mourning the loss of 17 of their classmates and teachers, the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were on their way to speak with their elected officials about limiting gun rights. No matter what age, students have the right to feel safe on their campus. That right is more important than the gun rights so many fight for. In 2017, the year of spiked mass shootings, Senate Bill 11 took…