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Thanks for not giving us more time off

WebmasterNovember 21, 2017

Time and planning are key when getting ready for the holidays. That also means added pressure for college students. Thanksgiving is a time to be with family around delicious food and drinks, sharing stories and memories with one another and hoping the night does not end with a fight. Del Mar College is a nontraditional college, full of students who may not have gone straight into college after they graduated high school. Many students are either raising a child by themselves or have already started a family, so students are trying to balance their own schedule along with their child’s…

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The sweetest gift of all

WebmasterNovember 9, 2017November 11, 2017

$100K donation honors late baker, teacher As he helped unveil the cake-shaped check, Gus Cargile couldn’t help but think of his daughter. “Gary made all of my birthday cakes,” Cargile said of his daughter Gary Homan. When Cargile turned 95 this year Homan didn’t make his cake. She died in November 2016. As a result of Homan’s love for baking and DMC, an anonymous donation of $100,000 was made to the DMC Development Foundation in her honor on Nov. 8 at the Restaurant Management Building on West Campus with Homan’s family and friends. Homan started her own baking business in 1994…

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Good news for science majors

WebmasterNovember 6, 2017November 7, 2017

Danial Nasr Azadani was in South Texas for an extended visit with his family when he decided to take some classes. “I actually looked into TAMU-CC initially but the out-of-state tuition was just too much,” Azadani said. “So I met with Dr. Hatherill and toured the lab.” Azadani was more than impressed with Robert Hatherill, assistant professor of biology. “I signed up for two classes, and they were the best two classes I’ve ever taken,” he said. BIOL 1414 was one of those classes. Previously, this class, along with BIOL 1415, would only transfer for liberal arts majors, but thanks…

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Trick-or-treat for health

WebmasterNovember 6, 2017

@mmirelez16 A chill lingered in the air on Oct. 26 as Del Mar College held its third annual Spooktacular Health Fair on the second floor of the Harvin Center. The Counseling Center organized the event in hopes of providing students with the opportunity to meet with community health and support agencies. Over 20 vendors were invited, including the South Texas Family Planning and Health Clinic, the Corpus Christi LGBT, Amistad Community Health Center, AAA roadside assistance, and more that were able to tell students of the benefits offered to them. Cynthia Gonzalez with the STFP clinic explained how students are…

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Scare at the fair

WebmasterNovember 6, 2017November 7, 2017

Del Mar registered student organizations opened their doors to the public for the annual Fall Carnival. The Oct. 27 event was sponsored in part by the Student Leadership and Campus Life Office along with the registered student organizations. DMC student organizations offered games and food booths for people of all ages. Many of the people in attendance dressed up for the event, with a costume contest for children and adults. This year, the activities were limited to indoors because on ongoing campus construction. The carnival allows DMC student clubs to raise funds for their campus and community projects that are…

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Sharing notes about jazz

WebmasterNovember 6, 2017

The 57th edition of the annual Jazz Festival happened in Corpus Christi. The longest running free jazz festival in the country, the festival has its roots from Del Mar College. Two Del Mar College students who were members of the Jazz Club, Skip Vetters and Joe Gallardo, asked Gallardo’s uncle, Al “Beto” Garcia, if they could bring the jazz group to the Student Union Building of the College to perform. According to the Jazz Festival’s website, over 150 people showed up to the performance and “the seed for the Texas Jazz Festival was planted.” The festival took place Oct. 20-22…

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They help us, it’s time to help them

WebmasterNovember 6, 2017November 7, 2017

Voting is a fundamental right of being an American, one that Texans will be able to partake in Nov. 7 in a constitutional amendment election. That is, if you knew it was happening. Texas is notoriously a low-voting state, with the Huffington Post putting Texas as the fifth lowest voting state in the nation in 2016. During the last election, roughly 55 percent of the eligible population voted compared with the state of Minnesota, which had around 75 percent of its eligible population vote. While more than half of the state voting doesn’t seem too bad, the real problem comes…

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Around Campus

WebmasterOctober 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Speaker Summit aimed at social media sense A panel discussion about Social Media awareness will take place, with a lunch provided. Then guest speaker Liza Wisner, CEO of PowerUp and season 10 finalists of The Apprentice, to discuss how to improve social media etiquette. The event will take place in the St. Clair Building, room 111. Social media wellness will take place from noon to 1 p.m. and Wisner from 1:15-2:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26. For more information contact Eva De La Garza at 361-698-2466. Fall Carnival promises hair-raising fundraiser Wear your costumes, bring your Kids, bring your friends…

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Harvey leads to fewer students

WebmasterOctober 24, 2017

myoung@foghornnews.com Hurricane Harvey not only caused physical damage to Del Mar College, but it also helped cause a 4 percent drop in enrollment this semester, according to college officials. The fall enrollment dropped from 11,973 in 2016 to 11,506 this semester. However, this semester’s enrollment is taken from the 12th day of class and will not be finalized until early December. Rito Silva, vice president of student affairs, said the college will implement more initiatives to try to bring up enrollment. “We are going to do a number of things to try and bring up enrollment for the upcoming semesters,”…