Author: John Oliva

Movies

Sun’s out; stay inside and watch movies

John Oliva

The final installment of the trilogy “How to Train Your Dragon” has Hiccup’s dragon, Toothless, finding out he isn’t the only Night Fury dragon. The villain,  a dragon hunter, puts a secret dragon utopia, “The Hidden World,” at risk. This film tackles friendship, fate, and ultimately letting go. A young woman, who found a purse on the subway, returns it to an older woman, Isabelle Huppert, and eventually befriends her. The young woman, Chloë Grace Moretz, soon realizes Huppert has an evil agenda waiting for her. “Greta” is a suspenseful film that is reminiscent to early-’90s psycho-thrillers. A French film…

Entertainment, Movies

2019 Oscar Winners

John Oliva

Best Picture: “Green Book” Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma” Best Actor: Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Best Actress: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk” Best Original Screenplay: “Green Book” Best Adapted Screenplay: “BlackKklansman” Best Foreign Language Film: “Roma” Best Animated Feature: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Best Sound Editing: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Best Visual Effects: “First Man” Best Film Editing: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Best Animated Short: “Bao” Best Live Action Short: “Skin” Best Documentary Short: “Period. End of Sentence.” Best Original Score: “Black Panther” Best Original Song: “Shallow” from “A Star is Born” Best Production Design: “Black Panther” Best Cinematography: “Roma” Best Costume Design: “Black Panther” Best Makeup and Hairstyling: “Vice” Best Documentary Feature: “Free Solo” Best Sound Mixing: “Bohemian Rhapsody”

Campus, Education

Challenging, yet rewarding

John Oliva

Students used National Court Reporting and Captioning Week to let others know about the challenging yet rewarding career. Dolores Gonzalez, associate professor of court reporting, said the week, Feb. 9-16, is important because most students don’t think of court reporting as a major. “You’re basically creating a case log in litigation in court,” Gonzalez said. “The money is great and high. I’ve worked as a court reporter for 22 years and I never made less than $80,000 a year. The salary has increased over years. In the Valley and Laredo, you can get started off at $80,000 to $90,000 right…

Campus, Column

I Couldn’t Help But Wonder…

John Oliva

Long-distance relationships are so passé One of my friends has never been in a relationship with someone who lives here in town. We will call him “Eric.” He has dated guys here, but he hates how small the local gay community is. The chance of you talking to someone here who hasn’t dated half of the guys here is slim to none. The first few guys he dated just wanted to hook up and not pursue a relationship, which is what Eric wanted. He met his first boyfriend, “Ben,” about six years ago, but via social media. Specifically, Twitter. Ben…

Campus

Confessions of a Viking

John Oliva

What is your name? Pedro Lopez What is your major? Business administration What was your first concert? I haven’t been to a concert yet. Who would you love to go see? The Weeknd and Rise Against Dogs or Cats? Dogs NSYNC or Backstreet Boys? NSYNC What is your dream job? I want to be a CPA, but on an international scale.  I want to travel around the world.  What do you like about Del Mar College? The many services and opportunities they have to serve the students. Even though it’s repetitive to get emails, they are letting us know there…

Community

Ghosting at work becomes more common

John Oliva

Getting ghosted, when someone ends communication without notice, usually after a date, is common these days, but employers are also getting ghosted with workers just up and quitting. Most employees are not legally required to give two weeks’ notice when quitting, but it is a common practice. Whataburger manager Amanda Clarke has dealt with her fair share of employees ghosting her workplace. “It’s a common occurrence when it comes to those who are unhappy with their job,” Clarke said. “They find it more simple to just not show up anymore rather than go through with a two weeks’ notice.” Clarke…

Community

The Life of a Queen

John Oliva

Joshua has a large bag full of makeup. He starts by putting moisturizer on his face and gluing down his eyebrows before he applies foundation to make his skin tone slightly lighter. The idea of becoming someone else is one of the main factors of being a drag queen. Joshua loves putting on his makeup. He feels like he is painting a masterpiece and he is the art. It feels as if he is escaping into a fantasy and can set free the hidden being trapped inside. Joshua is not just putting on makeup; he’s changing into someone else. Thinking…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

Escape room proves difficult for editors

John Oliva

Trying to disarm a nuclear bomb early in the morning is a great way to wake up your brain. Foghorn editors John Oliva, Jose Alonzo, Gabriella Ybarra and Sam Gutierrez started off walking up the long ramp in the freezing cold to start our adventure at Corpus Christi’s newest escape room. The Lexington Museum on the Bay employee had us fill out policy and waiver forms before we watched a safety video about what to expect. From there he led us down a hallway, with very short staircases, to the escape room. A video played where a Russian character warned…

Campus

In with the new regents

John Oliva

The Del Mar College Board of Regents is starting the new year with a new look.  Elva Estrada was sworn in as a re-elected Del Mar College Regent for District 3 on Jan. 7.  Estrada was out of town in December when other members were sworn in, allowing the Board of Regents to make a special arrangement for her.  “First of all, I’d like to thank my God for giving me this wonderful opportunity to serve Del Mar College for six more years,” Estrada said. “Of course the voters of District 3 and my strong supporter, my husband.”  Hector “Coach” Salinas was also sworn in…