Author: Lola Ponce

Art, Campus

DMC art department to host 58th annual drawing and sculpture event

Lola Ponce

DMC’s Art Department is coming up on its 58th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture, an event Joe Cain, art professor at Del Mar, created back in 1966. The entries were not limited to Del Mar college students. Submissions were open to all U.S. artists, with a record 792 artworks submitted for consideration, including 25 sculptures and 28 two-dimensional works. Accepted submissions included work that has been created within the past three years. Artists were allowed to submit a maximum of three pieces. Artwork that was accepted could be submitted within three years of production. All the artwork that is…

Community

Elevate 361 benefits young adults in Nueces County

Lola Ponce

Elevate 361 acts as a life coach for at-risk 16- to 24-year-olds in the Nueces County area. “Elevate 361 was created to help opportunity youths who fall through the cracks of the system and to elevate them,” said Kimberly Head, the center’s director, stating she uses the term “opportunity youths” to describe young adults and or at-risk youths. Elevate 361 is used as a hub to help with young adults struggling with homelessness, joblessness, school, drugs, etc. With the help of partners such as Workforce Solutions, Crossroads and many others, the location houses many representatives to connect them to the…

Campus

Emergency Aid for DMC students

Lola Ponce

Del Mar distributed $104,500 in emergency aid to 340 students in 2023, according to Associate Vice President of Development Matthew Busby. With a recent change to the program, that number is expected to jump this year. Initially students applying for Emergency Aid needed minimum cumulative grade point average, or GPA, of 2.0 to 2.5. This has been removed. Now students, both new and returning, have the chance to apply and receive funds on a case-by-case basis. “We know students face crises that are unexpected, and, in that moment, they don’t have time to wait for FASFA. They need a quick…

Community

Austin’s 30th annual Powwow

Lola Ponce

On Nov 18, 2023 Austin held their 30th Annual Powwow at the Travis County Expo Center inviting more than 80 tribes from North and South America. Honoring traditions of the past and sharing them with the public, each and every person was invited.  With traditional dance, singers, and drummer contest attendees also enjoyed real Native American foods. 

Community

Silva family holds a, “Justice 4 Amethyst” event for upcoming anniversary of tragedy

Lola Ponce

As 2024 rolls in, for most this is a time to celebrate the new year. For the Silva family, it’s a reminder of their last moments spent with 11-year old Amethyst Sistine Silva. Dec 31, 2022, started out like any other day. Father Robert Silva and Amethyst decided to spend the day together. “Me and her spent that day together, it was daddy daughter day. We went to Joe’s Crab Shack. She ordered her favorite plate – big ol’ plate of crab,” said Robert. As the family settled, midnight rolled around, Robert, mother Melinda and Amethyst decide to capture the…

Community

NASA club changes owners to former DMC student

Lola Ponce

Tony Colunga, owner of NASA, formerly known as Studio B, threw a last hurrah to announce his departure from owner status. Colunga passes the torch to his protégé and former DMC student, Joshua Miguel De Leon, who majored in Sound Recording Technology. “I met Josh playing a show on the sidewalk downtown. He was playing bass with The Blind Owls covering a Led Zeppelin song … They were rocking out! They messaged me on MySpace about playing at our venue,” Colunga said. Colunga’s plan for Studio B was to not only keep it low-key but also to book ‘strange original…

Campus

“A Music Mystery” written and directed by Raphael Rada set to play on Nov. 17

Lola Ponce

Fall would not be complete without “A Music Mystery,” written and directed by DMC faculty member Raphael Rada partnering with pianist Michael Steele. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17 in Wolfe Recital Hall, 101 Baldwin Blvd. Admission is free. Rada has been teaching at Del Mar the past 15 years. “Singer’s Theatre is one of the music groups in the Music Department and we present a show at the end of the semester. The students sing selections from operas, operettas and musicals,” Rada said. Pianist Steele had his start at Del Mar as a rehearsal accompanist for…

Community

Honoring Indigenous People’s Day

Lola Ponce

In observance of Indigenous People’s Day, on Oct. 8 Indigenous People’s of the Coastal Bend (IPCB) celebrated an event with the reading of the Corpus Christi’s proclamation, speaking on a current federal lawsuit against Enbridge Oil Export Terminal, and lastly a dance from the Mexican Indigenous danzantes, the Spanish word meaning dancer, from the group Kalpulli Ehekatl Papalotzin. To start off the event, co- founder of IPCB, Love Sanchez, read off the City of Corpus Christi proclamation dedicating the second Monday of October as Indigenous People’s Day. “We honor the Karankawa, Lipan/Apache … any extinct tribes and other tribes that…

Community

Wild Wolf celebrates one-year anniversary

Lola Ponce

Wild Wolf Halloween store celebrated it’s one-year anniversary on Sept 17. With live entertainment and an onsite food truck, spectators joined in the fun, some wearing their favorite horror character costume. To help bring the Halloween vibes to the Wild Wolf event, some horror movie fans came dressed as movie characters such as “Killer Clowns from Outer Space,” “Trick ‘r Treat” and “Terrifier.” CSL Plasma employee Jay Joel Gonzales dressed up as Terrifier, even carrying the infamous trash bag and a prop – a bloody saw. “I love dressing up and going to comic cons. I have seen all the…

Campus

Resources available both online and in person

Lola Ponce

From virtual counseling services to reserving books online for pickup, resources on campus have shifted since the COVID pandemic, with more available online while still being available in person. With the current construction at Heritage Campus, including renovations on the White Library, many resources and study areas have been relocated to the Barth Learning Resources Center on Windward Campus. Isabella Lira, majoring as an occupational therapy assistant, said, “We are able to meet somewhere and be able to study with my classmates that’s accessible.” Del Mar student Tori Garcia, also majoring as an occupational therapy assistant, agrees that the Barth…