Author: Leila Ydrogo

Entertainment

Top 10 most anticipated movies in 2024

Leila Ydrogo

Movie releases of 2024 are much anticipated, especially since many movies and TV shows were put on hold due to the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. Since Hollywood is no longer on hold, we can look forward to new releases all year. As an avid moviegoer, 2023 seemed to be the year that brought people back into the movie theaters, thanks largely to “Super Mario Bros.,” “Barbie” and Oppenheimer. According to a survey by Fandango, it seems that people will continue to visit the movie theatres because 81% voted “more excited to go to the movies in 2024 than in 2023.” The same…

Campus

DMC welding competition deadline on Oct 27

Leila Ydrogo

The Welding Applied Technology Program is encouraging high school students, college students and welding professionals to sign up to compete in the second annual Día De Los Muertos Welding Competition. The registration deadline is Oct. 27. The welding competition will take place at Windward Campus in the Welding Labs of the Metals Technology Building on Nov. 3. The competition will begin at 8 a.m. with the award ceremony following at 3 p.m. During the competition, the public is invited to check out a car show. The car show will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be…

Campus

Oso Creek culinary students served Japanese food at luncheon

Leila Ydrogo

Del Mar College’s Hospitality & Culinary Institute served a Japanese-inspired buffet that was prepared by students in the food production and services class at a recent luncheon. Joseph Lemus, student manager, put together the menu for the Sept. 21 luncheon and ran the operations for the Teaching Restaurant, located at Oso Creek. The luncheon commences the third year of Coastal Bend Restaurant Week, which will run Sept. 22 through Oct. 1. Lemus said he has an interest in a Japanese-style cooking and is inspired by the precision of Japanese chefs’ skills. “Japanese style of cooking is its own world,” Lemus…

Campus

Del Mar Culinary Arts students kick off Coastal Bend Restaurant Week

Leila Ydrogo

Del Mar College’s Hospitality & Culinary Institute served a Japanese-inspired buffet that was prepared by students in the food production and services class at a recent luncheon. Joseph Lemus, student manager, put together the menu for the Sept. 21 luncheon and ran the operations for the Teaching Restaurant, located at Oso Creek. The luncheon commences the third year of Coastal Bend Restaurant Week, which will run Sept. 22 through Oct. 1. Lemus said he has an interest in a Japanese-style cooking and is inspired by the precision of Japanese chefs’ skills. “Japanese style of cooking is its own world,” Lemus…

Community

Food bank rebrands

Leila Ydrogo

Del Mar hopes to help even more students with a planned expansion and rebranding of the Viking Food Pantry. The pantry, which opened in 2019 on Heritage Campus, soon will have locations at the Windward and Oso Creek campuses as well, according to Lisa Leal-Garcia, coordinator of Student Engagement and Retention. It will also be renamed Valdar’s Market. Del Mar partners with the Coastal Bend Food Bank to stock the pantry. While pantry assistants order the usual staples of canned goods, they also keep students’ wants and needs in mind when ordering. “I always try to keep the essentials stocked…