Author: Manuel Alvarez

Campus

Bake sale hosted by culinary students

Manuel Alvarez

Baked pastries, freshly baked breads, soups, sandwiches and various drink choices are available every Tuesday at the Del Mar Oso Creek campus from noon to 1 p.m. Chef Claudia Hurt, the main instructor for the bakery and pastry program, starts the sale by introducing the student chef in charge for the day. “This is Anem Gallegos. She picked the recipes and set up the planning for today’s sale,” she said at the Nov. 14 bake sale. “We have savory sweets, breakfast and lunch, sandwiches and soup.”  “This is similar to the student’s final exam,” Hurt said. “They are responsible for…

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Windward students gets hired on-the-spot during event on campus

Manuel Alvarez

More than 27 companies, local government and federal government organizations gathered at Del Mar’s Windward Campus for the Skills and Trades Hiring Event. The Oct. 25 hiring event, which was open to current and former DMC students along with local community members, had over 400 attendees. Held at the Emergency Training Building, the different organizations had displays and company representatives available to answer questions as well as offer the opportunity for interviews, on-the-spot hiring and general job information George Mendetta and Juliet Pineda were some local community members taking advantage of the event. “Being recently married and new to the…

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DMC holds fifth annual KEDT Kids festival

Manuel Alvarez

Hundreds gathered to partake in the fifth annual KEDT Kids Festival, with guest appearances by Daniel Tiger, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Del Mar’s very own Valdar the Viking. “When we moved into the building in 2015, we wanted to do something for the community and Kids Fest was our grand opening,” said Jesenia McQueen the business manager for KEDT. Since that first event the KEDT Kids Festival has become a annually reoccurring event, held at the Del Mar College Center for Economic Development. “The event that the staff enjoy the most is Kids Fest, and we do a…

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DMC hosts job fair with Army Depot

Manuel Alvarez

Del Mar College hosted the Corpus Christi Army Depot for an exclusive hiring event open only to graduates and current students. Antonio Lopez, a welding major at Del Mar, was one of many students to attend. “This was my first job interview experience,” Lopez said. “I spoke with Fred from the manufacturing processing and it was a great and inspiring event.” Jennifer Gonzales, director of Career Development for Del Mar, set up the Sept. 13 event at Windward Campus after being approached by Rosa Callejo, chief of Workforce Management at the Army Depot. “Del Mar College has built a close…

Entertainment

‘Armored Core’ back with more features

Manuel Alvarez

After over a 10-year absence, FormSoftware the creators known for the “Dark Souls” series, “Demon’s Souls,” “Elden Ring” and “Bloodborne,” have returned to one of their original works with “Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.”  Released on Aug. 25 on PC, PlayStation and Xbox consoles, “Armored Core 6” puts players into the cockpit of an Armored Core (AC), a giant customizable robot.  “Fires of Rubicon” is an amazing return to the series, providing plenty of mercenary mecha action. In “Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon” players control an augmented human mercenary on the planet Rubicon. Being a Dog of War,…