Author: Marco Guerra

Campus

New FAFSA expands eligibility and ease of use

Marco Guerra

The 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid has undergone some major changes.  Most of these changes are extensive and could have an effect on students applying for financial aid.  To start with, students and their families will now see their financial aid eligibility measured in a different way; the previous measure, the Expected Family Contribution (EFC), will now be replaced by the Student Aid Index (SAI).  The SAI is a new analysis formula that uses different factors to determine eligibility. The factors include: removing the number of family members attending college from the calculation; allowing for a negative SAI…

Campus, Intramurals

Del Mar Fall Intramural Sports Have Begun

Marco Guerra

Del Mar College fall intramurals officially began in August, but new sports tournaments have only just started. These tournaments include the upcoming Pickleball tournament which will start on Oct. 15 and go on until Oct. 25, taking place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-4 p.m. Then there’s the 1v1 Knockout Basketball Tournament, beginning on Oct. 14 and lasting until Oct. 23, being held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6:30 p.m. Of course, there’s also the upcoming Monster & Zombie Walk, a one-mile walk/run being held at the Windward Campus Dome Building on Friday, Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. “We’re happy to…