Author: Mark Young

Campus

District 4 Regent Guy Watts resigns

Mark Young

Longtime board member eyes At-Large position after controversial comments   District 4 Regent Guy Watts resigned Thursday to seek an At-Large position on the board, he told the Foghorn News.   Watts said in an email that after years of advocating for a southside academic campus, and more recently a northwest academic campus, that it was time to withdraw as the District 4 representative. “I decided that to so advocate effectively I need to return to being an At-Large regent candidate in the November 2018 election,” Watts said in the email to the Foghorn News. However, his letter of resignation…

Column

Staying safe while hooking up online

Mark Young

Online hookups have become a big part of dating culture for young adults, and with that comes the danger of meeting random strangers who you have probably only seen a few pictures of and have only been talking to for less than a week. Many people reading that would probably say, “Why would anyone do that?” But the reality of our day and age is that hookup culture has traveled to the Internet and dating apps have taken over. While meeting someone in person is all nice and fairytale-like, most times, you don’t meet anyone outside of the circle of…

Campus, Education

Dual enrollment to be offered for Del Mar, A&M-CC students

Mark Young

Viking Islander Program allows use of housing, facilities, services, more A dual enrollment program for students to attend both Del Mar College and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will soon be implemented, but not for all students. Beth Lewis, executive vice president and chief academic officer, and Rito Silva, vice president of student affairs, laid out the plans for the new program at the March 6 Board of Regents meeting. The plans, according to Lewis, have been “many years in the making.” The VIP, Viking Islander Program, will see students concurrently enrolled at both Del Mar and A&M-CC at the same…

Entertainment, Movies

‘Love, Simon’ shows a new type of teen movie

Mark Young

New coming-out flick gives a new perspective on love “Love, Simon” is a regular teen movie. Cheesy and a little too squeaky clean, the film is not a landmark one in the genre directed at teens. Except, unlike every other major studio teen movie coming out, “Love, Simon” is about a gay teen. “Love, Simon” is the first of its kind, a teen film from a major studio featuring a gay protagonist. The movie follows Simon Spier, played by the wonderfully plain Nick Robinson, who spends the film falling in love with an anonymous fellow closeted classmate and trying to…

Collegiate, Education

Students look into head start

Mark Young

Early College Program holds event to promote dual credit for youths  Students from all across the Coastal Bend recently met up to learn more about the dual credit Program at Del Mar College. Held at the CED on Feb. 20 for all high school students interested, Dual Credit Night was a chance to learn more about the program and the varying paths students could take with it. Offered at around $100 per class, the dual credit program offers an inexpensive way for high school students to get ahead. They can obtain up to 24 credit hours through core classes with…

Entertainment

Rex Gabriel is a spring break expert

Mark Young

Popular radio DJ has spent the past 3 decades at the beach When it comes to spring break, Rex Gabriel has seen and been through it all. The co-host of rock radio station’s C101.3’s “2 Guys in the Morning,” who has been a part of Corpus Christi since the early ’90s, Gabriel has spent his spring breaks in Corpus Christi since before he even lived here. Padre Island is one of the most popular spring break destinations in the world, with thousands heading there for a week of partying on the beach and thinking about anything but school. To understand…

Campus

Regents vote to raise tuition

Mark Young

Increase of $3 per credit hour approved, set to start in fall 2018 DMC Regents voted to raise tuition by $3 per credit hour starting in the fall at their Feb. 13 meeting. The vote passed with a 5-3 vote, with Regent Carol Scott not present. Regents Gabriel Rivas, Ed Bennett and Guy Watts voted against the proposal. Bennett earlier in the meeting raised concern after a loss of enrollment from Hurricane Harvey had not been recovered. This would raise the overall cost of a student enrolled in 12 credit hours to about $36 more per semester. This will lead…

Campus

Official to propose more than doubling student fees

Mark Young

Current $7 fee may increase to $15 if plan wins approval Students are encouraged to come voice their opinions on a possible student fees increase at the next SGA meeting. Beverly Cage, director of Student Leadership and Campus Life, recently told the Foghorn News that she would be proposing a move to more than double the student fees to $15. Student fees are what cover a lot of the events that are put on by the college, Registered Student Organizations, services such as the free Scantrons and other supplies that are given out for free, plus costs for things like…

Column, Health

Useful tips for safe but fun sex

Mark Young

It’s a crisp Monday afternoon, you have barely passed your math test and you are looking for a way to celebrate. You and your partner have a nice frozen dinner, some gas station wine and have found yourselves in bed. You reach over to grab a dry condom and start going for it. Your partner says it hurts and you take off the condom and continue sex. Your partner is now pregnant and you have chlamydia. Sex is fun; chlamydia is not. With the joys of sex often come risks for things that people would rather avoid. Staying safe during…

Campus, Staff

Del Mar interviews candidates for CFO

Mark Young

Both candidates give presentations in front of staff and faculty about their ideas and plans Two candidates for Del Mar College’s vice president of finance and business operations/chief financial officer, visited campus in early January for formal interviews. Gloria Walker and Carolyn Kasdorf also both gave presentations in front of faculty and staff about their ideas and plans for the college and how they would apply that to financial aspects like the budget. Walker is a graduate of the University of Houston, where she received a bachelor’s in accounting, and also has a doctorate in education from Northeastern University. Walker…