Author: Mark Young

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…