Author: Meagan Falcon

The reporters and the editors of The Foghorn News are students at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas. The Foghorn staff has a passion for writing and informing the public on the important issues happening locally and nationally, but most importantly what is happening on and off the Del Mar College campus.
Community, Entertainment

You play ball like a girl!

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By Kira Hays / Reporter  “You’re killing me Smalls!” Guessing which movie the Corpus Christi Ride-In Theater chose for this month’s screening shouldn’t be hard to figure out after hearing that famous quote. On March 28, the classic baseball family comedy, “The Sandlot,” will be shown at the Watergardens. As the new kid in town, Scotty Smalls wants nothing more than to make friends. Wanting to learn how to play baseball to impress his stepdad, Scotty turns to the town’s best baseball player, Benny “The Jet” Rodriguez, for help.

Campus, Community, Editorial

Outright ban would go too far

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Editorial On February 26 the Student Government Association held a topic discussion on whether or not smoking on campus should be banned. Although the faculty voted unanimously for a smoke/tobacco free campus, students were split on the decision. According to a group known as Americans for Nonsmokers’ rights, as of January 2 1,182 college campuses and universities have adopted smoke-free policies.

Campus, Community, Sports, Staff

Stretching out the possibilities

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By Victoria Trevino / Reporter Between juggling school, work, relationships and their personal life, students have a lot on their hands. Many may be seeking an outlet to relieve stress. Elizabeth Venegas, a Del Mar College student and a yogi (as those who practice yoga are called), said yoga has benefited her life in numerous ways. “I feel awake and alert and full of energy and internal peace when I finish yoga. It’s such a positive reinforcer,” Venegas said. Yoga is an ancient practice that has been around for more than 5,000 years. A yoga class typically consists of physical exercises…

Campus, Community

“Cool Sips” offers drive-thru bar and food

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By Midori Allen / Associate Editor  On February 5th, 2014 Corpus Christi was introduced to a new local business, the “drive-thru bar and grill,” Cool Sips. Sonia Silva, co-founder and partner with Michelle Burden have opened up a new drive-thru for drinks, food, alcoholic beverages, and snacks. Silva has seen places in the Houston and San Antonio area that served alcoholic beverages through a drive thru, and wanted to bring the same idea to Corpus Christi. “Every place I researched and went to only catered to men,” said Silva. “They only served beer, but we are family friendly and offer…

Community, Entertainment

Speedy Ortiz gives the feedback

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Raul Alonzo /Reporter  Along with Big Ups, Pile, Microphonic and the Denim Hares, the spring break show held at the NASA on March 9 also included the rising talent of Massachuesetts rockers, Speedy Ortiz. Coming off a busy 2013, in which their debut LP Major Arcana was featured on music blog Pitchfork’s top 50 albums as well as Setereogum’s annual Gummy awards, the band had just wrapped up a tour of Europe before playing Corpus Christi for the first time. Via conference call, drummer Mike Falcone and, later, guitarist/vocalist Sadie Dupuis spoke with the Del Mar College Foghorn prior to…

Community, Entertainment

Cassidy’s plans big block party for St. Patrick’s Day

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By Kira Hays / Reporter Keeping the St. Patrick’s Day tradition alive, Cassidy’s Irish Pub co-owner Michael Treiber is pulling out all the stops for this year’s Cassidy’s St. Patrick’s Day Block Festival. “It all started because, on St. Patrick’s Day, the pub would be at max capacity at 5 p.m. and we had to turn a lot of people away,” Treiber said. “That’s when I decided we needed to expand. We did, and now this year is going to be the biggest yet.“

Campus, Community, Staff

Two big reasons to smile

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  Joshua Johnson-White / Reporter In the past two to three years, an interest has risen within the field of dental assisting. Along with Del Mar College, several similar programs in neighboring institutes in the Coastal Bend have opened including Southern Careers Institute, ITT Technical Institute, South Texas Vocational Training Institute and Kaplan College.

Community, Entertainment

The Marvelous Wonderettes

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By Kira Hays / Reporter Four high school girlfriends with hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts attend their long-awaited prom in “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” which opens March 7 at the Aurora Arts Theatre. This smash off-Broadway hit, set in 1958, takes the audience to the Springfield prom as Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy tell the tales of their lives and loves, all through song and dance. As the show progresses, we learn that even though these four girls are very close friends, certain secrets surface during the dance that cause quite a ruckus. Director Victor Garcia said…

Campus

Curl up and dye

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Cosmetology program has high success rates By Kelsey Heatley / Managing editor The cosmetology program at Del Mar College offers students hands-on experience in areas such as skin care, haircutting and chemical treatments. Since fall 2010, the program has had a perfect passing rate on the PSI Licensure certification written exam that is required by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Sandra L. Garcia, an associate professor, said the passing rate has been good throughout the years.

Entertainment

Tacos With Tera and the Salsa Señorita – Tommy Chong

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By Tera Elwell / Web editor While I normally meet up with bands for good tacos and great conversation, I couldn’t pass up the chance to interview Tommy Chong over the phone. Chong, one half of famed comedy duo Cheech & Chong, was in L.A. but will visit Corpus Christi in April for the pair’s Up in Smoke comedy tour with the band WAR. While no bong hits were involved in the making of this interview – at least on our part – he had us cracking up anyway. Tera: Our first question is, where’s Cheech? Chong: Good question. He’s actually…

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