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.
Campus, Community, Sports

Dodging, dipping, diving and ducking

Meagan Falcon

Dodgeball tourney action intense as Refugio Kats win By Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter As the great Patches O’Houlihan once said, “Remember to pick the bigger, stronger kids for your team; that way you can all gang up on the weaker ones.” It seems everyone who competed at the dodgeball tournament on Jan. 29 had the same idea. Just four teams signed up, but that doesn’t mean the tournament was over in a flash. Each team consisted of two players — one was the muscle and the other the speed. The tournament took place in the racquetball court in the Kinesiology Building and each…

Campus, Community, Opinions

Jack Ryan returns with little depth

Meagan Falcon

Film feels rushed but does have some good action scenes By Jonathan Garcia / Reporter “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” is a reboot of the famous Jack Ryan series created by Tom Clancy. The film is directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars in the movie alongside Chris Pine, Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley. The movie was originally scheduled for a release on Christmas Day but was pushed back to Jan. 17 to avoid competing with “The Wolf of Wall Street.” The character of Jack Ryan has previously been portrayed by Alec Baldwin in “The Hunt for Red October,” Harrison Ford in…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

‘Music Man’ offers some sweet treats

Meagan Falcon

Harbor Playhouse plans sundae bar, romantic dinner By Kira Hays / Reporter With its extravagant set pieces, flawless period costumes and complex choreography, the Harbor Playhouse’s production of “The Music Man” is sure to be fun for the whole family. Set in 1912, fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill finds himself in River City, Iowa, where he cons the trusting townspeople into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys’ band he vows to organize. Even though he’s never picked up a sheet of music before, Harold continues his deception until he can skip out of town with the cash. Harold’s world is…

Campus, Community

Zombie Gras 5K run & walk

Meagan Falcon

Zombie make-up 3 PM Zombie Costume 5:15 PM Zombie 1 mile walk 6 PM 5K run 7 PM Timed 5K, Cash prize for top M/F runners. Awards for age groups/run. $20 registration thru Jan 20th. $25 late reg after Jan 21th. $15 Students. Zombie 5K Run & 1 mile Zombie walk, Music, snacks, drinks and a blowout After Party. Zombie author Joe McKinney will be signing his books. Artist on hand for make-up for a fee.

Campus, Community

Del Mar helps vets to succeed

Meagan Falcon

New Association aims to help those who have served By Alexandria Rodriguez / Reporter Each semester about 1,000 students at Del Mar College use veterans benefits, according to Tammy Micallef, coordinator of the college’s Veterans Center. To find out if they are eligible for benefits, veterans have to contact the Department of Veterans Affairs, which will send them a letter notifying them what benefits they are eligible for. “Once they receive a letter from the VA that tells them what they are eligible for, they bring it here, and we process that benefit for them” Micallef said. “For Texas benefits, which is Hazlewood,…

Community

Co-op brings people together

Meagan Falcon

1301 aims to be cultural center for community By Kaliegh Benck / Editor-in-chief With the array of organizations and venues Corpus Christi offers, some inhabitants still feel as if they don’t have a place to call their own. Whether it be for living what some consider an “alternative lifestyle” or possessing political opinions that don’t always sit well with others, these people have felt like outcasts, with no sanctuary where they are truly comfortable. Tired of this cycle and looking for their own center of refuge, several community members opened such a place where they, their friends and other members of the community could…

Campus

Why defenses don’t win championships

Meagan Falcon

By John “Mugz” Muguerza / Reporter  Bigfoot, The Lochness Monster, The Apollo moon landings, and even Santa Claus. All myths that have been questioned by even the most intelligent of people, but a new one has been added to this list one that has been deemed true since the beginning of time…. “Defense wins championships!!!” Yes I know, this has to be true but just like finding out Santa isn’t real there’s no easy way for me to break this to you. At least it’s no longer the case in the NFL where in the playoffs it’s one game, win or go home, and anything…

Campus, Community

Free bus rides available for students

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Service included in fees; routes likely to change By Kelsey Heatley / Managing Editor Del Mar College students with a valid college ID can ride any Regional Transportation Authority bus without paying a fare because students pay for the service as part of their registration fees. Ysaura Perales Magnusson, who is in the physical therapist assistant program, has been taking advantage of the service. “My car is in the shop, but I’ve already decided to keep riding the bus to and from school, even after I get my car back. It’s free, and I’ve mapped my routes to where I’m…

Campus, Community, Entertainment

Aurora’s ‘Whorehouse’ features several thespians from Del Mar

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By Kira Hays / Reporter The Tony-award winning musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas hits the stage at the Aurora Arts theatre this weekend! This happy go lucky view of small town vice and statewide political side-stepping recounts the good times and the demise of the Chicken Ranch, known since the 1850s as one of the better pleasure palaces in all of Texas. Governors, senators, mayors, and even victorious college football teams frequent Miss Mona’s cozy bordello until that puritan nemesis Watchdog focuses his television cameras and his righteous indignation on the institution. “The show is based on what some would call a Texas institution…

Entertainment

Tacos with Tera – Jake Ward and the Coast Riders

Meagan Falcon

By Tera Elwell / Web Editor  Nervousness set in as I prepared to talk to two members from the band Jake Ward and the Coast Riders. This was to be my first “Tacos with Tera” interview and I was excited because I have been a genuine fan of Jake’s music for three years. Also, I heard these tacos were some of the best in Corpus Christi and, honestly, who doesn’t get excited about tacos? I sat with Jake Ward at a table toward the back of Taqueria Almeida and discussed the new country sound his band was working on and…

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