Category: Campus

Student journalists recently attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Spring Convention in Fort Worth and won 52 awards and two scholarships. TIPA, the nation’s oldest and largest collegiate press association, hosts a three-day conference each year with speakers, workshops and contests where students compete against others from around the Lone Star State. “It was my first time at TIPA so that was intimidating,” said radio/TV major Heather Medina. “We’re competing with so many colleges from all over the state, so I was really shocked that I was awarded a second-place spot [Radio Announcement live Contest] as well as a few…

The Student Government Association plans to voice its opposition against House Bill 1006 in their upcoming Texas Junior College SGA annual conference. The theme of this upcoming conference is “Advocating for Students’ Rights,” and HB 1006 is expected to be a focused topic. The bill was open to discussion by General Officer Alberto Martinez at the last SGA meeting. Martinez sought to get the majority to vote against the bill that was initiated by State Rep. Carl Tepper, a Republican whose district is in Lubbock County. Martinez explained that the bill’s primary agenda is to alter Section 51.354 of the…

Legal Professions Assoc. taking donations to assist fellow Del Mar students Del Mar’s Legal Professions Association is putting together an on-campus project to assist the Viking Food Pantry.  The group is seeking donations of canned food, hygiene products, baby formula and other items for the drive, which runs through March 11. The Viking Food Pantry began in 2019 and has since grown to assist hundreds of students per year. Students are able to get up to 35 pounds of food twice a month as well as toiletries and other hygiene items. Classroom supplies such as erasers and pencils are also…

The DMC Foundation is now offering a new application that should help with some of the stress of applying for multiple scholarships. There is now a new application available to all current students attending Del Mar College, high school seniors in the DMC service area and all people planning to attend DMC in fall 2023 and/or winter 2024.  The foundation has awarded over $1.5 million to approximately 1,000 students for the 2022-23 academic year. “Scholarships provide an amazing opportunity for students to focus on their academics instead of worrying about how they will pay for college. Receiving a scholarship also…

Alberto Rodriguez addressed the elephant in the room while giving a presentation for Black History Month. “You might be wondering, ‘Why is this Latino talking about African American History?’… Well, I think, as a scholar, we have been studying slavery the wrong way…brown people have a lot in common with black folks…,” Rodriguez, associate professor of history from A&M Kingsville, said at the Feb. 27 event at Heritage Campus. Throughout his presentation, Rodriguez mentioned how black and brown people have such a rich history with their connection to one another. “With these kinds of conversations, people approach me, they ask,…