Category: Campus

Campus

FEMA dome construction underway

Meagan Falcon

  Samantha Douty Reporter A few years in the making, construction of FEMA domes has begun in several locations in the Corpus Christi area. There will be FEMA domes placed on the Del Mar College West Campus as well as in Calallen ISD, Tuloso-Midway ISD and Kingsville ISD. According to Lee Sloan, Del Mar’s chief financial officer and vice president of operations, the project is budgeted for $5 million. FEMA is only responsible for $1.8 million but is considering awarding an additional $800,000 because costs have increased dramatically since the dome was proposed. Del Mar is currently responsible for $3.2…

Campus, Editorial

Giving all an equal chance at success is paramount

Meagan Falcon

  Regent Guy Watts believes Del Mar College is swarming with unprepared students and requests they be separated so as to not negatively affect the growth of the so-called best and the brightest. As we do see his point to continue to challenge the well-prepared students with their education, we do not feel it is necessary to isolate them to a single campus. In Watts’ original letter, published in the Island Moon newspaper in October, he claims that DMC is a “sea of mediocrity” and says the influx of “unprepared” students, or those with GEDs who are taking remedial classes,…

Campus

Del Mar College says farewell to Figueroa

Meagan Falcon

  Cynthia Hagerman Reporter   Staff, faculty and administration got together to bid farewell to Del Mar College Provost Fernando Figueroa on Jan. 27 and to honor his accomplishments at the college. Figueroa, who also served as vice president of instruction, left Del Mar on Jan. 30 to start a new job with the Dallas County Community College District. Figueroa, who started working at Del Mar in December 2009, said he was very pleased with the progress at the college and that Del Mar has come a long way in understanding its pivotal role in the economics of the community…

Campus

Math lab returns to Coles with new technology, upgrades

Meagan Falcon

    Anastasia Talarantas Reporter   The Math Lab has returned to the Coles Building after being relocated to the White Library since the summer while renovations were underway. The upgraded lab now offers students more technology and other resources than ever to help them get ahead. “We have all kinds of new technology, touch-screen monitors, iPads, Surface Pros and laptops,” said David Longnecker, a tutor from the Math Lab. “You can tell the difference from what it looked like before to now.” These resources aren’t only for math majors — they are available to all students, but the tutors…

Campus

Author discusses King’s struggles

Meagan Falcon

  Meagan Falcon Web Editor   Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson, Ph.D., visited Del Mar College as part of the college’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. third annual celebration Jan. 29. Dyson, a New York Times best-selling author, served as special guest at the event, which took place in Richardson Performance Hall on East Campus. The American Book Award recipient, two-time NAACP Image Award winner and one of the nation’s most influential and renowned public intellectuals discussed the accomplishments and struggles of King. He especially piqued the audience’s interest when discussing how King might respond to recent controversies and…