Category: Campus

Campus, Health

Quick, inexpensive and across the street

Meagan Falcon

El Alteño offers many options for those on budget Living in Corpus Christi makes it easy to find a Mexican restaurant. It seems there is one on almost every corner, so finding one within walking distance of East Campus was no problem. We decided to go to Taqueria el Alteño, at 2601 Ayers St. We were sure to find a homemade Mexican meal plus a drink for $10 or less. POBLANO PRINCESS We were greeted as soon as we took our seats and were given complimentary chips and salsa. The chips were so hard it made me wonder how long they were under the…

Campus, Community

Anyone can become a Viking Volunteer

Meagan Falcon

Kira Hays / Associate editor The Viking Volunteers program was formed a little over a year ago, giving students an opportunity to get involved in the community. Its mission is to teach students the value of civic engagement while demonstrating compassion and care in and around the community through volunteer work. “Dr. (Mark) Escamilla, our college president, asked the Student Government Association, or SGA, to come up with a program that will give the students an opportunity to give back their time and expertise while also learning the value of civic engagement,” said Denise Mugabe, president of the SGA. “We have a…

Campus, Community

Bond approval brings change

Meagan Falcon

$157 million to be spent on East and West campuses Amber Quaid / Managing Editor The Del Mar College East and West campuses are about to have some major changes over the next several years with the recent approval of the 2014 Del Mar College Bond Proposition. Buildings will be destroyed, roofs will be repaired, existing buildings will be renovated and fire alarms will be updated. These are just a few of the projects within the new bond. On Nov. 4, voters approved the bond by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin. The bond allows DMC to use $157 million…

Campus, Community

Saluting those who have served

Meagan Falcon

Del Mar College hosts weeklong celebration Anastasia Talarantas / Reporter Del Mar College honored its veterans with a week’s worth of activities called Salute to Veterans Week. The events drew active duty service members and veterans from all branches, plus a United States congressman. “Del Mar is taking the lead by providing facilities and services by creating a place for veterans to go and feel at home,” U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold said during the grand opening of a new veterans center on East Campus on Nov. 10. The grand opening for the veterans center took place in the Harvin Center. Nicholas…

Campus, Opinions

Cellphones among biggest distractions in classrooms

Meagan Falcon

  Professors become increasingly upset at students’ cell usage Lexy Garcia / Reporter Cellphones seem they’ve become an extension of ourselves. Some 94 percent of community college students are wireless Internet users and 85 percent of these users have a cellphone, according to the Pew Research Center. The amount of students looking down at screens has been increasing, especially this semester, said Roger Steinberg, associate professor of geology. With almost his entire class looking down on a recent day, Steinberg realized hardly anyone was listening to what he was saying. The first week of November, Steinberg decided he needed to start…