Category: Community

Local indigenous group Kalpulli Ehekatl Papalotzin celebrated their 14th anniversary with a two-day event surrounded by other Kalpulli members from across Texas and Mexico. The groups’ gatherings incorporated traditions dating back to Aztec (Mexica) celebrations. The events began April 4 with a traditional sacred sweat lodge known as temazcal, which originated with the indigenous peoples in Mesoamerica. The term temazcal originates from the Nahuatl language from the words teme (to bathe) and calli (house), or from the word temazcalli (house of heat). As each member arrived, they placed a lava rock on a mount that heats the stones until they…

The Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures and Education hosted it’s Japan Day festival during spring break, featuring the art and culture of the country on March 15. This is the second year that the museum has celebrated the event, which was implemented by Hitomi Sakakibara, the museum’s former Outreach Coordinator. Attendees were able to watch martial arts demonstrations as well as a drum performance by the Corpus Christi Taiko Club and kamishibai, a form of Japanese street theater storytelling, by Zero Untitled Films/Productions. Other booths included an origami station hosted by museum staff, a snake-petting booth with the South…

After earning a nail-biting 5-4 victory at home on Sunday, March 2against the Odessa Jackalopes, the Corpus Christi IceRays clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Led by a pair of 20 goal scorers in Pierson Sobush and Stepan Kuznetsov, the IceRays are currently second in their division and now hold the franchise record for most wins in a season. The record sat at 32 wins since the 2016-17 season until Sunday, March 9when the IceRays beat the Shreveport Mudbugs at the American Bank Center to claim their 33rd win of the season in 53…

Oligarchy has been a buzzword in media since former President Joe Biden’s farewell speech warning the nation of an oligarchy emerging in the United States. Many do not understand what it is and if it is something to be concerned about. Britannica.com defines oligarchy as a government that is controlled by a small group of people. Furthermore, it is a type of government that allows only a privileged few with selfish or corrupt purposes to rule. Oligarchies in which members of the selected ruling group are wealthy and exercise their power directly from their wealth are also known as plutocracies.…

Del Mar Drama’s next production, Sarah Ruhl’s “Eurydice,” has begun rehearsals. Even though I told myself I was going to take a break from acting after “West Side Story,” I’m acting for this production too, as I am one of the six Stones cast. “Eurydice” is a retelling of a classic Greek story, that of the newlywed Eurydice and Orpheus. Separated twice, first by Eurydice’s death and second by Orpheus’ breaking of a rule, Orpheus’ search for death leads him back to Eurydice, only with them both in the underworld. The play takes many liberties on the story and places…

Community engagement and women’s equality take center stage on International Women’s Day with a March for Equality planned at Cole Park in Corpus Christi. Organizer Ellison Rhea with Progressives of the Coastal Bend was inspired to get involved in the moment due to hostile political movements toward women and other minority groups. Rhea shared that many do not feel safe and feel invisible and the march will send a message that “We are here, and we are strong.” “Equality helps everybody,” explained Rhea. The march begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 8 at the north end of Cole Park and…

Over 800 community college students from around the state attended Community College Dat at the Sate Capitol on Feb 3. Community College Day allows students to meet with their legislators and directly advocate for issues important to them. Fifty-three students from Del Mar attended the event making them the second largest group out of 50 community colleges that attended. Del Mar students were able to meet with local legislators from long-time House of Representatives member Todd Hunter to newly elected house member Denise Villalobbs