New GIS camp gets girls involved

Del Mar College’s GIS program will fly into summer with activities and courses that will grab student’s attention. GIS instructor J.J. Nelson said Del Mar will be offering summer courses for the GIS/UAS including a GUAS 2071 continuing education course where students and staff can earn their FAA Part 107 license. Classes are set to begin at the end of May and run through July, and once finished students can take their 107 license test at the computer-aided training facility in Aransas Pass airport. “That’s the driving deal is to get students and staff to get their license,” Nelson said.…

Despite problems, residents still hopeful for the future

Families struggle for progress with the water, environment Located outside city limits, unincorporated settlements are attracting low-income individuals seeking a place to build a home and call their own. Lacking basic infrastructure and especially dealing with toxic water issues, residents of these settlements, known as colonias, learn to adapt to what they call “the life of a colonia.” In Nueces County alone, there are nearly 200 colonias dealing with the unsafe and unsanitary environment that comes with living on a colonia. After living in the colonia of Petronila for seven years with her father, Del Mar student and social work…

Student housing has several amenities

Campus Quarters, Aspen Heights offer affordable prices Finding an apartment as a college student can be tricky. In college, you think about how much studying you will be doing and of course the occasional get together with friends. You want to find a location that will best for your college lifestyle. Campus Quarters and Aspen Heights are among the many student apartment complexes working to make apartment hunting less stressful with affordable prices and amenities that most complexes don’t provide. Both complexes are just 15 minutes from Del Mar. Campus Quarters is a fully furnished student apartment complex with all…

Summer thrills on the big screen

Superheroes, capers and a giant shark kick off the movie season Between wisecracking mercs, dinosaurs, giant sharks and a family of superheroes, this summer looks to be a perfect times to head out the movies. These are the nine flicks that are set to heat up the box office and aim to capture audiences while enjoying their popcorn.   ‘DEADPOOL 2’ (May 18) Ryan Reynolds returns as the “Merc with a Mouth” Deadpool in the sequel to the 2016 smash hit that took audiences by storm. A powerful time-traveling soldier known as Cable (Josh Brolin) hunts down a young mutant…

Concert and flicks by the bay

Bay Jammin Concert and Cinema series kicks off 29th season Family flicks and cool tunes arrive just in time for summer with the 29th annual Bay Jammin Concert and Cinema Series at Cole Park. Established in 1989, the series is put together by Del Mar College GIS professor J.J. Nelson and the city’s parks department, which every summer offer a variety of styles of music every Thursday and a movie every Friday evening. “We do a little bit of everything. Our motto is all kinds of music for all kinds of people,” Nelson said. Although the bands have yet to…