Category: Community

Campus, Community

Teddy bears bring relief to kids

Jonathan Garcia

Early Learning Club donates more than 500 stuffed animals Del Mar College’s Early Learning Club set out to give children a “gesture of hope” for its ninth annual teddy bear drive. By the time it was done, that gesture had been repeated hundreds of times. The Early Learning Center donated over 575 bears and stuffed animals to the American Red Cross to benefit children affected by disaster. “Last year, Hurricane Harvey hit and because it hit our area, it means more to us,” said Renee Torres, president of the Early Learning Club. She added that the purpose of the drive…

Campus, Community

Social work club marches at the Capitol

Julieta Hernandez

Del Mar group joins others from colleges across the state Noe Ruiz, a first-year Social Work Student Association member, was in for a long ride to Austin with high hopes and great intent. During his first visit with the Del Mar club to Student Day at the Legislature in Austin, Ruiz and six other students got to experience their passion for social justice with a community of students who are fighting for the same causes. On March 26, the group joined universities from all over Texas to hear a panel of social work advocates, join in group activities and rally…

Campus, Community, Entertainment, Movies

‘Las Tesoros’ film inspires students

Erin Garza-Granados

DMC hosts screening followed by Q&A with filmmakers Del Mar College shared the story of four women and their struggle to make it in the male-dominated mariachi industry for Women’s History Month. The March 28 of the award winning documentary “Las Tesoros de San Antonio: A Westside Story” took place in the White Library and was followed by a Q&A with the director Jorge Sandoval and editor/producer Robb Garcia. “The project was a beautiful and inspiring experience,” Sandoval said of the seven years he spent making the film. The film, which follows the lives of four mariachi women making their…

Campus, Collegiate, Community

Great awakening among the youth today

Mia Estrada

Voter turnout, activism on the rise with students all across the globe “Youthquake,” a term first coined in 1965 by a Vogue editor-in-chief, was named Oxford Dictionaries’ 2017 Word of the Year. The dictionary defines the term as “a significant cultural, political, or social change arising from the actions or influence of young people.” Imelda Gallegos, a student at Collegiate High School, was taken away by the word of choice this year. “The word describes perfectly how young people today are reshaping the world. Our time is really now,” Gallegos said. According to Oxford editors, the term saw a fivefold…

Community

Stuck on a cause: stopping suicide

Jonathan Garcia

Sticker sales by Student Veterans Association bring awareness to problem Every day, 22 veterans commit suicide. Navy veteran and psychology major Andie Gardner wants to change that by bringing awareness to their plight. Gardner, with the help of the Student Veterans Association, came up with a sticker that students and staff can purchase. “We want to raise awareness that suicide does exist and it’s prevalent in veterans that come back,” she said. Gardner also hopes that this will help students who aren’t veterans assist those who are going through this hardship. Gardner said part of what inspired her is that…