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Community

NASA club changes owners to former DMC student

Lola Ponce

Tony Colunga, owner of NASA, formerly known as Studio B, threw a last hurrah to announce his departure from owner status. Colunga passes the torch to his protégé and former DMC student, Joshua Miguel De Leon, who majored in Sound Recording Technology. “I met Josh playing a show on the sidewalk downtown. He was playing bass with The Blind Owls covering a Led Zeppelin song … They were rocking out! They messaged me on MySpace about playing at our venue,” Colunga said. Colunga’s plan for Studio B was to not only keep it low-key but also to book ‘strange original…

Community

Dia de Los Muetros held their 16th anniversary festival celebration

Yolanda Garcia

The city of Corpus Christi came together on Oct. 28 for the Día de los Muertos Street Festival for their 16th year of celebration. The streets of downtown Corpus Christi were crowded with people celebrating the Mexican tradition of honoring their deceased loved ones. The festival had live music from three stages, a Kids Corner that provided activities for children, various vendors selling their handmade arts and crafts, and food trucks. There were also ofrendas such as “Altars of Remembrance” that was held in the Ritz Theater for the duration of the festival. Among the local artisans, the Del Mar…

Community

Jazz Festival includes DMC’s very own MWF Jazz Band

Kirsten Soliz

Del Mar College’s MWF Jazz Band recently performed at the 62nd annual Texas Jazz Festival. This annual festival, which took place Oct. 20 at downtown Corpus Christi’s Heritage Park, is free and open to the public. It is also one of the oldest jazz fests in Texas, according to MWF Jazz Band Director Danny Miller. “The festival began back in 1960 at Del Mar College and over the years the organizers began inviting bands from surrounding areas like Houston and San Antonio, and it eventually expanded to bands from all over the world,” Miller said. Miller said it is a…

Community

School holds block party for students

Paul Farias

Corpus Christi’s high schools are practically living time capsules, each holding decades-old traditions that embed themselves into generation after generation of students. And then there’s the School of Science and Technology, or SST. Being 14 years old, the school has plenty of tradition to catch up to, and this year marks another milestone for the fledgling school. To celebrate their homecoming volleyball game on Oct. 27, the school held a block party before the game. The Student Council, which includes senior Fabian Martinez, was responsible for organizing and setting up the party. “It was a fun experience,” Martinez said. “You…

Community, Health

Veteran copes with PTSD through artistic creations

Aubree Curran

Former Marine encourages fellow vets to seek help if they’re struggling The dimly lit booth filled with an assortment of handcrafted wooden flags and crosses sits quietly in the middle of a bustling crowd of people at the Hollydays Market of the American Bank Center. While most venders attempt to sell their products to potential customers as soon as their wandering eyes hit their booth, Rick Pritchard sits alone in the corner of his.  Isolated from the crowd, and silent among the lively chatter that fills the market, Pritchard’s demeanor paints a picture of his past.  His eyes reveal the…