Category: Staff

Campus, Staff

Preparation key to applying for financial aid

Meagan Falcon

Financial aidoffice / Del Mar College Editor’s note: An April 1 story on financial aid was inaccurate. The following story contains the accurate information. Preparation is the key to successfully completing and filing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the application for state, federal and college-specific financial aid. Even if you don’t think you’ll qualify for need-based financial aid, you should complete the FAFSA to qualify for low-interest student and parent loans. Ruby Martinez, financial aid representative, heavily emphasized the importance of being proactive when preparing to apply financial aid, and after. The financial aid…

Campus, Staff

Congrats SGA!

Meagan Falcon

By Tera Elwell / Web-edtior The Del Mar College Student Government Association was named runner-up for Chapter of the Year at the annual Texas Junior College Student Government Association Convention. SGA President Denise Mugabe also won first place in the poetry contest at the convention. “It felt amazing to win as an individual but even more rewarding to win on behalf of Del Mar College,” Mugabe said. Beverly Cage, SGA adviser, was selected as the runner-up for Adviser of the Year and is the new 2014-15 Region VI adviser. Payton Jones, an SGA officer, was selected as the new TJCSGA…

Campus, Community, Staff

Viking Volunteers building a better future

Meagan Falcon

  Campus group works on home for local family By Ramiro Lopez / Reporter Eighteen Del Mar College students and faculty from the Viking Volunteers program turned out early April 19 to help make the Habitat for Humanity vision of “a world where everyone has a decent place to live” a reality for a Maria Martinez and her grandson, Eric. Martinez lost her previous residence when a drunken driver crashed her car into the Martinez home, taking out the kitchen and dinning room. Although no one was injured during the accident, Martinez found herself stuck between an insurance company and…

Campus, Staff

Foghorn staff wins numerous awards

Meagan Falcon

By Amber Quaid / Reporter Del Mar College’s very own Foghorn staff took home 31 awards, as well as Journalist of the Year, at the annual Texas Intercollegiate Press Association competition. Staff member Raul Alonzo received the most individual awards, with seven, and was the recipient of the Mike Warms Memorial Community College Scholarship. Reporter Alexandria Rodriguez was named Journalist of the Year. “It was scary walking up there but I had adrenaline going,” Rodriguez said. “I just kept thinking, did they just call my name?”

Campus, Community, Staff

Wendy Davis visits East Campus

Meagan Falcon

Texas governor candidate talks education, equality By Kaye Young and Lexy Garcia / Reporters State Sen. Wendy Davis visited Del Mar College to speak about education. Her April 11 speech covered topics such as recent funding cutbacks and the importance of teachers. The event was open to the community, and many took advantage of the opportunity. Students and families alike came to see what the candidate for governor had to say. Many came to learn more about the woman who captured the national spotlight for filibustering state abortion restrictions, which went on to pass. Others wanted to learn more about…