Poet, author Salinas gives reading at DMC

DMC libraries and the Mexican American Studies Program celebrated National Poetry Month with an extended invitation to San Antonio poet and author Alex Z. Salinas at Wolfe Recital Hall on April 13. Salinas has written two full-length books of poetry, “Warbles” (2019) and “Dreamt or the Lingering Phantoms of Equinox” (2020), a collection of stories in “City Lights from the Upside Down” (2021) and two books of poetry called “Trash Poems” (July 2023) and “Hispanic Sonnets” (fall 2023) that are to be released later this year. DMC Reference Librarian Alan Berecka introduced Salinas. “We met during the pandemic through an…

Group seeks items for food pantry

Legal Professions Assoc. taking donations to assist fellow Del Mar students Del Mar’s Legal Professions Association is putting together an on-campus project to assist the Viking Food Pantry.  The group is seeking donations of canned food, hygiene products, baby formula and other items for the drive, which runs through March 11. The Viking Food Pantry began in 2019 and has since grown to assist hundreds of students per year. Students are able to get up to 35 pounds of food twice a month as well as toiletries and other hygiene items. Classroom supplies such as erasers and pencils are also…