Del Mar College Vocal Vikings continue to find success at multiple speech and debate tournaments, led by team captain Elyda Vasquez, who has brought back trophies from every tournament she has attended since the fall semester.   In the Fall, Vasquez won second place in Poetry and Prose at the TIFA competition and first place at Nations in Programmed Oral Interpretation (POI) at the Off-Broadway Speech Tournament in New York. Vasquez has been competing in speech and debate competitions since the seventh grade.  Winning first place in five competitions along with second in another five within her history on the…

The Siren literary and art magazine is accepting submissions through May 13. The theme for the 2026 magazine is NEO. NEO blends aspects of 1980s expressionist movement and graffiti street art in the European vineyard/countryside with accents of bright colors, urban, nature, and travel. Part of the art featured in the magazine design will incorporate an interactive art project the Siren staff hosted March 16. Students were invited to graffiti a pink spray-painted mannequin with paint, markers, stickers and other materials. “We held an art installation in the Harvin Center for students to come by and contribute to. We wanted…

Hungry patrons got to sample soups and appreciate handmade art at the annual Souper Bowl fundraiser at the Art Center of Corpus Christi on Feb. 19. Held annually on the Thursday following the Super Bowl, the Souper Bowl has ticket holders selecting a one-of-a-kind bowl made by local artists and tasting a variety of homemade soups from restaurants while touring the art on display before voting on the favorite soup of the night. Souper Bowl Chair Rhonnie Smith explained the fundraiser benefits both the art center and the Coastal Bend Food Bank. “I’ve been attending this event for the last…