Bring your friends and an open mind to Del Mar College this Saturday for the Social Forum. From public speakers to a trash fashion show, this event is a day-long opportunity to create bonds within the Coastal Bend community and to focus on environmental issues. The Social Forum will take place Saturday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Retama Room on the second floor of the Harvin Center at Heritage Campus. Lunch will also be provided downstairs from noon to 1 p.m. for participants and attendees. Texas Rising and For the Greater Good are hosting this…

Loyola University professor and Texas historian Dr. Benjamin H. Johnson will give a lecture on “the stories we tell about Texas” at Del Mar on Nov. 6. The lecture begins at 6 p.m. in the Venters Business Building on Heritage Campus, Room VB100. Johnson was born in Houston and has lived here for a decade of his adult life, despite traveling abroad and across the U.S. From all these experiences, he learned the uniqueness of Texas’s mix of modern and outsized industries and communities that make Texas the state that is. “I love Texas and have spent most of my…

The William F. White Jr. Library is making it easier for students to study late by extending its weekday evening hours. The library is now open until 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, offering more time for research, group work, or simply finding a quiet spot to focus. This change came in response to student feedback and the growing need for flexible study hours, especially during busy midterms and finals weeks. The updated hours are 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Fridays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, with Sundays remaining…