Sock Hop

Students experienced a different kind of magic on Feb. 5 at Del Mar College campus with Arthur Benjamin, “mathemagician” and professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College in California. Photos by Veronica Barrera/Foghorn Arthur Benjamin uses rapid calculations to square random four-digit numbers. Benjamin has presented his mathemagics to thousands of groups over the past 30 years. Benjamin combined his passion for math and magic to create “mathemagics,” a presentation where he demonstrates and explains his secrets for performing rapid mental calculations. “I have always enjoyed entertaining audiences,” said Benjamin. “To my surprise, people were very interested in my ways…

Parking permits will be making a slow return to all DMC campuses.  Del Mar College has not been issuing parking permits since the COVID-19 pandemic srtuck, but there has been some talk about the permits returning.          The permits were first suspended as a safety measure during the pandemic, as the older process of receiving a permit was mostly face-to-face, needing to put the information on cards for approval.   As the pandemic started to evolve into a huge health and safety concern, the permits scrapped until further notice.   DMC Chief of Police Lauren White said they will be bringing back…