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Free bus rides available for students

Service included in fees; routes likely to change By Kelsey Heatley / Managing Editor Del Mar College students with a valid college ID can ride any Regional Transportation Authority bus without paying a fare because students pay for the service as part of their registration fees. Ysaura Perales Magnusson, who is in the physical therapist assistant program, has been taking advantage of the service. “My car is in the shop, but I’ve already decided to keep riding the bus to and from school, even after I get my car back. It’s free, and I’ve mapped my routes to where I’m…

DMC professor tapped to lead FBI group

Del Mar College’s David Abarca continues to climb the ladder of success, being recruited by the FBI to lead a special interest group for the Coastal Bend. Abarca, who has been teaching computer science at Del Mar College for 15 years, was asked by the FBI to lead the Coastal Bend Special Interest Group, a branch of Houston’s Infragard chapter. “Being selected by the FBI, being asked by them to lead this group is a bit of a natural progression,” Abarca said. Infragard is a partnership between the FBI and the private sector, working with businesses, academic institutions and law…

Review: TAMU-CC’s ‘Electricidad’ a devastating retelling of Greek tragedy

TAMU-CC’s latest play, “Electricidad,” is not for the faint of heart. It is a vulnerable look into a family, a series of crumbling facades, and repeating the cycle of abuse under the veneer of Los Angeles gang life. The nine-person cast provides a series of spirited performances that draws the viewer’s eyes as often as they approach the viewer directly. The play, directed by Marco Munoz, is an adaptation of Sophocles’ “Electra” placed in 2000’s LA. The story revolves around the titular Electricidad looking to right the wrongs of her mother Clemencia’s murdering of her father, enlisting the help of…