A DEL MAR COLLEGE STUDENT PUBLICATION
Del Mar’s 6-on-6 volleyball league served up the first round of games for the semester with three teams participating in the event.
Don’t Matter, Swaggy G and Wazowski competed against one another in rotation. All teams are playing to determine spots in a bracket.
Intramural volleyball will continue through Feb. 12 and end with a championship game.
As the semester comes to an end, the Del Mar College Fire Science students held a family day to show their families and communities the techniques they have learned. Program Director Michael Schmitt, Instructor Joe McQuary, and Assistant Instructor James Creek oversaw four groups of five students put blazing fires out of a rusted dumpster and an old vehicle. As flames escaped the top of a large dumpster, the fire science students directed the hose and worked as a team, demonstrating the training they’ve learned during program. Spectators could feel the heat coming off the fire and the water splashing…
Paws and Relax held their annual event at DMC Del Mar College students, faculty, and staff stopped by to “Paws and Relax” at a free pet therapy event at the Windward Campus on Nov. 19. Attendees had the opportunity to relax and reduce stress with the help of therapy dogs. The event featured therapy dogs from The GO TEAM and offered participants the chance to sit with the dogs, receive anxiety screenings, and engage in various stress relief activities. Research has shown that pet therapy can improve mood, increase relaxation, and lower blood pressure. Events were also held at the…
Del Mar College students are currently getting enrolled in Multifactor Authentication, or MFA, for all college IT systems off campus. MFA is a Multifactor Authentication initiative aimed at helping secure DMC students, faculty and staff data, and college systems. This was implemented by the college’s internal auditors, and an independent external ID and cybersecurity audit firm. The initiative was planned in multiple phases, beginning with faculty and staff, followed by students, and is an extra layer of protection for students, faculty and staff user accounts preventing compromised users from their information being leaked. On Oct. 25, students received an email…