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Winter break no time to slack off
Staying fit easy, also can be fun and rewarding Carlos E. Gonzalez / Reporter With the fall semester starting to come to an end, a lot of students are looking forward to getting their hands on some turkey, watching football and getting a break from school. Though some will be resting their minds, a lot will not be resting their bodies. Winter is the time when everyone will be getting in shape for spring. No one is more ready than Del Mar College Intramurals Director Ryan Murphy, who is ending a successful semester of intramurals. This was only his second semester…
Get fired up for some Spring Intramural activites at all three campuses
Intramural sports offer many ways to stay active, be social and have fun this semester at several Del Mar campuses. At Heritage Campus, stop by the Kinesiology building room KN202 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:15-6:15 p.m. for Zumba classes. In addition, the gymnasium is open for recreational use from 2:30-5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and from 2:30-7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Recreational activities in the gym include basketball, table tennis, and pickleball. The Board Game Club will be hosting games every Tuesday from 12-3 p.m. and on Friday from 1-3 p.m. in the Aquatic Center room A101. Intramural…
Del Mar student competes in triathlons
Firefighter student living life to the fullest Rilwan Sanusi / Reporter Imagine swimming almost a mile, biking 25 miles and running another 6.2 miles — all on the same day. This feat, known as a triathlon, can intimidate even the most athletic among us. But one Del Mar College student isn’t afraid to test himself. Jeff Gutierrez, who hopes to become a firefighter, returned to school to earn his associate degree and improve his chances of landing a job. His work in the Kinesiology Department led to his discovering triathlons, and he competed in his first in 2012. His goal was…