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The Viking Volunteers program was established in spring 2013 following the realization by Del Mar College’s Student Government Association that many students were offering both their time and services to the Corpus Christi community. Although some students are required as part of their course curriculum to participate in volunteer work, any student who wishes to volunteer can be a part of the program regardless of their area of study. Some of the volunteer work that has been provided since the program began includes building houses for Habitat for Humanity, multiple hours spent sorting through food for families and those in…
Library makes changes
Students used to studying in the library may need to shift their routines this semester, as both the East and West campus facilities now have shorter hours. The White Library and Barth Learning Resource Center will each be open seven fewer hours each week, with only one open at a time on the weekends. The change was made after a yearlong survey concluded that less than 50 students would be affected. “If it had been a large amount [of students] we would have stayed open,” said Sally Bickley, librarian head of the reference services. Bickley has been with Del Mar…
The power of science takes full speed in motor race
Students from across Texas participate in the competition Chemical engineering students from universities across Texas recently came to Del Mar College to compete in a chemical-powered car competition. Del Mar and Texas A&M University-Kingsville co-hosted the Southwest Region AIChE Chem-E-Car competition March 31 in the Emergency Training Building on West Campus. The event brought out chemical engineering teams from the University of Houston, Texas Tech and others to spark an interest for DMC students in the field the same way A&M-Kingsville chemical engineering major David Juarez was inspired. “As a chemical engineer, I thought this would be a good opportunity…