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Class of clowns graduate in style

As Denise Underwood walks up on stage and receives her certificate of completion, she raises it up above her head saying proudly, “Look Mom! I’ve finally graduated college” as the audience stands and cheers in the foreground. After five-long weeks, Del Mar College’s clown students were finally able to put on their favorite clown shoes and step up on stage to show off their skills and transform into the clown they’ve worked so hard to become. Students performed skits in costume in front of an audience and showed off the skills they learned during the clown courses on March 22.…

Vietnam veteran contacts President Obama for assistance

Every day, thousands upon thousands of letters and emails are sent to the White House from people who occupy all walks of life. Few of these attempts to correspond are read by the president, much less responded to, but Del Mar College student and Vietnam veteran Tony Hartwell-Garza says he was one of the lucky few who was noticed by the Office of Presidential Correspondence. In a letter to President Barack Obama, Hartwell-Garza detailed his struggle that included a decades-long lack of veterans benefits and a year without water or other city services, ultimately asking for some executive assistance from…

Electric car enthusiasts meet up at DMC

Electric vehicle enthusiasts gathered at Del Mar College’s Center for Economic Development for the seventh annual Plug into the Wind Car Show. The free event marked National Drive Electric Week, a nationwide event promoting the use of electric and hybrid vehicles and the spread of information on them. Various car owners gathered Oct. 1 to display their eco-friendly cars and talk to people about them, and with plenty of different cars, there was a lot to learn about. The event this year was co-sponsored by Del Mar College’s Environmental Management Committee, which has organized the event for seven years, and…