Sock Hop

“Don’t put yourself in a situation you wouldn’t want your friend to be in.” That’s the message author Aspen Matis gave to over 50 Del Mar College students and faculty at the college’s Girls Night Out event. The bestselling author of “Girl in the Woods” shared her experiences during the second annual event, held Sept. 8 in Wolfe Recital Hall. Matis was raped the second day of college by a man she had just met. As part of her recovery, Matis embarked on a 2,650-mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, on a soul-searching journey. The memoir chronicles her experience. “My…

Alyssa Brader abrader@foghornnews.com Students now have another option when paying for their meals in the Harvin Center. Campus Dining now offers the Viking Dollar Meal Card, a pre-paid card. Anyone who purchases the card and adds $30 or more will receive a free cheeseburger combo, while anyone who loads $60 or more will receive a free large pizza and two 32-ounce drinks. The new cards should help speed up the line, according to Leo Rodriguez, Campus Dining manager. “The other card system was holding up the line. You had to punch the numbers; this one you can just swipe it and go,”…