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Donation of $1M benefits students

First-generation Del Mar College students now have another opportunity to help pay for their education thanks to a new scholarship. The Legamaro Family Endowed Scholarship is a $1 million gift in appreciated stock that will be used to support first-generation students in specialized fields of study. “This will take students all the way through their programming here at Del Mar, particularly in those areas that help get good jobs in the community,” said Mary McQueen, executive director of development for the Del Mar College Foundation, when making the announcement on April 14. “It also can help them through a bachelor…

Weird Corpus brings cool vibes to city

Former Del Mar student Kiya Vance performed in the first ever Rooftop Concert on Aug. 17 at the Art Museum of South Texas during their monthly Weird Corpus Papercut Zine Fest. The festival, hosted by Ema Rodriguez, creator of Weird Corpus, was sponsored by Kleberg Bank. “Weird Corpus is a mini event compared to our Papercut Zine Fest,” Rodriguez said. “I chose Weird Corpus because the things I desired to see or events I wanted to create, the response I always got was, that sounds ‘weird.’ I wanted to throw Zine Fest, again people thought that was ‘weird.’ So, I…

The six elections that no one is watching

On Nov. 5, Corpus Christi voters will vote on six ballot propositions focused on issuing bonds and changes to the local sales tax. Bond Measures The first four propositions on the ballot are bond measures. A bond, specifically a municipal bond, is a means for local governments to pay for public projects. They are a form of debt in which the city sells bonds to investors, who can then claim interest on the bonds. The interest payments are sometimes funded by the revenue generated by the project itself. In all bond measures up for vote, a “Yes” vote would support…