Author: Andrew-Pól Clements

Property owners within the Del Mar College tax district can expect a decrease in their property tax rates for the coming fiscal year. At the board’s Sept. 12 regular meeting, regents unanimously approved a property tax rate of 0.237, down from 0.266 from the previous year. Though property evaluations are expected to be higher than last year, the change in tax rate is expected to lead to a decrease of $2 in the average per household property tax. Overall, the college is expecting total tax revenue to be around $85.9 million, a 2.58 percent decrease from last year. The college…

Several events planned for monthlong celebration With the start of the fall semester, Hispanic Heritage Month is right around the corner. Del Mar plans to offer several events and activities for students to celebrate Nueces County’s largest and oldest cultural community during the month, which runs from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Here are some upcoming Hispanic Heritage events at Del Mar College: CMAS KICK-OFF The Center for Mexican American Studies has a full lineup of events beginning with a kick-off on Sept. 13. The kick-off event will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Coles Building, Room CB 133.…

Chef, others also take part in Mexican American Studies program event Del Mar College’s Mexican American Studies program held its ninth annual summer seminar on July 29. The six-hour event took place in Heritage Campus’ General Academics and Music Building, with a keynote by Alberto Rodriguez, director of the Mexican American Studies Institute at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The event also hosted special guest and local author Diana López as well as multiple performances by folklorico dancer Teresa Saldivar. Local artists, writers and organizations filled the halls with booths, selling their work and merchandise to attendees. Paintings and handmade informative posters…