Author: Andrew-Pól Clements

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Coffee Show Review: Coffee Waves

Andrew-Pól Clements

Coffee Waves on South Alameda Street offers a cool, relaxing atmosphere and a variety of space that makes it ideal for any college or university student seeking a place to escape the stress of academic life. Of course, environment isn’t everything, if you’re looking for a cup of joe, here is what to expect: DRIP; BLACK It is to my understanding that drip coffee is the baseline for all other coffee beverages. This is because it is by far the simplest form of coffee, the quality of which being determined more by the equipment at hand and the quality of…

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Del Mar prepares for Hispanic Heritage Month

Andrew-Pól Clements

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.…

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Local author reads from new book at MAS seminar

Andrew-Pól Clements

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…

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Coding and competing

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Youth program robots during weeklong camp Del Mar College held a five-day programing and coding camp for sixth- through eighth-graders, concluding in a robotics competition on July 21. Starting on July 17, 24 middle school students from West Oso ISD and other Corpus Christi schools met at the Oso Creek Campus. Over the next five days, the students began receiving instruction and getting the chance to grow familiar with the various types of programable robots the camp uses. According to Korinne Caruso, an assistant professor of computer science at Del Mar College, those first days can be difficult for some…

Campus, Education, Technology

Summer of science

Andrew-Pól Clements

Middle schoolers learn robotics, more at Del Mar camp For most middle school students in Corpus Christi, the start of summer vacation is spent at the beach, by the pool, or simply enjoying life beyond the classroom. But for 40 Corpus Christi middle schoolers, their first month of summer vacation was spent learning about robotics and engineering at Del Mar College’s Oso Creek Campus. On July 18, Del Mar bookended this year’s TexPREP camp with competitions covering robotics, architectural design and structural engineering. For six weeks starting on June 5, the students undertook rigorous instruction and coursework five days a…