Author: Aaron Meza

Campus

Q&A with DMC Drama director about upcoming show

Aaron Meza

The Del Mar Drama department is gearing up for their spring musical, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” affectionately known as ‘Putnam’ among the team. This comedic production, set in the geographically ambiguous Putnam County, revolves around six middle schoolers and their escapades during a spelling bee. Opening officially on April 12 at 7:30p.m., the show will run for three weekends (April 12-13, 18-20, and 26-27). Notably, April 18th has been designated as ‘Student Night,’ granting free admission to all students with a school ID. Tickets, priced between $5-$15, are available at delmardrama.ludus.com. It’s important to note that due…

Community

Connecting commuters in Corpus Christi

Aaron Meza

For our first News Gathering and Writing assignment, we were tasked to ride the B-line Corpus Christi bus for an hour while simultaneously interviewing at least three people. Growing up near downtown San Antonio, I was no stranger to public transportation. Interviewing people, however, was entirely foreign to me. Nervously, I hopped on with no route planned and only my journal and wits in hand. For about 45 minutes, I rode around with only one other older gentleman while trying to work up the nerve to talk to him. However, a few minutes later two women hopped inside and sat…