Author: Catarina Murphy

Campus

Annual art exhibit showcases work at DMC

Catarina Murphy

Del Mar College 28th Annual Student Art Association Exhibition Catarina Murphy @Cat_MMurphy Hard work pays off, and Gabriella Cantu is making the most of her payday. Cantu, a studio art student, was a recipient of the Art Scholarship offered by Del Mar College her senior year in high school. She was one of five local high school students awarded the scholarship. The award is based on student work turned in to DMC, and is then reviewed by faculty from the Art Department. Even in high school, Cantu knew she had potential. “I did design art for college competitions,” said Cantu,…

Campus

For some, love is in the hair

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy Getting a haircut, drastic or not, can be an emotional moment for some people. To a young child suffering from permanent hair loss, receiving a prosthetic wig from donated hair is emotional. On March 25, the cosmetology students and faculty held a Locks of Love donation event. Locks of Love is a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children in the United States and Canada under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. They use donated hairpieces and resources to provide the children the highest quality hair prosthetic free…

Art, Campus

Women’s History Month exhibit now on display

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy When Barbara Craig introduces students to lesser-known authors and poets in her women’s literature class, she does it for one main reason. “To open people’s eyes,” Craig said. Some of those students are celebrating Women’s History Month with an exhibit called “Trailblazing Women” Each student in the class had to choose a woman they felt deserved to be honored by their achievements in the display. Erin Cohen, an English major, chose Pat Mora, a Texas local Mexican-American literature writer who has published many works, including children’s and young adult stories. “I like her poetry. She definitely…

Book Review, Entertainment

King Arthur and Camelot get a new twist in “Mists of Avalon”

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy The tale of King Arthur and Camelot has been told in books in many different versions, mainly through the eyes of King Arthur himself, and sometimes by the magical Merlin. But the story takes on a new and unique perspective in “The Mists of Avalon,” which tells the Arthurian legends through the woman’s point of view. The story is mostly told from the eyes of Morgaine, also known as Morgana and Morgan Le Fay. She is usually depicted as the evil sorceress who aids in the destruction of Camelot and King Arthur’s death, also known as…

Entertainment, Video Games

Get hooked into the world of the “Dragon Age” saga: Review

Catarina Murphy

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com @Cat_MMurphy “Roll 20 and you can open the locked chest.” Those are familiar words for anyone who has ever played Dungeons and Dragons, or any magical role playing game on console or with cards. These kinds of games are time consuming, equally in preparation and in actual gameplay. So, if you’re ready to dive into a game that has potential to consume your social life, I recommend “Dragon Age.” BioWare released its first game in 2009 with “Dragon Age: Origins,” a tale of violence, lust and betrayal from the beginning. You are a Grey Warden, one of…