Author: Carlye Villarreal

Campus, Features

A look at Del Mar’s own mariachi group

Carlye Villarreal

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon, the Richardson Performance Hall is filled with Del Mar’s mariachi ensemble. The mariachi group has grown over time, and it’s thriving as a proud part of campus life. Today, it gives students a chance to express their heritage, grow musically, and share the spirit of mariachi with the community. Del Mar’s mariachi program originally began in the early ‘90s and quickly gained attention after placing in the Mariachi Extravaganza in 1999 which was very meaningful to the program. But after a few strong years, the group went inactive until 2014. Del Mar brought the…

Campus, Health

Medical Support Squad on wheels for Del Mar College students

Carlye Villarreal

A new Medical Support Squad is helping make health care easier to access and more affordable for DMC students and staff. The mobile medical services are available for Del Mar students and staff in a new partnership with South Texas Family Planning and Health Corporation. The Medical Support Squad is a medical clinic on wheels with a lab and two exam rooms and can provide many pharmacy, lab and health services to all three Del Mar campuses.   Patients have access to free and affordable services, screenings, and treatments including women’s health exams, breast and cervical cancer screenings, a full range…

Campus, Music

Del Mar college Music Department unveils new Music Honors Wall

Carlye Villarreal

Del Mar College’s Music Department now has a permanent installation honoring the inductees of its Music Hall of Fame. The department hosted an unveiling of the Music Honor Wall horning all the Hall of Fame inductees on March 3 on the third floor of the General Academic and Music Building A. The event featured the unveiling of the new tribute to over 300 Del Mar Music Department alumni dating back to 1959. The ceremony recognized alumni and highlighted the college’s long-standing commitment to musical success. “The new music wall was inspired by a combination of things, the first being the…

Campus

Join the Fun: Exciting New Culinary Cooking Classes for Spring 2025!

Carlye Villarreal

Del Mar College’s Oso Creek Campus has brought back the popular culinary classes called “Secrets of the Chef!” during the 2025 Spring semester. According to Franny Jackson, Program Manager for Continuing Education, these classes are a collection of favorites from the Fall semester but also include new styles of cooking suggested by students. The classes are taught by former Del Mar students and are open to the general public.  “Having these culinary classes at the new campus and the culinary part of that campus, it’s giving the community the opportunity of what Del Mar has to offer.” “Our classes are…