Author: Cayce Berryman

Cayce Berryman is the Managing editor for the Del Mar College Foghorn. She has been with the Foghorn since the Fall of 2015 as one of the staff’s best writers and photographers. After Del Mar College, Cayce plans to continue her job as a freelance editor on the side. She hopes to continue down that road and earn her Creative Writing and English BA at Southern New Hampshire University. You can reach Cayce at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter @CayceBerryman.
Book Review, Entertainment

‘City of Bones’ full of twists, fantasy

Cayce Berryman

Clary only wants success as an artist after graduation, but when her mother’s call ends in screams for her to stay away from home, she is thrown into a world she never knew existed. Clary is a Shadowhunter, and so was her mother. If she wants to save her mother from her captor, she must regain the memories stolen from her and accept her role as a demon hunter. Barnes & Noble Author Cassandra Clare didn’t hold back on creating new identities for common fantasy creatures such as warlocks, vampires and werewolves. Unlike any other story — or series —…

Community

Panhandling banned in downtown Corpus Christi

Cayce Berryman

City officials have announced that panhandling in Downtown Corpus Christi, Uptown and North Beach will be banned. When the ordinance goes into effect within the next two months, a 60-day period will allow citizens and panhandlers to learn of the new ordinance. In addition to the locations, panhandling is prohibited within 25 feet of a bus stop, restaurant, bank entrance or ATM, as well as any private property. Photos by Cayce Berryman/Foghorn Some people in attendance knew those who died, having helped them from places like Charlie’s Place and the Salvation Army. “It will stop the begging of [panhandlers] and maybe…

Campus

Professor turns birthday bash into fundraiser

Cayce Berryman

While most people celebrate their birthday with gifts and cake, Patricia Walter, chairwoman of the Communications, Languages and Reading Department, plans to celebrate her 55th birthday with a scholarship party and concert featuring internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Tom Braxton. All proceeds from the Feb. 5 concert will be donated to the Del Mar College Scholarship program. Patricia Walter plans to celebrate her 55th birthday with a scholarship party and concert featuring internationally renowned jazz saxophonist Tom Braxton. Walter, who said she likes to celebrate her birthday big every year because it’s her new year, earned her liberal arts degree at…

Campus

System outages cause frustration during registration

Cayce Berryman

Registration lines backed up even more than usual on Jan. 12 after a system outage that left students frustrated and employees scrambling to restore service. The system continued to have problems, mostly recurring slowdowns, during the week of Express Registration, Jan. 12-15. Samantha Douty/Foghorn Students fill the lines in front of the financial aid services office after the system slows down during the week of express registration. According to Augusto Alfonso, the chief information technology officer at Del Mar College, the problem involved the large amount of information needed during registration, which could not have been foreseen. Every course and…

Community

Remembering the forgotten

Cayce Berryman

Sunrise Memorial Service honors homeless who died in 2015 The Sunrise Homeless Memorial Service honored 50 homeless people who died throughout the year in Corpus Christi. The 15th annual ceremony occurred Friday at Kinney Park, and over 60 people remembered the deceased by name and with yellow and white roses that were placed in water. “Some of them may not have a traditional memorial service, so this is the way we honor them once a year,” said Amy Granberry, the CEO of Charlie’s Place, a local rehab facility. “I think what people really need is a hand up, not a…