Author: Haylie Godoy

Column

I took a chance on news writing and found a passion

Haylie Godoy

During my time at Del Mar College, I ended up receiving much more than some credits and a diploma. My life and my goals for the future completely evolved into something I never would have guessed. And it all started with Foghorn News. When I first started taking classes at Del Mar, it was mostly because my mom kept telling me to. After having taken some time off, too much time in her opinion, my mom was convinced I would never get a degree if I didn’t do it now. To her, putting this off was only wasting time and…

Education

Screen Time

Haylie Godoy

In a world where our screens are always within reach, it’s easy to lose hours scrolling, streaming, and tapping away. I know this all too well with TikTok being one of the biggest perpetrators, raising my screen time average while dragging down my productivity. My phone was the first thing I checked in the morning and the last thing I looked at before bed. The constant blur of social media posts, YouTube videos, and endless rabbit holes of mindless browsing. When life jumbles into one long stream of content instead of real, genuine experience and progress, something has got to…

Campus

Protesters say the country is moving in the wrong direction

Haylie Godoy

On day one of his presidency Donald Trump enacted sweeping reform to immigration via executive orders. Since then, there has been mass deportation and detention of illegal immigrants in the United States. “There’s a lot of changes in the wrong direction in this country and it’s just really scary. There’s a lot of uncertainty and it’s just terrible,” said Hannah Mitchell, one of the over a hundred protesters who gathered Sunday afternoon at Waters Edge Park in downtown Corpus Christi to voice their concern after new immigration policies enacted under the current Trump administration. Sabrina Silva, a Corpus Christi resident…

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Center for Career Development provides crafts for vision boards

Haylie Godoy

Vikings had the opportunity to create their own career vision board on Feb 8 in the Harvin Center on Heritage Campus. The event was hosted by Center for Career Development, who provided all the craft materials as well as snacks, coffee, and music. Vision boards are a popular way of putting your dreams on paper. By creating a physical representation of your goals and aspirations, you will have a constant reminder of what you are working towards in academics, in your career, or just life in general. Emily Longoria with the Center for Career Development said the office hopes to…

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Corpus Christi Police Academy prepares cadets for the field

Haylie Godoy

On Jan 28-29, the Corpus Christi Police Academy held training evaluations for their cadets at their new Oso Creek location, as well as on Del Mar College Oso Creek Campus. The scenario-based evaluations are supposed to simulate real life situations that officers must deal with in the field. Twenty-eight cadets from the 84th class tested their knowledge and instincts on what to do in these stressful situations. Cadets undergo about 1300 hours of training before they graduate. This evaluation puts together all that they have learned throughout the 34-week program. As cadets prepare to graduate in the coming weeks, Field…

Features

The Texas 89th Legislature sets its priorities

Haylie Godoy

The 89th Texas Legislature began its regular session Jan. 14. While the deadline to file new legislation is March 14, here are the priorities Texas lawmakers have set on changing the future of education in the state. The legislative session is scheduled to continue until June 2. Unlike the U.S. Congress, Texas Legislators only meet in regular sessions one every two years. The Republican Party still holds a majority in the Texas State Senate and the House of Representatives. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has clearly stated his priorities for this upcoming session, including school choice vouchers, fighting antisemitism on college…

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Deadline for graduation applications is near

Haylie Godoy

Planning on graduating this spring? The deadline to submit graduation packets is Wednesday, Feb 19. Students in their final semester of classes must apply for graduation, whether they plan to participate in commencement ceremonies or not a completed application must include an academic evaluation with original signature from your advisor. Do not submit a graduation packet if you have not completed the entirety of your necessary degree/certificate requirements. Students applying for multiple degrees/certificates must submit separate evaluations for each. Second-degree application must ensure the new degree differs from any previous ones by 20% of required semester hours. Incomplete applications will…

Campus, Education, Featured

DEI ban causes rising concerns for the future of Texas higher education

Haylie Godoy

Higher educational institutions all over Texas have seen losses of personnel and student resources as a result of Texas Senate Bill 17. While Del Mar College has not been affected on a wide scale, the bill has sparked fear in some professors as to what legislators could go after next in the upcoming legislative session. SB17, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2024, bans colleges who receive state funding from having diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices as well as engaging in DEI training and hiring policies. The bills effect was felt on campuses across the state, but Del Mar…

Campus

Foghorn earns awards at national competition

Haylie Godoy

Foghorn staff attended the National College Media Association/Associated Collegiate Press Convention in New Orleans. The event took place Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 and provided the opportunity for students to collaborate with other newspapers across the country, sharing experience and expertise.             The convention offered a wealth of speaker sessions, covering topics that challenged attendees to think creatively, act ethically, and work both logically and legally in the field of journalism. From discussions on investigative reporting techniques to workshops on multimedia storytelling, the sessions provided valuable insights for students to bring back to their newsrooms.             Student journalists also had…

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Students come together to memorialize beloved campus cats

Haylie Godoy

Some call him Jovi or Chaplin others may call him Kitler. But whatever name he answered to, the loss of the black-and-white cat has been felt all over campus. His body was found by Del Mar College staff on the morning of Sept. 23 next to the Harvin Center. His death is not the first, as two other cats were found dead on campus in recent weeks. That included the black cat commonly known as Panther, whose body was found the weekend of Sept. 14 and another unnamed gray-and-white cat in August. The cause of death for each cat was…