The Bond of Brothers
Fire Science major Michael “Lopes” Lopez and his teammates execute a maul to push the ball toward their goal line.
Author: Jaylyn Garcia
Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now
Gym lights shined bright on the championship game where team Most Hated took down team Lakers 69 to 46. In the first half Most Hated dominated the Lakers 36 to 19, but after halftime the Lakers proved they were not going to go down without a fight, scoring 17 more points. Unfortunately for the Lakers they still came up short to the 33 points scored by Most Hated in the second half. Kinesiology major Joshua Fernandez led his team, Most Hated, to victory scoring 34 points total, and in a losing effort nursing major Ruben Garza from the Lakers scored…
Paddles, pigskins and plenty of power plays
As intramurals come to a close this semester, students met during three consecutive days to play the sports Table Tennis, Ultimate Football and Viking of the Court (1 vs. 1 Basketball). Although meeting new people and socializing is a big part of intramural sports there are many other things that it offers. Digital media major Wesley Febre said, “I was able to make friends, get better at my craft, and I was able to play different sports that I hadn’t tried.” The variety of sports that intramurals has to offer is something that Del Mar students appreciate a lot. “I…
The goal of the game: Win
Soccer players kick it in the gym during 4-day tournament Many students who do not usually compete in intramurals stopped by the gym to take part in the four-day 4-on-4 indoor soccer tournament. Two goal posts were set up in the gym as teams did all that they could to rack up more points than their opponents. Most of the intramurals events are male dominant but that did not stop female Viking Amor Flores from joining the boys on the court. “Soccer is the sport I play. I don’t care who it’s with,” Flores said. Although students were constantly making…
Makeup artist teaches blood, gore
Professional makeup artist Ava Gibbs-Kamaria visited Del Mar to teach a makeup class and critique students’ zombie effects makeup. The zombie gore workshop was held on Tuesday, Oct. 30 in the Bartlett Theatre. She gave a multitude of advice to the students and shared much of what she has learned while working on movies, television and theater sets. Gibbs-Kamaria has worked with special effects since 1965 in Dallas. She’s worked on musicals including “Les Miserables,” “The Lion King,” “The King and I,” “White Christmas” and more. In 2012 and 2013 Gibbs-Kamaria was selected to conduct a presentation on Theatrical Makeup…
Football tourney spans 4 days
Football was the theme for intramurals as October drew to a close. Players met on the field to compete in a four-day 5 vs. 5 flag football tournament and the Quarterback Challenge. The flag football tournament consisted of three teams going head to head to see who would come out on top. The tournament began with team White facing off against team Shirts. Team Shirts won and continued on to the final round against team Blue. Team Blue gave it their all but fell short against team Shirt, which took first place in the tournament. Team Shirt was composed of…
Strategic play dominates this game
Mental ability took priority over physical as students played Capture the Flag for Intramurals. “I know everyone says games are like chess and stuff, but this game is definitely like chess. We all have to be in good spots, we have to sacrifice just like in chess. This is really strategic,” student Benito Torrez said of the Oct. 8 competition. In Capture the Flag, rival teams must evade the other team’s side of the court to retrieve the ball and return to their side of the court all without having their flags being pulled. If the player’s flag is pulled…
Overcoming the weight of the world
Del Mar student uses powerlifting as therapeutic outlet The competition hall becomes dead silent as the people start to disappear from sight, and hours of training come together in one moment. The only thing in Ana Selina Galicia’s mind are three words repeating, “lift, bench, press.” It is only when the weights are back where they started does the rest of the world flow back to her thoughts. Galicia, a 22-year old Del Mar biotechnology major, is also a World Powerlifting competitor who, competes in the 220-weight division. Galicia fell in love with powerlifting and credits the sport for saving…
Be an intern for the mouse
The Disney College Program is a college internship that allows participants to live, learn and earn the opportunity to put a world-renowned entertainment company on their resume. Students of any major are free to apply for the chance to work for the mouse. The Del Mar program is run by Vanessa Adkins, Career Development coordinator, who also has a love for the franchise. “Each role in the Disney Internship Program is unique depending on what the student’s major is,” Adkins said. Whether it is sports and recreation, finance, animal programs, etc., Disney will find a place for any cast member.…
Students give it their all on court
Students of all majors came together to compete against one another over four days in 5-on-5 basketball. Each day consisted of two teams made up of different students each time. In the final game the team sporting black jerseys faced off against the team wearing white jerseys. Unlike past semesters, teams were unnamed. While the first few days of the tournament were cordial, the final day was intense. “There was better competition, both teams were even out, but they had an upper hand. They had more shot selection and we had more drive and foul contact, but honestly they won…