Author: Julieta Hernandez

Campus, Community

Social work club marches at the Capitol

Julieta Hernandez

Del Mar group joins others from colleges across the state Noe Ruiz, a first-year Social Work Student Association member, was in for a long ride to Austin with high hopes and great intent. During his first visit with the Del Mar club to Student Day at the Legislature in Austin, Ruiz and six other students got to experience their passion for social justice with a community of students who are fighting for the same causes. On March 26, the group joined universities from all over Texas to hear a panel of social work advocates, join in group activities and rally…

Community

Four decades of selfless sacrifice

Julieta Hernandez

Couple dedicate lives to helping colonia residents Lionel Lopez remembers the night in 1974 that would put him on a course that would occupy the next 40 years of his and his wife’s lives. On a cold, raining night in 1974 during his days as a firefighter, Lionel Lopez responded to a call for an elderly woman suffering from a heart attack in one of the Nueces County colonias. He was made aware of the freezing interior of the unkempt home and the unstable surroundings she was living in. “She was an elderly lady and we got her out, and golly…”…

Campus, Entertainment

Spring Broke

Julieta Hernandez

Enjoying spring break as a college student can be bittersweet, depending on your idea of fun. You’re young, tired of school work and ready to party — BUT, you’re strapped for cash. Thankfully, Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas offer just the right ingredients to a delicious spring break for the broke college student.   THE BEACH The best part of spring break is, undeniably, the beach. Living in the Coastal Bend benefits all of us, especially those who love basking in the sun by the ocean. 12 pack of beer (Bud Light): $10.49, or FREE if you’re flirty enough.…

Entertainment

Hooked on family fun

Julieta Hernandez

Class is out for an entire week! Catching up on school work or lounging away on the beach sounds nice, but you may have forgotten that class is also out for the rest of your household. There’s no time to spare when options for family fun are bursting through the city limits. No one is exempt to the hardcore flavors of fun that are just waiting to be sampled. LET’S GO SWIMMING! Bring out that swimsuit without getting sand in your pants (and avoiding all the wild college students) by visiting a community pool, or the city’s Hurricane Alley Water…

Community, Entertainment

From garage to South by Southwest

Julieta Hernandez

Local band Madrigal discusses their work and friendship In just four years, local band Madrigal has gone from playing in Corpus Christi garages to one of the biggest music festivals in the country. The alternative rock group, made up of four longtime friends, three of them Del Mar College students, will take the stage at Austin’s South by Southwest Music Festival in March, with the dates to be determined. “Two years ago, I went to South by (Southwest) and I really wanted Madrigal to play, and this year we are playing,” said Tomas Gonzalez, a music education major. Gonzalez, along…