Author: Lola Ponce

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Wild Wolf celebrates one-year anniversary

Lola Ponce

Wild Wolf Halloween store celebrated it’s one-year anniversary on Sept 17. With live entertainment and an onsite food truck, spectators joined in the fun, some wearing their favorite horror character costume. To help bring the Halloween vibes to the Wild Wolf event, some horror movie fans came dressed as movie characters such as “Killer Clowns from Outer Space,” “Trick ‘r Treat” and “Terrifier.” CSL Plasma employee Jay Joel Gonzales dressed up as Terrifier, even carrying the infamous trash bag and a prop – a bloody saw. “I love dressing up and going to comic cons. I have seen all the…

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Resources available both online and in person

Lola Ponce

From virtual counseling services to reserving books online for pickup, resources on campus have shifted since the COVID pandemic, with more available online while still being available in person. With the current construction at Heritage Campus, including renovations on the White Library, many resources and study areas have been relocated to the Barth Learning Resources Center on Windward Campus. Isabella Lira, majoring as an occupational therapy assistant, said, “We are able to meet somewhere and be able to study with my classmates that’s accessible.” Del Mar student Tori Garcia, also majoring as an occupational therapy assistant, agrees that the Barth…

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Spooky vendors at Wild Wolf event

Lola Ponce

Wild Wolf shop owner Anthony Rivas hosted a Summer-ween event for horror lovers who celebrate Halloween all year-round on Aug. 19. “We believe Corpus needs more events. There isn’t much to do here,” Rivas said. “We started a trial event in September of last year for our Grand Opening to let people know our location. This year we’re trying to bring more of the community with local horror vendors kind of like the Farmers Market but for horror fans.” With the amount of positive feedback from last year, Rivas decided to stretch out the event before Halloween in October. “We…

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Weird Corpus brings cool vibes to city

Lola Ponce

Former Del Mar student Kiya Vance performed in the first ever Rooftop Concert on Aug. 17 at the Art Museum of South Texas during their monthly Weird Corpus Papercut Zine Fest. The festival, hosted by Ema Rodriguez, creator of Weird Corpus, was sponsored by Kleberg Bank. “Weird Corpus is a mini event compared to our Papercut Zine Fest,” Rodriguez said. “I chose Weird Corpus because the things I desired to see or events I wanted to create, the response I always got was, that sounds ‘weird.’ I wanted to throw Zine Fest, again people thought that was ‘weird.’ So, I…

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The dog days of spring

Lola Ponce

Event helps students reduce stress as semester nears end With final exams coming up, the Counseling Center found a way to alleviate some of the stress in the lives of DMC students. The Go Team Therapy dogs of Corpus Christi provided qualified therapy dogs free of charge for students and staff at Heritage Campus on April 20, as well as the previous day at Windward Campus. The event offered free anxiety screenings and various relaxation strategies such as aromatherapy, offering students Playdough smothered in any choice of essential oils. Pet Therapy at DMC first started in 2016 and has continued…