Author: Nichaela Shaheen

Campus, Music

Feel the rhythm with MWF Jazz Band

Nichaela Shaheen

Del Mar College’s MWF Jazz Band took the stage to end the spring semester on a smooth note.  With solo moments within ensemble pieces, the band gave a performance that jazzed up the night and for some musicians it was there final bow and last concert before graduation. “It felt so good. It felt like I was back home doing what I’m supposed to be doing,” said Mikayla Garza, a music education instrumental major.  The MWF Jazz Band is under the direction of Assistant ProfessorDaniel Miller.  According to Miller jazz is the birthright of all Americans. “It was birthed here…

Entertainment

Spoken word artist ShySpeaks performs

Nichaela Shaheen

ShySpeaks, an American hip-hop and spoken word artist, shared her voice to highlight a message of empowerment and resilience at a Women’s History Month in March.  While the event’s purpose was to focus on the strength of women, ShySpeaks emphasized the importance of strength in males as well.  “I loved how her message accompanied all people,” said Mat Morels, a liberal arts major. “I was most inspired when she said that we can achieve anything as long as the work is being put in.” With a combination of hip-hop instrumentals and spoken word, ShySpeaks creates a reflective dialogue using personal…

Campus, Community

DMC hosts high school welding competition

Nichaela Shaheen

High school students traveled from across Texas to compete in several welding events at the Skills-USA State competition April 1 at Windward Campus.  According to Assistant Welding Professor Jose Cortez, the event is a great opportunity for Del Mar to spark interest in high school students by allowing them to see and use the college’s facilities. “Hosting the state event lets schools all over Texas know what Del Mar is doing,” Cortez said. “If they get exposed to this kind of welding and we talk to them we sometimes do get students who register at our program.”

Community, Texas

Abbott visits aquarium on primary election night

Nichaela Shaheen

Gov. Greg Abbott chose to spend primary election night at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, ending the night with a victory. Accompanied by other Republicans up for re-election including Rep. Todd Hunter, Abbott was celebrated by many supporters and constitutes at the March 1 event. With his Republican Party primary win, Abbott will now face Democrat candidate Robert “Beto” O’Rourke for governor in the upcoming November election. With more than 150 supporters in attendance, many Corpus Christi residents felt honored to have Abbott spend primary election night in the city. “It means a lot that he came to…

Campus

A woman of many degrees

Nichaela Shaheen

Sarah Contreras has been a student her whole life, but teaching breathes more life into her. Contreras, who triple majored in speech, education and theater at Corpus Christi State University, now known as Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, also holds a master’s in communications studies with an emphasis in communication education from Southwest Texas State University, now Texas State University in San Marcos. Contreras, a mother of two boys, has been a speech professor at Del Mar College for the past 27 years. With a mother and grandmother as educators, she believes it was in her blood to become an educator…