Author: Nichaela Shaheen

Campus, Education

Finals are heating up for firefighting cadets

Nichaela Shaheen

 With finals season here, one group of Del Mar College students found themselves in the line of fire rather than with a blue book and No. 2 pencil in front of them.  Ten cadets with the Del Mar College Regional Fire Academy on Nov. 17 underwent one of the tests required by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection, which is part of DMC’s program completion requirements as well. The cadets were tasked with extinguishing three types of gas fires: a liquefied petroleum gas tank, a burning car and a dumpster fire.  Dressed in full firefighting gear, cadets found themselves working…

Campus, Drama

Drama students fearlessly take the stage

Nichaela Shaheen

 After over a year of no productions due to COVID-19, the Del Mar College Drama Department is finally back. Drama students started their 2021-22 season off with director Carl Yowell’s interpretation of “Circle Mirror Transformation.” The Annie Baker play, which opened Nov.5 in the Finley Theatre, is about a group of individuals who find themselves experiencing heartbreaks and breakthroughs during a six-week session of a community center drama class. Audience members grow with the characters through each of their unique journeys. This play highlights the impact others have on someone’s life even in just a short time frame.  The lights…

Campus, Drama, Entertainment

Light shines on drama students

Nichaela Shaheen

‘Circle Mirror Transformation’ continues this weekend Del Mar College drama students are taking the stage after over a year of no productions due to COVID-19. “Circle Mirror Transformation” by Annie Baker, which opened Nov. 5, is about a group of individuals who find themselves experiencing heartbreaks and breakthroughs during a six-week session of a community center drama class. During the span of the six weeks audience members grow with the characters through each of their unique journeys. The play highlights the impact others have on someone’s life even in just a short time frame. The show continues at 7:30 p.m.…

Campus, Community

College holds drive-thru to give away candy, info to future students

Nichaela Shaheen

Del Mar gave away treats to scare away the fear any prospective students may have about registering for spring. Del Mar’s Outreach and Recruitment Office teamed up with Early College Programs to host Trunk or Treat and Scare Your Holds Away events on Oct. 27. Community members had the opportunity to receive information on how to become a Del Mar College student, along with receiving information from various college departments, and free goodie bags full of treats while also dropping off any documents prospective students need to register for spring. Director of Admissions Sara King said the goal was to…

Campus, Drama, Entertainment

Drama students preparing to perform again

Nichaela Shaheen

The Drama Department is ready to take the stage with its first fall show since the start of the pandemic.  Since the department had wrapped up its last show just a week before Del Mar College closed its doors for the pandemic, the costume shop, scene shop and Finley Theatre had no lights on to shine upon talent. However, those days are now in the past. Under the direction of Drama Professor Carl Yowell, Del Mar will present “Circle Mirror Transformation” in November.  The show opens on Nov. 5 with five public performances spread over two weekends. The shows, which…