Author: Rogelio Garcia

Campus

Serving up tasty eats at the SOUPer bowl

Rogelio Garcia

Hungry patrons got to sample soups and appreciate handmade art at the annual Souper Bowl fundraiser at the Art Center of Corpus Christi on Feb. 19. Held annually on the Thursday following the Super Bowl, the Souper Bowl has ticket holders selecting a one-of-a-kind bowl made by local artists and tasting a variety of homemade soups from restaurants while touring the art on display before voting on the favorite soup of the night. Souper Bowl Chair Rhonnie Smith explained the fundraiser benefits both the art center and the Coastal Bend Food Bank. “I’ve been attending this event for the last…

Community

ICE protests draw many throughout the city

Rogelio Garcia

People came from around the Coastal Bend to join a peaceful protest on Jan. 31 in Water’s Edge Park on Shoreline Boulevard in downtown Corpus Christi. Event organizer KJ Alaniz said they wanted to protest ICE’s presence in their community and make known their opinion of the U.S. government for allowing it. “The idea to host another protest came when I saw ICE sightings/kidnappings becoming more rampant in our area. I had attended anti-migra protest before, but I hadn’t heard of anyone else planning anything and I was losing my mind just seeing post after post on social media about it,”…

Campus

Second Viking Fest a success

Rogelio Garcia

Crowds turned out for the second annual Viking Fest on Saturday, Nov. 15 on Del Mar’s  Windward Campus. The event hosted the 4th annual  Dia De Los Muertos Welding Competition, the Viking 5K run, as well as a special music performance from Kat Hasty, demos for programs offered on campus and a carnival with food and prizes for best beard, best braids, and best overall Viking costume contests. Nicholas Eades, a Math Learning Center tutor at Del Mar participated in the 5K run.  “The main reason I ran is because my coworkers told me to. I also run outside of…