Category: Campus

The last thing most people want to see after they have been drinking is the police. But it’s a different story when the police are buying. A dozen citizens tossed back a few drinks in the name of public service on Sept. 24. The service was to help Corpus Christi police cadets train for the Standard Field Sobriety Test. About a dozen participants volunteered for police to get them intoxicated above the legal limit for the purpose of cadets’ training and performing their annual Standard Field Sobriety Test. Participants in the Citizens Police Academy can volunteer for this event. Anyone…

Halloween came early to Del Mar College with the Spooktacular event’s 10th anniversary. Mental and physical health organizations sent representatives to provide students with information about each hospital, insurance, and so much more. There were vendors providing information on women’s and men’s health, TRIO, the Student Support Service, the South Coastal Area Health Education Center, and more.  Additionally, a small office offered free flu shots for students. Representatives were dressed up in costumes and giving out treats. The most recognizable vendor was the Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority, with Jeremy Sirio dressed as a man being attacked by an octopus.…

Del Mar College Culinary Department at Oso Creek holds a student-led bake sale every Thursday during the second half of the semester, where everything is fresh and homemade. While the final bake sale for the Fall 2025 semester happened Nov. 20, the sale is held in fall and spring semesters and anyone can stop by for fresh and homemade bakes. Students in the baking course put together the bake sale with a new manager each week. Baked goods are chosen by the manager of the week based on what they think would be the most delicious and successful. They learn…

Del Mar College opened their first official police department in 2021 to create an establishment for on-campus law enforcement. Although DMC has security guards, having police officers on school grounds ensures that there will be first responders present in case of emergencies. Del Mar College Police Department regulates the security system to ensure a safe environment for students and staff.   The police department offers various services to make students feel secure at school. Safety escorts from class to class or to your vehicle are provided by officers, along with the ability to report any suspicious or criminal activity. Students…

From Monday, Dec. 1 through Wednesday, Dec. 3, every day from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Student Leadership and Campus Life will be holding end-of-semester “Pre-Exam Jam” events.  On Dec. 1, students can take a break and relax with farm animals and free pizza at Mimi’s Mini Farm between GAMB and Venters Business Building. The free pizza and drinks will be located in Venters’ first floor atrium. On Dec. 2, students can head to the third floor of Venters in Room VB 310 to the Student Success Center and de-stress with the Counseling Center and more free pizza and drinks.…

Foghorn News, along with Del Mar College, are both celebrating their 90th anniversary this semester. The first issue of the student-led newspaper debuted on Nov. 27, 1935. To celebrate 90 years of publication, the staff and advisors will debut a new layout in the Spring 2026 semester, and the new masthead debuts in this edition. Current Features Editor Paul Farias designed the new masthead. Originally created as his final project for his Intro to Public Relations class, his initial design differs from the final design seen today. “Originally it was FM for Foghorn Media, and I wanted to do FM…

The Coastal Bend Food Bank will host a community-wide holiday food distribution on Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 8-11 a.m. at the Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds in Robstown. This year’s holiday distribution is supported by a generous $150,000 gift from Thomas J. Henry through his Feast of Texas initiative. The donations will provide thousands of meals to families across the Coastal Bend throughout the holiday season and beyond, ensuring families, seniors, and children have access to nutritious food.  The holiday distribution is open to the public, and each family will receive one holiday food box, a basket of assorted fresh produce,…

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…

Foghorn staff brought home 27 wins from the annual Texas Community College Journalism Association conference Nov 6-8 at the University of Texas-Tyler. Students competed in the Live Contest at the conference, which is a mock news event that allows students to cover a news event in real-time. This year’s mock event was a press conference and crime scene for unknown remains found on campus. Foghorn reporters Layla Fonseca and Natalia Zamora earned first place for Headline Writing, while Editor-in-Chief Evie Lopez, Online Editor Arianna Rios, and reporter Rogelio Garcia earned second place for Photo Package. In addition to the Live…

Día De Los Muertos took place early at Del Mar on Oct. 30 at the White Library on Heritage Campus, giving students and staff a chance to reconnect with the ones they have lost but also celebrate the life they lived. Participants also learned more about the traditions of the holiday, with two professors giving educational talks. Carey Rote, Professor of History at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, talked about her research via exploration of the holiday in Oaxaca, Mexico. The second speaker, Jacqueline Sommer, adjunct Professor of History also at TAMU-CC, talked of her lived experience of growing up celebrating…