Category: Campus

Ashley Mcbride/Staff Reporter Del Mar College recently received a nearly $250,000 grant from EDUCAUSE and the Gates Foundation, $55,000 of which went to the Biology Department for the purchase of 20 iPads to enhance learning capabilities through new technologies. Forty or so biology students were given the opportunity to participate in a national study hosted by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance. The biology students were asked to gather soil samples from around the city of Corpus Christi to analyze and withdraw bacteriophage – viruses that infect bacteria. Daisy Zhang, DMC assistant professor of Biotechnology said the importance…

Brittni Young/ Staff Writer Realms Con has been voted Number 1 on the “Top 40 Things To Do In Corpus Christi” and people can see what all the hype is about October 7-9 at the American Bank Center from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m., as Realms Con celebrates their seventh convention with thousands of local and out-of-town con-goers. Realms Con is a convention celebrating Anime, Video Games, Horror, Sci Fi and “We do super heroes” said Realms Con staff member Chrissy Fuentes. “Realms Con is built for more than just nerds and geeks,“ said John Luttman, CO in charge of…

Jodi Hensley/ Staff Writer For many, October brings Halloween and the opening of the holiday season, but according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) web site, it is also the official start of flu season, and, although the peak of flu season is not until after January, the best time to get a flu shot is now. Cathy Smart, respiratory therapist at Driscoll Children’s Hospital and graduate of DMC, said, “The flu virus is spread by droplets sprayed in the air, due to coughing, sneezing, or talking and then inhaled by someone nearby.” The likelihood of spreading the flu…

Jackie DeLaToree / Staff Writer The TRiO is a DMC program for students that assist them with opportunities for academic development, mentoring and many other ways to encourage students to complete their college education. TRiO is designed particularly for first-generation and low-income students students and once accepted into TRiO, students can begin taking advantage of the many services the program provides. The program is national program and federally funded. Educational institutions compete for grants and DMC recently received grants through 2015. TRiO provides member students with temporary loans of tape recorders, scientific/graphing calculators, textbooks, digital cameras and laptops and basics…

Dina Ruiz/Staff Writer Corpus Christi crossing guards became the latest victims of budget cuts this year when the City Council recently confirmed that the Crossing Guard Program was cut from the budget and as of February 1, 2012 there will no longer be paid crossing guards in the local public school districts. Instead the city will recruit volunteers to occupy the post held by the previous crossing guard for each school. Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) and Flour Bluff (FBISD), Callalen (CISD), Tuloso Midway (T-MISD) and West Oso (WISD) independent school districts will all be affected by the cancellation.…

Eddie Puente/Associate Editor Del Mar College has recently received news that the college will receive two HSI (Hispanic Serving Institutions) Title V grants. The first grant is the HSI STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Success Initiative grant totaling $869,656,000 for the first year.  This grant is scheduled for five years with a total amount of $4.34 million dollars. DMC Director of Title V/ Student Success Center Agnes Flores was contacted last week by the office of The Honorable Randolph “Blake” Farenthold, U.S. Representative for Texas’ 27th congressional district informing  her of the serendipitous decision to make available these opportunities…

Whether its Apple Bottoms or  Miss Me‘s , jeans have been trendsetting their way into fashion. You can find all patterns and accents to compliment your rear area , but  personally I think I have a harder time finding the right fit that accentuates my best feature lol Well i hope it is. So here are some essential tips and fits that helped me make the jean finding game a lot easier. Pear Shaped Body- choose a low-rise , flat-front boot cut pant . *buy to fit your hips! Remember, the waist line can be taken in by your b.f.f.(a tailor) …

Devin Tyler/Staff Writer Social Work major Isaac Nolte may appear to be the average college student on campus but off campus Nolte is creating his own Hip-Hop music. Nolte is currently taking English Composition and Sociology and is president of the Catholic Newman Association. Though Nolte is now a college student and involved in campus ministry activities, he has experienced many hardships in his life and musical career. “From 1994 to 2009 was a really rough period for me because I went from being homeless, to drugs, alcohol and even addiction. I burned almost all my bridges with people who…

Aj Benavides/Staff Writer   The Future forward (F²SP) Scholarship program is currently taking applications for the fall semester at Del Mar College. The scholarship program supports at least 88 majors in science fields such as Biotechnology, Electrical engineering, Geology, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics among others. Scholarship recipients are eligible to receive up to 3,000 dollars per semester. The way the scholarship is written, 22 students are awarded per semester. There are currently about 50 applicants for the fall semester.