Category: Campus

The DMC Intramurals kicked off on March 26th at the Heritage campus gym, promising an engaging series of sports events every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. In the opening match, Kinesiologist major Oscar Valenzuela clinched victory in pickleball, setting the stage for a thrilling tournament. With participation open to students, the event aims to foster camaraderie and promote an active lifestyle. “Pickleball is part of my Kinesiology program. I’ve been doing pickleball since January. It’s a really fun sport to get your body moving in any way possible,” said Valenzuela. Held at the convenient Heritage campus…

Sneak peek on ‘active construction site’ given by Dean of Learning Resources, Cody Gregg, on March 21 revealed first, fourth and fifth floors, with ‘some’ progress on the third floor. The near completed fourth and fifth floors have bookshelves with the books being held in a storage facility out in Houston in a climate-controlled environment. “We carried three or four frames and shelves at a time, in one elevator, up to the fifth floor,” said Gregg. Fifth floor will mostly be student study rooms, book collections, staff offices along with quiet study rooms and a view of Heritage campus grounds…

Located on the second floor of the Harwin Center on the Heritage Campus, tucked back at the end of the hallway is the Del Mar College Counseling Center. In these offices, a team of six certified counselors offer several counseling services to Del Mar students and are ready to provide support tailored to your individual needs. According to the Director of Counseling, Jessica Edwards, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), the center offers support to any Del Mar student who may need it. “There is everything from individual, group, and couple counseling services available for students,” Edwards said.  “We focus on…

Dr. Emily Shearer Stewart, Library Committee Chair, and Outreach and Programming Librarian Kathy Westergren have collaborated to present students with a thematic banned books display. The Banned Books installation began late last year with the January theme being books widely considered to be literary classics. Those titles included Brave New World, 1984, A Clockwork Orange, Of Mice and Men, Huckleberry Finn, Lolita, Origin of Species, Satanic Verses, and The Handmaid’s Tale among others. The exhibition is available to view in the GEN D building, second floor in a glass display case beside an aesthetic seating area. In front of the…

What sport teaches discipline, routine, commitment and healthy eating habits all at once? According to Del Mar College student and respiratory therapy major, Javier Salas, powerlifting does just that which is why he decided to pursue it even after receiving his high school diploma. “I really enjoy seeing kids lift not only on a team but just in general,” said Salas’s former London High School powerlifting coach, Tony Ramon. “Javi was definitely an asset to the team from just his freshman year. He may have not thought so, but just from working his numbers all the way to his senior…