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DMC Music Department setting seasonal mood with ‘Holiday Spectacular’

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College Relations / Del Mar College Free annual concert features ensemble performances and sing-alongs for an evening of musical memories for all ages The thought of sleigh bells and snow is not typical of South Texas. During the Del Mar College Music Department’s “Holiday Spectacular,” audience members can expect some winter wonderland memories and a few surprises. The free performance is this Thursday, Nov. 29, in the College’s Richardson Performance Hall on the East Campus on Ayers Street.

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Sensei teaches ‘gentle way’

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[slideshow] Omar Perez / Chief Illustrator Manifested within every human physique is the adamant and infinitely remarkable spirit of the fighter. Ocean waves crash onto the pier in a crushing, violent display. Crisp winter air briskly cuts through the grass and drowns out the mechanical noise from nearby roads. Few could be seen strolling or jogging down the renovated bicycle lane in this type of weather.

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‘No Shave November’ campaign seeks to raise awareness

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Audra Rodriguez / Staff Writer Del Mar College students Edward Davila, Jarrett Box and Dennis Martinez all started the month of November the same way: by putting down the razor. The annual month-long “No Shave November” campaign is here. While the aim of No Shave November, also known as “Movember,” is to not shave for the entire month, some might not know exactly why. Several male DMC students who are participating in the event expressed the same concept: that it is just a way to not have to shave.

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West Campus to host creative writing reading by DMC student veterans Nov. 6

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Contributed/ DMC College Relations As part of Veterans Day observances, Del Mar College presents Veterans in the Arts Open-Mic Creative Writing Reading titled “In Celebration of Those Returned.” DMC student veterans will share their experiences serving our country with their original poetry and fiction. Students’ work will be featured in a special section of the College’s literary journal, The Grackle. Date: November 6, 20212 Where: Palmetto Room in the Coleman Center on the West Campus Time: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sandra Valerio at 698-2314 or svalerio@delmar.edu…

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Pet Overpopulation: The Solutions

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[slideshow] Rudy Leyva/ Staff writer “Mankind’s true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it.” – Milan Kundera (Czech writer)

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Pet population piles up

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part two of a three-part series Rudy Leyva / Staff writer There is agreement among many of those attempting to resolve the pet overpopulation problem that the causes of the dilemma must be acknowledged and then addressed for any discernible progress to be realized. Looking at numbers from studies and surveys taken by various animal welfare organizations help to define the size of the problem. According to a 2011-2012 National Pet Owners Survey conducted by the American Pet Products Association (APPA), 62 percent of U.S. households own a pet, which equates 72.9 million homes. The survey offers a further breakdown…

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Millennials: the next generation in politics

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Raul Alonzo/Staff Writer When Daniel Lucio, a 26-year-old graduate student enrolled in Texas A&M, decided to run for City Council last year he soon discovered that the commitment would take hold of his life for the duration of the campaign – every hour of the day woven into an intricate schedule sprawling from sunrise to sunset and far after.