Last Wednesday, over 70 students from Del Mar College joined other community colleges to attend the Texas Community College Student Day in Austin where they attended a meeting of the Texas House of Representatives, toured the state capitol building, an...

The Student Leadership and ' Campus Life Office invites faculty/staff to participate in this years 'West Campus Viking Day' information session on February 9, 2011 from 11:00-1:00 p.m. Faculty and staff should bring display materials and handouts about th...

'Fifteen minutes until show time,' yelled Andrea Dupper, back stage manager for Coastal Bend Fashion Showcase runway shows, as half and ndash; naked models ran around with hairdressers and stylists chasing them to fix any imperfections before they w...

The public bus is a vehicle that many people are familiar with, whether that may mean we are a passenger, have driven the bus or seen it pass by on the streets of Corpus Christi. For those of us who have not boarded the bus before, the bus is like a lo...

I hopped on the B-Line shortly after my classes finished. Much to my displeasure, I had totally missed the first journalism class and I was determined to make up for it by doing a bang-up job on this assignment. I settled in my seat and looked at the...

On a sunny afternoon, I decided to hitch a ride on one of the city's public transportation vehicles. The B has been utilized by many of our citizens since 1986. My intentions were to talk to people and discover more about their need for the B. I go...

Locally Certified Public Accountant Willie Kosarek of Kosarek Davenport and ' Cudd and Executive Vice President of Frost National Bank, Sylvia Whitmore were recognized by the Del Mar College Foundation, Inc. Board of Trustees. The two individuals were bes...

Since its formation in September 2008, members of the DMC Viking Book Club have been reading and discussing various types of novels. The group meets every second week of the month in the Solomon Coles Classroom building. The book club's creator, DM...

One big fall changed the way Manuel Gonzales wanted to live his life. 'Now I don't want to just live. I want to have meaning,' he said. Ten years ago, a fall sent Gonzales and his friend, Porfirio Porfi Favela...

Looking over the heads of everyone in the crowd, Brianna Holden choked back tears as she relived the night she ran away from home to escape the sexual abuse from her mother's boyfriend. In a desperate search for a better life, she took to the streets. ...

'This award not only recognizes Andrea's teaching accomplishments but also Del Mar College's commitment to excellence,' says Pamela Wilder, Director of the institution's Center for Early Learning. More than five years ago, the center joined the Tex...

The House of Rock will be hosting a benefit concert, 'Blues for a Cure,' to benefit St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital this upcoming Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The headlining band will be the Texas Blues Runners with special guest the ...

In 2010, Corpus Christi was named the Fattest City in America. Many citizens took that as a wake-up call and started working towards bettering their health in hopes of improving their lives and do their part to help Corpus Christi shed this dubious dis...

The Final Chapter: 'I'm an old log in a sea of youth.' It feels like only yesterday that I used that quote for my first writing assignment, a 'First Impressions' project used to initiate news writing students into a news publications setting. ...

Running late to his English class last semester, Steven Cantu, a psychology major, arrived at his class to find something unexpected: his teacher had locked him out. 'I woke up late, and arrived here three minutes after 8 a.m]]> Tue, 7 Dec 2010 1.1823442 Features Cantu, a psychology major, arrived at his class to find something unexpected: his teacher had locked him out. 'I woke up late, and arrived here three minutes after 8 a.m Matt Shipley Features http://www.thedmcfoghorn.com/features/from-smart-ass-to-smarty-1.1821585 Krista Torralva

Staring at the counselor across the desk from him in disbelief, Ramon Ramirez thought, 'I can't believe this woman is laughing at me.' At 17, Ramirez was enrolling for his first semester of college and he had just shared his dream of one day becoming a...

and lsquo;Tis the season to spread Christmas cheer, and there are definitely some folks in the community who could benefit from generous donations. Annually, Del Mar College partners with the Salvation Army Angel Tree Program which focuses on collecti...

Del Mar College engineering majors participated in a class project involving hot air balloons and original car designs last Wed in the Memorial Classroom building. Over 40 students created 12 teams in a friendly competition to see which ca...

A lot has been said about Texas HB 17, a proposed bill similar to Arizona's Senate Bill 1070 authorizing law enforcement officers to ask for ID from any suspected illegal immigrant. For those who are not familiar with this, read the November 16 editori...

Competing against students from Ivy League schools and leading universities across the country, DMC biology graduate Jennifer Robles Chancellor won the Science and Energy Research Challenge (SERCh) held recently in Illinois, taking home $10,000 as Gran...