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Campus carry forum aims to educate Foghorn News to host panel discussion for students, community Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com

The Foghorn News wants to make sure students are aware of the rules surrounding the new campus carry law that takes effect at Del Mar College in the

fall. The student newspaper plans to host a panel discussion on the issue from 12:30-2 p.m. on April 18 in Wolfe Recital Hall.

Students, employees and members of the public are welcome to attend.

The forum will be moderated by Foghorn Editor-in-Chief Natalie Murphy and will feature DMC President Mark Escamilla, Colligate High School Principal Tracie Rodriguez, Provost and

Vice President for Academic Affairs Beth Lewis, Interim Chief of Security Lauren White, CCPD Captain Billy Breedlove, and Augustin Rivera Jr., who serves as the general counsel for DMC. The event will serve as an opportunity for students and community members who have questions regarding the new procedures and what will happen in case of emergencies.

Topics to be covered include

the state law as well as areas DMC has designated as gunfree zones.

“It will be a good opportunity for students to come and ask questions and become more informed,” Murphy said.

Murphy noted that the forum will not be a political one and will only answer questions about the law, which has been in effect at four-year public universities in Texas since fall 2016.

“We encourage people to come and ask questions about the law,” Murphy said. “We will also be live streaming the forum and answering questions from Facebook and Twitter.”

For more info contact 361698-1390 or news@foghornnews.com, or go to foghornnews.com. @foghornmark

Live from Richardson Hall!

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Jazz Band Director David Irving looks over his sheet music during a rehearsal for his final performance at Richardson Performance Hall. Irving, who is retiring after 45 years with Del Mar College, has been doing performances with special guest soloists for the past 42 years. This year’s performance featured the return of saxophonist Lou Marini.

David Irving joins musician Lou Marini for concert at DMC Natalie Murphy nmurphy@foghornnews.com For Shaun Meredith, manager of Richardson Performance Hall, the past year has been a nonstop trek to restore an important piece of the community. But he managed to bring it together just in time for Jazz Band Director David Irving’s last big performance with Del Mar. “I’m doing this without a staff,” Meredith said. “I haven’t had any staff since September of last year.”

Meredith estimates that the 67-year-old performance hall had about 400,000 gallons of water in it last May when it flooded. The venue

has been closed since for repairs.

“The entire gold section, 562 seats, was damaged,” Meredith said.

Meredith was setting up the room for Irving’s April 13 performance, Meredith said working with Irving for the past 15 years has been incredibly special to him and he wanted to return that feeling.

“I don’t like to say goodbye but retirement is part of life” Meredith said with a smile. “I’m trying to make this as special as possible for [Irving] and his family and his students.”

The performance hall unofficially reopened with a concert featuring musician Lou Marini. This was the fifth time Marini, who has performed on “Saturday Night Live” and in “Blues Brothers,” has joined Irving for a performance at the school.

During a rehearsal the night before the performance, Irving intro-

duced Marini to his students.

Meredith said that for the most “He’s the only person I’ve asked part the process has gone smoothly, back five times,” Irving said. “And but he faced permit delays with the there’s a reason for that.” city in the beginning.

Marini regaled students with a stoMeredith has turned down almost ry about when he was a young mu- all the requests to use Richardson, sician and thanked but when it came Irving for having PHOTOS to Irving, he just him back. say no. oghorn ews .com couldn’t “It’s great to be As far as how back here,” Marini Go to Page 12 to see more of much is left to be said. “We always done in the hall, “I’m Irving and Marini and go to have a good time. just thrilled to have foghornnews.com to see an Let’s get started.” this much of a start,” audio slideshow.

Richardson is Irving said. now in the final Irving was excitphase of construction, some of which ed about one more chance to perincludes placing three draining sta- form at Richardson. tions, retaining walls and vents under “It means everything,” Irving said. the building. Lots of details remain “I’m really grateful to Shaun. This is for Meredith as he works to get the the best place to play, anywhere.” hall finished, and even the house piano is still out for repairs. @foghorn_murphy

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DMC aims to get kids ready for STEM field Science, technology, engineering, math majors in demand Nomaan Khan nkhan@foghornnews.com

With technology creeping into nearly every field, Del Mar College hopes to ensure student are well-prepared to enter the workforce. The college has an extensive science discipline that offers many courses in STEM, all equipped with current facilities, an experienced faculty and a comfortable learning environment.

“We have to take full advantage of technology and utilize it toward cycle learning,” said chemistry professor Daniel Lindley.

Lindley said he likes to engage and excite his students into progression, so he makes use of resources such as Canvas, video lectures and other options.

“The students these days must have a higher level of understanding and education in today’s professional world. You have to exceed goals at all times,” Lindley said.

“Students must learn the concept of excellence so that they can keep up with this transformation that’s happening in society,” he said. “There’s industries upon industries being created but it’s important to remember that all these industries still require humans to run them.”

With many industries rapidly moving toward automation, even non-STEM companies and firms

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Reavelyn Pray presents data that she gathered during her internship at the Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. are looking to hire STEM majors.

From teaching the basics of GPS to video game design, DMC

offers Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and gaming design certificates to prepare its creative

students.

Dorothy Pallotti, a STEM technology adviser, said DMC “gives students all the resources to get them ready for their post-grad careers.”

Pallotti, also an adjunct instructor at DMC, said there are many extracurricular opportunities for STEM students at Del Mar. “We’ve hosted competitions for high school students, and then some of the college students will actually get to attend robotics competitions and other cool things like that,” Pallotti said.

Agustin Bernier, a sophomore at DMC studying pre-engineering, is one of the Del Mar students who attended a NASA robotics competition in 2016. Called the

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A peek into the world of law and order Speakers detail their careers in the legal field for interested students Adriana King aking@foghornnews.com

A panel of five legal professionals recently visited Del Mar College students to help guide them into the world of judges, court reporters and attorneys.

“How did I get here? Blood, sweat and tears,” said Nueces County District Attorney Mark Gonzalez.

“I didn’t know how to be a lawyer, but I knew I was going to try.”

Gonzalez was joined by Justice Gina Benavides, personal injury attorney and municipal court Judge Antonio Gonzalez, First Assistant District Attorney Matthew Manning and Mathis’ municipal court Judge Frank Gonzalez to answer questions from students. With Del Mar College attorney Augustin Rivera hosting, they provided their experience and encouragement to students as part of a Careers in the Legal Field event held April 5 in the White Library.

“It was a good event,” said Gabriel Cabrera, president of the Criminal Justice Club, which attended the meeting. “We brought our members and they seemed to be really receptive of it. They gave us a lot of information and it was information we wanted to hear.”

Dozens of professionally dressed students attended the event and learned not only how to become a lawyer, but what lawyers do and the difference they make. ”If you ask most people, they hate lawyers but love their own lawyer. That’s because they’re helping them in a time of need,” said Benavides, one of six on an appellate court that covers 20 counties. “The law allows me to give to others. I think that’s what inspired me.”

To become a lawyer, students must get a bachelor’s degree, go to law school and take exams like the BAR, which takes two and a half days to complete. But while the road is a long and hard one, the attorneys emphasized that getting a career in this field may be difficult at times, but surely worth it.

“Plant a seed of belief in yourself. You’re the soil that dreams are planted in. You’ve got to let it grow,” said Frank Gonzalez. “The success stories are endless, but it all starts with, ‘I’m going to believe in myself.’”

There are a variety of jobs that are in the legal field besides lawyer, including court reporting, something that’s been a topic of discussion ever since the state

has seen a lack of them.

“There’s a shortage of (court reporters) statewide,” Benavides said. “In Corpus Christi they were being paid significantly less than in surrounding areas. All our courts are courts of record. It all goes into the book so the appellate court can see what was said and not said.”

This documentation isn’t only necessary in appellate court; court reporters take note of what goes on in court proceedings, meetings, speeches and more.

“Court reporting is a wonderful profession. They’re kind of essential to the system. I think the courts are starting to show appreciation for them, which is good,” said Frank Gonzalez.

The panelists emphasized that not only do they work hard to make sure that everything goes well for their client, but they also stay busy making a difference in the community and in the lives of those they serve.

“They’re always giving back, that’s what lawyers do, and they’re problem solvers. There’s a lot of stress but if you’re doing it right you’ll never be bored,” Rivera said.

The attorneys expressed encouraged students to chase their dreams and pursue their interests relentlessly and with pride.

“Be proud because you can to it and you’re going to,” Mark Gonzalez said. “If you want to do this, it’s achievable.”

Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com When the Student Government Association partnered with the Women’s Shelter of South Texas for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, they wanted to try something new for the annual “Go Purple” event.

“We’ve done it before with them a couple years, but it’s either been at the Watergardens or a church,” SGA adviser Beverly Cage said.

“Last year we talked about trying it at Del Mar and seeing how it works out — and it worked out really well.”

So well, in face, that the SGA won first place for Community Service Project at its Texas Junior College Student Government Association Leaders Assemble State Convention in Houston.

SGA co-adviser Tina Butler received second place for Adviser of the Year at the conference.

“She was really excited to be able to win second place,” Cage said. “She’s really helped us in shape and form because parliament procedure is strongly used in the regional and state level.”

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District Attorney Mark Gonzalez tells students about how he became an attorney, the ups and downs of his career and answers their questions about the legal field and the careers involved during an event in the White Library.

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Vías legales y jurídicas para los futuros abogados

La carrera de derecho es una de las más comunes y solicitadas en cualquier centro de estudios superiores. Ser abogado muchas veces es sinónimo de trabajo seguro y una vida prospera.

No hay duda que estudiar derecho y ejercer como abogado suena bien, aunque no es un canino fácil, para llegar a obtener ese éxito en el ámbito legal se necesita saber realmente en que área se busca la especialización, conocer el campo y vivir cada día como un abogado. Estos fueron algunos de los consejos que los alumnos Del Mar College aprendieron en el panel de discusión: Carreras en el Ámbito Jurídico.

Organizado por el Programa de fondos federales para los Estados Unidos “Title V Career Readiness Institute”. El pasado miércoles 5 de abril en la biblioteca del campus Este Del Mar College.

El panel fue moderado por Augustin Rivera Jr. Asesor General Del Mar College. Y se contó con la participación de los panelistas:

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Gina M. Benavides. Jueza Decimotercera del Tribunal de Apelaciones, en su intervención en el panel “Carreras en el Ámbito Jurídico” el pasado miércoles 5 de abril en la biblioteca DMC. Gina M. Benavides. Jueza Decimotercera del Tribunal de Apelaciones, Mark González. Fiscal de Distrito del Condado de Nueces,

SGA AWARDS n 1st place, Community Service Project n 2nd place, Adviser of the Year n 3rd place, Chapter of the Year n 3rd place, Poetry n Honorable mention, Event of the Year Recognition for statewide community service project with the Ronald McDonald House of Houston The SGA also won honorable mention for Event of the Year for Pizza with the President and was recognized for organizing a statewide community service project with the Ronald McDonald House of Houston.

Alongside the awards won, the SGA took home many skills learned from the workshops.

“I can always take back different leadership skills that I can use at Del Mar. We learned different ways to advertise SGA to get students to come to our meetings,” SGA member Payton Jones said.

One thing that Cage feels stands out along with the awards won is the leadership the students show.

“It’s great when you see student leaders that rise to the occasion and do what you know they’re capable of,” Cage said, “But helping them grow and get to that level is the most rewarding and amazing part of it to me.” @jonathan10894

Matt Manning. Asistente Primero del Condado de Nueces, Antonio González. Juez Municipal y de la Lesión Personal/Penal, Frank

Gonzales. Participante General.

Tanto los aspirantes de derecho como estudiantes de carreras afines tuvieron la oportunidad de escuchar y resolver dudas en el ámbito legal y profesional, cada uno de los panelistas compartieron de sus experiencias y trayectoria en sus especialidades legales. Asimismo, algunas de los sucesos que los motivaron a estudiar para abogados y encontrar la especialización.

El panel cerro con la participación de los estudiantes DMC y con la oportunidad de acercase y conversar en persona con los panelistas. Víctor Dávila, Director de Title V. Expreso que el objetivo organizar estos eventos es promover el espacio para que los estudiantes puedan conocer de cerca las diferentes áreas laborales en el área de derecho. Y a su vez puedan conocer y relacionarse de cerca con profesionales de experiencia que pueden ser una plataforma necesaria para el futuro profesional. @JTO_News

Journalism students win 36 awards at conference Dominic Perez dperez@foghornnews.com The Foghorn News staff returned with 36 awards, including 12 for first place, from their annual state journalism conference in late March.

More than 500 students from twoand four-year schools attended the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference in Dallas.

“I think we did well. It was beneficial to everyone. They learned how to create better content for the Web and the paper,” said Foghorn News Editor-in-Chief Natalie Murphy.

TIPA gives students the chance to compete against other journalism programs in both previously published and live contests, where they face off against their peers from other schools, regardless of size.

“The live contests help you see what it’s going to be like when on site for an assignment and make you think under pressure, which is a great experience,” said Murphy, who took home three

awards and a scholarship.

“I felt like crying when they announced my name for the scholarship,” Murphy said. “Everything helps when you’re trying to pay for school.”

Associate professor of journalism Robert Muilenburg brought 10 students on the trip.

“The students represented us well. I was impressed with their professionalism and I was proud to take them to compete against all the other schools in Texas,” Muilenburg said.

“Our students show that a twoyear program can compete with any program in the state,” said Muilenburg, who was also elected the new vice president of TIPA. Former Foghorn Editor-in-Chief Beth Francesco, who works at the Caller-Times for several years before becoming director of student media for the University of Texas at Arlington, was named TIPA adviser of the year for her passion and desire to help students succeed.

TIPA AWARDS n 1st place, Online Interactivity, www.foghornnews.com n 2nd place, Overall Excellence, Foghorn News n 2nd place, Website Navigation, www.foghornnews.com

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The power of studying is in your hands Free cellphone apps can help students with organization Colby Farr cfarr@foghornnews.com

With finals just around the corner, students will be looking to cram more study time into their day. In today’s world, finding time can be as easy as downloading a study app, but finding the right one can be difficult. I decided to take a look at three highly rated apps that students have used for studying.

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Gene Seaman and his wife, Ellen, presented the check for $100,000 at West Campus which will be used to fund the Gene and Ellen Seaman GED Scholarship. The Seamans have been providing $5,000 a year since the scholarship was established in 2006.

Michelle Mirelez mmirelez@foghornnews.com Gene Seaman’s eyes filled as he told of what inspires him and his wife to give so much to students.

“We were from Buffalo, New York. I had worked on a farm as a boy to do hard labor, and barely made it through high school.

In fact, I flunked algebra and flunked geometry” Seaman said.

Seaman shared his story after presenting the DMC Foundation with a $100,000 endowment check for The Gene and Ellen Seaman GED Scholarship on April 10 in the Health Science Building at the West Campus.

The Seamans have been providing 5,000 a year since the scholarship was established in 2006, giving at least five GED students a $700 scholarship to help continue their education entering college.

Nursing student Melinda Siotos got her start after receiving her first scholarship, the Gene and Ellen Scholarship, in 2013.

“Through my hard work and determination and along with Seaman’s generous support I am now the level-II nursing student that I have been working hard to get to,” Siotos said.

Gene Seaman spoke at the event, telling of his time as a boy working on a farm in Buffalo, New York. The Seamans’ scholarship has given GED students the opportunity to continue their education in college.

“I want you to believe in yourselves, even when past hardships or others seem to have set you up for failure,” Siotos advised current and future GED students.

As a single mother and fulltime Del Mar student who works part time, Siotos is familiar with the challenges of attending college.

“Let go of the thoughts that weaken you, change yourself as you want to be and let go of the fears about being judged or too old to attend school or too far behind,” she said.

Gene and Ellen Seaman serve on DMC’s Board of Trustees and have a long tradition of giving to Del Mar.

“Now that we have funded it permanently, when I’m dead and gone it will still be there. God willing I might even add more as the time goes on to make it even bigger than it is now,” Seaman said. @mmirelez16

Regents approve contract bid for building Colby Farr cfarr@foghornnews.com

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The Del Mar College Board of Regents approved a base bid of $45,375,000 for the Bartlett Cocke/Beecroft general contracting firm. The contracting firm will be overseeing the construction of the General Academic and Music Phase II building, which is scheduled to open in 2019.

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Regents on April 11 selected a contractor for the second phase of the General Academic and Music Building Phase II. Bartlett Cocke/Beecroft, a joint venture, was recommended by the evaluation committee to the Board of Regents. The contractor was approved unanimously by the board for the $45 million project.

Three firms were considered by the committee.

“There was no bad choice,” said David Richter of Richter Architects. “Really all of them should be commended for the level of effort they [gave].”

The East Campus project is on track to be completed by August 2019, according to the Board of Regents agenda. August Alfonso, chief information officer, said the base bid for the general contractors was $45,375,000.

“We are in a great place right now,” President Escamilla said, “but we want to be careful as we move forward.”

Construction for the General Academic and Music Building Phase II is expected to begin May 1.

(STEM from Page 1) NASA Aerospace Scholars Program, it is a national program specifically for community colleges.

“A select few of us were flown out to the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, and we collaborated with students from across the nation in order to design a prototype Mars rover,” Bernier said.

One of the preliminary models Bernier designed had certain elements that are also being used by NASA for its 2020 Mars rover.

“It was a confidence-building experience, full of opportunities for learning and teamwork to focus on something bigger than ourselves,” Bernier said.

Bernier, a peer tutor at the Student Success Center and president of the Science, Engineering & Math Major Organization (SEMMO), said organizations such as SEMMO are great for students to come together and network with people who bear similar interests and also to hear talks by guest speak-

ers.

“All kinds of opportunities are available for your everyday Del Mar student.

It’s a mistake to think that only fouryear colleges offer these sort of extracurricular options. The only thing that limits you is what you believe you’re capable of,” Bernier said.

The SEMMO club meets every other Wednesday, and provides mentors for students to guide them in STEM courses. It’s one of the many organizations at Del Mar that allow students to connect with not only their peers, but also to chat with professionals from the field with insights, information on internships and other career opportunities.

“I eventually want to design robots and make them mainstream. I want to create something that will impact people beneficially in their everyday lives.

Through Del Mar, I’ve attended several conferences, including the NASA one.

They’ve helped me greatly and I look forward to furthering my education,” Bernier said.

QUIZLET Quizlet presents students with different ways to study the material. When first opening the app, however, it can be confusing. There is not a tutorial on how to use the app and it drops you right into the middle of it. The user interface was confusing and difficult to navigate at times, but that could be because of the lack of tutorials.

One big thing to know about Quizlet is that it revolves around study sets that were created by users themselves. This makes it hard to find study material that is specifically meant for the user, since every study set is slightly different and might not present the material the teacher has been teaching. It makes Quizlet feel like it was made for cooperation among students in the same class.

You can create your own study sets, however, and share them with classmates in the same class.

Quizlet presents different ways to test yourself on the learning material such as flashcards, writing the answer to the question and matching cards. These different ways make studying seem fast and you can always mix it up if you get tired of studying one way. It keeps studying interesting.

Rating: 3/5

EVERNOTE Evernote is an app you can use to take notes while in class or it could be a place just to store documents. The app opens with a nice tutorial that easily explains its many features. When using Evernote, the user can create different notebooks to organize their notes.

There’s a lot more to Evernote than just typing out the notes on the board, however. Evernote can also record audio, scan documents and attach files to notes to be looked at later. You can create to-do lists as well. All of these features give you endless ways to store information that you will be getting from your teachers. These features also make the app seem like it wasn’t just meant for studying.

With Evernote, you can also use the app on your computer and on your phone to trade notes between the two devices.

If you typed notes on your computer during class, you can easily pull up those same notes on your phone later in the day when you have some extra time on your hands.

Rating: 4/5

STUDY BLUE There isn’t much to Study Blue besides creating flash cards for yourself. The app drops you into the user interface without much tutorial, but unlike Quizlet, its concept is a bit more simple. The first page you see when you open the app is a blank flashcard that prompts you to write in your own terms and definition. Once you get started, it’s really easy to create a digital deck of flashcards that you can carry with you anywhere.

While Study Blue is built around the option to create your own flash cards, it gives you the option to look at classes, created by “instructors.” Other people can enroll in these classes and can create cards for those classes, contributing to a community feeling of working together to study for that big test. If you don’t want to use the classroom feature, then you don’t have to worry because Study Blue doesn’t seem to push it.

Rating: 5/5 @colby_farr

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Student fears future without family Pre-nursing major born in U.S., but her parents were not Dolores Garza dgarza@foghornnews.com For one former Del Mar College student, the outcome of November’s presidential election left her scared for her family’s future.

“To be honest I cried the entire night,” said Katia, who has asked that her last name not be revealed.

The Austin native was brought into the world in 1996 a U.S. citizen, cared for and loved by her hardworking immigrant parents.

According to the Pew Hispanic Research Center, 24 percent of U.S. babies have immigrant parents.

Two years before she was born, Katia’s father left Mexico to seek a better opportunity here in the United States. In 1995, Katia’s mom joined her husband and they made their home in Central Texas.

“My dad is the source of income as a construction worker, while my mom is a stay-at-home mom,” Katia said. “She goes out to do the errands and grocery shopping so while she’s out and about, I worry about her more now than ever.”

Katia is now majoring in pre-nursing at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and is focusing more on finishing school as soon as possible due to the recent deportation raid threats happening in her hometown.

“I’m a bit more conscious on how I spend my money right now and just a bit more stressed to finish school,” Katia said.

Del Mar College political science professor Renato Ramirez said the U.S. has a long history of profiling based on religion and ethnicity.

“We go through time periods in which people are scapegoated based on religion, based on nationality, based on their immigration status,” Ramirez said.

“We’re seeing this again, we saw it in the ‘50s, in the ‘30s, we saw it at the turn of the century, we saw it many different times throughout our history.”

Ramirez noted that Barack Obama’s time as president also included a significant amount of deportations.

“We’ve had periods of mass deportation before. President Obama deported more people than any other president prior to his terms in office and Donald Trump I think is going to continue that pattern,” Ramirez said. “It creates a fear, even for nonimmigrants that are minority of Hispanic background.”

For students like Katia, living fearfully can cause one to question if their education is worth the risk.

“That the government is keeping an eye on you is debilitating.

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Katia, a pre-nursing major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, was born to two undocumented parents that came from Mexico. Since the 2016 general election, Katia has lived with worry that soon her life would be changed.

You can’t focus your attention on tion policies. with. what you need to do, and you “I’ve read articles that even “It makes me feel more afraid start to wonder, ‘Is it worth it?’ Why under the Obama administration for the world because as a Hisshould I dedicate myself to this more people were going back panic man this kind of affects me society if they are going to treat rather than coming into the U.S.,” and of course I worry for Katia and my parents like pariahs?” Ramirez Katia said. “Building a wall would her family because this is scary,” said. “It creDeLeon ates a tre- “We go through time periods in which people are said “All mendous this hapamount of scapegoated based on religion, based on national- p e n i n g uncertainty makes in your abil- ity, based on their immigration status. We’re seeing me quesity to sucthe this again, we saw it in the ‘50s, in the ‘30s, we saw tion ceed.” world A s i d e it at the turn of the century, we saw it many differ- because from living t h i s ent times throughout our history.” in Austin shouldn’t her whole hap— Renato Ramirez, political science professor be life, moving pening to Corpus to good Christi was a part of Katia’s educa- be just a waste of money that people who just want a better life tional plan with the intention of could actually benefit the U.S. in for themselves and their kids.” participating in the nursing pro- another area.”

Katia can’t help but wonder gram at A&M-CC. Katia’s roommate Cory DeLeon what would happen if her parents After living in Corpus Christi for has noticed a change in her be- were deported from the United a little over two years now, Katia havior recently.

States, a place they have called has created a habit of keeping up “I’ve seen her a lot more in- home for over 21 years. with the news around the world. volved with the news whether it “I had to come up with difLittle did she know, soon the involves watching it or reading ferent plans if anything were to news would affect her personally. about it,” DeLeon said. “And I know happen to my parents,” Katia said.

After Trump won the presi- she wanted to be home with her “If my dad were to be deported I dency against Hillary Clinton, family because, of course, who would either have to go back to Katia knew her life was about to wouldn’t worry for their family?”

Austin and help my mom support change.

As a college student living the family or take out a loan and There was much debate in the away from home, DeLeon grew just finish my minor as a major news of Trump building a border closer to Katia and has much em- and try to graduate here as soon wall and enforcing new immigra- pathy for the difficulties she lives as possible.”

As the oldest of three siblings, Katia has come up with different scenarios and possible outcomes to take over the responsibility of taking care of them.

“My other plans were that if my mom were to be deported I would have to go back to Austin because my dad wouldn’t be able to care of my siblings alone,” Katia said. “One thing that struck me was that my brother said that they would rather stay with me in the U.S. rather than going with them [parents] to Mexico. They’re so use to life here in the U.S. because that’s all they have ever known.”

Katia felt heartbroken when it came time to sit down and discuss her plans with her parents.

“There were a lot of tears,” Katia said. “I couldn’t wait to be home and had to call my mom with multiple plans.”

At least 5,100 children have had their parents deported since 2011, according to the Applied Research Center. The center warns that if nothing changes within the next five years, 15,000 more children are likely to face a similar fate.

“Family is everything to me,” Katia said. “They’re my support, my teachers, my strength in everything I do, and without them I’m not sure what I would do.”

Deportations create anxiety among undocumented Dolores Garza dgarza@foghornnews.com

With the Trump administration promising more policies on immigration and deportation, many Hispanics across the U.S. are on edge, wondering what will come next.

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids have increasingly made headlines, Del Mar College student Anais Esquivel empathizes with the individuals being affected.

“They are instilling fear into undocumented communities where most of them are just trying to make a better life for themselves versus where they came from,” Esquivel said.

Esquivel feels these raids have a negative impact on the U.S. and wants to see that the issue is brought to the attention of all individuals.

“The raids are not being covered enough. This is a major issue in the U.S. because it is an illegal search and seizure,” Esquivel said. “It isn’t right that the government wants to allow police officials and government officials to ask for identification.

People of different ethnicities should be able to step out of their homes without the need to be worried to have to carry their identification everywhere they go in fear of being taken away unlawfully.”

Although there have been a few rumors of deportation in Corpus Christi, they appear to be just rumors.

That doesn’t stop immigrant families from the fear of deportation or businesses from taking a stand to support the individuals.

Foghorn News File

Deputy Valerie Garza, with the Nueces County Sheriff's Department, checks a trail used by undocumented immigrants just south of Robstown in 2016.

In 2002, the Homeland Security Act was passed to prevent terrorism after 9/11 had occurred the year before. In response, the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a constituent agency of the Department of Homeland Security, came about in 2003.

This agency, now known as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE, was established to protect the US from illegal immigrants who threaten national security and public safety.

ICE agents have been on their

feet raiding homes and businesses across the U.S., arresting criminal and non-criminal immigrants.

According to ICE statistics, there were a total of 240,255 removals in 2016.

In 2012, under the presidency of Barack Obama, 409,849 individuals were removed. Approximately 55 percent of these, or 225,390, were removed because of felonies or misdemeanors.

With 400 offices in the US, ICE has over 20,000 employees and under the Trump administration the numbers are increasing.

Illegal immigration has become a hot political topic because now that Trump has taken the role as president, he is taking a more forceful action to decrease the amount of immigration in the states.

Trump is pushing to build a border wall, and it has brought about chaos and anxiety toward undocumented individuals.

Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California border the country of Mexico of over 1,900 miles.

Approximately 38.8 percent of the Texas population is His-

panic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Aside from the wall, sanctuary cities are another factor when it comes to the strict control of immigrants.

In agreement with Trump wanting to punish these cities, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is looking to cut federal grants to cities and states that are securing immigrant felons from the federal laws.

Texas lawmakers are cooperating with Trump’s decision and are looking to defund sanctuary cities in the state.

On Feb. 16, businesses around the country closed for the day in support of the importance of immigration.

Jalisco Grocery and Meat Market was one of few local businesses that closed on “A Day Without Immigrants.”

Manager Ruth Palomino felt that there should have been more support in the city and that more businesses should have participated in the protest of immigrants.

“Because we’re also Hispanics and Latinos, I think some way or somehow we have to demonstrate that we’re in favor of their rights and our business depends on them,” Palomino said.

Palomino felt that since they are the ones that give them their business they should show their support for them and show that they are also against racism, deportations and separating families.

“We too have family members that are undocumented and like it’s been said we come here to work, to make something of our lives for our families,” Palomino said.

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Job fair extends opportunities for many Companies offer positions for work and volunteering Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com Whether looking to begin their careers or simply to gain experience while still in college, Del Mar students didn’t have to look far to check out their options. More than 50 employers attended the college’s recent career fairs.

The career fairs, which brought about two dozen employers to East Campus on April 4 and to West Campus the following day, had employers ranging from Sam’s Club to the Coast Guard.

Pearl Rodriguez, a nursing major, said she was looking for extra work at some of the healthcare-related jobs including hospice.

“I already work in my field, but I’m looking for extra experience,” Rodriguez said.

Rodriguez noted that the variety of jobs at the event came in handy and said it helped her get the name of some possible future employers.

Coordinated by the DMC Career Development Center, the event offered a variety of job opportunities for anything from

Michelle Mirelez/Foghorn News

Jonathan Garza (left), a Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History employee, engages with Del Mar student Danielle Kirfman, a dental hygiene major, in a science experiment in the Harvin Center during the Career Fair on April 4. service jobs to armed services and even volunteer work.

Amanda Sullens, a member of the Coast Guard, was at the career fair helping recruit and give info about the Coast Guard program.

“We are trying to diversify our

membership to include a bigger number of minorities and women,” said Sullens, who also talked about the numerous scholarships that Del Mar students can get if they choose to join.

Rad Lil Nguyen, an international nursing student at Del Mar,

said “she was looking for volunteer opportunities” and that she enjoyed the variety of organizations at the fair.

Career Counselor Fernando Garza said that while employers fill several positions at the career fairs, the real benefit is to stu-

dents.

“Our main focus is helping people start their career from Del Mar and to make sure they are prepared,” Garza said. @foghornmark

Crime victims receive support New mascot

to be unveiled

Event brings organizations together to display an array of resources available

Kimberly Vera kvera@foghornnews.com

Adriana King aking@foghornnews.com April is Sexual Assault Awareness month, and in honor of National Crime Victims Rights Week, the college held its second annual Community Resource Fair on both campuses to spread awareness and information about crime including sexual assault and domestic violence to students. The fair was held on April 5 on East Campus and the following day was held on West Campus.

“We live here and we need to know what our resources are in these situations,” said student Genave Lamvert.

The fair was home to booths from many organizations including The Women’s Shelter of South Texas, Corpus Christi Police Department, Charlie’s Place, Women’s and Men’s Health Services and Youth Odyssey. Agencies gave out brochures detailing risks and informative handouts along with fun prizes like stuffed animals, candy and more to get students’ attention and show them how to deal with being victims of crime and how to avoid becoming such.

“We’re a prevention organization that works with at-risk youth,” said Micaela Kidd, who works with Youth Odyssey. “We do afterschool programs at middle schools to teach kids how to be leaders and successful people.”

While the some booths focused on proactive solutions, other booths included interactive activities for change as well. For example, students could sign one of many pledges and

Josselyn Obregon/Foghorn News

Jeremy Sirio (right), community educator for the Women’s Shelter of South Texas, hands out information to students at the Community Resource Fair on April 5. have that pledge turned into part of a paper chain meant to symbolize strength for victims.

The Women’s Shelter invited students to decorate paper jeans and participate in “Denim Day,” a day where denim jeans are worn in protest after the Italian Supreme Court decided that a victim’s tight jeans being removed during her encounter implied her consent.

This year, Denim Day will fall on April 26 and officials, people in positions of authority and really anyone are invited to wear jeans to raise awareness.

Veterans share stories of their time in Vietnam Brittany Claramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com The Vietnam War was the first war televised, with Americans able to watch battle footage daily. From then on we often see one side of war on our TVs. However, four Vietnam Veterans shared what it was really like to serve during a recent War and Remembrance panel discussion at Del Mar College.

Being drafted into the war was hard, especially just graduating from high school. Many didn’t know what to expect during their training and entering the fields of Vietnam. However, after the war, many saw opportunity within the military as a career, which led to inspiring family and friends to enlist and serve.

Ramiro Chavez was a student at Del Mar college in 1967. He spoke about his experience at the college and then in a span of a few days his life has changed.

“From a student to a musician to being drafted into the war — that’s how fast your life can change,” Chavez said.

One thing did stick with them all: the smell of humidity, heat and the jungles.

“To this day I remember the smell,” Carlos Garcia said.

The conditions were rough in the country, and the people either hated them or liked them.

They couldn’t allow fear to cloud their minds because they knew they had a job to do.

Many soldiers were in the jungle and mountains for days

on end, surviving ambushes and bullets flying above. If they ran out of water, they drank from the river. If they ran out of food, they looked around in the jungle for something edible.

“War is hell,” Jose Ramirez said.

Listening to men who fought in the Vietnam War gives a different perspective from what was aired on television. Memories from any war are hard to relive, but it serves as history that books and documentaries @BrittClaramunt

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Vietnam veteran Ramiro Chavez shares some of his war stories at the War and Rememberance panel discussion at Del Mar College.

These, along with other displays, such as the CCPD’s handout on how to stay safe while going out or walking alone, encouraged students to be educated, supportive and to work toward a better world for victims altogether.

“A lot of people are scared to talk about this but this fair helps them not have to feel ashamed,” Nina Garza said. “This lets them know that there’s other people that have been through it and that they have support.” @KingIsAQueen

The new Del Mar Viking is landing soon.

The college will unveil its mascot during a ceremony April 27 in the Harvin Center.

“This event brings out another level of collegiate experience. It’s going to be great for community outreach,” said Rito Silva, vice president of student affairs. “The new mascot is a huge step for Del Mar College because it is the ultimate rally cry for our students and community to come together.”

While the Viking has been Del Mar’s mascot since 1939, this is the first time the character will come to life. Del Mar selected Raymond Entertainment to develop the mascot. Company owner Dave Raymond was the original Phillie Phanatic, the mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies. Costume production company Avant Garb was selected to produce the suit.

The Viking is expected to appear at onand off-campus events, including Board of Regents presentations, recruitment events, DMC Foundation donor recognitions, Alumni Association functions, Buccaneer Days, Junior Livestock Shows and more.

The college will hold a mascot-naming contest for students in fall 2017.

According to Beverly Cage, director of Student Leadership & Campus Life, as of mid-April the college had yet to hire a student to play the mascot, and coach applications were still being processed.

The Viking Landing celebration will begin at 11 a.m. April 27 in the Harvin Center.

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Coastal Bend celebrates Earth Day Bay Day Kids learn about environment, play with local wildlife

Mark Young myoung@foghornnews.com

There were animals, plants and recycling galore at the 18th annual Earth Day Bay Day celebration at Heritage Park.

Hosted by the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, the event aimed to bring fun and education to the Coastal Bend.

The event featured a wide range of events and vendors, with many local groups having presentations for environmental causes such as local produce, anti-plastic and anti-littering projects, environmental activist groups and educational presentations.

While the event was mostly for educational purposes, it was far from dull. Wildlife presentations, art showings and activities such as fishing and rock climbing were also offered.

Angelica Duke, a sophomore at Collegiate High School, said she “just came for fun,” but didn’t ignore that the event was “to show people that they need to care for the environment more.”

The importance of buying local was also stressed.

“We want people to not rely on store produce as much and start growing their own fruits and vegetables,” said Kimberly Rios with Grow Local South Texas. “We also encourage people to visit the farmers markets and buy natural and local produce.”

Her booth was one of the many that had fun and light-hearted presentations for kids to enjoy with Styrofoam cups filled with soil to encourage kids to plant their own vegetables that they could take home with them.

Just a ways away from the center of the event was a large art sculpture made out of plas-

Photos by Mark Young/Foghorn News

Kora and Mila Barrera pick up sea animals during one of the presentations at the Earth Day Bay Day celebration.

tic water bottles to represent plastic pollution. With over 3,000 bottles tied together by fishing line, the bottles made a waterfall, river and pool with fish and turtles also made of bottles by local schools and groups.

“I want people to learn about the problems and pollution that plastic makes,” said Melissa Zamora, who made the piece for people to be more conscious about the environment.

Zamora, an environmental science major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi who made the art piece, said that it “was part of the EPIC plastic project in response to the increased usage in plastic bot-

tles after the water crises.”

The event was organized by Kristin Evans and Cristal Guerrero at the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation, who said their main goal in planning the event was to “get the community involved and protect the environment.”

Texas state Rep. Todd Hunter, R, said he comes every year to support environmental causes in the community.

“I try to support positive stuff within the community that helps educate and grow,” Hunter said, “and I also like to come see people in my district learning and having a good time.” @foghornmark

Kids play in the “Denial River,” a sculpture by Melissa Zamora, an environmental science major at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. Zamora said she made the piece "in response to the increased usage of plastic bottles after the water crises.”

Intramural soccer championship goes into sudden death

Team Max comes back from early deficit to win it all Dominic Perez dperez@foghornnews.com

There was once a soccer game played, a game so epic that it had to be played inside of a gym just to contain the super amazingness of this game.

Team Max played Team White Ice in the intramural soccer championship game.

This came after Team Max beat Team Fortino and was warmed up enough to take on the undefeated White Ice. The game started off very one sided as White Ice went up 2-0 by the end of the half. Then White Ice “It feels lost all control in the great to second half.

Team Max finally get came rushing back a shirt afwith two goals, tying ter playing the game at in all the the end of r e g u l a t i o n sports this and forcing the game to semester.” extra time.

— Max In extra time both Guajardo, teams exTeam Max changed goals and brought the game to a sudden death — the next team to make a goal would be crowned indoor soccer victors.

Each team was prepared to keep playing for hours. Each team knew how valuable the Del Mar T-shirts were. Each team was ready to give their all ... until Team Max ended the game in the first 15 seconds of sudden death with an easy goal.

“It feels great to finally get a shirt after playing in all the sports this semester. It took a lot of determination to come back from 0-2 and win the game,” said Max Guajardo, whom the team was named after.

There will be an intramural swim meet on April 19 and a wiffleball tournament on April 26 to end off the intramural

IF YOU GO WHAT: Lifeguard classes WHEN: 9 a.m to 3 p.m. April 22 WHERE: Del Mar College gymnasium, Kinesiology Building COST: $155 TO REGISTER: 361-549-1414 or ctoren14@gmail.com

Del Mar to offer lifeguard courses Azrael Montoya amontoya@foghornnews.com

Fortino Ruiz (from left), Trey Zambrano and Roland Olivarez run to the goal in the semifinals on April 13.

INTRAMURAL SCHEDULE April 18: Swim Meet April 25-27: 5-on-5 Wiffle Ball Ongoing: 100 Mile Challenge 500,000 Step Challenge View registration details and event times at www.delmar.edu/ kine/intramurals.html.

season this semester, so be sure to sign up and meet some cool people. @domlive95

Faith Adkins intercepts Junhan Heo mid-run before he kicks the ball to score a goal.

Photos by Michelle Mirelez/Foghorn News

For anyone hoping to make a few extra bucks this summer, but not excited about spending the season indoors, lifeguarding is a popular option. While certification is required for all lifeguards, Del Mar College plans to offer the courses again this semester.

The classes, sponsored by the Red Cross, offer “a gateway to summer jobs,” said Cristian Toren, the lifeguard instructor for the courses. Individuals will be certified in areas including CPR, first aid and usage of defibrillator machines. Participants must be 15 or older.

Alyssa Alvarado, a lifeguard at Del Mar College, said certified lifeguards are in demand locally.

“There is a shortage of lifeguards every year in the Corpus Christi area,” Alvarado said. “These courses are useful in public.”

The classes are $155 and will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 22 in the Del Mar College gym.

Space is limited. For more information and to register contact Toren at 361-549-1414 or ctoren14@ gmail.com.

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Registration rallies students with prizes Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com With the semester nearing an end, the college aimed to get students thinking about next semester with a series of registration rallies.

The rallies, held two days on East Campus and twice on West Campus in early April, featured a sundae bar, prizes and free T-shirts for those

who registered for classes. One lucky registrant even got a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Del Mar Bookstore.

Roderick Carrier Sr., otherwise known by his stage name DJ Wizzard, was busting out the hottest jams from country to hip-hop during the rallies.

Registration for Summer I/II has already begun with the first summer semester starting on May 30.

Above: Danielle Garza (left) hands Melissa Duey ice cream while talking about next semester.

Below: Students receive free T-shirts after registering for classes.

Photos by Jonathan Garcia/Foghorn News

Flora Esparza (right) gets set up to register for summer classes during the Registration Rally that took place on April 3 and 5 on East Campus.

Early College Corner

Popcorn sets off fire alarm at Collegiate HS Foghorn News File

Evacuation of school runs smoothly despite lack of drills

A voter casts his ballot in the November 2016 election inside the Heldenfels Administration Building on East Campus. Early voting for the special election begins April 24.

Mia Estrada Collegiate High School

City prepares to pick a new mayor — again

An overcooked bag of popcorn caused a fire alarm at Collegiate High School March 29, forcing students and staff from the classrooms and out to the sidewalks. For current students, it was their first evacuation, never having experienced a fire drill before at Collegiate.

Stella Serna, senior administrator assistant to the principal, clarified that former students once practiced drills on campus.

“We are on a college campus and in the past we had them on Fridays.” Serna said. “We have to follow Del Mar rules. It’s not like the other high schools that can say, ‘We can have a fire drill,’ we can’t just do that.”

Maricruz Jimenez, a junior at King High School, experiences fire drills every six weeks.

According to Jimenez, there are about one to two fire drills taking place every six weeks.

“They can be quite boring waiting outside for a really long time,” she said.

Collegiate freshman Victoria Gonzalez didn’t feel any danger from the evacuation, while staff members guided students down the stairs.

“They told us what exit to go out and we had to get far away from the building,” Gonzalez said.

A fire drill, for most students, genuinely has little importance.

Nonetheless, most people don’t have a real concept of fire prevention or a fire safety plan.

Corpus Christi Fire Chief Robert Rocha clarified that there are about 300 critical fire responses every year in Corpus Christi.

“We have around 300 structure fires a year in the city of Corpus Christi. Some are elec-

Colby Farr cfarr@foghornnews.com The special election to find the new mayor of Corpus Christi is quickly approaching, with early voting beginning April 24.

Fifteen locations will be open through May 2 and Election Day is May 6.

Mayoral candidates include Mark Di Carlo, Margareta Fratila, Jonathan Garison, James Hernandez, Ray Madrigal, Nelda Martinez, Joe McComb and Larry White.

Teresa Klein, a social sciences professor, hopes to see a huge voter turnout for the election.

“When you have a municipal election, an election for mayor, that’s the person who directs things locally,” Klein said. “We need to have good, responsible people who can fix these things and can keep our infrastructure running.”

Dan McQueen, who was elected mayor of Corpus Christi in the 2016 general election, resigned from his position after

37 days in office.

Klein hopes that this election will bring “stable leadership” to the Corpus Christi government.

Ruth Falck, a member of the League of Women Voters of Corpus Christi, said this election will be important because it will “set the tone for the city.”

“I think it’s important for everyone to vote,” Falck said.

Students seem to be divided on whether they will vote. Richard Perry, a mechanical engineering student, said he plans to vote when the time comes.

“I would like my interests represented,” he said.

Victor Alcocer, a process technology student, said he is not sure if he will vote.

“I haven’t kept up with the candidates, so I’m not sure if I’ll vote,” he said.

Klein suggests learning about the candidates and not waiting to head to the polls.

“You should vote as early as you possibly can,” Klein said.

Early Voting Stations n Nueces County Courthouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 901 Leopard St. n Callalen ISD Administration Building. . . . . . . . 4205 Wildcat Drive n Corpus Christi City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1201 Leopard St. n Corpus Christi Fellowship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6602 S Staples St. n Deaf and Hard of Hearing Center. . . . . . . . . . . 5151 McArdle Road n Ethel Eyerly Senior Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654 Graham Road n Greenwood Senior Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4040 Greenwood Drive n Veterans Memorial High School. . . . . . . . . . 3750 Cimarron Blvd. n Valencia Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6110 Ayers St. n West Oso ISD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5050 Rockford Drive n Hilltop Community Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11425 Leopard St. n Schlitterbahn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14353 Commodore Drive n Bishop City Hall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 E. Main St. n Driscoll ISD (Old Cafeteria). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425 Dragon St. n Petronilla Elementary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2391 County Road 67

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Students at Collegiate High School stand outside the St. Clair Building after being evacuated when an overcooked bag of popcorn set off the fire alarm. trical, some are man-made,” Rocha said.

Overcooked popcorn is one of the leading causes of non-emergency fire alarms.

According to Rocha, teachers should take time at the beginning of the year to teach about fire safety.

“Whenever you start a new year, the teacher should go over the exits,” Rocha said. “If the lights go out and you have the streets down, you don’t know where you’re at, so if you know where you’re exits are that’s always a good sign.”

According to Rocha, the state mandates fire departments to inspect CCISD schools on an annual basis. Rocha said inspections happen every year around October during Fire Prevention Week.

Rocha said the most memorable fire prevention tactic, as learned as a child in elementary school, and safest way to guarantee safety for all age groups is, “stop, drop and roll” when caught on fire.

FIRE SAFETY n Evacuate the building as soon as possible. Don’t worry about your belongings; in this case, your life is more important. n Release yourself at the nearest exit, doors and/or stairways. n If caught on fire, stop, drop and roll. Doing this will protect your face from flames. n If caught in smoke, squat.

When many people are around, squatting will prevent from getting stepped on, and move quickly. n During a fire alarm, never use an elevator. You might get trapped. n Once outside, gather and move away from the building.

The safest prevention would be to move to the street. n Do not re-enter the building until told to do so by the fire department or police.

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Anime adaptation stuns with visuals 'Ghost in the Shell' entertains despite early controversy Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com

Scarlett Johansson takes on the futuristic world as Major in “Ghost in the Shell,” based on the popular Japanese manga

by Masamune Shirow and anime film in 1995 of the same name. Rupert Sanders, director of “Snow White and the Huntsman,” takes on the American adaptation of the beloved series with his second directorial role in five years. When the film was announced with Johansson as the lead, fans of the series were outraged, accusing the film of whitewashing. Despite some odds, this film manages to get the feel of the series right despite some flaws.

In the near future, Major has Contributed photo/Paramount Pictures been created by Hanka Robotics as their secret project Major (Scarlett Johansson) jumps through the glass, intercepts her targets and takes them down efficiently in "Ghost in the Shell." The film is of integrating a human brain based off the popular manga and anime by Masamune Shirow. with a mechanical body, making her more advanced while researchers of Hanka Robotics, looking movies of 2017 so far.

The film has come under from some slow scenes that feel maintaining her Major experi- Sanders seems to have taken in- major controversy since the like a drag with its hour and 16 functions as ences glitches spiration from the anime film as character of Major is an Asian minute runtime. The film’s stoCast: a human. She in her program- it looks and feels like watching woman, sparring accusations ry will go over some people’s B+ is trained as a ing that makes the animated series but in real of whitewashing because Jo- heads not familiar with the Script: counter-terher question life. The city depicted here is hansson is white and American. source material, causing some rorism operahow much she gorgeous as the shots are very There have been reports of the people to check out.

Btive working really knows beautiful and pull you in the studio using CGI to make JoDespite the controversy surCinematography: for Section 9, about her past. setting. With films like “Speed hansson look Asian, which had rounding it, “Ghost in the Shell” A+ an anti-terrorShe must try Racer” and “Dragonball Evolu- cause even worse controversy, is worth checking out and some ist group led to bring down tion” failing to make the jump resulting in those tests being fans of the original should be Soundtrack:

by Chief Daiwho is respon- from anime to live action, this scrapped. Johansson does a pleased with the outcome of B+ suke Aramaki sible for these is one of the better adaptations great job portraying the role the film while those who aren’t (Takeshi Kitano). murders while so far. The action sequences are and getting the feel of a cyber- familiar with the series might Overall: While trying to trying to figure well filmed with not much use netic human down correctly be lost but will enjoy the visuB find a mysteriout her past of shaky cam, and the film uses and is convincing in the role, als. ous hacker reand how she slow motion similar to the style making this backlash unnecessponsible for came to be. of action that films such as “The sary. @jonathan10894 the murder of senior company This film is one of the best Matrix” and “300” have had.

However, the film does suffer

'Zelda' returns with a new epic adventure

Another amazing feature is the voice acting, a first for the Legend of Zelda series. The voices give depth to the characters we never had before and deepen Link’s, as he still remains the silent hero. In Legend of Zelda you always find key items by finishing different areas and in this version Link has an item called a Sheikah Slate.

The Sheikah Slate plays into the mystical, ancient worldly theme while also strongly resembling a modern day tablet. You can take pictures, locate areas and items, and use this new feature called runes to help you solve puzzles in the game.

Legend of Zelda games are always improving so it’s been hard to imagine anything making the series better, but this game makes it a beautiful reality.

Nintendo's popular franchise pushes the bar with latest entry Katie Babbitt kbabbitt@foghornnews.com Imagine if there was a way to make an already amazing classic videogame franchise better.

That’s what the world got when “Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” hit stores.

In “Breath of the Wild,” Link awakes from a 100-year sleep Zelda put him in and then using Sheikah technology finds all the sacred temples and their shrines. By doing this he slowly gets all his memories back and becomes closer to his ultimate goal: helping Zelda restore order to Hyrule by defeating Calamity Ganon.

This game also pays beautiful homage to the other Zelda games by reintroducing Link, Zelda and Ganon in new ways.

Link’s journey to accomplish his goals in the game is unlike any other: vast, fascinating and above all memorable. Watching Link regain his lost memories only pulls you into the story more so you know how he got where he is and finally to save all of Hyrule.

Then there is Zelda, who has been seen as a princess and

Contributed photo/Nintendo

Link stands his ground facing off against an adversary in "Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." After years of development, the highly anticipated game is the 19th installment of the "Zelda" video game series. a scholar in previous Legend of Zelda games. In “Breath of the Wild” they show the inner conflict and balance Zelda has between these versions of herself. Finally, Ganon is back and more menacing than ever as Calamity Ganon. This version of Ganon has the power to corrupt and manipulate even the most powerful beings. They

also introduce even more new, important characters as well: Mipha, Urbosa, Daruk, and Revali. A lot of time and love went into making this set of characters and throughout the game it becomes more and more apparent.

Each personal relationship between the main characters is given a great deal of thought.

The Kingdom of Hyrule is as diverse as it is beautiful, consisting of the lands ruled by the five races: Zora, Gerudo, Goron, Rito and Hylians. The layout of the areas allows you to go anywhere because you can start anywhere. The player chooses an area and builds their way up to the top then starts again in the other areas.

Gameplay: A Story: A+ Graphics: A Soundtrack: A

Overall: A

'Persona 5' delivers on promise after a three-year wait ing a power known only as “Persona,” they will form a group known as the Phantom Thieves, enter the hearts of corrupt individuals, steal their twisted desires and ultimately cause a change of heart.

Matthew Tamez However, as the thieves uncover mtamez@foghornnews.com more corruption in the hearts of those in power, they come to “Persona 5,” a Japanese RPG de- learn of a conspiracy that may veloped by Atlus for the PS3 and threaten their entire country, if PS4, is the sixth entry in the main not the world.

“Persona” series, with the previ“Persona 5” was a highly anous game having ticipated game been released by many, and it Gameplay: back in 2008. The delivers on every A latest entry was front. The game released April begins with an Story: 4, three years exciting intro A+ after originally that doesn’t pull Graphics: planned, leading any punches in Bto great expectaits delivery, with tions from longexciting music to Soundtrack: time fans. go along with it.

A+ “Persona 5” The game plays tells the story of as a turn-based Overall: a group of high JRPG, with the A schoolers who player casting have become fed spells and atup with the lies tacking on their and hypocrisy of society. With no turn. They player has an ability to one willing to fight for change, summon more than one Persona they take it upon themselves. Us- to assist in battle and can collect

Developer Atlus doesn't hold back and story shines

and fuse them into even stronger Personas. Enemies have weaknesses that the player will need to discover and exploit in combat.

Outside of battle, the character is a normal high schooler and must try his best to appear as one.

The character will spend each day trying to manage his time between his duties as a thief and a student. The game only has one year, and each day that passes is another year closer to the end.

“Persona 5” is one of the best games to come out this year. The game practically oozes style and the story is extremely engaging, touching upon subjects that actually happen in real life. That being said, players should know that the game does have situations that may make some uncomfortable.

Suicide as a theme makes its way into the story multiple times and its played realistically.

“Persona 5” absolutely lives up the hype, and just like the Phantom Thieves steal the hearts of their targets, maybe they’ll take yours as well. @acheddarmonk

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Self-named protaganist codenamed "Joker" waits for the right moment to get the jump on his enemy in "Persona 5," which is finally out in stores after a three-year wait.

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Review

‘Androcles and the Lion’ comes to DMC Drama department remakes classic tale from Aesop Katie Babbitt kbabbitt@foghornnews.com There are conflicting views over the idea of remakes. “Androcles and the Lion” is originally a Greek play written by Aesop. The play follows Androcles the slave, who takes a thorn out of a lion’s paw. The lion later returns the favor by saving him from execution for running away from his slave life.

Now imagine this play revamped as a comedy for kids.

This is what Del Mar’s own Kim Frederick did.

Frederick, a drama professor, and his students debuted the play April 7 in the Fine Arts Center.

The first thing people notice about this play is the stage.

The stage and its props were all made by Del Mar’s technical theater students. The paint job alone on the main stage looks like real plank wood panels.

The way the stage is set up is known as a stadium theater, where the audience surrounds the stage.

The actors not only used all the space available to them by running on and off stage but also into the audience. This helped actors break the fourth wall by making comments about the play, increasing audience interaction. As if the stage wasn’t captivating enough, the actors on an individual level all stood out for one distinct reason: their costumes.

The colors seen in each of the actors’ ensembles help people universally understand their

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Christian Alfaro (left) and Abigail Waddle perform a scene from their latest production “Androcles and the Lion,” a remake of a Greek play written by Aesop. character.

The significance of the kneecaps on all actors was not only an interesting fashion choice but also made it easier for the actors to fall over on and off stage.

They all also wore Converse for ease when they ran around but I also feel it played well into the mix of clothing in their in-

dividual costumes. The masks and makeup exaggerate the facial expressions so people sitting far away and all around can make out the face.

Finally, when it comes down to the play itself, there were laughs to be had all around with well-timed sound effects and actors’ mannerisms. They all took their characters to the

extreme and for a children’s play that is a must.

There is a fine line between exaggerating a performance well and exaggerating it to the point it’s ruined.

Del Mar’s actors did a fantastic job not crossing this line, giving a lovely children’s performance of an already amazing play.

Ancestry and circle of life told through art Japanese artist shares her work with art students Jonathan Garcia jgarcia@foghornnews.com Japanese artist Mayumi Amada visited Del Mar to discuss her work and how it explores themes such as repeated generations, ancestry and a circle of life.

Born in a small rural town in Japan, Amada learned to use her grandmother’s sewing machine at a young age and loved making things with her hands.

Amada talked about her use of doilies, an ornamental mat that is usually made of paper or lace with a unique pattern design.

She often uses doilies to explore themes.

“Doily has a lot of meaning for me because I’m using a theme like repeated generations, passage of time, the circle of life, mortality and vitality,” Amada said.

She uses these doilies in many different settings and also uses materials such as flower and water, which add an important element to her work. She also shared details about one partic-

ular technique.

“Doily is made flat for me, so I use one spotlight and make a shadow on the floor,” Amada said. “(The) shadow is like our ancestor, and the circle is the life cycle,” Amada said Amada, whose April 11 “Shadows Through Circles” lecture was part of the college’s Cultural Programs Series, said each piece she has done with doilies has a unique story behind it. Her design “Doily of Foremothers” features 100 skulls with a rose underneath.

“If I say one generation is 20 years, this doily can go back

more than 2,000 years of my ancestors,” Amada said. “I give a rose to each ancestor to express my gratitude and also my respect.”

The lecture concluded with Amada talking about working with sheet metal, including making a dress out of sheet metal that she wore. She then showed two videos — one of a doily of making a flower-shaped pattern on a counter and another of her doily floating in smooth flowing water. @jonathan10894

A painting by Michelle Schroedter titled “Master Study.”

Photos by Catarina Murphy/Foghorn News

A painting by Victoria Gibbons titled “Self Portrait.”

Kiersten Dale, an assistant professor of the Art Department, looks over some photography works on display at the 28th annual Art Exhibit at the Fine Arts Building at Del Mar College.

Exhibit showcases students’ work at DMC Artists display their masterpieces for show and for sale

Catarina Murphy cmurphy@foghornnews.com Hard work pays off, and Gabriella Cantu is making the most of her payday.

Cantu, a studio art student, was a recipient of the Art Scholarship offered by Del Mar College her senior year in high school. She was one of five local high school students awarded the scholarship. The award is based on student work turned in

to DMC, and is then reviewed by faculty from the Art Department.

Even in high school, Cantu knew she had potential.

“I did design art for college competitions,” said Cantu, who recently was named the winner for the Design I individual area in the overall exhibit of the 28th annual Student Art Exhibition.

The competition at the annual exhibition is divided into subcategories for every art class at DMC, and there is a prize for each category, including photography and ceramics. Any DMC student can enter artwork that was produced in the last two years, and in an art class offered by the

college.

While this isn’t Cantu’s first experience in art competitions, it was a new experience for some.

“I thought that by having my pieces be judged I could get a good indicator of where my skills were currently at. Additionally, I wanted to be able to have the chance to have my work displayed. It feels really great to win in a competition like this,” said Andrea Labrador, a studio art major, about winning first place in the Drawing I area. “This has given me the confidence to try entering more competitions.”

Students also have the option to place their work for sale

while they are on display. For a complete list of all works for sale at the exhibit or for more information call the DMC Art Office at 698-1216. @Cat_MMurphy

IF YOU GO WHAT: 28th Annual Student Art Association Exhibitation WHEN: 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Fridays until April 12 WHERE: Del Mar College Fine Arts Center, East Campus

Conjunto music producer inducted in Hall of Fame Brittany Claramunt bclaramunt@foghornnews.com

After producing and recording Conjunto music for the better part of the past four decades, Del Mar College student Rick Garcia is set to be inducted into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame.

Garcia’s work has appeared on thousands of albums on many labels around the world. Recently, he got a letter along with a phone call from the president of the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame telling him he will be Garcia is set to be inducted to the inducted in the hall in June for Conjunto Music his work in the Hall of Fame.

Conjunto music genre.

The Texas Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and Museum, founded in 2001, is part of the Museums of San Benito, the birthplace of Conjunto music. The museum works to promote, preserve, achieve, document and display the history of regional Conjunto music by honoring those who create it.

“In the Conjunto genre, it reflects and describes our deep Hispanic heritage, which is passed down from generation to generation. Conjunto is one of the genres that has remained true to its roots,” Garcia said.

He will be joining Mingo Saldivar, Tony de la Rosa, Ruben Vela, Ramon Ayala and others in the Hall of Fame.

Some were not only Conjunto artist but also had business backgrounds.

“This is a huge honor to be among so many great pioneers within the Conjunto music genre.

When I am working on a recording project, awards are the last thing on my mind. The focus is just to record and produce great music. There are no words to truly express how good it feels to have my work be recognized,” Garcia said.

Garcia has worked in various different genres besides Conjunto like Tejano, Latin pop, country, blues, gospel and rap/R&B. The genres have their similarities and differences on how they are produced and recorded.

Working with different genres gave Garcia the opportunity to meet and work with talented people.

It’s true what people say, a passion can turn into a career. Music is part of our everyday lives and motivates people with the song’s message or story. Garcia turned his passion for producing and recording music into a career he can be proud of. @BrittClaramunt

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April 17, 2017

Editorial

Cutting grants a poor decision President Donald Trump plans to make cuts to numerous government programs as part of his effort to “drain the swamp,” and education has found itself in the firing line. Trump has proposed pulling from the Pell Grant surplus that was created when summer Pell Grants were taken away.

While Trump says he will be making a more stable future for the Pell Grant system, he would actually be harming the poor and making it harder for people to get an education. We find it alarming that so many wealthy politicians with Ivy League educations seem to find college funding for the poor so unnecessary.

The proposal that Trump has made would include slashing the surplus by one-third, and the overall education budget by 13.5 percent, adding up to more than $9 billion. The state of Texas is already making it harder for schools to get state funding.

Education becomes more costly and funding will become scarce if we stay on this path.

Del Mar’s highest ever enrollment numbers, in 2012, corresponded with the short period of time that summer Pell Grant funding was available. Having access to grant funding means many can finish college sooner and start working toward a better life.

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A lot of these cuts will more heavily affect low-income residents. By not being able to receive grants for school, people are forced to either obtain loans or drop out of school. In today’s job market, more and more people are finding a degree to be vital. We should be making education more accessible, not less.

Plain and simple, a man who

cannot spell “tap” correctly has no business sticking his head into education regulations or funding. By cutting education funding, Trump works against his promise to create not only more jobs, but better jobs for America.

Cutting education spending would create problems that would extend for many years.

A decrease in degrees could quicken the demise of the already shrinking middle class and lower the quality of jobs available to already low income people creating a never-ending cycle of poverty for their families.

Education is the driving force behind the advancement of society and it is up to us to ensure

that access to education for the poor will not be gutted in some partisan pissing contest.

Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafazi was shot in the face by the Taliban for trying to get an education — the least we can do is contact our elected officials and tell them not let Trump cut education funding, especially that aimed at the poor.

Opinion

Syria attack raises concern in America Would you be more likely to take summer classes if summer Pell Grants were available?

“I like my summers free of school. I like to relax, I don’t want to go to school consecutively. I need a break.”

— Casey Carignan, kinesiology “My parents pay for my school so I don’t need to do all that. But it should be a thing, though.”

—Leslie Cortex, psychology “[With Pell Grants] there seems like more of a chance for students to pay for classes they need. It would be nice to get ahead.”

— Chloe Spencer, drama “No, I would rather enjoy my summer. I’d rather have a break.”

— Yliana Sanchez, criminal justice

“You know, if it’s money given to you, you might as well use it to go to school. I want to go to school during summer.”

— Miguel Martinez, electrical engineering

“Absolutely, that’s money not out of my pockets. I don’t qualify for financial aid, but that’s just free money from the government.”

— Melissa Duey, health information technology

“It’d get me out of the house and up to doing something. Summer is a time for students to catch up or do something else. Build onto your education.”

— Byron Thomas, digital media

carrying out airstrikes from the base. Secretary Tillerson visitCari Casas ed Moscow to have a two hour Mexican-American meeting with Vladimir Putin studies himself, the President of Russia to call on Bashar al-Assad to step down as President of Syria.

In backlash of Tillerson’s reIt’s no even 100 days into quest, a Russian diplomat used Donald Trump’s presidency, his platform to list failures of and the question fostered in to the United States efforts to deevery American’s mind lately is, pose dictators, and called the are we prepared to go to war? rhetoric of US Senators opinIn the last few days, the Syr- ions on Syria “hysterical”. ian government used chemical Currently, American’s should weapons on the Syrian citizens be afraid. We heavily rely on which the White House report- President Trump to make the ed took 70 lives, many of them right decisions for our nation children. but he fails to answer the basic It was the gruesome and hor- questions of whether the misrific photos from the attack that sile strike was a warning shot influenced Trump to take action and against what, if it’s against against the Syrian government chemical weapons or a regime by launching 59 change, and how missiles to the this will affect This no longer regime’s airbase. our already fragIt was the same becomes a political ile relationship air base that was with Russia. issue when used to launch This no longer the poisonous families are afraid becomes a politgas attack on its ical issue when own people. are their children could families In 2013, the afraid their chilSyrian govern- be drafted to fight dren could be ment enacted drafted to fight the very same in the next world in the next world chemical attack war. war. on the citizens The reality and Trump pubis that Trump licly criticized former President abused his powers by acting Barack Obama for opting in soft on his emotions with no legal power to deter the regime in justification, suppressed the stopping retaliations against approval of Congress who can the Syrians citizens fight for only approve declaration of war freedom. and tarnished any chances of Although, the strike put peo- peaceful diplomacy. ple’s minds at ease it was done A mere tweet from the Presat what cost. The Pew Research ident stating “things will work Center found a “wide margin of out fine with the US and Russia” 58% to 36%” of the American should not be deemed acceptpeople approved of the Pres- able during these high times. ident’s decision to deploy the attack but a “margin of 61% to 32%” of the American people Letters to the Editor assured Trump has no clear Letters to the editor must be no plan dealing with Syria. more than 150 words in length, Major news outlets like MSNmust be signed, and are subject BC anchor Brian Williams called to editing for grammar and the attack a “beauty of weapcontent. ons”. With these facts, it’s important to note we have a PresSend emails to ident who feeds off of public letters@foghornnews.com praise and he just got a whole Send letters to lot of it. the Foghorn office: Amid after the attack, the air base we launched an attack to Harvin Student Center Rm. 215, felt little to no damage after 101 Baldwin Blvd. reports showed the Syrian reCorpus Christi, TX 78404 gime was able to still continue

GAMES

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1. METALS: What alloy is created by mixing copper and zinc?

2. MATH: What is an obelus in mathematical formulas?

3. THEATER: What long-running play featured the song “Luck Be a Lady”?

4. ACRONYMS: What does LED stand for?

5. ANATOMY: What is a more common name for the hallux?

6. GEOGRAPHY: In what country is Port Said located?

7. FASHION: What is a more common name for “frogs” on military-type jackets?

8. LANGUAGE: What is the name for the type of marriage where a woman has more than one husband?

9. HISTORY: How many soldiers were in an Imperial Roman legion?

10. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In what country did the dance called the tango develop?

Answers 1. Brass 2. Division sign 3. “Guys and Dolls” 4. Light-emitting diode 5. Big toe

n It was Founding Father and renowned polymath Benjamin Franklin who made the following sage observation: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.” n Those looking for a new, somewhat more relaxing line of work might want to consider becoming air farmers. Yes, that is an actual job title. Since 2015, the British company Aethaer has employed air farmers

ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A sudden change of plans could lead to a misunderstanding with a friend or family member.

Be ready to offer a full explanation of your decision.

A past favor is returned.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Expect pressure from those who want you to change your position on a matter of importance. However, the determined Bovine will be able to withstand the bullying and win out.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) It’s time to stop dwelling on past disappointments and move on to other possibilities. By week’s end, you’ll be meeting new people and making new plans for the future.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A long-simmering situation between co-workers threatens to heat up and could create problems with your work schedule. Best advice: Consult a supervisor on how to proceed.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) You might have just learned that someone close to you is keeping a secret.

And, of course, the Cat’s curiosity has gone into overdrive. But be patient. All is revealed soon enough.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Don’t give up. The recognition citing the good work you recently did will come through.

Meanwhile, an opportunity opens up that can lead to a lot of traveling later on.

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) A financial crunch eases, but it’s still a good idea to keep a tight

to “harvest” air in jars at locations all over the British Isles -- largely in rural areas, away from roads and their attendant pollution. This pure British air is then sold for $115 per bottle, mostly to consumers in China, where cities are plagued by unprecedented levels of pollution. n Everyone, it seems, has a patron saint — even those oft-reviled professionals, dentists. Images of Saint Apollonia show her holding a molar in one hand and an enormous pair of pliers in the other. n If you’re both a lover of books and a travel junkie, then the Tolstoy Train is just the holiday for you. On this luxuriously appointed train — complete with a library — you can take a 14-hour overnight journey

rein on what you spend for nonessentials. Education becomes a major focus as the week winds down.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Recent encounters with stressful situations could require some restorative measures to get your energy levels back up.

Talk to your doctor about a diet and exercise program.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) New connections follow changes on the job or in your personal life. But keep your feelings reined in until these relationships have a chance to develop.

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Pay more attention to your aches and pains, but avoid self-diagnoses. Seek professional advice to make sure these problems won’t lead to something more serious.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) You love doing research and learning new things, so you’ll be happy to know that education becomes a big part of your life at this time, and for some time to come.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Your Piscean penchant for doing things logically could be challenged by an equally strong emotional reaction to a new situation. Best advice: Keep the two factors in balance.

BORN THIS WEEK: You love music and nature. You would be an excellent environmentalist, as well as a fine singer or musician.

— King Features Syndicate

LIKE TO DRAW?

The Foghorn News is always looking for talented artists.

Stop by Room 215 in the Harvin Center for more information.

between Moscow and Helsinki, Finland, traveling through pine forests, rolling hills and quaint Russian villages. n Pepsi-Cola was introduced originally in 1898 with the far less appetizing name “Brad’s Drink.” n Those who study such things say that when a woman’s husband dies, the length of her remaining life does not seem to be affected.

When a man loses his wife, though, his lifespan decreases — unless he marries again.

Thought for the Day: “Success isn’t how far you got, but the distance you traveled from where you started.” — Steve Prefontaine — King Features Syndicate

6. Egypt 7. Braided fasteners 8. Polyandry 9. 5,000 10. Argentina

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CAMPUS

April 17, 2017

Cool cats, Blue Lou and Irving hit the stage

Saxophonist Lou Marini joined Jazz Band Director David Irving during the rehearsal for Irving’s final formal concert at Del Mar. This is Marini’s fifth time playing with Irving. Marini gave students tips on how to be better jazz musicians and shared stories from early in his music career. The musician appeared in “The Blues Brothers” and was a member of the “Saturday Night Live” band.

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