The Collegian -- Oct. 5, 2012

Despite preparations made prior to the begin-ning of the fall semester, the new Cunningham Math and Science Complex is now scheduled to open next spring.

This change in date comes after emails were sent out to faculty and staff last semester indicat-ing an earlier move.

The initial “targeted completion date,” accord-ing to an email sent out by Dr. Matt Wetstein on March 2, was Sept. 1.

“The main reason for the delayed opening of the building is the change required to the planned heating, ventilation and air conditioning system,” said Wetstein.

After the building is completed, the college will have a chance to test all the systems, said Wetstein.

When opened, the new building will include six lecture/lab spaces per floor and a few lecture halls.

The labs will house no more than thirty stu-dents. Lecture rooms will hold up to 90.

The building will not be the typical hall Delta students have grown accustomed to.

There will be laboratory preparation area, where staff and teacher’s aides can gather materi-als prior to the class.

There will also be a cadaver room. This room will have stainless steel counters, with medical examina-tion quality lighting and equipment, said Wetstein.

Upon the completion of the new Math and Sci-ence complex, the Cunningham building will be torn down. The only part of Cunningham build-ing that may remain is the Clever Planetarium.

“The only thing that we would have to do, if we find the funds to save the planetarium, is refurbish the exterior and ensure that the building can stand alone,” said Wetstein.

At the end of last semester, faculty and staff housed in the Cun-ningham building were given notice of a move over the summer

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New math, science complex to open in springby brian [email protected]

Delta, Pacific team-up for grant

PHOTOS BY BRIAN RATTO

FIND US

INSIDE

UPCOMING

Music major program growing Page 6

Dell’Osso farms pumpkin patch, a scary fun time Page 4

Delta instructor uses past career to educate Page 5

Fall Choir ConcertOct. 17 7:30 p.m.Atherton Auditorium

‘As You Like It’starting Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. Studio Theatre

THE COMPLEX: Top, the second floor lab prepa-ratory area. Bottom left, a chemistry lab on the third floor of the building. Bottom right, a medical quality examination light in the cadaver room.

Delta College and the University of the Pacific have unite together to apply for a grant to address violence against women on both campuses.

“It is intended to provide self defense ed-ucation community so as to be able to pro-tect themselves in the event of assault,” said David J. Main, di-rector of Police Ser-vices & Programs.

A recent study by the National Institute of Jus-tice says that one in four college-aged women report expe-riences that meet the legal definitions of rape or attempted rape.

One in five college women are raped during their college years.

Both campuses want to implement a program service to reduce the risk of these types of things happening to their students.

If the grant is approved, officers from Delta and Pacific will be given certified

training and then be able to instruct in-terested students and staff.

“Working together is incredibly im-portant as Delta and Pacific are close neighbors, with the majority of transfer students to Pacific coming directly from Delta,” said Corrie Martin, director of the Pacific Women’s Resource Center.

Martin also said that they have not yet heard any word back from the Office of Violence against W o m e n ( O V W ) since the colleges ap-plied for the grant spring of this year.

She said the colleges expect to hear from the OVW in the next few weeks and hope to start the project this fall.

Dating violence, sexual assault, and stalk-ing are harsh and common occurrences among women on campuses across the country.

In another concerning study by The National Institute of Justice, fewer than five-percent of attempted or completed rapes are reported to law enforcement.

by michael [email protected]

Propositions fight for education fundingby james [email protected]

This coming election colleges are taking a political stance in a subject that is closer to home; students of California will be voting on their education.

Prop. 30 and Prop. 38 are new to the bal-lot and the fear of losing funding has stirred things up at the college level.

While both propositions will increase in-come tax on the wealthy to fund education, only Prop. 30 guarantees money to commu-nity colleges; bringing in $6 billion by in-creasing sales tax over the next seven years.

Proposition 38 on the other hand will raise $10 billion over a 12 year span, but the money will only go to schools K-12, and for the first four years it will help pay California debt.

In a phone conference with California Community Colleges Acting Chancellor Erik

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CAMPUS SAFETY MEETINGCampus police will be having a campus safety presentation on Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Holt 101.

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CLARIFICATIONThe editorial in our Sept. 21 incorrectly stated how much sales tax would be raised if Propo-sition 30 passed. It will be raised by .25 per-cent each year, for four years. It would be a 3.45 percent increase over current law. The Collegian regrets the error.

Financial aid fraud in Stockton experienced a tremendous uprise in 2011.

More than 16 names were turned into the office of the Inspector General by Delta College to be investigated.

The fraud taking place mainly consisted of checks being stolen out of mailboxes, and fraud at check cashing stores.

The Office of the Inspector General is a Branch of the Department of Education who investigates and executes warrants for crimes consisting of student aid fraud, embezzlement and bribery all in relation to Financial Aid.

Recently there were several fraud ring busts, consisting of 17 arrests ranging from Sacramento to El Cajon County; all schools impacted were mainly community colleges.

Most of the fraud committed was by thieves who would sign up for classes, often in their own names, and once they received the financial aid check they would drop and not be seen again.

In some instances there were recruits in which the thieves would sign up using other student’s names.

One fraud group which came out of S.J. County had six people indicted for student- aid fraud.

According to an Orlando Sentinel Brief one fraud ring in Florida took more than $285,000 in student grants from 2007-2011.

“Why did it take so long to catch this?” some would ask.

With a broad range of financial aid scams sweeping the nation it is hard to pin point every act of fraud taking place. The United States Department of Education provides approximately $100 billion to students attending universities and colleges nationwide.

With an intake of so many applications to be processed, fraud is inevitable.

It seems easier to target low-cost institutions such as community colleges, because after tuition is paid the student is given the money left from aid awarded.

Also, there is open enrollment with no transcripts required for admission.

Students are being impacted financially and academically due to scams.

On the academic aspect students who may be trying to register for a class may not be able to get in, because scam artists are staying in classes until they receive reimbursements from FAFSA.

The people who are committing fraud may put Delta in a bad situation in that the school has to pay the federal government the financial aid back, which in turn can leave less money for other students who actually need financial help.

Delta has recently switched to Higher One, which helps make it harder for fraud on campus to happen. It is an account set up for direct deposit. A “MySJDCCard” is issued, which can be used as credit.

There are no fees charged for the “just swipe and sign” motto Denise Donn Director of Financial aid and Veterans Services wants to make clear to our students.

Due to the fraud that has taken place on Delta campus the regulatory rules for the FAFSA enrollment has changed effective last July.

All financial aid recipients have their progress evaluated at the end of each term, and also when a change in funding is requested.

There are also warnings and disqualifications if students are not abiding by the rules. Sixty-seven percent of units per term have to be completed, 67 percent of cumulative units must be completed and a cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 is required to maintain receipt of Federal aid.

THE COLLEGIAN — FALL 2012

Editor/opinion editorJames Striplin

News editorBrian Ratto

Feature/online editorJustin Tristano Entertainment/sports editorChristopher Howze

Copy editorHaley Pitto

StaffChristian CovarrubiasVictoria DavilaElizabeth FieldsMichael JohnsonSean MendozaAraceli MontanoKarina RamirezHeidi SharpValerie Smith

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Letters to the editorLetters raising issues and opinions not represented by the newspaper are encouraged, but should not be taken as a reflec-tion of the opinions of the staff or adviser.

EditorialUnsigned editorials reflect the position of the Collegian staff. Comments, letters and editorials with a byline represent the opin-ion of the writer, solely. This paper does not endorse or represent the opinions of the adviser, the mass communication depart-ment, the Fine Arts Division, the printer or San Joaquin Delta Col-lege administration.

Mission statement The Collegian is a student run First Amendment newspaper that prides itself on its commitment to the students of San Joaquin Delta College while maintaining its independence of any outside influence.

The Collegian will reinvigorate the credo that the newspaper speaks for the students, checks abuses of power and stands vigilant in the protection of democracy and free speech.

EDITORIAL

It only took one shopping trip with my girl-friend to realize there was a significant difference between men and women’s clothing, and it wasn’t the glittery designs. It was the pricing.

Perhaps I’m just that grumpy boyfriend who hates buying clothes at the mall, and whose ward-robe consist of a few shirts and pants that total about $100 and will last approximately five years, but as a male it does make me curious about two things:

Why do womens clothes cost more?Why are women willing to pay more?In one sense, my second question could answer

the first. Women are willing to pay more, which determines how much companies charge.

There are also design and materialistic costs that naturally increase the value. It takes more effort to create women’s clothing.

Women want clothes that “fit their shape,” which often leads to more complicated design.

But why is it so necessary for women to buy clothes that have all the bells-and-whistles?

Even in products that are similar between gen-ders such as socks, shoes, headgear and sometimes undergarments, women seem to be getting the raw end of the deal because statistically they are willing to spend more on unnecessary patterns.

The simple answer is social standards.It seems as if before a woman is heard, they are judged

based off their appearance and are expected to wear cloth-ing that indicates individuality, taste and wealth.

As a man, the expectation of how I dress is very low. I put on a shirt, and I put on some jeans and I pretty much walk out the door.

Even in a business setting I can wear something formal and the first thing that is expected of me is to have a professional approach.

Women on the other hand can’t afford to have a bland first appeal, good opportunities at work or finding a relationship could fly out the window because she chose to wear a simple shirt and slacks.

It’s up to women consumers to make the choice to buy cheaper clothing in order to create change.

Fraud is hurting classroom sizeby james [email protected]

Clothes more than fashion statement

THE

10 Percentwith brian ratto

[email protected]

Advocating for the LGBTQ+ community through outreach

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Since the National Football League opened up its season more than a month ago, a lot of people in America are ex-cited to once again have their Sundays occupied by watching football.

But most of the excitement on the men’s side is the return of Fantasy Football.

Fantasy Football was origi-nally developed in 1962. In 1997, many leagues moved to the Internet, moving away from a paper-based model. The web made for much faster and easier scoring.

It surged in popularity around 2005.

Fantasy Football doesn’t just have fans root for their favorite teams but also has them root for players individually.

The way the game works is that you have to draft 15 play-ers along with your friends and however these players do in the real game, you get points for it.

For example, if a player like Tom Brady is on your team and he throws for three touch-downs, that’s 18 points for

your squad since a touchdown consists of six points plus the points your other players are getting in their respective games.

The catch with playing this popular Internet game is that everything depends on who you start in your lineup. One player can have a great game and produce 20 points but those points wouldn’t count if he’s not in the starting lineup.

As much as I’d hate to admit it, Fantasy Football is mostly based on luck, but it’s also based on great strategiz-ing. Studying stats from past games is the most used strat-egy.

This game is very popu-lar because of how people in America play it, by putting in wagers.

I’ve been a gamer for Fantasy Football since 2009, last year was the first year I started playing it for money. This year, me and nine other friends are putting in $25 each for our league. First place gets $200 and second place gets $50. As crazy as it may sound, our league is wagering a small amount compared to what other leagues wager.

Other players put in $100 each and the winner by the end of the season gets a $1,000 while second place doesn’t get anything.

It seems crazy, but some people like going big with the risk of going home empty. I personally would join a $100 league if I had a lot of money to spend.

There are some players that feel differently about wagering money to play Fantasy Foot-ball.

Delta College student Allen Miller said that when money is involved, it can end in a bad way.

“I’d rather just play with my friends for fun. Too many things are out of your con-trol, injuries, play calling, the playoffs are too inconsistent, people can stack teams and cheat when money is in-volved,” Miller said.

At the end of the day, every-thing is up to the players you draft, but just how much faith do you really have in them?

One injury to any of your players can ruin your whole season, so playing Fantasy Football requires you to cross your fingers the whole time.

What’s

wrongwith haley [email protected]

with people?

Is it a trick or is it a treat?Honestly, I don’t know seeing as how a

majority of children showing up on my door-step the past few Halloweens have been infants or toddlers too young to say anything.

I’ll say one thing though.I bet it’s a treat for all of their parents who, no

doubt, are the ones chowing down on these un-healthy delights and using their babies as pawns.

Here’s a bright idea.Why not go to the store and *gasp* buy a bag

of candy, or several even!No, it’s not free like the candy you can get at

random people’s doorsteps, but it saves you time, energy and keeps you from making an idiot out of yourself.

You’re welcome.Now don’t get me wrong. I’m not some evil

baby hater.I don’t have an issue when it's for the experi-

ence of going to the houses of a few neighbors or family members to celebrate the baby’s first Halloween.

That’s perfectly understandable.It’s such a cute sight to see all of the babies

decked out in their costumes.

However, I have seen many parents and sib-lings with a bag as big as the baby, claiming it’s for the baby.

Sure, and I’m the Easter Bunny.That’s not going to fly.Halloween is supposed to be for children.If every parent came with their baby in tow

loading up on candy, (which the baby can’t eat by the way) then there would be nothing left for the little kids who look forward to this day all year.

The adults are taking a piece of the childhood experience.

Once people are out of candy they shut their door, turn off their lights and hide from the hooligans of the night.

They aren’t going to run to the store to stock up on candy for the children who didn’t get any.

So if you’re a parent or sibling or family mem-ber who takes a baby trick or treating, don’t do it for the candy. They can’t enjoy it anyway.

Do it for the kid and if you must indulge, buy a bag.

Don’t be one of those people where when you leave the house and the door is shut the hom-eowners say, what’s wrong with people?

CANDY ABUSE

by sean [email protected]

Fantasy sports exercises wallet and mind

Growing up closeted in Manteca was not fun I had to hide my true identity from family and friends. I was not my true self.

When I had the chance to I would sneak peaks at LGBTQ+ political websites, magazines and gain knowledge of what is happening in my community.

My first debut into the world of advocacy was membership in the Beyer High School Gay and Lesbian and Straight Supporters club.

This was after I moved to Modesto where I was not known and could be me.

I became motivated to make change for the LGBTQ+ commu-nity in my high school and in my college, after attending Modesto Junior College, where I served on the board of their LGBTQ+ club.

The first step I took into the Stock-ton LGBTQ+ community was attending a Central Valley Stonewall Democrats event.

Stonewall Democrats is a political organization helps to advance equal rights for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The event was an awards dinner where a fellow Delta Pride member was awarded the Youth Leadership Award.

Earlier in 2011, I walked in the AIDS Walk in Stockton for the first time and attended my first Central Valley Stonewall Democratic Club meeting.

At that meeting I volunteered to write a letter to California’s Congress, regarding Seth’s Law, and made a connection with members that can help the San Joaquin Delta College Pride Center get up and running.

Continuing my advocacy, I helped look for potential build-ings in Stockton for the San Joaquin Pride Center (SJPC), where I was a volunteer.

In July 2011, I joined the Central Valley Stonewall Democratic Club and became even more active with the LGBTQ+ community.

Last fall, I started this column for The Collegian. I began this column upon the advice of my journalism

instructor. She encouraged me to express my views as a San Joaquin County resident who is active in politics and commu-nity life and who happens to be gay.

As I stepped out into my community, with the help of friends, I tried to track the progression of the LGBTQ+ com-munity in San Joaquin County.

In October 2011, I was awarded the Youth Leadership Award from the Central Valley Stonewall Democratic club, coming full circle.

When I think of the future in San Joaquin County as a member of the LGBTQ+ community I want to make a differ-ence and help the community grow, and not just talk about it.

In the last year I have been able to witness the growth of the SJPC, SJDC Pride Center, a Stockton Pride Festival and the birth of other groups that fight for equality.

I was able to meet and discuss issues with current state legis-lators and city council people and help further equality.

The biggest thing in the last year was I met my partner, through my volunteering at the SJPC.

That alone has changed my life for the better.With my life getting better each day I can continue to advo-

cate and help my community.

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DELL’OSSO SCARES GRAB PATRONSby valerie [email protected]

Coming to you raw and uncutCop drama brings realism and genuine emotion to tired genreby karina [email protected]

4 entertainment

“End of Watch” is a thrilling, blood and bullet laced cop movie that’s as close to real as it can get, but includes the human elements of fear and family.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña play Los Angeles police officers Taylor and Zavala, two men who become like brothers.

The movie follows the officers’ lives as “ghetto cops,” as Taylor dubs them, as they soon become targets to members of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

Directed and written by David Ayer of “Train-ing Day” and “Harsh Times” fame, “End of Watch” shows a different sort of cop personality – these officers have morals.

We hear about their lives more than we see it, from conversations they hold in the patrol car. It’s there we know who the characters are.

Gyllenhaal and Peña portray police officers in more of a human light, instead of big Hollywood clichéd dynamic duos.

They play the parts right, in that the unbreakable bond officers Taylor and Zavala seems real.

In a scene where after both officers make it out of a burning building, Taylor tells Zavala, “I only went in because you did.”

Since this is set in southern Los Angeles, race plays a prominent part.

Taylor and Zavala poke fun at their cultural backgrounds with jokes so inappropriate, it’s ap-propriate.

Camera work is a first person account thanks to Taylor’s hand-held camera he is using for a film class he’s taking. It hangs around his neck, giving us an intimate feel, a heaping dose of realism.

The lives of the Mexican gangsters, portrayed almost comical — is actually close to truth, is seen through a hand held camera as well; in night vision, and black and white. Since there are no dramatic cinematic camera angles, it’s almost like watching a violent, on the job, home video.

Since we get to know Taylor and Zavala on a personal level, the ending will make your eyes water. Or laugh.

It’s an unconventional, yet authentic twist that makes you call these fictional characters brave. And perhaps appreciate your local police force.

Lathrop’s Dell’Osso Farms opens its gates for its 15th annual Pumpkin Maze on Sept. 29.

The farm was founded in the 1920s by three Italian brothers of the Dell Osso family. Originally harvesting asparagus which later expanded to corn and pumpkins.

Ron and Susan Dell’Osso decided to incorporate the family-friendly Halloween event starting in 1997 and it has been a farm tradition ever since.

More than 150,000 people travel to the attraction from San Joaquin and local counties.

“There’s something pretty magical that happens around here,”said Yvonne Sampson, Dell Osso Farm marketing manager for the farm when speaking about the energy around the farm during the three holiday months it is are open.

The corn maze, which is a main attraction during Hal-loween season, is a full 23 acres this year, with three mazes within a maze topped with a pumpkin in the center.

“It is easy to get lost,” Sampson warns. “But there’s always someone nearby to help.”

Another attraction is the scarecrow contest which began six years ago. There are about 69-88 scarecrows every year entered in the contest. There is a fun tractor ride to take, where patrons even get to vote on the top three scarecrows.

New attractions to the farm this year are the Bucking Pumpkin, similar to a simulated bull you have to hang on for dear life until you fall off.

The 5,000-square-foot Haunted Castle is the farm’s newest and biggest edition. Also there is a Pumpkin Princess tea party for anyone who’s in the

mood for tea and cookies.Sampson recently helped the

farm host Special Day on the Farm with Elaine Thompson, the head orga-nizer of the event.

About 2,200 special needs adults, children and their caregivers came out for the occasion.

The Dell’Osso Express train ride which has wheelchair accessible cabs takes them on a trip around the farm. Sampson, whose face lit up as she talked about the event, said one of the attendees “absolutely loved it.” The girl thanked Sampson for helping coordinate the day and said she looks forward to it every year.

Special Day on the Farm is one of the many events hosted by Dell’Osso Family Farm.

The farm raises funds for 20 non-profit and charita-ble organizations throughout their open months. There are volunteers who come out for different charities and organi-zations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday to earn donations.

“It is truly family-fun for everyone,” said Yvonne.The prices are affordable with attractions ranging from

$1-5. Entry is free. There are also free attractions.Dell’Osso Family Farm is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10

p.m., with gates closing at 8 p.m. Subject to crowds and weather attractions may begin closing as early as 9 p.m.

ORANGE CHAOS: Top, an impressive sandworm scare-crow rises above the maze. Bottom, other scenes from Dell’Osso Family Farm.

Shakespeare classic coming to Delta with radical reimagining

PHOTOS BY VALERIE SMITH

Later this month Delta College’s theater program de-buts its rendition of William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It.”

The works of Shakespeare has been adapted and modi-fied throughout the years. Reimaginings have ranged from New York gang musicals to robot-filled science fiction.

“As You Like It” has already seen variations rang-ing from a Japanese asthetic all the way to a blue grassy country vibe.

Delta will follow the tradition with a 1960s beach party rendition.

Those unfamiliar with the particular play might think the mash up as awkward and out of place, but in all actuality it can fit naturally, unlike Shakespeare’s more intense and dramatic plays such as “Hamlet” or “Mac-beth.”

“As You Like It” is what romantic comedies rip off today.

The play begins its run 8 p.m. in the campus Studio Theater on Oct. 19. It runs 8 p.m. Oct. 20 and Oct. 26-27, with 2 p.m. matinee Sunday showings on Oct. 21 and Oct. 28.

by chris howze [email protected]

Animating mud and lizard spit is a small summary of the tasks now Delta College ad-junct instructor Michael Oliva had as a one-time Disney ani-mator.

In his career he has worked on films such as Mulan, the Hunchback of Norte Dame and Lilo & Stitch.

With plenty of screen credit, chances are his name is on a movie box somewhere in your home.

“I started drawing as soon as I could pick up a pencil,” he said.

In 1976, a friend of a friend had a job opportunity for him while he was still in junior col-lege. Oliva had to choose be-tween staying, or leaving to be-gin his dream job.

His mother had always been supportive, realizing his talents.

Oliva’s father wanted him to take over the family’s trucking company.

“When I told my dad, ‘I’m an artist. That’s how I’m going to make my living.’ He said, ‘If you think you can make it as an artist, you’re a fool,’” said Oliva.

Soon after, at only 20, Oliva got a job at Hanna-Barbera, makers of classics such as the Jetsons and the Flintstones.

In 1994 all the hand-drawn animators at the company he was working for were laid-off, shipping those jobs overseas. Only digital animators were kept.

“Animation was kind of dry-ing up,” Oliva said.

Computers were replacing the traditional animators. De-spite the popularity of comput-er graphics, the importance the pencil has in animation has not

been dismissed.“If you can’t draw, you’re go-

ing to be limited in what you can do. If you can’t conceptu-alize something and put it on paper [you’re] limited,” Oliva said.

In 1995, newly married and unemployed, Oliva had only one other option.

“I was desperate, I called Disney. They picked me up in a heartbeat.”

It was there he worked sev-eral films, such as Tarzan.

He was a visual effects ani-mator. The focus was not on the characters themselves, but the surroundings, and the small — but important — details.

“I don’t animate characters, because I find it boring … [If ] Mickey [Mouse] is running over a hill, he’s on fire and jumps in a body of water … I would get to draw the flames that are engulf-ing him, the smoke that’s trail-ing behind him …” said Oliva.

Having done animation for over 15 years, Oliva’s IMDB profile résumé shows only a fraction of his work.

“I’ve been around for a while,” he said. “There aren’t too many cartoonists running around, proud to say I’m one of them,” he said.

When Oliva received the job at Hanna-Barbera at the begin-ning of his career, he called his father telling him he was getting paid $600 to animate the Flint-stones. “There was dead silence on the other end of the line. And then he goes, ‘well maybe I was wrong.’” Oliva said.

It wasn’t until years later that Oliva learned the bitter-sweet truth about his father.

“In all his stuff there were journals from when he was a POW,” He found sketches and drawings his father did when he

was in World War II. “Dad could really draw.

Now it makes a lot of sense. I never realized that when I was

younger, it was a pithy moment for me,” he said.

Today, Oliva is content with having a creative outlet as a in-

structor. “As long as I’m doing some-

thing artistic, I’m happy. It’s in my soul,” he said.

Oliva brings animation skills from Disney to Delta Collegeby karina [email protected]

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ANIMATOR ON CAMPUS: Top, Adjunct Instructor Micheal Oliva at work in the Graphic Arts room in Shima. Bottom left, an Earth Day poster created by Oliva. Bottom right, another piece by Oliva.

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN COVARRUBIAS

THE COLLEGE COMPLEX by victoria davila

ART COURTESY OF MICHEAL OLIVA

Delta College’s music depart-ment has seen some substantial changes in the past few semesters.

One such change is the increase in the amount of music majors attending.

Typically, the amount of music majors is in the low-to-mid 50s.

This semester, however, the number is about 70.

Director of Wind Studies Art Holton said there are a number of reasons for the increase.

“This is the largest it’s been during the time that I have been here, and that’s been about 11 years,” he said.

Holton believes it to be due to the current state of the econ-omy, students personal finances and the fact that Delta College has one of the best music pro-grams of California junior col-leges.

“Some students drive 70-80 miles for our music program,” he said.

He also mentioned that the increase could be due to four-year universities not accepting as many students as they used to.

With all the contributing fac-tors, the music program has grown steadily over the past few years; the majors are not in one area, but split between band, choir, guitar and piano.

Have you noticed the fresh faces bustling around campus with backpacks stretched at the seams? Or have you seen offshoot groups of adolescents chit-chatting throughout the quad area during the noon hour?

Meet the Middle College High School students here at Delta College.

Many of these students are here taking advantage of the specialized education program by simultaneously fulfilling high school requirements while also completing college courses.

This gives them the opportu-nity to acquire both high school diplomas and an associates degree.

More than just a few of these students obtain not only high diplomas but multiple degrees.

“Students here are more ma-ture than students at a typical

high-schooler,” said MCHS Student President Jasmine Ali, whose been attending since her freshman year. Now a senior, she has nearly completed her high school requirements and is expecting to receive two as-sociates degrees along with her diploma.

The Middle College High School program on campus is a collaborative effort between Lodi Unified School District and Delta College. Its mission is “to provide a supportive, aca-demically challenging environ-ment for high ability under-achieving youth, or youth with circumstances that would hin-der their academic performance at a traditional high school.”

The MCHS program began in the fall of 2000 and sustains an approximate population of about 240 students.

Since its inception, MCHS has been able to effectively

prep and equip students with abilities and skills that propel them onward in life to higher achievements.

The school is certified and accredited by the Western Asso-ciation of Schools and Colleges and Colleges Accrediting Com-missions for Schools. It has received recognition as a Cali-fornia Distinguished School in 2007 and was also named a National Blue Ribbon School in 2008.

With current enrollment is-sues, providing students with the opportunity to receive a high school diploma and a two-year college degree is astound-ing.

Essentially killing two birds with one stone and advanc-ing onto more challenging ob-stacles showing other students they can determine the quality of product they are to become in their given environments.

MCHS students striving for successby dwight [email protected]

MUSIC ON CAMPUS: Top left, the band practices. Top right, Art Holton directs a band practice.

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Issue 3 • Oct. 5, 2012 • deltacollegian.net7 sports

On Sept. 29, the Delta Col-lege woman’s soccer team played Sacramento City College.

Delta’s never ending offensive attack led them to an 8-1 victory.

Within the first ten minutes, Delta showed there overpower-ing teamwork by setting up a play that led to the first goal of the game scored by Tracy local Autumn Bolton.

Once the team’s confidence

grew, there was no ending the barrage of shot attempts.

Goal after goal each Delta player took turns adding to the stat book.

Sac City quickly toppled to the Mustang’s relentless stampede by having very few shot attempts and only scoring one goal in the second half.

With confidence at an all-time high, the woman’s soccer program will host its next game against San-ta Rosa College today at 3:30 p.m.

After watching the third week of the National Football League’s 2012-13 season, one thing is clear; fans everywhere were outraged at this

year’s replacement referees.Due to a dispute between professional referees and

the NFL, a lockout emerged early in the season and replacement referees with little experience and training were called on to fill in.

Like many fans suspected, the replacements were not up to par for the task set at hand. With little re-spect from coaches and players and the heavy pressure to officiate games fairly and thoroughly, the replace-ments crumbled fast.

Numerous bad calls, lack of experience and the fact that these replacements couldn’t keep up with the fast pace game, spoke volumes to fans across America.

The game became inconsistent due to questionable calls, and not only did that affect game outcomes, but it put into question the NFL’s integrity.

One of the biggest outrages from fans happened at the Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers game on Sept. 24.

At the end of the game, Packers safety, M.D. Jen-nings, appeared to clearly intercept a Seahawks ball, but instead, a touchdown was awarded to Seahawks receiver Golden Tate, to win the game, in Seattle’s favor.

“The refs are blowing a lot of important games,” said Joey Ruiz, a San Francisco 49ers fan.

Ruiz, along with other 49er fans, witnessed another shady call by referees, in his team’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.

During the fourth quarter, 49ers had no timeouts left, but Niners coach Jim Harbaugh, believed he did and threw a review flag anyway, in order to have his team’s record of timeouts reviewed.

After reviewing, it was decided that Harbaugh did not have an extra timeout, but was awarded one anyways. Although this call didn’t affect the outcome of the game, it did put the replacement refs and NFL’s integrity into question, leaving a lot of fans wondering why the Niners were awarded an extra timeout for no reason.

Lastly, one of the biggest concerns in regards to the replacement’s inability to keep up with the game, is player safety.

In the Oakland Raiders game against Pittsburgh, Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey was knocked unconscious after a helmet to helmet hit by a Pittsburgh defender. Helmet to helmet hits are con-sidered a penalty in the NFL rulebook, yet no penalty call was made by officials standing nearby.

However, as bad as these replacements refs proved to be, fans have to remember, you get what you pay for. When you hire and pay for incompetence, you’re going to get just that.

The lockout ended on Sept. 26, two days after the questionable call at the Seattle vs. Green Bay game. Perhaps, the only upside to this football catastrophe, is that these replacements proved the need for the origi-nal referees, just as the originals had hoped.

The original referees came back the day after the lockout ended to officiate the Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens game to a standing ovation.

The original refs should thank the replacemetns for their ignorance because not only did the originals receive their jobs back, but a deal with the NFL was finalized to increase their pay from $149,000 in 2011 to $173,000 in 2013 and in 2019 the average will jump to $205,000.

The Delta College wrestling program hosted its first home event on Sept. 26 with a tour-nament against rival school Modesto Junior College.

Modesto took the win against Delta with an overall score of 36-18.

“Unfortunately, my better kids did not have a competi-tor to wrestle, so they won by forfeit,” said Delta coach Mike Sandler.

The Mustangs Hoa Le, Cam-eron McLeod and Aaron Ceballos did not have an opportunity to wrestle against an opponent due to the lack of roster on MJC’s part.

The match to set the tone for the rest of the event against MJC was the 141 weight class.

Delta’s Atom Garcia who lost

his dual to Jason Cortez with a score of 6-1.

Delta’s Darrell Sapaindante, James Patel, Rafael Mendoza and Jose Cisneros all lost by fall, which is where the oppo-nent pins both shoulders to the ground for the victory.

Stephen Whitemen wrestled Modesto’s Ryan Mackey in a nail-biting match only to lose within the last seconds with a score of 3-1.

Despite the early season loss, Sandler has faith in the wres-tling program and continues to keep his team motivated.

“Overall I think we wrestled well tonight, in are conference I think we can finish within the top three,”. said Sandler.

The next home wrestling event is against powerhouse Si-erra College at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16.

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intersession, which was postponed. One centers move that will have a

major effect on the students and staff is the Math Science Learning Center.

“We were told we will be on the first floor in a large rectangular room with mostly glass walls, with no auxiliary spaces available,” said Aileen Moore-head, instructional support assistant. “We have not even seen the space yet.”

The current Math Science Learning Center has the main center with access to a few rooms for specialty tutoring ses-sions, while in the new center all services will happen in one location.

Upon completion, the building will be the new home of all sciences courses. The division office for Math and Science will also be held in the new building with all math and science faculty offices

in the “b wing,” facing the vineyard on the north side of campus.

A major difference that students will notice are the up-to-date laboratory spaces, the current lab spaces in Cun-ningham building are outdated, which does not allow for the best possible learning environment for the student.

“Everything [in the current labs] is rusted and needs to be cleaned. Some faucets do not work and the teacher had to put labels on them to help us find the ones that work,” said Janice Morgan, year two chemistry student.

Once the current Cunningham build-ing is gone, there will be a new quad space between the DeRicco Student Ser-vices Building and the New Math Sci-ence Complex, and the currently blocked Cunningham parking lots will reopen.

Fashion fans gathered Sept. 26 in the Tillie Lewis Theater for the Fashion Industry Insiders event.

The event gives fashion students a chance to listen to a variety of prestigious people such as Michael Palladino, Susan J. Ashbrook and Uduak Oduok.

The biggest appearance of the night was by former delta fashion student Billy Ola Hutchinson who spoke words of wisdom in hopes to inspire future graduates of Delta Col-lege to purse their dreams.

“Don’t say no to yourself, obtaining a degree should mean the world to you because nobody can take that away from you,” said Hutchinson.

Hutchinson graduated from delta in 1993, with a degree in fashion merchandising.

Soon after Delta he moved to San Francisco to further his education by attending Academy of Art University.

Easily relating to many students in the crowded theater Hutchinson said “my family did not support my dreams fi-nancially, but they did it emotionally.”

Now starting his seventh year as manager of the legend-ary 150-year-old Gump’s department store in San Francis-co, Hutchinson continues to make a name for himself.

He is also a stationer and porcelain designer for exclu-sive product at Gump’s.

His designs are available in San Francisco Gump’s and also in the West Hollywood branch.


The 2012 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, will be held this Saturday, Oct. 6 on campus.

The 5K walk will be on the DeRicco Stadium Track starting at 8 a.m. and ending at noon.

This event was created to cel-

ebrate the lives of women that have battled, conquered and lost their lives to breast cancer.

The goal is to help raise enough money to find a cure. Whether someone has lost a family member, close friend or is battling this disease them-selves, all support is welcomed.

As of Monday, the walk had raised $10,295, with five days still remaining. This money will

help the American Cancer Soci-ety give women access to mam-mograms, information and ser-vices about breast cancer.

“Since 1993, 8 million can-cer charity walkers across the country have raised more than $460 million through Mak-ing Strides events to help fight breast can-

cer. Last year alone, dedicated supporters like you, raised more than $60 million nationwide to help the American Cancer Society save lives and create a world with less breast cancer and more birthdays," states the Making Strides Against Breast

Cancer website.This walk began in 1984

in Boston, Massachusetts be-cause Margery Gould Rath wanted a way to celebrate can-cer survivors.

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EDUCATION: Money for schools on Nov. ballotcontinued from PAGE 1Skinner, California Community Colleges Vice Chancellor for College Finance & Facilities Planning Dan Troy and Student Senate for California Community Col-leges President Rich Copenhagen it was mentioned that if Prop. 30 doesn’t pass, community colleges in California were going “to lose 80,000 students.”

They mentioned that California college students should expect to see the loss of childcare programs, part-time instructors being let go and courses being dropped if higher level education doesn’t receive the proper funding.

“This tax proposal is a very clear step in the right direction to preserve our insti-tutes,” said Copenhagen. “No one can afford to not have prop. 30 pass.”

Either Prop. 30 or Prop. 38 can be put into place, or they can both fail, but both can’t be implemented at the same time.

Walk for the Cure, Delta to host Making Strides 5K on SaturdayINSIDE THE INDUSTRY: Fashion industry experts give talk in the Tillie Lewis Theater.

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