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e Delta College campus is under- going yet another renovation, but this time in an unlikely place. e Irving Goleman Library will receive a new roof after complaints of cracks and leaks in the current one. e library was previously renovated in 2010, when 7,000 additional square feet was added, which brought more space for usage and the addition of 66 computers. “e roof on the second floor of the library has water damage,” said Delta College Facilities Planning & Environ- mental Compliance Manager Stacy Pi- nola. e current roof came from a manu- facturer called Geoflex, according to Pi- nola. “e material used for the current roof was a bad batch and had a 25-year warranty. Unfortunately, [Geoflex] went out of business,” said Pinola. She said the new product being in- stalled has been researched and has a 20-plus-year track record. Students, staff and faculty have re- ported no complaints of injury. “We knew about the leakage from the get-go,” said Principal Librarian Dr. Jun Wang. According to Wang, the main ar- eas affected by the leak are towards the women’s restroom and the Computer ‘B’ station on the second floor, which clearly has a water-damaged tile above it. “We had to use a dumpster to collect the water leaking from the roof [by the women’s restroom]. e computers and books were not damaged,” said Wang. thecollegian JH Issue 5 • Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 • deltacollegian.net One free copy Library roof to be replaced after leaks By Vorani Khoonsrivong [email protected] See LIBRARY, Page 8 Recent school shooting brings topic to forefront Books moved for fear of possible water damage FIND US INSIDE UPCOMING November marks Epilepsy Awareness month PAGE 4 Giants celebrate World Series win PAGE 7 ‘Pillow Talk’ with Jermaine Davis PAGE 3 Pre-Thanksgiving feeding for needy students at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 25, Hilliard Chapel Dance workshop at 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 8, Atherton Auditorium By Megan Maxey [email protected] Last week, a school shooting in Washington made its way to every news station in the Unit- ed States. A 15-year-old student named Jaylen Fryberg allegedly killed two of his classmates and injured five. Recent updates reported that four students have now died, according to MSN. is shooting has many peo- ple talking about the dangers of school shootings and is causing worry. Our local high school Bear Creek had a threat of active vio- lence recently. A parent threatened, “… [that he’s] coming down tomor- row and it’s going to be like a Columbine situation.” e principal of Bear Creek called neighborhoods surround- ing the area to alert parents of the threat. California leads the nation in school shootings by more than 40 accounts, including the 1989 shooting at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton that killed six children. Ever since the 1999 massa- cre at Columbine High School in Colorado, it seems as if school shooting have become more deadly and more frequent throughout the country. We all know how dangerous Stockton can be. Does that mean we should be more cautious when it comes to preventing and preparing for an event like this? Going to school in a city like Stockton, some Delta students may be concerned with the pos- sibility of violent crimes such as these. Delta does have a policy re- garding loose criminals on cam- pus. Delta’s Active Shooter policy states: “If suspect is in close proximity... lie motionless and pretend to be unconscious.” e policy also states that students or staff should call campus police immediately and stay indoors if possible. ere is a copy of the policy in each classroom, but many professors don’t acknowledge it. “I think it’s very important to know what you’re supposed to do in situations like that,” said Kirsten Sanchez, a Delta Student. Even though Delta is in a city perceived as dangerous, it is relatively safe. ere’s campus security and police always on campus. If students regularly check Delta email, they will see that every time there is a crime, campus police send an email. It is more likely a student will get injured on a car ride to school than to be affected by a possible criminal offense on Delta’s campus. PHOTO BY VORANI KHOONSRIVONG

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The Delta College campus is under-going yet another renovation, but this time in an unlikely place.

The Irving Goleman Library will receive a new roof after complaints of cracks and leaks in the current one.

The library was previously renovated in 2010, when 7,000 additional square feet was added, which brought more space for usage and the addition of 66 computers.

“The roof on the second floor of the library has water damage,” said Delta College Facilities Planning & Environ-mental Compliance Manager Stacy Pi-nola.

The current roof came from a manu-facturer called Geoflex, according to Pi-nola.

“The material used for the current roof was a bad batch and had a 25-year

warranty. Unfortunately, [Geoflex] went out of business,” said Pinola.

She said the new product being in-stalled has been researched and has a 20-plus-year track record.

Students, staff and faculty have re-ported no complaints of injury.

“We knew about the leakage from the get-go,” said Principal Librarian Dr. Jun Wang.

According to Wang, the main ar-eas affected by the leak are towards the women’s restroom and the Computer ‘B’ station on the second floor, which clearly has a water-damaged tile above it.

“We had to use a dumpster to collect the water leaking from the roof [by the women’s restroom]. The computers and books were not damaged,” said Wang.

thecollegianJH

Issue 5 • Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 • deltacollegian.net One free copy

Library roof to be replaced

after leaks

By Vorani [email protected]

See LIBRARY, Page 8

Recent school shooting brings topic to forefront

Books moved for fear of possible water damage

FIND US

INSIDE

UPCOMING

November marks Epilepsy Awareness monthPAGE 4

Giants celebrate World Series win PAGE 7

‘Pillow Talk’ with Jermaine Davis PAGE 3

Pre-Thanksgiving feeding for needy students at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 25, Hilliard Chapel

Dance workshop at 8:15 a.m. on Nov. 8, Atherton Auditorium

By Megan [email protected]

Last week, a school shooting in Washington made its way to every news station in the Unit-ed States.

A 15-year-old student named Jaylen Fryberg allegedly killed two of his classmates and injured five.

Recent updates reported that four students have now died, according to MSN.

This shooting has many peo-ple talking about the dangers of school shootings and is causing worry.

Our local high school Bear Creek had a threat of active vio-lence recently.

A parent threatened, “…

[that he’s] coming down tomor-row and it’s going to be like a Columbine situation.”

The principal of Bear Creek called neighborhoods surround-ing the area to alert parents of the threat.

California leads the nation in school shootings by more than 40 accounts, including the 1989 shooting at Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton that killed six children.

Ever since the 1999 massa-cre at Columbine High School in Colorado, it seems as if school shooting have become more deadly and more frequent throughout the country.

We all know how dangerous Stockton can be.

Does that mean we should be more cautious when it comes to preventing and preparing for an event like this?

Going to school in a city like Stockton, some Delta students may be concerned with the pos-sibility of violent crimes such as these.

Delta does have a policy re-garding loose criminals on cam-pus.

Delta’s Active Shooter policy states: “If suspect is in close proximity... lie motionless and pretend to be unconscious.”

The policy also states that students or staff should call campus police immediately and stay indoors if possible.

There is a copy of the policy

in each classroom, but many professors don’t acknowledge it.

“I think it’s very important to know what you’re supposed to do in situations like that,” said Kirsten Sanchez, a Delta Student.

Even though Delta is in a city perceived as dangerous, it is relatively safe.

There’s campus security and police always on campus.

If students regularly check Delta email, they will see that every time there is a crime, campus police send an email.

It is more likely a student will get injured on a car ride to school than to be affected by a possible criminal offense on Delta’s campus.

PHOTO BY VORANI KHOONSRIVONG

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By Kathryn [email protected]

Issue 5 • Nov. 7, 2014 • deltacollegian.net2 opinionTHE COLLEGIANFALL 2014 PRODUCTION STAFF

EDITOR IN CHIEF/OPINION EDITORJermaine Davis

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORLetters raising issues and opinions are encouraged, but shouldn’t be taken as a reflection of the opinions of the staff.

EDITORIALUnsigned editorials reflect the position of the entire Collegian staff.

Comments, letters and editorials with a by-line represent the opinion of the writer.

This paper doesn’t endorse or represent the opinions of the adviser, the Mass Commu-nication department, the Fine Arts Division, the printer or Delta College administration.

MISSION STATEMENTThe Collegian is a student run First Amendment newspaper that prides itself on a commitment to the students of San Joaquin Delta College while maintain-ing its independence. We 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.

Zachariah Merces-SpindlerGaby MuroNicole PannellJake SouzaAidet Ulloa

Walmart is a busi-ness that offers great deals for

almost everything you need and want for your home or life.

The company’s motto: “Save money. Live better.”

The saying is designed to show you that the store’s business is better for you so go and shop there.

Walmart has helped people, but hasn’t been beneficial for some local businesses.

The super store has damaged small businesses when it comes to consum-ers, taking them away from their business, with them spending money there and not at local, smaller businesses.

“They’re usually always located near grocery

stores and they have lower prices,” said Juilo Nicara-gua, a Delta student and Walmart shopper.

Walmart has it’s own grocery store, specifically for food with its lower prices on food competing with local stores.

“They sell almost everything and it is easier to go to Walmart then go to multiple mom and pop shops,” said Adam Torres, another Delta student and Walmart shopper.

I agree with Torres because it’s easier to go to one location instead of going all over town just for a few things. This is a way Walmart has ben-efited people, saving time and gas.

But it’s not good news for these local mom and pop shops open for a long time that have been serving the area before Walmart.

“They have 20 registers but only three are open, in all cases I’ve been in,” said Nicaragua.

One of the frustrating things about Walmart is no one likes standing in a long line for amounts of time.

“I don’t like how they treat some of their employees and how there items are poor quality,” said Torres.

Some items purchased at Walmart are poor qual-ity but that’s what you get when you do pay less. Not all of what the store sells is crap. It depends on what you buy and how much you pay.

The store is a good place for local students to go and shop on a budget.

“I go there because everything is accessible and cheaper as a student it’s easier for me,” Torres added.

So this is how this mar-ket has helped one college student save money and stay in his budget rate, but it could help many more students not just Torres.

One Walmart employee enjoys her job working at the front of the store see-ing people.

“Meeting new people and a lot of new faces,” said Audrey Mendoza, a Walmart greeter, of why she likes her job but it’s not always enjoyable, she said.

“Sometimes there are some mean and rude people,” said Mendoza.

Walmart has helped a lot in the community and benefited people but also can’t be so helpful for local businesses.

It’s your choice to decide if Walmart is good or a bad place to shop for you and your needs.

Cyber trolling and bullying is wrong.

You can’t harass others online or else you won’t make new friends.

And you can be reported and sued for harassment.

Recent Cases of Cyber bullying includes a fifteen year old girl from Saratoga, Ca. who committed suicide after being bullied online.

On some websites, users can be blocked due to cyber bullying.

A report can be written up to administration, resulting in either a suspended account or banned from a specific website.

However, in most cases site mod-

erators don’t do anything to prevent it.

Cyber bullying and trolling can hurt and scare people.

You need to think twice before you post a comment.

When you write something ter-rible in a comment but haven’t posted it online yet, pause for at least five seconds before you post it.

Don’t bash a person online for any reason at all.

It will become more of a problem for you.

I’ve had the experience of both be-ing bullied and trolling others online.

It hurt me a lot and I got so angry that I wrote something terrible I didn’t mean to write.

Earlier this year in February, I told

an 18 year old girl online who had cancer that I didn't care if she died after she told me I could help out.

I was trying to help her, but after that I was bashed on my profile.

If something like that happens, step away from the computer for a while and let things cool down.

Trolling or stalking someone is normally permitted, but to them, it can be really annoying and make them not like you.

We can prevent Cyber bullying and trolling by doing nice things like leaving good comments on other people’s profiles such as Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram.

Don’t hurt someone with electron-ics or you’ll get hurt yourself.

Stay positive.

Is Walmart a good fit for the community?By Jaime [email protected]

When trolling, cyber bullying goes wrong

LATEST TREND: Getting married younger

The U.S. census data has shown that young people are marrying

less and less nowadays.“Young people have so

much to experience and I think they should spend their youth doing what they truly want without the complications of trying to maintain and uphold a marriage,” said Delta stu-dent Josephine Fuentes.

Getting married young has many more benefits to it as opposed to getting married later in life.

Youth is a gift. With youth come’s health, ener-gy, endurance, and vitality. These are good things; they give us purpose and prom-ise in our younger years.

People should really start thinking about marriage and kids when they’re still young and energetic.

“I personally wouldn't get married at a young age

because you don't really get the opportunity to truly know who that person is, and it's difficult to learn who a person is when you're still trying to figure out who you are, and what you want in life,” said Fuentes.

Let’s be real — aren’t we always “finding ourselves”?

In case you think on waiting for “the right time,” or for everything to be “perfect” in your life in order to get married, the reality is that life will never

be perfect.All of the reasons why

we say young people shouldn’t get married are the precise reasons why they should.

“If you and your partner feel ready for marriage then you should go on right ahead and get married,” said Delta student Roxanna Guzman.

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Men’s eternal fear of feelings, never seems to go unnoticed

Women from all walks of life are demanding respect

By Zachariah Merces-Spindler [email protected]

There’s no need to fear FeminismWith Jermaine Davis

PILLOW TALK 101

Finding a date via the Internet

It seems the idea of Femi-nism has a stigma attached to it.

Most men and even women think feminists are a group of man-hating she-beasts that want to take over the world.

This is not true in most cases.

Feminism is the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social and econom-ic equality to men.

I didn’t think women want-ing to go out and have fun, and not being told to “go back to the kitchen” was a bad thing.

Though feminism has been a hot topic around social media, the feminism and Women’s Rights movement has been around since the 1800s.

That’s right. This isn’t some random group of people that decided the world was unfair.

A big problem that still has

feminists mad is the wage gap. Most people today think the

wage gap has been solved, yet this gap is still a problem in the United States.

As of 2013, a full-time, year-round working-woman still made $10,876 less than a man working the same job. Since the Equal Pay Act was passed in 1963, the gap has only moved slightly.

Feminism has entered our social media, our television and our magazines.

It has become more relevant. More and more, people are

starting to realize there are still issues women face today.

Celebrities including Emma Watson, Amy Poehler and Pat-rick Stewart are feminists and are speaking out about why it’s okay to call yourself a feminist.

But of course, there are people who refuse to be labeled as a feminist.

Thinking that we are just here to burn our bras and throw

them at you.I think the stigma of

feminism revolves around two things.

First, most women forget men don’t always have the advantages women do.

Therefore, women will think men never have to suffer in such a way as they do.

Second, the fact that women are realizing they don’t need a man to do things for them.

We are capable of doing everyday things on our own.

That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t hold a door open or try to pay for dinner. You should still have some common sense and still be polite to hu-man beings.

There are some extreme feminists out there who do hate men.

Those types are very rare and most feminists just want people to understand what’s happen-ing to men and women in our society.

Can you have success meeting new people this way?

The past twenty years of observation and conver-sations as a male have

allowed me to arrive at this conclusion: Relationships are tricky, and gender roles expo-nentially complicate relation-ships.

Depending on who’s being asked, the blame is placed on both sides with common trends of generalizations.

“Men are pigs.” “All girls are crazy.”These are all false, of course.But with the current climate

of the male mind it’s difficult to arrive at different conclusions.

Men today, as in the past, are constantly seeking out some type of relations.

Males will leave you to be-lieve the relations they seek are of purely sexual orientation, and to at all costs, “Catch no feelings.”

With this agenda, a disre-gard for females is a constant theme. Men quickly judge women purely on appearance or choice of attire.

Some often create scales of one through 10 to judge and

determine what females they’d approach.

Sometimes men are even dwelling into the obscene, claiming certain facial and body characteristics are common in different personality traits.

For example, one male claimed, “all short chubby faced girls are clingy and crazy.”

Technology has propelled the behavior and approach to easier lows with apps for chat-ting with random member of opposite sex at an all-time high that promote “sexting.”

This push for technology has led to a disturbing trend of conversing with a girl merely for pictures, which are then shown and bragged about to their friends or “bros.”

None of this is probably new to anyone of course, and that’s the point.

Males are continuing these trends and altering them con-stantly in effort to achieve such shallow goals.

But to what end? Most of these males seem

to catch feelings they fight so diligently to avoid.

They’ll meet a girl who

changes them, and keeps them in a seemingly monogamous relationship for some time.

Age isn’t likely the cause in most cases because the ranges vary at which time this can occur.

Meanwhile in such relation-ships attitudes don’t change around other members of the male gender, perhaps because of the ridicule some males receive for spending time with their “girlfriend” at the time.

Men are often identify-ing females with a litany of fallacious words and referrals to vague generalizations of scenarios with women.

These scenarios range from constant texts from a female, or the believed controlling behavior of a female towards them.

This is faulty advice that promotes head scratching.

One would assume being in a relationship with a female would enhance an understand-ing towards the female mind and promote a greater intellect into the dating world, but the truth is far from that.

Far too many males seem to be running from the love and family goals many have grown up in, and rather act as if they just want to get laid.

Today, if you’re not a social person who can express feelings

towards someone you find attractive, the Internet has made life much easier.

Various outlets exist for people to connect and re-connect with those who share their same outlook on life and views on relation-ships.

Currently on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, millions of Americans are using these apps to meet new people.

These individuals are seeking some sort of friendship that can potentially become long term.

Does this way of making a connection have good results?FACEBOOK

The social media king creates the opportunity for users to rekindle past relationships, along with starting new ones with someone from your days in school, but never got around to actually dating.TWITTER

It’s a great way to connect with people from local sounding areas, all the way across the globe to people you’ve never meet in London.

On this platform, users are dealing with people you don’t see often or never see at all, until the two of you decide who’s flying out who.INSTAGRAM

This is probably the worst place to meet new people from the Internet.

The “Gram” (when used for dating purposes) is merely a platform for men and women to display their lust/thirst toward the opposite sex.

However, your chances of making a real connection on Instagram are slim to none, due to the multiple likes and comments that your crush might receive.

Viewing pictures and comments attached can ruin one’s eyesight for good.

If he or she is averaging 100-400 likes on pictures, you’re in for stiff competition.

If your luck on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, runs out there are other websites and mobile apps for you to try for a chance at love.

Perhaps you’re not the relationship type, and just prefer a casual hook up.TINDER & PLENTY OF FISH

These are two of the most popular official dating sites right now. These sites allow users more depth into each other for the sole purpose of making a short-term connection, usually with no strings attached.

No matter how you slice it, meeting new people strictly via the Internet can have a seesaw affect.

Things might go good for a while but then all of a sudden fizzles out, or the person you’ve been communicating with back and forth is a Catfish — looks nothing like how they appear online.

The scary part about dating someone you’ve met via the In-ternet is that you never really know whom you’re dealing with.

Suppose your new friend is a mentally unstable, criminal with a hatred for hearing the word NO…

You might be the next person in line filing for a restraining order.

If things really go south, you could be the next one seen on the evening news with firefighters and police officers removing a stalker from your chimney.

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SEEING PURPLE IN NOVEMBERBy Eleanor [email protected]

Epilepsy Awareness spreads during month

• webmd.com• cureepilepsy.org• epilepsy.com• massgeneral.org• Twitter: @epilepsyfdn and @epilepsyforhope

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LET’S TAKE A GRAND ADVENTURE

If you see purple ribbons around in November, it’s to mark Epilepsy Awareness Month.

Some people do not know what epilepsy is or have never even heard of it.

Epilepsy is one of the first brain disorders to be describe, according to the Mayo Clinic.

It’s a disorder of seizures, not a dis-ease.

The cause of epilepsy is unknown; some people have developed the

disorder by brain tumor, stroke, Al-zheimer’s or are born with it.

One-in-26 adults will be diag-nosed with epilepsy in their lifetime or one-in-twenty in children will be affected, according to the Epilepsy Foundation.

When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they have epi-lepsy, which affects more than 2 mil-lion people in the United States and 65 million people worldwide, accord-ing to the foundation.

This year, another 150,000 people in our country will be diagnosed with epilepsy, according to the foundation.

“Did you know that more people in the US die of Epilepsy each year than breast cancer? Horrible stats for both - awareness is the key #Epilepsy-facts,” said Caitie Shaw, co-founder of Epilepsy Awareness & Youth Empowerment Project, through her Twitter account @SandpaperSmiles.

Shaw is a Canadian resident, but uses the Internet to spread awareness worldwide.

Even though epilepsy can’t be cured, for some people it does go away.

There is hope out to find a cure for epilepsy, especially now.

“It is difficult, people who has epi-lepsy are on medication. People who has this go through a lot,” said Josh Gehman, a Delta College student who lives with epilepsy.

Many high-profile individuals have epilepsy, including musicians Prince and Susan Boyle and actor Hugo Weaving.

The Minnesota Gophers will be supporting Epilepsy awareness month by wearing a purple sticker for Head Coach Jerry Kill on Nov. 29.

Kill leads the University of Minne-sota football team.

There are different kind of seizures that people with Epilepsy can suffer from, but the most common are Ab-sence and Tonic Seizures, according to the Epilepsy Foundation.

This month will be filled with events for epilepsy.

This week at Disneyland the park is having an Epilepsy Awareness Day hosted by dif-ferent foundations.

San Francisco has an Epilepsy foundation of Northern Cali-fornia and there are many more events around the world for Epilepsy go to cureepi-l e p s y . o r g , the website for Citizens United to Cure Epilepsy, to find events in the area.

THROUGH EMAIL: Advocate Caitie Shaw is shown in the hospital for a procedure.

EPILEPSY RESOURCES

PHOTO BY CAITIE SHAW

By Ryan Quijalvo, [email protected]

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PUZZLE: November fun facts Issue 5 • Nov. 7, 2014 • deltacollegian.net5 feature

Operation DreamKeeper, is an organization that raises money to provide gifts for needy children. Operation DreamKeeper is hosting a fun-draiser dinner at 6 p.m. at the Valley Banquet Room, 4368 N. Sutter Street, on Nov. 15.

Tickets to the event can be purchased at the door for $16 dollars.

All proceeds go to purchase children’s gifts for, Dec. 20 dis-tribution event.

Operation DreamKeeper has put on the largest Christmas celebration in Stockton for chil-dren in recent years.

This December event is for boys and girls, five through 10-years old, living in the Stockton area who are in need of a helping hand.

The average price of toys do-nated is $15 to $20, according to organizers.

“This is one of the only non-

profits that 100 percent of all donation go straight to the pro-gram. Operation Dreamkeeper serves 800 to 1,000 children each year,” said Antoinette Foutz-Contreras, Director of Operation DreamKeeper.

There are many families in need now in the city of Stock-ton.

Some family members have lost jobs, some have lost homes and others are just getting by.

“So it is our goal to provide the Christmas spirit to both the parents and the children. At our Christmas event we have the Lodi Choir, C.L.C. College performing Christmas carols, a live puppet show along with animated characters, to tell the story of Hope for tomorrow, Love for today, and Joy for the season. Each child receives Christmas snacks, a new Christ-mas gift, and receives smiles and kindness from all of Stockton’s community volunteers,” said Foutz-Contreras

Operation DreamKeeper also

needs 150 volunteers this year. Volunteers are needed to

escort children to their seats, deliver presents and make sure there is always a safe and happy environment.

Volunteers are needed from 11:20 a.m. until 2 p.m. Volunteers must be 18-years old or older.

There will be a sign up in ad-vance for the volunteers.

“I am an alumni of Delta College and it has been such a blessing to have the student, staff, and faculty be involved with our program. It is an honor to know not only are you inter-ested in higher education, but our community as well. As you make your way through life you will find that one of the most re-warding thing that you do is to help those in need,” said Foutz-Contreras.

This distribution event will be held at the San Joaquin County Fair Grounds on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 12:30 p.m.

Monetary donations can also be made by sending a check to

Good Samaritan Training Center/Operation DreamKeeper, 1957 Rosecrans Way, Stockton, 95207.

The organization also accepts donations on Delta Campus. Contact Marvin Jackson at (209) 954-5188 or [email protected].

For more information on volunteering or questions, con-tact one of the following repre-sentatives: Christina Colman at (209) 271-2474, Rosie Robles at (209) 942-3751 or Antoi-nette Foutz-Contreras at (209) 981-8250.

Volunteers needed for Stockton event aimed at providing presentsBy Eleanor [email protected]

PRESENTING PRESENTS: Children enjoy themselves at the Christmas presents distribution event at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds.

PHOTO COURTESY OF ANTOINETTE FOUTZ-CONTRERAS

Beehive Design Collective comes to tell stories

EXAMINING THE DROUGHT: Ryan Camero, a former Delta College student, is traveling around with the Beehive Design Collective, based in Maine, and Restore the Delta to tell stories.He spoke atDelta, top, and Reality Stockton on Pacific Avenue, bottom. RESULTS: Results for the puzzle will be avaliable at deltacollegian.net

PHOTO BY ORLANDO JOSE

PHOTO COURTESY OF MATT BECKWITH

ACROSS4. Which state became the 40th state on Nov. 2, 1889?5. What is the birthstone for the month of November?7. United States forces landed where on Nov. 19, 1943?8. Who signed the ending of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918?9. The United States and Panama signed a treaty providing for?10. Abraham Lincoln delivered what on Nov. 19,1863?

DOWN1. What is the birth flower of November?2. Which state became the 39th state on Nov. 2, 1889?3. Who and his crew were the first to fly over the South Pole on Nov. 22, 1929?6. What was first celebrated in the United States on Nov. 11, 195411. Which United States President was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963?

By Alexis [email protected]

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THIS IS A DISNEY WORLD

DC VS. MARVEL: War for cinematic supremacy

Twitch.tv becoming hot spot for passionate gamersBy Sven [email protected]

By Jake [email protected]

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The Marvel and DC Universe are locked in a battle for comic book supremacy, and it has leaked into a battle for the silver screen.

Both Marvel and DC Comics have shown the companies are in play for years to come.

20th Century Fox is washing its hands of what “X2” through “The Wolverine” did to its “X-Men” fran-chise with “Days of Futures Past” and rebooting “Fantastic Four.”

Both “X-Men” and “Fantastic Four” are two of Marvels most im-portant players, and with the news of “Dead Pool” getting its own movie, 20th Century Fox is giving the fans something to look forward to.

The real success has been Marvel Studios setting up for “The Aveng-ers” to meet.

We are two years past “The Avengers,” and all people are do-ing is waiting for “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

This lead-up also includes the

recently leaked Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet which will be com-prised in the two part “The Aveng-ers: Infinity War.”

Marvel Studios has shown its plans on expanding “The Aveng-ers” with Ant Man, Dr. Strange and more getting movies.

Big news is the next addition to the “Captain America” films: “Cap-tain America: Civil War.”

It sounds as if it’s bringing the Marvel Civil War to life in theaters that will make comic book enthusi-asts lose their mind.

Sony Pictures has done to your hopes of a good “Spiderman” movie what George R. R. Martin has done to your favorite “Game of Thrones” characters, and killed them off.

“Spiderman” is arguably Marvels most popular hero and fans are wait-ing to see him finally come to life as the witty hero/nerdy persona.

Fans have high hopes for two of Spiderman’s most infamous villains Carnage and Venom getting their movie.

Something could be getting setup

for a big splash in Spiderman’s realm.DC has had huge success with

“The Dark Knight” trilogy, but has also produced huge flops in the likes of “Green Lantern.”

DC entertainment has shown it is ready to bring the “Justice League” to life.

DC is eager to complete the “Jus-tice League” movie to compete with “The Avengers.”

Having “Man of Steel” setting the path, DC is bringing the next installment “Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,” which will include Wonder Woman, Cyborg and Aqua-man.

Still DC will do its characters justice with their own films.

Wonder Woman, Shazam, Aqua-man, Green Lantern and Cyborg are all getting their own film, while Flash is rumored to share his movie with Green Lantern.

DC is showing a lot of promise and can start becoming a challenge to Marvel’s dominance.

But for now, Marvel remains on top.

Twitch.tv sold to Amazon for $970 mil-lion on Aug. 25.

This acquisition is the second larg-est by Amazon, after the 2009 Zappos.com purchase.

If you’re not a gamer this won’t make any sense to you, but allow me to broaden your horizons.

Video games today aren’t like 20-years ago. Most people have memories as a child of

sitting at home playing on consoles alone, or with a friend.

Today’s games are no longer played in isolation.

Gaming has grown into a social activity.Fifty-nine percent of Americans play video

games and the average gamer is 31-years old, according to the Entertainment Software As-sociation.

Twitch is an online platform that allows gamers to stream their play sessions to viewers who want to watch.

It serves as a community hub for gamers to interact with each other, and grow communi-ties based around video games.

Twitch is just one part of a video game industry that grossed over $21.53 billion in 2013.

It generates the fourth-highest Internet traffic a day behind Netflix, Google and Apple. Two-percent of the Internet’s total traffic daily, according to analytics company Deepfield, comes from Twitch.

Livestreamers on Twitch can apply for partnership with Twitch which allows them to receive monetary compensation through ad revenue and a subscription program.

Viewers can subscribe to live streamers for $4.99 a month, $2.50 of which goes directly to the streamer.

Reports of live stream income have been varied.

Many of the most popular streamers on Twitch can make enough money off of Twitch’s partnership program to live indepen-dently.

“Imaqtpie [Michael Santana] earned about $8,000 in streaming money in a recent month,” said Michael O’Dell, owner of Team Dignitas, a professional gaming organization, in an article with GQ in Feb. 2014.

Many professional Esports (electronic sports) leagues broadcast tournaments on Twitch to record-setting numbers.

The Wall Street Journal reported more than 32 million people watched the cham-pionship for a video gamed called League of Legends.

That’s more people than the finale of “The Sopranos,” “24” and “Breaking Bad” com-bined.

By Megan Maxey [email protected]

In recent years, the Walt Disney Com-pany has benefited

from a new, older demo-graphic of fans.

Men and women of all ages have become huge fans of the brand.

The Walt Disney Com-pany has a proven track re-cord of producing hit movies.

Disney’s first ever full-length animated feature “Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs” jump-started the brand that even-tually grew into the Disney we know today.

Recently, the Disney brand has changed to modern look.

Disney had great success in their renaissance era, the late 1980s and 1990s, with movies such as “The Little Mermaid,” “Mulan,” “The Lion King” and more.

In the early 2000s, we began to see less Walt Disney movies and more Disney-Pixar collaboration movies in.

It wasn't until 2009 when the Walt Disney Company began to see success on its own again.

Disney’s revival era began in 2009 with “The Princess and the Frog.”

Since then, the Walt Disney Company has produced new and advanced animated movies including “Tan-

gled,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Frozen,” and today’s pre-

miere of “Big Hero 6.”After the success of the new

Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) animated movies, it has become mainstream or “cool” to love Disney movies.

Even though these mov-ies are classified as children’s movies, people of all ages en-

joy them.“I think many people have

become invested in Disney be-cause there is still innocence behind

it. The world we live in today has a more cruel nature, and I think Disney

provides an escape from reality for many,” said Angela Garcia, 19.

Most college students are just starting to become adults.

Paying bills, moving out, getting student loans or simply having more responsibilities can overwhelm many young adults.

They are just starting to learn how to take care of themselves while being practical and responsible.

Disney movies offer comfort and escapism to the ev-er-changing world around us.

To feel like a child again, even for just 90 minutes, helps us momentarily forget about our problems.

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT JUAREZ

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NFL coaches are in the news a lot lately, mostly because of being fired.

The latest coach to be axed was Raiders Head Coach Dennis Al-len.

The Raiders replaced him with Tony Sparano as interim head coach on Sept. 30.

It seems the coaches have more to prove this season in or-der not to be next in the hot seat.

Twenty-three coaches have had either resigned or been fired since 2000, according to the Bleacher Report.

The Bleacher Report goes on to say, only one of the 23 replacement coaches from the teams posted a winning record more than 2-1.

In 2013, the Texans fired Gary Kubiak who had a 5-8 record and replaced him with

former Cleveland Brown Head Coach Romeo Crennel.

So the big question is whose fault is it, the coaches or players?

Situations like this in par-ticular show coaches have to work with what they are given in terms of player talent.

Around the Delta College campus students seem to have a different opinion on this matter.

An unscientific poll of stu-dents said it’s the coaches fault, while some believe it’s the teams fault. A smaller group believe it’s the organization/owners fault.

THE COACHINGIn Dennis Allen case, he

had back-to-back 4-12 seasons (2012-2013) and after the Raid-ers spent a lot of money to re-build the defense, the team got off to a 0-4 start and the cherry on the cake of 24-point loss to the Dolphins on Sept. 28 ...

On Oct. 31, Halloween cele-brations took a back seat for the World Champion San Francisco Giants and the team’s fan base.

The Giants took the day to celebrate a third World Series Championship in just a five-year period.

Not even a downpour of rain could spoil the excitement that crammed the streets of San Francisco.

“I was really excited because it was number three in five years and I was just so proud of my team for winning,” said Delta student and Giants fan Natalie Bautista.

Giants’ fans were once again

awarded the chance to exhale all the tension built from a stressful season and postseason.

“I really enjoyed the parade, I had a blast. It was a little cold and it was raining a bit but it was so worth it,” said Bautista.

The Giants were thought of as a team barely able to sneak into the playoffs,

The team did nothing to erase that opinion as it did, indeed, squeak into the playoffs by earn-ing the last wild card spot and faced off against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a do or die wild-card game.

“It’s unreal, advancing to the playoffs via wild card and de-feating three teams that were all in favor of beating the Giants is crazy,” said by Giants die hard

fan Jose Hernandez.“Each player being able to

produce for the team, getting that hit in clutch situations. Everyone being on the same page. And each player hav-ing great chemistry with each other. I think that goes a long way for a team in the playoffs,” said Hernandez, explaining the synergy.

As parade floats made way to the Civic Center of San Francis-co, “MVP” chants roared when League Championship Series and World Series Most Valuable Player Madison Bumgarner ap-peared.

Bumgarner’s historical post-season performance lowered his World Series ERA to an all-time best .25 and his performance is

considered to be one of the best in postseason history.

Six years ago, the Giants were hopeful of having a team that

can win a World Championship for the first time in 54 years.

Five years later, fans can call the club a dynasty.

A GIANT CELEBRATION

Seeking a coach for employment

PHOTOS BY MEGAN MAXEY

By Robert [email protected]

By Alexis [email protected]

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Delta College football safety Ian Montazem is the Mustang Spotlight for this is-sue of The Collegian.

He attended McNair High School.

Montazem is one of four captains on the team.

He has recorded two inter-ceptions, 40 tackles with five tackles per game, according to the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA).

“My whole team, no matter what the record we all strive for greatness and go out fight-ing every game,” said Monta-zem in an email interview.

He said some of his favor-ite quotes from Head Coach Gary Barlow are: “Palms up

is not a good look Monta-zem” or “Get Up,” he said.

Montazem wants to trans-fer to continue his education and play football.

Montazem’s game rituals are: “Wake up two hours be-fore and tell my family good-bye and I love them. Head to the school and get some food in my system and listen to some music and talk about the game ahead of us. During that I put out all my gear for the game then go get taped up and ready for our meeting then game.”

Montazem said he needs to improve some things in his game.

“… my man to man cov-erage and finishing plays to give us an edge for our next game,” he said.

Assistant Head Coach De-

fensive Coordinator Doug Murray added: “Ian continues to work on all needed skill sets, including man to man technique.”

Montazem played his last home game at Lawrence A. DeRicco Field against Fresno City College.

“Even though we did not get the win I still feel good about suiting up with these guys and knowing that this brotherhood will last a life-time,” he said. “It was nice going out there and giving it my all for my family, friends and team. I have some things to improve on so these last two games I hope to perfect them and get myself and my teammates prepared and on the right track so we can come out on top,” Montazem said.

By Gaby [email protected]

MUSTANG SPOTLIGHT

Player is not your average safety

PARTY TIME: Top, confetti falls on Giants players as they celebrate the team’s third championship. Above, fans celebrate on Market Street in San Francisco.

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ELECTION ROUNDUP

Area 4 seat close with only small percentage separating candidates

She said the current shelves near the women’s restrooms are now used for temporary placing books.

The roof repairs will cost $82,780 and will be funded by Measure L, a $250 million bond measure, passed in March 2004, said Pinola.

The bond provides funding to improve the district’s educational facilities.

Pinola said the employees noticed the water during a recent rainstorm.

“The repairs were done immediately with little disruptions (since) it was in the (men’s) restroom ceiling area. We were able to close the area and make the repairs,” she said.

As mentioned, this isn’t the first time Delta College had to re-model an already-renovated facility.

In August, the DeRicco Student Services Building flood dis-placed students for months. The building opened in 2009.

In September, Delta officials approved a $3.7 million relocation of the soccer field, which was built in 2007.

Plans for the library and tentative date of completion are cur-rently not known.

DELTA COLLEGE AREA 4

Taj KhanRichard Vasquez

32,069 (49.8%)31,968 (49.64%)

SOURCE: SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS

The Area 4 trustee seat is still undecided days after the election because the candidates are only separated by 101 votes, according to unofficial election results.

Incumbent and Board President Taj Khan wouldn’t speculate or announce victory on Wednesday morn-ing, despite a very narrow lead over challenger Richard Vasquez.

Vasquez said the Lodi News-Sentinel declared him the winner with just over 50 percent of the votes.

“The count is very close but I spoke voting registers and they said it could take (two) to finalize it,” said Vasquez in a text-message interview.

Unofficial results from the San Joaquin County Reg-istrar of Voters, however, reported both candidates just below 50 percent of the vote each.

San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters Austin Erd-man said “that not all of the votes are accounted for and there is still about 10,000 mail in ballots.”

He also stated he does not declare winners that’s usu-ally left to the media.

Erdman said it would take up to two weeks before official results are issued.

Vasquez has been associated with different commit-tees including Measure L, President Counci and the Lodi Art Commission.

Earlier this semester, he said those experiences lead him into politics.

Vasquez is currently a Delta College student.Khan is a long-time Lodi resident and retired engi-

neer. He has held the Area 4 trustee seat for the past six years.

AREA 7 TRUSTEE SEATCatherine Mathis received more than 58 percent

of votes for the Area 7 trustee seat, which includes the Manteca area.

Mathis ran against Willie Anderson who earned 41.17 percent of the vote. The seat was vacated earlier this year when Lisa Turner was found ineligible to repre-sent the area because of a move.

STOCKTON CITY COUNCILElbert H. Holman Jr. received 55.49 percent in votes

for District 1 over A.S. “Rick” Grewal with 44.51 per-cent. District 1 covers the area by Eight Mile Road.

Susan Lofthus trounced with over 65 percent of the votes over Gene Acevedo with 34.58 percent for the run-ning of Area 3, which covers the March Lane/Pacific area.

Christina Fugazi won the election with a little over 53 percent of the votes in her favor for the Area 5 that covers south Stockton. Dyane Burgos Medina received 46.29 percent. There have been 24,409 votes counted.

37,257 (58.37%)26,282 (41.17%)

Catherine MathisWillie AndersonSOURCE: SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS

DELTA COLLEGE AREA 7

By Alexis [email protected]

Taj Khan Richard Vasquez

Extended library hours for students with no home accessibility

Beginning Oct. 6, Delta Col-lege’s Goleman Library will ex-tend its hours of operation to close out the remainder of the Fall 2014 semester.

With this new extension the library is now open Monday through Thursday from 7:30

a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday.

“With the longer hours, I can use the books for my classes longer, and get all my work done without any more excuses,” said Delta student Gregg Thomas.

Note: All materials must be checked out 15 minutes before the library closes.

By Jermaine [email protected]