The Collegian -- Published March 18, 2016

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Issue 11 • Friday, March 18, 2016 • deltacollegian.net

VERTICALLY CHALLENGED

BY MIDORI MORITA midori.morita@yahoo.com

With repairs continuing, elevator issues inconvenience campus

STOCKTON PROUD Mayor Anthony Silva strives for tourism in Stockton.

BY MIDORI MORITA

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‘RIMERS OF ELDRITCH’ Delta’s drama production brings audiences, big claps.

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OUT OF ORDER: The Holt elevator is currently out of service. The four-floor building’s only elevator access is now a freight elevator that requires a key and isn’t for student use.

DELTA SOFTBALL Softball team splits double header the weekend of March 11.

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IN THE KNOW

March is Kidney Disease Awareness Month MARCH 25 National Medal of Honor Day MARCH 30 “Women’s Voices Being Heard” at 12:30 p.m. on campus APRIL 4 National Hug a Newsperson Day

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PHOTOS BY MEGAN MAXEY

Forensics team qualifies for national tournament

BY FRANCINA SANCHEZ deltacollegian@gmail.com

Two Delta college students on the Speech and Debate team are making history. Erika Jauregui and Jordan Rosales have been invited to the National Parliamentary Tournament of Excellence. NPTE is a tournament that only accepts 64 speech and debate teams in the nation. The two will be representing one of two community colleges in the competition. There’s no separation on how four-year universities

and community colleges are ranked. The Delta students will be competing with the best in the nation. “I recruited both of them because what I look for is confidence and for someone that can think logically, said Kathleen Bruce, Delta Forensics coach. This is Jauregui’s fifth semester on the team and Rosales’ third. Initially both students didn’t have an interest in joining the speech and debate team but after being recruited, they gave it

See FORENSICS, Page 8

Delta College students, faculty and staff aren’t going up. With the Holt elevator down for long-term maintenance, and the Shima elevator regularly breaking, disabled students are finding it hard to get to class. In addition, programs that utilize the elevators are at a disadvantage, including classes in culinary arts and fashion. The culinary class is located in Shima 301. “We have probably five huge sheet racks that we take downstairs probably Tuesday through Thursday so with the elevators out it’s really hard,” said Caitlin Baird, a culinary arts student. Robert Halabicky, the baking and pastry instructor, said elevator outages have forced students to carry down tubs of dough, carts and other heavy equipment weighing more than 50 pounds.

The elevators also become a safety concern when the doors close on students or doesn’t open the door at all. “There’s been a couple times when the elevator stops a couple inches short either above the floor or below the floor,” said Halabicky. With the fashion program located right next-door, students in the class face similar situations. The class can’t be moved because of sewing machines and other equipment can’t be easily transported. “We have a lot of things that we need to bring to the class like bags and boxes and every time we go [to the elevator] it has the sign that says out of order,” said Arlene Vieira, a fashion student. Jill Oyoung, one of the fashion professors, says she has cart that she takes to class everyday that is full of fabrics, student assignments and other paperwork.

See ELEVATOR, Page 8

Animal shelter helps community BY MEGAN MAXEY mkmaxey96@gmail.com

Even after a blossoming three years at Stockton’s animal shelter, Mayor Anthony Silva is still calling for reform. Silva said he wants to “place a resolution on the next agenda supporting a new ‘Bill of Rights’ protecting local animals. Provides a minimum standard of care for dogs and cats sustaining injuries after our shelter closes on weekends or holidays,” in a public Facebook post in late Feb. The animal shelter takes in about 11,600 animals per year. Daily it takes in around 200 dogs and up to 100 cats. “We’re all concerned about animals. There’s not anybody who works here that’s not concerned,” said Phillip Zimmerman, the animal services manager at the Stockton animal shelter. “But

See SHELTER, Page 8

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