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UNDER THE WATCHFUL EYE OBSERVING: A Student Services Officer walks through the quad area during a normal campus patrol route on Sept. 2.
Loyalty is a two-way street PAGE 3
Behind the scenes with a Port City Roller Girl PAGE 4
Renovations Improve weight room PAGE 7
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PHOTO BY KATHERINE GREY
BY KATHERINE GREY katherinegrey52@gmail.com
On Aug. 18, a Delta College student was making her way toward campus when she was violently attacked by two female suspects on Precissi Lane. The suspects punched, kicked and dragged the victim while attempting to steal her backpack and cell phone as released to the public by Delta College Police through TipSoft. “Both were arrested and booked for attempted robbery, conspiracy to commit felony robbery and battery likely to cause great bodily harm” said Officer Jim Bock of Delta College Police. With crimes such as this attack, the Campus Police remain in a constant state of readiness to protect students and citizens
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who utilize this institution year-round. Campus police use a variety of ways for students, faculty and civilians to remain safe while at Delta. From patrolling the streets within and around campus to hitting the quad with uniformed officers, the campus police ensure safety needs are met. In an effort to keep those who work and attend Delta safe, campus police acquired a text message based notification system called TipSoft. When a crime occurs or if an alert needs to be sent out to the masses, campus police can utilize TipSoft to get word out in a
Watching Calif.’s drought BY MEGAN MAXEY mkmaxey96@gmail.com
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moments notice. Students can sign up for TipSoft alerts by visiting the Delta College website and scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking on “Emergency Info.” Along with TipSoft, Community Service Officer Susan McAnelly, who serves as the Crime Prevention Officer for the department, has blanketed campus walls, doors and halls with red and white stickers listing the top 10 ways to remain safe on campus in bold print. “Be aware, be alert,” said McAnelly. There are special blue lighted phones located throughout campus. The phones can be used to report a crime, to ask for directions, or to request a ride to wherever the student may need to go.
READ MORE Learn to tell Delta’s campus officers apart. PAGE 8
It’s no secret California is suffering from a drought. Conversations about El Nino, Global Warming and the future of California are ever-present. Delta College Geography Professor Robin Lyons answered questions to help students gain insight on the matter. “This is the fourth year of the drought and… droughts occur periodically so this is not the first time in history that this has happened… but with global warming it seems as if scientists are concerned that the droughts are getting more severe and longer,” said Lyons. “[The drought is] especially affecting agriculture… there’s a number of the agricultural crops
that really depend on irrigation and they don’t have the water … Some of those orchards have been left and the trees are dying. In other cases they are drawing up ground water to replace irrigation systems, and the ground water draw out means that the land is sinking… and [the land has] been sinking several inches just in this past year because the ground water’s being used up,” added Lyons. California counties and cities have implemented water use restrictions. People can no longer water lawns or wash cars at home. People are hoping that conservation and the upcoming El Nino will help ease the drought. “Normally during an El Nino
See DROUGHT, Page 8
PHOTOS BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE, UNITED STATES CONGRESS, MICHAEL VANDON
Candidates gaining traction in run for 2016 presidency BY ZACHARIAH MERCES-SPINDLER deltacollegian@gmail.com
BERNIE SANDERS Pros: He gets the youth. He has ideas for the Democratic side. He draws crowds of thousands to his rally’s everywhere he goes. He’s running a strong campaign built on policies. He’s
held office as a two-term senator of Vermont. He’s leading in Iowa and gaining traction in New Hampshire, key democratic states. Cons: He’s older than other ma-
See CAMPAIGN, Page 8