thecollegian Issue 2 • Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 • deltacollegian.net
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VISIONARY MOURNED
KWDC officially Stockton, Delta remember downtown innovator launches station
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BY MIDORI MORITA midori.morita@yahoo.com
Kanye for president 2020? PAGE 6
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Behind the scenes with campus custodians PAGE 4
Baseball fan safety rising issue PAGE 7
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BY RICHARD REYES richiereyes9180@gmail.com
“Stockton is a dump.” “There is no hope with that city.” “Glad I moved out of that place.” Delta College students read comments like this daily on social media, knowing the reality that what they’re reading may be true. In 2012, the city set a record high for murders with 71. That year, Stockton filed for bankruptcy. As downtown Stockton slowly decayed, a San Diego native named Tim Egkan decided he could help turn the tide. Egkan, the Chief Brand Officer for Ten Space Development and co-founder of Huddle Cowork, was found dead in Central Stockton, near the downtown area, on Sept. 13. Police are investigating his death as a homicide. He was 32. Egkan appeared to have been in an altercation, according to the Stockton Police Department. A $20,000 reward has been offered for any information about this case. In his short time in Stockton, Egkan impacted
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PHOTOS BY ORLANDO JOSE
DOWNTOWN VIGIL: The stage at the Sept. 16 vigil for Tim Egkan, top. David Garcia from Ten Space Development and Huddle speaks about Egkan.
Paint prep goes bad in Budd BY ALEXIS BUSTAMANTE alexisbustamante1995@gmail.com
Sports Editor Richard Reyes going over story with staff writer Angel Guerrero. Send us your photos to post using #socialcollegian.
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The Budd Building painting project got off to an unpleasant start after weekend pressure washing caused water damage. Power washing was done by TA Painting, a subcontractor to the painting contractor CNW Construction, Inc. over the Sept. 12-13 weekend. The washing to prep the surfaces for painting broke electronic locks, as well as defacing columns and wood railings. “It’s disturbing and grabs my attention,” said Alejandra Albor, who added that she almost tripped because of the aftermath.
At least one instructor lectured in a hallway due to the mess. Others complained about not being notified. The facilities office said a computer glitch prevented proper alert to Budd regulars. Students now are likely seeing structures marked with green or orange indicating the need for repair or replacement. “Students and faculty are still impacted on the 2nd and 3rd floors,” said Stacy Pinola, Facilities Planning & Environmental Compliance Manager in an email interview. Dehumidifiers were put in place to pull water out of effected walls and
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Delta’s Radio and Television program launched KWDC 93.5 FM, its student-run radio station this month, KWDC broadcasts throughout Stockton and streams worldwide from its website. For many RTV students, participation is an opportunity to experience a hands-on setting at school. For Professor William Story, it’s a dream come true. Story started teaching at Delta in 2006 when the RTV department didn’t have any equipment for a radio station. “Since day one it has been my goal to bring a radio station back to Delta College,” said Story. He took a sabbatical during the 2013-14 school year to get the license for the station. Story’s work and dedication paid off. The program is benefitting. KWDC has around 24 different segments, 12 live and 12 pre-recorded. These segments range from news to arts and entertainment to community conversation, airing Monday through Friday. RTV students Matt Mackey and Dustin Brakebill have radio segments. Brakebill is the sports director and is also executive producer of the Benchwarmers segment, a show about local, regional and national sports. Although the segment mainly focuses on local sports, Brakebill said his team have had guests, including Record reporters and even two reporters from ESPN. The Benchwarmers airs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays. The Benchwarmers started in February and is the longest running show at the station. Mackey is an operations manager at the station and his segment is called “Delta 360.” The segment is centered around the Stockton campus. Mackey’s goal is to let the rest of Stockton know what’s happening on our campus. “I sort of inherited it from the previous hosts and I thought it was a really great concept for a show and I didn’t want to see it go away, so I kind of stepped up and said I’d like to try my hand at hosting,” said Mackey. Delta 360 asks students about current and other events pertaining to campus. It airs Monday through Friday 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. “[We] are just getting real , honest responses from real Delta students. It’s such a great, diverse campus here and we want to make sure we give a voice to that diversity,” said Mackey. KWDC is continuing to seek programming. Students interested in having their own radio segment can join the RTV Foundation Group. The group is open to all students interested in broadcast media. The first meeting is Oct. 7 at 12:30 p.m.