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The elevators on campus will see renovations beginning in the spring thanks to $800,000 of board approved Measure L bond funds. The money was approved during a September special board meeting in which Director of Facilities Management Michael Garr gave a presentation on bond projects to be completed. Campus elevators breakdowns have long been a source of strife for students, staff and those with mobility issues. This semester alone, the elevators have broken down numerous times. Delta College has an elevator service company on retainer for issues or to help people get out if the elevator stalls. “Only one person last semester was trapped, and only for under an hour,” Garr said. A “rash number of outages” have made fixes a high priority. The work includes renovating the existing elevators. “Basically keeping the shell of the elevator, everything else fixed. Complete Renovation,” Garr said. Garr said the renovations also include re-
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placing lighting, panels, floors and buttons. The result will look like a new elevator. Garr also said the electrical components and load sensors will be replaced. “The new equipment will be more durable,” said Mark Showers, manager of maintenance and energy at the college, adding that components will also be protected. Both passenger elevators and the cargo elevators will see the upgrades. Only components will be renovated in the cargo elevators. Garr and Showers said the elevators are tested, and can carry up to 3,000 pounds. Mobility devices are not what contribute to the outages. It’s more heavy usage all day, every day. The Shima elevator is one of the most trafficked. Garr said the college currently has a contractor analyzing the elevators. “One elevator at a time,” he said. Garr also said there are plans to use cargo elevators in buildings where passenger elevators are out of order, to help students up to classes. There are also plans to relocate classes to benefit students and staff with disabilities.
New Stockton press has strong connections to Delta by chris howze
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A new press in Stockton celebrated it’s launch on Oct. 28, with Delta College professors serving as key cogs in its inception. More than 70 people attended a launch party at the Mile Wine Company on Pacific Avenue marking the launch of Tuleburg Press, a publishing company set to aid local writers. “We are more than crime stats, duplicity and bankruptcy,” said Delta College English Professor Paula Sheil in reference to passed perceptions of Stockton. “There is a renewed interest in the literary arts — even in the face of a digital tsunami. It’s exciting to help people find voice. In Stockton many people don’t have a voice. No voice equals oppression. We are going to do our part to remedy this weakening of the human spirit.” Sheil is one of the founding members of the press, which also includes Stockton arts and literary scene notables Roberts Reinarts, Tama Brisbane and Bruce Crawford. The three are all writers or poets from writers’ groups or small writing companies within the Stockton area. The hope for the kickoff event was to
raise money to match a Marion Jacobs Literary Forum grant for start-up costs. Delta English Professor Phil Hutcheon will be the first author published under the Tuleburg Press moniker. Hutcheon’s first novel “Nobody Roots for Goliath” was published in 2006. “Desperation Passes” will be its follow up. Hutcheon said Sheil is the “driving force” behind Tuleburg Press. “She suggested that I write a grant proposal to fund publication of the novel through a new local press. She chairs the Marian Jacobs Literary Forum, and in the process of approving my proposal, that group decided to start The Tuleburg Press,” said Hutcheon in an email interview. Hutcheon said he was eager to continue writing about the characters but without a means to release it. The plan is for his book to be out next year. Sheil is a former reporter for The Record and has been involved in writing publications for close to 20 years. On campus, Sheil is also the faculty adviser for The Artifact, a writing magazine featuring writers and artists from across the valley.
LAUNCH PARTY: Top, Professor Paula Sheil speaks to a crowd at Launch event. Right, Professor Phil Hutcheon addresses the crowd at the Tuleburg Press launch event. PHOTOS COURTESY OF TULEBURG PRESS