The Collegian - Published Nov. 10, 2022

Artisan Bakery returns after pandemic hiatus

Former Delta coach, athletics director Marcopulos dies

BY SAADIQ AFZAL Sports Editor

Delta College has announced the death of former basketball head coach Ernie Marcopulos, who won or shared 13 champion ships in 16 years. He was also the athletic director at Delta and he helped build Delta’s athletics pro gram into one of the most com petitive programs in the state.

Marcopulos was born on Oct.

19, 1926, and he was 96 years old when he passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1.

“It’s sad news for Delta Col lege and Delta College athletics,” said Tony Espinoza, Delta’s cur rent athletic director. “He had a significant impact on the athletic department here. A number of our coaches actually started working when he was the athletic director here.

So, he was here for quite a while, and had a major impact on women’s sports too here at Delta. So, I know it’s tough news for the college and for our athletic depart ment.”

Marcopulos was best known for his time as head coach for the bas ketball team. His Mustangs team went on to win 13 championships

LATINX CENTER HOSTS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

BY ARIANNA JUÁREZ Editor-in-Chief

On Nov. 2, Puente students celebrated Dia de los Muertos with an ofrenda at the Latinx Center in Shima 133.

Dia de los Muertos is a tra ditional Mexican holiday in which families construct elab orate alters in remeberence of ancestors who have passed away.

These alters, or ofrendas, are decorated with cempasuchil, or marigold flowers, pan de muer to and other Mexican candy.

The offerings are meant to honor and comfort deceased loved ones from beyond the grave.

The altar featured tributes to various Stockton legends, in cluding Filipina academic and activist Dr. Dawn Mabalon. Mabalon was co-founder of the Little Manila Rising Founda tion; she passed away in 2018.

Newsom re-elected to second term as governor

BY ARIANNA JUÁREZ Editor-in-Chief

Democratic governor

Gavin Newsom has won re-election with a comfort able lead over republican state senator Brian Dahle.

The Associated Press called the race shortly af ter polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening.

As of Nov. 9, Newsom garnered 57.6 percent of the vote with more than 3 mil lion votes, according to the California Secretary of State.

Dahle is a state senator

and has been representing California’s 1st congressio nal district since 2019.

District 1 represents por tions of Sacramento, El Do rado, and Shasta counties, among others.

Newsom was elected in 2018, but faced a special re call vote in the fall of 2021.

California voters over whelmingly rejected the recall vote, however, with 61.9 percent of voters voting against recalling Newsom, according to CalMatters.

California has not had a Republican governor since

Josh Harder favored to win District 9 seat

BY BRYAN RAMOS Staff Writer

Josh Harder and Tom Pat ti are the top two candidates running for the United States House of Representative for District 9.

District 9 represents San Joaquin County, specifically cities like Stockton, Manteca, and Modesto.

As of Nov. 9, Harder is lead ing in the polls and is projected to win.

Harder received 44,108 votes to Patti’s 34,166 as of Nov. 9, according to the Cali fornia Secretary of State.

Harder, a Democrat, and has been a member of the

House of Representatives since 2019.

He graduated from Stanford University, Harvard Kennedy Scbool, and Harvard Business School.

Harder received key en dorsements from Jerry Mc Nerney, who holds the CA-9 seat until his retirement on Jan. 3, 2023.

The California Labor Asso ciation, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Equality Cali fornia and the United Farm Workers of America have all endorsed Harder in the race for CA-9 representative. Harder worked as a venture capitalist and teacher before going into public office. According to Voter’s Edge, Harder’s top three priorities

Ernie Marcopulos, left, with Delta College basketball play ers in 1965. PHOTO COURTESY OF DELTA COLLEGE

An elaborate ofrenda remembering various Stockton legends in Delta’s Latinx Center on Nov. 3. Japa nese-American billionaire and Shima center’s namesake Ushijima Kinji was among those honored. Filipino labor organizer Larry Itliong was also honored on the ofrenda. PHOTOS BY SAADIQ AFZAL

RETURN OF TICKET PRICING FOR DRAMA, DANCE

Delta Center for the Arts will begin charging after three years of free student performances

BY JADA PORTILLO Opinion Editor

the past three years Drama and Dance performances have been free making these events affordable for families of the performers, students, and the community.

Starting next semester, Spring 2023, Delta will resume charging for dance and drama performances. Prices are expected to stay under 10 dollars along with an opportu nity to buy tickets at half price called “student rushes” for students with a student ID or Mustang Pass.

“It is a strongly held belief in the performing arts world that what they do has a value and asking people to even pay a modest amount for it, enforces that value,” said Dean of Arts and Communication Chris Guptill.

Performances have been free but not because sponsorships have been involved.

“You might note that the athletics have stopped charging and the reason that they stopped charging was that they got a specific outside the college fund ing to pay for that for a period of time. I’m not quite sure how long, but they got a grant and we never did that,” said Guptill.

Over the past three years, the department was able to hire a full-time box office staff since the original box office staff retired, making the ticket buying process difficult to manage. Now that new staff is in place, tickets are being priced once more.

“The person who managed the box office retired and wasn’t replaced so we did not have a box office staff. We didn’t have a full time box office staff, so it’s fairly diffi cult to manage all of this, the instructional event if you don’t have a staff and so we opted to not charge primar ily because we no longer had the resources to manage it and we now have a full time box office staff person and

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a half time box office staff per son so we are reinstituting it,” said Guptill.

While there are positives of free tick ets since free things are the best things, what happened behind the scenes of the performance “Frankenstein” begs to differ.

“The run for “Frankenstein” was fully booked before we even opened,”said Drama Professor Greg Foro, who directed the play. “Normally this would make staff and students elated as we headed into the run of the show. The trend we have noticed over the past few semesters, however, has been one where anyone could reserve as many tickets as they would like. Because tickets were free, there were really no limitations. The result would be that the show would appear sold out and this would discourage many po tential audience members from coming to the theatre as they believed that they would be turned away at the door. In reality, not all of the reservations would be claimed, and we would end up performing for half-empty houses.”

Although “Frankenstein” appeared to be sold out, 10 minutes before the curtain, 42 tickets were unclaimed out of the 100 tickets sold. The 42 tickets were then given away to those waiting outside the

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theater, leaving those who showed up late angry that their spot and tickets had been taken.

“This is not an efficient system and I believe there is a better way,” said Foro.

“I think that resuming charging has become a ne cessity because people wildly abused the free tickets system,” said drama actor Imri Tate.

Putting prices on tickets may be the best option for both the audience, performers, and behind the scenes people, especially to avoid any issues that occur with the free tickets system.

More details on ticket prices and the student rush will be coming in the near future.

“It breaks my heart to have to go back to a payment model because as a very low income student, the free shows made it so much easier on me to see shows and for my family and friends to come see me in shows, but with the free model some of them couldn’t see me anyway. I hope they keep the prices low so it’s not so much of a hardship for people to see shows at Delta, but it’s absolutely necessary at this point,” said Tate.

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As a First Amendment newspaper we pride ourselves on a commitment to the students of Delta College while maintaining independence.

We reinvigorate the credo that the newspaper speaks for the students, checks abuses of power and stands vigi lant in the protection of democracy and free speech.

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“Frankenstein” performed by drama students. Played October 7-16 2022 PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA GOODMAN

The Collegian’s Thanksgiving Dos and Don’ts

HOMEWORK

ENJOY THANKSGIVING

Even if you don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, you can still enjoy the day. Practice self care, stay hydrated, and binge watch your favorite shows.

THANKSGIVING MUSIC

Get into the Thanksgiving groove with some Thanksgiving tunes. For your Thanksgiving this year, set up a Dinner playlist. There has to be Thanksgiving music right?

THANKSGIVING MOVIES

No better way than to get into the holiday spirit with some Thanksgiv ing movies. See recommendations for Thanksgiving movies below.

EAT LOTS OF FOOD

Pumpkin pie with whipped cream, turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, and cran berry sauce, best believe we all should have a turkey baby by the end of our Thanksgiving dinner.

SPEND TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Have a blast with your friends and family this Thanksgiving and every Thanksgiving. Remember to show your appreciation to those special people in your life not only on Thanksgiving but almost every day of

SOCIALIZE

Spread Thanksgiving joy to everyone around you. Post on social media, message those special people, and have an amazing Thanksgiving.

Homework? On Thanksgiving? Close your laptop, throw that notebook, say your dog ate your homework, and go enjoy the day.

LISTEN TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC

Lets do one holiday at a time, No vember 1st is the day Mariah Carey defrosts but lets keep her frozen until December 1st, for now it’s turkey time.

CHRISTMAS MOVIES

It’s Thanksgiving, not to be the Grinch, but lets keep Christmas movies for December. Spend the day watching some Thanksgiving movies.

SET UP YOUR CHRISTMAS TREE

I know we are all excited for sparkling lights and decorated trees but let’s give Thanksgiving their month back.

BRING UP POLITICS

I think we all know that bringing up politics especially at the dinner table turns pretty chaotic. Let’s save the poli tics for another day and shove our faces with lots of food.

GO TO SCHOOL

What are you doing at school? Turn around and get going home while listening to some Thanksgiving music.

Thanksgiving movies not to skip this season

BY CHRISTINA GOODMAN Photo Editor

When it comes to major holidays, one that is skipped over each and every year and is Thanksgiving.

Growing up the only Thanksgiving movie that I remember is “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.” Christmas movies always play on Thanksgiving day, ranging from “National Lampoon’s Christ mas Vacation” to “A Christmas Story” to “Home Alone.”

Even department stores have Christmas trees and Christmas decorations set up and have Christmas music playing in stores. And every

THANKSGIVING MOVIES

year Mariah Carey goes from Halloween costume to full Christmas glam.

Why is Thanksgiving sidestepped by so many people? Even the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade has Santa Claus as the last float.

It’s basically saying that Santa is more import

iPhone vs. Android: Which is better?

BY CHRISTINA GOODMAN Photo Editor

Team Android. The responses were mixed. Those who preferred Android liked the lack of restrictions and compatibility with non-Apple devices.

ant than Thanksgiving

Are there Thanksgiving movies? Yes. But it takes a Google search to look most of them up.

Do you notice anything? All of these movies aren’t specific to Thanksgiving. Instead, they are movies about other things that have a mention of Thanksgiving. That’s it.

These movies on the list do not center around the holiday but they’re eating on Thanksgiving day.

Still, it’s better than nothing - or better than watching another Christmas movie when you just want to savor the holiday you’re on. If you’re interested in watching some movies on Thanks giving day with your family feel free to pick from the list.

When

it comes to phones you’re going to either be Team iPhone or Team Android. I joined Team iPhone in fall of 2019. I actually feel as if iPhones are now playing catch up with Androids, which have a dark mode, better updates and many different color options.

We also have people that’s too obsessed with the iPhone and have everything that Apple has made.

“I’m Team iPhone mainly because of the FaceTime feature that’s what hooked me in,” said Johnisha Hampton, a student at Delta. “I love being able to see someone on the other end of the phone no matter where they are and with good quality video most of the time. It makes distance a little less hard. I also love the constant update to be better.”

I made a post on Delta’s Facebook page asking people if they were one Team iPhone or

“Android, cause you are allowed to do more things on your phone without any restrictions unlike Apple,” said Ntxawag Vaaj.

Racheal Trevino was another Android proponent. “Android. I switched from Apple and never looked back. I have a home PC with Microsoft and it’s compatible with Android so everything from all devices are stored in one place. It’s also way easier to transfer data when getting a new device,” Trevino said.

Apple fans, meanwhile, cited security as the big reason for their purchase.

“iPhones have more security, are easy to maneuver, battery life is great, camera quality is awesome and doesn’t look like you’re using a filter or blurry videos,” said Maria Zelaya.

“iPhone because it’s more secure, rarely ever gets hacked, and cares about privacy, Androids does not,” Said Samuel Liang.

Team Android or Team iPhone?

“Team iPhone, because I feel like it is easier to commu nicate with friends who have iPhones than Androids. As well as I think a major factor is that my entire family has a iPhone.”

“Using iPhone Safari is another experience Android doesn’t have but it still uses Google to actually search things up, but iPhone is better in my eyes because that’s the phone I’m more familiar with so I have no say for Android.”

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With the holiday season coming up, here is the Collegians Thanksgiving Do’s and Don’ts to keep your turkey day drama free. Don’t forget to have a Happy Thanksgiving!

DELTA BEGINS SEASON OF GIVING

Associated Students of Delta College seeks donations for holiday meals to give to

BY LAKEISHA JOHNSON Staff Writer

Did you know that as long as you have a Mustang identi fication card you could receive services such as free groceries, clothes and general hygiene products, right here at Delta College

“My family doesn’t qualify for food stamps, so we utilize food banks and get free food from the pantry here at Del ta,” said Delta College stu dent Nancy Ortega.

It’s typical for some stu dents to make huge sacrifices to pursue their college career.

Some of these homeless and hungry once were foster youth or just don’t have sup port from their families. Del ta College can be that type of family for so many food inse cure and homeless students.

“I’ve slept in my car on nu merous occasions,” said Mar cus Brown. This has happened to be the norm for so many

students, Marcus isn’t alone.

While the parking lot stays open, the winter months can be cold and food banks are stretched to their max with food they have to give to the community. Delta College

understands that call of duty to serve their students.

“On Nov. 18, there will be a turkey giveaway and we are also seeking donations These donations can be given by local businesses or from

our community,” said Siena Geach, senator of community relations.

The donations needed will be Turkey’s, canned greens, mashed potatoes, canned yams, boxed mac and cheese

students

and dinner rolls.

Donations must be in by Nov. 12 to the Food Pantry. ASDC is looking to provide 100 meals for students.

Donations will be accept ed in the Office of Student Activities, located in Shima 101C through Monday, Nov. 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office is closed for lunch from 12 to 1 p.m.

HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE

The Associated Students of Delta College are seeking do nations to giveaway 100 holi day meals to students.

ASDC is looking for donations of:

Turkey Canned greens Mashed Potatoes

• Canned yams

• Boxed mac and cheese

• Dinner rolls Donations will be accepted in Shima 101C through Nov. 14.

Chemistry Magic Show explodes with fun

PHOTOS BY DUANE SANDERS

Delta’s ACS club and chemistry department held a chemistry magic show Oct. 27 in the Science and Math Building. Attendees witnessed fantastic experiments involving dry ice, liquid nitrogen, fire, and more. The show demonstrated the wonders of science, the magic of curiosity, and the importance of following lab safety rules.

REMEMBERING TRANS LIVES

BY DYLAN JAEKEL Feature Editor

The month of November is Transgender Awareness Month, with Transgender Awareness Week running Nov. 13-19, leading to Trans gender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20.

Trans Day of Remembrance is an annual internationally recognized day for trans people and their alliesto honor and remember trans indi viduals who have been lost.

The day was founded in 1999 to recognize the 1998 killing of Rita Hester. Trans activist Gwendolyn Smith organized the event to honorHester’s life and the lives of other transgender individuals who hadbeen lost to violence and trans phobia; the day has grown to much more 23 years later.

Transgender individuals face an epidemic of violence and face a much higher chance of experienc ing violence compared to cisgenderindividuals.

According to a study produced by the UCLA Williams Institute School of Law in March 2021, transgender individuals are four times more likely to be victims of violent crime compared to cisgender individuals.

Some of these violent crimes re sult in murder. In 2021, the Human Rights Campaign recorded 50 mur ders, and this number is likely much larger due to the fact that many trans deaths are misreported be cause individuals are misgendered; Some deaths are not reported at all.

Trans individuals are also more likely to commit suicide compared to cisgender individuals due to height ened discrimination in workplaces, school settings, public spaces, online,home and other locations.

The fear of violence and rejection faced by trans individuals forces many to hide their trans identity due to safety concerns. Trans Day of Remembrance is a step towards one-day finding acceptance not only within ourselves but within therest of the world.

“We pay tribute to those taken by fear and prejudice. We support those

struggling and living their lives in that same fear. We advocate to hopefully eradicate the ignorance and prejudice so that trans people can live their lives happily and comfortably amongst ev eryone,” said a student who wishes to remain anonymous.

The day is not only a day to mourn, but a day to celebrate the beauty of the trans community, to celebrate a long and rich history, and to celebrate a hopeful future.

“It’s a day to show courage and togetherness, to promote accep tance, and to honor those that have been taken,” said another student who wishes to remain anonymous.“I struggled, I still do. There were times when I wanted to give up, but I had good family support, not everyone has that. I managed to push through my darkest days. Trans Day of Re membrance helpsme to realize how far I’ve come and how I can be there for others.”

It is a dayfilled with cour age, strength, and a willingness to fight for a betterand kinder world.

Trans Day ofRemembrance is a day for family, togetherness, andlove.

Often candle light vigils are held each year on Trans Day of Remembrance to honor those that people knew, respected, felt a kinship to, and/or loved dearly. To celebrate, remem ber, and honor this year on Transgen der Day of Re membrance peo ple who themselvesconsider to be allies to the trans

Editor’s Note: The Collegian has a policy not to use anonymous sources, but has chosen to include them because of the nature of the story and the safety of those interviewed

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legal information for trans individuals

• PLANNED PARENTHOOD: provides gender affirming care/HRT

• FOLX: affordable HRT and LGBTQ+ health care without insurance

• TRANS LAW CENTER: provides legal information for trans individuals

community can alsodo their research re garding trans issues; organizations likeGLAAD, GLSEN, The Human Rights Campaign, and TheNational Center for Transgender Equal ity provide extensiveresources. Individu als should listen to, uplift, and make way for transgender voic es, so that one daytrans individuals will be loved, accepted, and embraced by the world they live in.

TIPS FOR TRANS ALLIES

• ACKNOWLEDGE INTERSECTIONALITY: Black and Latina trans women experience a much greater rate of violence compared to white and/or male passing trans people

• DO NOT BE THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE ROOM: Do not speak over trans people; just because your are an ally doesn’t mean that you know everything

• INTRODUCE YOURSELF WITH YOUR PRONOUNS: if only trans people are introducing themselves with their pronouns this can be isolating and could create a target

• DON’T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS: you can’t assume some one’s gender identity just by looking at them; if you don’t know ask politely

• VOTE FOR CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT TRANS RIGHTS: this year has seen record numbers of anti-trans bills both proposed and passed

• DO YOUR RESEARCH: Learn about the trans community, their history, and how you can be a good ally today

People take part in the 2019 Trans gender Day of Remembrance event on the Delta College campus.

FILE PHOTOS BY JASMINE GONZALEZ

Highlighting local shows with free admission

Second and fourth Tuesdays @ CAPs Pizza

BY NICHOLAS MICHELSEN ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

Wantto see working comedians from all over the valley, Sacramento, and the Bay Area? ‘Comedy Night’ is twice monthly at CAPs Pizza in Stockton. This comedy mic is fast becoming a destina tion for working comedians from the sur rounding areas to try new material and hone their skills as well as some new faces looking to make their debut.

I personally started this show Dec. 14, 2021, and I am proud to see how much it has grown in under a year. The owners of this business care about comedy and enjoy having live per formances hosted at their venue.

There is no cover charge, over 20 cold beers on tap, and great, fresh pizza to enjoy. Get there early to grab a good seat and tell your friends! CAPs is located on 7628 Pacific Ave., next to Zen Garden Wellness. For more information contact CAPs via

First and third Thursdays @ Finnegan’s

Craving

more live comedy? This local spot is a little gem. Fin negan’s is a well established venue and watering hole for locals to gather over food and cold drinks. From DJ performances, live music, and karaoke there’s something here for everyone throughout the week.

Now, ‘Open Mic Night’ takes place every first and third Thursday at 9 p.m., and is hosted by Jordan Quattlebaum.

With sign ups at 8:30 p.m., now you too can get on stage and try your jokes, or sit back and watch local comedians stop by to work on

their material.

While you’re there check out the menu, grab some wings or a delicious burger and hang out. Finnegan’s has a well executed menu with reason able prices and great food.

You’ll find local regulars and local comics mingling about during ‘Open Mic Night’.

Finnegan’s iocated at 6002 Pacific Ave. in Stockton, on the corner of Swain Road.

Have questions? You can inquire with Jordan Quattlebaum on his Instagram @JordanQbaum.

Second and fourth Thursdays @ Bay Boys Brewing in Tracy

Ifyou’re looking for something earlier or closer to Tracy, look no further than at Bay Boys Brewery. Every second and fourth Thursday they have ‘Comedy Open Mic’ hosted by Manuel Martin.

This establishment is a micro brew ery, serving up fresh brew on tap made in house every day! From tart sours, to rich stouts, to robust hoppy IPAs, there is something on their beer menu that you’re sure to find worthy of your thirst.

Sign ups start at 7 p.m. and the show is at 7:30 p.m., which is perfect for early morning weekday schedules.

There is no kitchen for food service, however parked right out front is a food truck.

Every time they seem to have some thing different so you’’ never get bored of this menu. Meanwhile have a seat and watch the comics.

Being on the doorstep of the Bay Area, you’ll see quite a few more of them at this mic, in addition to some familiar faces you may have seen pre viously at the shows in Stockton. Bay Boys Brewing is located at 1005 E. Pescadero Ave. #111, Tracy. Grab a pint and a laugh!

For more information contact Manual Martin on Instagram @Manu al_Laughs

right: A live comedy performance at the brewery. Right: A flyer for Comedy Open Mic at Bay Boys Brewing.

Local band No Citrus releases debut album with Friday show

BY NICHOLAS MICHELSEN ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

On Friday, Nov. 11, at 6 p.m. head on down to The Hatch Workshop for the debut album release of “No Citrus.” Don’t miss them making their debut in recording.

No Citrus is a three-member lo cal band featuring lead vocalist and bass guitarist Jamie Dennis, lead guitarist and backup vocalist Lotus T. and drummer Dominique. For any questions about the band you can contact them on Instagram @NoCitrus209.

No Citrus will be joined by Amazon Crimes. (Instagram:@ AmazonCrimesBand0)

The Hatch Workshop is located at 40 S. Union St. in Stockton. For more information about The Hatch location, contact Jazz on insta gram @ElderJazz or Queen Raj @ QueenRajah.

Right: A flyer advertises No Ctirus’ album release. Far right: No Citrus performs during a show. PHOTOS

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phone (209)594-0749. Ryan Holloway will be hosting this show for the rest of the 2022 and can be contacted via Instagram @RyanHumor I am also available to answer any questions on IG @Mykelsen

CAPs Pizza’s tap-wall. PHOTO COURTESY VISIT STOCKTON

CAPs ‘Comedy Night’ flyer. PHOTO BY NICK MICHELSEN

‘Finnegan’s Open Mic Night’ flyer. IMAGE BY JORDAN QUATLLE BAUM

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PHOTOS BY MANUEL MARTIN

Mustangs wrestling takes on Sierra

BY SAADIQ AFZAL Sports Editor

On Oct. 26, Delta’s wrestling team competed against Sierra College in a dual meet at home.

The results of the meet came out to Sierra College taking the win over Del ta with a total score of 38-18.

“I knew it was gonna be a tough match going in,” said head coach Mike Sandler. “They’re very talented and always tough and always top 3 in the conference. But, we’re banged up. So, we should’ve had seven guys on the mat and we only had five people. So, it was gonna be tough to beat them.”

Although there were some forfeits from both teams in the beginning of the meet due to injuries, it still featured three regular matches and one exhibi tion match as well.

Jason Betlej (149), freshman wrestler that competed in one of the matches at the meet, said that the shoulder injury he encountered recently was the dis advantage he had during the match he lost.

“I was just pretty much hurt and I was just trying to basically make it through my match,” said Betlej. “I gotta deal with a shoulder injury right now. I could’ve definitely wrestled way better than I did, but it just happens some times.”

Although Delta had some losses in the meet against Sierra, one wrestler who came out victorious from Delta

is freshman wrestler Felipe De Matos (285), who is an honorable mention for the entire state rankings in wrestling.

“You always gotta try your hardest in any match,” said De Matos. “If I’m being completely honest, I wasn’t real ly feeling it. I wasn’t really in the usual mood that I am for a tournament or stuff like that. But, I just gotta go out there and do what I gotta do.”

As for the losses, the wrestlers’ were overwhelmed from their performance, but these matches helped them learn more on what they did wrong in their match as well.

“I need to probably do a better job of my offense,” said freshman wrestler Gabriel Ortega who also competed. “I wasn’t shooting as much as I know I could’ve, but other than that, I could be a little tougher as well.”

Alex Olivia (157), freshman wrestler that also competed in the meet, said that one thing he needs to work on from his match is to revamp on different stanc es when it comes to the opponents he’s facing against.

“I would say definitely adapt to dif ferent stances because when I was wres tling my opponent, he had a way differ ent stance than I used to wrestling and I think that’s what caught me up,” said Olivia.

Even though Delta’s wrestling team came out with a loss, the team still has goals for when it comes to the future meets.

“For the future meets, I definitely

wanna start amping up my wrestling and start shooting more and I’ve taken kind of the first shot and just winning in the end,” said freshman wrestler Ga briel Ortega (197), who was the only wrestler that competed in the exhibi tion match. “If not winning, then learn ing from the loss and hopefully making it to state.”

De Matos said that after his impres sive win against his opponent from Si erra College, he still needs to work on getting into the right mindset and mo

tivating himself more as well.

“Some goals that I have are work a lot harder, commit myself more and push myself to get into the right mind set that I need to go out and try to win my match because I’ve been noticing in myself that I’ve been off my game a lit tle bit, but I have faith in myself that I can push through,” said De Matos.

The Mustangs will wrestle against East LA College on Saturday, Nov. 19 at Los Angeles.

Delta soccer focuses on playoffs, next season

BY BRYAN RAMOS Staff Writer

Delta’s men’s soccer team is close to ending their regular season. As of Nov. 5, they’re 2-13-2.

Brandon Masai, assistant head coach says there’s still a chance at the playoffs. “We had unfortunate results but we’re competing every game. With a few games left we still have an opportunity to go to playoffs.” said Masai.

He also made the playoffs their goal at the mo ment. “With the expectation of winning league, I think it is not in the cards but bigger picture of playoffs there is potential to reach that goal. We have definitely fulfilled expectations to work to be better individually and as a team as the season pro gresses”

Masai also saw improvements from the team and is happy about it. “We have been playing our best soccer this season the past few games so I feel like we are in a really good position to make a run at post season,” said Masai. “We have guys working their way into a consistent starting 11 and finding joy in new positions.”

Delta center-back Anthony Tounou also saw improvements in the team. “I think especially the last few games we’ve improved a lot with applying concepts from the training ground,” said Tounou. “Our performances have looked much sharper and uniformed.”

The new athletes also picked up their rhythm this season with the help of the experienced ath letes. Tonneau was one of those who helped out the new athletes.

”I think the new guys have grown into the games more…” said Tounou. “...obviously learning to be more physical and that to win games now they’re going to need to grind out the full 90 minutes”

Masai hopes to bring back many of the freshman athletes next year and the free sports events helped out with this too. “We usually do our heavy recruit ing in the winter during the high school season, but we have a freshman heavy team this year so we are hoping to bring back many of them.“

Tounou is a second-year student and he hopes to continue to play at a university. “Sac State and UOP are my academic options currently for the next semester,” said Tounou. “... but if any opportu nity comes up to keep playing, I’m definitely going to be on that and looking at where I can play next. I don’t plan on stopping now!”

Top: Freshman wrestler Felipe De Matos pins down his opponent to secure the victory for the team. Above: Freshman wrestler Alex Olivia maneuvers his opponent on the mat by going on top of him and grabbing his leg as his advantage. PHOTOS BY SAADIQ AFZAL

ARTISAN BAKERY SATISFIES SWEET TOOTHS

BY MARISELA QUINTUA Staff Writer

Delta’s own Artisan Bakery by the Culinary Arts Program is back and located in Goleman Library.

On Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the fall season, make your way to the Goleman Library Cafe to grab a quick bite. Since opening, the culinary program has been a success with lines to the door of hungry and excited students and employees for fresh breakfast and lunch se lections, such as cannolis, coconut macaroons, and chicken salad sandwiches. They accept cash, credit and debit as forms of payment.

The Culinary Arts Program has been around for years, starting off by selling their products in various areas on campus such as the Quad and Locke Lounge. Now, they are established in the Goleman Library Cafe, located on the right hand side of the main entrance to the library.

As of right now they are open for the Fall season, but open to expanding their schedule.

“My ultimate goal is to one day be open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,” said Culinary Arts Professor Robert Halabicky.

To achieve this goal, “you have to have enough of a student workforce,” said Halabicky. For in formation to join this program and intern apply at sjdc.jobspeaker.com

This opportunity gives the students of the cu-

linary program a hands-on experience and the result of nice quality food for students. They are able to perfect their menu of staple breakfast/ lunch items, pastries, and sandwiches, while learning to create new menu items as well.

With this work experience comes great les sons, Halabicky says the students are taught to be “always moving and always thinking about what you’re going to do next.”

LEGACY: Marcopulos also in Hall of Fame

throughout 1962-79, with a 71 percent win rate.

“He had a huge impact on the men’s basketball team,” said Gina Johnson, head coach of the women’s basket ball team. “He actually set the stage before women’s sports came to Delta College by being an amazing coach for the basketball program, but he would go locally. He nev er went outside the Stockton area and he would get the best players in the Stockton region, which also includes Manteca and Tracy. But, he only recruited local players, which made his success even more incredible.”

While he won multiple “Coach of the Year” awards and conference champion ships, Marcopulos achieved his greatest award when he was inducted into the Cali fornia Community College Coaches Hall of Fame in 1976.

His commitment to Delta College went beyond basket ball when he became Del ta’s athletic director in 1974.

Marcopulos continued to be the head coach of the men’s basketball team through the 1978-79 season.

During his tenure as ath letic director, Marcopulos helped create intercollegiate athletic programs for young female athletes who sought to achieve opportunities on the playing field. He was also a strong proponent of Title IX implementing 11 women’s sports programs at the college by 1979.

In 1992, Marcopulos was inducted into the Stockton Athletic Hall of Fame and in 1997, the North Gym at Del ta College, where the volley ball players play their home games at, was renamed the Ernie Marcopulos Gymnasi um.

“It’s one of the aspects of honoring his name at Delta College,” said Pat Doyle, ex ecutive director of the Stock ton Hall of Fame. “Those that don’t know who he is, they can read his name at the gym when you enter and it can give a segway of who this person is and that can lead to getting to know the life and

impact of Ernie.”

In 2020, Marcopulos was inducted into the California Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.

“Everyone thinks of Ernie as a coach because he won so many championships, but what he really brought to San Joaquin Delta College besides success as a coach was his leadership and being a great administrator for the athletic program here,” said Johnson.

“He built a culture of suc cess here at San Joaquin Del ta early on from 1972, when we first started here, until the present. A lot of our makeup of the athletic department is based on what he developed.”

A Rosary service was held on Sunday, Nov. 6 at St. Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Redondo Beach. In addition, a funeral service for Marcopulos was held on Monday, Nov. 7.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to YMCA of San Joaquin County in the name of Ernie Marcop ulos. The address is 2105 W. March Lane, Ste. 1, Stockton, CA 95207.

Ballots still being counted

include addressing the high cost of living, reducing crime and homelessness, and securing water access for the Central Valley.

Patti is a Republican and member of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

According to Patti’s campaign website, he is a Stagg High School gradu ate, and also attended Del ta College.

Patti represents San Joaquin County’s District 3, which includes cities like Manteca, Lathrop, and part of French Camp. Patti was elected to office

in 2017.

Patti gained key en dorsements from the Stockton Police Officer’s Association, the San Joa quin Sheriff’s Association, as well as Californians for Life.

According to Ballotpe dia.org, Patti’s campaign focused on three key is sues. These issues included lowering the cost of living and lowering gas prices, as well as empowering parents and local schools to make the best decisions for their children.

Results for the race are not expected until days af ter the election is officially over.

With the Democrats currently holding 175 seats in the House according to Associated Press projec tions, compared to Repub lican’s 203, this race is be ing closely monitored.

RIVERA RE-ELECTED

Incumbent Trustee Janet Rivera was re-elect ed to represent Area 3 on the Delta board on Tues day night over challenger Grant Gibson.

Area 3 includes Lath rop and Manteca.

As of Nov. 9, Rivera re ceived 7,092 votes to Gib son’s 3,460, according to the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters.

Ethnic Studies now required for CSU/UC bound students

BY VANESSA GOMEZ Staff Writer

With spring registration officially open, many stu dents are trying to figure out what classes they should take. Some are trying to fin ish their last year at Delta strong, while others are still figuring out their education al path. New ethnic studies and ethnic literature courses are two additions to the class schedule students should pay attention to.

Ethnic Studies courses have been offered since this Fall semester, and most stu dents will be required to at tend one.

In July 2021, California Community College Board of Governors agreed to add a requirement that all commu nity college students take at least one 3 unit ethnic studies course in order to graduate.

“Whatever a student’s academic goal is, taking an ethnic studies course is a re quirement,” said Dr. Malika Hollinside, who is the head of the Ethnic Studies de partment at Delta College. “California sees the value in educating people about the others that we live with.”

Right now, three differ ent classes are being offered: Intro to Black and African American Studies, Intro to Chicana/Chicano Studies, and Intro to Asian American studies. There are hopes to expand the department with an Intro to Native Studies class.

“It’s important to have a professor that is part of that ethnic group to teach these courses,” said Hollinside.

There are also hopes to hire a permanent Chicana/ Chicano studies professor. Currently, Hollinside, who is Black and Puerto Rican, is teaching both Black and Chi cano studies. Professor Eu gene Gambol teaches Asian American Studies.

According to Hollinside, students who began attend ing Delta College in the Fall 2021 semester will be required to take an Ethnic

Studies course. Students who have been attending Delta before that point will not be required. However, it is rec ommended students check with a counselor to see what classes they are required to complete. Currently, only stu dents who plan on receiving an AA degree or transferring to a CSU/UC are required to take said courses.

Another addition to the class schedule are new ethnic literature classes. There are four classes that are going to be offered in Spring: Con temporary African Ameri can Literature, Asian Amer ican Literature, Indigenous Literature, and Latina/o Lit erature.

“So much of the Western literary canon is made up of novels written by white men 100 and 200 years ago,” said Professor Jessica Morrow, who teaches the courses. “Our student body has a ma jority people of color popu lation, so it’s important for students to be able to read literature that represents a spectrum of experiences.”

Morrow hopes that these classes allow for students to discover a wider array of per spectives that may not have been available in a typical English class.

“When I was in high school,” Morrow recalled, “I often had a hard time iden tifying with the characters in the novels we read. When I designed these courses, I wanted to make sure we had a much larger range of lit erature than what is usually offered.”

Both of these new sets of courses have had previous histories in Delta. From the late 1960s through the mid 70s, ethnic studies and lit erature courses were offered. The Collegian’s archives con tain stories about the history of those courses.

“In as early as 1970, there was Black studies, Mexican studies, and Filipino studies. Then they went away, and now they’re being brought back,” Hollinside said.

NEWSOM: Sleepy governor’s race called soon after poll closed

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Arnold Schwarzenegger held the position from 2003 to 2011.

On Oct. 22, Newsom and Dahle participated in a debate hosted by KQED Public Television’s Scott Schafer and Marisa Lagos in San Francisco.

This was the first and only de bate the two contenders for gov ernor participated in before voting ended on Nov. 8.

The two contenders for gov ernor sparred over rising infla tion, gas prices and homelessness, among other hot-button issues.

“This governor is really smooth at talking but at the end of the day he delivers zero,” said Dahle during a particularly tense moment.

During the debate, Newsom repeatedly stated that Dahle and his conservative opinions on issues like abortion were “extreme.”

This debate was notably the only time the two candidates faced off during the entire election cycle.

Newsom instead spent most of his campaign season stumping for other Democrats on the ballot.

The Artisan Bakery has returned to Delta College for the fall semester, operating out of the Goleman Library Cafe. PHOTO BY MARISELA QUINTUA