Women's soccer team kicking off

SPORTS

Powerhouse soccer team hopes to lock in for the national tournament

Vincent Khan

Te women’s soccer team at Delta College continues to be a staple program at Delta. Tis season, as of Oct. 26, they sit at 12-1-2 with a great chance at making it to the National Junior College Athletic Association tournament to compete for a championship.

Last year the team went 18-1 and came close to a championship.

Delta is currently ranked second in the nation with 54 total goals and nine shutouts this season, only behind DallasBrookhaven (11-0-1). Dallas keeps the team from the top-ranked spot nationally and is their top competitor.

Te team's next most prominent rival is Schoolcraf Community College. Tey gave them their frst loss of the season on Oct. 5, breaking a nine-game winning streak.

Teir second match against Schoolcraf for the season ended in a tie. Tis only adds more salt to the wound of that loss, considering that the girls were viciously seeking revenge against them.

Tis reporter had a chance to speak with coaches and some players afer practice.

One question asked was how they maintained a winning culture over the years. Teir response? Maintaining their professionalism through wins the same way as their losses.

Tey want to be diferent from some teams that start to argue and bicker with each other when they fall behind in a game.

What happened afer their loss to Schoolcraf? How did the players feel? Everyone agreed that when the game ended, nobody pointed fngers at each other and placed blame. It is a team game; everyone takes equal responsibility for the loss.

Tey accept that they will have challenges through the season and are grateful for them. It makes it easier for them to adjust mentally for the tournament.

Senior Meredith Zinz excitedly shared that the loss and ties of this season really helped shape the team for the better. Last year they went undefeated quickly and would “blow through” opponents. So when it came time for the tournament, they were not ready for the challenge.

Tis year should be a diferent story. While keeping the power from last year, they now have more power and drive because of the ups and downs of this season.

women’s soccer team celeBrating during the 2022 season, oct. 24, 2022; Photo courtesy Paige timPe

Delta basketball team looks to make a diference

Vincent Khan

Delta's basketball program hasn’t brought home a championship since 1994. Tey hope to set a culture change with the upcoming season. Even head coach Vincent Turner said he would be very surprised if they don't win their conference.

Basketball is a challenging sport. It’s a game where everyone has to have an Alpha mentality but work as a collective. Delta’s basketball program is a collective of brothers. Teir team motto stitched into the back of their jerseys is “We > Me,” which shows that they understand the formula of team chemistry. Senior Bryce Mcnair said he would describe the play style on the court as “spread out and slashing.”

ENTERTAINMENT

Motor City Comic-Con brings big stars to Michigan

Logan Fairchild

Afer 33 years of fan service, the Motor City Comic Con (MC3) continues pulling in big names and crowds to the mitten state.

Initially founded in 1989 by comics retailer Michael Goldman, MC3 returned this year from Oct. 14 through 16 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

Some guests included Alice Cooper, Matt Smith, Karen Gillian, Arthur Darvill, Alex Kingston, Cassandra Peterson, original Hocus Pocus stars Omri Katz, James Marsden, and Vinessa Shaw. As well as a whole host of comic writers and artists.

You could meet your favorite guests on one end by waiting in the autograph line at their table or purchasing a photo op with them.

You wouldn’t get long in the photo session. Two small studios sectioned of by curtains were at the end of your wait. Te event was well organized, so the lines moved quickly and on time. But you were given 30 seconds with your celebrity icon before being rushed out and down the photo pickup line.

Autographs would give you a better chance to chat with a guest, but depending on who you wanted to see, the wait could be longer, and you better carry cash. Otherwise, you may have to trek the entire show foor in search of the one lonely ATM.

On the opposite end of the showroom was Artist Alley, boasting over a hundred artists promoting and selling their art to like-minded individuals.

A more extensive litany of merchandise tables held the most concentrated mass of congoers in the middle. You’re immediately welcomed with a massive cave of ofcially licensed t-shirts that make up only one of the booths. You could easily spend the whole day perusing this section alone.

But the event wasn’t just shopping and celebrity meet and greets. Te con also featured panels, cosplay contests, an anime screening room, a hangout spot for kids, a Hocus Pocus movie screening with the stars, and a showcase of flm cars that you could pose next to. Tere was also “An Evening with” the Doctor Who stars on Sunday for an extra cost.

Some of the panels and other special events included: portfolio reviews with the Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Design, sketch duels against three artists commanded by the audience, an SFX makeup demo, and a celebrity panel for every guest.

Tere was even a section of tables and concessions for you to sit down and enjoy when you needed a break, which was much needed afer you spent hours wading through the packed crowds.

No longer just for comic book nerds - horror, music, video games, anime, and sci-f have all got their claws in the comic con universe now. MC3 provides an excellent outlet for Michiganders who may never be able to make it to a larger convention.

the stay Puft marshmallow man greets you at comic-con, oct. 15, 2022; logan fairchild

Man on the Moon goes 'Entergalactic'

Vincent Khan

Singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer Kid Cudi is back with his 10th studio album. “Entergalactic” is a complementary set of songs created to ft with an animation series on Netfix with the same name.

“Entergalactic”, the Netfix series, has a starstudded cast of voices. Included are Jaden Smith, Timothy Chalamet, Vanessa Hudgens, Macaulay Culkin, Ty Dolla $ign, and Cudi himself.

Te album stands by itself in quality as a separate entity from the series. Tis album feels like a rewind button for Cudi. It would sonically ft in between his frst two “Man On Te Moon” albums, which both came out in the late 2000s.

Te 15 tracks include features from Steve Aoki, Don Tolliver, 2 Chainz, and a few more. With Cudi returning to an already tried yet true sound while not amending much, you could call this a musical “low risk, low reward.”

Tere are some bops, and some fops. Songs like “Do What I Want” and “Willing To Trust” (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) are stand-out tracks.

As a series this was excellent for the eyes and heart. Executive producer Kenya Barris said a lot of energy put into this series came from the heart. Tat it was honestly a passion project.

Cudi said that he feels there is “a void and lack of black love stories in the industry. Along with the struggle of modern dating/new age millennial love.”

“Te animations were meant to feel like something that nobody has seen before,” Cudi said. Each song was designed to match the color pallets in the scenes.

“Te vision for the animation was to make the frames look like a moving painting,” Director Fletcher Moules shared. “We feel like this is something really, really special. It was made with a lot of love.”

Up in Smoke Festival with Afroman

Vincent Khan

afroman Playing his douBle neck for many of the songs at his concert in gainesville, feB. 16, 2011; Photo credit chris gilmore

On Dec. 10, from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. at Washington Lanes in downtown Bay City, you can see the one and only Afro Man perform live! Pre-sale tickets are $20. V.I.P meet and greet tickets are $60 and available online.

Afroman is known worldwide for parody hits such as “Colt .45” and “Because I Got High.”

Te show should end around 3:00 a.m. If you are looking for a more extended evening, get to Bay City early and stroll the tourist-friendly area before the show starts at Washington Lanes downtown!