Bathrooms in Calif. made unisex
Due to a new law known as AB1266 passed by Gov. Jerry Brown last August, transgender students in public schools are now allowed to...
Battle for breathing room
Pro
Delta College’s Board of Trustees recently passed an ordinance that strengthens the no-smoking policy on campus.
According to the Delta College Police website, AP/BP 3570...
Two Little Lines: Online classes offer benefits to pregnant students
Heidi Sharp, 22, is a part-time Delta College student and part-time barista at your favorite coffee shop. She married her high school sweetheart, Wesley,...
Aid cuts reignite minimum wage debate
Last November, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the food stamp program, was cut by $5 billion, according to a Huffington...
Writer urges ‘morons’ to slow down in campus parking lots
Listen up Delta College staff and students driving motorized vehicles to campus: It’s time to review the Department of Motor Vehicles handbook again.
If...
Service workers deserve your kindness this season
Being in the food and hospitality business and knowing a bit about customer service, holidays — Thanksgiving and Christmas in particular — can turn...
Flights will become more entertaining
When you are at an airport usually you will find passengers upset with their airline carrier because they are forced to disconnect from their...
Knockout Game is more assault, less game
At first there were games like hand ball, tether ball and four square.
Then came aggressive games like “wall ball,” “bloody knuckles” and “quarters,” that...
Fast and the Furious star Paul Walker may live on through films
Film fans worldwide were stunned when “Fast and the Furious” star Paul Walker died in a car crash in a moment of cruel irony.
Walker...
First holidays for foreign exchange student
Eating copious amounts of turkey. The scent of delicious, homemade confections. Waking up at 2 a.m. for the best Black Friday deals the day...
Losing the holiday spirit: Take the commercialism out of the season
When we think of holidays we usually think of times that we spend with family and friends enjoying food and much needed quality time...
Bullying necessitates harsher punishments
Bullying is a big problem.
Recent suicides sparked by bullying, such as the case of 12-year old Rebecca Sewick from Florida, have brought this important...
An arbitrarily de-charged word
In today’s society many people use a word that African Americans take offense to.
Yet, we hear this word nearly everywhere, in sports, in music...
NSA has gone too far
The National Security Agency (NSA) was formed Nov. 4, 1952 by former President Harry Truman.
Beginning first and foremost to help intercept German and Japanese...
Bathrooms still mystify students: Embarrassment increases
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Police sketch absurdity raises questions
Every once in a while, something you see on campus makes you question what people were thinking when they made certain decisions.
If you haven’t...
Nothing’s better than a home-cooked meal
More than 50 million Americans are being served over the counter on a daily basis.
Forty-four percent of Americans claim to eat fast food at...
Minimum wage increase not a solution for a better Calif. economy
On the Jan. 1, 2014, the California minimum wage will increase from $8 an hour to $9 per hour.
What a load of crap.
This increase...
MyDelta fails to remain relevant to students
A few years ago, Delta College implemented myDelta, a tool for students and faculty on the main website.
The online tool was for students to...
‘Catfishing’ a popular way to dupe online daters
A new trend called “catfishing” has become popular in the past few years, breaking many hearts.
“Catfishing” is an online process in which someone pretends...