COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic was a defining part of 2020 and 2021, prompting a closure of the Delta College campus, a statewide stay-at-home order and causing more than 500,000 deaths nationwide. This is a collection of The Collegian's reporting on the pandemic.
Asian community failed by many
Editor’s note: Warning this article contains racial slurs. The intent is not to offend, but to provide context of the words used by officials...
Vaccinations begin with aim to get more shots to staff in coming weeks
Delta College began vaccinating its staff on Feb. 23.
A vaccination clinic was opened in the Blanchard Gymnasium to employees 50 years of age or...
Delta College begins staff COVID-19 vaccinations
Delta College began vaccinating its staff on Feb. 23. The college opened up a vaccine clinic in Blanchard Gymnasium to employees 50 years of...
Hate crimes against Asian-American community on the rise
The pandemic has been difficult for many people across the world, but the Asian-American community has been hit hard with a different crisis: an...
New way of living comes after diagnosis
Older generations seem to be more at risk with COVID-19, but the spectrum of COVID-19 has expanded greatly over the past few months with...
Spring 2021 virtual commencement ceremony planned
In a campus-wide email sent on Feb. 10, Delta College announced it will hold a virtual Commencement ceremony for Summer 2020, Fall 2020, and...
High school sports await future
The Sac-Joaquin Section Board Of Managers and Lead Commissioners discussed the future of high school sports for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year...
Coaches share pandemic experience
Sudden changes to routines, transition to online training and uncertainty about what might happen next. Much like everyone else, Delta College’s coaches have struggled...
Athletes face uncertain future
As sporting events continue to remain on hold, Delta’s student-athletes are encountering obstacles while moving ahead with their education through college athletics. The way...
Delta College now a COVID-19 testing location
Delta College is now offering COVID-19 testing to anyone from the general public, made possible through a partnership with San Joaquin County Public Health...
Food pantry cancels drive-thru distribution for Spring 2021
The Delta College Food Pantry has suspended drive-thru events and distribution for the Spring 2021 semester.
The drive-thru events were carried out by the pantry...
Minority Health Institute addresses discrimination, vaccine concerns
The Minority Health Institute and UCLA BRITE Center for Science, Research and Policy addressed the concerns minority groups have about the COVID-19 vaccine on...
Athletics out of early-spring competition
The Delta College athletics program continues to prioritize academic success for students after deciding to opt out from all early-spring competition.
Director of Athletics Tony...
COVID-19: The firsthand experience
At the start of the pandemic, it seemed rare to find a person who knew someone that had the Coronavirus, particularly young people.
Ten months...
Delta looks to become vaccination site for county
Delta College is in talks with San Joaquin County to become a COVID-19 vaccination site.
According to Alex Breitler, Director of Marketing, Communications and Outreach,...
California begins the process of vaccinating residents
Mass vaccination sites have become a pivotal form of reaching more members of the public for vaccination safely. More people are able to get...
Delta Drama stages first virtual production
Delta Drama staged a virtual production of “The War of the Worlds,” a famous radio play based off of English author H.G. Wells’ 1898...
College student helps out ‘One Mask at a Time’
College student and Ripon resident Shaista Afzal is on a mission to make San Joaquin County a safer place, one mask at a time.
This...
Move to most serious tier revokes access
The return to campus for practice was short-lived for Delta College athletics as COVID-19 cases worsened in San Joaquin County.
Delta athletics teams were given...
Return to campus too soon for one athlete
As we push through the end of 2020, athletic departments across the state have faced big turnarounds in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, leaving...
