Opinion

As a born and raised Stocktonian, I recognize a past, and still see a bright future for our city. Even though list-happy magazines such as...

Going to a two-year college right after high school seemed like the right choice at the time. I had it all planned out. I would...

After six semesters here at Delta College, I will finally be transferring to California State University Northridge (CSUN) in the fall. Words cannot express...

Planking. This unique activity requires one to lay stiff as a board on a random object, hands to the side and feet pointed. It’s become a...

Delta College is in the middle of election season. No, the GOP presidential candidates are not visiting the college. Rather, the Associated Student Body Government (ASBG)...

On February 26, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was walking to a family member’s house in Sanford, Florida. It was then when Martin was approached by George...

On February 26, neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in Florida. Zimmerman said Martin was acting suspicious. The man alerted police about the teen. This...

The Delta swimming team is gearing up for the Big 8 Conference championship meet at American River College in Sacramento beginning Thursday, April 19. The...

One of the most common issues here at San Joaquin Delta College is the lack of communication on campus. The Collegian has noted this several...

James Striplin is FOR According to horror author H.P. Lovecraft, fear is the “oldest and strongest emotion of mankind.” We fear most what we don’t know...

When students register for classes they must first login to the deltacollege.edu registration system. After that the student can look at the schedule of classes...

Yet again, Delta College finds itself lacking a permanent president/superintendent. Debates about reorganization and accreditation and budget issues have dominated campus discussions in recent weeks. Former...

Chris Brown’s Grammy win, performance raises the question of whether apology is enough What disgusted me more than the “Who is Paul McCartney?” trend on...

Substitute instructors. Many of us have had them or known someone who has. Many times we enjoy substitutes because they are a break from the typical...

Lately the news media has been publishing stories about SOPA, PIPA and ACTA. But just what exactly do those letters stand for? The acronym SOPA stands...

Students are accustomed to impacted classes at San Joaquin Delta College. However, something we are not used to is the recommendation that professors not encourage...

December is the national AIDS Awareness Month. Thirty years ago a rare “cancer” affecting San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City gay men known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Auto Immune Deficiency (AIDS) was discovered.

The California Community College Student Success Task Force is in the process of sending recommendations for registration that would disassemble non-credit courses and charge out-of-state tuition for students who choose to take courses outside of a school’s two-year transfer educational plan. In the case of San Joaquin Delta College, that “educational plan” would be associate of arts or associate of science degrees, general education courses, California State University transferable units or Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum. 


Is there anything more American than charging a mall or department store for 24 hours, in a frantic search for high end merchandise at bargain prices? Is there anything more American than an entire day dedicated to this frenzy of pure and unadulterated materialistic consumerism? Yes, there actually is believe it or not.

Thanksgiving. A day to reunite with friends, family, and be thankful for what we have. Black Friday. A day to let the greedy animal in all of us pepper spray, shove, and trample people out of the way to get merchandise on sale.