Opinion

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.

The Lesbian Gay and Bisexual and Transgender community is described with the acronym LGBT. There is a common understanding of what lesbian, gay and bisexual mean. Few, though, understand what the word transgender means.

Student voices concern over some teachers’ lack of focus, ability to go off on tangents Teachers and tangents; one of these does not belong in...

What exactly does “going green” mean? Going green is a philosophy and social movement about environmental conservation and improvement. What does going green mean for San...

Watching television recently I have notice a high number of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) characters. According to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against...

On Oct. 20, the National Transitional Council confirmed to the Al Jazeera news network that Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi had been captured during an...

As a freshman here at Delta College, I am saddened to say I’ve had a horrible experience with the financial aid services here. The financial...

Time is money, or so the saying goes. If that’s the case, then San Joaquin Delta College’s counseling center seems to know how to waste...

A dream is a “strongly desired goal or purpose,” according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. As a student, I have many dreams; one is being able to...

Despite two very noticeable crimes on campus in the past year and a half — the Koi fish incident and the bookstore robbery —...

I am an atheist, but not just any non-believer. I put my faith into science and dedicate my heart to rationality. In order for me...

Here at San Joaquin Delta College students usually only have one choice when it comes to paying for their on campus purchases — paper. More...

Classes are impacted, more are being cut every semester and students are adding courses at random hoping to get their hands on anything they...

On Sept. 8 President Barack Obama gave a speech about a plan called the American Jobs Act. The American Jobs Act is a bill that...

Editor’s note: Brian Ratto, 27, is a Manteca native living in Stockton. He’s also a gay man. Ratto came out more than a decade...

The Associated Student Body Government (ASBG) have been faced with a flurry of problems in the recent semesters stemming from a revolving door of...

For the first time in 42 years Libyans have cause for celebration. Not only did Aug. 31 mark the end of the Muslim fasting month...