Opinion

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.

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...