The Collegian -- Published April 6, 2018

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By Killian Barnhart Managing Editor

Delta peeks into the eyes of freedom

Mike Strahle former member of Lima company gives keynote speech for Eyes of Freedom. PHOTO BY KILLIAN BARNHART

Delta College played host to the Eyes of Freedom traveling memorial dedicated to the members of Lima Company who died in Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2005.

The event was held March 27-29 in the Atherton Auditorium.

The memorial consisted of eight paintings of the members who died during the operation, as well as a bronzed-clay statue dubbed “Silent Battle,” which was recently added to the memorial.

“Silent Battle” was dedicated to veterans dealing with suicidal thoughts, as

‘Libertad’ dedicated to transgender immigrants

By Catlan Nguyen Entertainment Editor

On March 27, Delta College hosted a short film screening of “Libertad” in the West Forum in honor of Transgender Visibility week.

“Libertad” follows the story of a young man fleeing his prejudice-filled hometown of Oaxaca, Mexico and redefining his identity in America as a transgender woman.

The title is both a Spanish surname and given name meaning freedom.

The word aptly serves as the film’s title because it represents how Alejandra Santiago found freedom to be herself.

The film also shows important people in Santiago’s life and how they helped shape her jour- Delta’s Pride Center and club invited attendees to write what being a trans person or ally means to them in honor of Transgender Visibility ney.

Santiago represents hope and resilience both Week. PHOTO BY CATLAN NGUYEN then and now as she continues her work as a “healthcare advocate whose faith and love for reotypical-macho-Mexican-man to come sweep her off her family has fueled her path towards breaking gender, her feet but she added she is a powerful woman who faith, educational and transnational limitations,” accord- wouldn’t like a man telling her what to do. ing to the Film’s website.

Santiago also spoke of her Catholic faith and how it Santiago and Director Brenda Avila-Han- fits in with her transition and identity. na attended the film screening to answer questions.

Santiago also noted how accepting and supportive her Santiago assured the audience to ask questions even the mom was when Santiago first revealed her true self to seemingly taboo ones. her.

Questions varied from how Santiago’s family reacted to her “There was a fear because you never know who’s gonna transition to where Santiago stands in her current love life. be watching the film and they get to know who you look Santiago answered honestly and light-heartedly. like, where you are from and that can put many people Santiago said she was open to be with whoever loved in danger. But I think at some point we have to go over her back as she is and noted potential love interests’ sex- that fear. I’m a grown-up and I think we as adults should ual orientations didn’t matter to her.

She jokingly added how she always pictured a steSee LIBERTAD, page 8

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well as those who took their own lives.

Alongside each portrait was a plaque with the name of each young man, their position and how they met their fate as well as a pair of their spare boots and certain personal effects.

Most of the men had been killed by two particular IED blasts, while others had been killed in combat.

The portraits and the sculpture were both crafted by Anita Miller, a woman in Ohio who had read a story about a massive IED blast in 2005 taking the lives of some the young men memorialized.

“Anita was just a random woman in Columbus, Ohio to begin with. She was

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Athletics launches new website

By Raul Torres Sports Editor

Delta College has started an off-campus website for its athletics department at deltacollegeathletics.com.

The new format makes it easier to track Delta sports teams since it has up-to-date stats and more in-depth box scores currently not found on Delta’s campus website.

The new website has all the sports and rosters including schedules.

Deltacollegeathletics.com provides information for potential future Mustangs to reach out for recruitment.

“Our Mustang athletics program is committed to providing an environment that supports and motivates personal growth through academic work, team experiences and development of a sense of ethical responsibility,” said Interim Athletic Director Tony Espinoza in a statement on the website.

“Our primary goal is the education of the student-athlete and, in support of this goal, we provide academic support programs, tutoring and priority class registration as a few of the tools offered as our student athletes progress toward their academic goals.”

The website also includes stories from writers from The Collegian.

The new website also gives information on the clinics Delta College runs including all-day basketball camp, all-day soccer camp, swim for the health of it, and a volleyball summer camp.

“The website allows us to share information related to our different programs. Current schedules, rosters, stats and news can be viewed by family and friends, fans and schools that may have interest in our athletes,” said Espinoza.

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t’s no secret we live in a tech-savvy world where all we need to keep updated is an electronic device and Wi-Fi. If a company isn’t up-to-date with technology, it’s nearly impossible to survive in competitive industries.

For the past couple of years people have questioned whether newspapers will have a place in the future due to the fact most people stay updated on news through the Internet and social media.

Just think, when was the last time you saw a paperboy running a newspaper route?

Perhaps it was when you witnessed your great grandmother going outside to the porch to retrieve it.

Some may be quick to argue events taking place are easier to update online rather than waiting the next day for a newspaper, but what we’re turning a blind eye to is the foundation of journalism.

If we jump ahead and start teaching journalists solely how to publish online, how will beginning journalists learn the foundation of doing a template design, knowing which stories to poach, or simply seeing which news pieces have quality within the writing?

We can’t let technology throw the journalism world into something we aren’t ready for.

Stripping away the newspapers from students and real journalists would be dishonoring them because with going fully online, you’re neglecting other skills journalist need in order to be successful.

There are skills you can miss out on by not taking print newspapers into consideration.

“Going online is more flexible, but you’re missing out on value in story placement and knowing how to compose a newspaper thoughtfully,” said

Collegian newspaper adviser Tara Cuslidge-Staiano.

Not only are we neglecting how to show students the essentials of running a newsroom and what tools are needed to design a newspaper, but for some it is money being thrown away as well.

The Collegian made a deal six years ago with an off-campus advertising kiosk company allowing money to go to a foundation account for newspaper.

“We get $250 a month for the ads on the kiosks.

With this money, general costs are taken care of that aren’t usually paid for. We are able to travel to conferences and get t-shirts too,” said Cuslidge-Staiano.

There is no doubt that eventually newspapers will be taken away and replaced with online versions, but the best thing for journalism and its future now is to not leave print newspaper behind.

Keep in mind the newsprint isn’t always cleaner on the other side.

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NFL players have right to protest

By Ricardo Hernandez

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he National Football League (NFL) held its first owners’ meeting of the year, in Orlando from March 25-28 to address and resolve crucial league matters including the issue of player protests.

For almost two years, NFL players have been engaging in demonstrations around the league on Sundays during NFL seasons.

Since the beginning of the protests during the 2016 season, players have been protesting against systemic oppression of men and women of color, police brutality, racial inequality and the U.S. criminal justice system.

To raise awareness about these injustices, NFL players have been kneeling, sitting or raising a fist in the air peacefully during the National Anthem.

As expected, however, players protesting during the National Anthem have angered and upset not only some NFL owners and fans who believe players are disrespecting the flag and country by refusing to stand.

“What I think is they shouldn’t disrespect the country like that,” said Delta student Hector Ramirez. “If they are going to protest, protest in a different way. At the end, where they can speak up and speak out. Like you know, when they’re talking after the post-game they tell what they feel. But like during the national anthem that’s disrespecting the country.”

As an individual who has family members in the military, I understand and see how protesting during the anthem might appear to be disrespectful and upset people.

Despite this, I still accept, understand and support the players’ protests because I concentrate on why and not when these protests are done.

Furthermore, NFL players can hide behind the concept of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and have the right to peaceful protest.

Moreover, NFL code of conduct rules doesn’t obligate players to stand during the National Anthem.

According to an NFL spokesperson, NFL players are encouraged to stand during the National Anthem but not required.

Lastly, I don’t believe anyone including NFL owners and fans should prevent, restrict or penalize players from exercising their right to protest.

Regrettably, that’s precisely what NFL owners discussed and considered during the annual meeting last week.

During the meeting, owners weighed several options to prevent players from protesting.

According to ESPN, some NFL owners are contemplating revising league rules and obligating all players and coaches to stand during the anthem or having players wait inside the locker room until it is done.

Neither option is without its problems, and it is not what fans who support the players protesting want.

“I feel like the athlete should have the freedom to express and talk about the issues that mean something to them,” said Delta student Afure Jemerigbe on owner interference. “They shouldn’t completely penalize them because this is a constitutional right.”

Another Delta College student also shared this opinion.

“No, because the players are protesting for a reason,” said Delta student Julian Zamora. “They should allow them, and they can’t deny them that because it is one of our rights to speak what we have on our mind, you know what I mean.”

The next meeting by owners will be in May. According to ESPN, a few owners want to have a plan of attack to deal with the players’ protests by that time.

However, if the NFL owners’ policy or rule change violates players First Amendment rights, owners could find themselves in a potential legal battle with the NFL Players Association, which protects NFL players.

Living in cars: Life hack or hazard?

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ost people have negative opinions with homeless people, however, what most aren’t aware of is there are causes of homelessness other than financial reasons, although, it is the most common reason.

Other reasons people become homeless are: domestic violence, mental disabilities, physical disabilities, family disputes, job loss, but also because they simply decide to.

Many who decide to, turn to living in their car. Choosing to make your car your home has many benefits which involve not having to pay for rent, waste disposal, not having to maintain the innards of an entire living area, having to pay water, electricity and gas bills, having to maintain your lawn and avoiding the probability of having a disruptive neighbor.

Other perks begin to stack as well if you’re a homeless person whose living quarters are your car like the benefit to leave anytime you want without the worry of investing time in packing your belongings. For the college students who are living on their own and all of those who are trying to save money, this is a good alternative.

According to nypost.com, many people are choosing to go this route due to the high prices of rent which can range from $1,500 to $3,000 depending on location, an example being the Saldana family, who consists of a single mother and her three sons. They also utilize one of the most beneficial tools that many people in their position use, which, is having a gym membership.

With a gym membership, one is able to shower and use the restroom all month long for about $10 to $20 a month and gyms are commonly open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If your work and

sleep schedule are abnormal, there are also gyms which are open 24 hours.

There’s no responsibility to keep in mind all the mundane and repetitive tasks which correlate with ownership of any kind of property and you have the ability to change locations whenever you get bored of one.

You’ll also be able to save $500 to $2,000, depending on your type of preferred living taste, by not renting out a home or paying off a mortgage slowly.

The ability to have your home and car being synchronous has many benefits, but there are many risks involved.

When parked and trying to sleep, your precious sleep may be disrupted by a dutiful cop who is curious as to why you are parked where you are parked.

Violations can easily be avoided with simple lies such as stating you’re moving through the city or are very tired due to the recent completion of work, and sometimes the questioning cop will imply they won’t patrol back around for a while so you can sleep.

And if the cop happens to notice all of your belongings in your car, then you can say that you’ve fallen upon hard times, but are trying to turn it around with the job that you are resting for.

The transition to living in your car also causes you to become more social due to being exposed to environments which usually have masses.

Due to this, you’ll be allowed to network more.

Although, the benefits included with going homeless are not always appealing to everyone, to those who are able to plan ahead and know how to spend/invest, $1,000 extra in their pocket can turn really lucrative and prove to be worth the inability to live in an actual house. Being homeless shouldn’t always be associated with its stigmatize term.

Blue wave might not happen in 2018 mid-term elections

By Killian Barnhart Managing Editor

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ith upcoming midterm elections in 2018, the Democratic Party hopes to reacquire the seats it lost in 2016 and turn the tables on the Republicans and President Donald J. Trump.

However, the strategic situation for the Democratic Party looks perilous in its current form, leaderless and worse, starting the year off without a battle plan.

The most obvious: the Democratic Party’s leadership is in absolute disarray.

Both parties are right to develop their infrastructure on the idea that they would win the presidential election.

However, it seems as though the Democrats never thought of a fall back plan.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi isn’t particularly charismatic or suited to the high tech, around- -the-clock media coverage required of a politician or the entire party.

Pelosi led the Democrats in looking like petulant children during Trump’s State of the Union, where party members refused to stand and applaud very basic things, from North Korean defectors with horrifying tales of escape to continuing the search for a cancer cure.

Senate Minority Leader

Chuck Schumer is unfortunately not exactly the most charismatic either, nor is he in any way palatable to centrist or Republicans who might feel left behind by Trump.

Neither seem politically savvy enough to realize the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) issue could’ve been resolved in exchange for votes on funding Trump’s border wall.

Principles are necessary in politics, especially when a party has tangible power, but when the entirety of the party is outnumbered, damn near powerless and lucky to get anything, pragmatism is the name of the game.

You lose on the wall, but you win DACA. You might think: “What about Bernie Sanders? He’s still a political leader.”

True, but he’s not in the Democratic Party anymore, he’s only there, it seems, to add a new voice to the arguments between Republican and Democrat.

Which leads me to my next point, the scars of the 2016 election are still present.

Regardless of what the Democratic Party does, the fact Sanders got cheated will still be in the craw of the more progressive voters.

A rift can very easily open up between the progressive voters

and the more moderate business Democratic voters over which primary candidate is best to lead the party in it’s time of reformation. We can bet the question of whether or not this particular election would also be rigged will come up.

Another problem is that the Democrats have flung from protest to protest, without so much as thinking about a platform.

That’s not true.

With the March for our Lives protests, gun control is on everybody’s mind and it has, in essence, energized the Democratic party’s constituents.

The problem is they’ve rallied around a subject conservatives will instinctively rally against.

Gun control is one of, if not the most partisan issues in America today, and despite the rhetoric this will stick it to the National Rifle Association, just remember the protest has tripled the NRA’s donations.

Furthermore, the speakers rhetoric of “Give us an inch we’ll take a mile,” is not exactly endearing to the right.

Yes, it’s meant to be an energetic statement nothing more, but it’s also a taunt at the conservatives fear of government overreach, which the party takes seriously.

Now both sides are energized to vote.

Tattoos: Classy, flashy or trashy?

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attoos have and probably always will be a controversial topic that everyone likes to talk about.

More than a decade ago, tattoos were supposedly linked to the idea of gang members, sailors and bikers. But times have changed since then.

An average person now can pull back their sleeves and reveal one or two tattoos, and they don’t have to be associated with anything dangerous. Nowadays, a tattoo can hold multiple meanings, from artistic expression to remembrances of people or things.

A lot of people in this day and age still link tattoos with negativity, but I personally believe that that’s not the case anymore. Tattoos have gone from subculture to pop culture, and their

popularity continues to grow. Their culture is changing and so should we.

In a study by Pew Research Center in 2014, 36 percent of Americans ages 18-25 have at least one tattoo. At this age, many Americans are starting to settle down with family and their careers, but there’s still a lot of jobs that don’t allow any ink on their skin. Or anything visible anyways.

Having tattoos on your skin doesn’t mean that you’re a bad person. I’ve met and seen plenty of people who are good people and they have tattoos.

Having tattoos won’t hinder how people work, they’re just works of art on people’s skin.

Many people like to say that having tattoos would be seen as distracting or unprofessional, and I see where they’re coming from.

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Deliberation Room livening up downtown

New Prohibiton-era themed bar brings comedy, live music to Stockton scene

By Mikael Honzell Senior Staff Writer

The Deliberation Room is one of the newest additions to Downtown Stockton.

Located on North California Street, Stocktonians walking through the streets of the downtown can stop and have a drink at this Prohibition-era themed bar and restaurant.

“The owner of this restaurant owns also San Joaquin Family Law on this block,” said Melanie Sakaoghli, manager of The Deliberation Room. “He was the first business to reopen on this block and he did a lot of research about this area, and up and down California St. back in the 20’s, there was a lot of speakeasies.”

Owner Jacob Loyal Benguerel also designed the San Joaquin Family Law building with the same feel as The Deliberation Room.

When entering the bar, one could look to the right and see an old-fashioned mugshot lineup wall where they can have a picture taken.

The bar is dimly lit. Behind it is a brick wall that adds to the aesthetic, along with a street lamp in the back near an old, functioning piano provided by Alex Thompson,

the man revitalising The Henery Hotel nearby.

Business is going good for The Deliberation Room.

“We have really good themed parties,” Sakaoghli said. “We had a really nice Halloween one, which kind of set it off. And then we went ahead and did a prohibition party in the beginning of December, which was amazing, we filled this whole place out.”

The bar also hosted a Masquerade Ball for New Years Eve, a voodoo Mardi Gras and a St. Patrick’s themed event.

“That’s our thing, it’s really worked for us,” Sakaoghli said.

The theme of The Deliberation Room follows through to the food and drinks.

“We do have a couple items that we don’t think people will find anywhere else,” Sakagholi said. “We do a lot of paninis and flatbreads.”

Salads and wings and other foods are also served on the menu.

“Our drinks, we have a list of specialty cocktails, and pretty much what they are are twists on classic cocktails. So we try to keep it with old school drinks from that era, a lot of our drinks are whisky and gin drinks because back in the twenties, there was just whisky and gin.

There wasn’t vodka yet, there wasn’t rum, there

wasn’t tequila, none of that stuff got imported yet.”

Once a month on Friday nights, The Deliberation Room has comedy shows in addition to live music every Saturday night from different bands and a DJ when bands aren’t present.

The bar also plans on doing something for Cinco de Mayo.

The negative stigma downtown Stockton has could keep people from going down there and taking in all of the new businesses and things to see.

Sakaogholi wasn’t sure what to expect when she applied online.

“I was like ‘should I dress up for it (interview),because it’s for bartending or should I not? Thank god I did because I walked in the door and I was completely shocked, and it was before the outside was finished, so you really didn’t know what was going on in here.

The area outside is not what people think.

It’s actually quite safe down here, I have not personally had any issues down here, and neither has any of out customers that we’re aware of.”

The Deliberation Room is a one of a kind bar and restaurant that recaptures the aesthetic the 1920s had in Stockton and is well worth a try.

Taco’s El Rey Azteca spreading the flavor

By Vivienne Aguilar Staff Writer

Aztec taco truck, which is usually located at 1546 Pacific Ave in Stockton, is better than everyday taco trucks.

After eating lunch five times in two weeks at the business, it’s easy to conclude that this variation has outdone all other street corner tacos.

At first visitors notice the colors of the truck across the street from the Stockton School for Adults.

The side of the truck showcases a depiction of an Aztec warrior in a feathered headdress in front of a sunset.

Owners Jennifer and Hector Saavedra chose the business’ colorful logo for two reasons. The Saavedras said they wanted to pay tribute to the Aztec culture through the business, and the sunset’s ombre is meaningful to the family because it symbolizes struggle leading towards success.

The truck catches the eye, and then attention with it’s wonderful smells.

Visitors immediately see the Aztec tacos will be different.

A regular taco truck’s smell is usually

just the scent of pork or beef cooking but El Rey Azteca’s aroma is more complex.

Although the Saavedras were unwilling to share the secret ingredients, the couple said after many years of experimenting with spices, the red salsa for the tacos was born.

When the homemade red sauce is paired with the creamy green pipil, spicy marinated meats and pineapple slivers you’ve got a mouthful of intense flavor unlike any other taco.

If these tacos don’t sound like the best in the whole world already, on Mondays there is a three taco and one drink special for $6, with exceptions for shrimp or fish.

El Rey Azteca appeared on the Miracle Mile and since then the Saavedra’s and their son have been working 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day of the week but Wednesday.

Because the truck is new, the Saavedras decided to take a day of rest in order to have time for family, said Jennifer Saavedra.

The food makes the palate expand.

No other combination of meat and tortilla can ever compare to the experience El Rey Azteca puts out.

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First Baptist praises Lord in new location

By Alex Coba Editor in Chief

First Baptist Church of Stockton celebrated Easter Sunday by holding sermons in a recently purchased community center adjacent to the El Dorado Street location.

The community center was purchased from the Scottish Rite organization last spring.

The Scottish Rite organization has since moved to a new small space as of November.

First Baptist had its first dedication service at the former Scottish Rite location, which faces Alpine Avenue, on March 4 of this year.

This coincided with First Baptist Church turning 160 years old.

April 1 marked the third time services were held in

the new center.

Currently, the church is using the center to hold some of its own activities according to Senior Pastor Brad Stahl.

“We hold Bible study there, we have a sports league that we do on Saturday mornings, there’s a basketball league for younger players in the big dining hall, prom for the high school and we have two basketball ball courts that the kids can play on,” said Stahl.

The community center also has a fully functioning kitchen church leaders hope to use to feed the local homeless population with help from an internal group called the “Breakfast Club.”

Like the former owners, the new community center is open to hosting events, with some stipulations.

“Yea we are open to that, one of our issues is that we do utilize the grounds a lot so our ministry will come

first ... but we are open to allow other organizations to rent out the space,” said Stahl.

Organizations looking to rent out the space will have to adhere new policies added by the church including a firm no alcohol on the premises policy.

Reception to the new community center has been very positive with many attendees impressed with the new facilities.

“I thought that the service was really moving and the space was really big and comfortable. I'd definitely come back again,” said Irene Eugenio a first-time attendee.

Her husband Tomas Eugenio agreed. He said it felt like he was watching a Christian concert.

First Baptist Church hold Sunday service at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. with a Spanish sermon at 11:15 a.m..

Delta College’s knight in shining armor

he said. “We had our own army. I would have had over 500 samurai under my command.”

Social Media/Photo Editor Keijiro Yagi, George’s grandfather, came to America in an attempt to earn money for his In the middle of an early American history family in Japan. Though he never returned, he lecture, Dr. George Yagi Jr. pulled out a heavily successfully started a ranch in Thornton, CA in layered outfit of a white undershirt, a red coat 1908 where George would eventually be raised with golden trim and a blue sash across the in. chest. This is his replica suit of what a British Yagi started writing historical arguments captain would have worn in colonial America while attending University of the Pacific at the during the revolutionary war - the current topic age of 19 and finished his dissertation (later of the lecture. This is just one example of Yagi’s published as a book) for British Imperial Histounique way of approaching teaching his stury at the University of Exeter when he was 25. dents.

As a writer, Yagi keeps an active twitter acYagi is a published author and a history count with over 2,300 followers where he posts professor at Delta College. Yagi’s life is heavhistory facts and promotes his books. ily intertwined with history, both in his heri“One day I'll focus on Japan, one day the Caltage and his professional life. He is the son of ifornia missions, another maybe world war II.” a second-generation Japanese-American solWhen it comes to teaching, Yagi emphasizes dier and descendant of Japanese and Spanish the practicality of arguments both in and out of nobility. He is the author of The Struggle for history.

North America 1754-1758 and writes articles “My main goal is always to try to teach them as a contributor to several scholarly journals and skills that they could use outside the classroom. publications.

That's why writing is so important: it’s a skill Yagi’s fascination with history started when that doesn't end with history,” he said. “Being he was a child. able to look at something, pose a question, state “I went to go visit Mission San Carlos Borthe thesis and argue… I want them to have the romeo de Carmelo, in Carmel, that was built in ability to question everything.” the 18th century. Once I saw that place when His approach to teaching is to have a discusI was little, you know I was just glued to the sion amongst students, rather than a traditional PHOTO BY MICHAEL WEBER California missions. I made my parents take me lecture. to half of the mission chain by the time I was “…I try to liven things up. You'll never see 13,” he said. the PowerPoint up. I try to make it interactive, Yagi also cites his own family story as his inspiration to pursue history. so that's why you see pictures, documents, clips.”

“Well, I am descended from Emperor Nintoku. And so, the story is that he had Yagi sharing his replica suit of a British captain is the perfect example of why a daughter, she married into another noble family, and when the grandchild was he is a great asset to Delta. His passion and dedication to history as a discipline born, he gave that child the last name Yagi, and I am the direct descendant today,” translates to a unique and interactive learning experience to students.

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‘Alto’s Odyssey’ an adventure

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ith over 2.2 million apps to choose from on the App Store, trying to find a mobile game worth playing can be difficult for the enthusiast. For the gamer who seeks a great playing experience, Alto’s Odyssey is the diamond in the rough.

Odyssey achieves a top-notch gaming experience through having challenging, rewarding gameplay, simple controls and breathtaking visuals and audio.

Odyssey is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Alto’s Adventure, an arcade game where you play as a snowboarder who makes their way through a vast, infinite landscape by traveling through sand dunes, jumping over chasms and grinding on crumbled temples all while doing tricks to gain speed.

The main goal of the game is to score points by doing trick combinations and completing quests while avoiding hazards such as rocks or falling into a chasm.

Trick combos are achieved by connecting tricks together.

For example, players can backflip off a sand dune, grind on a rail and backflip off a rail. Landing combos

will grant you a temporary speed boost which lets you soar through the sky.

The player can choose to ride safely and casually or fast, cool and risky, depending on how devil-maycare they are feeling.

This simple to learn yet hard to master gameplay offers a rewarding experience when landing huge combos through the randomly generated environment.

Objective based quests give the player an extra level of challenge during normal gameplay. Quests are completed by doing specific combos, collecting coins and etc.

By completing quests, you unlock new characters with different riding traits such as faster speed, faster back flipping and double jump. Particularly hard quests can be frustrating yet rewarding once completed.

The main interaction the player makes is using a simple touch to the screen. A tap will make Alto jump and a long press will make him do a backflip. Though this may seem too simple to be fun, it is an elegant solution to the usual, multi button, cluttered interface that usually plagues mobile games. This makes Odyssey very easy to pick up and start playing.

The hallmark of this game is in its unique art style and immersive

audio effects. Characters travel through 3 different biomes in Odyssey, each with a different theme and feeling through the clever use of basic art principals and immersive soundtrack and sound design.

Odyssey layers visuals using the foreground, midground and background: a technique used by movie directors, painters and other fine artists. This, coupled with dynamic lighting, is a beautiful way to paint a scene. The art in this game is just as enjoyable as the gameplay.

Each moment in Odyssey is a work of art.

Not only that, Odyssey’s soundtrack is awesome.

Just as sound is as important as the frame in filmmaking, the audio experience in the game is the cherry on top.

As you start the game, the music is slow and ominous. Once you start getting into it, the music picks up as if the tempo is connected to the character’s speed. This makes you truly feel like you’re going on an adventure.

Great game mechanics, simple controls and beautiful design combine into Odyssey having an extremely satisfying gameplay and keeps the player coming back in the car, at school, or on the toilet. It’s an unmatched mobile-gaming experience.

Student art exhibition ends gallery year Delta College’s L.H. Horton Jr. Gallery will be holding the Student Art Exhibition from April 19 to May 11.

The exhibit features work from students involved in the arts programs at Delta College.

The show’s reception will be on April 19 from 5-7 p.m. Student admissions were accepted on April 2 and 3.

Gallery exhibition hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. The exhibit runs one Saturday on April 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Horton Gallery is located at Shima 144. For more information about this or future exhibits visit gallery.deltacollege.edu or call (209) 954-5507.

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Nutrition playing a bigger role to athletes

By Victoria Torres Staff Writer

Delta College athletes not only focus on school and work outside of practices and lectures, they focus on nutritional value in order to ensure they’re in their prime for a game or competition.

“Nutrition is key every day for a student athlete. We are planning to supply our players with supplements and water bottles this year so they can stay hydrated and nourished during the day when they attend classes, and after when they come to training. We do recommend they always have a bottle of water in their bag wherever they go,” said soccer head assistant coach Brandon Masai.

Nutrition is something athletes have to keep in mind while taking care of life’s other callings.

For some, this can include carrying around a jug of water as a reminder to stay hydrated.

“I’m definitely not perfect … Now that I think about it I drink so much water everyday but its become such a habit to me that I don’t even notice it. I always have a water bottle with me,” said Hailey Black, a beach volleyball player.

The human body is 60 percent water, and if athletes aren’t hydrated they can face dehydration which occurs when the amount of water in the body decreases by two percent and can have an effect on a player’s performance, according to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

“Everyone’s body is different. I try and stay within 2,500 calories and 3,000 calories during regular season. I typically drink 6, 16-ounce water bottles throughout the day just to stay hydrated,” said Miguel Millan, a Delta College student and soccer player.

The amount of nutrients (protein, calcium, iron, etc.) players get creates a form of individualism on nutritional values based on the sport being played, age, race, height and weight which is why athletes aren’t given strict nutrition plans but are left to do it on their own, which becomes a priority.

“I would just say that I have to be strict with myself and think about what I’m putting into my body. The most important thing is balancing my diet which I have to work on every day. It’s not easy but its so worth it,” said Black.

Staying on top of a diet isn’t only for game time but school, homework, and work as well, since diet has an influence on all of these areas but resources are available.

“We as coaches can see the difference in our players’ performance in training and competition with their energy, cognitive functioning, and efforts. They are recommended to carry water and soon to be ‘coach issued’ Gatorade bottles with water and/or supplements. In addition to this we have a Men’s Soccer Only box in The Zone (the student athlete study lounge) stocked with snacks, and food including protein bars, protein shakes, and materials to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, so that if a player comes to campus hungry, they have a resource they can use so they can stay nutritionally balanced to go to class and train,” Masai said.

Coaches provide a helping hand for athletes by encouraging players to live a healthy lifestyle.

They might not be giving players individual nutrition plans but are providing players with lists of nutritious food.

“We are given a nutrition plan of different foods to eat that our coaches recommend but they don’t really enforce it as much. It’s up to the athlete on what they want to eat,” said student Kaitlin Rice, a track and field athlete.

At Modesto Junior College Tawny Deerink practices her swing before going up to bat during the softball game in Modesto on March 31. PHOTO BY EMILY CORDER

Mustangs show mercy during win

By Kayla Brown Staff Writer

The Mustangs softball team battled Modesto Junior College on Saturday, March 31 on the Pirates home turf. Starting the game off with a bang, the Mustangs scored seven runs at the top of the first inning.

“We came out really aggressive and wanted to get ahead of them early. I think we had good energy, and just stuck to our plan,” said Taylor Ward, second baseman.

“It’s always good to set the tone of how you’re going to be offensively, if you dictate the pace early then it sure is easier to get ahead,” said Head Coach Jim Fisher.

In the top of the third inning, No. 13 Makayla Altheide started it out by walking to first, then there were five successful hits to follow. With the bases loaded the team scored four runs, upping the score from 7-0 to 11-0.

“We have a really good hitting team. When we are on it we’re really on it. I’m proud of the girls for getting that big jump so I can kind of Pitcher Marissa Espinoza catches a ball during the softball game at Modesto Junior College in Modesto relax,” said pitcher Marissa Espinoza.

Espinoza has played for ten years and says she on March 31. PHOTO BY EMILY CORDER is very competitive. the score. The last inning wasn’t as successful for “I grew up with three younger siblings that the Mustangs, but it wasn’t needed. are all taller than me. My family pushes us to The final was 12-1. be the best out of everyone, even if we’re not Fisher said he is proud of the team’s perforthe best, we still push mance. ourselves,” she said.

“We started out the season The Mustangs kept poor. We were like 3-8 and we the pressure on, not “We have a really good had to do a lot of learning. We had allowing the Pirates to hitting team. When we are virtually all freshman on our team. get very far each inning.

We had to learn how to compete Making catch after on it we are really on it.” and from that start, we’ve turned catch and hurling the - Marissa Espinoza it around and compete with peoball to first base, the ple. Not saying we will win every team rarely let anyone game, but we compete. That’s all get to the home plate.

I can ask for,” he said.

No. 5 Grace Robles scored another run in the There are a total of three sophomores and 11 fourth. freshman on the team.

At the bottom of the fourth the Mustangs let “I really hope that my team and myself just four Pirates players come up to bat, before get- continue to push each other to win, I think we ting them all out. can take it all,” said Espinoza.

The Pirates ended up scoring one run in the The Mustang’s next game will be at home fifth and the game ended after that instead of against Diablo Valley College on Saturday, April after the seventh, due to the significant gap in 7 at 12 p.m.

Beach volleyball’s inaugural season off to a rough start

By Alex Coba Editor in Chief

The Beach Volleyball schedule is now in full swing for Delta College.

The Mustangs are currently in the middle of the inaugural season and spirits are high with excitement.

The team started off with a preseason scrimmage at Folsom then continued into the regular season at Aptos against Cabrillo College where the Mustangs experienced 5-0 loss.

Delta then hosted a tournament at the University of the Pacific, where the home court is, against Marin College and Feather River College where the

team experienced its first in preseason win against Marin College 5-0.

The Mustangs later lost against Feather River 5-0. Some of the things the teams been working on is figuring out who gets paired with who.

“Chemistry is really important at this sport and we try to keep the girls comfortable and active with their partners,” said Assistant Coach AshleighHedstrome.

So far teammates have been getting used to the new rules and the new environments faced being outdoors.

“The second tournament we had was out in Cabrillo and it was super windy so we were fighting that. But

our last tournament was really sunny and really nice so I think the girls really enjoyed the break in the weather,” said Hedstrome.

Hedsotrome said players need to communicate on the court regarding what shots are open and how opponents play.

The team's goal for this season is to use what learned in the new environment and apply it to the indoor season next Fall.

“Now that the girls kind of coach themselves in beach hopefully they take the carryover to indoor to show they can figure out there own shots and they can trust themselves,” said Hedstrome.

Alanna Valdez said the players are getting comfortable in the sand, communicating and building chemistry with partners.

Kylee Irwin-Paz shared some of her favorite aspect of beach volleyball.

“It’s not all about being a power hitter it’s mainly more about ball control ... you don’t have to kill it all the time whereas in indoor you kind of need that and in beach you dom’t have to be a power hitter you can just be consistent all around,” said Irwin-Paz The team will have its next tournament in Rocklin against Marin College today. A home game, at University of the Pacific, will be played on April 20.

April 6, 2018 8 news thecollegian Student voice concern for hot food services on campus

By Alex Coba Editor in Chief

Delta College held a student forum on March 14 after a recent outcry of student feedback concerning a change in hot-food service hours at Danner Hall.

The forum was lead by Board of Education Student Representative Marlu Reyes.

To answer student questions the panel consisted of Temporary Director of Student Activities Wendy Byrd, Dean of Enrollment Services and Student Development Dr. Angela Tos, Operations Supervisor Michael Williams and Director of Auxiliary Services and Food Services Fidel Cabuena.

One of the most talked about issues during the forum was the lack of food options for students who attend Delta during afternoon hours.

Danner Hall currently only provides breakfast until 11 a.m.

Student Chef operates during the mid point of the semester on Tuesday and Wednesdays, but closes after 1 p.m., leaving vending machines and the bookstore as the only on-campus options for food.

Students openly questioned why this is the case.

“Due to some early retirements and lack of overall funding due to low enrollment the school is unable to sustain a lunch or a dinner program,” said the Delta panel.

Many students and faculty expressed frustration with the lack of alternatives in places for students here at Delta.

One faculty member was Culinary Arts Professor, Robert Halabicky, who offered some alternative solutions to the pending issue such as possibly having more food trucks available during the week instead of just Fridays. Concern over enrollment was also brought up.

Concrete numbers weren’t available at the time of the

forum.

“If you don’t hold me to these numbers when Delta was at its peak there was roughly 25,000 ... we are currently at 13 to 14, 000,” said Williams.

Other concerns included the lack of vegan options available.

“I’m a four-year vegetarian and transitioning to vegan, I’ve been to Danner and the bookstore and there aren’t many green options, sure I could eat chips and pastries and junk food but when it’s raining I want something hot,” said Megan Lynne. Lynne continued saying all the salads come prepackaged with meat so it’s hard for her to eat.

Williams said many of the student store products do come from a third-party company that provides food to the student store and Danner Hall.

“It would really just be about sitting and discussing what you’re looking for,” said Williams is response.

Reyes expressed a desire to continue doing the forums.

“I want to keep doing them so we can make sure that student input is heard,” said Reyes of the two-hour event.

Delta College students come together to discuss student concerns on campus and look for better alternatives.

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because I believe in what she did and I believe in those guys [the portraits]... Early on I thought, ‘That’s Erdie, that’s Goodwin…’ I get see what those portraits do to veterans, this disarming thing, and I’m in a position to see it to that it happens and fast forward three or four years and it’s been happening to me the whole time,” said Stahle.

A flag was present during the memorials visit, where visitors were encouraged to sign their names.

On March 26, the flag was presented to Delta College and can be viewed in the Veterans Resource Center.

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do more so kids feel free to be who they are and express themselves,” said Santiago.

The audience response to Santiago’s story was overall positive.

“Speaking as an immigrant … who is also queer, it was very inspirational. Seeing an older trans person-especially a minority- is very inspirational because you don’t really see them that often. You rarely see older people who step up and become a figure for the community like she did. It really gave me hope for years to come,” said student Starr Samson.

Representatives James Patnaude and Cymone Reyes from the Stockton Transgender Alliance attended the film screening to let more students know there are plenty of resources in the Stockton community for LGBTQ+ individuals.

“Basically, we’re a peer support group … It’s

more of a reason to get together and see everybody else in the community outside of other events and just hang out,” said Patnaude about the Stockton Alliance.

Patnaude is also a student here at Delta, is active with Delta’s pride club and acts as a go-between for Delta’s club and the San Joaquin Pride center.

Afterwards, Delta’s Pride Club held a reception to honor Santiago and Hanna in Delta’s pride center located in Shima 108.

“We’re a social and activism club and because of us, we got gender neutral bathrooms on campus. You don’t have to be transgender to use them. They’re for anyone. It’s a basic human right and … I’ve had friends and [club] members be harassed for using the bathrooms,” said Pride Club President Isaiah Merriweather.

Delta’s Pride Club has meetings at 2:30 p.m.

Tuesdays in the Shima conference room.

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a hobby artist … she saw the front page news article of the 2005 August blast … she reached out to the Unit to get the phone numbers to get into contact with their families,” said Mike Strahle, an Eyes of Freedom employee. “She did not have any connection to the military … she painted as a mom. She was imagining losing one of her sons in this scenario and how crushed her and her family would be.”

Soon after, Miller got into contact with the families and requested if she would be able to use photographs in order to produce the portraits.

The organization is operated primarily by three people, but have a road crew of two: Strahle, a Marine veteran who served with Lima Company and Sean Flaharty, a personal friend of Justin Hoffman, one of the men killed.

The two men met when Strahle started working for the memorial.

“We met Mike in July of 2011. As we were going through some of the old footage I shot Mike was at the studio signing one of portraits like he was always part of the story and we didn’t even know, ” said Flaharty.

Flaharty had become involved after making a tribute video to Hoffman, which was later featured on Miller’s blog where she announced her project.

Soon after Flaharty got into contact with her and began working as a videographer and photographer for the traveling memorial.

The memorial makes about 30 shows a year, with Delta being the fourth this year. The memorial has already traveled through Los Angeles, with plans to go back to Nevada.

The memorial also acts as a medium. Often the portraits are used a sort of gateway to help other veterans discuss what they’ve been through.

“The visual of honor and having a representation of these men. A lot of the veterans that are needing the most support are the ones who are - we’re too proud or too stubborn to ask for help. Some put up a fight to see, but they normally give in and come,” said Strahle. There’s something disarming about the portraits … these veterans walk around with their dukes up all day just as a defense and whatever happens in front of those portraits those dukes go down.”

The portraits have also had a positive effect on those who ferry them across the country.

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