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Issue 7 • Friday, Feb. 1, 2019 •
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Hart to retire in September BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR News Editor
President and Superintendent Dr. Kathy Hart in her office in late January. PHOTO BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR
Dr. Kathy Hart, President and Superintendent of Delta College, announced last month she will retire in September. After working for 25 years at Delta, she has decided to dedicate her time to other projects in the community. The success of students at Delta is a topic on Hart’s mind as she enters retirement. “I just wish the absolute best for all of them. I think that some of the changes we’re going to make over the next few years are gonna be really good for them, the Guided Pathways and AB-705, acceleration of the English and Math. They’re not going to be without
bumps in the road, but I really think they’re the right thing to do for students. I’m concerned about not just students, but students and their families because so many of our students, they have families who need them,” said Hart. In addition to her role at Delta, she is currently a member of the board of directors for the California Community College Athletics Association, the Haggin Museum board, and she was formerly on the Stockton Arts Commission. The board of trustees will hire a consultant to oversee the nationwide search for Delta’s next president/ superintendent.
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STOCKTON IN SOLIDARITY BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR News Editor
The first Stockton Women’s March welcomed advocates on Jan. 19 with a path from Eden Park to Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza in downtown. Last year the movement got some negative feedback for lacking diversity. “There is a lot of diversity within the younger women’s task force and I know that they’ve been doing a lot of work with the Owl Movement (Women’s March coordinators), so I’m not sure exactly how diversity is within that. I believe it would be, im expecting diversity to turn out,” said Britney Marquez, Delta’s RTV Multimedia Lab Tech, who also served as DJ for the event. Marquez was involved in the march for the community and was glad to be part of one so close to
home. Behind all of the cell phone cameras and social media posts were great messages from members of the Owl Movement, healthcare activists and children. “They wanted to make signs. I had to explain to him what (feminism) meant,” said Veronica Munoz, who marched with her four children. While the march was intended to empower women, all types of people walked in solidarity. Signs were held for a broad range of topics from gender equality to Black Lives Matter. The Stockton consciousness was wide awake for the mid-morning march. “I’m here for women’s rights at the forefront. We went to Sacramento last year, it’s exciting to be here,” said Susan Bartman, who attended with Delta Professor Kath-
leen McKilligan and marched in matching sweaters that read “RESIST” as well as “SISTER” when they walked together. “The number one thing is to be supportive of Stockton and march for equal rights,” said Crystal Downs, the “I” of the bunch. McKilligan and her “golfing buddies” were seen at the head of the march leading the way with color. Couple Susan and Ernie Arnette took the gathering as an opportunity to get petitions for transparent legislation in local government. In King Plaza booths for small businesses, Delta’s Pride Center and more greeted marchers. The organizers spoke highly of the men who marched that morning, thanking them for the support. Native American prayers were said directly before the march, blessing the land.
(Top) Marchers walk down El Dorado Street in Stockton for the Women’s March. (Bottom) A participant holds a sign. PHOTOS BY WILLIAM H. MITCHELL III
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