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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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Gillette commercial confronts toxic men

changed. And there will be no going back.”

The ad, now seen by nearly n Jan. 13 Gillette re28 million on YouTube alone, leased an ad unrelated pushed back on stereotypes of to razors.

The premise of the commer- toxic masculinity and featured men acting as positive role cial gave Americans another models, including stopping controversy to rally around. catcalling and breakThe under ing up fights. two-minute video EDITORIAL Those opposed to starts by posing the advertisement the question: “Is accuse Gillette of dismantling this the best a man can get? masculinity in our society, Is it?”

Images of sexual harassment, while others argue toxic masobjectification and bullying run culinity is a problem worth addressing. under narrative about “making The belief of The Collegian the same old excuses” and “boys is toxic masculinity emcomwill be boys” before declarpasses the following: a lack of ing: “But something finally

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consequences for men’s violent actions, emotional suppression through ridicule, peer pressure, selective hearing, gaslighting, blatant disregard of boundaries and more.

Although Gillette clearly addressed the need for “men to hold other men accountable,” the opposition found a way to bring anti-gun control ideals to the comment section of YouTube, which is is vitriolic.

On the YouTube version of the “short film,” as it is called

by Gillette, comments run mostly negative: “Thanks for the moral advice, multi-national company that was recently caught

Color of the year for 2019 brings great disappointment BYJASMINE GONZALEZ Senior Staff Writer

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t’s 2019 and with a New Year comes 365 days of opportunities.

It also means a new color of the year.

Pantone had finally released the color of the year, which turned out to be a disappointment.

“Living Coral” is the color of 2019.

For a fashionista, it’s a disillusion from 2018’s Ultraviolet or 2017’s Greenery.

Even the Rose Quartz and Serenity 2016’s duo seems a better option.

Living Coral is a reddish or pink shade of orange based on the tint, tone and shade added.

Coral isn’t terrible but doesn’t seem like this year’s color.

Though the shade is quite popular in the summer it becomes obsolete in fall.

It’s a color that goes with the seasons which isn’t what a color of the year should be.

The color of the year reflects the needs and wants of the consumer based on the prior year but also has to be marketable throughout the year.

So many factors come into play in choosing this color:

things that happened, whether on United States soil or around the world, people remember and are still talking about.

It can go from President Donald J. Trump’s wall to Ariana Grande’s song “thank u, next.”

Also considered is color meaning and what people think when seeing the color.

Living Coral is a color that “embraces us with warmth and nourishment to provide comfort and buoyancy in our continually shifting environment,” Pantone said on its website explaining the decision.

In short, they picked a bright, cheerful color that covers up the darkness beneath but we don’t need another happy color that hides us from what’s going on.

Coral has a pink base which is closely tied to being feminine and maternal, which isn’t bad — but women are past traditional at this point.

Not all women want to be mothers — or like pink for that matter.

Women are more bold and much more confident, with all these aspirations that this color is not.

It’s like this color wants to reinforce a status quo that just

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doesn’t exist to some anymore.

The red base won’t make much of the difference either with the orange added in, because it dulls the color and changes the meaning.

While red symbolizes the passion and power, to it the orange has this two faced effect.

Coral just creates this beautiful disaster where everything is falling apart around you while you’re muting out the noise.

Someone else might see this as just a color, but as a fashionista I see a thoughtless decision.

The 2019 color should show the nation’s strength to be the voice for change.

We can’t stay in that bubble forever.

Last year was a wake-up call.

We need a color that’s bold, strong and confident to demand the communication and honesty we aren’t getting that.

The nation is lost— we don’t need more deceitfulness, distrust and conceitedness.

Looking at the color palette of 2019, it says Pantone maybe second guess because Vivacious, Ibiza Blue or Viridian Green could have been that color.

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profiting off forced child labor [sic] and price fixing.”

“Are you ready for a magic trick? Poof goes the sales.”

This is an example of selective hearing as a toxic trait.

Instead of addressing the message put forth by Gillette, men and women deflect and victimize themselves through an unrelated topic in order to create a deeper divide.

The platform a company like Gillette possesses has the ability to strike at our social consciousness. It is expanding upon the conversation started by the #MeToo movement and paving the way for young men and boys in America.

Red is the color of love, passion, seduction and lust. It’s an intense alluring color that can stand for power but is associated with evil, anger, revenge and murder.

Based on tone, shade and tint, blue can have various meanings. In a dark shade it can be can be masculine but where in a lighter shade can be peaceful. Technological brands often have ties with this color to show the trustworthiness, professionalism and communication said brand is trying to display.

Yellow is a bright color that is warm and eccentric. A spring color at its finest but shaded down can be warm and represent the fall season as well. It has a youthful appeal and is altogether happy.

Like yellow, Orange is the color of joy but also creativity. It can be tied closely to fire and like fire can be unforgiving. It can also represent deceit, distrust and in large doses can be self-centered.

Green is envy, jealousy, illness but is also considered lucky and healthy. It reminds people of nature and new life. People often see this color and assume food with anything green has to be healthy.

Pink is a feminine shade considered emotional, sweet and playful, but can be romantic.

Purple is a bold color. It is the sign of royalty, wealth and luxury, which could get you killed for wearing such shade in years past. It’s strong, yet playful in lighter tints.

White is a classic. It is pure, clean and professional.

Gray is industrial and connected to pollution. It is versatile, but can be unemotional or depressing.

Black is a favorite color of the fashion industry. It can mean grief and mystery but has a certain power.

It’s very daring and extreme. It can be concealing, yet sexy.

Brown is a boring shade with an earthy feel that can be quite masculine but warm. It’s neutral and natural.

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Men should be held accountable for their actions.

If we teach our children that from the beginning, similar to what the father breaking up a fight in the video is doing, we’ll have a society that has respectful men as the norm while breaking gender stereotypes.

When will we no longer accept “boys will be boys” and begin to question whether men will be held accountable for their actions?

Now is the time, suggests Gillette not so subtly.

The video ends on that note: “It’s only by challenging ourselves to do more that we can get closer to our best.”

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WOMEN’S MARCH NOT INCLUSIVE WITH POC

BY AYAANA WILLIAMS Opinion Editor

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very year since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017, women all around the country have come together for the Women’s March on Jan. 19 to protest misogyny and gender inequality.

The idea behind the historic tradition is that Trump and his administration are sexist and unfair.

Women are demanding that Trump be impeached.

However, it seems as though this “Women’s March” is actually more of a “White Women’s March.”

I’ve only ever experienced the Women’s March through pictures on social media, and as I see these pictures with millions of women gathered in thousands of cities across the United States, what stands out is a sea of white faces.

One explanation for this,

I think, is not that people of color are excluded or unwelcome to march, but that there is much more behind their indifference towards Trump and his administration than blatant misogyny.

Racism is still very much alive in the United States and is an entire issue on its own.

People of color may be protesting the fact that racism is not getting nearly as much attention in these marches as sexism.

The huge majority of Women’s March participants are white because racism does not affect white women in the U.S. as much as people of color, therefore they prefer to focus all their energy into protesting misogyny.

Another reason for lack of inclusiveness may be tied to Women’s March leadership having ties to racism and lacking diversity.

In Jan. 2019 — according to an article by theWashington

Post — a march in Humboldt county was canceled over concerns of the participants being “overwhelmingly white.”

One way to possibly get minority women to participate in this dignified event is to find a way to make it about more than just sexism and gender inequality.

Minority women would be more likely to participate in the march if the objective was changed to protest Trump’s attitude about gender equality, racial equality, immigration and critical socio-economic issues that heavily affect all women.

Nevertheless, minority women deal with more hardships beyond misogyny from President Trump.

The lack of inclusiveness in Women’s Marches nationwide is a cause for concern, and consistently raises questions over whether this movement truly stands for all women in the United States.

eligible for aid, despite needing it. Many Delta College students receive some sort of help, including fee waivers, but is it enough?

To determine financial need, FAFSA relies on parents’ income, unless the student is listed as an independent.

A short list of qualifiers to be an Independent is: if you are married, born before Jan. 1, 1996, in the military or if both parents are dead.

It can also be difficult for students who may not be able to get the information from their parents or legal guardian, for reasons such as estrangement or strained relationships.

Sometimes getting family to fill out or provide the information can be difficult.

Some who want higher education have to apply for ridiculously high loans just to pay for classes and books, putting that same student in debt that they have to pay off for a good portion of their life.

More than five million people submitted FAFSA applications last year, and an estimated one million came from California alone, according to studentaid.ed.gov.

Even after all of this only 57 percent of students are eligible for financial aid, leaving many who want to get a higher edu-

Women and men of the Stockton community march downtown in protest of misogyny, gender inequality and Donald Trump’s presidency.

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FAFSA process unfair, college education should not come with debt

BY AMIRAH AMENHOTEP Social Media Editor

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very year, millions of people in the United States, hoping for a less-expensive college education, fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

For many college hopefuls, financial aid is the best — and possibly the only — way of getting a higher education.

But many students run into issues qualifying or even applying.

For others, applying only means receiving an email back to learn they may not be

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“I feel like if you’re living by yourself without your parents help, you should be able to qualify as an independent; so I think it’s unfair.”

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cation to the alternate route of paying for their education.

For some, it marks the end of the road to education.

After having to work for however many years, the same student has to pay off their student debt, which is what discourages students who are unable to receive aid.

The system spits out an expected family contribution, based on income and other factors. The reality is that all students deserve a free and debt-less education.

So why should a system determine whether a specific person should get money or not? It shouldn’t.

Enter Assembly Bill 19, signed by former Gov. Jerry Brown in 2017.

First time, full time students will get fee waivers for their first academic year, with no income requirements attached.

Filling out the FAFSA is still required.

This does help students with their first year, but the next year they are put back into the exact same situation of how the next few years will be paid for.

Current students will still be on the edge of how to pay for their own education, because the bill only helps first year students.

‘Do you think the process of who qualifies for financial aid is fair?’

“I live with my dad, and I get full financial aid because he doesn’t really make much, so that’s fair. But i feel like everyone should get it no matter what.”

Lindsay Buettner

“I feel like financial aid should be provided less based on just income, like they judge independents who are making a certain amount of money unfairly because they assume we only take care of ourselves.”

Jasrinder Singh

“The only reason I get financial aid is because I have a baby. I don’t think there should be categories of who can and can’t get it because even without a kid people still can’t always afford school on their own.”

Jesyka Perry

“I think it’s mostly fair; it could probably be made even more fair. I know a lot of people have wealthy parents and are able to rely on them, but where’s the limit, like, what do you call wealth? Also, not everyone gets aid from their parents.”

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Characters aplenty at Winter StocktonCon

First January offering of popular event brings together cosplayers from fandoms far, wide downtown

BY CATLAN NGUYEN Editor in Chief On Jan. 20, the first winter StocktonCon was held in the Stockton Arena.

StocktonCon debuted the event to draw in avid movie fans, wrestling fans and cosplayers for a day filled with intimate meetings with celebrities and fellow superhero fanatics.

Vendors sold a variety of items from toys and collectibles to comics and jewelry.

Spotlight appearances included former WWE wrestler Tommy Dreamer, Paul Blake, who played Greedo in Star Wars and more.

Cosplayers who frequent conventions see familiar faces at each convention whether it’s in NorCal or SoCal, said Robert Chapman intricately dressed as Link from The Legend of Zelda.

“I like smaller conventions because it’s more intimate and the fans who show up are more passionate,” said T.C. Morgan. “I don’t want to go to Comic-Con and spend $3000 to meet this one person I really want to meet.”

This was Morgan’s third or fourth StocktonCon and he was dressed up in a Darth Vader costume equipped with a voice changer. Morgan typically attends as Captain America, he said.

Fans’ costumes ranged from classic superheros to video-game characters to dinosaurs.

“I made my costume yesterday,” said Amanda Carrillo, who dressed up as Navi, also from the Zelda series.

Michael Ray was decked out in a War Machine costume that looked straight from the Iron Man movie set. His costume was handmade by

his friend for six months from plastic and rivets.

“The summer conventions usually have more turnout. This one could be smaller due to the rain,” said Justin Gomes who was dressed up as Naruto character, Kakashi.

Viral sensations known for their Deadpool and Spider-Man dancing to Taylor Swift video Kyle Baxter and Simba Van Gerpen also attended.

Gerpen’s Deadpool put others to shame with his charisma and commitment to the character, which oozed from every photo he took with fans.

Baxter dressed up as Newt Scamander for the first time. He said he usually goes as Spiderman but he got a Fantastic Beasts costume for Christmas and wanted to finally debut it. The rest of his costume was found at a Goodwill.

Baxter and Gerpen usually team up with John Jarvis who dresses up as Captain America. The trio does charity work and go to elementary and high schools to talk about bullying prevention.

Barry Tisdale who dressed as Miles Morales or the Spider-Verse Spider-Man. This was Tisdale’s fourth StocktonCon and he finds winter conventions nice because he can keep the suit on longer.

The Morales character brought more representation into the superhero world. Creators wanted to portray that anyone could be behind the mask: This resonates with fans like Tisdale.

“I always go as Miles because I relate to my character a lot,” said Tisdale. “I always loved Spider-Man as a kid but was told I couldn’t be him because Peter Parker is white.”

(Top left) Gerpen and Baxter as Deadpool and Newt Scamander.

(Bottom left) Heather Thompson, Robert Chapman, Dan Hanes and Sarah Johnson are dressed as characters from “The Legend of Zelda.” Thompson as Princess Zelda, Chapman as Link, Hanes as Ganondorf and Johnson as Sheik. (Top right) Michael Ray makes his first convention debut dressed as War Machine from Iron Man. (Middle right) Stephenson and Morgan as characters from Star Wars.

Stephenson is dressed as her own character, Darth Medlinniel, a Sith based on the old republic in Star Wars. Morgan is dressed as classic Darth Vader. (Above) Barry Tisdale dressed as Miles Morales.

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‘Healing Through the Arts’ spotlights mental health (Left) Chrysta Saenz student artist (“The Realm,” one of the masks) and Joseph Bergadine looking at a piece by artist Pamela Paulsrud. (Right) Jason Teixeira, student, speaks with artist Jennifer Ewing about her work “Spirit Boats and Paintings” are seen in background. The exhibit runs through Feb. 14 at the L.H. Horton Gallery in the Shima Building. PHOTOS BY DAWN LEANN

Local ‘queens’ aim to take over the world, one performance at a time Senior Staff Writer

“Drag is a art form, so there is so many different aspects to it rather than just playing up the sexual ... there is all different kinds of women which means they’re all different kinds of drag,” added Mennon.

Mennon struggled with self confidence but said drag helped empower her and give her confidence.

She recommends everyone try out drag.

Mercury Rising is in drag six days a week. She loves it though she was peer pressured to do it, another queen said.

Rising makes her own costumes from curtains but that doesn’t stop her from owning the stage.

For anyone who wants to go to a drag show there are three simple rules and suggestions the Queens would say to follow including: Flash photography is mandatory, the more you tip the better opportunity it is to dress up and be better.

And lastly to drink because the more you drink the better they look.

“Drag is kind of taking over the world so get with the times,” said Mennon.

Katana Rei feeling the music with the crowd during her performance at the Deliberation Room on Jan.29. PHOTOS BY JASMINE GONZALEZ

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She then followed that performance with a mix of Demi Lovato’s greatest hits including On Jan. 29, the Deliberation “Confident” and “Cool for the Room hosted a Pride Night Summer.” drag show organized by Hellen The audience sang each hit Heels which featured Katana with Heels.

Rei, Faye Mennon, Jaymeian “I am jealous of their makeMoore and Mercury Rising. up,” said Julieannne CavuoThe show consisted of lette, an audience member. lip-syncing, dancing on table Though all drag queens had tops and more. wardrobe changes, Faye Men“It was awesome, “ said Os- non’s was confusing. car Ochoa, an audience memShe starts off with a darker ber. almost Beyonce meets Sarah The show started with Heels Sanderson from “Hocus Pocus” offering comedic relief with outfit. She ends the show in a phrases like: “I didn’t know bright free-spirited number.

Deja Vu had two locations.”

It was like we were seeing Each queen had their moment two different people. of fame and the crowd was far Mennon had said it was the from disappointed. joy of the audience that got her It was clear each queen was hooked on being a drag queen. different in the way they interShe started doing drag at acted with the crowd but they age 15 for charity show at a lohad the same result. cal Unitarian Church. But her Take Heels for example. new drag queen persona, Faye, She started off her per- is just three-years old. formance acting as MiranMennon described Faye as da Priestly from “The Devils “gothy” and “definitely witchy.”

Wears Prada.” She asked for a “She’s the nicest Satanic volunteer before she performed queen you’ll ever meet,” said and handed them a blue sweat- Mennon. er to act out the sweater agreeMennon explained what ment between Miranda and drag means to her.

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‘A Comedy of Tenors’ brings laughs to the theater for all ages

BY JOSEPH MUNOZ Entertainment Editor

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NEW ‘DRAGON BALL’ MOVIE BREAKS RECORDS

BY JOSEPH MUNOZ Entertainment Editor

Dragon Ball Super: Broly opened Jan.16 in the United States, and has since grossed $23.6 million domestically. It became the first Japanese-Animated movie since 1999 to open at No. 1 at the Box Office.

This marks the third “Dragon Ball” movie since 2014 to reach the big screens in North America, following a resurgence due to the popularity of the “Dragon Ball Super” anime.

The movie retells the story of fan-favorite Dragon Ball villain Broly, an unknown warrior who gets stronger as he fights his opponents.

Goku and Vegeta, the main characters of “Dragon Ball Super,” are the same species as Broly and while they have no memory of it, they were all sent off of their home world right before it was destroyed by an evil emperor named Frieza.

The movie takes the first minutes to recap the infant lives of Goku, Vegeta and Broly and how their upbringing affected their methods of training over the years.

Goku and Vegeta had trained by fighting countless world-destroying villains and sometimes each other. Broly honed his strength from pure survival skills after being exiled to a desolate planet by the King of his world.

Frieza, seeking revenge on Goku and Vegeta for defeating him in the past, tricks Broly and his father into helping him kill Vegeta, re-

minding Broly how much better Vegeta was treated as a baby compared to him.

Throughout the opening half of the movie, long-time “Dragon Ball” fans will love seeing big moments in “Dragon Ball” history fully animated on the big screen. Fan-favorite English voice actors are unchanged from the anime.

At the halfway point, the movie gets to what everyone in the theater was waiting for: the big fight scenes. We see Goku and Vegeta cycle through transformations, while Broly continues to get powerful.

Big money was spent on this fight scene and it shows. The camera changes between wide sweeping third-person shots and intense first-person fights.

Blasts and punches are smoothly drawn with sound effects that make the viewer feel like they are right there along in the action.

The movie is pure fanservice, showcasing heroes in fan requested forms rarely seen, while also using moves any “Dragon Ball” viewer knows by heart.

The soundtrack is ear-candy, though some may find issue with the booming choir that plays through some fight scenes, which can be distracting.

“Dragon Ball Super: Broly” is a must-watch for any “Dragon Ball” fan. No knowledge of the “Dragon Ball Super” anime is required, so even fans of the original “Dragon Ball Z” can have a great time.

If you enjoy intense animated action and muscular men punching each other in the face, you'll get a kick out of “Dragon Ball Super: Broly.”

he Stockton Civic Theatre is putting on a show called "A Comedy of Tenors," a sequel to the 2013 play "Lend Me A Tenor.”

The show is a musical-comedy about a group of performers and their producer trying to get their acts together for a big performance, set in 1930s Paris.

Producer Henry Saunders, played by actor Mike Kiley, is about to put on the biggest show of his life, when chaos erupts among his performers.

Mistaken affairs, pregnancies, doppelgangers and births almost threaten to cancel the performance.

There are plenty of comedic moments throughout the play, one that especially shines is when star performer Tito, played by Scott Minor, tries to explain he saw his wife having an affair with a younger man using his fingers.

The play is set entirely in a Paris Hotel Room right across from the Paris Olympic stadium.

The set design is simple, but accurate to the time and the actors make ‘A COMEDY OF TENORS’ great use of the props Where: Stockton Civic Theatre, around them.

2312 Rosemarie Lane While it is When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 1-2, 2:30 p.m. Feb. 3 disappointing Tickets: Adults $27 Seniors $22 the performers Students/Children $15 aren't actually performing the Information: sctlivetheatre. com musical acts in the show, it's made up for by the comedic gestures and body language from the performers.

The entire play can be summed up as a case of mistaken identity, due to the phrasing from different characters and the uncanny similarities between Tito and the bellhop Beppo, both played by Minor.

While the play’s targets audience was definitely older, the humor worked for even the youngest of children.

There are, however, references and jokes that can go over the audience’s head if they are not up to date on French plays and literature.

While the story is simple, what really makes the play fun is the individual performances, specifically during moments of humor.

The performers were able to tell when a joke really landed and would exaggerate body language to make the funniest moments even funnier.

Subtle fourth-wall breaks happened throughout the show, from mentions of theater to the acknowledgment of an audience watching them.

The music number during the finale was performed with silhouettes behind a fake curtain, and as the high notes rose, the actors arm movements became more erratic leaving the play on one last high note.

Even though the plot felt like it was out of a 80’s sitcom, the jokes and performances from individual actors made the play really shine.

The highlight actor of the play is Scott Minor, who gives a great performance as Toto. His accent straddles the line between stereotypical Italian and genuine joy between scenes.

His wife, played by Carmen Musch, also gives a great performance as a no nonsense woman who cares deeply for her husband.

The show’s final run is this weekend, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3.

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Zack Mathis lines a single to right field during an intrasquad scrimmage. Mathis led the team last season with 61 runs batted in. PHOTO BY PAUL MUYSKENS

Delta baseball starts season as team to beat

BY PAUL MUYSKENS Sports Editor

Receiving all but one first place vote in the coaches' preseason poll, the Mustangs baseball team will start the season the same way it ended last season at the top of the 2019 NorCal Poll.

“A lot of that is based on last year,” said Head Coach Reed Peters, who led the team to a state championship in 2018.

“You kind of expect that after winning the state championship that you start the season number one. We have lots to prove. It puts a target on our back and we will have to come out ready to go as we will get everyone's best shot.”

Despite losing several big

bats from last season, the Mustangs return Zack Mathis who led the team in runs batted in last season.

“Mathis brings a lot of energy and consistency to our team.

He played second and third last year but will play short for us this season,” said Peters.

With an expected top of the order to include Jimmy McClenaghan, Zack Mathis, Vinny Bologna, and Anthony Lucchetti, the Mustangs will have an experienced first four that combined for 126 runs batted in last season.

“McClenaghan had a great year for us last year, Bologna has really had a great fall and swinging it well with some power and Dillon Tatum is a

freshman that should hit fifth and he has some good power,” said Peters.“I think we are deeper this year in terms of the lineup one through nine. There are a lot of guys that can do some damage. Our mentality has got to be to pass the baton and get on base and let the next guy do his thing. There are not a lot of holes in our lineup.”

While their batting order will have some familiar faces, their pitching staff will have a much different look this season.

“Pitching wise we have some good arms,” said Peters about a pitching staff that lost a staff leader in wins from last season but returns Kevin Kyle after a nine-win season.

Expected to be one of the team’s top starters this season, Kyle was named the championship series co-MVP and is committed to San Jose State next year.

Left-handed Robert Gasser is expected to also have a big role after transferring from the University of New Mexico after a good fall, showcasing a fastball in the 90’s. He is committed to the University of Houston next year.

Tyler Condie, Jonathan Pierce and Gunner Mayer were mentioned as other key arms coming out of the bullpen this season for the Mustangs.

That proved to be the case in the team’s first game of the season as all three pitched a

scoreless inning of relief.

The Mustangs opened the season with a 6-0 win on Jan. 26 at Monterey Peninsula.

Robert Gasser started and pitched three shutout innings with six strikeouts before Kevin Kyle followed with three shutout innings of his own and five strikeouts to earn the win.

Dillon Tatum opened the scoring with a solo home run in the second inning and Anthony Lucchetti’s two-run home run extended the lead to 3-0 in the third inning. Lucchetti finished with three runs batted in.

“If you are not playing on the last day of the year then it is not a good season and that is kind of the expectation we have around here,” said Peters.

Mustangs’ softball looks to make another deep postseason run

BY PAUL MUYSKENS Sports Editor

Coming off a 2018 season that saw the Mustangs' softball team reach the California Community College Athletic Association State Softball Championships, the hopes are high for a deep postseason run.

“Last year's group was mostly freshman and they are coming back and want to get back to the state championship,” said Jim Fisher, Head Coach of the Mustangs since 2009. “Their goal is to get back to the state tournament.”

While the team did lose its top two in runs batted in from last season, the Mustangs return four players that last season drove in at least 19 runs each.

“If you look at Janelle Rodriguez last

Riquel Riveira lines a base hit to left field.

year compared to this year at this point in time she's not even the same person.

She's a much better player now.”

“Shay Trent in center is more developed mentally and getting better physically. Tawny is our shortstop and I expect her to continue to improve offensively. Gabby Olivas who was in and out of the lineup last year has improved tremendously,” said Fisher.

Tawny Deerinck is the team's leading returner in runs batted in as she drove in 25 runs while hitting for a .331 batting average last season.

“Then we have some other returners that played in other places last season like Riquel Riveira, who filled in and played a great second base and we expect her to continue that at first,” said Fisher.

Delaney Pamplin throws a pitch during practice.

Pamplin transferred to Delta after playing at Notre Dame de Namur last season.

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BY PAUL MUYSKENS

While the offense will have a familiar look, the Mustangs will have a different look in the circle this season with Delaney Pamplin and Jenna Nauta set to start the season pitching the bulk of the innings.

Pamplin joins the Mustangs after pitching last season at Notre Dame de Namur where she led the team in innings pitched. Nauta graduated from Stockton’s Franklin High School last year and won 15 games for the Yellowjackets.

Cheyenne Washington is also expected to join the rotation once healthy.

“As we go through fall and intrasquad you don't know how they are going to react when the scoreboard turns on and a different uniform walks in,” said Fisher about his pitching staff. “They are strike throwers. We are really going to

play defense behind them.”

After a 2-7 start last season the Mustangs at one point won nine straight games on their way to finishing 18-6 in Big 8 Conference play and 28-18 overall.

“We started out 2-7 but we kept getting better and by the end we deserved it. By the time the end of the season came and we are at the state tournament we were fulfilling our potential.” said Fisher.

“The first game the number one job is to compete. Last year we didn't compete until game ten, our job this year is to compete from game one.”

The Mustangs’ first games of the season are Feb. 2 in Visalia as they will face Cabrillo and College of the Sequoias.

Their first home game is on Feb. 5 against West Valley at 2 p.m.

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Holocaust survivor shares story at Pacific

Cites need to ‘teach ... and share’ to make sure lost are remembered

BY AYAANA WILLIAMS Opinion Editor

On Tuesday, Jan. 24, dozens of college students and members of the Stockton community gathered in the University Center Ballroom at University of the Pacific for the opportunity to hear Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann share his story.

This public event was arranged and hosted by the Hillel Jewish Student Group at Pacific and sponsored by Religious and Spiritual Life Foundation.

Steigmann began his story with a brief introduction of who he is, and why he travels the world sharing his story.

“I do not just fight anti-semitism, because anti-semitism is talking about one particular group,” said Steigmann.

“What I am fighting is hatred, because hatred encompasses every group and no group should every be discriminated against.”

Steigmann explained the significance of Yom Hashoah, Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day, Auschwitz-Birkenau, a German Nazi concentration and extermination camp responsible for over a million Jewish deaths during the Holocaust.

He then showed a video explaining him and his family’s experience of being forced into a labor camp when he was very

young, being subjected to Nazi human experimentation, almost dying of starvation, and being saved by a German woman.

“I do not know what tomorrow will bring, but what I do know is that almost half of the world population does not know that the Holocaust occured,” said Steigmann.

Steigmann emphasized on how important it is for young people to share the stories he shares so that people will believe and remember.

“I have a need. My need is to teach and to share,” said Steigmann. “My need to teach and to share is through all of you.”

After the presentation, Shiri Warshawsky, Pres-

ident of the Hillel Jewish Student Group, lit a ceremonious candle in remembrance of the six million who perished in the Holocaust while leading a poem read by everyone in the room entitled “We Remember Them.”

“It’s been a really interesting experience just because I’m from the bay area and there’s a really strong base of Israelis and Jewish people, whereas in Stockton it’s definitely very sparse,” said Warshawsky. “But just having a lot of people from the school come and show up and really show their support has meant a lot, especially considering that Sami Steigmann speaks at University Center the majority of them aren’t Ballroom at University of the Pacific. PHOTO

BY AYAANA WILLIAMS Jewish.”

Homeless male reported bathing in locker room

BY CATLAN NGUYEN Editor In Chief

Over winter break, campus police got a call a possible transient was sleeping in a Budd Building bathroom.

Police investigated and discovered a homeless male had gotten into a locker room to take a shower.

The man was told to leave by whoever called campus police.

The man was gone upon police

arrival.

According to Sergeant Jim Bock, Delta’s campus has had similar incidents to this.

Transients will either prop a door open, put tape over it or sometimes staff accidentally leaves the door unlocked allowing them to get into buildings on campus.

Due to a recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling decriminalizing homelessness, campus police can only try to

identify individuals and basically just talk to them, said Bok. “The ninth circuit ruling does make it difficult to take any action,” said Bok. Since the state recognizes community colleges as public property, campus police has no legal standing to make them leave.

“I don’t know what I’d do if I encountered a homeless person while I was using the bath-

room,” said student Christy Silva. “I’d probably call campus police. You don’t know what they’re going to do when you encounter them.”

There have been about 80 similar cases reported since Jan. 2017, on Stockton’s Delta campus, Manteca Farm, the Liberty Road property and the Mountain House campus.

If a student encounters this while on campus, Bok said call campus police and let them

know the situation.

“We don’t want anybody to feel uncomfortable,” said Bok. “Get to a well-lit area and just contact us for an escort to your car or for whatever else.”

During mornings, custodial staff has expressed concern when they open buildings. In response to this, campus police has brought extra officers onto campus in the morning to ensure the safety of those who are alone.

ASDC gets down in Danner up for students to ask questions or meet the officers. Many of On Jan. 17, the Associat- the students there were talking ed Students of Delta College to one another and getting the (ASDC) hosted a 70’s themed chance to meet new people. event in Danner Hall for stu“It’s more welcoming to the dents to come together and people just starting at this colmeet student body officers. lege and it’s just a different acStudents were offered hot tivity then want you get from dogs, chips and a drink for inside a class room and it’s just showing up. Many students got inviting,” said Ashley Buffo, a together with friends just to sit Delta student. down and enjoy the 70’s throwAt one point, ASDC officers backs being played. and Delta students got up and “I’m very happy that Del- danced to some disco classics. ta has these events because “It’s a good way to meet new you would think that Delta is people, like I’ve met about four just a community college like people in here already,” said there isn’t much, you just go to student Rashon Stafford. school and that’s it. They try to There was a small 70s do events that target everybody themed costume contest that so you get to know people and two students participated in it brings students together,” and both went home with said Delta student Stephanie Jansport backpacks filled with Jimenez.

Delta gear provided by the ASDC had a small table set bookstore.

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Join us for family-friendly games, station tour, and delicious food curated from your very own San Joaquin Delta College Culinary Arts students.

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HART: Delta superintendent to retire after 25 years continued from PAGE 1 The process of replacing Hart will be conducted behind closed doors until a few candidates are selected, then an open forum will be held.

The public will be allowed to ask questions during the forum after hearing presentations and examinations, said Hart.

Students will have an opportunity to observe the finalists to

replace Hart.

Hart intended to retire before she was appointed acting president in 2012, after embattled former president Jeff Marsee was placed on leave by the board of trustees. She was named president later that year, and oversaw many projects at Delta, including the completion of the Science and Math Building and the removal of the Cunningham Building.