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Issue 4 • Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 •
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CAFFEINE ADDICTION NOW MORE COMMON BY HANNAH WORKMAN Staff Writer
As young people find themselves with more on their plate, Delta College students like second-year Lily Moreno turn to caffeine to provide them with the fuel needed to get through the day. Moreno began drinking coffee during her first year of college, when her workload started getting heavier. With many tasks to complete and little time to rest, Moreno found coffee energized her. “There’s only 24 hours in a day and there’s so many things we have to do,” she said. “I feel like students, myself included, do depend on caffeine.” According to a 2019 study published in ScienceDirect, caffeine, in any form, was consumed by 92 percent of students surveyed in the past year. Mayo Clinic reports that negative side effects of excessive caffeine consumption include, but are not limited to: migraines, insomnia, nervousness, irritability, restlessness, frequent urination, upset stomach, fast heartbeat and muscle tremors. Moreno has experienced insomnia and the jitters after drinking coffee. Despite this, she doesn’t plan on cutting back as her need for caffeine outweighs the negative side effects she has experienced. “It’s like my go-to,” Moreno said. Like Moreno, second-year Jose Garcia starts most mornings with a cup of coffee from Danner Hall. Garcia, however, is adamant he doesn’t depend upon caffeine to boost his energy. “I only get coffee every morning out of habit,” he said. Unlike Moreno and Garcia, second-year Josiah Blevins recently made the decision to give up consuming caffeine on a daily basis. Blevins used to drink caffeinated drinks such as coffee and tea when he had to stay up late to study, but now
Second-year Jose Garcia prepares his morning cup of coffee in Danner Hall. PHOTO BY HANNAH WORKMAN
only does so in moderation. “I gave up caffeine mostly because I’m trying not to ‘need’ to rely on it,” Blevins said. “I want to rely on myself to either get more sleep or study during the day.” Blevins said he thinks students consume an excessive amount of caffeine because it is “addictive”. “Caffeine is a drug,” he said. Unknown to some, caffeine is indeed defined as a drug because it stimulates the central nervous system. This causes increased alertness. Health experts have even compared Examples of daily caffeine intake by The Collegian. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY caffeine to cocaine. Both drugs raise the VIVIENNE AGUILAR levels of dopamine in the body. Caffeine dents who have developed a dependen- perspective of those students who benis also classified as a stimulant by the cy on caffeine. efit from caffeine. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “I’ve never really found caffeine that “It’s great if it helps them, but it’s just as cocaine is. helpful to me personally,” De la Cruz said. important for them to moderate their Second-year Nicolas De la Cruz However, he could understand the usage, too,” he said. thinks it’s “unfortunate” there are stu-
Delta extends fairness to sexual assault victims, compared to other institutions BY YGRAINE MONTGOMERY Senior Staff Writer
On the evening of Oct. 9, a man exposed himself and made a rude comment to a female student in the Science and Math building. The incident was reported to the police, who started an investigation and sent an email notification to Delta College students and faculty. Police followed this up with a video clip of the perpetrator, asking for help identifying the individual. How much of a problem is sexual assault on campus? Every campus across the country must report their crime statistics in a federally mandated report called the Jeanne Clery disclosure of Campus Security Policies and Campus Crime Statistics Act. According to the Clery, Delta had one reported rape on-campus in 2018. There were no cases reported in 2016 and 2017. In 2016 there were three cases of forcible fondling; two cases in 2017, and two in 2018. There were no cases of rape or sexual assault reported during this period at the Manteca Farm campus,
the Mountain House camEvery federally-funded school pus, or the Galt Learning LEADS SOUGHT IN EXPOSURE CASE also has a Title IX Coordinator Center. to investigate the administraDelta College police are looking for infor“There is a perception that mation about a suspect in indecent exposure tive side of the incident. Delta College is an unsafe incident. On Oct. 9, campus police received a Title IX is a Federal law recampus. A lot of this is fu- call about a man exposing himself near the quiring schools to investigate eled by rumor,” said Sergeant Science and Math Building around 9:02 p.m. rape and sexual assault on any The suspect is described as a male in his Jim Bock at the Delta Police campus in the country. department. “Keep in mind 20s with dark complexion; possibly Hispanic, When a rape is reported, the there are people out there wearing a dark colored hoodie, jeans and a police will begin their investigathat will be victimized and black backpack with a colorful stripe. tion and then send a report to the According to Sgt. Jim Bock, there are no will not come forward; but school’s Title IX Coordinator. on the case but night patrols have infor the most part the vast updates The University of Michicreased. Bock encourages anyone who feels majority of the crimes on this unsafe to call campus police for an escort. gan (UMich) was recently in campus are disturbances bethe news because of how they Police have asked that anyone who know cause people don’t get along, anything about this case call (209) 954-5000. chose to implement their Title or petty theft issues. When it IX investigation. comes to serious crimes we An appeals court had given are statistically so far below even the two malls that are UMich the option of allowing lawyers to come in to across the street. Perception isn’t always reality.” cross-examine each witness to find the truth of a comWhen a rape or sexual assault happens on campus, plaint, or the less-preferable option of allowing the the police investigate the criminal side of the matter. See ASSAULT, page 2
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