The Collegian -- Published Nov. 9, 2018

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Issue 5 • Friday, Nov. 9, 2018 •

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MIDTERMS DELIVER NATIONAL SURPRISE BY CATLAN NGUYEN Feature Editor

Anticipation for the 2018 midterms has been growing ever since President Donald Trump was elected in 2016. The midterm election decides the make up of both local and state governments, as well as the House of Representatives and the Senate. This election also determines who controls aspects that directly affect local towns and schools, with offices such as governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of the state, attorney general, insurance commissioner, Delta College’s Board of Trustees, and more up for grabs. In a surprising turn of events, Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives while Republicans strengthened their numbers in the Senate in preliminary results Gavin Newsom pulled ahead in the race for governor of California. Although a majority of those in the San Joaquin County voted for John H. Cox, Newsom led the state overall in preliminary results. Incumbent Diane Feinstein was re-elected as California’s U.S. Senator. A majority of those in San Joaquin County voted for Kevin De Leon, but deciding votes for Feinstein came from L.A. County, the largest in the state. More locally, Janet Rivera won San Joaquin Delta College Trustee Area No. 3, representing North Stockton. Charles Jennings won Delta Trustee Area No. 4, representing Lodi. Proposition 6, which called to repeal a state gas tax, was rejected by a majority of the state. San Joaquin County, however, voted to approve it by less than 1 percent. Proposition 7, which allowed the state Legislature to change Daylight Savings Time, was approved by a majority of the state. Proposition 10, the rent control proposition, was rejected by a larger proportion of the state. San Joaquin County also voted no by a large majority.

DELTA COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AREA 3

AREA 4

Rivera: 49.53%

Jennings: 51.85%

Brown: 32.46%

Oren: 48.15%

Vasquez: 18.01%

Governor

Prop 6

Cox: 40.7%

Yes: 44.9%

Newsom: 59.3%

No: 55.1%

U.S. Senate

Prop 7

De Leon: 45.7%

No: 40.1%

Feinstein: 54.3%

Yes: 59.9%

Secretary of State

Prop 10

Meuser: 38.3%

Yes: 38.3%

Padilla: 61.7%

No: 61.7%

Board of Trustees results are from the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters. Results from state races were taken from vote.sos.ca.gov. Poll data was taken on Thursday, Nov. 8.

Danner re-opening fulfills some students’ requests bigger variety of things rather than the limited items in the cafeteria,” said Lyric Tubman. After reopening on Oct. 29, the DanOptions available in Danner are still ner cafeteria is now back in business for limited, but include: chicken strips, the rest of the semester. build-your-own waffles, biscuits and Danner being reopened has students gravy, as well as oatmeal and the salad spending more time on campus, offerbar. ing a solution for complaints lodged up The once-popular grill remains closed. to this point in the semester by the stuThe reopening of Danner means less dent body. business for the food trucks. “It’s more convenient, everything off “We have definitely been a lot slowcampus is a good walk away and the er since Danner reopened,” said Mobile food trucks can get expensive,” said stuMenuz worker Noun Neth. dent Maggie Abrica. Although many students prefer to get During the beginning of the semesfood from Danner because it is more after, the cafeteria was closed — the refordable, others do enjoy the different sult of food services employees opting A student waits for Starbucks drink located in the now re-opened Danner cafeteria. options provided by the food trucks. to take the Supplemental Employees PHOTO BY JASMINE GONZALEZ “Last I checked, Danner didn’t have Retirement Plan. The positions weren’t the warm food out. They just had the refilled. boxes that keep food warm. I prefer DanDue to this, students were left with limited breakfast or lunch options on cam- ner when the food is cooked right then and there,” said Delta student Travis Gross. pus, aside from small snacks and some hot food available in the bookstore. Danner makes a difference on the Delta campus by being not only a cafeteria Food trucks near the Locke and Holt buildings have been another alternative. offering affordable food to students, but also providing a place to sit, work and “I like the idea of having food trucks on campus because I can choose from a hang out with friends on campus.

BY TYRA GREEN Staff Writer

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