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Issue 1 • Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 •
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Delta dabbles in Hunger Games Danner cafeteria closure leaves Delta students eating at food trucks
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Students push back on plans to cut photo tech at board meeting BY AMIRAH AMENHOTEP Sports Editor
On Sept. 4, the signments. Board of Trustees held “I can think of a few a meeting to discuss instances where I realmany topics that in- ly did have a lot of one volve change for the on one time with the San Joaquin Delta lab tech helping roll College campus. my film and just beMany students ing accommodating I and faculty members think it’s wonderful to showed up to the have that,” said Delta meeting to voice their student Josh Ebert. opinions about the The Hattfield is boards plan to cut the very important to photography depart- the students who ments lab tech Wyatt need help if no one is Hatfield. around. Students spoke out Most students who on how much having showed up to the Delta college food trucks provide alternative eating options due to the closing of the Danner Hall hot food services. PHOTO a lab tech has helped meeting said he has BY MIKAEL HONZELL them be successful in knowledge within ly this was not enough to the class or even try- the department that BY VICTORIA FRANCO ing to get credentials allows him to guide work the food services.” Editor in Chief them through differLimited staff led to Del- within the major. Delta students returned The main issue with ent projects. ta deciding to take a year to campus for the fall seIf this position is to assess the situation and not having a lab tech is how much time will cut, there will not be mester to find that Danfigure out how to make students have to com- a lab tech starting in ner Hall will be closed this better revenue than the plete their work or get November. semester and no hot food Danner Hall cafeteria, as the extra help they This is problematic will be served. well as a more progressive need. because November is Although students way to fit all needs of the As of right now, the when final projects raised concerns regarding constituents. students have around are assigned, which the limited hours of oper“What has been of- 40 hours a week to will cause issues for ation of food services, as fered in the past such as complete any assign- students trying to finwell as little food choices the Bookstore food takes ments with the help ish said project. last semester, Delta headed A banner at Danner Hall provides information about the “This is one of the care of those students who and the tools necessary in a new direction. and without a lab tech, most important projfinding food on campus. PHOTO BY VICTORIA FRANCO want quick food to grab. Chris Nguyen, vice ment programs, many of seven employees and five Then in the afternoon we hours will be reduced ects in our class and president of Administra- the food service employees of them took the early re- have food trucks,” said to 12 hours which will without the lab hours not benefit students at that we have now it tive Services explained left. tirement, leaving few of Nguyen. all meaning they have that due to early retire“The food services had them left. So automaticalSee FOOD, page 8 to now rush to do as- See BOARD, page 8
Gender neutral bathrooms make students feel welcome BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR Opinion Editor
The students involved with the Delta Pride Center collaborated with the Student Services Vice President Lisa Cooper Wilkins to request that gender-neutral bathrooms be put in the Shima building. Discussions to get approval and specific locations began more than a year ago and changes were made over the summer. “I guess in general it’s a personal and professional philosophy” of the Student Services Department to be inclusive “wherever there is an opportunity,” said Wilkins. Making all types of people at Delta feel welcome is a work in progress. Wilkins believes that typically
everyone goes about their days without thinking about the specifics on how to make the lives of others better, so when the chance to make a change comes around “we should do something about it.” The addition of Shima’s new bathrooms are an inclusive and safety issue says the Pride Center’s Ricky Gutierrez-Maldonado. Students fought to place more gender neutral bathrooms on campus, especially in the Shima building, near the Pride Center. The conversions of specific gendered bathrooms into gender-neutral ones are on the first and fourth floors. The bathrooms themselves weren’t changed, only the signs, and locks were added. In the
South Forum, gender-neutral bathrooms are single stall and have existed before this change. Human sexuality professors shared their logic behind why gender-neutral bathrooms are important to the student body. Professor Daniel Baker explains they are “[for a] sense of safety. We have to listen to the needs of our students. We won’t make everyone happy, and that’s okay.” Gender neutral bathrooms located near forum classes for all students “Without gender-neutral to use. PHOTO BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR bathrooms, students won’t feel included. The bathrooms send a metamessage — you’re ac- males have been going into the used to having to lock the recepted here. We respect you multiple stall/urinal bathrooms strooms on campus. in Shima at the same time. It This can create possible hazhere.” said Dr. Melissa Neal. seems that the first person of ards, so be aware of the types One potential problem with either gender didn’t think to of bathrooms you’ll be walking the new gender-neutral bathlock the door because of the into from now on. rooms is that males and femultiple stalls, and they’re not
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