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    Visit us online at www.deltacollegian.com

    Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 Volume #47, Issue #2 One Fre

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    Board responds to grand jury report on Brown Act violati

    San Joaquin Delta Collegesboard o trustees response tothe 200910 grand jury report,published in June, was handedout at the Sept. 7 board meeting.

    Te response addresses thegrand jurys ndings and recom-mendations on the our casesinvolving Delta College listed inthe report.

    wo principal cases listed inthe report regarded Brown Act

    violations and Delta Collegesstudent disciplinary procedures.

    Te grand jurys report statesthat several members o theboard o trustees violated theBrown Act by engaging in se-rial meetings outside o ocialboard meetings, as well as dis-closing condential inormationduring a public session o theboard. Te grand jury recom-mended that the trustees in-volved be censured.

    Te boards response claimsthat the grand jurys report does

    By Matthew WilsonOnline Editor

    By Alexandria SanchezStaf Writer

    On Aug. 12, the 30th annual Delta Scholarship Awards Cer-emony was held to award 248 students with just over $245,000 inscholarships.

    Four-hundred awards in total were handed out, with some stu-dents receiving multiple awards.

    A limitation o $3,000 is set as the maximum amount a studentcan receive.

    Multiple community and private donors, including businessowners and other members o the San Joaquin community, undthe scholarships. Tere are some cases, as well, when the scholar-ships are nanced by Delta rust accounts.

    Jessica Vergara; a recipient o $2,000 in total rom three schol-arships including McDonalds, Credit Union, and Delta College;shares her extreme gratitude or the awards.

    Without these scholarships I would not have my books thissemester or my laptop and printer or assignmentsthey saved methis semester, said Vergara.

    Students are concerned more than ever about their ability to paytheir tuitions.

    With the new pay-to-stay policy initiated at the start o the allsemester, plus record waiting list counts tumbling over 10,000students this year, reality is hard-hitting.

    Ater receiving a total o our scholarships worth $1,875, Na-than Watkins said that without the money hed have a conict be-tween school and other responsibilities.

    My grades would be negatively afected because I would thenhave to workturning into a trickle down afect taking time awayrom my studies and amily, said Watkins.

    Watkins is a nursing student at Delta.With the scholarships I will be able to ocus, and in turn I

    PHOTO BY: JIM VERGARA

    CONGRATULATIONS:

    wo-hundred, ourty-eightstudents received scholarshipmoney this semester and werehonored Sunday, Aug. 12.See Scholarship, Page 2

    not contain enough acts or evi-dence to conrm any allegationso Brown Act violations, butacknowledges that some rust-ees (sic) may have acted withoutsucient regard or the Brown

    Acts prohibitions against serialmeetings.

    Te response then states thatthe board declined the grand

    jurys recommendation to cen-sure the trustees involved be-cause the allegations in the re-port are not specic enough to

    justiy such a penalty.

    Te grand jury ound thatDelta does not investigate stu-dent claims, and that DeltaColleges student disciplinaryprocess does not adequately de-ne due process requirements.

    Te boards response claimsthat the grand jurys report doesnot ofer any description o whatthe Grand Jury (sic) thinks con-stitutes an appropriate method oinvestigating a complaint as wellas stating that college personnelpromptly look into complaints.

    Te response then states that

    taking prompt actiosame as ignoring du

    Te board o trusproached or addiments. Te vote wait was the board majRivera, vice presidboard, stated in an cording to the Browto all in accordancthe entire board as maker regarding theReport.

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    wo Delta studHoovler, 18, andBittick, 17, were trac accident earmorning on Sept. 1

    Also killed in the mutual riend Caroand driver Robert Robert was Kasandr

    Te Cali. Highwreports that the carthe road landing uand submerged unan irrigation canal Road in racy.

    Te our weback rom the Baycelebrating Phans mDavis pursuing a de

    Visitations or Hbe held tomorrowrom 9 a.m. until Fry Memorial ChaCentral Ave., in uneral service aterw

    Te viewing or will be held SundaMemorial Chapel p.m. Te uneral seheld Monday, Sept.at racy Community

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    o contact this repDarylBun

    $245,000: 248 students awarded scholarshipsat annual awards ceremony

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    Transfer day connectsstudents with universitiesBy Charnae Davenport

    Copy Editor

    Each year, 8001,000 stu-dents transer to our-year uni-versities rom San Joaquin Del-ta College.

    ranser Day provides theability to connect with repre-sentatives rom the CSU, UCsystem or private/independentinstitutions in one day, and togather inormation that willoster good decision makingabout their uture educationalgoals.

    Te annual ranser Dayevent continues to bring op-portunities to students. Over40 universities bombarded thequad last week to recruit and

    give students vital transer in-ormation. Delta College hashosted transer day or 36 yearsand it continues to be a success.

    ranser day is pretty cool,said student Wendy Sullivan.I dont know which school tochoose so this is a good idea andI really need this.

    UC Davis, SacramentoState, and CSU Stanislaus arethe most common universitiesDelta students transer to.

    Tey have a Stockton cam-pus close to home and itll saveme a lot o money and time.Im open to commute but thecampus is right there close to

    home, said student KrystineEsperanza, who plans to trans-er to CSU Stanislaus.

    Non-students also attendedthis event. A bus-load o LindenHigh School students came tosee the benets o being a trans-er student.

    Im interested in going toChico or Fresno State Univer-sity. I would consider Deltabecause its a good opportunityor students, said Linden High

    School senior Liliana Castillo.I like the idea o ranser

    Day because its good to look

    at all the diferent schools, theirdiversity, and talk to representa-tives.

    Te school ofers workshops,guidance courses, counseling,and other resources all to pre-pare the student body or trans-erring. ranser Day brings allthese utilities to the oreront.

    ranser Admission Guaran-tee (AG) is an application tobe submitted during the busytranser season to guarantee ad-mission to seven UC schools.Tis application can only besubmitted in the month o Sep-tember.

    Tis year a AG can be

    submitted online to avoid thecrowded counseling oce.odays student is very

    computer oriented, said coun-selor Debra Louie. Im totallyamazed how it has taken of andI think its great.

    So ar over 500 AGs havebeen submitted beore its dead-line. Te turnout has alreadydoubled, and could possiblytriple, beore the month is over.

    Although AG is now o-ered online, the option is stillavailable, and recommended, tosee a counselor to avoid errors.Counselors and workshops areavailable to correctly submit a

    AG and see which majors arecurrently available.Outside o ranser Day, all

    other acilities are available andaculty strongly encourages thatstudents take advantage.

    For more inormation aboutavailable resources, visit the Ca-reer ranser Center in the De-Ricco building.

    o contact this reporter, E-mail at:[email protected]

    TRANSFER DAY: Students look over transer inormation with aSacramento State representative Tursday, August 16.

    will be able to give back to thecommunity with quality patient

    care, added Watkins.Financial aid secretary orscholarship programs CherylDe La Cruz is not surprised byVergara and Watkins situations.

    I have had conversationswith some o the recipients whotold me the same thing. Tatthey were so grateul that with-out scholarships they would notknow where they would havegotten the money rom to sup-port them in their classes, saidDe La Cruz.

    Over the past 30 years, theceremony has awarded $4.75million in scholarships to Deltastudents.

    Te nancial aid department

    stresses their commitment toraising this number each andevery year.

    Armando Nunez specicallyworks to teach students, both atDelta and in the various com-munity high schools, what theiroptions are. As a Financial AidOutreach Specialist inormingstudents o the money that isout there gives them incentiveto be proactive.

    Te hardest part is gettingstartedbut the rewards canreally pay of, in the hundredsor even thousands, said Nunez.

    Te scholarships availabletoday or students are more di-verse than ever.

    Whether catering to singleparents, minorities, or those

    that are the rst in their amily

    to go to college, thearships aimed at preryone. Considera

    moving beyond justaverage and amily including actors linity service, clubs, a

    Most students doing all these thinhaving to put it on Nunez.

    Nunez then goessome words o wisder Delta students.

    Te worst thincan do is not givethe opportunity toat or any scholarshsome time to do soand get started, he

    Scholarship: Te hardest part is getting staBut the rewards pay of.

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    For music and udates from Steevisit myspace.costeeproofsburnmothbonesrecotumblr.com.

    For videos of anDanny Sperry, v

    youtube.com/usrignacio49.

    o contact this reporter, e-mail at:[email protected]

    This weekend in local entertainment

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    Delta College is hometo many musicians, but itsacts like Steeproo who arebringing variety to acousticperormances in Stockton.

    Steeproo is Delta studentDanny Sperry, 23.

    Sperry perorms locally withhis acoustic guitar, sometimesaccompanied by audience-provided percussion orprojected video clips o nature

    while he plays.But it all comes down to

    a guy, his stories and his sixstrings.

    Sperry began playing electricguitar in eighth grade, when heand a riend decided to take a

    guitar class. He then taughthimsel how to read tablature.I played in a lot o dierent

    bands, but its hard to get peopletogether now that were olderand working, said Sperry.

    Sperry picked up an acousticguitar two years ago and hasdeveloped as a solo perormer.

    However, his songs are notthe typical, melodic singer-songwriter pieces one mayexpect. Tere is a roughness tohis sound, and the songs are allset at a ast pace.

    [When writing music] Illcome up with a ri or two. Te

    By Kirstie HarutaEntertainment Editor

    songs are airly simple, he said.Te lyrics are personal, andcan be serious or metaphorical.Its a good way to get things oyour chest.

    Te lyrics o Sperrys songsinclude reerences to everythingrom unrequited eelings toSperrys ascination with nature.

    Dead Like Moth ismetaphorical, he said inregards to the title track o hislatest demo. When I was inennessee, I saw a moth and I

    wondered what it would be liketo be a moth and y into a bugzapper.

    SperrysDead Like Moth demois available or ree simply uponrequest.

    It contains our songs,all recorded live in Sperrysbedroom. He is currently

    working on his nextrecording, Te Moth Bones EP, which he hopes to fnish byDecember.

    Beginning in December,Sperry is set to make his wayup to Canada on a solo tourhe is organizing himsel.

    He plans to ring in the newyear in Canada, and end histour back at the Plea or PeaceCenter in Stockton on Jan. 7.

    Delta Colleges on-campus acoustics: Steeproof

    InternationalEspionage,Kepi Electric,Mad Judy, HitResetPlea or PeaceCenter, Stockton@ 8 p.m. $5

    Plea for Primer2 (Car Show):Te Rocketz,Te FarawayBoys, Te FatcityJokers, Al & theBlack CatsPlea or PeaceCenter, Stockton@ 11 a.m. $8

    Te HUB: SuWater Purpleipping PoinQuail Lakes BChurch, Stock6 p.m.

    Critical Mass: Stockton Bike RideHammer Ranch Shopping Center, Stockton@ 5 p.m.

    Were Not FriendsAnymore, InOceans, My LastCrusade, Call theAirstrikePlea or PeaceCenter, Stockton @7 p.m. $5/$7

    Stockton Symphony Classics Concert:Heroism with Heart

    Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College,Stockton @ 6 p.m. Students: $10, General

    Admission: $22-$55

    PHOTOS BY: KI

    Music, Mot

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    Arena to see How the West was One

    WHAT

    Locally based F&Y Entertainment presents Snoop Doggand Ice Cube, combining forces to bring you the Howthe West was One.

    8 p.m. today at the Stockton Arena, 248 W. Fremont

    St., Stockton.

    WHO

    Snoop Dogg, born Cardozar Calvin Broadus of LongBeach, has been in the rap game since 1992. Since thenhe has taken over the pop culture as an entertainer, rap-per, actor and producer. Newer projects include 2007-08reality show Snoop Doggs Father Hood, according tosnoopdogg.com.

    Ice Cube, born OShea Jackson of South Central LosAngeles, started writing raps when he was 16 and cameout with his rst album in 1987. His album I Am TheWest is set for release Tuesday, Sept. 28, according toicecube.com.

    WHEN & WHERE

    CHARITABLE CAUSES

    Thirty percent of all proceeds from todays concert will benet Stockton charities throughthe cooperation of F&Y Entertainment and Chicar Youth Empowerment, according to theStockton Arena. The money, according to a release, will benet local youth football anda womens shelter in addition to inner-city youth.

    WANT TO GO

    Tickets are still on sale starting at $31 for upper endzone and going up to $135 for VIPseats. Tickets can be purchased at the Stockton Arena box ofce or stocktonarena.com. Afacility fee will be added on to the price.

    Local writer Adam Messinger and his

    independent publishing company Spectacle Pressare preparing to release a ull-length comic calledTe Amazing Fist, but the publication needssome help.

    Messinger is working through kickstarter.comto receive unding or his project. However, inorder to be unded, he must raise $3,500 by theOctober 10 deadline.

    o back this project, supporters can make aminimum donation o $1.

    Tere are dierent levels o incentives orpledges. A $1 donation qualifes the backer toreceive a PDF o Te Amazing Fist #1beorethe book is released, and their name printed inthe donor acknowledgement section.

    Larger donations lead to larger prizes,including art by the comics artists and signedcopies o Te Amazing Fist #1.

    A pledge o $500 or more will get the donora prominent character in the book named aterthemselves or a riend.

    Te Amazing Fist requires donations to be fundedBy Kirstie Haruta

    Entertainment Editor

    Te Plea or Peace Center held a bor Messingers project on Sept. 18help is still needed.

    As o Sept. 22, Te Amazing Fbackers on kickstarter.com, with $1,4Te undraiser is expected to end S10, 2010.

    Te Amazing Fist is illustrated veterans Matthew Farnsworth, winitial pensiling and inked by Frank

    o learn more about Te Amand to make a pledge, go to kickstaracebook.com/amazingfst.

    o contact this repkirstiehar

    @To support this project, visit kickstarter

    projects/spectaclepress/the-amazin

    comic-book-project

    BENEFIT SHOW: Te Amazing Fist author Adam Messingerperforms at a Plea for Peace Center in Stockton to raise money.

    PHOTO BY: KIRSTIE HARUTA

    Cassandra Sellers, Staf Writer

    Check onli

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    By Mikayla MeylingFeatures Editor

    By Victor RhodesOpinion Editor

    Te third annual FrenchFilm: Te Seventh Art hasarrived at Delta College or theFall 2010 semester.

    Richard Patocchi began thelm series three years ago, butinitially created it o campus.

    Lie comes along andchanges your mind, he said.

    During his early teens, watching oreignmovies infuencedPatocchi.

    Claudia Mackey,C o o r d i n a t o r

    Workshops andPrograms or

    Adults CommunityEducation, hasbeen wonderul

    supportive whenno one took thechance, saidPatocchi.

    Patocchi is convinced thatthe French lm workshop willhelp people better understandand appreciate the Frenchculture.

    Te lms in this yearsFrench Film: Te Seventh Artocus on amily value. Students

    ASBG policies, Student Code of Conduct in questio

    POLICIES:Delta student Nicholas Aguirre studies the AStudent Body handbook in wake of recent accusationagainst him.

    PHOTO BY: MIKAY

    French Film Fest comes to Delta,

    hopes to rouse flm-goers

    To contact this reporter, e-mail at:[email protected]

    will also have the opportunityto learn the native languagerom the lms.

    Were showcasing six lmsthat dene amily value, saidPatocchi

    Beore the showing, Patocchi will give a background abouteach movie. Each lm will beapproximately one hour long.

    Te workshopstarted onSeptember 20 withLes quatre centscoups(Te 400Hundred Blows).Tis week and next

    weeks upcominglms are Un airde amille(Family

    R e s e m b l a n c e s )on September 22and Les Enants

    erribles (Te Holyerrors) on September 29.

    Te French Film: TeSeventh Art will be held in theNorth Forum. Te entry ee is$30.

    To contact this reporter, e-mail at:[email protected]

    It all began when San Joaquin Delta Collegestudent Nicholas Aguirre decided to attend an

    Associated Student Body Government meeting.Solyn Laney, Interim Supervisor o Student

    Activities and ASBG Advisor told Aguirre to goto the DeRicco building or the ASBG meeting at1:30 p.m. on August 30.

    I went to the meeting and was looking orwardto nding out what was going on with our clubsand campus, not really expecting anything out othe ordinary, Aguirre said.

    An anonymous male student who alsoattended the ASBG meeting said that throughoutthe meeting, Aguirre made comments criticalo FCMA guest speaker Michelle Plumbtree.

    Aguirre, however, reports this is untrue.Basically, I wanted to know the acts and

    not her [Plumbtrees] opinion o operations andpolicies, he said.

    Ater the meeting, Aguirre said he met outside with Vice President o Student Services rudyWalton, Secretary o Student Activities KatrinaLockett, and Plumbtree. It was then that he saysLockett asked him i he was going to apologize toPlumbtree or verbally attacking her.

    I was shocked at that, said Aguirre. Inever verbally attacked her. I never harassed orthreatened anybody.

    Aguirre says he spoke with both Walton andPlumbtree ater the meeting and came to whathe believed was a mutual understanding o theevents with both parties.

    However, Aguirre says that shortly ater themeeting, he received a letter rom Walton stating

    Aguirre acted inappropriately and disruptivelyduring the course o the meeting, along witha warning phone call rom campus policeconcerning his alleged behavior.

    When I came to meet with Walton, I waspresented with a contract saying that a misconducthold had been placed on my school records, hesaid.

    Aguirre proposed that the Student Codes oConduct be changed so that a student must havea hearing prior to a misconduct hold being placedon their record.

    I want an apology rom all partiesinvolved, and copies and names o whoreported me in the rst place so that Iknow theyre not just made up. he said.

    Les Enfants

    Terribles

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    Tere are major changes to how clubs can raise and handle money or the

    all 2010 semester.A recent audit has shown that the way student organizations on campus,

    including clubs and the Associated Student Body Government, are not meetingstate Education Codes.

    Delta College was advised by the audit personnel to put into place a moretransparent system o how ASB (Student) unds were spent that meet the Ed.Code and other Caliornia Regulations that govern the community collegelevel students, said Interim Vice-President o Student Aairs Julius Watters.

    o meet these new standards San Joaquin Delta College has replaced itsold nancial system with Kuali Financial System, a system used by collegesthroughout the country, that lets Delta College keep more accurate records othe money earned and spent by students.

    Te money we saved by not buying a proprietary system is money that cannow be spent where it belongs on our students, said Dr. Raul Rodrgiguez,ormer Delta College president, as quoted on the website kuali.org.

    Clubs should be aware that now in order to have any outside vendors paid,such as aqueria Carolina or shops that make custom shirts, the club needsto make sure a W-9 tax orm is already led and updated into the new Kuali

    system.Delta College clubs will also no longer be able split any shared earnings

    rom event sales at the end o any event.Any money earned during an event must be counted by club and vendor

    representatives then the ull amount should be deposited into the clubs account.Vendors will then be paid by check ater the cash is deposited.Te guidelines outlining the new cash handling system are especially

    important to protect any clubs possible earnings.

    By Jessica BlankeClub Corner Editor

    New guidelines mean big changes for clu

    Most vendors want the cash upront or end o the sales. Clubs are unaband determine how well their sales in the quad will bealso with a down ecstudents just dont have the money to spend, said Watters.

    I there are any questions concerning the new Kuali system or how clunances can be directed to the Student Activities oce or reer to the AssociaBody Government handbook.

    By Evelyn PalacioStaf WriterTe PIPELINE Law &

    Politics Club hosted a meetingSept. 14 to discuss Proposition8, the voter-approved measurebanning same-sex marriage inCaliornia.

    Te purpose o the meetingwas to discuss whether marriagebetween two men or two womenshould be a undamental right.

    A group o around 10 peopleshowed up or the event.

    We did expect more peopleto show up, said Ahmad Majid,a PIPELINE ocer. But I wassatised with the turnout allthings considered.

    Te proposition is considereda contentious one o campusand throughout the state oCaliornia even though thecrowd was small here at San

    Joaquin Delta College.Te meeting involved an

    inormative presentation oacts on Prop 8, includingvideos, ollowed by questionsand a discussion with the ew

    PHOTO BY: EVELYN PALACIO

    TALKING POINTS: From left, Sean Valiguette, Ahmad Majid andDominic Manser sit together during open discussion at PIPELINEProp 8 discussion.

    Fundraising alsoafected by new guide

    Clubs will have to be more creative in their emoney now that one o the most popular ways to rano longer allowed.

    Rafes and games o chance have always been tto raise money or clubs on campus, second only tsoda sales. Tese are no longer allowed.

    It has been brought to the attention o San JoCollege that rafes, like the one the Associated StGovernment hosted or its Welcome Back Day actually violate Caliornia Penal Code 319.

    According to Code 319 lotteries are dened as the disposition o property by chance among persopaid or promised to pay any value or the chance the property.

    It also states that a lottery consists o three elemTose elements are a prize, consideration and

    o the prize by chance, as updated in July 2008.It should also be noted that any club that is hav

    candy sales must keep an accurate inventory sheet othat must be turned into the cashiers oce at the eday.

    Tis includes any items that are sold by vendors.I believe that clubs that have to brainstorm to

    ways o undraising even i that means collectinand gaining unding rom community supported sInterim Vice-President o Student Aairs Julius .

    Auctions and donation drives are still permittmay have to go beyond what is commonplace on cam

    Our community extends beyond the gates oCollege Campus, said Watters.

    By Jessica BlankeClub Corner Editor

    PHOTO B

    CLUB FUNDRAISING: Delta Psis candy and soda table is a nearly permanent fequad in front of Danner Hall.

    PIPELINEhosts Prop 8

    debate

    who participated.I think the topic might have

    rightened students to attendbecause o how politically andsocially charged the issue ogay marriage is; thats just mypersonal opinion though, saidMajid.

    Te Proposition 8 themedevent is only the second o aseries o discussions PIPELINE

    will host this all.Others include two sessions

    concerning the question Soyou want to be a lawyer? anda post-election wrap up on Nov.9.

    Te next meeting is uesday,Sept. 28 in Shima 109 at 1 p.m.

    Te topic is Teres anelection in Nov. Really, whyshould I vote?

    To contact this reporter, e-mail at:[email protected]

    To contact this repjessica.bla

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    Longtime womens water polo coach Mike Leabo is optimisticabout the current season, but knows there are a ew obstacles or

    the team to work around.Numbers are against him, rst o all.Leabo, now in his ninth year as head coach, only has 10 players

    on the roster.An average team? 13.With seven positions in the eld at one time, the Lady Mus-

    tangs only have three reserve players or substitutions.We have been doing a lot o conditioning during practice be-

    cause some o the girls may have to play the entire game, saidLeabo. With most o the teams we play having twelve to thirteenplayers, its going to be tough.

    Leabo said problems, specically with atigue, may give oppos-ing teams an advantage over Deltas team.

    A lack o returning players who bring a veteran presence havelead to the 2010 season being what is commonly called a rebuild-ing season.

    Out o 10 players, only our are sophomores.We have a ton o deensive talent, thats our strong point, what

    we need to work on is our ofensive attack, the girls cant be hesi-tant to shoot the ball, said Leabo.

    In 2009, the Lady Mustangs were 10-16 overall but only 1-6 inthe Big-8 Conerence.

    In the rst win o the season, the struggling ofense ignited witha 15-6 victory o Ohlone College Sept. 14.

    We had a big game ofensively against Ohlone, and thats what were going tolook or all season, said Leabo.

    Te team is lead by goaltenders Amanda Jorgenson and Gianna Pioli. Jorgensonwho was team MVP last season will be starting as goaltender while also playing inthe eld.

    Te Delta College womens gol teamis hitting the green this season with in-creased team numbers thanks to a newlineup o players.

    Only two veterans returned to theteam this year, said head coach onyroncale, a PGA proessional now in histhird season leading the women.

    roncale spent the of-season recruit-ing more players, which now numbers10, doubles rom last years ve.

    We really went looking or playersthat were willing to play, said roncale.

    With a team comprised o mostlyreshman, players such as Ashley Kie-

    sel are stepping up, making names orthemselves on the green.I think I can bring a lot o leadership

    to the team, said Keisel, in her rst yearat Delta College.

    Kiesel scored a par 80 during the Big8 Conerence match Sept. 16 at SwensonGol Course in Stockton.

    Te score broke the schools record orlowest par in the teams history.

    Even with such victories roncaleknows that practice is the key actor toany good team.

    During the 2009 season roncale also

    took the helm o the mens gter the departure o Coach V

    Coach Van Sweet used tand play, whereas I say go otice, said roncale.

    eam members are now cdeveloping their game, incing, chipping and putting.

    So ar, theres been progyoung squad, as seen by rece

    Te women nished wit352 in the Sept. 16 match.

    Te post marks the teamsnish in a conerence matchto roncale.

    Te Delta womens gol pnewer program in athletics, kinaugural season in 2008.

    Results rom the Sept. 21 were not available as o tprinting on Sept. 22.

    Te Lady Mustangs negreen on Sept. 28 as Sierra Cthe Big 8 Conerence matRocklin.

    By Parker SteigerStaf Writer

    Lady Mustangs make a splash, despite small team

    To contact this repoparkerjames0

    Womens golf team takes to tgreen with double the talen

    By Andrew HustonSports Editor

    AT THE SNAP:

    QuarterbackAdam Kennedylooks down the

    feld or an openreceiver duringthe Sept. 18

    game at homeagainst Collegeo the Siskiyous.

    Home schedule

    Upcoming home sporting events:

    TodayMens soccer vs. America River4 p.m., soccer feld

    Womens soccer vs. Sacramento City2 p.m., soccer feld

    Sept. 25Mens ootball vs. American River1 p.m., DeRicco Stadium

    DEFENDING THE NET: Lady mustangs deend against their frst Big 8 Conerence rival FresnoSept. 15 at Fergusson Pool.

    PHOTO BY: AN

    To contact this rephuston_and

    PHOTO BY:

    ANDREW HUSTON

    Ofensively, the team is looking or sophomore Erin Bernier to havBernier led the team in goals during the 2009 season.

    Te lady mustangs will play in the Cabrillo ournament in Aptos thi

    Sept. 27Mens soccer vs.College o the Redwoods4 p.m., soccer feld

    Sept. 29Mens volleyball vs. Consumnus6:30 p.m., Mericopolos Gym

    Mens water polo vs. Modesto4:45 p.m., Fergusson Pool