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Former Delta coach, athletics director Marcopulos dies BY SAADIQ AFZAL Sports Editor
Ernie Marcopulos, left, with Delta College basketball players in 1965. PHOTO COURTESY OF DELTA COLLEGE
Delta College has announced the death of former basketball head coach Ernie Marcopulos, who won or shared 13 championships in 16 years. He was also the athletic director at Delta and he helped build Delta’s athletics program into one of the most competitive programs in the state. Marcopulos was born on Oct.
19, 1926, and he was 96 years old when he passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1. “It’s sad news for Delta College and Delta College athletics,” said Tony Espinoza, Delta’s current athletic director. “He had a significant impact on the athletic department here. A number of our coaches actually started working when he was the athletic director here.
So, he was here for quite a while, and had a major impact on women’s sports too here at Delta. So, I know it’s tough news for the college and for our athletic department.” Marcopulos was best known for his time as head coach for the basketball team. His Mustangs team went on to win 13 championships
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LATINX CENTER HOSTS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS BY ARIANNA JUÁREZ Editor-in-Chief
On Nov. 2, Puente students celebrated Dia de los Muertos with an ofrenda at the Latinx Center in Shima 133. Dia de los Muertos is a traditional Mexican holiday in which families construct elaborate alters in remeberence of ancestors who have passed away. These alters, or ofrendas, are decorated with cempasuchil, or marigold flowers, pan de muerto and other Mexican candy. The offerings are meant to honor and comfort deceased loved ones from beyond the grave. The altar featured tributes to various Stockton legends, including Filipina academic and activist Dr. Dawn Mabalon. Mabalon was co-founder of the Little Manila Rising Foundation; she passed away in 2018.
An elaborate ofrenda remembering various Stockton legends in Delta’s Latinx Center on Nov. 3. Japanese-American billionaire and Shima center’s namesake Ushijima Kinji was among those honored. Filipino labor organizer Larry Itliong was also honored on the ofrenda. PHOTOS BY SAADIQ AFZAL
ELECTION 2022
Newsom re-elected to second term as governor BY ARIANNA JUÁREZ Editor-in-Chief
Democratic governor Gavin Newsom has won re-election with a comfortable lead over republican state senator Brian Dahle. The Associated Press called the race shortly after polls closed at 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening. As of Nov. 9, Newsom garnered 57.6 percent of the vote with more than 3 million votes, according to the California Secretary of State. Dahle is a state senator
and has been representing California’s 1st congressional district since 2019. District 1 represents portions of Sacramento, El Dorado, and Shasta counties, among others. Newsom was elected in 2018, but faced a special recall vote in the fall of 2021. California voters overwhelmingly rejected the recall vote, however, with 61.9 percent of voters voting against recalling Newsom, according to CalMatters. California has not had a Republican governor since
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Josh Harder favored to win District 9 seat Trustee Janet Rivera wins re-election to Delta board BY BRYAN RAMOS Staff Writer
Josh Harder and Tom Patti are the top two candidates running for the United States House of Representative for District 9. District 9 represents San Joaquin County, specifically cities like Stockton, Manteca, and Modesto. As of Nov. 9, Harder is leading in the polls and is projected to win. Harder received 44,108 votes to Patti’s 34,166 as of Nov. 9, according to the California Secretary of State. Harder, a Democrat, and has been a member of the
House of Representatives since 2019. He graduated from Stanford University, Harvard Kennedy Scbool, and Harvard Business School. Harder received key endorsements from Jerry McNerney, who holds the CA-9 seat until his retirement on Jan. 3, 2023. The California Labor Association, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Equality California and the United Farm Workers of America have all HARDER endorsed Harder in the race for public office. CA-9 representative. Harder According to Voter’s Edge, worked as a venture capitalist Harder’s top three priorities and teacher before going into
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