Dozens of suggestions ranging from the De Anza Daily to the Marijuana Press were received in last week’s search for a campus newspaper name.

Replacing the temporary name, “Vistas,” is “La Voz de De Anza College” (The Voice of De Anza College), submitted by photography student Derek Scott.

The largest number of names was submitted by three sections of Raymond Liedlich’s English 102A classes. Included in that batch were “The Vintage Press,” “The Caballero,” “El Dorado” and “El Bandito.”

Other suggestions were “Ole” and “De Anza Dispatch.”

Balloting quickly established the fact that students are mindful of the Spanish heritage of De Anza. The  great majority used names of Spanish origin in their suggestions, even if they did use wrong spelling and usage.

Selection of the name came as a relief to La Voz advisor Warren Mack. But he says, “La Voz is a very good name; however, I’ll probably spend the rest of my life explaining it.”

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