Building a life in social change event provides college and career success
Shiri Marwaha, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
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“It’s going to be worth it. Don’t give up,” said Itzel Sanchez, panel member at the Building a Life in Social Change talk organized to provide guidance to De Anza College students. Cynthia Kaufman, director of Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action, has organized talks for the past ...
Lydia Hearn wins Excellence Award for student success efforts
Mehek Kapur, Staff Reporter
April 9, 2019
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After helping pioneer the movement for affordable textbooks and establishing a new curricular management system at De Anza College, Lydia Hearn won the Excellence Award from the League of Innovation in the Community College. The curricular management system she worked to create will likely go into pl...
Former FBI director James Comey defines a leader
Ashley Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2019
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“It was never one of my career goals to become an unemployed celebrity,” said former FBI director of the United States, James Comey, to a full house at the Flint Center on March 22. Comey spoke humorously on the controversy of his dismissal without hesitating to speak his mind on Trump throughout ...
ADELA Scholarship winner reflects on achievement
Miles Voci, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2019
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The Amigos De Educación Las Americas Scholarship is awarded annually to provide aid to qualifying Latinx students at De Anza College. For one such student, ADELA is the "helpful tool for marginalized Latinx groups to pay for college." Claudia Garcia, 23, sociology major, was awarded the scholarship last year and now attends UC Berkeley. "For me personall...
Students urged to speak out against U.S. involvement in Yemeni civil war
Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter
April 6, 2019
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Ali Almaznaei calls his family every day, just to hear their voices, to make sure they are still alive. They are stuck in Yemen while he is here, educating people on what is considered the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and advocating for an end to the civil war in Yemen. Almaznaei was one...
Women’s rights workshop highlights stories of oppression
Elsa Castro, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
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Emotions ran high as guests shared their personal stories of oppression during the Rise for Women’s Rights Workshop in the California History Center on March 7. In an effort to call attention women’s issues, in particular Filipino women, the De Anza Pilipino Unity Student Organization organized the event filled with presentations, educa...
Training provides tools to identify mental health issues
Yami Sun, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2019
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The Jean Miller Resource Room launched the Mental Health First Aid Training, a two-part series on understanding and responding to signs of mental illness on, March 8. Just as CPR training helps a person assist an individual following a heart attack, this course gives people the tools to identify wh...
Films help combat mental health stigma
Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2019
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De Anza students shared their personal stories and viewpoints at the Movies for Mental Health event on Tuesday, March 12. The small-group discussions followed the viewing of films portraying mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, personality disorder, depression and PTSD. “I want to emphasi...
Featured authors speak of their families and heritage
Yami Sun, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2019
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Two of this year’s featured authors were invited to Silicon Valley Reads 2019 to lead a conversation about family history and self-identity on Feb. 27 at the Visual and Performance Arts Center. “Finding Samuel Lowe” by Paula Williams Madison is a remarkable journey about one woman’s search for ...
Activist: Free speech needed on campuses
Shiri Marwaha, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2019
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Free speech on campus matters now more than ever, a speaker sponsored by the Young Americans for Liberty said on Monday, March 4. Lauren Cooley, a free speech activist, spoke to students about the pressing need of free speech in campuses nationwide and encouraged new ideas from the youth. “When ...
