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The voice of De Anza since 1967.

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ADELA Scholarship winner reflects on achievement

Miles Voci, Staff Reporter | April 8, 2019

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...

Students watch a presentation on the war in Yemen in MLC 112 on Thursday, March 14.

Students urged to speak out against U.S. involvement in Yemeni civil war

Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter | April 6, 2019

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...

Students end the "Chain of Oppression" together by ripping strips apart.

Women’s rights workshop highlights stories of oppression

Elsa Castro, Staff Reporter | March 26, 2019

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...

Training provides tools to identify mental health issues

Yami Sun, Staff Reporter | March 23, 2019

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...

[Left to Right] Students Gabrielle Paiso, 21, psychology major, Paulina Ochaa, 21, ethnic studies major and Brenda Carillo, 23, psychology major, discussing on the film that was screened.

Films help combat mental health stigma

Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, Staff Reporter | March 23, 2019

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...

Featured authors speak of their families and heritage

Yami Sun, Staff Reporter | March 21, 2019

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...

Activist: Free speech needed on campuses

Shiri Marwaha, Staff Reporter | March 20, 2019

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...

Fountainetta Coleman and Andre Meggerson play the drums at Sounds of Love and Liberation in the Euphrat Museum on Feb. 28.

Black History Month ends with sounds of love and liberation

Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter | March 5, 2019

Spurred on by the beat of the drums, several students got up and started dancing. More joined, and soon the whole room was on their feet, moving to the music. The good vibrations were palpable in the...

Vivian Bejarin, English instructor talks about her work in equity at Lit Lunch on Feb. 26.

Lit Lunch empowers students to create change

Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter | March 5, 2019

Ideas for equity, big and small, presented students an opportunity for reflection and motivation during Lit Lunch, held on Feb. 26 in the Office of Equity, Social Justice and Multicultural Education. Speakers...

Workshop on Kingian nonviolence held to provoke change

Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter | February 28, 2019

Positive peace permeated the air during a workshop on Kingian nonviolence in the Multicultural Center at De Anza College, Feb. 21. Attendees appreciated this atmosphere, as they came to learn the difference...

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