Five ways to celebrate Halloween at home
Amanda Nguyen, Reporter
October 26, 2020
As COVID-19 protocols prevent people from normally celebrating Halloween through trick-or-treating or parties, here are some fun ways to celebrate at home and make new traditions. 1. Virtual watch party with friends Take Zoom in your advantage, host a watch party with your friends! One person in the ...
Transfer students face application difficulties because of pandemic
Athyna Palafox, Reporter
October 21, 2020
De Anza College students aiming to transfer next fall are facing new difficulties in the transfer process, as a result of COVID-19. This fall, as college application season begins, transfer students have said that the limited resources available during the pandemic has made the application process harder....
New De Anza College students adapt to online classes, miss traditional experience
Athyna Palafox, Reporter
October 21, 2020
New De Anza College students are being forced to quickly assimilate to online classes and missing the traditional college experience, as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. At the beginning of an in-person quarter, new students are usually able to familiarize themselves with the campus through an ...
What it’s like to be a professor in 2020
October 20, 2020
At the start of the pandemic and quarantine protocols, many professors made the immediate switch from in-person learning to online instruction and often face issues that students don’t see. Nick Chivers, communications professor, said it’s often difficult to differentiate his personal life from hi...
Students can expect online classes until March
Mathew Bejarano, Reporter
October 19, 2020
On Sept. 25, De Anza College announced that the 2021 Winter quarter will be mostly taught online. In the email sent out to students and staff the college said, “This will ensure that we can continue to comply with any county and state health directives that may be in place.” Students respo...
Mentors@De Anza program aims to guide new students, connect them with experienced students
Jordan Soto, Reporter
October 11, 2020
The Mentors@De Anza program came to life thanks to Karina Thiagarajan’s passion for peer mentorship.
Virtual club fair connects students, despite remote challenges
Nitya Peumans, Reporter
October 9, 2020
On Oct. 1, the Inter Club Council held a Virtual Club Fair where clubs answered live questions, engaged with potential new members and promoted themselves.
Virtual Project Fair offers students volunteer opportunities in housing insecurity, community
Cassandra Garcia, Reporter
October 9, 2020
Despite being restricted to Zoom, the VIDA project fair allowed students to find volunteer opportunities and saw a surprising virtual turnout.
Pride Month celebrations move online during pandemic
Vanessa Nazareno, Reporter
June 17, 2020
De Anza College students and faculty have had to adjust their pride month celebrations because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to safety mandates, pride parades, including San Francisco, have been canceled, and as a result, students and faculty have been unsure how to celebrate their...
Free Little Libraries foster community book exchanges during pandemic
Roselle Lagmay, Reporter
June 10, 2020
With many local libraries forced to close in ordinance with COVID-19 mandates, Little Free Libraries have replaced the experience of a normal library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that has built a community of fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. The process is...
