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Sean Gwi, head coach of track and field, explains the structure of practice for the day at the football field on Jan. 30.

New interim head coach, new era for track and field

Gordon Yang, La Voz Staff | February 6, 2025

“The only way you can grow and develop is that you have to be willing to be uncomfortable and push yourself,” said Sean Gwi, De Anza College’s newly appointed interim head coach of the track and...

Judy Cuff-Alvarado, biology instructor, gives a paper to a student in her Introductory Biology class in S52 on Jan. 30.

A bittersweet farewell to Judy Cuff-Alvarado

Grayson Baker, La Voz Staff | February 3, 2025

Judy Cuff-Alvarado said she always liked human biology. “I thought it was for me,” she said. Cuff-Alvarado completed graduate school and worked in clinical physical therapy for about 15 years....

Plants grown inside the center to bring more liveliness to the environment.

Photo Essay: De Anza’s technological haven

Diem Tran, La Voz Staff | January 31, 2025

A little-known treasure on De Anza’s campus resides in the SC3 building next to Parking Lot E. It provides a quiet, clean environment for students to study and work on their assignments. Open for...

Figure split by colliding Palestinian (right) and Israeli (left) flags.

War in Gaza impacts students, staff

Daniel Ramirez, Guest Writer | January 30, 2025

For more than 15 months, war has ravaged the small but densely populated Gaza Strip in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attacks. But the effects of the war have not been confined to Israel and Gaza. Both...

Students call for change in face of yearslong poor showering conditions

Cold, clogged and called out: women’s and men’s locker rooms in disrepair

Carolyn Zhao, La Voz Staff | January 27, 2025

Tap-cold showers in the middle of winter. Flooding on the floor, showers that don’t turn on, loose shower handles that have a mind of their own. In the women’s and men’s locker rooms next to De Anza’s...

De Anza College President Omar Torres smiles in his office in ADM 127 on Jan. 16.

New college president discusses goals, hopes

Ingrid Lu, La Voz Staff | January 26, 2025

De Anza College’s new president, Omar Torres, officially took office on Jan. 3; since then, he has been holding his “100 Days of Listening,” where he meets members of the De Anza community one-on-one...

Hannah Gemmett, 23, nursing major, stands outside of the Euphrat Museum of Art on Jan. 24.

Inside the journey of aspiring nurses: students create the future

Grayson Baker, La Voz Staff | January 26, 2025

De Anza takes pride in the quality of its nursing program. Students exiting the program were employed in their field at a 100% rate according to the department’s web page, and 85% met or exceeded the...

Students make accessories at the De-Stress event, Dec. 5.

DASG offers space to take a break during finals with relaxing activities

Sarah Atito, La Voz Staff | December 25, 2024

The week before finals, most classrooms and community spaces were transformed into makeshift study rooms, atmospheres heavy with stress. However, in the Hinson Campus Center, students gathered for a de-stress...

From left, Daniel Flores, 18 economics major, Eric Liu, 17, computer engineering major, Suparm Posina, 19, data science major, and Ben Hung, 18, computer science and engineering major play chess in the Physical Sciences and Technology Village on Oct. 31. Flores and Posina try to beat the clock in a one minute match, while Liu and Hung face off.

At Chess Club, everyone’s a winner

Mitchell Park, La Voz Staff | December 13, 2024

In 1997, artificial intelligence triumphed over mankind when IBM’s Deep Blue chess computer defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world champion, in a highly publicized match. “That's the turning...

Illustration depicting a monarch butterfly, representing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Dreamers, fenced in by barbed wire.

Undocumented and uncertain: Facing fears under Trump administration

Wylder Robison, La Voz Staff | December 12, 2024

With a renewed push for mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policies, undocumented students at De Anza College are navigating an uncertain and often frightening reality —...

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