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Carolyn Zhao, 20, liberal arts major, takes a photo of Mirror Lake while sitting on a fallen tree on Jan. 31.

Photo Essay: Falling for the trees

Sarah Atito, La Voz Staff | February 20, 2025

For over 30 years, the Outdoor Club has hosted its annual winter trip to Yosemite National Park, this year venturing 170 miles from campus. The club is lead by part time faculty advisor Mary Donahue. De...

From left, Jaimee Rose Andaya, 19, Maayan Pendler, 19, and Nancy Juarez, 19, collect paper stars on Feb. 5 at the Student Council Chambers. Students help pack up as the event comes to a close.

Photo essay: Macarons, boba and bracelets

Atharva Salkar, La Voz Staff | February 17, 2025

Volunteers passed cherry macarons and Thai boba tea to a line of eager students. Once seated, they were given strips of colorful paper and a manual. The projector played a video. The UNICEF club...

Year of the Serpent statue on display in a Vietnamese Tet Festival at Kelley Park in San Jose on Feb. 2.

A global Lunar New Year perspective

Sonny La, La Voz News | February 11, 2025

Lucky money, dragon and lion dances and the crackle of firecrackers marked the start of the Lunar New Year, which took place on Jan. 29 in 2025. This early date is a rare occurrence, as the holiday usually...

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...

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