Letter to the Editor: Response to anti-camera surveillance opinion
Chief of Police Ronald Levine
June 25, 2017
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinions
The editorial opinion article posted on-line on June 22, 2017, written by News Editor, Kunal Mehta, again contains a number inaccuracies and misconceptions. On the same day the opinion piece was posted, I attended the La Voz Open Forum, in the Fireside Room, in the Hinson Campus Center. I availed...
June letters to the editor
June 22, 2017
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De Anza's poor quality of food Umer Sheikh, devilishlyhandsome96@gmail.com Dear La Voz, I am writing to inform you about the bad quality of food in De Anza College. Many students spend most of their time in the college studying, and at least the college management can do is provide them with hea...
Letter to Editor: FHDA Chief of Police responds to editorial opinion
Ronald Levine, Chief of Police
June 19, 2017
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinions
This letter is a response to the following: http://wp.me/p4eLNV-4gwx The editorial opinion article in the June 19, 2017 edition of La Voz, contains a number inaccuracies and misconceptions. I will address each of these individually, as they are found in the article. Community Oriented Policing ...
Letter to the editor: Proud of De Anza’s divestment
Rich Wood
April 9, 2017
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La Voz, I am writing as a former Instructor of Sociology at De Anza from 1993 through 2009 and a faculty adviser to Students for Justice and the Muslim Students Association. I have just learned of the DASB Senate's decision to divest from four corporations involved in the Israeli occupation of Palestine. I...
Letter to Editor: Apalled at DASB Senate
Lida Kurth, English Professor
March 20, 2017
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinions
Editor’s note: The DASB senate later renewed the $180,000 portion of the budget for classified staff after learning that the administration would not pick up the funds. Dear Editor: I was disheartened — actually, I was appalled — at the DASB Senate’s decision to defund classified staff (who pr...
Letter to the editor: Students are ready for organic snacks and drinks in vending machines
Halia Djait
December 4, 2016
Filed under Letters to the Editor
At De Anza College, the Director of Dining Campus Center, Patrick Gannon, conducted a survey to find out if students are interested in organic drinks and snacks in vending machines. The Vasconcellos Institute for Democracy in Action (VIDA) students who believe in becoming agents of change at De Anza...
Letter to the editor: Critique of coverage
Shirley Gardner
December 3, 2016
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The article about Brian Murphy's "anti-Trump rally" is inaccurate. It was just a T-shirt making event, and Brian, who did not lead the event, merely spoke a few words. The scraps of information that were put together do not make for a comprehensive read since some are given without context. I hope that...
Letter to the editor: People’s political power
James Naung
December 3, 2016
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Thank you for the coverage of the news on the presidential election. Even though the election is now over, there is still the sense of chaos in the atmosphere. People are still protesting in cities across the United States and the case of electing Donald Trump as president has not been settled. The...
Letter to the editor: Bias plagues Wikipedia
Kentaro Sugita
December 3, 2016
Filed under Letters to the Editor
Dear Ms. Penrod, I'm a Japanese international student at De Anza College. I read your article which is about the use of Wikipedia for academic research. As three interviewees insisted in the article, I disagree with using Wikipedia for an academic purpose because Wikipedia is not written by...
Letter to the editor: Kudos on coverage of DASB Senate meetings
Priscilla Suyanto
December 3, 2016
Filed under Letters to the Editor
Thank you for covering the news on "DASB Senate meeting erupts into chaos". It gives information to students in De Anza on how the Senate works and where the money we are giving are actually being used. It had intrigued me that the committee is not using its full potential to make student's lives...
