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Students ride for DREAM Act

Amira Farah | October 8, 2010

The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act was filibustered on the Senate floor in a vote of 56-43, preventing the act from passing. If passed, the act would have allowed many undocumented...

Second lady, Jill Biden, hosted the first community college summit to address issues in what President Obama called "a fight for the future."

Jill Biden hosts first White House summit on community colleges

William Ferguson | October 8, 2010

The first White House Summit on Community Colleges took place Oct. 5, hosted by Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden at President Barack Obama's request.  The summit scheduled representatives from communities...

Governor Decriminalization Marijuana in California

Vince Cestone, Staff Writer | October 7, 2010

Governor Schwarzenegger signed a Sept. 30 bill that reduced the punishment of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a maximum $100 fine. According to Senate Bill 1449, Californians...

Gubernatorial candidates square off in first of three debates

Duncan J. Cook | October 6, 2010

Jerry Brown and Meg Whitman engaged in the first of three scheduled debates for the 2010 California gubernatorial election. The debate aired live from UC Davis at 6 p.m. on Sept. 28. Brown and Whitman...

De Anza College accreditation starts

Nadia Banchik | October 6, 2010

The accreditation process has begun for De Anza College and will continue to be reassessed by the Accrediting Commission for Community Colleges throughout the 2010/11 school year. "Every six years, ACCJC...

Housing services gone

Marcella Cheng | October 6, 2010

Many students at De Anza College live at home with their parents and commute to school. However, some students do not have that option and must find housing on their own. Until April, 2009, students seeking...

De Anza students discuss state-wide political changes

David Byars | October 6, 2010

De Anza College hosted a summit on education and the November ballot measures on Oct. 2 in the Hinson Center. Local politicians, organizers, experts and students gathered to discuss community and statewide...

New Public Transit Opportunities

Vince Cestone | October 6, 2010

    Red tape delays eco pass Last year the stand party called for the VTA to strike a deal with the De Anza district that would provide year long Eco Passes for each DA student. On top of that...

U.S. District Court finds Prop 8 unconstitutional

David Byars, William Ferguson | September 27, 2010

In a landmark ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, California's ban on same-sex marriage, otherwise known as Proposition 8, has been found in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment of the...

De Anza College Housing Service Offline

Vince Cestone | September 24, 2010

Many students at De Anza College live at home with their parents and commute to school. However, some students do not have that option and must find housing on their own. Until April, 2009, students seeking...

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