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Pilipino Student Union’s open house recruits students, explores Filipino culture

Sam Lai, Reporter | October 15, 2020

On Oct. 8, Pilipino Unity Student Organization held their first event of the year, the Virtual Open House, to welcome new members and promote the club. The open house started off with an ice-breaker...

De Anza professors weigh in on Newsom’s ethnic studies veto

Diana Piper, Reporter | October 15, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required an ethnic studies course to graduate high school in California, citing an unbalanced model curriculum. The veto, on Sept. 9, followed waves...

Faculty Association Political Action Committee urges students to vote through outreach

Kaveh Nasseri Mashhadi, Reporter | October 15, 2020

Correction* This article and its headline have been corrected to say Faculty Association Political Action Committee, instead of Foothill-De Anza Association Political Committee. The Foothill-De Anza district...

Decrease in De Anza College course sections, district faculty

Jodi Wong, Staff Writer | October 12, 2020

Following an ongoing trend in the Foothill-De Anza college district, De Anza College’s offered class sections have decreased since the fall quarter of 2019 by 5.3%.

Black Lives Matter supporters fill Santana Row, demand justice for Gregory Johnson

Manveen Kaur Anand, Reporter | October 7, 2020

The chants of “Being Black is not a crime!”, “F--- your privilege” and “Black power!” filled the streets of Santana Row in San Jose on Oct. 2, at a Black Lives Matter protest over the death of former San Jose State University student Gregory Johnson.

De Anza College IPBT committee seeks to promote, increase diversity amid budget cuts

Jennifer Smith, Reporter | October 7, 2020

The Instructional Planning & Budget committee is seeking a more inclusive organizational structure, following concerns about equity that threaten to disband the committee.

2020 commencement speaker calls out college for ‘hypocrisy’ on racism, discusses police harassment

Kathleen Quinn, Former Editor-in-chief | August 21, 2020

De Anza College’s commencement speaker for the 2020 graduation said she believes the statements about anti-racism from the college are insincere, as she recently recalled racist incidents towards her...

Umoja faculty, students unsupported, unheard by De Anza College administration

Annalise Freimarck and Kathleen Quinn | August 20, 2020

De Anza College faculty members and students claim they have felt no support for the Umoja program from upper administration, leaving Black students isolated and not invested in. The program, formerly...

De Anza College five-year plan failed to close the success gap or recruit Black students

Kathleen Quinn, Former Editor-in-chief | July 28, 2020

Five years later, De Anza College’s “Education masterplan 2015-2020” has failed in its aim to recruit Black students and decrease the success gap at the college. Mallory Newell, supervisor of...

Former De Anza College professor faces backlash after posting about ‘negative experiences’ with Black students, faculty

Annalise Freimarck, Editor-in-chief | July 27, 2020

A De Anza College student confronted her former professor over social media in early June for making a public post on Facebook, expressing that he has had negative experiences with Black students and faculty...