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La Voz awarded at regional convention

Editorial Board | December 5, 2019

La Voz student journalists received various accolades at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges state convention in San Jose on November 16, Saturday. Six De Anza students attended the...

Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees approves bond measure, parcel tax for March 3 elections

Kathleen Quinn, Staff Reporter | December 5, 2019

The Foothill-DeAnza Board of Trustees unanimously supported a bond measure and parcel tax after students and faculty showed strong support for housing. Several students brought signs with statements such...

Foothill-De Anza class cancellation dates vary

Bella Chiu, Staff Reporter | December 5, 2019

Foothill College and De Anza College have different class cancellation dates because of how class sizes are determined. Lorrie Ranck, Vice President of Instruction, said the faculty associations for both...

Diversity needed in De Anza hiring process

Saman Mashayekhi, Staff Reporter | December 3, 2019

Social sciences and humanities division faculty members selected volunteers to create a dean’s hiring committee for reviewing the application and statements of the applicants that are applying to be...

DASB Senator stipends likely to be paid through financial scholarships

Alex Woolner, Staff Reporter | December 3, 2019

The DASB Senate will continue to pursue a proposal to pay their senators, now in the form of scholarships. De Anza student trustee Genevieve Kolar said a realistic form of payment would provide scholarships...

Bookstore to undergo changes due to falling sales

Dylan Newman, Staff Reporter | December 3, 2019

Academic Senate President Karen Chow announced the De Anza College bookstore faced a net loss of $230,000 with an overall $800,000 down in sales at the Academic Senate meeting on Nov. 18. Chow said...

DASB looks over updated Flint Center Master Plan

Lianna Martinez, Staff Reporter | December 3, 2019

The De Anza Student Body Senate discussed the updated 2020 Facilities Master Plan, which now includes student housing at the Nov. 20 meeting. “In 2015 we started the plan. It’s typically a 5-year...

Guided Pathways program to boost graduation rates

Dylan Newman, Staff Reporter | November 25, 2019

The new Guided Pathways system will group similar majors and allow students more freedom to explore other areas of their major. Meta-majors Guided Pathways allows students with similar majors to be...

De Anza Academic Senate concerned with non-diverse hiring practice

Andrew Jaramillo, Staff Reporter | November 22, 2019

Faculty members and staff argued about outdated and inefficient hiring practices during the De Anza College Academic Senate meeting on Nov. 18. During the meeting, Academic Senate Vice President Mary...

De Anza College to offer new courses in the 2020-21 school year

Daniel Arriaga, Staff Reporter | November 20, 2019

Students can enroll in new classes approved by De Anza College starting in the fall 2020 quarter. The Curriculum Committee approved of new courses added to the Asian American, Mandarin, computer information...