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Faculty members and staff argued about outdated and inefficient hiring practices during the De Anza College Academic Senate meeting on Nov. 18.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

Foothill-De Anza Police offer safety escorts

Nathalia Moran, Staff Reporter | November 14, 2019

From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., De Anza College students can call campus police for a safety escort to their car or to a class if they feel unsafe to do so alone. The service runs Monday through Friday. Since...

Dreamer liason to be appointed

Bhuvaneshwari Natarajan, Staff Reporter | November 14, 2019

Assembly bill 1645 signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom will require all California community colleges to designate a “DREAMer Resource Liaison” for undocumented students on campus. De Anza College already...

Enrolling in classes gets easier through FHDA exCEL program

Bhuvaneshwari Natarajan, Staff Reporter | November 14, 2019

The California Virtual Campus exCEL program offers online classes to enrolled students lacking a class due to unavailability at their college. Students can do this through the Exchange Cross Enrollment...

Coffee With a Cop Event- Communication with Police Officers About Safety

Arvin Joshua Gatus, Staff Reporter | November 14, 2019

The De Anza College Coffee With a Cop event provided conversation between campus police, students and faculty about safety tips and techniques to practice on campus. Campus police said actions that...