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Board of Trustees considers future of Flint Center

Francisco Medina, Staff Reporter | June 3, 2019

Judy Miner, Foothill-De Anza District Chancellor, presented three options to maintain, close or replace the Flint Center at the May 15 DASB senate meeting. The three options came from the Board of...

Cal Grant Reform Act removes barriers to debt-free college

Bryan Vo, Staff Reporter | May 31, 2019

California assembly members introduced Assembly Bill 1314 to promote debt-free college. The bill, known as the Cal Grant Reform Act, would revise Cal Grants to cover summer tuition and remove or reduce...

Admission policies revisited for young students, students facing expulsion

Mehek Kapur, Staff Reporter | May 28, 2019

The De Anza College academic senate discussed the possibility of allowing younger high school students to enroll and admitting students who have been expelled or are undergoing expulsion charges at the...

Bill allowing student to skip remedial classes raises concerns

Francisco Medina, Staff Reporter | May 23, 2019

The Equity Office sponsored the Students and Faculty Voices event for De Anza College community to discuss the outcomes and implementation of Assembly Bill 705. AB 705 allows students to register in...

De Anza offers first year tuition free to qualifying new students

Lianna Martinez, Staff Reporter | May 22, 2019

De Anza College will implement a new First Year Promise program offering free tuition and $500 for textbooks to students in their first year of college starting this fall. “Eligibility is based on...

Utah researcher discusses project, students ask for mentorship at Academic Senate

Ella Shih, Staff Reporter | May 22, 2019

The De Anza College academic senate presented information on higher education organization and student governance success on May 13. Sean Crossland, director of the Thayne Center for Service and Learning...

De Anza student reports theft near Lot C

Don Le, Staff Reporter | May 22, 2019

An unidentified male stole a De Anza College student’s cell phone on campus, according to a Foothill-De Anza safety alert sent out on May 13. “The victim reported that (around 7 a.m.) a male took...

DASB senators vote to pay themselves top rate among local colleges

Ethan Bennett and Julia Kolman, Editors | May 17, 2019

 The DASB senate endorsed the student leader compensation resolution to request to pay senators $930 and executive officers $1,200 per quarter. The endorsed resolution will be presented to the...

DASB senate endorses student leader compensation resolution

Mehek Kapur, Staff Reporter | May 16, 2019

DASB senate passed a resolution to request payments for student senators at their May 15 meeting. The May 8 resolution proposed payments of $720 for senators and $1,200 for executives quarterly. The...

DASB senate compensation resolution under revision

Ella Shih, Staff Reporter | May 15, 2019

The DASB senate presented a second draft of the student leader compensation resolution on May 8, following the initial proposal at the May 1 meeting. The draft states several reasons for senators to...

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