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Joe Biden visits De Anza College

Casy Hsu, Staff reporter | November 9, 2017

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s speaking engagement at De Anza College at the Flint Center on Oct. 19 drew a sizable, mostly over age 50 crowd who cheered as he commented on all things political and...

DASB Senate talks programs, budget, and midterm elections at first meeting of the quarter

Kevin Coleto, Staff reporter | November 9, 2017

The DASB’s first meeting of the quarter consisted of a proposal for the implementation of a dating violence awareness program, the introduction of prospective senators, and budget discussions. The...

New DASB Senate adviser brings a passion for diversity, equity to student government

Christian Trujano, Staff reporter | November 9, 2017

New DASB advisor Hyon Chu Yi-Baker eagerly begins her first quarter at De Anza taking on the role as Interim Director of College life. With her experience and qualifications in student affairs, Mrs. Yi-Baker...

De Anza students part of study that find increase in youth voting 2012-2016

Jeffrey Windham, Staff Reporter | November 6, 2017

De Anza College students took part in a study that found an increase in voting among college students from 2012-2016. Between the two national elections, student voter participation increased from 45.1...

CivicsWatch arms students against fake news

Vaibhav Vijaykar, Staff Reporter | October 20, 2017

In response to the volatile political climate of the current administration and the rapid spread of disinformation, De Anza College’s Office of Communications recently developed the De Anza CivicsWatch...

Incoming freshman at UCLA screened for depression

October 20, 2017

Students going to college are susceptible to depression and anxiety because of pressures to succeed, especially those incoming freshmen who are immersed in the throes of a completely new academic environment. The...

Murphy: De Anza accreditation ‘great success’

Andrew Shinjo, Editor-in-Chief | October 20, 2017

De Anza College’s accreditation visit ended with a positive exit report, with De Anza receiving multiple commendations, on Thursday, Oct. 12. According to the De Anza website, accreditation is the process...

Foothill-De Anza police teach students to ‘Run, hide, defend’

Aysha Rehman, Staff Reporter | October 20, 2017

Run, hide, defend. This was the message Foothill-De Anza police officer James Thurber taught students at an active assailant class held on Tuesday, Oct. 17 in conference rooms A and B. Thurber presented...

Community policing taskforce aspires to improve student, faculty, police relationship

Christian Trujano, Staff Reporter | October 20, 2017

The Community Policing “task-force” at De Anza College sets out to bridge the communication gap between students and on-campus police to better understand and improve relationships. The advisory board’s...