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DASB Senate approves mid-term elections

Craig Morrison, Staff Writer | October 28, 2013

At its meeting on Wednesday Oct. 16 the DASB Senate approved holding mid-term elections on Nov. 13 to fill six open seats on the DASB senate and appoint new members to the marketing committee. Stacie...

E-cigarettes allowed only in campus smoking areas

Jescelane Valencia, Staff Writer | October 28, 2013

Not many De Anza College students know it, but smoking electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) is banned on campus unless used in designated smoking areas. The electronic inhaling devices are designed...

Federal government rolls out health care website: How to navigate the policy maze

Jessica Sun, Staff Writer | October 28, 2013

If you are unsure whether you have health insurance, now is the time to check, or prepare to pay a fine by March 31, 2014. Having health insurance coverage will soon be a requirement and as conventional...

A rendering of the planned Education Center. Construction will begin in 2014; when completed the center will house classrooms, conference rooms and administration offices.

FHDA to open new educational center in 2016

Cole Yamamura, Staff Writer | October 21, 2013

The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is building a 50,000 square foot education center in Moffett Park with bond money received from Measure C. The center will replace the Onizuka Air...

De Anza starts weekly public policy seminars

Samuel Reeves, Staff Writer | October 21, 2013

California Assembly Member Paul Fong, De Anza College President Bryan Murphy and Campbell Mayor Evan Low spoke of the importance of public involvement in policy at the first of a series of seminars...

DASB Senate approves funding for student lobbyists and water polo team

Craig Morrison, Staff Writer | October 21, 2013

The DASB Senate at its meeting on Wednesday Oct. 9 approved funding for two student intern lobbyists to represent De Anza College students in Sacramento. The $6,100 budgeted for this program would...

Faculty coping with loss of course materials fee

Chris Pedilla, Staff Writer | October 13, 2013

Students returning to De Anza College this quarter might have noticed that most, if not all, of their classes no longer have a materials fee associated with them. The Foothill-De Anza District is no...

DASB Senate votes to eliminate tax loophole

Craig Morrison, Staff Writer | October 13, 2013

The DASB Senate voted unanimously to support Assembly Bill 188 which would result in more tax dollars for public education, at its meeting on Wednesday Oct. 2. If passed and signed by California Gov....

Faculty vote on 2.07% Salary Adjustment raise

Stephanie Chao, Staff Writer | October 7, 2013

A 2.07 percent pay raise - the first since 2008 - is in the works for unionized employees at De Anza and Foothill colleges. The Association of Classified Employees, representing many office workers,...

Joe Cook, far right, and Reyes Hernandez, far left, move mats near De Anzas athletics track.

Small grounds crew for campus upkeep

Edgar Godinez, Freelancer | October 7, 2013

De Anza College, a campus that is 112 acres, has only four groundskeepers to maintain it. Their duties include installing and fixing the irrigation, cutting grass, maintaining the fields, trimming trees....

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