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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...

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,...

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....

DASB Senate votes to oppose high fee changes

Craig Morrison, Staff Writer | October 7, 2013

The DASB Senate voted unanimously to oppose California Assembly bill at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25 AB 955, allows community colleges to create high tuition, non-subsidized “extension courses”...

Divisions reeling from changes to student employees policies

Serena Scaglione and Nathan Mitchell | October 4, 2013

The Foothill-De Anza Community College district implemented new student employee requirements at the beginning of the fall quarter, and some departments are still recovering from the effects. The changes...