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FHDA to receive more funds in revised CA budget

Lydia Tuan, The Beat Editor | May 31, 2013

Revisions to the 2013-14 California budget may bring more money to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. The changes might bring an additional $2.5 million to $5.6 million in state funding...

Push for national GMO label

Carla Arango, Staff Writer | May 27, 2013

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., recently introduced a senate bill which requires nationwide labeling of genetically engineered foods. “We deserve to have a right to know what’s in the foods we...

Student job rules amended: New student employment policies in Fall

Keren Lopez, Freelancer | May 27, 2013

New modifications that will alter current Foothill-De Anza District student employment policies effective fall quarter may leave some employees and departments scrambling. The district-wide policies...

Meet the new trustee: Ready to represent

Jessica Sun, Staff Writer | May 27, 2013

Experience as a student, a leader, an activist and a mother thoroughly prepared De Anza College’s incoming student trustee for her role on the Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees. Anita Adams is a...

Library construction in 2014

Genie Lu, Staff Writer | May 22, 2013

Architects met with library administrators at De Anza College on May 14 to discuss a planned renovation that will ultimately lead to partial closures of the building between August 2014 and July 2015. Noll...

DASB Senate airs issues: Motions to remove senators fail

Rachel Schemel, Online Editor | May 17, 2013

The controversy-plagued DASB Senate heard confessions of wrongdoing and impassioned comments at a 3½ hour meeting Wednesday and voted down motions to have three senators removed with only two weeks to...

More money for student success center

Soo Lee, Staff Writer | May 17, 2013

The DASB Senate allotted $4,500 to De Anza College’s Student Success and Retention Services Center during its May 8 meeting. Patricia Burgos, the counselor and director of the center made an official...

Transferring? Check for AA

Jessica Sun, Staff Writer | May 17, 2013

De Anza College advises transferring students to use the college’s new online academic advising application to check course fulfillment and possible associate degree eligibility. DegreeWorks allows...

Tar fumes worry students

Ruben Valles, Staff Writer | May 17, 2013

Clouds of acrid, resinous odor spread from the loading dock of De Anza College’s Advanced Technology Center. Its source: a tar kettle, industriously churning coal tar pitch onto the building’s roof. As...

Enrollment drops may muddy budget

Nadia Banchik, Staff Writer | May 17, 2013

Student enrollment dropped across the Foothill-De Anza Community College District compared to Spring 2012, cutting projected revenues for the upcoming academic year. De Anza College lost 512 full-time-equivalent...