Screen time trackers help manage device usage
Tyson Tsoi, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2018
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Tracking how much time you spend on your phone or tablet might be the right step in decreasing our dependence on technology, and apps like Screen Time, available for both Android and iOS, can help monitor our device use and resolve this growing issue while also disciplining us to prioritize other tasks. Th...
DA Voices: What do you think of the De Anza experience?
Susan Garcia, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2018
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College system, students both responsible for graduates’ lack of real-world experience
Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, Staff Reporter
December 4, 2018
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College students and graduates feel unprepared for the workforce and the future as both colleges and students focus on jobs and careers over an effective well-rounded education. This situation worsens as the admissions and tuition levels raise from a local community college to Ivy League, where students g...
DA Voices: Where were you and what did you think of the forest fires and smoke this weekend?
Shiri Marwaha and Nick Bauersfeld
November 27, 2018
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Is satire appropriate in the current political atmosphere of the United States?
Hwan Lee, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
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Satire is OK when it comes to the definite sharing of frustrating ideas of controversial topics, such as politics or social difficulties. Satire creates an equal balance of controversy and comedy, supporting the idealistic views of people across the world in order to lift the spirits of many and deg...
Media coverage trends help desensitize us to violent crimes
Jocelyn Hernandez, Staff Reporter
November 8, 2018
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School shooting have become a reoccurring horror film for us and due to news stories and media covering them all in the same way, school shootings are beginning to feel normalized. When Butler High School in Mathews, North Carolina experienced an on campus shooting on Oct. 29, resulting in the death...
Pittsburgh shooting an attack on entire Jewish community
Mayer Adelberg, Staff Reporter
November 5, 2018
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The disturbing hate crime that occurred at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Oct. 27 was due to one thing: anti-semitism. As we break down that word into ‘against’ and ‘Jewish,’ we can see that this shooting was not just an assault on one synagogue, but an attack on the entire ...
Movies based on real life brutal tragedies bring new point of understanding
Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, Staff Reporter
October 29, 2018
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Movies based on aggressors behind real-life brutal tragedies should be encouraged by media and distributors as they not only show the aggressors perspective, but also shed light on mental health, abuse, weaponry and other issues that aren’t given enough attention. Films with the lead character as th...
Stressing the importance of voting
Johanna Berntsson, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
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With the current political climate in this country, we are in desperate need of something to change and if you don’t like how this country is run, you need to get out and vote. A recent CNN poll showed that 75 percent of U.S. citizens disapprove of Congress, many feel change needs to happen soon....
Is Hollywood Running out of Original Ideas?
Hwan Lee, Staff Reporter
October 25, 2018
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It’s OK when Hollywood decides to take an old movie franchise and wrap a new layer around it, but that does not mean they’re out of new ideas. What rebooting and remaking does for the industry is primarily raking in the big bucks or appealing to a new generation such as "Star Wars VII: The Force ...
