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Erin Fisher
Age: 19
Height: 5,4
Position: Heptathlete
Major: Teaching Education with an emphasis in special education
Accomplishment:  Third place in Northern California Heptathalon CHampionship
Favorite Movies: Toy Story 3
Passions: Track and field, gymnastics, hanging out with friends and working with children

Heptathlete: Erin Fisher

Soo Lee, Staff Writer | May 10, 2013

What college or professional athlete inspires you and why? Track athletes in the Olympics inspire me a lot, especially Jessica Ennis. She’s a hept-athlete, which is what I do. I want to be just like...

Joe Turner
Date of Birth: March 20, 1935
Education: Sociology - UC Berkley, De Anza College - Orthopedic Massage Therapy, Physical Therapy Assistant
Experience: Took classes at De Anza and learned Mandarin, visited china seven times since 2006, studied theraputic techniques in Chengdu, China, in the Sichuan Province
Passions: Reading and writing.

Q&A: Joseph “Joe” Turner

Rajvir Kaur, Sports Co-Editor | May 10, 2013

How long have you been working at De Anza College? “Right now I am [a volunteer]. But I worked for the last 11 years, as a massage therapist. They had to cut back.” You used something similar...

Perfect Duo
Freshmen Nancy Huynh (Left) attempts to psych out her opponents while her partner, freshman Phoebe Wong goes back to clear the other side.

Don Sweep Conference Championships

Kate Wilson, Staff Writer | May 10, 2013

The De Anza College women’s badminton team rose to the challenge at the California Community College Coast Conference Championships held on May 3 and 4. The team finished its season 9-0 and advanced...

DE ANZA DONS MAKE EAST LA SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Khai Lyee Yeap, Freelancer | May 3, 2013

Three swimmers and one diver represented De Anza College at the 2013 California Community College Athletic Association Swim and Dive State Championship, at East Los Angeles College on April 25-27. This...

Rey Gallegos
Sport: Baseball
Position: Short Stop
Age: 23
Height: 5'11
Weight: 185
Teams: 
- Boston Red Sox
- Dallas Cowboys
Passion/Hobbies: 
- Baseball
- Dancing (Hip-Hop, Lyrical Hip-Hop)
Favorite Movie:
- Rounders
Greatest Accomplishments: 
- Returning back to baseball and doing well after a 2-year hiatus

De Anza college’s Baseball Brothers: Rey Gallegos

Patricia Nguyen, Staff Writer | May 3, 2013

What got you guys into playing baseball? We’ve been playing baseball since we were four. But this would be the first year that I get to play on a team with my little brother. Before I would play a...

Chris Gallegos
Sport: Baseball
Position: First Base
Age: 21
Height: 6'2
Weight: 200
Teams: 
(I like players, not teams.)
- Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)
Passion/Hobbies: 
- Baseball. It all revolves around baseball.
Favorite Movies:
- Avengers
- Iron Man
- All Marvel
Greatest Accomplishments: 
- Made the college all-star team my first year.

De Anza college’s Baseball Brothers: Chris Gallegos

Patricia Nguyen, Staff Writer | May 3, 2013

How does it feel playing on a team with your brother? Actually, this would be the first time we played on the same team together. It’s been really great. There’s literally no competition at all...

NFL Ready
Will Davis and Ty Powell pose together before the 2013 Senior Bowl held in Mobile, Alabama on January 26.

Two former De Anza football players selected for 2013 NFL draft

Arie Martinez, Freelancer | May 3, 2013

In the National Football League Draft of 2013, two former De Anza College football players were selected: Ty Powell, of Harding University and Will Davis, of Utah State University. Listed as 6 feet,...

Get Low
Going low to retrieve a drop shot, sophomore Bonnie Liang makes the attempt to return the birdie to the other side.

These Girls Are On Fire: De Anza Women’s Badminton Add Humble Win to an Undefeated Season

Patricia Nguyen, Student Reporter | May 3, 2013

With a final score of 10-5, the De Anza Women’s Badminton team defeated Fresno City College on April 25 to finish off its regular season undefeated. Despite Fresno Community College having six players...

Strong Right Hand
Freshman pitcher Jack Radar (44) pitches from the mound against City College of San Francisco on April 24. The Dons won 11-0.

Dons blank Rams 11-0 in last home game of the season

Radhika Iyer, Sports Co-Editor | May 1, 2013

The De Anza College Dons annihilated the City College of San Francisco Rams 11-0 on Wednesday in their last home game of the season. The Dons started scoring in the the first inning and never broke...

Volleyball Hopeful
Alyssa Sialaris transferred to Whittier College in 2011 and was set to graduate next month as a Kinesiology and nutrition science major.

In remembrance of Alyssa: “Be bold. Be strong. Kick ass.” – Alyssa Sialaris

Rajvir Kaur, Sports Co-Editor | May 1, 2013

De Anza College alumna Alyssa Sialaris, who died on April 3, is remembered as a talented athlete who had a serious funny side. Karina Thompson, Sialaris’ teammate on De Anza’s track-and-field team,...

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