Students lose jobs during the pandemic, seek financial relief
Joaquin De La Torre, Staff Reporter
March 28, 2020
Since California implemented shelter-in-place orders, widespread closures of non-essential businesses have left many students around the Bay Area without a consistent source of income. From movie theater crews to restaurant servers, Bay Area students are struggling to come up with ends meet to pay...
Food pantry closure leaves families looking for aid
Taylor Park and Annalise Freimarck
March 28, 2020
De Anza College’s food pantry closed March 17, following the closure of campus due to COVID-19 concerns and state orders. The campus will remain closed throughout the spring quarter, which makes resources that some families rely on, including the food pantry, harder to access. Those who used...
Pandemic leaves international student community with worries over status, finances
Anthony Lucido, Staff Reporter
March 27, 2020
With the spread of COVID-19 and De Anza College’s closure and move to online classes, international students are concerned about their status in the U.S. In an email sent from the district, international students were informed that if they chose to leave for the spring quarter to go back to their...
Student employees will still be paid; DASB senators debate letter to Judy Miner
Kathleen Quinn, Campus Beat Editor
March 18, 2020
In a special meeting held by DASB Senators, it was announced that some student employees will still be paid, despite the complete closure of the campus. “We are going to be paying all student employees,” said Hyon Chu Yi-Baker, Faculty Director, College Life and Judicial Affairs Officer. “So...
Campus closure following governer’s recommendation
Kathleen Quinn, Campus Beat Editor
March 15, 2020
Most offices will be completely closed and both instruction and services will be provided entirely online starting Monday, March 16. In an email sent to staff by Christina Espinosa-Pieb, Interim President of De Anza, the De Anza campus will be closed for instruction and services tomorrow. This updates a...
Santa Clara County bans gatherings, closes all public schools
March 13, 2020
All public schools in Santa Clara County are closed for three weeks starting Monday, March 16, based off of a mandate from the Santa Clara County Health Department. Gatherings of 100 or more both public and private are banned. Gatherings of 35 or more are banned unless specific criteria are met, including: ...
Student remembered as bubbly, hardworking
Annalise Freimarck, News Editor
March 13, 2020
A popular math major at De Anza College and international student from Jakarta, Indonesia, automatically stood out to those around her as someone who they could trust like family. Silvia Chalista, 18 was killed in a car crash on Highway 101 in Daly City on Feb. 24. Nicole Lee, 18, communications maj...
ISP informs international students about maintaining status
Kathleen Quinn, Campus Beat Editor
March 12, 2020
International Student Programs has updated information for F-1 students regarding recent changes to the campus which include guidance for leaving the U.S. and requirements for maintaining F-1 status. To maintain active F-1 status: Minimum requirements for enrollment remain 12 units for the spring quar...
Face-to-face classes move online starting Monday
Annalise Freimarck, News Editor
March 11, 2020
De Anza College faculty were sent an email today at 4:39 p.m. from Chancellor Judy Miner, informing them that classes will move online beginning Monday, March 16 due to advice about COVID-19 from the California Community College's Chancellor's Office and the County of Santa Clara Department of Public...
District discuss possible closure of campus
Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter
March 11, 2020
The Foothill-De Anza board of trustees sought to calm anxiety about the growing spread of the novel coronavirus in the area on March 9. Addressing fears of students worried about contracting COVID-19, Chancellor Judy Miner said that district staff worked over the weekend to plan for possible scena...
