Writing essays is what students can't escape in college and universities. If you had the option of choosing between an in class essay or a take home essay, which would you choose?I choose to write essay...

Not many would disagree that having a clear and concrete plan to deal with emergencies is a necessary thing.Rather, even if the usual litany of fires, earthquakes and political protests that occasionally...

Have you ever hoped that the quarter would just end because you found the class and the professor too boring? I can tell you, I have had to endure unskilled professors many times, and I am sure I am not...

As someone who has been riding VTA buses for 10 years, I have a very strong opinion on public transportation. My mother put me on the bus for the first time with my sister when I was nine years old; before...

Although I enjoy writing, I find essays annoying. And in-class essays are the worst of all.Some professors allow students to take essays home, giving them a week or more to complete the assignment. Other...

The Inter-Club Council and Office of College Life are working on a policy to allow the use of the Visual Performing Arts Center, De Anza College's newest building.Although no one except the creative arts...

The University of California and California State University systems have voted to increase student fees for upcoming school years.Tuition will increase 9.3 percent for UCs, while CSUs have increased tuition...

A few students with too much free time voted in the De Anza College Student Body Senate election. The results will be posted after candidates end their little tantrum at the grievance meeting.Regardless...

Maribeth "Mimi" Stewart, one of the first students to participate in De Anza College's adapted Physical Education program, passed away on April 5.Stewart was born three months premature in 1954. She died...

Christine Mergozzi, De Anza College English instructor, passed away of lung cancer on May 2. She was 56 years old."She not only was a dedicated teacher and healer, but a fantastic listener," said friend...