After the anxiety of Prop 30 and the sobering reality of budget cuts, the DASB Senate discussed good news for De Anza College students at its meeting Nov. 14.
The college will add more classes in high-demand subjects starting Winter 2013.
There will be more student seats and more funding for classes.
De Anza spends only about 50.7 percent of its resources on instruction, but plans are set to increase funding for instruction if student enrollment increases.
“We need to increase fulltime student enrollment by around 1,300,” said Andrew A. Zhou, a DASB senator.
There are going to be fewer staff positions cut as a result of Prop 30’s passage.
The Foothill-De Anza district would have had to cut 40-45 staff and faculty positions if Prop 30 did not pass.
Now, the number is at most around 28, and can only go lower which is another reason why it is crucial to increase student enrollment at De Anza and Foothill.
Sabrina Jueseekul was chosen as the newest DASB senate member during the mid-term elections for senator positions.
The candidates running were Nazgol Adeli, Tal Ben David, Sabrina Jueseekul, Naina Kalkunte and Daniel Kim.
Candidates presented their cases in front of the senate and guests, and were asked to leave the room so that the senators could discuss their strengths and weaknesses.
The most important question that the senators debated on was which candidate would best help the senate and the student body at large.