DASB discusses budget at first meeting

Talia Alvarez, Staff Writer
January 23, 2015

The De Anza Student Body Senate held its first meeting of the year on Jan. 14 and discussed the following topics:

  • De Anza College’s enrollment climbed to 32,032 students, adding $407,000 in revenue.
  • Chair of environmental sustainability Oscar Cruz introduced FixIt, a program to provide students with bike repair centers on campus.
  • Plans for a De Anza festival held by the DASB senate with the theme of environmental sustainability.
  • Naeema Kaleem was elected as legislative affair officer and Thao Le was elected as chair
    of administration.
  • In suppport of President Obama’s new proposal to offer free community college, DASB senators proposed a trip to Washington D.C. during spring break.
  • “This is fighting, a fight beyond us,” DASB Senate president Julia Malakiman said of the free tuition proposal.