To all De Anza College students who have any interest in writing, reporting, broadcast or simply learning to hear and tell stories: attend the La Voz Weekly open house March 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in room L-41. 

I joined La Voz during the fall quarter of 2011 after going through a crisis: I was unhappy with my current major and I didn’t get into any of the classes I needed for it. I had a wasted quarter ahead of me, and the summer before I found myself intrigued by the works of “Gonzo” journalist Hunter S. Thompson, stirring up a hunger for journalism in me. 

I decided to join La Voz with the intention it would be a diversion for myself that quarter before I would return to my business major classes in the winter. 

Things did not go as planned. After only a few weeks with the paper I officially changed my major to journalism.

I am now in my second quarter as a staff reporter for La Voz and plan to continue until I transfer. 

In my short time with the paper I’ve been privileged to speak to many interesting people and attend events I never would have known otherwise. Being a reporter for La Voz has opened my eyes to see De Anza as more than just a placeholder for a four-year university.

You may see La Voz as just a student endeavor but the paper, as with all experiences, is limited only by our own unwillingness to jump into the possibilities that are presented.

I urge you to attend our open house and become involved in something that students have not only a control over, but also a responsibility to continue improving.