Spring sports come to a halt in light of the Coronavirus
Anthony Lucido, Staff Reporter
March 31, 2020
On Thursday, March 19, the California Community College Athletics Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors announced that the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season will be canceled due to the increased concern of the COVID-19. The decision came after a number of video conference calls and virtual...
Companies offer freebies as students hunker down at home
Maël Lorach, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2020
As many residents shelter-in-place and schools shift to online, multiple companies have begun offering free services to bridge the access gap. COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of many regardless of income and internet providers, and tech companies have taken notice offering temporarily free access...
Be mindful of retail workers during COVID-19
Ruby Veloz, Staff Reporter
March 29, 2020
If I had a dollar for each time I heard, “Oh thank god you’re open I just couldn’t live without my coffee,” the past week, I’d have enough money to safely isolate myself at home from this pandemic without worrying about bills. However, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems as though...
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...
Unnecessary stigma is dangerous
Maël Lorach, Staff Reporter
March 18, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 entails much more than a public health emergency; one of the many symptoms of the coronavirus epidemic which we have observed thus far is xenophobia towards Asians and Asian Americans. COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China sometime last year in December. Since then, it has spread...
COVID-19, a new national threat
Ruby Veloz, Staff Reporter
March 17, 2020
If you’re opening up any kind of social media or news apps you’ve no doubt run into various articles, memes and general hysteria surrounding COVID-19 better known as the coronavirus. The disease has become viral in more ways than one. While it’s easy to get swept away with all the fear circulating...
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...
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...
DASB senators concerned about district dismissal of petition
Kathleen Quinn and Annalise Freimarck
March 10, 2020
A new student-led petition is available to sign with corrected language intended to close De Anza campus amid increasing COVID-19 concerns. Paige Wallace, DASB senate student rights and services chair created the new petition in response to concerns that the previous petition, now with over 1,900...
