covid-19 Archives - Page 5 of 9

Local South Bay food pantries close gap in services during pandemic

Leticia Samame, Reporter | June 12, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County’s Disaster Recovery Self-Sufficiency Program has been providing free food to community members across San Jose in need. More...

With no support students cannot continue to pay the same price for tuition

Keegan West, Reporter | June 12, 2020

For colleges nationwide, face-to-face learning has halted until further notice, but colleges continue to charge the same tuition price. Students have been forced to accept a lower quality of education...

Free Little Libraries foster community book exchanges during pandemic

Roselle Lagmay, Reporter | June 10, 2020

With many local libraries forced to close in ordinance with COVID-19 mandates, Little Free Libraries have replaced the experience of a normal library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that...

Protesters participate in peaceful Black Lives Matter ‘die-in’ protest hosted by local NAACP

Keegan West and Annalise Freimarck | June 6, 2020

In solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of peaceful protesters lay on the ground outside San Jose City Hall June 6 to honor the victims of police brutality, using signs painted with...

Student Success Center adjusts to online tutoring, aims to teach students despite pandemic

Roselle Lagmay, Reporter | June 5, 2020

The Student Success Center, as a result of the campus closure, is offering virtual tutoring sessions through Zoom video chats, in an effort to continue assistance for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diana...

Dating is canceled until further notice

Roselle Lagmay, Reporter | June 4, 2020

June 20 is the first day of summer in the United States and all the single people out there looking for a relationship should stay home because right now the only relationship they should be forming is...

DACA student experiences include working on the frontlines, worries about finances, school, safety

Annalise Freimarck, News/Features Editor | June 1, 2020

After coming home from working on the frontlines as a medical assistant in a psychiatric clinic, Abby Pavon, 21, psychology/sociology major, HEFAS intern and a DACA recipient, sanitizes her work clothes...

My experience navigating De Anza’s free mental health care

Annalise Freimarck, News/Features Editor | May 29, 2020

Some of my first memories of anxiety as a kid were trying to fall asleep at night and worrying that my aging grandparents were going to die that night and I could do nothing about it. I would lay in...

Mental health panel bonds students through shared experiences

Leticia Samame, Reporter | May 24, 2020

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, Foothill Psychiatric Services and De Anza Student Health Services held a mental health panel on May 18 discussing students’ personal experiences with mental...

Local companies looking to hire De Anza College students as job market takes a hit due to pandemic

Keegan West, Reporter | May 21, 2020

Even while operating under the shelter-in-place mandate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local companies and institutions are continuing to hire students as employees and interns. With business and campus...