Chancellor office hour event suffers low student turnout
Michael Nijmeh, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2018
Filed under Campus Beat, Campus Beat
In an effort to support and get in-touch with De Anza College students, staff and faculty, Chancellor Judy Miner, along with other faculty members, hosted an open office hour in the Campus Center on Nov. 28. "This event is really about being available to people," Minor said, “to be visible, so pe...
Students engage in outreach campaign for midterm elections
Damon Ong, Staff reporter
December 5, 2018
Filed under News
To increase political involvement in school for the recent midterm elections, outreach campaigns by the political science department and the VIDA office engaged students’ involvement to spread voter awareness. Ultimately, they were a success, with over 800 new registrations based off of a single “vote...
Sparking inspiration through cultural education
Johanna Berntsson, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2018
Filed under Campus Beat
For the first time ever, De Anza College hosted International Education Week, a nation-wide campaign that sheds light on hardships international students face, while offering education and advice for the future. The event, sponsored by the International Student Program and DASB. “We want to use t...
Summer Music: Best songs of the summer
John Bricker and Christian Trujano
August 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Impulse, Music, Reviews, Summer Music Beat
BROCKHAMPTON – "1998 TRUMAN" The Los Angeles based rap group’s single from their upcoming album, “The Best Years Of Our Lives,” is an abrasive, off-the-wall testament to the collective’s raw and diverse talent. The verses on this track range from confident and witty to stone cold paranoia, matching the beat’s melting pot of sampled voc...
Summer Music: Jazz prodigy Joey Alexander’s “Eclipse” is a nostalgic triumph
John Bricker, Staff Reporter
August 14, 2018
Filed under Summer Music Beat
Joey Alexander’s “Eclipse,” released on May 4, is a nostalgic, beautiful jazz album with dynamic original compositions and reimagined classics in spades. On his third studio album, Alexander, a 15-year-old Grammy-nominated pianist, collaborates with drummer Eric Harland, bassist Reuben Rogers...
Summer Music: Chance the Rapper’s new tracks pack a nostalgic punch
Christian Trujano, Editor in Cheif
August 9, 2018
Filed under Summer Music Beat
Chance the Rapper unexpectedly released four new sample heavy summer bangers on July 18, reminding the world of his talent for portraying impactful messages over odd beats. Chicago based rapper, singer and songwriter Chancellor Jonathan Bennett is back in the music scene with his singles; “I mig...
Summer Music: Rock legends reunite with fiery ‘Beatles’ cover
Christian Trujano, Editor in Chief
July 26, 2018
Filed under Summer Music Beat
The Beatles’ classic hit, “Helter Skelter,” got a musical makeover by shock-rock legends Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie, both embracing their trademark sounds. In the midst of Zombie’s tour with Manson, “Twins of Evil: The Second Coming,” Zombie introduced the idea to cover this song, p...
Summer Music: New Jersey band delivers 2000s throwback
John Bricker, Staff Reporter
July 22, 2018
Filed under Summer Music Beat
New Jersey rock band Save Face released their full length debut, “Merci,” on July 13, delivering a solid throwback to the emo alternative-rock and pop-punk of the 2000s. The band’s performances are punchy and polished across the album. On tracks like lead single, “Bad,” their combination of...
Summer Music: New jazz epic disappoints with repetition
Christian Trujano, Editor-In-Chief
July 17, 2018
Filed under Summer Music Beat
Kamasi Washington debuted his second full length album on June 22, “Heaven and Earth,” a two disk spiritual jazz epic that drowns its potential in a huge tracklist. Los Angeles native Kamasi Washington is a tenor saxophone virtuoso and jazz composer who broke out with his contribution to Kend...
