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Chancellor Judy Miner: a lifetime of learning

Rory Conlon | November 19, 2022

Foothill-De Anza Chancellor Judy Miner remembers desperately wanting to go home. When she was 2 years old, her family moved from the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco to the Excelsior District....

Carolyn Wilkins Santos: A Catalyst for Educational Success

Autumn Alvarez | November 18, 2022

The prestigious white-columned building on campus is much more than its century-old windows and walls. The California History Center’s CHC mission of shedding light on De Anza College’s and California’s...

Latina council members of San Jose and Morgan Hill share their experience in politics

Georgina Munoz-Villanueva, Reporter | April 28, 2022

San Jose Latina city council representatives Magdalena Carrasco, Maya Esparza, Sylvia Arenas and Morgan Hill council member Yvonne Martinez discussed the microaggressions they have faced in their political...

Students debate whether to return to campus in fall quarter

Benjamin Brooker, Reporter | June 27, 2021

As De Anza College continues to reopen, fall quarter classes will repopulate on campus — but many students prefer them online.

Pandemic throws student-athlete transfer plans into limbo

Rahul Makhijani, Reporter | June 26, 2021

While some already see COVID-19 becoming history, De Anza College student-athletes will disproportionately feel the impacts of the virus for years to come.

De Anza’s Black Student Union finds new life

Kevin Nguyen, Reporter | June 26, 2021

De Anza College’s Black Student Union has revived this year, hoping to build a vibrant and sustainable student-led organization.

Student-athlete wins Equity Champion Award for work with underserved communities

Rahul Makhijani, Reporter | June 25, 2021

Brittney Tran won the De Anza College’s student Equity Champion Award by using her platform as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council to advance community service.

Mask mandate lifted for vaccinated: De Anza students’ thoughts

Kaylee Flores, Reporter | June 20, 2021

When California relaxed the mask mandate, vaccinated people started going without their masks — De Anza College students have mixed feelings about it.

Transfer students face increase in UC applications amid pandemic

Annalise Freimarck, Editor Emeritus | June 18, 2021

To apply to their dream schools, transfer students had to deal with the pandemic-induced effects on higher education — the spike in applicants.

Speaker gives advice to improve mental health in De Anza workshop

Benjamin Brooker, Reporter | June 16, 2021

Public speaker Josh Rivedal defined anxiety and depression and outlined mental health resources for De Anza College students in the DNExTalks mental health workshop on June 11.