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Feeling burnt out? Read this.

Lianna Vaughan, Reporter | May 18, 2021

As the pandemic continues to take a toll, De Anza College staff and students share tips to avoid feeling burnt out.

De Anza College kicks off multiracial panel series by reflecting on different forms of anti-Blackness

Kevin Nguyen, Reporter | May 7, 2021

Panelists described their experiences with explicit, implicit and internalized anti-Blackness at the De Anza College speaker event “Our Histories, Our Experiences, Our Lives: From Learning to Collective Action” on April 30.

Students react to De Anza’s return to campus plan

Jordyn Smith, Reporter | April 26, 2021

As De Anza College prepares to return to campus, students reflect on how to do it safely. Poasa Vai, 20, graphic design major, said he worries about vague health and safety guidelines. “It’ll...

Krupa Desai: full-time medical assisting student, full-time friend and mother

Amanda Nguyen, Reporter | April 12, 2021

Krupa Desai worked at Stanford's Children Health for a year and half before deciding to go into health technologies at De Anza College.

How to improve your work environment at home

Amy Chan, Reporter | March 1, 2021

The pandemic has forced many people to work at home, leaving them with a less than ideal working environment.

Lost love: student relationships suffer during pandemic

Rahul Makhijani, Reporter | March 1, 2021

The pandemic has tested the boundaries of De Anza College students' relationships, with many craving in-person learning and the interaction that comes with it.

Dawn Shaw embraces facial paralysis in “The Power of Choice”

Crystal Flores, Reporter | February 24, 2021

Dawn Shaw, a motivational speaker who has a partially paralyzed face, challenged people to embrace the power of choice at De Anza College’s DNExTalks event on Feb. 19.

Students work to overcome low motivation during winter quarter

Kaylee Flores, Reporter | February 24, 2021

With no breaks to look forward to, De Anza College students are feeling less motivated in school — though they still prefer the rigor of the quarter system.

“Who Killed Vincent Chin?” mirrors recent anti-Asian violence

Crystal Flores, Reporter | February 24, 2021

San Jose State University and De Anza College screened the documentary “Who Killed Vincent Chin,” about a Chinese American man murdered by two White men, on Feb. 11 for the “Not Your Model Minority” series.

Galaxies on a screen: De Anza College planetarium educates students through Zoom tours

Michael Davis, Reporter | February 15, 2021

Although COVID-19 forced the closing of the De Anza College planetarium, astronomers Toshi Komatsu and Michael Askins have developed virtual tours for students from kindergarten to eighth grade.