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What online school misses: how the pandemic stunts social growth

Tyler Han, Reporter | February 14, 2021

Students living through the pandemic are missing out on parts of school life that reach far beyond the classroom.

De Anza students and faculty adjust to art classes online

Mathew Bejarano, Reporter | February 4, 2021

As students head into their third online quarter, art students and professors discuss the difficulties and advantages of the virtual environment.

“Living with Social Justice and a Disability” challenges ableism in higher education

Mathew Bejarano, Reporter | February 4, 2021

Justice leaders advocated for accessible resources and better treatment of disabled people in higher education at the Jan. 27 “Living with Social Justice and a Disability” speaker event.

“Get Paid For Being Woke” educates students on careers in social justice

Kaylee Flores, Reporter | January 27, 2021

The “Get Paid for Being Woke” speaker event on Jan. 21 aimed to educate attendees about social justice careers.

Students face job insecurity amid COVID-19

Camila Fernanda Ortega, Reporter | December 9, 2020

Provoked by shelter-in-place and COVID-19 protocols, job loss has reshaped many De Anza College students’ lives. Sophia Castillo, 20, music major, worked at Old Navy before the retail stores...

Pride Month celebrations move online during pandemic

Vanessa Nazareno, Reporter | June 17, 2020

De Anza College students and faculty have had to adjust their pride month celebrations because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to safety mandates, pride parades, including San Francisco,...

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...

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...

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...