Overnight parking serves De Anza’s educational mission
Thomas Anthony, Staff Reporter
May 2, 2019
If De Anza College stands by its mission to provide the best possible education to its students, it needs to support its most vulnerable members by providing overnight parking for homeless and housing-insecure students. With a homeless student population of around 18 percent according to a 2018 D...
Student homelessness and food insecurity rates high in California community colleges
Yami Sun, Staff Reporter
April 30, 2019
Sarah Curcio, 22, biology major used to park and sleep in her car in front of her mother's house. Her financial aid can cover her tuition, but not parking permits and textbook fees. She is not currently enrolled in any classes at De Anza College because she needs to work three jobs to cover neces...
Transportation, food, housing big issues for De Anza students
Stephanie Lam, Campus Beat Editor
October 2, 2018
De Anza College students self-reported high levels of basic needs insecurities in a study conducted by the De Anza College Office of Institutional Research and Planning released on June 18. Out of 2,021 responses, 60 percent of students indicated transportation insecurity, 58 percent in food ...
