June 17 2013 Archives - Page 3 of 3

Rates may double: July 1 increases to federal loans

Maggie Li, Staff Writer | June 14, 2013

Interest rates for certain federal student loans will double on July 1 unless Congress can amend current laws before the deadline. Rates on Stafford subsidized loans, which Congress reduced to 3.4 percent...

California minimum wage could increase to $9.25

Soo Lee, Staff Writer | June 13, 2013

The California State Assembly passed a bill on May 30 that would raise the statewide hourly minimum wage to $9.25 over the next three years. The bill, AB 10, is the first minimum wage increase in California...

Stacie Rowe ready for DASB Senate presidency

DeeAnne Luna, Staff Writer | June 13, 2013

First-year De Anza College student Stacie Rowe will be taking on a big role next year as the new DASB president. Rowe, 18, wrote in an email that she is excited and has a lot of big ideas for the senate...

CA assembly bill: Txting on road G2G

DeeAnne Luna, Staff Writer | June 13, 2013

A bill introduced to the California State Assembly would remove exemptions allowing drivers to use voice-operated, hands-free text messaging while driving. According to California Legislative Information,...

Social network users to gain more control

DeeAnne Luna, Staff Writer | June 13, 2013

The California Senate passed a bill on May 2 that would require social networking websites to take down personal information upon request or face a $10,000 fine. SB 501 would allow any user to ask a...

State senate considers transferable online courses

Jessica Sun, Staff Writer | June 12, 2013

Students who have been arduously wait-listing for their courses, may have an option to bypass those lines, should a contentious bill get passed. SB 520 legislation would allow students in the UC, CSU,...