June 3 2013 Archives - La Voz News

Basketball star takes his talents to Texas A&M

Rajvir Kaur , Sports Co-Editor | May 31, 2013

Denzel Copeland was playing eighth grade basketball when he caught Jason Damjanovic’s eye. “When I saw him the first time, I thought he was the best player on the team. I knew he could play at [the...

Trivia at San Pedro

DeeAnne Luna, Staff Writer | May 31, 2013

Why you should attend Trivia Night at San Pedro Market is an event where family and friends can come together, grab some food and drinks and put your knowledge to the test. Now that summer is around...

Former De Anza student athlete heads overseas to play basketball

Rajvir Kaur , Sports Co-Editor | May 31, 2013

Stefan Demirovic, a 22-year-old shooting guard, began playing overseas at Radnicki Beograd in Serbia after finishing winter quarter at De Anza College. He was 5 years old when his dad handed him his...

WHO MADE YOUR CLOTHES?: Fashion show calls attention to sweatshop labor, alternatives

Giovanni Urias , Freelancer | May 31, 2013

When people buy apparel from their favorite stores, they usually pay attention to the price tag, and the thought of the people who made the clothes, and where, doesn’t cross their minds. Clothes marked...

Anime convention takes over downtown San Jose

Carla Arango , Freelancer | May 31, 2013

Colorful people flocked the streets of Downtown San Jose for the annual FanimeCon, hosted at the McEnergy Convention Center Memorial Day weekend. Hundreds of participants walked around transformed...

More summer classes at DA

Patricia Nguyen, Staff Writer | May 31, 2013

Summer sessions used to be a way for students to speed up the path to a degree or transfer to a university. But now it’s getting harder to fulfill the requirements students need to be eligible for transfer,...

DASB Senate candidate faces disqualification

Patricia Nguyen & Nathan Mitchell , Staff Writer and News Editor | May 31, 2013

Members of the United coalition running for DASB Senate positions accused Revolution coalition members of fraudulent behavior at the election complaints meeting on Wednesday, May 29. The election was...

DASB Senate OKs divestments

Nathan Mitchell, News Editor | May 31, 2013

The DASB Senate at its May 22 meeting unanimously endorsed a proposal to halt new investments by the Foothill-De Anza District into a list of the 200 most carbon-polluting companies. Members of 350...

FHDA to receive more funds in revised CA budget

Lydia Tuan, The Beat Editor | May 31, 2013

Revisions to the 2013-14 California budget may bring more money to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. The changes might bring an additional $2.5 million to $5.6 million in state funding...

Rise in military sexual assault reveals systemic failure to prosecute cases

Jose Avalos, Staff Writer | May 31, 2013

Sexual assault in the military, long ignored by the media, has taken center stage as the Pentagon released a survey earlier this month estimating that 26,000 people in the armed forces were sexually assaulted...