Sexual assault Archives

Universities need to protect their students amid a rise in sexual assault cases

Kaylee Flores, Reporter | October 25, 2021

The statistics regarding sexual assaults on college campuses are well known with as many as 1 in 5 female college students being victims of sexual assault. In light of social media making this information...

When allies are abusers: San Jose DJ accused of sex trafficking

Kevin Nguyen, Reporter | April 30, 2021

A self-proclaimed ally of #MeToo and Black Lives Matter, the San Jose DJ Bassnector has been accused of sexual abuse, revealing how predators pollute all ideological circles.

Jean Miller Resource room hosts “Womxn and Kava’NAH! … What now?” event

My Do, Staff Reporter | October 19, 2018

Students, faculty and staff, wore purple in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault at the “Womxn’s Rights and Kava’NAH!…What now?” event at the Jean Miller Resource Room on Monday, Oct....

Opinion: Judge Persky needs to be recalled

John Bricker, Opinions Editor | June 4, 2018

Judge Aaron Persky should be recalled immediately because of lenient rulings in favor of men accused of assault. In the 2011 civil case against De Anza College baseball players who had been accused...

DASB senate sets aside Measure A over sexual harassment allegations

Andrew Shinjo, Staff Reporter | May 13, 2018

DASB senate decided to continue endorsing San Jose City Council Member Don Rocha, who is running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, after a proposal was made to withdraw the endorsement on...

Emergency phones down

Steven Hall, Staff Writer | March 17, 2015

Only nine of the 20 blue emergency phones on the De Anza College campus are working and fewer than half are displayed in their proper locations on the De Anza map. “A lot of students don’t know that...

Assault victim speaks out

Naomi Fuhrmann , Staff Writer | February 18, 2015

On the evening of Wed. Jan. 28, a woman De Anza College student was walking near the Planetarium when she noticed a “creepy” man nearby. “I left and I felt like he was following me and I looked...