Shelly Michael Archives - Page 2 of 3

Students continue fight for housing

Andrew Jaramillo, Staff Reporter | November 14, 2019

Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees President Pearl Cheng welcomed students and faculty who spoke about the ongoing issues of student homelessness and the future of the Flint Center at the Nov....

De Anza Housing Resources Unknown to Students

Annalise Freimarck, Campus Beat Editor | November 11, 2019

De Anza offers housing resources, yet most homeless students don’t use them. According to the 2018 Food, Housing and Transportation Security survey, 18% of De Anza College students have experienced...

Presidential search committee includes part-time representative

Bhuvaneshwari Natarajan, Staff Reporter | October 23, 2019

The De Anza College Academic Senate voted in members for the college president search at the Oct. 21 meeting. Ishmael Tarikh was voted as the part-time representative, Tim Shively as the faculty association...

De Anza to search for new mascot

Annalise Freimarck, Campus Beat Editor | October 15, 2019

After 10 years of debate, the DASB Senate, working alongside administration, will officially change De Anza College’s mascot from the controversial Don. The idea to change the mascot was first proposed...

Foothill-De Anza students advocate for affordable housing in Flint Center

Jonathan Cabrera, Staff Reporter | October 15, 2019

Foothill and De Anza College students spoke in favor of offering affordable student housing in the Flint Center at the Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 7. Though the Flint Center was...

Shared governance meetings require DASB senator participation, guidance

Ella Shih, Staff Reporter | June 12, 2019

Acting DASB Vice President and president-elect Shelly Michael said DASB senators have a responsibility to attend shared governance meetings. At the May 13 academic senate meeting, Foothill-De Anza Student...

Building a life in social change event provides college and career success

Shiri Marwaha, Staff Reporter | April 9, 2019

“It’s going to be worth it. Don’t give up,” said Itzel Sanchez, panel member at the Building a Life in Social Change talk organized to provide guidance to De Anza College students. Cynthia Kaufman,...

Senate Bill 291 proposes advanced financial aid for community college students

Amy Gallagher, Staff Reporter | April 8, 2019

To combat the financial issues California community college students face, a new financial aid program, Senate Bill 291, was proposed by California legislatures to cover the full cost of attending community...

Meet your new DASB president

Amy Gallagher, Staff Reporter | March 29, 2019

While on the phone with a friend, then 10-year-old Shelly Michael, future 2019-2020 DASB president, heard the Israeli warning sirens ringing. She said goodbye to her friend, headed to a shelter and waited...

Meet your Candidates event presents 2019-2020 candidates

Abhiram Rishi Prattipati, Staff Reporter | March 5, 2019

For the first time, every candidate running for the 2019-2020 DASB general elections was given a chance to speak during the Feb. 27 “Meet your Candidates Day” event hosted by the DASB. Candidates...