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TUESDAY
Club Karaoke Tuesday, April 29, 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Campus Center Patio
Students and staff are invited to come and sing.
Graduation Workshop Tuesday, April 29, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m., Main Quad
Learn how to earn an AA/AS degree and how to participate in the graduation ceremony. De Anza encourages students to obtain an associate’s degree, even if they are transferring. For information, contact Dr. Howard Irvin, Dean of Counseling at 408-864-8945.
Paid Internships Tuesday, April 29, 12:30 & 3:30 p.m. Hinson Campus Center, Room 251
These informational meetings explain the yearlong paid internships available for students through the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Internship Program. For information go to http://internships.fhda.edu.
CalSTRS Fundamentals Tuesday, April 29, 3-4:30 P.M., District Board Room
Faculty and administrators are invited to attend a workshop on the California State Teachers’ Retirement System to learn the basic information about CalSTRS, the CalSTRS Retirement Formula, and steps to take in planning for retirement. Contact Patricia Paulino at ext. 6219 or Patti Conens at ext. 6220 to RSVP.
WEDNESDAY STUDENT SERVICES DAY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 11:30 A.M.-1:30 p.m., MAIN QUAD
Student Services Day gives students an opportunity to learn about the various services available to students. De Anza programs will provide information at tables.
THURSDAY Statewide Conference: Equity=Excellence Thursday, MAY 1, 7:30 A.M.- 7:30 P.M. Friday, May 2, 7:30 A.M.- 3:15 P.M. Santa Clara Hyatt Regency Hotel 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara
The Office of Diversity is sponsoring a conference, “Equity=Excellence: California Community Colleges in the Vanguard of Change,” with the goal of sharing effective educational practices for serving community colleges’ diverse populations. The featured speaker is author and Professor James A. Banks, a specialist in multicultural education and in social studies education. He is a past president of the American Educational Research Association, holds honorary doctorates from five colleges and universities and was awarded the UCLA Medal. Register for the conference at http://www.deanza.edu/diversity/conference/index.html for a discounted price of $300 for De Anza faculty/staff and $25 for students.
INTERNATIONAL WORKERS’ DAY THURSDAY, MAY 1, 10:50 A.M.-2 P.M., L QUAD FOUNTAIN
Campus workers, students artists and speakers, faculty members, free food, music, a guest DJ and an open mic will open International Workers’ Day on campus. At 2 p.m., students will bus or car pool to downtown San Jose for the annual march at 3 p.m. The rally is sponsored by De Anza Students for Justice.
SATURDAY The De Anza Flea Market Saturday, May 3, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Parking Lots A & B
The De Anza Associated Student Body Flea Market is held on the first Saturday of every month (rain, shine or holidays) in Campus Parking Lots A and B. For information, go to http://www. deanza.edu/fleamarket, call (408)-864-8414 or e-mail fleamarket@deanza.edu
NEXT MONDAY FACULTY/STUDENT READING MONDAY, May 5, 12:30-1:20 P.M., WrC - ATC 309
De Anza College faculty and students will give readings as the opening event of the De Anza LitFest ‘08: A Multicultural Literary Arts Festival. *
EMBRACING LATINO/A EMPOWERMENT MONDAY, May 5, 12:30-2:30 P.M., MAIN QUAD
This event will feature live music by a local artist as part of Latino/a Heritage Month.
SCREENWRITER DAVID SULLIVAN TO SPEAK MONDAY, May 5, 1:30-2:30 P.M., WrC - ATC 309
Local screenwriter David Sullivan will screen and discuss his most recent film, “Coyote and the 10 Gallon Hat.” *
FALL IN LONDON INFORMATIONAL MEETING MONDAY, MAY 5, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Don Bautista Room
In Campus Abroad to London, students will participate in a 12-unit British Life and Culture Program focusing on historical, political, economic and cultural aspects of contemporary Britain. The approximate cost is $4,620 plus airfare. Other meetings will be held on May 14 and June 16. For information call Art Turmelle at (650)-949-7614.
Bicoastal Symposium Host Site Monday, May 5, 2:30-4:30 p.m., location TBA
Robert Reich, the 22nd Secretary of Labor and current professor of public policy at UC Berkeley will be on campus to interact with De Anza students as well as students from Miami and New York via teleconference, on “Economic Empowerment Through Civic Engagement.” For more information, contact Rowena Tomaneng at 408-864-8286 or Myra Cruz at 408-864-8215.
NEXT TUESDAY Fujitsu Planetarium naming celebration TUESDAY, MAY 6, 9-11 a.m. 9-10 a.m.-- Brunch reception, location TBD 10 a.m.--Program and sign unveiling, Planetarium
This event will celebrate Fujitsu Computer Systems’ $1 million gift to De Anza College, which includes a naming gift for the Planetarium. Immediately following will be an optional Planetarium show.
CALIFORNIA’S POET LAUREAT TO APPEAR TUESDAY, May 6, 12:30 P.m.-2 P.M., CAMPUS CENTER RMS A&B and 4-6 P.M., CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER
California’s Poet Laureate and novelist Al Young will appear with bassist Dan Robbins. Young has won numerous awards for his work in a variety of literary formats and taught and lectured throughout the nation and the world. *
GUITARIST BRIAN GORE TO PERFORM TUESDAY, May 6, 2-3 P.M. CAMPUS CENTER RMS A&B
Local guitar player and Warner recording artist Brian Gore will perform. *
NEXT WEDNESDAY AWARD WINNING POET TO READ WEDNESDAY, May 7, 12:30-1:30 P.m., CAMPUS CENTER RM A
Marilyn Chin, award winning poet from San Diego State, featured in Bill Moyers PBS series and anthology “The Language of Life,” will read from her award-winning collections and from some of her new, experimental prose. *
PERFORMANCE POET REGIE CABICO TO HOLD PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2:30-3:30 P.M., Campus Center rm A
Performance poet and National Poetry Slam Champ Regie Cabico has performed on HBO’s “Def Poetry Jam” and MTV’s “Free Your Mind” video. The audience is invited to participate in this workshop. *
NEXT THURSDAY ICC Spring Carnival Thursday, May 8, Main Quad
The ICC sponsored carnival will offer games and prizes for students.
HISTORIAN FRANCISCO JIMENEZ TO SPEak THURSDAY, May 8, 12:30-1:30 P.m., CAMPUS CENTER RMS A&B
Santa Clara University Professor and author Francisco Jimenez is a prize winning memoirist and oral historian. He will read and discuss his natioanlly acclaimed memoirs “The Circuit” and “Breaking Through.” *
REGIE CABICO IN PERFORMANCE THURSDAY, May 8, 2-3 P.m., CAMPUS CENTER RMS A&B
Performance poet Regie Cabico will perform excerpts from his recent full-length one-man show, “Unbuckled, Uncensored.” *
NEXT FRIDAY Language Exchange Program Deadline to sign up: FRIDAY, May 9
The LEP helps students find language partners who are native speakers of the language they are trying to learn, so they can help each other learn the other’s native language. The event will be held from May 19-May 30. Applications
C ROSS C ULTURAL PARTNERS W ANTS YOU ! Cross-Cultural Partners is still taking applications from native and fluent speakers of English. De Anza’s English as a Second Language students want to talk to you. They are eager to practice conversation in English. You can volunteer to help for 5 hours by applying on line at www.deanza.edu/ccpartners/.
APRIL 28, 2008 INFO
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EXPRESS ART CONTEST FOR HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY, May 9
The winners of a performance art contest will win $50-$200 and perform on the Main Quad Stage on national Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day, Thursday, May 22, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Prizes range from $50-$200. Dancers, poets, spoken work artists, essayists, musicians and singers should submit a document or link of no longer than five minutes to SVAPIHIV collaborative@gmail.com, and include their full name, e-mail address and phone number. The theme is “Together We Can: Open your Heart to Make a Difference.” For questions contact SVAPIHIVcollaborative@gmail.com.
NEXT SATURDAY Take Steps for Crohn’s and Colitis: Silicon Valley Saturday, May 10, 5 p.m. registration, 6 p.m.: WALK Sunken Garden
This walk is the nation’s largest event dedicated to finding cures for digestive diseases. The evening includes entertainment and food. The walk is approximately 1.5 miles on a lit path around the De Anza campus, starting at the Sunken Garden. The route is wheelchair accessible. Children, strollers and dogs on leash are welcome. See http://california.ccfa.org for more information.
MICHAEL SPIRO IN CONCERT Saturday, May 10, 7-10 p.m., Choral Hall A 11
A free Latin Jazz performance by Michael Spiro, is an internationally recognized percussionist and recording artist who has worked with David Byrne, The Caribbean Jazz project, Bobby McFerrin and Carlos Santana. For artist information, go to http://www.michaelspiro.com. For information, contact dunnron@deanza.edu.
Shajarian & Ava Ensemble SATURDAY, May 10, 8:30 P.M., FLINT CENTER
Tickets for this Persian concert are available at Ticketmaster from $45-$75.
MAY 11-17 Poetry Writing Week Monday, May 12-Thursday, May 15, 4-5 P.M., WRC LESBIAN/GAY/BISEXUAL/TRANSEXUAL/ QUEER WORKSHOP MONDAY, May 12, 3-4:30 P.M., CAMPUS CENTER RM A This workshop will allow students to have an open, safe and friendly conversation about sexuality.
fman. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for $38-$65.
PENINSULA SYMPHONY SATURDAY, MAY 17, 8 P.M., FLINT CENTER
The Peninsula Symphony will perform Mahler’s Fifth, featuring Jing Wang, the 2007 Irving M. Klein International String Competition winner. Tickets are available for $35 for the public and $29 for students and seniors at Ticketmaster.
MAY 18 and BEYOND “DUEL AT DE ANZA” AUTOCROSS Sunday, May 18, 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Parking Lots A & B
Watch drivers navigate the course in cars of all types. Admission is free for spectators; registered drivers pay. To register to drive call 408-864-8527.
“RENT” SUNDAY, MAY 18, 7 P.M., FLINT CENTER
Flint Center will host Broadway’s “Rent, the winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster for $39-$59.
THEATER: ERIK FLATMO Monday, May 19, 10:30 A.M., G 3
Erik Flatmo is a San Francisco set designer who has worked with the San Francisco Opera Center, Stanford Summer Theater, A.C.T. Conservatory and Yale Repertory Theater. This event is presented as part of the Visiting Artists Series. For information contact Todd Gutmann at gutmanns@hotmail.com
Student Athlete recognition Wed, May 21 1:30 P.M.-3, Conference room b EXPRESS ART CONTEST FOR HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY THURSDAY, MAY 22, 11 A.M.-2 P.M., MAIN QUAD STAGE
The winners of a performance art contest will win perform as part of national Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
RESOURCE FAIR THURSDAY, MAY 29, 11:30-2:30 P.M., MAIN QUAD
Local community organizations will demonstrate what they have to offer. The event will feature live performances.
DRUM FOR FUN! THURSDAY, MAY 29, 12-1 PM., MAIN QUAD
Join the Jews, Israelis and Friends Club for an interactive and entertaining drumming session with internationally renowned, award-winning percussionist and community drumming leader Jim Greiner.
CHICAGO THE MUSICAL FRIDAY, MAY 30, 8 P.M., FLINT CENTER SATURDAY, MAY 31, 8 P.M., FLINT CENTER
Try a “Masada” climbing wall, falafel and music.
Broadway’s most popular musical, recipient of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards and a Grammy is coming to Flint Center. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster for $40-$60.
Enjoy chocolate tasting, Israel trivia and music with DJ-SPEK
AUTO TECH GOLF TOURNAMENT Friday, June 6, all day, Sunol Golf & Country Club
ISRAEL @ SIXTY EVENTS TUESDAY, MAY 13, 11:30-1:30 P.M., MAIN QUAD
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 11:30-1:30 P.M., MAIN QUAD THURSDAY, MAY 15, 11:30-1:30 P.M., MAIN QUAD
Visit Israel booths with do-it-yourself take home gifts.
De Anza College’s Spring Fling Wednesday, May 14, 2-4 p.m., Campus Center A&B
This annual celebration reception is for De Anza administrators, faculty and classified staff.
De Anza College Spring Job Fair Thursday, May 15, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Campus Center A&B
Approximately 45 local employers will meet students and discuss employment opportunities. Students should bring resumes to the event. For more info contact Cindy Lister at 408-864-5716.
Guitar Recital with Steve Lin Thursday, May 15, 12:30 p.m.
Guitarist Steve Lin will perform. For information contact Ron Dunn at dunnron@deanza.edu.
SUMMER IN VIETNAM APPLICATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, May 16
Students are invited to travel the length of Vietnam from July 22-August 20, as they earn De Anza College credit. A cost of $3,000 includes airfare, food and lodging. For information contact Professor Vu-Duc Vuong at vuduc.vuong@ gmail.com or 415-407-6282.
Carolyn Keen Literature Prize Deadline: FRIDAY May 16
The Carolyn Keen Literature Prize grants annual awards to outstanding essays written by students at De Anza College on works of literature. Students should submit two copies of each essay, a one-page cover letter and contact information to Professor Steve Howland’s mailbox in the Language Arts Division. Prizes range from $100-300 and the winning essay will be published in Red Wheelbarrow.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY FRIDAY, MAY 16, FLINT CENTER, 8 P.M.
The San Francisco Symphony will perform an all-Brahms program featuring pianist Yefim Bron-
The annual Caracci Memorial Scholarship fund raiser golf tournament and dinner, sponsored by the Auto Tech Department, will include raffle prizes. Proceeds go for student scholarships. For information and cost contact Dave Capitolo at 408-864-8312 or e-mail capitolodave@fhda.edu.
ONGOING ACADEMIC SKILLS WORKSHOPS
Skills workshops are offered Mondays-Fridays through May 30 on topics including memory strategies, anti-procrastination, editing skills, tests with less stress, critical thinking tips and note taking strategies. Workshops are open to all De Anza students. For more information, visit the Tutorial and Academic Skills Center in L47 or go to: http://faculty.deanza.edu/ alvesdelimadiana/stories/storyReader$9.
LIBRARY DISPLAYS
Displays on exhibit at the A. Robert DeHart Learning Center include “Mysteries” by the library staff and giant informational posters in support of peace from the World Peace Buddist Club, organized by Soka Gakkai International.
DISCOUNTS ON AMC MOVIE TICKETS
The De Anza’s Student Accounts Office offers discounted AMC tickets to students with DASB cards. Tickets range from $6-7.50 depending on how recent the movie is and when the movie will be seen. -----------------------------------------------------------* Events marked with an asterisk (*) are part of the De Anza LitFest ‘08: A Multicultural Literary Arts Festival taking place from May 5-May 8. It is sponsored by the Strategic Planning Community Collaborations Initiative, APAX, the California History Center, The Writing and Reading Center, ¡Lead!, The Language Arts Division and Red Wheelbarrow, the literary magazine of De Anza College.
De Anza At a Glance
APRIL 28, 2008
Driver hits bicyclist, realizes he should study more Mike Anderson LA VOZ NEWS
A car struck a biker to the ground at De Anza College’s east entrance on Thursday. The biker incurred minor injuries to his right leg, while the driver of the Toyota Corolla DX was unharmed. Ly Hoang, a nursing major, stopped at a stop sign before turning onto Stelling Road, but failed to notice Xiang Zeng, a mathematics major, who was riding his bike through the crosswalk. “Usually not many people cross here,” said Hoang. “I stopped and didn’t see him.” Zeng was not expecting Hoang to turn, and kept pedaling. “I saw him stop, so I didn’t slow down,” he said. “I was very scared.” The front of Hoang’s car contacted the right side of Zeng’s bike and leg, knocking him over in the crosswalk. Zeng was wearing a helmet.
The accident occurred at around 4 p.m. Officer J. Meade of the district police arrived shortly after to assist the De Anza students. Zeng was able to ride his bike home, but said his leg felt uncomfortable and plans to wait a few days before seeing a doctor. “I still can move,” he said. Both students said they will be more cautious in the future, but Hoang viewed the accident as a matter of timing. “I should’ve stayed to do homework in the library.” Mike Anderson is a staff reporter La Voz. Contact him at mikeanderson@lavozdeanza. com. Officer J. Meade of the district police at the scene of the accident between Ly Hoang (left) and Xian Zeng (right).
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STATSHOT OF THE WEEK
4th year – 2%
More than 4 years – 1%
ACADEMIC PLANS TRANSFERRING
A.A./A.S. DEGREE
3rd year – 12%
The De Anza College Associated Student Body senate is the governing body of De Anza College. It meets every week on Wednesday afternoons in the Student Council Chambers in the basement of the Hinson Campus Center.
April 23 What happened: The DASB approved additional funds to be allocated to the men’s track and field team, the Student Success and Retention Services Center and the Equity = Excellence Conference. The funds will benefit the men’s track and field team by providing travel expenses and entrance fees, while the funding for athletics transportation will help with transportation costs. The Student Success and Retention Services Center will be able to hire more peer mentors who are essential to the success of the program, and the funds for the Equity = Excellence Conference will go to the printing costs of conference brochures, flyers, handouts and a sign language interpreter and videographer for the conference.
These notes are collected from Foothill - De Anza Police’s media log.
April 21 – April 28
OTHER DEGREE
BY THE NUMBERS Most likely to be working on G.E.D. – 1st-year students Most likely to be transferring – 2nd-year students Most likely to be on A.A./A.S. – 3rd-year students
2nd year – 36%
DASB SENATE
POLICE LOG
G.E.D.
1st year – 49%
»MEETING NOTES«
Why this matters: After funding these programs the DASB’s winter/spring special allocations account will be empty. The DASB will no longer be able to provide need-based funding for any program unless it does a budget transfer from other accounts. Aiselle De Vera
What are your college goals? HOW MANY YEARS AT DE ANZA?
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De Anza College results are from the De Anza Speaks survey of 250 students during the Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 quarters. GRAPHIC BY TOM GUFFEY/LA VOZ
TRAFFIC COLLISION Traffic accident -- no injuries Location: Flint Parking Garage Wednesday, April 23 at 8:28 a.m. TRAFFIC INJURY Traffic accident -- minor injury Location: Parking Lot C Wednesday, April 23 at 10:25 a.m. INVESTIGATION Suspicious person Location: Swimming Pool Tuesday, April 22 at 8:03 p.m.
CAMPUS SNAPSHOT INTER CLUB COUNCIL The Inter Club Council is the governing body which allocates funds to De Anza College’s 60 active clubs. The ICC meets Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Student Council Chambers in the basement of the Hinson Campus Center.
April 23 What happened: American Sign Language, Art DeCo, Chinese Student Association, Democracy Matters and Taiwanese Association of De Anza became clubs on trial, pending full activation. De Anza Italian Club and Socialist Organizers were approved as new clubs. Outdoor Club won the remaining concession bid for May, and will join Autotech at the May flea market on the first Saturday of the month. Why this matters: Club concession bids are a fund raising opportunity for clubs wherein club representatives operate drink stands at the De Anza flea market. Two to four spots are allocated for clubs to operate on every first Saturday of the month, except January. JOSE MARTE/LA VOZ
Randy Fung vaults towards the topless heavens as his De Anza College track and field teammate, Michael Barrios, walks on the team’s verdant field.
Yujin Yoshimura
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CAMPUS NEWS
Oaks Center property to make room for new hotel Dahlia Seroussi LA VOZ NEWS
A proposal and design for a four-story, 122-room hotel and a mixed-use commercial building at The Oaks Shopping Center on Stevens Creek Blvd. are being reviewed by the Cupertino Community Development Planning Department. The hotel will be built in the back parking lot near Mary Ave. and the commercial building will be set closer to the front of the shopping center. Colin Jung, Senior Planning Commissioner of the city of Cupertino said that the council is fairly satisfied with the final design submitted by Peter Pau, the principal owner of Sand Hill Properties, which plans to purchase The Oaks from its current owner and build the hotel. If approved by the council it will be presented for approval at a public hearing in Cupertino at the end of May. Sand Hill Properties bought The Oaks in 2005 for $23 million and sold it to its current owners, Homeland Management, in 2006 at a price between $27 and $28 million. Sand Hill Properties is now planning to buy it back and build the hotel. Many note that the Oaks is dawdling as a business venture and that a hotel might increase the property value. Michael Federle, a real estate agent who represented the owners previous to Sand Hill Properties said, “In today’s economy, larger and more integrated projects make sense … the demographic and the earning power 15 years ago in [Cupertino] were totally different. Ferdele has few qualms about Pau’s business plan. “Everything Peter Pau brings to the table is gold,” he said. The Oaks Center hotel is not the only project on Pau’s table. On March 3, The San Jose Mercury News announced that Pau purchased the long time empty 17-acre property cornered by Stevens Creek Blvd. and Tantau Ave. at an estimated value of $46 million. Cupertino Commercial News reported that plans for this property could include lifestyle retail, a fitness club, supporting office space and senior age-restricted housing. It is unclear whether plans
for Pau’s hotel on the Tantau property will be scrapped as a result of The Oaks hotel. De Anza College has long had its sights set on purchasing The Oaks Center property. De Anza considered a purchase when it was on sale in 2003, but couldn’t follow through due to a budget crisis. The Oaks entered the market again in 2005, but without available funds, a purchase by De Anza College was virtually impossible, said De Anza Vice President of Budget and Finance Jeanine Hawk. At a De Anza Academic Senate meeting on Jan. 10, 2005, Hawk said that the ultimate vision for the college is that by 2025, the Foothill-De Anza Community College District would own The Oaks center property. Potential plans for the space included parking, classroom and non-classroom facilities to create space on the main campus. On possibly collaborating with future Oaks owner Pau to achieve this goal, De Anza College President Brian Murphy said, “The District Board of Trustees has made clear that they’re not really interested in building on something they don’t own.” Murphy stressed that acquisition of The Oaks property is a long term goal, one that De Anza may strive for in the next 30 years. It is not the answer to an immediate problem. Yet an annual growth rate of 2 percent in the student body says that the college will eventually have to find a way to expand its campus to accomodate more, and the district is not interested in acquiring instructional spaces too far from the campuses. “We haven’t really been interested in operating little satellites. Part of what gives De Anza its identity is the coherence of this campus, the physical feel of it, the culture of it, the sense when you walk in that it’s a bustling, happening place. I wouldn’t want to deprive the students of that,” said Murphy. Though plans for the Oaks are independent of De Anza, Murphy noted that the college will be a cultural attraction for anyone staying in the hotel.
Students pass time at Coffee Society in The Oaks Center across from De Anza college.
Dahlia Seroussi is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at dahliaseroussi@lavozdeanza. com.
The Oaks Center is a popular hangout among De Anza College students. For years, De Anza has considered purchasing the property, but the price has been too high. mike anderson (2)/la voz
APRIL 28, 2008
Textbook prices continue to increase dramatically Daniel Gamberg LA VOZ NEWS
The exponentially rising publisher prices of college textbooks are compelling consumers and retailers to find new alternatives. Today, while pursuing higher education, every college student encounters a plethora of expenses: enrollment fees, course fees, student body fees, campus fees, service fees and textbook prices all must be absorbed. Of these expenses, the high price of college textbooks is climbing higher and faster than most. The increase in textbook prices stems from the publishers that produce them. College textbook publishers such as Pearson, McGraw-Hill, Houghton-Mifflin and Cengage Learning reign at the apex of the publishing hierarchy. Publishers are “bundling-in” materials with textbooks, which drives up the price and introducing new editions that must be bought at publisher prices. “I feel all my money that I work hard for goes towards textbooks,” said Darlene Lai, a second year business student. “The publishers have steadily increased prices over the years, dramatically,” said Jeri Montgomery, director of the De Anza College bookstore. The bookstore marks up textbook prices within a 23 percent margin, which is slightly higher than the national average of 22.4 percent according to the 2007 College Store Industrial Report by the National Association of College Stores.
“I feel all my money that I work hard for goes towards textbooks.” Darlene Lai, De Anza College student and business major
“We look at textbooks as a break-even operation,” Montgomery said. “Without the margin we would lose money.” The bookstore does not receive money from the state budget and operates to accommodate students by offering everything they need. Addressing the high costs of textbooks, the bookstore is buying more used books. The used books are bought from wholesalers, not from publishers. The bookstore is
also exploring a textbook rental program that would require professors to use the same textbook for two to three years to recover bookstore costs, Montgomery said. As consumers feel the effects of increasing textbook prices, retailers are also seeking alternatives. “With so many vendors chasing the same product, it’s very difficult to get [textbooks],” said Mike Peters, manager of Aida’s University Books Inc. in Cupertino. When pricing textbooks, Peters says they try to be as fair as they can “and that’s all you can do, really.” Peters says he, like many students, is also looking for substitutes for publisher prices online. In that last decade, many alternatives have become available for students. Numerous enterprises advertising cheap deals on used books or book exchanges can be found on the Internet. The Foothill-De Anza Community College District is also pursuing open educational resources and digital textbooks that would help reduce costs for students and families. Also contributing to rising textbook costs is the process in which textbooks are ordered. When a professor chooses a textbook for his or her class, the textbook price is not listed and students are left paying the price. “Everybody could make more informed decisions if they had prices,” said Montgomery. Some educators have found alternatives by assembling compilations of relevant texts instead of requiring students to purchase the entire book. The library has also increased their supply of reservation textbooks, making more texts available for loan. “Our reserve materials and textbooks are very much in demand,” said adjunct librarian Derek Monypeny. Another way students are combating textbook prices is by using earlier “outdated” editions with negligible differences. Students can purchase textbooks online at stores such as http:// www.campusbooks.com, http://www.collegebooksdirect. com and http://www.textbooksnow.com. Daniel Gamberg is the assistant copy editor La Voz. Contact him at danielgamberg@lavozdeanza.com.
CAMPUS NEWS
Campus food prices higher than in winter Yujin Yoshimura LA VOZ NEWS
Food prices in the Hinson Campus Center have been increased by up to half a dollar this quarter, depending on the item purchased. “What’s happening is that all of the commodities have had [their prices] increased,” said Campus Center Food Services Director Patrick Gannon. “Biodegradable [utensils and food containers] are dependent on corn. Now there is a shortage of corn, so all the corn product prices go up.” This is not limited to corn, but also includes commodities such as wheat and soy beans. “The wheat [price has] gone up and a guy makes the flour, makes the dough, makes the bread. I get the bread, and all the sudden, whoa! ... Oh God! [The price] is shocking,” Gannon said. If the cafeteria did not increase its food prices, the Campus Center funds would have been depleted. “I feel terrible, but what I have done is I tried to keep certain things in the cafeteria the same, so somebody can always get a meal for under $5,” Gannon said. “I don’t have to make a profit, but I have to break even. If ever we do make a profit, it will be put back into the Campus Center.” Gannon also cares about food quality, he said. “That is the difference between me, working for De Anza, and the [food services] contract company on the outside. They don’t care. I have the power to care.” Gannon has no plan to bring fast food into Cafeteria at this point. “We’re doing 2,300 people through here everyday,” he said, and their health is paramount. There has been confusion among
students who are used to the previous prices, though. “[I’m receiving] many complaints,” said Yuka Hayashibara, a cashier in the cafeteria. “Some customers bring the exact amount for the food prices last quarter, and when I ring them up they figure out that they don’t have enough money.”
“That is the difference between me, working for De Anza, and the [food services] contract company on the outside. They don’t care. I have the power to care.” Patrick Gannon, Campus Center Food Services director
Hayashibara also said some customers return the food they attempted to purchase after they ask the price. “Some students says it’s expensive ... I have been asked by some students saying ‘please give me student discounts.’ I explain to them that all the students have discounts factored into the price for the tax already.” There are no plans at this time to further increase the food prices. Yujin Yoshimura is a freelance reporter for La Voz.
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Redwoods dying Stacy Lane LA VOZ NEWS
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Jesse Sanchez empties the recycling bins near L 61. According to Donna Jones-Dulin, director of college services, Sanchez has rummaged at De Anza for at least six years but has been asked to leave because a new recycling procedure has been established.
DA ends rummager agreement Nitzan Beck LA VOZ NEWS
De Anza College asked Jesse Sanchez, a man who De Anza allowed to collect the recycling from De Anza, to leave last week. “De Anza has asked him to stop because of a new recycling procedure,” said Dave Allen, supervisor of the custodial department. The previous director of College Services made a verbal agreement with Sanchez to collect the contents from the recycling bins near the campus center. Sanchez keeps the profits from the recycled items, however he is not paid a salary. According to Allen, the new recycling procedure will involve dumping all of the recycling into a dumpster at De Anza and having a local company
come to collect the recycling. In addition to the new system, new recycling bins are being purchased to replace all of the recycling bins near the campus center. The reason is these bins had padlocks and chains put on them by Sanchez. Sanchez was given permission from Donna Jones-Dulin, director of college services to put on the padlocks and chains, so that only he could access them. Holes were also made in the bins to allow chains to go through. Sanchez was the only one who had the keys to open the recycling bins. Depending on the quality, one recycling bin could cost anywhere between $300 to $1,000, said Joseph P. Cooke, supervisor of grounds operations. Ron Levine, director of District Safety and Security said it is not a
crime to take trash. Trash is considered abandoned property. He said if a commercial entity were to take trash they would need to seek permission from the college because the school may already have previous agreements with other companies. Jones-Dulin said that if a private citizen tried to take cans and bottles from the bins, De Anza could not stop them. “It’s considered garbage. We have other people besides Jesse Sanchez, many of them are homeless people who go through the recycling bins. We have chosen not to persecute them or run them down,” said Jones-Dulin.
For years, the redwood trees on the De Anza College campus have been casting shade onto its students and staff. Lately, though, the only shadows these gentle giants are casting are ones of worry. Students and faculty have noticed that the redwood trees on campus seem to be in bad health. “There is no doubt,” said environmental studies instructor Kristin Sullivan, “they are dying, and there are reasons they are dying.” The reasons can be summed up easily: De Anza’s redwoods are not in their native habitat. Although the redwood has a reputation for being “California’s tree,” the species is not indigenous to all areas of California. The natural growth range is from eight to 56 kilometers inland, making its natural home fall under only a narrow strip of the northern California coastline. Cupertino does not fall into this native range, and so this area does not have what the trees on campus need to be healthy. “[Redwoods] do not do well far from the coast,” said De Anza biology instructor Vicki Jennings. The coastline sees more precipitation from incoming moisture off the ocean and has fog drip, which is imperative to healthy Redwoods. Fog drip decreases water loss from evaporation and increases soil moisture during dry summers. “Microclimatic conditions are
so important, and anytime that you put a species into a place that they didn’t evolve in, without their natural living condition, they just won’t survive,” said Sullivan. Out of their native ecosystem, redwoods cannot survive for the 2,200 years that they are capable of living. “It’s sad,” said Jennings, “but there is not a lot we can do to save them.” De Anza’s redwood trees will not be lost without a fight by those taking care of them. “We are going to do what we can to save them,” said Joseph Cooke, De Anza grounds supervisor. Plans include replacing the old irrigation system with new bubblers, which will soak the soil under the trees, deliver the necessary extra water to the redwoods and replace the old soil with soil that is more in line with the redwoods’ natural habitat. Yet although De Anza caretakers may be able to spare some of its Redwoods, students might soon be saying goodbye to a few of these gentle giants. “We will lose a few redwoods [in the process],” said Cooke. “There’s not enough time to save all of them.” Stacy Lane is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at stacylane@ lavozdeanza.com.
Nitzan Beck is the enterprise news editor for La Voz. Contact her at nitzanbeck@lavozdeanza.com.
all photos by jose marte/la voz
TOP: The redwood trees in front of Parking Lot B. The redwood trees are dying because they are not native to this area and survive best when next to the coast. BELOW: A lamp lights a group of redwood trees south of the library. The old irrigation system will be replaced with “bubblers” to help the redwoods with absorbing water.
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PEOPLE ON CAMPUS
APRIL 28, 2008
Aztec performers connect through dance Dahlia Seroussi LA VOZ NEWS
Last Tuesday, Aztec dance group Calpulli Tonalehqueh filled Conference Rooms A and B with the sounds and movements of Danza Mexica (me-shee-ca). The performers donned “penachos” (large feather headdresses), animal skins, shells and stones, all of which are elements found in nature. Those who did not wear a headdress wrapped a scarf around their head as a reminder that the head is the first part of the body to enter the world. The De Anza club ¡LEAD!and the Inter Club Council originally found Calpulli Tonalehqueh at Focus the Nation, an event about climate change that took place in January. The dancers provided a mechanism for education, said
Mayra E. Cruz, a child development and education division instructor, as well as the financial representative of the Latino Heritage Program. Through the Latino Heritage program, Cruz hopes “to bring to De Anza opportunities for connections with culture, our roots [which make us] who we are as individuals,” she said. The show included a PowerPoint presentation about Mexica culture, education and beliefs. According to it, the Mexica were the first to provide preschool and kindergarten education to their people. This event kicks off a series of Latino heritage events taking place in May and early June. A Cinco de Mayo festival will aim to continue “that element of culture that unites people,” said
Cruz. Calpulli Tonalehqueh holds dance classes on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Alum Rock Youth Center, and on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the National Hispanic University. The Latino Heritage Program will also soon be hosting a community resource fair and an LGBTQ event. Dahlia Seroussi is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at dahliaseroussi@lavozdeanza. com.
(Above) Dancers of Danza Mexica wear traditional ornaments made of animal hides and other natural materials. (Below left) Danza Azteca can include songs such as spiritual requests and expressions of gratitude.
all photos by dahlia seroussi/la voz
(Left) The combination of a pounding drum and dancers running up the aisles opens the performance. (Above) As the group dances in front of the stage, other members play live music behind them.
Club of the Week
BSU asks the serious questions
we focus on contributions students have made,” White said, citing awards and transfers as accomplishments to be rewarded. White discusses the importance of balance in “developing the holistic individual,” citing her own BSU days as an example.
Kelly Truong LA VOZ NEWS
Black Student Union adviser Wendy White likes to pose an interesting hypothetical question to her students: what would happen if one day, everyone over the age of 30 disappeared? “I think we get too complacent,” said White, who encourages students to think for themselves and explore new opportunities. “It’s not about us [advisers] doing, it’s about you doing. This is the opportunity to spread your wings, to test your ideas.” BSU, which meets Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the California History Center, has a lineup of activities planned for the spring quarter, including a series of faculty speakers. One of the speakers is intercultural studies instructor Ron Brown, a black scuba diver who searches for sunken slave ships. Another is anthropology instructor Isaihah Nengo, a Kenyan native who is scheduled to speak on Kenya and its native tribe culture. Nengo also serves as co-adviser of the BSU, along with paralegal studies instructor Tesha Poe. At the first club meeting of the quarter, all three sat around a table with the students, first introducing themselves, then encouraging students to speak out and become involved. “You’ve got talent,” Poe said to the
“This is the opportunity to spread your wings, to test your ideas.” Wendy White, Black Student Union adviser
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Black Student Union President Cory Williams at the BSU booth on Club Day. club members. “We know we [advisers] have a lot of capacity to make things happen, but that’s not what we’re about. We’re here to guide and support you.” The club is open to all students, with each member having, according to White, “a different perception of what black culture is.” Members at the first meeting included black and white students alike, with the first group including both African-Americans and native Africans.
The BSU has held a number of events in the past, including movie nights and black graduations, which they are organizing again this quarter. The films explore aspects of black history, which students then discuss afterward. The club’s black graduations continue a tradition begun in the 1960s, which emerged to recognize and celebrate the achievements of AfricanAmerican students at predominantly white universities. “Typically, it’s a graduation where
“After we took care of business, we’d put on the transistor radio and dance,” she said. “We can be as serious as we need to be, and we can have a lot of fun as well.” As a former Los Angeles community organizer who was active in the 1980’s anti-apartheid movement, White sees her role as adviser as primarily encouraging students to take the reins themselves. “I’m an engaged person. I feel we should always be engaged in something,” she said. “I try to pass that on to the students.” Kelly Truong is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at kellytruong@ lavozdeanza.com.
How To Start A New Club Do the clubs at De Anza College not interest you? Start your own. Just follow these nine steps to create your own club. 1. Sign up for a meeting with the ICC. 2. Submit a copy of the club constitution to the ICC. 3. Recruit one or more De Anza faculty members as an adviser. 4. Find a minimum of 10 students interested in the club. 5. Submit the event planning form for a meeting room. 6. Hold a meeting with the ICC for club approval. 7. The club is put on trial for three weeks. 8. Pending any issues, final approval is made. 9. The club sends one ICC representative to a weekly meeting. 10. You have a club! For more information pick up a packet at the ICC office in the Hinson Campus Center.
compiled by Soheil Rezaee/La Voz
arts and Entertainment
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APRIL 28, 2008
Rock the mic
De Anza musicians, poets and dancers take the stage at Quickly’s debut open mic night Matt Larvey LA VOZ NEWS
“Sunday nights are usually really slow and I get bored,” said Harrison Mai, a De Anza College student, about the Quickly restaurant where he works. Fortunately for Mai, the night of April 20 was much different. With just two microphones, a tiny soundboard and a plethora of practice amps, a quality open mic night was put on at the Quickly located on Lawrence Expressway and Lakehaven Drive. Harrison’s friend, Lailani Africa, a first year De Anza College student, organized the open mic night by calling up friends, posting flyers around the De Anza College campus and setting up a myspace account for the event. Both the flyers and the myspace page invited singers, poets and performers to participate in the show. There was a modest turnout at the open mic – around 23 people gathered around tables or in the back, many of them plucking acoustic guitars. Several people gathered around a table showing each other their artwork, while others played chess and two men in the back showed off some break-dancing moves to the music of “Naughty by Nature” pumped out of a laptop. The performances started off with Africa performing a guitar piece on
stage. In total, 11 performers found the nerve to display their artistic wares in front of the audience. Acoustic guitars were by far the favored instrument of the show and were featured in six of the 10 performances. Three of the performers performed spoken word poetry, and one more
With just two microphones, a tiny soundboard and a plethora of practice amps, a quality open mic night was put on. put on an incredible show with his electric guitar and rock and roll dance routine. Many of the performers, as well as some of the audience, were De Anza students. Xander Burgos did several covers of Starting Line and danced to an acoustic set of the Backstreet Boy’s “I Want It That Way” performed by Alex and Ronaldo Magpantay–cousins who both attend De Anza College. Anton Rozkhav, a first year De Anza student, was the sound technician as well as a performer. Rozkhav played
several classic rock covers, including David Bowie’s “The Man Who Sold the World” and Bob Seger’s “Turn the Page.” Jonathan Garcia did an impromptu spoken word piece and Africa opened and closed the show with several songs on the guitar and a spoken word performance. The audience was very encouraging and polite. They clapped and cheered at the end of performances, regardless of their quality and never once interrupted a performer. “I think the show went really well” said Africa after it was over. “I liked it,” said Albert Andrada who performed spoken word poetry for the first time. “It was an opportunity to get on the mic without the pressure.” “Hopefully this will become a regular Sunday thing,” said Africa. Check out http://www.myspace. com/theopenmicplace for more details and updates on future open mic nights. Matt Larvey is staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mattlarvey@ lavozdeanza.com. (Left) Albert Andrada break-dances to “Naughty by Nature” at the first open mic at Quickly in Sunnyvale on Sunday, April 20.
Under 21 doesn’t mean a sad and pathetic life Here are three ways to still get your crunk on, even without a fake i.d. Aiselle De Vera LA VOZ NEWS
HOMESTEAD LANES Location: 20990 Homestead Road, Cupertino Hours: Sundays-Thursdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. (408) 255-5700 http://www.homesteadlanes. com/contact.asp Prices: After 6:00 p.m. $4.75 per game and $4.25 shoes Bring your DASB card to get a buy one game get one free offer. Homestead Lanes is the only place to experience cosmic bowling in Silicon Valley. The lanes are illuminated by black lights, while a laser show flashes and pulses to popular music videos. In addition to a full service snack bar, the 11th Frame lounge featuring a large screen television, pool table, dart machines and a juke box. The game room
is complete with redemption games, arcade games, pinball and air hockey. ABYSS NIGHTCLUB Location: 146 Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale Prices: $20, $10 if on the guest list. $20 after 10:30 p.m. (408) 73-ABYSS http://www.sjabyss.com What once was a movie theater has now been converted into a restaurant by day and a club by night. The club has three different levels and two full bars. Weekly College Thursdays and Havoc Fridays are open to all 18-year-olds while Saturday Nights are for 21 and older. The club’s $2 Tuesdays are coming back on May 20th. GOLFLAND USA Location: 855 E. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale Hours: Monday–Thursday:
10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday 10 a.m.-12 a.m. Saturday 9 a.m.-12 a.m. Sunday: 12 p.m.-10 p.m. (408)245-1322 http://sunnyvale.golfland. com/default.aspx Golf Land USA offers two courses, King Quest Golf Course and the Tiki Safari Golf Course. Test your golf skills on the castle, pagoda or clock tower on the King Quest Gold Course. Aiselle De Vera is staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at aiselledevera@lavozdeanza. com.
s t e g o s a u r u s
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Congratulations Douglas Bruce, for being nominated April’s Shmuck of the Month!
By Katie O’Hara
You have won this award for making a blatantly racist remark and then trying to defend it by saying you “looked it up in the dictionary.” Good one! Way to go!
APRIL 28, 2008
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Don’t forget ‘Sarah Marshall’ LA VOZ NEWS
Director: Nicholas Stoller Screenwriter: Jason Segel Producers: Judd Apatow, Shauna Robertson Cast: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand Runtime: 112 mins. Rated: R for sexual content, language and graphic nudity Released: April 18, 2008 Like a box of chocolates, “Forgetting Sarah Marshallâ€? offers you a delightful variety. It has everything: romantic kisses, the triumph of the underdog, exemplary moments of heroism and full-frontal male nudity. As the curtain on this film rises, so to speak, the towel drops from the waist of Peter Bretter (Jason Segel). His TV star girlfriend, Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), has just given him the “it’s not you, it’s meâ€? talk. Furious, brokenhearted and teary-eyed, Peter flies to Hawaii in a desperate attempt to get over the breakup. While there he meets (surprise!) his ex-girlfriend, her new lover and a pretty hotel receptionist. The film develops as the four characters keep bumping into each other in awkward moments and orchestrated schemes. The hand of producer Judd Apatow (“The 40-Year-Old Virginâ€?, “Knocked Upâ€?) is evident, as many of the jokes are classic Apatow -style in their exploration of male vulnerability. Segel also deserves a round of applause for successfully capturing the “I wanna kill myselfâ€? post-breakup melancholy, and for his confidence in flaunting his ‌ “entiretyâ€? ‌ while the film’s other actors remain fully clothed even in sexual scenes.
“Sarah Marshall� certainly has its fair share of stale moments, especially when the dialogue fails to ring true. Many lines are awfully written and, every so often, even the solid acting of the cast fails to rescue the scenes from sounding worse than a bad high school romance drama.
It has everything: romantic kisses, the triumph of the underdog, exemplary moments of heroism and full-frontal male nudity. Even worse, the characters seem clipped right out of the catalogue of overused archetypes. An immature loser protagonist with a pure heart? Check. A demonized, ex-girlfriend and her new, sex-god boyfriend? Check. And the list goes on. Nonetheless, this brew of the two-dimensional characters, coupled with kinky circumstances and humiliating situations somehow gives “Sarah Marshall� a fresh, unconventional taste. It is like an opera with lousy conducting, where every instrument plays different songs and every aria is dedicated to different lovers and is sung in different languages. “Sarah Marshall� is a mess of an ensemble piece of dubious artistic merit, but it’s still a whole lot of fun to watch. Paul Edison is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at pauledison@lavozdeanza.com.
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Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) and Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) dine in Hawaii as Peter Bretter (Jason Segel) gazes longingly from afar.
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Sports and fitness
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Dons fight to the finish
APRIL 28, 2008
Sports Next Week
Joe Chunnic LA VOZ NEWS
The De Anza College women’s softball team showed how hard they’ve been practicing with their effort against Hartnell Community College on April 21. Despite losing 10-6 to the Hartnell Panthers, the De Anza Dons, who’ve fielded only nine players for most of hte season, didn’t give up. The Dons went down in order in the top of the first inning and in the bottom half of the first, and the Panthers got on the board early, leading 1-0 after the first inning of play. But the Dons fought back to tie the score in the top of the second inning when Angelina Rodriguez scored on a passed ball, after the leading the inning off with a double. But the Dons offense sputtered, and the score remained tied at 1-1. It was enough to get starting pitcher, Megan Keefhaver, comfortable as she shut down the Panthers easily in the bottom of the second. When the Dons came up to bat in the top of the third, they helped their starting pitcher even more. After the first batter struck out, Monica Macer doubled an 0-2 mistake to the fence in left field. Lauren Esteban was up next and cued a ball through the pitcher’s legs and was able to reach base and advance Macer. After Esteban stole a base, Mikka Dixon hit the ball to left, which the left fielder dropped, allowing Macer to score. Samantha Osborne singled to left to bring in Esteban and extended the lead to 3–1 for De Anza. The runners were stranded to end the top of the third inning. However, in the bottom of the third, the Dons’ lead was squandered. After successfully getting the leadoff hitter out, Keefhaver walked the next batter, than gave up a big two-run homer that tied the game at 3. Three more runs were pushed across against the Dons and they trailed 6–3 after three innings complete. The Dons kept fighting like they have done all season
BASEBALL 4/29 De Anza v. San Francisco CC De Anza College, 2 p.m. 5/1 De Anza v. Skyline Skyline College, 2 p.m.
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The Dons play their best against the Hartnell Panthers, but come up short losing 10-6. and managed to score another run when Macer flared a ball in front of a diving second baseman, scoring Sierra Bohn, who led off the inning with a single between short and third. At this point it was 6-4, but two runners were left on base after a sacrifice bunt and two Dons strikeouts. The game was put out of reach in the bottom of the fourth when the Dons gave up two more runs and didn’t answer back until it was too late. But all was not lost. “Our team works well together when we get run support and constructive criticism,” said Keefhaver. “This is the first year this team has played together.” This is also the first year under new head coach Rachel Pacheco. “[Coach Pacheco] did a good job for her first year as a head coach,” said Keefhaver. Joe Chunnic is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at joechunnic@lavozdeanza.com.
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APRIL 28, 2008
The Mail Bag
RE: “Blood on their hands, 4/21 Imagine Stacy Lane walking down a dark street one night, and she sees a large man attacking another man with a knife. Imagine now the dilemma she faces, because in her world, “any person witnessing a crime against another human being, and who does nothing to intervene should without a doubt be made to accept responsibility for the crime having been carried out.” Her dilemma is to intervene, and potentially be killed, or not intervene, and be morally and legally responsible for the crime. The truth is that there is no legal culpability for a person witnessing a crime, nor is there necessarily moral culpability. Each situation calls for individuals to make value judgments. In the De Anza case, one can make the case for moral culpability, but absent many more facts, establishing legal culpability of “witnesses” is a far more gray area than Ms. Lane would have you believe. But on the broader scale, her assertion that “those with any association to the crime should be held legally and personally accountable for their actions” is not only absurd, it would lead to an overload of our legal system, and would put honest citizens in legal jeopardy in situations that were beyond their control. It is nice to have concern for your fellow human beings, but allowing that concern to propose ridiculous standards for conduct or culpability helps no one. It is always a good thing to be able to discuss moral dilemmas and challenge people to be better. It is another thing altogether to suggest simplistic responsibilities to very complex legal issues. Scott Peterson Math instructor RE: “President aims ... “, 4/21 One of the proposals in the De Anza reorganization is to move the Distance Learning Center away from Instruction and place it under the Vice President of Finance and College Services. The logic is that we would have the same reporting structure as the Technology Resources Group. The Distance Learning Center is best served and best serves the campus by having a direct report on the instructional side of the campus. Without a point-of-contact within Instruction, the lines of communication will be broken and the Distance Learning Center will not be appropriately informed of changes, planning and other developments in instruction that directly affect what we do. Distance learning is very much a part of instruction. Title V of the California Education Code gives Distance Learning the responsibility to review and sign off on the Distance Learning Curriculum Addendum. The Distance Learning Center assists instructors with the pedagogy of teaching online. Distance learning is not about technology, but about how best to use the technology to teach and learn. Putting the emphasis on technology is sending the wrong message. Instructors use technology in traditional classes as well as distance learning classes. In either case, technology is simply a tool used to support learning. The 2007 nationwide survey of community college distance education programs mentioned in the La Voz article, states that 69 percent of respondents reported to an academic administrator, “… this is up 5 percent from the previous year, and up more than 20 percent from 2005.” To go against this trend would be a step backward for distance learning at De Anza. Linda Elvin Distance Learning Center Coordinator RE: La Voz ad on P. 13, 4/21 I was deeply and personally offended by La Voz’s full page ad on page 13. The ad depicts a young girl sleeping and using newsprint as a blanket. I, as an advocate for the homeless, find this deeply offensive. Countless homeless persons are forced to use this primitive method of keeping warm every night, and you make light of it by depicting it in an ad. Does La Voz truly think that mocking the homeless is acceptable? I’d hope not. I demand a retraction and a full page apology. Mark Bob De Anza student
Budget| Cuts loom once more
CONTINUED FROM FRONT Later it was amended still by Proposition 111, establishing a minimum annual funding level for K-14 schools (K-12 and community colleges). The governor wants us to believe he’s guided in his decision by a report issued by the Public Policy Institute of California advocating higher fees and more state aid to community colleges, yet he doesn’t mention the cuts to EOPS and the greater indebtedness students would incur were these measures enacted. Unfortunately, last Monday the turnout was outrageously disappointing compared to four years ago, because it was estimated that only 2,000 college students showed up for the march as opposed to more than 8,000 back in 2004.
One cannot help wondering, why did so few of us turn out this time to march and protest our grievances with the governor’s decisions and the legislators? Historically, we have been a society that has always taken to the streets to get
Why did so few of us turn out this time to march and protest our grievances with the governor’s decisions and the legislators? our policymakers to keep their promises. Do not these marches and protests fill us with hope? Had they not occurred, what would inspire us to act and do our part? Every so often, a healthy democracy does require its citizens to take to the streets, which can lead to concrete
Recycling is for everyone The Daily Evergreen U-WIRE
Walking to an early morning class the other day, I saw the guy in front of me finish off the soda he had for breakfast and lazily throw the can into the trash. “Hey,” I said, “Why send that to the landfill when you can recycle it?” He mumbled a “Who f-ing cares?” and walked off. Later that morning, I saw the trash being taken out in front of Washington State University’s Bryan Hall Theater. I was appalled when I saw that at least 50 percent of its contents were basic, everyday recyclables such as glass, plastic bottles and aluminum cans. That guy who threw away the pop can probably thought of me as a tree-hugging hippie. I admit it, I spent last year at Western Washington University, a place where I would have been hung with an organic hemp rope and mulched into compost if I had been caught throwing away a plastic bottle. The liberals have tainted me. But I don ‘t think one has to be liberal, democratic or a tree-hugging hippie to be involved in recycling.
Caring about the environment is a universal principle between liberals, conservatives and people who don t even care about politics. The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that recycling generates more than a million jobs and more than $100 billion in revenue. Recycling also cuts down on greenhouse gas emissions while conserving and sustaining natural resources such as forests. Land that would otherwise be used for landfills is also saved, because recycling cuts down on the amount of trash. Republicans and Democrats actually agree that recycling is good. A recyclecurbside.org study found that Republicans and Democrats participate equally when it comes to recycling. It doesn’t matter what side of the political dashboard you are, or if you don’t care about politics at all, you can recycle and still maintain whatever image you want. This story was originally published in the Daily Evergreen (Washington State University).
DE ANZA VOICES: Should there be security cameras on campus? “Nothing really happens on campus. It would be a waste of money.”
“Cameras abuse people’s independence and freedom.”
Michael Raquinio geography major
Julia Clayborn elementary education major
“It would be a good idea, especially at night for people who are walking to their cars.” Nicole Harris biochemistry major
“I don’t like being spied on.”
Andrew Chong undeclared major compiled by Aiselle de vera/la voz
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Corrections RE: “President aims ...”, 4/21 There is not, as mistakenly stated in the story, a formal effort to move the Instructional Computing Lab out of the Language Arts Division. RE: “Dons shut out by Cañada”, 4/21 The photo accompanying this story was taken at the Dons’ game against Mission College, covered in the same issue.
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A bitter pill to swallow Tamara Hahn
another voice It’s a shame about the controversy surrounding Barack Obama’s recent “bitter” comment, because with that comment, he portrayed himself as someone he is not and undermined his ability to unite voters from different backgrounds. Listen to the original recording on http:// www.huffingtonpost.com, and it becomes evident that Obama expects cynical small town voters in Pennsylvania to vote based on the economy and specific proposals regarding health care and taxes. Obama supporters who were conducting door-to-door style campaigning in Pennsylvania asked what types of questions they could expect from potential voters. Obama answered, “So the questions you’re most likely to get about me, ‘Well, yeah, what’s this guy gonna to do for me? What’s the concrete thing?’” Obama then continued to list which concrete plans Pennsylvania voters care for: tax breaks for the middle class, closing tax loopholes and rolling back tax cuts for the top one percent of earners and universal health care. Obama was describing pragmatic, realistic voters who focus on specific and measurable issues. His mistake was that he let his fear get the better of him. He said, “Our challenge is to get people persuaded that we can make progress when there’s no evidence of that in their daily lives. … So it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy towards people who aren’t like them, or anti-immigrant sentiment or antitrade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.” This sounded as if Obama was worried that his message would not reach small town Pennsylvanian residents because economic hardships have disillusioned them. In that fear, he completely disregarded the fact that gun rights supporters and North American Free Trade Agreement opponents have motivations for their causes other than cynicism and poverty. While Obama clearly advised his supporters to expect rational and pragmatic voters in rural Pennsylvania, this moment of doubt painted him as someone who stereotypes and doesn’t trust voters to base their beliefs on sound reasoning. “Bittergate,” as it is has been gleefully called in internet forums, also undermined Obama’s potential to transcend the usual stereotypes and divisions of the voting public. Especially since Obama had – and hopefully still has – the ability to reach out to voters across party lines. Out of over 178,000 voters in Pennsylvania who changed their party affiliation, 92 percent switched to the Democratic Party, and of those newly registered Democrats, 62 percent preferred Obama. One common perception among voters is that the U.S. is a country divided into two culturally different camps that are like kryptonite to one another: liberals and conservatives. It’s a problematic generalization based on the fabled stereotypes of Christian fundamentalists versus atheists, rednecks versus city snobs, etc. It’s a view we can do without because it inaccurately tries to lump a very diverse electorate into two broad camps and is toxic to bipartisan efforts and compromise. A candidate like Obama who can convince a person to look across the party lines gives us an opportunity to slowly put these stereotypes to rest. But in order to do that, Obama has to be careful not to let campaign anxiety make him fall for these generalizations himself.
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Sharks still treading water
The battle has just begun for the San Jose Sharks
playing 77 of 82 games, Nabokov showed no signs of being tired. Maybe Game 7 was exactly His former teammate and counwhat the San Jose Sharks needed. terpart in the last series, Mikka In the past two years, they never Kippursoff, was pulled twice had a problem getting past the while Nabokov managed to keep first round of the Stanley Cup his cool between the pipes. And of course, Jeremy Roenick. playoffs. However, this year, the Calgary Flames put up a fight that Every Sharks’ follower must have forced the entire Sharks roster to been shaking his/her head when realize that the remainder of the Doug Wilson brought the decorated-yet-worn-out Roenick to playoffs won’t be coming easy. At the brink of elimination, the San Jose. But Roenick, true to Sharks were pushed into a corner. his character, proved all the critics wrong. And that’s He had a LA VOZ PREDICTIONS Sharks exactly what great regular vs. they needed. Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm season, and Stars Playoffs, es- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 was the key pecially in reason the hockey, is Jay Donde: L W L L W L n/a Sharks manwhen legends aged to walk are made. away with a And in this Reza Game 7 victoseries, there Kazempour: W L W W L W n/a ry last week. were three His four-point Sharks who performance deserve recognition. Oh Captain, my captain. Okay, in the final series game will live he’s no Abraham Lincoln, but down in Sharks’ history. Now what? Well, the lesPatrick Marleau took a beating in game 3 that many hockey ana- sons have been learned. Now its lysts saw as the catalyst for the time for the Sharks to take what Sharks to regain the series lead. they’ve learned and experienced, Marleau, unphased by his disap- and set sail for the remainder of pointing regular season, wore the the playoffs. Their next matchup comes red badge of courage and led his troops to a decisive series victory. against division and playoff rivals Give him the Vezina trophy Dallas Stars. In order to get to the already! The award is “given to Western Conference, they need the goalkeeper adjudged to be the to shut down Mike Modano and best at this position as voted by company, or else the Sharks will the general managers of all NHL look to yet another great season clubs.” After being worked like ending with a dismal playoff pera dog during the regular season, formance. Reza Kazempour LA VOZ NEWS
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Steve Ott (left) and the Dallas Stars will be a hard group to maintain in front of the net. The Sharks’ defense must clear traffic in front of goaltender Evgeni Nabokov if they want to succeed in this series. The final regular season game between the two teams ended up with 160 penalty minutes, 95 of which came in the first period.
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