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IN THIS ISSUE Robot versus the volcano! Just kidding. But check out page 11 for the most thrilling rendition we could imagine. Moʼ Money Moʼ Problems
Or maybe not. See page 5 for the story on the new ATM card students may be carrying next year.
Did you graduate? Chances are your newly educated self is in this issue. Page 6 and 7
INDEX
Campus Events...................p2 Weekly Notes....................p3 Economics for Everyone.....p10 Cheap Vacations...............p13 Arts and Entertainment.....p15 How to serve an ace...........p18 Editorial.........................p19 La Voz Weekly is a first amendment newspaper, produced by students for the campus community of De Anza College. La Voz Weekly is printed on recycled paper.
Three women involved in last year’s De Anza sexual assault case receive courage awards at sexual violence awareness event Ehssan Barkeshli LA VOZ NEWS
“She had vomit on her face that wasn’t hers ... a condom was thrown on the side of the bed. She had one shoe on; jeans wrapped around one ankle. She wasn’t moving, and she doesn’t remember anything,” said April Grolle Tuesday. Three witnesses to the alleged De Anza College baseball rape case were given awards for heroism and strength of action last Tuesday at an event aimed to take action against sexual violence titled“ Bearing Witness.” De Anza College President Brian Murphy spoke to roughly 100 audience members at the event, referring to the party last year as “the ugly incident of last march” and a “sad and sorry accident.” The women showed honor and responsibility while the others in the room didn’t, he said.
He called them “genuine and honest-to-god people.” De Anza student April Grolle and former students Lauren Chief Elk and Lauren Bryeans were introduced one at a time at
“We all want to
feel safe, so we look the other way and pretend it isnʼt happening.
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Patrick Donovan, YWCA
the event hosted by the department of women’s studies, the Institute of Community and Civic Engagement and Students for Justice, and each given a Courage Award for taking action when they thought a rape occurred at a party thrown by members of the De Anza baseball team in March 2007.
The girls testified that they saw a 17-year-old girl involved in a sexual act with two men and immediately pulled her out of the room and away from the party. De Anza College Director of Marketing and Communications Marisa Spatafore said in regards to Murphy’s statements about the incident, “Both the district attorney and the state attorney general said it is likely without question, that something wrong happened that night, and [we] addressed what we could to the best of our ability.” So far, there has been no official court ruling that the girl in question was raped. After Santa Clara District Attorney Dolores Carr said she could not press charges in the case due to insufficient evidence in May 2007, she referred the case to California Attorney General Jerry Brown for review. On
May 3, 2008, almost one year later, Brown’s office announced, after more than 1,000 hourse of investigation, that it would not press charges against the baseball players who attended the party due to lack of evidence. “[Nobody] has prosecuted for it. Therefore the college understands that the legal process has taken its course,” Spatafore said. She did not say whether the college’s official stance is that a rape definitely happened on the night of the party. “20/20” was on site to cover the award ceremony and interview the girls afterward. The YWCA and Community Solutions, both women’s advocacy groups, also had representatives at the event.
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Campus no-smoking policy not enforced by police, hard for admins to enforce Paul Edison LA VOZ NEWS
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Dare to smoke on campus? No student is subject to fines or court citations for smoking on the De Anza College campus, and so far, no student been placed under probation for violating the campus’s non-smoking policy. According to the Student Codes of Conduct, students are subject to disciplinary probation by Dean of Student Development Michele LeBleu-Burns if they are engaged in “willful or persistent smoking in any area where smoking has been prohibited by law or by regulation of the college or district.” Yet an administrator or faculty member who catches a student smoking on campus cannot legally coerce a student into giving their name or photo identification, making it nearly impossible for an administrator to punish a student without his consent. A student cannot be cited or fined by police because there is no state law in California that forbids smoking outdoors on college campuses. “What we’re trying to do is to be more educational rather than adversarial,” said LeBleu-Burns. Mary-Jo Lomax, the health educator in
charge of a smoking cessation program offered by Health Services, said there is no definite risk in students’ health from passing student smokers on the fringes of campus while walking onto campus grounds. Yet she is proud of the reduction of the second-hand smoke haze on campus since the no-smoking policy came into effect Sept. 1, 2005, she said. The district no-smoking policy in effect is Board Policy 3217 and states that the non-smoking regulation relies on “the consideration and cooperation” of both smokers and non-smokers on campus. LeBleu-Burns said the programs and policies are there to help students feel comfortable with the campus environment, smokers and non-smokers alike. Under disciplinary probation, students are excluded from participating in clubs and activities for specified periods of time but may still go to class, graduate and even transfer to a university. In November 2004, Foothill and De Anza faculty, staff and students participated in an online survey developed to assess their ...
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FILM CRITIC TO SPEAK MONDAY, JUNE 16, 12:30-1:30, L 42
for the public and $5 for students/seniors. For information contact hawkinsmichelle@deanza.edu.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
Glenn Lovell, former film critic for the San Jose AUTO TECH CLUB’S FORD MUSTANG CAR SHOW Mercury News, will speak about how movies portray SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 9 A.m.-3 P.M., PARKING LOT A journalists -- from scoundrel to hero. All welcome.
De ANZA WIND ENSEMBLE TO PERFORM FALL IN LONDON INFORMATIONAL MEETING MONDAY, JUNE 16, 12:30-1:30 p.m., CAMPUS CENTER, Don Saturday, JUNE 21, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Choral Hall A 11 The De Anza Wind Ensemble, comprised of De Bautista Room
Anza students, will perform. Cost is $8/public and This meeting explains Campus Abroad to Lon$5/students and seniors. For information contact don, where students will participate in a 12-unit John Russell at 408-864-8999, ext. 3525. British life and culture program focusing on historical, political, economic and cultural aspects of contemporary Britain. The approximate cost MONDAY, JUNE 23 is $4,620 plus airfare. For information call Art JAZZ COMBOS CONCERT Turmelle at 650-949-7614.
IMMIGRANT STUDENT RIGHTS WORKSHOp, celebrate student written book MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1:30-3:40 P.M., CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 7:30 P.M., INSTRUMENTAL HALL A 31
Jazz combos from the Music 48 Jazz Improvisation class perform in concert. Cost is $5. For information go to http://faculty.deanza.edu/ Learn about the rights of undocumented and tylersteve/courses/music48. AB540 students and celebrate the student written and edited book “Voces del Valle.� This event WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 will also serve as a fundraiser for the ADELA scholarship for students who would otherwise SUMMER IN VIETNAM APPLICATION DUE not be eligible for financial aid. WEDNesday, JUNE 25
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 ÂĄLEAD! END OF THE YEAR POTLATCH, POTLUCK WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 3:50-5:30 P.M., CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER PATIO
Applications are due for the summer in Vietnam trip. Preparations are from July 22-24 and traveling is from July 28-Aug. 20. Cost of $3,000 includes airfare, food, lodging and fees. For more information contact Vu-duc Vuong at vuduc.vuong@gmail.com or 415-407-6282. Scholarships are available.
Join the graduates of the 2008 ¥LEAD! leadership class and club members for an end of the year UNVEILING, DEDICATION OF MURAL giveaway and celebration. For information contact WEDNesday, JUNE 25, 11:30 A.M., ARTS QUAD Join students from Eugene Rodriguez’s mural arts Marc Coronado at 408-864-8409. class who designed and painted a new campus muWORLD FAMOUS DANCE DEMO ral. Pan dulce and hot chocolate will be served.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 7-9:30 p.m., CAMPUS CTR ROOMS A&B
De Anza professor Warren Lucas presents the World RED WHEELBARROW PUBlication DATE, Famous Dance Demo featuring De Anza students. AWARDS ceremony For information contact lucaswarren@fhda.edu. WEDNesday, JUNE 25, 6-8 p.m., WRC, ATC 309 Red Wheelbarrow celebrates its 2008 Student EdiART OF LIVING BOOTH, SEMINAR tion with a reading and celebration (including food WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 11:30-1:30 P.M., STUDENT CENTER and drink). Everyone is welcome. The new issue The Art of Living Foundation will give an intro- (hot off the presses) will be on sale at a reduced ductory session of its Youth Empowerment Semi- price ($5) for this one night only. Red Wheelbarnar on Thursday noon. Stop by the booth on row and Carolyn Keen awards will be presented Wednesday to find out the seminar location. The in several categories including the literary essay, program helps participants learn to relax, medi- poetry, fiction and art. Don’t miss the fun. tate, increase concentration, fitness and health. For information call Rekha at 408-230-6053 or THURSDAY, JUNE 26 go to http://us.artofliving.org/gpyesplus2008/.
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
middle college graduation Thursday, JUNE 26, 4-6 p.m., campus center rms. a&b
Join San Francisco Symphony conductor David
LATINA/O STudent recognition ceremony Robertson and guest artist Alisa Wellerstein for Thursday, JUNE 19, 6-8 p.m., Campus center rms A&b Dvorak’s Cello Concerto. Tickets available from Ticketmaster for $38-$65.
FRIDAY, JUNE 27 See a showcase of videos written, directed and edited by students from the Foothill College Video Arts Department. Videos include comedies, docu- auto tech breakfast/awards ceremony mentaries, PSAs and spoofs. The suggested dona- friday, JUNE 27, 8-9:30 a.m., campus center rms. a&b tion is $5, parking is $2. For information e-mail african american student recognition foothill_festival@yahoo.com. FRIDAY, JUNE 20 math performance success graduation friday, JUNE 20, 1 P.M., campus center rms. a&b VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE IN CONCERT FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 7:30-10 p.m., C horal Hall A 11
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tures keynote speaker and professor Francisco Jimenez from the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Santa Clara University. He is the author of “The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child,� “Breaking Through� and “La Mariposa.�
SATURDAY, JULY 5 DE Anza flea market Saturday, july 5, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., parking lots a&b
The De Anza Flea Market is held the first Saturday of every month. For information go to http://www.deanza.edu/fleamarket/.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 san francisco symphony Wednesday, July 9, 8 p.m., flint center
The San Francisco Symphony presents “Orchestral Fantasy.� Thrill to Bach’s spooky Toccata and Fugue in D minor, arranged for orchestra by legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski. Revel in Ravel’s Technicolor orchestration of Mussorgskyu’s stately Pictures at an Exhibition. Young violinist Stefan Jackiw shows off his virtuosity and mastery of Romantic style in Mendelssohn’s brilliant Violin Concerto. Conducted by James Gaffigan. Cost is $20-$34 for adults, $10-$34 for children. For information go to http://www.sfsymphony.org.
ONGOING NEED BOOKS? LIBRARY BOOK SALE CAN HELP JUNE 16-MID JULY, De anza library The De Anza library will hold its annual used book sale through mid-July, or until they run out of books. Buy books and support your library!
STUDENT DISCOUNTS WITH DASB CARD
Students with DASB cards can get discounts at Chipotle, Citti’s Florist, Coffee Society, Cynthia’s Professional Hair Stylist, Erik’s Deli Cafe, Fontana’s, Hobee’s, Homestead Lanes, It’s a Grind Coffee House, KFC, Lollicup, Marie Callender’s, RamenRama, Subway, Togo’s, Una Mas Mexican Grill and Yiassoo. Most are 10 percent discounts. For information on store locations and amounts of the discounts, go to http:// www.deanza.edu/dasb/discounts.html.
DE ANZA COURSES ON iTUNES
To listen to and/or watch De Anza College courses, guest speakers and videos on De Anza’s iTunes channel, go to http://www.deanza. edu/itunesu/index.html?launch=open.
UPCOMING
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: CELLO CONCERTO NASA Internship graduation Thursday, JUNE 19, 1-2 P.M., eagle room, bldg. 943, NASA THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 8 P.M., FLINT CENTER
FOOTHILL COLLEGE VIDEO FESTIVAL THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 6-8:30 P.M., Smithwick theater, foothill
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friday, JUNE 27, 5-9 p.m., location tba
nursing pinning ceremony friday, JUNE 27, 6:30-8:30 p.m., sunken garden
SATURDAY, JUNE 28 GRADUATION CEREMONY
Michelle Hawkins presents the Vocal Jazz Ensemble Saturday, JUNE 28, 9-11 A.M., OUTDOOR EVENTS ARENA comprised of De Anza students. Admission is $10 De Anza’s 41st annual commencement exercise fea-
De anza at the oregon shakespeare festival Friday-Sunday, June 27-29, Ashland, oregon
Join De Anzans for a weekend of live theater: “Our Town� by Thornton Wilder, “Fences� by August Wilson, “Coriolanus� and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream� by William Shakespeare. The approximate cost of $600 includes charter bus transportation to and from Ashland, membership quality tickets to four plays, a backstage tour, four pre-trip lectures and two morning-after play discussions, an “Actor’s Talk� with one of the leading OSF performers, a double room in the Southern Oregon University dorms (single rooms available at a higher rate) and breakfast and dinner in the SOU cafeteria (lunches are on your own). All participants will be enrolled in the 2-unit course English 97: Shakespeare in Performance. For information go to: http://faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/dennydave. To reserve a spot, e-mail dennydave@ deanza.edu or call 408-864-8623.
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY WALK Saturday & Sunday, JULY 19-20, 10 A.m.-10 P.m., OUTDOOR EVENTS ARENA
The second annual Cupertino Relay for Life fundraiser fo the American Cancer Society will be held at De Anza. The Classified Senate is sponsoring the team “Making Tracks for the Cure� during the event. Contact Lois Jenkins at 408-864-8948 for more information or to participate in the event. New team members are welcome and can go to http://events.cancer.org/rflcupertinoca and use the right-hand navigation bar to find the team and join.
American heart association walk SUNDAY, SEPT. 21, 8 a.m.-Noon, DE ANZA CAMPUS DRIVE
The American Heart Association invites the public to participate in the 2008 Start! Silicon Valley Heart Walk. De Anza’s contact is Melodie Cheney at 650-493-3229.
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS KIRSCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
The U.S. Green Building Council certified the Kirsch Center at the LEEDÂŽ platinum level, the first community college building to receive that rating.
outstanding achievement award
The East Side Union High School District honored De Anza Outreach Coordinator Rob Mieso with the Board of Trustees Outstanding Achievement Award.
Two instructorS win JOURNALISM AWARDS
Susan Tavernetti of the Film/TV Department won first place in the Entertainment Review category for non-daily newspapers in the 31st Annual Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards Competition for her Palo Alto Weekly review of Paul Haggis’s “In the Valley of Elah� at the San Francisco Peninsula Press Club’s Evening of Excellence. Journalism instructor Brad Kava won two awards: 2nd place for Columns and 2nd place for Feature Story of Light Nature. Both stories were published in the Mercury News.
instructor receives studio residency
Photography instructor Diane Pierce received a three month residency at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley for the summer.
DE ANZA ATHLETES RECOGNIZED
De Anza recognized 43 scholar-athletes in 14 women’s and men’s sports. A scholar-athlete is a sophomore student-athlete with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Valerie Sultan (swimming and diving) was given the State Pepsi Scholar Athlete award, and Dora Biocic (swimming and diving) and Adam Wells (baseball) were recognized as the female and male Scholar-Athletes of the year. Scholar athletes must have completed two seasons at De Anza, have a GPA higher than 3.5 and performed public service, school service or had extensive work experience.
ALL SPORTS TROPHY WINNER
De Anza College was named the winner of the Coast Conference Bud Ottmar All Sports Trophy for 2007-08.
Summer Session Dates
Monday, June 30: First day of summer classes Friday, July 4: Last day to add most classes Friday, July 4: Independence day holiday Thursday, July 24: Last day to add CAOS classes Thursday, Aug. 7: Last day of 6-week classes Thursday, Aug. 21: Last day of 8-week classes Monday, Sept. 1: Labor day holiday Monday, Sept. 22: First day of fall classes
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DE ANZA At a Glance
JUNE 16, 2008
Rodriguez retires Stacy Lane LA VOZ NEWS
De Anza College police officer Ben Rodriguez will be retiring after 24 years of service to the college. A retirement reception was held for Rodriguez on June 11. Rodriguez’s family, friends and fellow officers, as well as De Anza staff were all in attendance. Open microphone took up a majority of the time, with several administrators coming forward to share their memories and gratitude for Rodriguez. “He is the kind of leader that we value,” said Martha Kanter, chancellor for De Anza-Foothill Community College District. People shared stories about his ability to handle problems on campus before they escalated and his sensitivity to students. “His philosophy is to handle issues behind the scenes,” said Kanter. Rodriguez became an officer in Santa Clara County nearly 33 years ago, where
he served for 1 1/2 years. He then worked at West Valley Community College for seven years before coming to De Anza in 1985. 16 years ago, Rodriguez became the director of De Anza security. There is currently no one in line to fill his role as director. Fellow officers say that they hope whoever becomes director next will carry on Rodriguez’s philosophy on community policing. “The next director should show integrity first,” said Lief Nelson, a police officer at De Anza. “Ben always did everything with integrity.” When asked what his final thoughts for De Anza were, Rodriguez said, “I hope that I’ve been fair and I will miss the people.” He will officially retire on June 30, and Rodriguez will be remembered with much respect and admiration. Stacy Lane is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at stacylane@lavozdeanza.com.
DASB rejects reform Kelly Truong LA VOZ NEWS
The De Anza Associated Student Body Senate rejected an election reform proposal last Wednesday that would bar senators from serving on the Senate Election Committee. Currently, the committee consists of at least three members from the senate and three members from Inter Club Council. One of the Election Committee’s main jobs is to oversee grievances filed during the campaign and issue penalties. Under the proposed reforms, any student who has paid his or her fees would be able to apply to the committee. As in the U.S. Supreme Court system, the DASB president would select members and the senate would approve his appointments. Senator Robin Claassen said he sees the senate not as a governmental institution, but as an advocacy body. Claassen said the proposal would add another level of bureaucracy to student government, causing senators to focus too much on internal
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SURVEY QUESTION: How would you rate De Anzaʼs sense of community?
10%
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SURVEY QUESTION: How active are you in the De Anza community?*
18% Average
10% Below average/ Poor
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*Does not add up to 100%. 5% of respondents left their entries blank.
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19%
Kelly Truong is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at kellytruong@lavozdeanza.com.
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issues. “I care very deeply about the ability of student government to be empowered and I find this proposal threatening,” he said. Political science professor Robert Stockwell questioned whether the problem of bias was inherent in the structure of the process. “I just wonder, is the system broken?” he asked. “That’s always the question about most reforms: Is there a problem that warrants change? Has there been a history of abuse?” Prior to the vote, vice president of administration Yujin Yoshimura said, “If this does not pass, then DASB is corrupt.” Unsatisfied with the senate’s decision, he plans to continue bringing the issue up. “It gives the impression to the outside that DASB does not want to split the power – they want to control everything. That is corruption,” Yoshimura said. “I think there are problems with the system now, but I think it works,” Claassen said.
»WEEKLY NOTES«
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The De Anza College Academic Senate is the representative body for all full and part time faculty of De Anza College and deals with college and district policies. The Academic Senate meets Mondays at 2:30 p.m. in Admin 109 in the administration building.
June 9 What happened: The finalist for the position of vice president of Student Services dropped out. Brian Murphy, president of De Anza College, said the finalist accepted the same position in Dallas, Texas. The search committee will continue searching for a new candidate in July in tandem with the search for vice president of Instruction. Robert Griffin, vice president of Student Services, will continue to hold his post in a limited post-retirement role. Why this matters: Robert Griffin will not be handling any supervision duties in his postretirement role as vice president of Student Services and no interim vice president of Student Services will be appointed in the fall. Some academic senate members were concerned about the lack of leadership in the Student Services division heading into the fall quarter. Audrey Barker
CAMPUS SNAPSHOT
POLICE LOG These notes are collected from Foothill - De Anza Policeʼs media log.
June 6 - June 13 VANDALISM Location: Flint Garage top level Summary: Vehicle stop Monday, June 9 at 11:54 a.m. THREATS Criminal threat non-hate Location: De Anza College Summary: Threatening phone calls Wednesday, June 11 at 11:29 a.m. INVESTIGATION Drunk person Location: Science Center Wednesday, June 11 at 5:33 p.m.
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De Anza Art student Cristina Cantu-Diaz prepares her artwork in the Euphrat Museum for the De Anza Student Art Show.
SERVICE Medical aid Location: Science Center second floor Wednesday, June 11 at 11:39 a.m.
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CAMPUS NEWS
Students: 21,600; Part-time counselors: zero In 2004 all part-time counseling positions were terminated; however, the counseling center continues to accomodate the student body Daniel Gamberg LA VOZ NEWS
Before the Student and Community Services building opened in the summer of 2005, the California budget cuts during the 2003-2004 fiscal year hit the staff hard, forcing the termination of all part-time counselor positions in 2004. The Counseling Center’s budget has remained relatively stable since then, said Jeanine Hawk, vice president of Finance and Student Services. Currently, the Counseling Center has a discretionary budget of $27,505 to apportion as needed and to accommodate students’ needs. Today, the Counseling Center continues to function without parttime assistance, serving a student body of 21,610 with a staff of 27 counselors and six academic advisers. The Counseling Center has been heavily impacted and advisory services are not always available to accommodate students. “It really impacted the Counseling Center not having part-time counselors,” said Don Nickel, a counselor at De Anza since 1996. For enrolled students, counseling appointments are only available within a few weeks of their inquiry and walk-in meetings within limited
time frames. Walk-ins are most likely to be turned away during the first few weeks of the quarter, when use of the Counseling Center is in high demand. Students’ reactions to advice received from the Counseling Center are mixed. “The first time, I didn’t really feel like it helped me,” said David Matthew, an economics major. “[The counselor] just told me to take Counseling 100.”
“The counseling center could do a better job at specifically stating the IGETC track versus CSU.” Stephen Meggers, global studies major, 23 years old
Louis Shieh visits the Counseling Center roughly five times per quarter. “It’s very effective,” Shieh said. “I can’t say anything bad about it.” Twenty-three-year-old global studies major Stephen Meggers said, “The Counseling Center could do a better job at specifically stating the IGETC track versus CSU.” According to Nickel, students
who take Counseling 100 transfer a year earlier than those who do not. “Students who use our services are able to achieve their academic goals,” he said. A counseling position at De Anza is a full-time faculty position with mandatory job criteria and a formal hiring process. Counselors must have a master’s degree in counseling and undergo an interview process that is presided over by a committee and ultimately reviewed by the dean of Counseling. Academic advisers are required to have at least an undergraduate degree in counseling. However, some advisers attain higher degrees. A counselor can provide students with academic, career and personal advice, whereas an academic adviser is limited to educational guidance. Each year, counselors and academic advisers must attend an annual University of California and California State University conference that provides current registration updates and collegiate procedures.
DE ANZA VOICES: Do you feel the Counseling Center addresses your needs? “Theyʼre off the hook. I got all my questions answered and more.” Luis Cardenas latin american studies major
“Iʼve had a very good experience with everyone here.” Jamie Bielski nursing major
“Canʼt say anything bad about it.”
Daniel Gamberg is the assistant copy editor for La Voz. Contact him at danielgamberg@lavozdeanza.com
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CAMPUS NEWS
Bank contract drafted
Student ID card to fuse with ATM card in fall Aiselle De Vera LA VOZ NEWS
De Anza College students who want to carry one less card in their wallets will be able to do so by mid fall quarter. The contract between De Anza College and US Bank is pending final signatures. Once signed, the five-year contract will add ATM capability to the De Anza Associated Student Body Identification Card as soon as the end of fall quarter. There will be two changes to the current DASB ID. The number on the card will change from eight digits to 16 so that it can function as a debit card number, and a US Bank logo will be printed on the back of the ID card. The agreement will provide the DASB with a discretionary $15,000 signing bonus and $15 per new account opened, with a guaranteed minimum of $8,000 annually, no matter how many accounts are opened as a result of the deal. Although all new DASB cards would carry the functionality, stu-
dents will have the choice to activate it at a US Bank branch. There will be no additional costs for students who want a card except for the current $6 student body fee. According to 2007-08 DASB senate Vice President of Budget and Finance Eden Su, additional revenue can be used to increase funding to programs supported by the DASB Senate, such as the Tutorial Center and the library to ameliorate problems from budget cuts next year. “It’s one less card you have to haul around,” said De Anza vice president of Finance and College Services. Hopefully this will encourage students to get a DASB ID because of its additional advantage, she said. Personal information such as social security numbers will not be embedded in the card, Hawk said. She said, “There is no concern at all about private information being lost.” US Bank is ready to offer Financial Wellness seminars to students
on banking basics, budgeting and other topics that students are interested in. Another agreement between US Bank and the college is the facilities rental contract. Hawk said that US Bank would be leasing roughly 500 square feet of the bookstore for a small US Bank branch where students and faculty can open accounts and withdraw money. US Bank and De Anza College are finalizing the facilities rental agreement by ensuring that the contract contains the Educational Code and Board policies pertaining to facilities rental agreements of community colleges. An additional ATM machine will be set up outside the Student and Community Services Building to give students access to banking services when the campus center and the Student and Community Services building are closed. Aiselle De Vera is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at aiselledevera@lavozdeanza.com.
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Bearing witness CONTINUED FROM FRONT After the witnesses received their awards, they thanked everyone for coming and noted that the true heroes in sexual violence are the victims. The event was not only intended for those who bear witness to crimes and take action, but to address the broader issue of sexual violence in society. “There was so much private discussion on the matter,” said Rowena Tomaneng, of the Institute of Community and Civic Engagement. At the event, a panel discussed several reasons for why sexual violence occurs so often. Patrick Donovan, a representative of the YWCA who was present, referred to a statistic that somewhere in the world, one person is sexually assaulted every two seconds. “We all want to feel safe, so we look the other way and pretend that it isn’t happening,” said Donovan. After the party on March 3, De Anza suspended the eight players in attendance from playing sports, and soon afterward incorporated a mandatory curriculum for the athletic department that addresses key topics that were relevant that night, including proper behavior both on and off the field, training on how alcohol and drugs can
cloud a situation, and avoiding sexual violence. “[De Anza] is very aware of the need for all students, not just athletes, to be made aware of ending sexual violence,” said Spatafore. The witnesses say the most important thing for students to keep in mind is to be responsible when it comes to parties with alcohol. ““Drink if you want, but be careful with it,” said Grolle. “Have a plan. We had a plan [the night of the incident]. We had a designated driver, and we ended up not drinking that much,” Byreans added. The victim, they said, had a friend who was going to drive her, but who left her at the party. “If she would have had a better plan, this situation would never have happened,” she said. The alleged victim’s blood alcohol level was .27 percent, the women said. A .30 percent alcohol level is often fatal. Ehssan Barkeshli is the executive news editor for La Voz. Contact him at ehssanbarkeslhi@lavozdeanza.com Stacy Lane contributed to this report.
Campus no-smoking policy never enforced
CONTINUED FROM FRONT their opinions about smoking. Based on the results of the survey, the committee felt that the time was right to join nearby community colleges including Ohlone, Cabrillo and Mission colleges and move toward a smokefree campus. Administrators presented their proposal to the Board of Trustees on June 6, 2005 and the Board approved the policy June 20. The policy went into effect Sept. 1, 2005. De Anza student trustee Jordan Eldridge said the drafting of the code was not a ploy to get students to quit smoking, but an act to make the campus more comfortable for non-smokers who are usually upset by inhaling smoke.
“It makes a difference, you know, between students having to eat their lunch amidst the smoke, which was how the situation had been, versus having to walk through the puffs in the parking lot,” said Lomax. Jason Leonard Bautista, a student participant of the cessation program said, “As a quitter, [seeing smokers on campus] is going to be one of your obstacles to hurdle over.” Yet the littering of cigarette butts on campus streets proves to be a problem for College Services, which is in charge of cleaning. As a countermeasure to future littering problems, there will be renovation, landscaping, new ashtrays, receptacles and trash cans this summer that look
Only tap water for staff meetings Matt Larvey LA VOZ NEWS
Director of Food Services Patrick Gannon recently began catering advisory board meetings with pitchers of tap water after a faculty member argued against the safety of bottled water for the environment. Before a recent staff meeting, instructor Dave Barney sent an e-mail to Food Services requesting that the meeting be catered with pitchers of tap water instead of the traditional bottled water. Gannon initially denied his request, but after some urging from proponents of tap water, he complied. Lately, some consumers have adopted the notion that bottled water is not necessarily safer, arguing that bottled water that comes from local sources and is not shipped across state lines does not have to go through the FDA, which means it may or may not meet federal cleanliness standards. Gannon had said that traditionally, in the catering business, bottled water is preferred because it is sure to be safe. “My job, first and foremost, is to ensure that I’m delivering a safe product,” Gannon said. Nick Huard, a 10-year veteran of the San Francisco Water Department, said the department goes through enormous effort to bring the water over and ensure its cleanliness. “Water companies often advertise the purity of their source, but our source is the Hetch-Hetchy reservoir,” said Huard. “It’s pure, clean snowmelt.”
Yet safe water on a consistent basis does not mean it will be clean once it flushes through the tap. If the pipes in the house are dirty, they can contaminate the water with elements that can be toxic over time. “In-house filtration systems should take care of that though,” said Huard. Gannon said De Anza College does not have such a filtration system for tap water. “It would help if we [did],” he said. “All our machines [in the campus center] – soda, coffee, tea and juice – have their own water filters on them.” However, there are other arguments against bottled water. Barney says there are four reasons he won’t use bottled water. The companies divert water from natural sources, which diminishes the flora and fauna of those areas, far more fossil fuels are burned by the bottling industry in the production and distribution of bottles, and landfills are getting filled up with the empty bottles because many people don’t recycle, he said. Most importantly, Barney said, “It diverts attention from the importance of having clean municipal drinking water sources distributed to all people.” A 20 ounce bottle of water can cost $1.60, or eight cents per ounce. Over time, that comes to nearly $10.25 per gallon, more than twice as much as a gallon of gas. Matt Larvey is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mattlarvey@ lavozdeanza.com
better than the ones now, said grounds supervisor Joseph Cooke. The smoking area face lift should be completed by this fall, he said. “If [the area] looks good, then it is less likely for the people to litter in it.” Disciplinary probation history is not recorded on a student’s official college transcript, but appears on disciplinary records. The common college application asks prospective students to sign an information release form that allows LeBleu-Burns to send colleges a student’s disciplinary record upon demand. Paul Edison is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at pauledison@ lavozdeanza.com.
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New finals schedule posed Thomas Phan LA VOZ NEWS
The De Anza College Academic Senate Executive Committee is considering a plan to help resolve scheduling conflicts that arise during finals week every quarter. Senate Executive Secretary Paul Setziol suggested the plan to eliminate external and internal scheduling conflicts. External conflicts arise when classes hold a final exam at a time that are not amenable to certain students’ personal schedules. Internal scheduling glitches result in students being scheduled to take two finals on the same day at the same time.
Setziol’s plan is to have the five days of finals week follow the same daily schedule of the regular mid-quarter schedule. The final exam could then be scheduled for the last two hours of each class. This means that if a class is slated to meet for less than two hours per day on an average week, the final would be administered to students in the same scheduling manner, but over multiple days, he said. Although internal scheduling glitches have only occured to a few hundred students to date, this has been amplified in recent years because of the rise in the number of classes that begin at odd times preferred by fac-
ulty, such as 9:40 a.m. “There is a system that’s used to determine what day and time a final ends up on, but it’s not a perfect system,” said Alex Kramer, vice president of the Academic Senate. “[The system] can’t locate a unique two hour block for every class. It’s mathematically impossible … and hence you get the conflict.” Proponents hope to effect the change by the 2009-10 school year, according to Senate President Wayne Chenowith.
chaired by Jones-Dulin. Multimillion dollar Bond Measure C passed in 2006, giving the program, which will cost the district $473,473 in total, with adequate funding. The program will come in two phases. The vehicular signage phase covers the exterior area and the campus driveways. Some of the directional signs can already be seen on the parking lots. The pedestrian phase will add maps and directions on campus pathways to show how to get from one building to another. It will also add building identifications. The new building signs will be clearer, with building names and a list of classrooms that are in the building. Division offices will also be clearly marked by the signs. There will be signs at campus entry points from the parking lots to the
campus buildings. “When people get out of their cars, they will see a nine-foot tall gateway – colored, popped out – that will give them an idea of how to get on campus,” Launder said. Quads and parking lots will be color coded to notify new students and visitors where to park if they are heading to a particular area or building on campus and also to help them remember where they parked. The signs are made of porcelain, with vinyl cover for the letterings and maps. Launder said the combination of the two materials allow the signs to be easily updated without damaging and losing their shine.
Thomas Phan is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at thomasphan@ lavozdeanza.com.
Follow the yellow brick road Paul Edison LA VOZ NEWS
Approximately 170 new signs and directions of various sizes and colors will be placed on the De Anza College campus to help students and visitors navigate inside and around campus by the end of June. “There will be signs for almost every building, every quad, identifying every quad,” said Donna Jones-Dulin, director of college services. “People are always asking me at the very beginning of each quarter where the G building and where the Kirsch Center are,” said Nicole Launder, the project engineer of Gilbane Building Company, which manages the construction at the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. The signage program at De Anza was designed under a committee
Paul Edison is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at pauledison@ lavozdeanza.com.
Congrats De Anza graduates
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JUNE 16, 2008
Award-winning author to speak at commencement ceremony Antoinette Luzano LA VOZ NEWS
For many De Anza College students, June 28 is going to be the beginning of the next stage of their lives. It is the day of the 2008 commencement ceremony. “It is a celebration of our students’ accomplishments,” said Paula Joseph, senior administrative assistant of college services. “The students worked hard.” Approximately 924 letters were sent out to De Anza students this year, indicating their eligibility to graduate, according to Joseph. However, not all students apply for graduation. This year’s keynote speaker is author Francisco Jimenez, who is currently a professor in the department of modern languages and literatures at Santa Clara University. He had
also been the director of the university’s Ethnic Studies Program for five years. He has written books such as the awardwinning autobiography “The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child,” a novel about Jimenez’s experiences leaving Tlaquepaque, Mexico when he was four years old and becoming a migrant worker in California. “The Circuit” has been translated to Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Italian, and the sequel to the novel, “Breaking Through,” has also won several awards. “Reaching Out,” a recollection of experiences from high school and college, will be published in August. Jimenez was asked to be the guest speaker at this year’s ceremony by De Anza President Brian Murphy. Honored, Jimenez accepted, partly because he knows Murphy personally. “It will give me the opportunity to congratulate
students for their educational success and to join their family and friends in the joyous celebration,” said Jimenez. Through his speech, Jimenez hopes to “express [his] respect and admiration for students, who, in spite of many obstacles, managed to succeed academically, thanks to their God-given talents, hard work and determination.” However, Jimenez also attributes the graduates’ success to their professors and families, “who made a commitment to make a difference in these students’ lives.” In the past, the ceremony has also included speeches from President Murphy, the vice president of Student Services, the vice president of Instruction, the Academic Senate president and the Classified Senate president, who have all imparted words of wisdom to the graduates. There have also previously been performances
from the De Anza Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Solo Voice Program, as well as selected songs, including the national anthem, sung by De Anza students. Other times, there were student conductors. Scholarships, such as the President’s Award, will be given out during the ceremony. All members of the community are welcome to attend the ceremony, which will be held in the Outdoor Events Arena. Last year, approximately 5,000 people attended the event to support the graduates. For eligible students, the last day to apply to graduate is June 27 by speaking with a counselor or academic adviser.
Antoinette Luzano is the copy editor for La Voz. Contact her at antoinetteluzano@lavozdeanza. com.
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Randy Sison Hembrador3 *Julianne Elizabeth Henderson2 Christina Heredia Marisol Hernandez Melanie Garcia Hernandez Priscilla Hernandez Jacqueline Hidde Jesse Vincent Hill Ryan R. Hilla Ming-Chun Ho2 Tuan V. Ho Anh Kim Hoang2 Duy K. Hoang Helen Hoang Ngan Kim Hoang2 *Nhien Hoang2 Van The Hoang Sayuri Honda2 Diana J. Hoover2 Zachary Hopkin3 Natalie D. Horning2 Timothy Michael Howell Hsin-Jung Hsieh3 Tung-Cheng Hsieh Cathy Yung-Chia Hsu2 Kam Hing Hsu2 Yue Hu Chih-Hao Huang Johnathan Huang Lifen Huang Pei Qing Huang2 Reginald Allen Hudson Jr. Trisha JoAnne Huelskamp Abraham M. Huerta Lucy C. Huerta Robert T. Hughes Amanda Waimay Hui2 Olivia Sue Hung3 Stanley Hung Colleen A. Hunt Thulfiqar Ali Husain *Heather Kimberly Hutchinson2 Dang-Khoa T. Huynh
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“I think it’s a good idea. Having to personally login is safer for students using the Internet.� Jessica Deniz, De Anza student
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Summer reading STEPHEN ZILL
Economics for Everyone Now that summer break is just a week away (whew!), many of you are probably planning to spend a great deal of your soon-to-be free time at the beach. But what would the beach be without a bag full of books? Empty. Well, at least in the figurative sense. So, with many publications coming out with their summer reading recommendations, I figured I might as well offer a few of my own. First, a confession: I do not own a copy of the publication that probably established economics as an autonomous subject of inquiry: Adam Smith’s magnificent doorstop of a book, “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.” The title alone is as long as the entirety of some other books. Instead, I rely on satirist P.J. O’Rourke’s “On the Wealth of Nations,” which does a pretty good job of distilling Smith’s main points in just 220 pages. If you want to learn a bit more about Smith – and his contemporaries – check out Mark Blaug’s “Great Economists Before Keynes.” This is a great resource for name-dropping at your next economics-themed party. For a more in-depth look at some of the important figures in economic history, there is also Robert Heilbroner’s “The Worldly Philosophers” – a true classic. This is one that should be in the collection of any econ major and is written in an easily readable manner. If you’re a beginner who’d like to read a book about the fundamentals of economics sans the graphs, equations and jargon, do yourself a favor and get Thomas Sowell’s “Basic Economics.” There are those who stand steadfastly by Henry Hazlitt’s “Economics in One Lesson” as an intro read, but I prefer Sowell’s simple approach over Hazlitt’s simplistic. Now, I know the name Milton Friedman is anathema to most liberals, but like it or not, Friedman is easily one of the best and most important economists of the 20th century. Almost anything he has written is worth a look, but here I will recommend “Capitalism and Freedom” and “Free to Choose.” The latter, which Friedman wrote with his wife, is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s favorite book (I had him autograph my copy). At the other end of the spectrum is “Peddling Prosperity,” by Paul Krugman, back when he still used be an economist. “Prosperity” is not an anti-capitalism screed by any means, but nevertheless, it is an entertaining look at the controversies surrounding macroeconomic policy and schools of thought over the last couple decades. Today, the market is inundated with books concerning the “economics of everyday life,” but in my opinion, the original is still the best: “The Armchair Economist” by Steven Landsburg, who was one of the first people to explain why popcorn is so expensive at the movies (hint: it has nothing to do with a “captive audience”). If you’re into biographies, I recommend Robert Skidelsky’s definitive account of the life and work of John Maynard Keynes. And bringing things up to modern times, does anyone remember that little movie “A Beautiful Mind”? It’s the story of mathematician and part-time economist John Forbes Nash. And, last but not least, of course, what trip to the beach would be complete without a copy of your leather bound edition of “Economics for Everyone” by … oh, what’s his name again? Stephen Zill is an economics instructor at De Anza College. He doesn’t mind the price of popcorn at the movies because he prefers nachos, anyway.
PEOPLE On Campus PROFESSOR OF THE WEEK
The economics of teaching Susan Marsland LA VOZ NEWS
Judy West enters the classroom with a smile exclaiming how much she loves economics. With her are the latest financial reports accompanied by the Wall Street Journal. West loves to share and apply what students are learning to real life. West, an economics instructor at De Anza College, was born in Minneapolis. She attended Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she received a large scholarship and grant that helped make her education possible. West planned to enter the medical field to become a doctor but decided not to pursue this after volunteering in a hospital and feeling queasy. When she took an economics class as a freshman, she was hooked and found her vocation. In her third year of college she had the opportunity to study at the prestigious London School of Economics. West was one of only two students chosen by Wellesley to study that year at LSE. West was ready for this challenge. “Had I gone to LSE as a freshman, I think I would have sunk rather than been able to swim,” she says. When West attended LSE, males were the majority, but today there is a more balanced representation. She also enjoyed other subjects including history, math and philosophy. West worked as an oil trader for Sun Oil Company for four years. “Being a trader is a bit like being paid to be a professional gambler,” she says.
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Judy West (left), an instructor of economics at De Anza College, and family with cheetah and trainer (right), near Cape Town, South Africa. She grew tired of the buying and selling of oil cargoes and futures and applied to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania to major in finance.
“Being a trader is a bit like being a paid gambler.” Judy West, De Anza economics instructor
Her next job landed her on a merger team for Conrail, which is a freight railroad company. Conrail faced competition from trucks and the interstate highway system and was later sold to two companies. West was offered jobs at both com-
panies but decided to take a severance package. At that time, both she and her husband, John, were unemployed but John soon found a job in California and was westward bound. West decided to go back to her first love, economics, and pursue teaching. “I love economics, I love teaching and I enjoy working with the students. Plus, De Anza is walking distance from my home.” West admires Winston Churchill’s wit, especially the quote, “It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” Susan Marsland is a freelance reporter for La Voz.
ARTIST OF THE WEEK
Art without the structure Kelly Truong LA VOZ NEWS
Melissa Cheponis is not a fan of structure. When she was younger, she used to hate field trips for that very reason. “Everything was planned out for us,” she said. “No, I want to look at the sea lions for longer, I don’t want to go to lunch!” Today, at age 17, Cheponis is not much different. She dropped out of St. Francis High School in March, choosing an alternative path to the private school she described as overly strict.
“I like modern art because itʼs just what ever comes out of your head at the moment.” Melissa Cheponis De Anza College art student
“We just had totally different philosophies about education,” she said, referring to St. Francis’s rigorous grade-based structure. “I would rather learn about what I want to learn.” Right now, what she wants to learn is art. In addition to required math and history courses at the School for Independent Learners in Los Altos, Cheponis is currently enrolled in a drawing class at De Anza, a course she says
she is taking in order to learn the rules before breaking them. “Drawing is not my favorite form of art,” she said. “I don’t like the little rules about drawing … I kind of like the big picture, and sometimes the detail is harder for me.” Her real passion is modern art, a passion cultivated years ago when her mother, a volunteer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, used to take her along on her guided tours. “I like modern art because it’s just whatever comes out of your head at the moment,” Cheponis said. “It’s like a dream … it’s from people’s minds. I feel that’s what modern art is: not planning, just feeling.” One of her favorite artists is René Magritte, a surrealist painter she discovered through tours with her mother. “I think an artist is someone who questions what people in this world have defined for us,” she said. Cheponis described herself as having always been creative, shunning sports for art and ballet as a child. Still, she says, even sports can be art. “I think that everything is art,” she said. “I love life so I love art.” Love of life is a message she hopes to get across through her work. “It’s a cliche, but life’s too short,” she said. “We’re here, that’s incredible.” She remembers feeling the same way when she first read a book on existentialism: “Well, that’s okay, but I
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The self portait of Melissa Cheponis for a basic art class.
like being happy!” Although Cheponis is still undecided about her future, she has an idea of what she doesn’t want to study: business, history and physics. “I’d rather study art,” she said. Although she is considering art school, she’s unsure about going to a school without any other options. She isn’t, after all, a planner. “I change my mind,” she said. “What I tell you today will probably change tomorrow.” Kelly Truong is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at kellytruong@ lavozdeanza.com.
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JUNE 16, 2008
Pay less, don’t stress MARY JO LOMAX Your Health I just read an article in the San Francisco Chronicle that said that people who are in debt are more likely to suffer from chronic stressrelated problems than those who have low levels of debt stress. According to the article, 14 percent more people are experiencing debt stress this year than in 2004 and the number will continue to grow as our economy slows and gas and food prices rise. The Associated Press-AOL Health poll showed, for example, that 27 percent of the respondents who experienced high debt stress had ulcers or digestive tract problems compared to 8 percent of those with low debt stress. 44 percent of respondents had migraines or other headaches compared to 15 percent of those who didn’t owe a lot of money. Heart attacks, lower back pain, severe anxiety and severe depression were also more common among people who have high debt stress. According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the average household receives eight credit card offers each month, and college students, who often don’t have a regular income, are encouraged several times a week by posters, fliers and on-campus marketers to apply for credit cards. The research group conducted a survey of over 1,500 college students at 40 different colleges and universities in 14 cities from October 2007 to February 2008. The survey asked how students pay for their education, how many use credit cards and how they use them, what their attitudes were toward credit card marketing on campus and whether or not they support principles to rein in credit card marketing on campus. The results of the study “confirm that students are using credit cards in significant numbers and that a significant number are paying the price through late fees, high balances and delinquencies.” The findings also show that banks are marketing aggressively to students through a variety of channels. Finally, the findings demonstrate that an overwhelmingly majority of students support limits on credit card marketing on campus to rein in unfair bank practices. USPIRG is working on a campaign to help educate college students about credit card companies’ unfair practices. For more information, check out their Web site at http:// www.truthaboutcredit.org. To help protect yourself from debt stress, you may want to try the following suggestions from Consumer Credit Counseling Services: Distinguish between wants and needs. Take care of your needs first then satisfy your wants as funds are available. Make a spending plan. Determine your income, monthly living expenses, periodic expenses and monthly debt payment. Live within your means. Compare your total expenses to your monthly income. Make sure your expenses don’t exceed your income. Don’t use credit cards to make up the difference between your income and your expenses. Use credit wisely. Use credit for planned purchases and emergencies only, not impulse purchases. If possible, only charge what you can pay off every month. Mary Jo Lomax is a health instructor at De Anza College. She wishes everyone a very healthy summer.
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ROBOTS! VOLCANOES! DE ANZA CLUBS!
OH MY! De Anza gets robot rockinʼ
Mike Anderson LA VOZ NEWS
A robotics competition against Foothill College on June 7 ended in a De Anza College victory. Students from the two colleges built two bots each for a game called “quad quandary,” played in a 12-foot by 12-foot arena in Conference Rooms A and B. The teams scored points as bots picked up and placed 50 available rings onto movable posts and goals in a series of matches. A large projection screen displayed the competition live so the 30 spectators would not miss anything. The Developing Effective Engineering Pathways Program, a partnership between De Anza, Foothill and the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, organized the competition. DEEP is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. In between each match, consisting of a 20-second autonomous period followed by a two-minute hand controlled period, representatives from both colleges gathered on opposite sides of the room to inspect their bots. Students from both sides surrounded the playing arena and cheered on their teammates during competition, while some audience members captured the action on video. Dmitry Soyfertis, a Foothill team member, said Foothillʼs strategy was to make one good robot and then duplicate it.
“De Anza and Foothill teamed up for the last match, and the competition ended with handshakes all around,” he said Taking physics, calculus and science classes can get boring, Soyfertis said. But with fun events like this you “get excited about your career.” Mike Anderson is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mikeanderson@ lavozdeanza.com.
Woman to climb volcano to help troubled teens Aiselle De Vera LA VOZ NEWS
Equipped with about 50 pounds of climbing gear, 22-year-old Emily Tsitrian, an economics major at De Anza College, will brave freezing temperatures to climb 14,410 feet to the summit of the active volcano Mount Rainier on September 11. She, along with 17 other participants and three guides, will endure a strenuous three day climb for Backpackerʼs Magazineʼs nationwide event, Summit for Someone. The event will fund Big City Mountaineers, which is a non-profit recreational mentoring program for atrisk teens. The program will give a group of teenagers from existing youth development organizations across the country an opportunity to go on a weeklong camping trip. Tsitrianʼs motivation to participate in the event is her
belief that “everybody has the right to see the stars and to look at flowers out in nature ... I want to share that with teenagers that never had that opportunity.” As a former Girl Scout, Tsitrian is no stranger to the great outdoors. She enjoys hiking, backpacking and doing trail work. However, she has never gone rock climbing or glacier climbing. Her first encounter with glacier climbing will be a day before the actual climb when she will take a mountaineering class. In preperation, Tsitrian is doing strength training and cardio everyday. She hopes to gain a new level of confidence and feel healthy. Tsitrian is responsible for raising $3,800, which will be enough to sponsor five teenagers to go on a weeklong camping trip. “I generally ask students for a $15 to $25 donation each because I know that money is really tight,” said Tsitrian. She tries to ask every person she meets to donate and challenges herself to ask three new people every day. She will pay for her trip to Washington. Go to http://www.summitforsomeone. com to donate. Click on “donate” and search for Emily Tsitrian. For questions or clarifictions you can e-mail her at esitrian@hotmail.com. Aiselle De Vera is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at aiselledevera@ lavozdeanza. com.
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FEATURES
JUNE 16, 2008
ADHD can inspire creativity
Internment vets share experiences
Berkeley student discusses experience with attention disorder
Tamara Hahn
“Once you get past the problem side,” Taylor said, you are able to “think outside the box” and “get to the creative side.” He said his problem side wasn’t a manifestation of malice, but rather a desire to experiment. “I wanted to see what would happen,” said Taylor. In the book, he mentions that as a child he would shoot rocks at vans and launch model rockets into pools. In high school, he played the piano, which helped him study and concentrate. He was also on the swim team, worked at Banana Republic and rescued greyhounds. During his summer vacations, he spent time writing his book. In college, he joined a fraternity at UC Berkeley and was involved in ADHD events. Each chapter in the book is organized into three sections, the first one consisting of a short story about his experiences with hyperactivity, impulsiveness and distractions. The second section describes the causes and effects of ADHD, explaining what he was thinking as his mind was wandering. The third section gives solutions on how to deal with ADHD and turn it into a gift. Taylor also believes that teens would listen to him more than to a doctor because he is a
A “Help Wanted” sign flashed across a screen in the California History Center. It read, “AMERICAN FARMER (Japs & Hindus not wanted).” That’s what life was like for the four internment camp veterans who spoke at De Anza College on June 4 at the California History Center in an event titled “Interrogation, Discrimination and the War: A Discussion with Japanese American WWII and Internment Camp Veterans.” For more than half of the panel discussion, the lecture hall was crammed. Students were sitting in the aisles and on each other’s laps, while a line of standing listeners spilled through the door, outside onto the patio area. Joe Yasutake, board member of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, shared his experiences first in a PowerPoint presentation. At the time of his internment, six of the eight members of his family were American citizens. Observers asked Yasutake why his sister is smiling in one of the newspaper photographs he presented. “Simple explanation,” he said. “The photographer said ‘smile.’ She was just following orders.” Yasutake explained his daily routine. In the morning, he would wait in line to wash up, take a shower and use the toilet in a latrine that he shared with 300 people. Alice Hikido, who lived in Alaska at the time, recounted how her father, who “considered himself an American” was arrested the day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. “I remember, bitterly, the FBI coming to our home,” she said. Her father, who was 64 at the time of his release, had to restart his business, which he had operated for decades. “We see the difficulty of balancing national security with civil liberties,” Hikido said. One student asked the military veterans how it felt to be a JapaneseAmerican soldier fighting in World War II. “In battle, you have no time to think,” responded Lawson Sakai, one of the war veterans. Sakai, a purple heart recipient who had served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team also addressed the kidnapping of Latin Americans of Japanese and German descent in order to exchange them for U.S. war prisoners. “I saw the list of names – many were Jewish surnames,” he said. “You can imagine how Hitler welcomed them.” “You cannot take freedom for granted,” said Katsumi Hikido, another purple heart-decorated war veteran who witnessed the internment camps first hand. A week before his finals at UC Berkeley, Hikido was forced to drop out because his family was ordered to move to an internment camp in Arizona. Postponing his goals of becoming an engineer, Hikido became a milkman, loading milk onto trucks at the camps in “not a very intellectually stimulating environment.” The event drew the crowd in further as it moved on to Q-and-A discussion, leaving De Anza students with lessons to stop history from repeating itself. “I just think it’s really important that more young people know about this stuff, especially because many of the nissei (Japanese immigrants) won’t be around [later],” said Daniel Mart, who organized the event with Asian Pacific American Students for Leadership.
Michelle Rydberg LA VOZ NEWS
Author Blake Taylor came to De Anza College on June 4 to talk about his book “ADHD and Me: What I Learned From Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table.” Taylor wrote the book hoping to educate people about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and help other teens and children who have similar problems. He refers to ADHD as “a difference, not a disorder.” The book is a day-to-day account of what it is like to live with the ADHD. “I think the thing about ADHD is that it is a secret weapon,” Taylor said. “It is a gift that you need to work on.” He has turned this misunderstood disease of distractions, impulsivity and hyperactivity into intelligence, creativity, energy and intuition. Taylor, who finished writing his book when he was 17, is now at UC Berkeley double majoring in molecular and cell biology and French. He was also a recipient of the UC Berkeley Alumni Association Award for outstanding leadership. He has discovered that there are many talents that can come out of ADHD once its problems are recognized.
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Blake Taylor sees ADHD not as a disorder, but as a gift. He wrote “ADHD and Me,” a self-help memoir, while in high school.
teen himself. He enjoys “inspiring people to do good in school, get diagnosed, to do something with their lives.” Michelle Ryberg is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at michellerydberg@lavozdeanza.com.
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Tamara Hahn is a freelance reporter for La Voz.
JUNE 16, 2008
FEATURES
Summer vacations for under $500
THINK NORTH: Close enough to cross the border, but still home: Crescent City, Calif. Plan your trip around the annual Del Norte County Fair, this year titled “Blue Jean Living and Country Giving,” but plan to stick around to explore the Northern California wilderness. Travel up Highway 101 North another 20 miles and youʼll be in the sales tax free state of Oregon. When: July 31 - Aug. 2 Where: Del Norte County Fairgrounds, Crescent City, Calif. Price: $7/day for adults, kids free on Kidsʼ Day, Seniors free on Seniorsʼ Day What to Expect: Swine Show, Goat Show, Rabbit Show, Beef Show, Poultry Show, Sheep Show, Miss Del Norte Pagaent, a rodeo, ferris wheels, carousel, and concerts by country music artist Eric Church and Phil Stacey. Where to Stay: Comfort Inn & Suites Redwood Coast for $150/night , half a mile from the coast. While Youʼre There: Visit the Redwood National Park for free! Watch Gray Whale migration at Klamath River Overlook! See 30-foot walls covered in ferns at Fern Canyon! Drive two hours east to Ashland, Oregon to catch a show at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. THINK CENTRAL: Think Central California is only home to festering heat? Join the Festa: Gustine, CA and Bloodless Bullfighting. The little-known Portuguese community in Central California may be widespread, but they know when to join arms to celebrate their culture. Experience an authentic bullfight without the bloodshed only 95 miles from Cupertino at the Holy Ghost Festa. When: July 21, 2008 at 8 p.m. Where: Bella Vista Park Plaza, Santa Fe Grande Road, Newman, California Price: $20/adult, free for children 10 and under What to Expect: More than 20,000 people, matadors in ruffled shirts, bull grabbers, professionals from Mexico and Spain, handlebar mustaches, children in peasant costumes, red wine, folk dancing, thousands of pounds of meat and home-baked desserts. Where to Stay: Holiday Inn Express in Santa Nella, CA for $70/night While Youʼre There: Check out Great Valley Grasslands State Park in Gustine to experience one of Californiaʼs only remaining grasslands. THINK SOUTH: Visit your friends at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, then hit the coast. Thirteen miles west of San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay is home to Morro Rock, one of nine extinct volcano peaks spanning 12 miles of the San Luis Obispo coast. But hark, for climbing this 576-foot bird sanctuary is illegal. When: Depends on the weather. Summer provides cool temperatures in the 50s, warming up to the high 60s by October. Where: Morro Bay, Calif. What to Expect: A huge rock, an underwater tour of the bay in a submarine, kayaking, otters, whale watching, Morro Bay Aquarium, fish and farmerʼs markets on Saturday night (fish and chips), a walkable downtown with awarding-winning bars. Where to Stay: Econo Lodge Morro Bay for $130/night While Youʼre There: Add to the Bubblegum Alley in San Luis Obispo, or if youʼre feeling cultural, watch a play at the countryʼs longest running community theater, San Luis Obispo Little Theatre. COMPILED BY DAHLIA SEROUSSI/LA VOZ
Students study hard in preparation for finals. Or maybe not. Mike Anderson LA VOZ NEWS
With his books on the second floor of the library, a De Anza College student prepared for his next class, asleep. Dan Nguyen, 20, a biochemistry major, is taking 20 units and working part time. He said he usually gets only five hours of sleep at night. Nguyen is one of many college students who do not receive enough sleep, according to a recent study published in the Journal of American College Health. Nguyen said he drinks coffee and energy drinks in the morning and has to take “three to four naps every day.” Belma Halilovic, 19, a microbiology major, is a second-floor regular. Slumped over her papers because she had to wake up for an 8 a.m. bus to school, Halilovic said she notices a difference in class when she is not rested. Central Michican University alumna LeAnne Forquer conducted the study after having sleep trouble of her own. She found the number of students who suffered the same problems as her interesting. Jay Baker, a librarian at De Anza, said he takes pity on the tired students. “We’re supposed to wake them up,” he said. However, he thinks it is too cruel and does not usually enforce the rule. Ryo Goto, 22, an international affairs major, said he comes to the same station in the “silent zone” section of the library almost every day. But twice he was found using his laptop as a pillow while listening to headphones. “I cannot focus if I don’t take rests,” he said, three hours before his incomplete essay was due. Goto said that after a 10-15 minute rest, he
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could finish the essay in one hour. He had been “working” on it for three hours already. Baker said he used to work at an unnamed library in southern California where a man once fell asleep in the middle of an aisle. Patrons simply stepped over him. The study also suggested that driving ability and safety decreased with a lack of sleep, putting college students at a high risk of having car accidents.
Aisheng Pengʼs pillow of choice was his math book. Snoozing at another table on the library’s second floor was Aisheng Peng, 20, a business major. His pillow of choice was his math book. Peng said he was tired because of church activities the night before. He said he recognizes the risk of driving while tired and tries to avoid it. Mike Anderson is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mikeanderson@lavozdeanza. com.
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ARTS and Entertainment
JUNE 16, 2008
‘Pretty. Odd.’ offers a new Panic Megan McCourt LA VOZ NEWS
“You don’t have to worry ‘cause we’re still the same band,” promises the opening track on Panic at the Disco’s latest album, “Pretty. Odd.” While some aspects of the band’s style remain the same, many elements of this pop/electronica/emo scene sensation have been dramatically altered. The end result is a cleaner, happier album with a green message, chock full of fresh lyrics and memorable melodies. “Pretty. Odd.” is genres away from the group’s first release, “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out.” Long gone are the extravagantly complicated song titles and stories of whores, strip clubs and cheating. Panic (now minus the “!”) has opted for a much sunnier outlook on life, choosing to write abstract lyrics about nature, an attempt akin to the psyche-
delic musings of The Beatles. Other Beatles influences can be heard throughout the album, which was coincidentally recorded and mixed at Abbey Road Studios. Soaring melodies, bubbly guitar riffs and three-piece harmonies make this album a poppy throwback with enough pizzazz for the current generation. The first single, “Nine in the Afternoon,” is a mellifluous number lacking logical lyrical sense but bursting with harmonic strings and horn arrangements. The song begins on an unhappy note. “Picking up things we shouldn’t read/ It looks like the end of history as we know/ It’s just the end of the world.” It continues to make less sense, but with a more positive outlook. “‘Cause it’s nine in the afternoon/ Your eyes are the size of the moon/ You could ‘cause you can so you do/
We’re feeling so good/ Just the way that we do.” “That Green Gentleman,” another catchy and upbeat sing-along piece, was the second single off the album with a music video that premiered May 2. Lead singer Brendon Urie’s tone quality has vastly improved since their first release, as he now relies less on screaming and being covered by electronic backing. Overall, “Pretty. Odd” is a solid set of songs strung together with lilting melodies and harmonious vocals. Panic at the Disco, short an exclamation point and emo lyrics, produced a distinctive album with extra punctuation and a more refined musical caliber to bring a sound from the past into the new millennium. Megan McCourt is a contributor to La Voz.
A painting is worth a thousand smiles
Euphrat Museum show honors student artists Paul Edison LA VOZ NEWS
The room was bustling Tuesday evening with students pouring into the classroom-sized Euphrat Museum of Art, chatting, art observing, laughing and munching cookies available at the refreshment table. Artists were congratulating one another, explaining the artwork on exhibit at the De Anza College Student Art Show 2008. Awards were presented to student artists at the end of the event. Joel Natanauen, an art student, was among the many artist who looked especially happy. “Whoa, my name’s in?” he said, remembering his first reaction when he heard his work won the award in the still life category. Natanauen did not expect his work to be displayed in the museum, much less to win an award. “I finished the framing of the picture in the last minute and ran, carrying it in just 10 minutes before the deadline,” he said.
“I finished the framing of the picture and ran, carrying it in just 10 minutes before the deadline.” Joel Natanauen, De Anza College art student
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The winner of the clay art award, Phyllis Lee, said while laughing that she was very happy. She has been doing clay arts for 10 years as a lifelonglearning student at De Anza. “It’s very earthy,” she said, commenting on the general nature of the clay art. Another student artist, James Sauer, said he feels good about the exhibit. He’s especially proud of his plywood chair, made from Forest Stewardship Council certified wood. “It’s like the ‘organic’ for food,” he said. During one of the speeches given by the faculty members of the art department, instructor Moto Ohtake nearly knocked down a partition wall and the students’ paintings attached to it when he lost his balance. The incident elicited momentary gasps followed by laughs as he quickly recovered, and the wall and the artwork remained intact. The museum was so packed with people during the awards presentation that even the winners had trouble getting to the podium. The chancellor of the Foothill-De Anza Community College district, Dr. Martha Kanter, described the show as “one of the events every year that [she] absolutely loves.” John Swensson, the vice president of Instruction, said he was “stunned by the diversity of the students and the artwork” displayed at the award show.
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Photographer Mimi Stewart celebrates her award winning moment with a big kiss.
The 2008 award show will be the last art exhibit to take place in the A building, as the museum will move to the new Visual and Performing Arts Center in the fall. Jan Rindfleisch, the executive director of the museum, said she is excited for the move, as the museum will be more visible and accessible to the public. Paul Edison is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at pauledison@ lavozdeanza.com.
The Award Winners Ceramic Award: Alejandra Hermandinger Clay Planet Award: Phyllis Lee Drawing Award: Cindy Lee Drawing Award: Christian Marin Furniture Award: James Sauer Graphic Design Award: Vesna Rozic Sibic Graphic Design Award: Ana Milosavljevic Orchard Valley Ceramics Guild Award: Yumiko Fujii Painting Award: Jaesun Kim Painting Award: Jake Vu Photography Award: Elizabeth Corona Sculpture Award: Christina Cantu-Diaz Sculpture Award: Adam McLeod
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
JUNE 16, 2008
No animals were hurt in the making of this film
“Kung Fu Panda” offers a respite from summer heat, disappointing sequels T.J. McLain U-WIRE
Needless to say, it has been a pretty disappointing summer for movies thus far: The new Indiana Jones fell far short of the hype, “Prince Caspian” was average at best and “The Strangers” was just abysmal. Audiences have not had a good reason to go to the movies since “Iron Man” came out more than a month ago, and that is why moviegoers will be glad to know that “Kung Fu Panda” offers relief from the summer heat. If you were going to encapsulate all of “Kung Fu Panda” into a single word, it would be “fun.” By that I mean the movie is wholly enjoyable from first 2-D dream sequence to the final climactic battle. The script is generally very funny, if somewhat thin, and the animation is impressive. The film, however, lacks the heart that has made Pixar’s animated films so great. That is fine, though – the film does not try to be anything more than what it is. It is a kids’ movie, but it is one of those rare, excellent movies whose appeal transcends traditional age demographics. The story is set in an ancient Chinese city that is populated by all sorts of cute, anthropomorphic animals. Among them is Po (Jack Black), a panda who dreams of being a great kung fu master like those that reside in the palace on top of the nearby mountain. It seems, however, he is destined to be a noodle cook for the rest of his life. At the same time, Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), the leader of the kung fu masters, holds a contest among his students to ascertain the identity of the Dragon Warrior – a legendary kung fu master who might unlock the secret power of the Dragon Scroll. It is believed the Dragon Warrior will have the power to defeat Tai Lung (Ian McShane), the film’s antagonist, who was denied the Dragon Scroll many years ago. Shifu believes his star pupil Tigress (Angelina Jolie) is the most apt candidate, but after a comic
turn of events, it ends up being Po. The rest of the movie follows Shifu’s attempts to train Po in preparation for his inevitable showdown with Tai Lung. While the plot leaves much to be desired, the film has a few things going for it that more than make up for the thin narrative. One is Black as the voice of Po. Black plays his typical zany self, but supported by a furrier, pudgier animated frame; it’s a good fit. He plays Po as an overly enthusiastic dimwit with a heart of gold. He is the butt (literally) of most of the jokes in the film, which easily breaks the record for most fat jokes in one movie. Po strikes a stark contrast from his kung fu colleagues, especially the diminutive Shifu. Much of the comedy stems from the distinction of how unathletic they are and how athletic Po is − translating into a lot of slapstick, pratfalls and belly jokes. Also, get used to fat-guy-running-upstairs joke because they use it a lot, but it never seems to stop being funny. When the film is not poking fun at Po’s girth, it features some pretty impressive action sequences. As an animated film, it is free from the normal forces (i.e. physics) that restrict live-action kung fu fight sequences. The result is something that is obviously influenced by traditional kung fu choreography, but takes it to another cinematic level. The film ends with some hammy message, but it’s not enough to disregard everything else that the movie does so well. In fact, this film does enough to be considered for best summer movie, thus far. We will see how well it holds up when “WALL•E” comes out, but for now, it is well worth a trip to the theater.
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Ingmar Bergman: A tribute Paul De Amicis LA VOZ NEWS
Shifu (Dustin Hoffman, grounded) shows Po (Jack Black, in flight) a few moves in “Kung Fu Panda.”
Tigress (Angelina Jolie) is Shifu’s star pupil, but finds an unlikely competitor for the spotlight in Po.
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Like the truth seeking knight in his film “The Seventh Seal,” Ingmar Bergman played chess against Death and lost. When the Swedish filmmaker passed away quietly last year at age 89, it marked the final FADE OUT of perhaps the most brilliant and influential filmmaker of 20th century cinema. Bergman made 62 films in his long career, including such highly praised masterpieces as “The Seventh Seal,” “Wild Strawberries,” “Through a Glass Darkly,” “Fanny” and “Alexander.” His father was a Lutheran minister and strict disciplinarian. As a youth, Bergman disagreed with his father’s religious dogma, and because of this, many of his films deal with the guilt and confusion of Christianity. Existentialist themes are also popular in Bergman films as his characters often attempt to understand why tragedy has senselessly struck them. How do the random scenes of our lives fit together, if they do at all? What is the meaning of life, and why we are here? However, perpetually enigmatic Bergman films typically raise more questions than they answer, giving viewers plenty to contemplate and debate at the local cafe after the film. Bergman also directed live theater throughout his life, and his films often look and feel like filmed plays. Bergman’s films are not known for physical action. Rather, he uses psychological suspense. Typically, in a Bergman film, the main characters talk, think and argue in some peaceful provincial setting. But what is dynamic and riveting is that they are talking, thinking and arguing about the deepest issues of life: love, art, death and religion. Because of this, the dialogue in a Bergman film is powerfully compelling, insightful, intelligent, poetic and light years above standard film dialogue. Because Bergman films were mostly dialogue, most scenes were shot in extreme close-up, giving the viewer an intimacy with the characters that is uncommonly powerful. It was also Bergman’s habit to cast and re-cast actors well-known to him from the theater. This gave him an uncommonly close and intimate working relationship with his actors, and it was this powerfully deep association that brought out profoundly deep and kaleidoscopic performances that were forever preserved on film. Bergman gained worldwide fame as a director, a fact that overshadowed his equal genius as a screenwriter who wrote the screenplays to nearly all of his films. Good night, sweet prince. Paul De Amicis is a columnist for La Voz. Contact him at pauldeamicis@ lavozdeanza.com.
Sports and fitness
JUNE 16, 2008
Get your learn on Athletes turn to Trosper for academic advice and succeed along the way Stacy Lane LA VOZ NEWS
Add athletics to the list of demands on students at De Anza College and the task of being a successful student can seem near impossible. Enter Matt Trosper, a man whose job it is to lend his hand to make sure that all athletes at De Anza are just that: successful. As athletic academic adviser, Trosper is responsible for helping athletes at De Anza plan their schedules and prepare to transfer. Athletes who wish to transfer require strategic schedule planning, as they must adhere to the transfer rules and regulations dictated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Trosper acts as a guilding hand, planning and tracking athletes progress. Athletes are put in contact with Trosper by the Counseling 100 class or by their coach,, and all athletes are required to meet with him. Each athlete has a preliminary meeting with Trosper to determine his or her individual needs. Trosper guides the athletes through the stringent NCAA requirements and timelines. Under NCAA rules, students can remain at De Anza no longer than two years, which can put extra strain on already stressed students. Trosper helps to set the individual athlete’s academic schedule, as well as offer tools and advice on their personal life so that the student can balance all priorities and transfer on time. NCAA and De Anza require athletes to maintain at least a 2.0 GPA, and so Trosper also tracks athletes’ grades and attendance records to keep track of their progress. In the event that an athlete falls behind, Trosper immediately arranges a meeting with the student, the coach, and often the teacher as well. His goal is to locate the problem, address it and set the athlete back on the path to success. Trosper understands that students can have many obligations, such as school, work, family and social demands. He also understands that
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Matt Trosper has been counseling De Anza athletes for nearly 20 years. athletes have one more demand on this list, and wants to ensure that De Anza's athletes are as victorious as possible. He offers advice on managing the athletes’ complete set of priorities. Trosper graduated from University of the Pacific in 1989 and was hired at De Anza that same summer as a general counselor. Two years later, the position as athletic academic advisor became available and Trosper accepted the job. “I fell in love with it,” Trosper says, a notion that explains his 19 years of continuous service to the position. Seeing the athletes succeed is what drives him, and he points out a particular success story as one of his most treasured memories. About 15 years ago, Trosper advised a football student who was involved in gangs and rough life. Under Trosper’s guidance, the student went on to graduate and transfer, leaving his hard life behind. Trosper sees many athletes in tough positions with many obstacles in their way, but he thrives on guiding them to higher ground and accomplishment. Trosper said, "It’s the best part of my job.” Stacy Lane is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact her at stacylane@lavozdeanza.com.
De Anza athletes succeed in and out of class De Anza College Scholar-Athletes BASEBALL Thomas Erlin Chris Leeburn Kalehua Moniz Malte Reinschmidt Brian Roby James Wagner Adam Wells** WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Ranecia Fields Mia Sanchez
MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING David Atala* Tyler Taboada WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING Dora Biocic*** Michelle Camburn Jessica Suess WOMEN’S TENNIS Inna Libman
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Charles Hug Craig Kawashima* Michael Mayes* Ajay Pala* Darren Rous* Aaron Sommer* Daniel Tran Louis Vo*
MEN’S TRACK & FIELD Arlan Atajar* Craig Kawashima* Michael Mayes* Ajay Pala* Yvan Pham Darren Rous* Aaron Sommer* Louis Vo*
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Cynthia Chaidez* Angie Sandoval* Vananh Tran*
WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Monique Cadena Cynthia Chaidez* Stephanie Lee Angie Sandoval* Vananh Tran*
FOOTBALL Arlan Atajar* John Fernandez Scott Hertler Joseph Maes Kevin Pham Jamar Williams Daniel Ybarra WOMEN’S SOCCER Brittany Barnes Amanda Geannacopulos MEN’S SOCCER Charles Thompson Ramsay Yakut
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FALL SPORTS PREVIEWS Dons volleyball to defend conference title Jose Marte LA VOZ NEWS
Last season, the De Anza College women's volleyball team relied on quickness, accurate ball control and defense to finish with a 15-7 record and won the Coast Conference and reached the Northern California playoffs. When the team hits the court next season, they will have a whole new look. The team will have three new starters and will be a taller, bigger and more physical team. Three players will return from last year’s squad: Jasmin Aliifua, Linzy Guearva and Jamie Cline. Jasmin Aliifua, who red-shirted last year, can play both the middle and right side attack positions. Jasmine is a strong physical player who can dominate at the net. She's enthusiastic and knowledgeable. “We expect a lot of good things from her,” said head coach Dawnis Guevara. Linzy Guearva, who also excels at the middle and right side positions, had back issues, which limited her playing time last season. When healthy, Guearva is an all around player. She's a consistent hitter from any part of the court and a good ball passer. Jamie Cline is the only returning starter from last season's team. She’s an outside hitter, with a very quick arm swing and has a “whip of an arm and speed at the net,” said Guevara. Guevara appreciates her great attitude and expects that Cline will provide leadership on the court. Two incoming players are sisters, Adi and Bina Madzar. Guevara is impressed with their competitive spirit and their versatility. They are capable of playing all six positions on the court. “Realistically, our goal is to win the [Coast]
Conference,” said Guevara. So, come on out and support your volleyball team. Games are Wednesday and Friday evenings in the main gym starting Aug. 28 at 5 p.m. Jose Marte is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at josemarte@lavozdeanza.com.
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Coach Dawnis Guevara hopes to continue the women’s volleyball team’s recent success with only one starter returning from last season’s championship team. The Dons will begin defending their conference title on Aug. 28.
Water polo teams seeks strength in numbers Thomas Phan LA VOZ NEWS
The De Anza College men’s water polo team looks to improve this year upon the last season and their third place finish in the Coast Conference championship. The Dons ended the season with a 5-10 record overall and 3-2 in the conference. Although this year’s water polo season does not start until the second week of September, second year head coach Tom Grimm is already looking forward with much optimism, particularly in light of how well the team has improved in the last nine months. Last year, Grimm inherited a program that only had six players in August but grew to 12 players by the end of the season, when the team finished strong in the conference championships. Heading into the 2008 season, the numbers are already in Grimm’s favor. Twenty players are on the off-season roster and working out at the pool, and more will join once high school recruits arrive later in the summer. The final roster will most likely comprise of about 15 players. “Our goal is to have a winning program,” Grimm said. “This year we’ve got a lot of people who understand their roles much better because they’ve been playing together for several months. I anticipate a lot of improvement.” Players are currently participating in short swim practices and classroom study. Full prac-
tice will commence on Aug. 18, leading to the start of the season on Sept. 11. Last year, De Anza did not field a women’s water polo team due to an insufficient number of players, but hopes are high that the team will start its own successful rebuilding. Only one player is returning from last year’s team, but 16 high school recruits will be joining. Although the women’s team does not currently have a coach, it is expected that one will be hired later during this summer. Thomas Phan is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at thomasphan@lavozdeanza.com.
VOLLEYBALL Ali Hanshaw MEN’S WATER POLO David Atala* A Scholar-Athlete is a sophomore student-athlete with a 3.0 G.P.A. or higher *Dual Sport Athlete ** Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year ***Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year list courtesy of matt trosper
The men’s and women’s water polo teams are hard at work in the off season, looking to improve upon their results from past seasons. The women’s team sets out to rebuild their program, despite currently not having a coach until later this summer.
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SPORTS & FITNESS
JUNE 16, 2008
THE SWEAT SPOT
How to serve that perfect ACE
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The ready position. The arms are level and held high at the shoulder. Imagine yourself holding a bow and pulling on an arrow. Most of your weight is on your rear leg. The heel is the only part of your front leg that makes contact with the floor. Focus on where you want to hit the ball. There’s no need to be deceptive. Let your opponent know a hard, tough serve is coming their way.
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Just after the ball is tossed, keep your eyes on the ball, a staple of many sports. Note that the front foot has started to rock forward and the rear starts to rise. The weight is shifting forward and will provide the power for the serve. The entire body is arched forward and preparing to unleash the energy.
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The follow through. You want to step toward your target to maintain form. Notice the hitting arm stays high, above the shoulder. The fingers have curled forward to create top spin on the ball. After the ball leaves, don’t just stand by admiring your terrific serve. Go run onto the court and get ready to defend your side.
Cocked, locked and ready to rock. The moment before impact is just as crucial as before. As with most other ball sports, keeping your eye on the ball is the most important thing you can do. Your weight should shift to get power, as you rotate your body.
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Impact. The most important factor is the position during contact. Any bend in the extremities will reduce power and accuracy. Don’t hit the ball with your fingers. Notice the ball’s upward trajectory. Hit the ball at or below its equatorial line so it goes up.
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OPINION & Editorial
JUNE 16, 2008
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Oh! the mad, confusing nature of finals week
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We live in a crazy world. Steve Martin continues to make films (even though he stopped being funny in the 70s), gay marriage still isn’t legal in all 50 states and we’ve had the same president for eight years, even though some of us feel he has a dubious literacy level. That being said, let’s be honest. One enigma eludes us more than any other, though not many of us have questioned it. That’s right, you guessed it. It’s the De Anza College final exam schedule. It is a conundrum in a riddle wrapped in a question mark. Most students probably accept these confusing exam schedules, without ever really noticing how ridiculous they are. But, in fact, the way the college as a whole organizes final exams is often, to put it lightly, inconvenient for students. For example, a Monday and Wednesday class held at 3:30 in the afternoon might end up with its final on a Friday at 4 p.m. Or a 1
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p.m. Tuesday and Thursday class might end up having its final on a Monday at 11 a.m. It makes no sense, right? Well, wrong, kind of. There are reasons that a schedule like this exists, and they’re worth understanding. Basically, some classes last for one hour and others for two. Some go even longer. But the point is, some instructors want to be able to have a two-hour final, and if they only have a one-hour class, then that presents a scheduling problem. De Anza’s use of this final exam schedule dates as far back as its beginnings in 1967. It was an attempt by the administration to minimize confusion between the multiple classes in a student’s schedule and between departments. But all of that being said, whatever convenience this type of plan-
ning offers expired long ago. Modern working students don’t have flexible schedules anymore, and they typically don’t work for casual or forgiving employers.
Modern working students donʼt have flexible schedules, and they typically donʼt work for forgiving employers. Most De Anza students work for a living, and a lot of us even work full time. If one takes a class that’s meant to be on Tuesdays and Thursdays only, then that probably means those are the only days allotted for school, and every other day is needed to make enough real life money at a real life job. Being
Police misuse of Tasers overshadowed by weapon’s effectiveness MATT LARVEY another voice Tasers, the supposedly non-lethal electrical stun guns used by police and for self-defense, can in fact be lethal weapons, and there has been much public outcry demanding that these weapons be taken from police forces. The weapons have been accused of being too dangerous and excessively forceful. Despite these concerns, Tasers are the most effective weapons utilized by police to sub-
due dangerous criminals without causing excessive injury. Tasers are very forceful weapons. They can be deadly, and so they should not be used in any situation that doesn’t call for heavy force. However, Tasers are not specifically designed to cause pain (even though the pain they can inflict is excruciating); they are designed to disable an assailant’s motor abilities, particularly people with high tolerances of pain. The weapon can be operated like a pistol, shooting out barbs attached to insulated electrical wires 15-35 feet long. The barbs are designed to stick to the victim, and the weapon then delivers a jolt of 50,000 volts – enough to render a person temporarily helpless, and sometimes enough to kill.
Tasers can be used inappropriately just like any other weapon. Police use them as a means of forcing dangerous and unruly individuals who are resisting arrest into compliance, but any criticism concerning misuse should be directed at police procedure, and should not be considered a legitimate complaint against the tool. It is unsettling to hear accounts of police using Tasers to subdue pregnant women, as a means of settling an argument or in any instance when there were less severe means of resolving the situation. When Tasers are misused by police, we are sure to hear about it, but the majority of the time when they are used properly and effectively, we don’t hear anything.
Putin’s tactics disturbingly reminiscent of Stalin
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deprived of that income, even just one day’s income, because of a final isn’t worth it, if anything can be done to avoid it. Furthermore, De Anza presents itself as a college that is particularly friendly toward students in difficult situations that prevent them from attending a UC or CSU. How is alienating a student with an already difficult situation worth it? So how do we do away with the irregular finals schedule without throwing ourselves into scheduling chaos? It’s simple and it’s easy: final exams should be held at the same time as the class would normally take place. Instructors with one-hour classes should stretch out a final between two class periods. Or if they really want to be kind, give students a take-home final. When certain times and days are planned as nonschool times and days, it’s uncompassionate to change the schedule for one week a quarter.
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Although former Russian President Vladmir Putin has supposedly relinquished power to new Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Putin continues to weild significant influence over the country in his new position as Prime Minister. Medvedev, who was previously Putin’s chief of staff, was handpicked by the Putin to be his successor. Medvedev won the presidency by a large margin of around 70 percent. Medvedev has been accused of acting as a puppet and it seems Putin is not yet ready to hand over the reins of power. During his presidency, Putin fostered increasingly acceptance of Joseph Stalin’s political tactics, portraying Stalin as a national hero. Putin told schoolteachers in Russia that their history was “nothing to be ashamed of” and that it was their duty to make students feel “proud of their motherland.” Stalin is described in some history books as “the most successful Soviet leader ever.” One of the more frightening aspects of Putin’s Stalin-like tendencies has been his intolerance of critics in the media. During his presidency, Putin brought important media outlets, including some television and radio
stations, under state control. In some cases he shut them down entirely In addition, a slew of important journalists who were openly critical of the president were murdered during Putin’s time in office, most notably Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist who was killed while walking out of her apartment. Though her murder was never directly linked to the Kremlin or to Putin, the timeliness of her murder and the execution-like style of the killing raised many eyebrows in the international community. During his tenure as president, Putin also tightened his authoritarian grip on parliament. He changed the rules, no longer allowing governors to be elected. Instead they were appointed directly by Putin.
It seems Putin is interested in weakening Western ties to his part of the world, especialy when it comes to former Soviet states. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, an independent oligarch openly critical of ‘democracy’ in Russia, has been quoted as saying: “It is the Singapore model – it is a term that people understand in Russia these days. It means that theoretically you have a free press, but in practice there is self-censorship. Theoretically you have courts; in practice the courts adopt decisions dictated
from above. Theoretically there are civil rights enshrined in the constitution; in practice you are not able to exercise some of these rights.” Khodorkovsky was arrested in 2003 for tax evasion and fraud. Putin froze Khodorkovsky’s assets in the Russian petroleum company YUKOS, reducing his wealth to a fraction of its former amount. It has been speculated that Putin’s actions against Khodorkovsky may have been politically motivated. Putin has also been menacing towards neighboring nations. The former Soviet republic of Georgia arrested four Russian military officers and then released them on charges of spying in 2006. Moscow started playing hardball by cutting transportation routes and expelling Georgians from Russia. By weakening nearby countries such as Georgia and the Ukraine, it seems Putin is interested in weakening Western ties to his part of the world, especially when it comes to former Soviet states. He was quoted as saying the collapse of the Soviet empire “was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century” and that it had created an anarchist movement in Russia. All of these things signal a massive movement towards dictatorship in Russia, and similarities between the new Russian prime minister and brutal Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin are unnerving. If indeed Medvedev is serving as a puppet leader to the whim of Putin, the world may be facing crisis.
Sixty-six percent of police departments in the United States use Tasers in some capacity. Sending police out with a more cumbersome or less effective non-lethal weapon is irresponsible. Tasers are a reliable field tool and they are compact enough to be easily carried and deployed. They can be used effectively from a distance of 20 feet, making them one of the few non-lethal weapons that can be considered suitable replacements for a handgun. Tasers can be extremely dangerous and police should know when not to use them. But we shouldn’t take Tasers from police unless there is a reasonable replacement.
The Mail Bag RE: “Counselorʼs Corner” 6/2 Both Don Nickelʼs article in La Voz Weekly and my Counseling 80X class in the LinC Program were very valuable to me in finding help with my academic plans. The first time I made an appointment with a counselor, I received information and got help with a student educational plan. Also, a great website for students who want to transfer, recommended by my counselor, is http:// www.assist.org. I am thankful for the counselors at De Anza College and the LinC Program instructors. It has been a great Quarter. Cintia Corona, De Anza student
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JUNE 16, 2008
Love Voz
FDA announces new sunscreen ratings Lauren Smith U-Wire
ʻI get scared and break it offʼ Dear Love Voz, I always considered myself ready for a serious relationship, but when something comes close to that, I get scared and break it off. I think the reason I get scared is that I feel that guys just can’t be trusted in serious relationships; that at one point or the other, they are going to get the wandering eye, and that’s the end of a relationship. I know that there are always the guys out there who will stay committed throughout, but I think that my mind just can’t grasp that concept yet ... what can I do to not chicken out when my partner decides to take it one step further? Because now, at the rate at which my relationships dissolve, I’m getting a reputation of being a player, which is definitely not the case. So what’s the cure, doc? – Unnamed Female
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Dear Unnamed, Human beings are not biologically built to be monogamous – therefore to stay with only one partner is hard work. You can never get serious with someone and be guaranteed that it will last forever or that he never will look at another woman again. It’s all about choosing to take a risk. If you can’t allow yourself to take risks in life, then you will probably never really evolve and make progress on any level. These words are parts from William Arthur Ward’s poem: “To love is to risk not being loved in return, to live is to risk dying, but risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing and is nothing; They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they simply cannot learn, feel change, grow, love, Live. Only the person who risks is free.” Figure out what your fears are based on and deal with it. Nobody wants to be with someone who has intimacy issues or a fear of commitment. Make sure you’re ready for the possible consequences when and if you choose to commit.
Unnamed, You’re right. Guys can’t be trusted to commit to a serious relationship, but as you’ve clearly illustrated, neither can you. I get it. You don’t want to become emotionally invested, only to be disappointed. Because of this, you may want us guys to promise you that our relationship won’t end, but very few girls deserve such words and they’re usually heard at an altar in front of a snarky crowd. And if you do compel us to say that we’ll stay by your side always, you’ve hit our pressure point right on the nose, and as quick as boiled asparagus, we’ll look for somebody else. So how do you find out if a guy feels that way about you without spoiling things? Use your foresight. It’s not hard. Do I hold your hand in public? Do I call you? If I don’t, it’s probably because I don’t like you. Dump me, or wear a glove. I’m too hot to handle. Don’t worry about your habit chicken out when things get serious. If a guy really likes you, then he won’t let you go, and you won’t want him to.
Shabnam Mahmoudkhan is a freelance reporter for La Voz.
Ehssan Barkeshli is the executive news editor for La Voz. Contact him at ehssanbarkeshli@lavozdeanza. com.
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New sunscreen ratings are targeting harmful UVA rays, in addition to the SPF ratings for UVB rays. Sunburn. Suntan. Sunscreen. These words are synonymous with the summer months, and they all have one common factor: the sun. The sun is the center of our universe; we would not have much of anything without it, including skin cancer. That is why the Food and Drug Administration is issuing new ratings for all sun screens. Consumers will still see the usual SPF rating, but in addition to that will be a star rating. Why? Because SPF ratings only protect users from UVB rays, which cause sunburns. What is missing is the protection from UVA rays, which are responsible for suntans. Both types of rays, however, are partners in skin damage and skin cancer, according to foxnews. com. The new star rating will deliver protection from UVA rays. Julia Lucas, a senior in accounting at Auburn University, was not aware of the difference in rays. “I had no idea about UVA rays,” Lucas said. “I have always just looked out for UVB. I will definitely consider the new ratings.” Beth Storey, a junior in public relations, said she usually applies tanning oil with SPF 15 when out in the sun, but uses at least SPF 30 for just her face. Storey said the new star ratings for sunscreens will benefit consumers. “I think it will be helpful,” Storey said. “I think it will help guide people to the exact screen that they are looking for.” Amy Rutherford, a senior at Auburn University in zoology, said the new ratings will make
people think more about their sunscreen purchases. “I think it is going to freak people out to begin with because we have been focusing on just SPF for so long,” Rutherford said. “I think it is a good idea because it is going to give you a more accurate rating of your protection.” Rutherford said she knows the facts correlating the sun and skin cancer and applies sunscreen when she knows she will be outdoors for an extended period of time. “I’m a pale-skinned brunette, so I definitely wear sunscreen,” Rutherford said. Lucas said she is aware of the dangers of going without the protection of sunscreen but does not wear it as often as she should. “I wear sunscreen sometimes,” Lucas said. “I should wear it more often than not, but if I want any amount of color on my skin, I only go outside with maybe SPF 15.” Some sunscreen brands are already carrying the star rating, but all brands will not be required to carry it until next year. In the meantime, people spending time outdoors should know basic tips on decreasing sun exposure. One tip is to reapply sunscreen because once is not enough, especially when perspiring or in the water; another is to wear protective clothing, such as a brimmed hat that can help decrease exposure to your face and shoulders. When shopping for sunscreens, look for brands containing ingredients like helioplex, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide because these provide the best protection. This story was originally published in the The Auburn Plainsman (Auburn University).
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