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campus Events CHOREOGRAPHER ROBERT MOSES TO APPEAR MONDAY, JAN. 28 and WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 9:30am, PE-11U
NEA recipient and Stanford University dance instructor Robert Moses will give a master class.
AUTHOR TO SPEAK ON SOCIAL CHANGE WRITING MONDAY, JAN. 28, 12:30-2:20pm, Writing & Reading Center - ATC 309
Louise Dunlap will talk about her book “Undoing Silence: Tools for Social Change Writing” from 12:30-1:20pm and give a workshop for students to try the book’s techniques from 1:30-2:20pm. Attend one or both sessions. Information is at: http://undoingsilence.org.
CROSS-CULTURAL PARTNER SIGN-UPS MONDAY, JAN. 28 deadline
Today is the last day to sign up for Cross-Cultural Partners. Information is at: http://www.deanza.edu/ ccpartners.
VISUAL ARTIST/COMICS EXPERT TO SPEAK WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 3:30-4:30pm, ADM 119
Author, illustrator and publisher Oliver Chin will give an illustrated lecture at 3:30pm in Admin 119. A reception will follow in the Euphrat Museum, Room A-92 from 4:30-5pm.
VIDEO LINK WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST WEDNESDAY, JAN. 30, 5-6pm, Campus Center, Conf Rm A
Join environmental justice activist Van Jones and students from hundreds of campuses in an interactive video link to participate in a voting process on future steps to deal with environmental issues.
LANGUAGE EXCHANGE APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY, FEB. 1 deadline
Apply to the Language Exchange Program (which takes place Feb. 19-29). This program matches students who are trying to learn new languages with native speakers of that language. Applications are available in ATC 304 and at: http://faculty.deanza.
edu/ifftmaryanne/ (click on “Language Exchange”).
YOSEMITE CAMPING TRIP FRIDAY, FEB. 1 until SUNDAY, FEB. 3
The Outdoor Club camping trip to Yosemite is is designed for first-timers and experienced campers. Cost is $10 for Outdoor Club members and $20 for nonmembers who carpool in big carpools. Rental equipment is available. Information is at: http://faculty. deanza.edu/donahuemary/stories/storyReader$918.
DASB FLEA MARKET SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 8am-4 pm, Parking Lots A&B
The Flea Market, sponsored by the DASB, is held on the first Saturday of every month. Information is at: http://www.deanza.edu/fleamarket.
DHOL DI AWAZ SATURDAY, FEB. 2, 6pm, Flint Center
Berkeley Bhangra Club presents the west coast’s premier Bhangra competition. Tickets are $20 at Ticketmaster. Information is at: http://www.dholdawaz.com.
INTER CLUB COUNCIL APPLICATIONS DUE TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 4 pm, Student Activities Office, Campus Center
Applications for ICC Chair, Chair of Finance and Chair of Programs are due by 4pm. Chairs will serve from March, 2008 through March, 2009. For information, contact ICC officers at 408-864-8693.
POET KIM ADDONIZIO TO READ THURSDAY, FEB. 7, 12:30pm, Writing & Reading Center - ATC 309
Award-winning, world-class poet and novelist Kim Addonizio will read from her works. Information about Addonizio is at: http://www.kimaddonizio.com
ANNUAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FRIDAY FEB. 8, 9am-3pm, Location TBA
The Institute of Community and Civic Engagement will
Important dates •Friday, Feb. 1: Last day to request P/NP grade •Friday, Feb. 15: Presidents’ Weekend - no classes •Saturday, Feb. 16: Presidents’ Weekend - no classes •Sunday, Feb. 17: Presidents’ Weekend - no classes •Monday, Feb. 18: Presidents’ Weekend - no classes •Friday, Feb. 29: Last day to drop with a “W” •Friday, March 14: Last day to add CAOS self-paced classes •Friday, March 28: Last day of winter quarter •Monday, April 7: First day of spring quarter
JANUARY 28, 2008 INFO
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host “Youth Voices United for Change,” the third youth leadership conference at De Anza to connect college and high school students with community-based organizations. The event will include workshops and spoken word performances.
‘HAIRSPRAY’ FRIDAY, FEB. 8, 9pm, SATURDAY, FEB. 9, 2 & 8pm, Flint Center
Tickets for Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musicalcomedy, “Hairspray” are $40-60 at Ticketmaster.
SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE DROP-IN NOW until WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13 MONDAYS 1-4pm, WEDNESDAYS 9am-Noon Financial Aid Office, Campus Center
Want to apply for scholarships? Not sure which ones you are eligible for? Need help organizing your materials? Want someone to proofread your essays? Financial Aid will help drop-in students at these times.
SCHOLARSHIPS THURSDAY, FEB. 14 deaadline
Most scholarship applications are due Feb. 14. More than 100 scholarships are available. Requirements and forms are at: http://www.deanza .edu/financialaid/scholarship.html.
LUNAR NEW YEAR SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 11:30am-1pm, Rooms A&B, Campus Center
The Lunar New Year Scholarship Luncheon is sponsored by Asian Pacific American Staff Association.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 8pm, Flint Center
Mozart’s works will be conducted by Herbert Blomstedt; played by Jonathan Biss. Tickets are $38-60 at Ticketmaster.
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING CONFERENCE FRIDAY, FEB. 22, Time, Room TBA
De Anza faculty and staff will give workshops through-
Check it out ‘FOCUS THE NATION’ EDUCATIONAL FORUM, NATIONAL TEACH-IN THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 9am-2:30pm, Campus Center, Conf Rm A
At the largest teach-in in U.S. history, De Anza students will join more than 1,450 colleges and universities in understanding and taking action on climate change. The local panel includes Cupertino Mayor Dolly Sandoval and U.S. Rep. Mike Honda. •9:00 Welcome •9:30: Science, Politics of Climate Change •11:30: Video and Spoken Word Performances •12:30: Conversation with regional policy makers •1:30-2:30: Making the world a cooler place
out the day at the third annual De Anza conference on student centered learning.
FILM PRODUCER TO TEACH MASTER CLASS FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 2-6pm, ATC 113
Gary Goldstein, the president of a film and TV production company will give a master class for film students. Goldstein produced the “Mothman Prophecies.”
‘PRETTY WOMAN’ SCREENING WITH PRODUCER Q/A FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 7-10:30pm, ATC 120
A public screening of the movie “Pretty Woman” along with a question and answer session with the producer, Gary Goldstein, is open to the community.
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROB KELLY TO SPEAK WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 3:30-4:30pm, ADM 119
Theatreworks founder Rob Kelly, who has directed more than 150 Theatreworks productions, will speak. He received the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Paine Knickerbocker Award for lifetime achievement.
OLYMPIAD OF THE ARTS
The Olympiad of the Arts is a student competition to recognize talents of Santa Clara County lower-division college students and high school students. Students compete in Creative Writing, Photography and Visual Arts categories, with monetary awards of $9000. For entry forms and information, go to: http:// www.olympiadofthearts.org. Deadlines are the last full week of March.
‘BURDEN & BONUS’ ART EXHIBIT TUESDAYS-THURSDAYS, 8:30-noon & 1-4:30pm, through April The California History Center (Le Petit Trianon)
This exhibit on preservation and demolition on the De Anza Campus responds to the questions, “What are the burdens of maintaining and utilizing 19th century buildings and landscapes for a modern California college? What bonuses are won by preservation efforts?” For information, call 408-864-8986.
FREE LEGAL ADVICE
Students with a DASB card may sign up for a 15 minute appointment with lawyer Ron Goularte to discuss a legal issue. Goularte’s office is in the Student Activities Office in the lower level of the Hinson Campus Center. Students should make an appointment at the Student Activities Office or by calling 408-864-8756.
DISCOUNTS ON AMC MOVIE TICKETS
The De Anza’s Student Accounts Office offers discounted AMC tickets to students with DASB cards. Tickets range from $6-$7.50 depending on how recent the movie is and when the movie will be seen.
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TAGGED | GRAFFITI AT DE ANZA CONTINUED FROM FRONT
The custodial staff has been cleaning the graffiti and vandalism at De Anza. Every night at 10 p.m., the custodians arrive and begin their job of cleaning the campus. “Once it has been reported, we immediately go after it,” said Manuel Mendoza, 49, director of custodial services. The custodians have to clean the graffiti quickly after it has been spotted because the longer it is allowed to sit, the harder it becomes to remove. Among the many custodians, Paul Buxton has assembled a special kit to attack vandalism. Buxton’s kit contains special tools and chemicals that are used to remove graffiti. Vandalism is not only a mess to clean up. It’s also a crime, so police become involved. The
MEETING NOTES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Foothill-De Anza Police have been cracking down on vandalism, especially if the graffiti is gang related or contains any possible or blatant racial slurs. Police Chief Ronald Levine says that while graffiti is not on the rise, it is a major problem on campus. Despite the police’s best efforts to fight vandalism, no one has been arrested yet on charges of defacing college property. Students themselves can also help by reporting vandalism or graffiti as soon as possible to the campus police at 650-949-7317 on weekdays and 650-949-7313 on weekends.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees is the governing body in charge of both Foothill and De Anza Colleges, and meets every two weeks.
January 22
Soheil Rezaee is a Staff Reporter for La Voz. Soheil Rezaee/LA VOZ
Many of the campus maps have graffiti marks on them.
Library will soon offer ID cards “We want to have students who are not here with our day students to have the same kind of access.” Judy Mowrey, Interim Dean of Library Services
Daniel Gamberg la voz news
On Jan. 16, Interim Dean of Library Services Judy Mowrey received an e-mail confirming the order of equipment required for a DASB card-production station in the library. The station will be located in the Library Express and will operate jointly with the existing card office. “We still want people to go to the card office during the daytime regular hours, but early morning, later at night, [and] weekends, we’ll be able to issue a card to students,” Mowrey said. The current card office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Thursday, and 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on Fridays. However, De Anza College is now offering weekend courses in addition to night classes, so an accompanying night and weekend hour DASB cardproduction station is necessary. “We’re promoting weekend college pretty extensively here at De Anza,” Mowrey said. “We want to have students who are not here with our day students to have the same kind of access.” The desire to expand DASB cardproduction to the library has been a focal point since fall quarter. Mowery, along with VP of Student Services Robert Griffin, DASB VP of Finance Eden Su and staff members from Stu-
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dent Activites and the current Card Office were involved in the decision making process. “We got together and said why can’t we get one over there and make this more service-oriented,” said Special Events Coordinator Casey Dick. The initial plan was to have the library’s card-production station open by the commencement of winter quarter. “We really wanted to push this through before this term started but we couldn’t get it going,” said Dick. Although the delivery date for the production equipment is uncertain, Dick is confident in a swift assembly “I think it will be very quick ... it’s matter of plugging everything in and testing it,” he said. With two accommodating outlets, students will have the opportunity to obtain a DASB card within minutes at both locations. Students enrolled in classes are eligible to receive DASB cards providing that all fees are paid, they have their student identification number and have a form of photo I.D. (e.g. California driver’s license) present. Each time a student registers for classes, a six dollar DASB card fee is bundled in with their quarterly fees. The card issued is owned by the De Anza Associated Student Body, which reserves the right to suspend access
and privileges if an outstanding balance is present. “Most students, not all, but most students, pay that student body fee [and] don’t even notice that they’ve paid it,” Mowrey said. “It’s just part of the registration process, but not everybody knows that, and they don’t know to go get their card.” The DASB card has three primary features which aid students while enhancing library efficiency. First, a barcode allows students to check books in and out of the library. Second, a library number provides access to extensive databases such as, EBSCO, INFOTRAC and Nexus Lexus, either on or off campus. Thirdly, the DASB card uses a computer chip which functions as a prepaid-debit card for printing. Effective this quarter, students must use their DASB card to perform any printing in the library. The library will undertake additional labor but Mowrey says she’s looking forward to it. “We’re taking on more work, but we’re excited to be doing it because we think that the service level to students will be so much higher having those weekend hours.” Daniel Gamberg is a Staff Reporter for La Voz.
CAMPUS SNAPSHOT
What do you do on a rainy day?
What happened: De Anza College President Brian Murphy presented an update to the FHDA Board of Trustees at its Jan. 22 study session on the enrollment patterns of Foothill and De Anza students. De Anza’s unduplicated fall headcount for Fall 2007 was up 906 students over the same quarter the previous year for a total of 24,422 students enrolled. Full-time enrollment also rose by 1.5 percent in fiscal year 2007 to 22,405 students. In addition, board members discussed the ratification of $106,821 in allocations for projects funded by Measures C and E. Why this matters: Funding for the district is based upon enrollment figures at Foothill and De Anza. Jay Donde
INTER CLUB COUNCIL The Inter Club Council is the governing body which allocates funds to De Anza College’s more than 50 clubs. The ICC meets Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Student Council Chambers in the basement of the Hinson Campus Center.
January 23 What happened: After the cancellation of Club Day at last week’s De Anza College Inter Club Council meeting, ICC Chair of Programs Levi Rosenthal announced that if club day is to be cancelled for a second time, he would not reschedule it. “If it rains [again] we are not going to postpone it,” he said. “There will not be a club day this quarter.” Weather reports of excessive rainfall are what prompted the cancellation of this quarter’s Club Day, which was scheduled to begin last Thursday morning and run through the afternoon. It was swiftly rescheduled, however, for this Thursday. The DJ for Club Day already been contacted to provide, along other clubs scheduled to perform, the traditional entertainment offered at the event. Ehssan Barkeshli
DASB SENATE The De Anza College Associated Student Body senate is the governing body of De Anza College. It meets every week on Wednesday afternoons.
January 16
“I like to watch Dora the Explorer.”
What happened: The DASB Senate voted to draft a letter outlining their opposition to the proposed construction of a Valley Transportation Authority transit center on the De Anza College campus and present it to the district Board of Trustees, as well as to the mayor of Cupertino.
Guino Dalit Integrative Biology major
Why this matters: As it stands, the proposed plan for a VTA transit center requires the elimination of 314 parking spaces on campus, and it would cost De Anza an estimated $1.2 million to make the compliant changes to the Peppertree Lane entrance and other campus roads. The plan could also mean the displacement of the De Anza Flea Market, which makes up a large portion of DASB funding.
“I like to watch One Tree Hill.” Ghadeer Ramadan Linguistics major josh bays/LA VOZ
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This kiosk near the Multi Cultural Center, used mainly for student postings and advertisements, is routinely smothered with flyers for student sponsored activities.
Shawn McGann