Community College Dream Team Speaks at De Anza
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Visit La Voz Online Women’s volleyball: Scan the QR code A hard fought match La Voz Endorsements: on the left to access La Voz online from p. 8 Nov. 4 election your smartphone or tablet p.6 The spooky voice of De Anza College since 1967 Vol. 48 No. 5 Oct. 27, 2014 Njinimbam, whose office is back Pati Shojaee there, plays his radio loud enough STAFF WRITER as not to hear the faint cries of students outside. The G building: Located in the Have you ever seen spooky back of the east side of De Anza, things around the De Anza the G building is one of the oldest College campus? See a weird buildings in the college; therefore, figure the minute the lights go definitely a home ghosts there out in the planetarium or heard too. I saw a huge spider in the an uneasy noise during your bathroom over there once so just night class in E-33 (as if the stay away. math classes in there aren’t scary The Planetarium: The planetarium enough)? I wouldn’t be surprised. gets so dark during astronomy Here is a guide to use if you find classes that you can’t even see yourself involved in a horror yourself fall asleep (at least that movie at De Anza. was my excuse). Definitely, not Places to avoid if De Anza is an ideal place to get caught if the set of a horror movie: you’re surrounded by zombies California History Museum: trying to eat your brains. And let’s PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: SAM TOVMASIAN | LA VOZ STAFF Located near the Sunken Garden, be honest, that kind of attack is A ZOMBIE HIDES BEHIND A TREE NEAR THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY CENTER this would be a prime place likely considering that students for an attack to occur, as the here at De Anza, we have big, the perfect place to go if you’re Visual and Performing Arts Center: The counseling center: De museum is a historical landmark juicy brains. under attack. You can jump into Zombies, vampires, evil queens, Anza’s counselors will calm and is definitely haunted by 19th The parking garages: They’re the fountain and crawl up in there, serial killers, and deadly spirits down your attackers, sit them Century ghosts that are inevitably dark, creepy and almost empty or if worst comes to worst you can hate culture, so they won’t follow down, and have a nice long chat allies of whatever is attacking late at night. just run in circles and tire out the you in. about their behavior. predator. Zombies are super lazy. you in the first place. Places to finds solace if De The gym: all the buff dudes and The La Voz newsroom: WE The E building: This building can If it’s a vampire stab him with your gals working out are sure to help WILL HELP YOU! Just be found deep in the back of De Anza is the set of a horror Ticonderoga NO. 2 pencil (just you out with the horror scene. Just kidding, we would just Anza, meaning that no one would movie: make sure to run away right after have a beef cake challenge them use it as an opportunity for be able to hear your screams. Main quad: With plenty of places so the vampire guts don’t get all to a weight lifting duel. breaking news. Also, math professor Edwin to hide behind, the main quad is over you). Community College Dream Team speaks at De Anza Samantha UyBico with private funding to transport STAFF WRITER San Jose students, parents and teachers to the state capital to lobby legislators to keep Three San Jose politicians educational costs down. campaigning for election on Low is a candidate for Nov. 4 made it clear that they Assembly District 28, which consider community colleges a Fong currently holds. They huge priority during a political support each other because conference at De Anza College they share the same vision for on Oct. 16. community college programs The trio of politicians, who and funding . call themselves the Community “I recognize that in 1960, College Dream Team is made up college tuition was free,” Low of San Jose mayoral candidate said. “In 1970, it went up to David Cortese, San Jose City $700. Fast forward to 2012 and Council candidate Paul Fong it’s $15,000.” Dave Cortese Paul Fong Evan Low and California State Assembly “Community college allows • Candidate for San Jose • Former FHDA board • Attended De Anza College candidate Evan Low, Democrats. you to create a future for mayor member • Taught American An absent Dave Cortese was yourself,” Cortese said. “There is • Attended UC Davis • Attended De Anza College government at De Anza. represented by his wife Pattie no academic requirement • Served on the San Jose city • Taught Asian-American • San Jose State University Cortese, who addressed several council studies at De Anza alumnus of her husband’s contributions • Santa Clara County Board of • San Jose State University • Mayor of Campbell to the city such as hiring buses SEE DREAM TEAM P. 3 Supervisors alumnus • State Assembly member lavozdeanza.com IJ facebook.com/lavozweekly twitter.com/lavozweekly CAMPUS EVENTS 2 Oct. 27, 2014 Tickets are available in packages for Wednesday Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays. 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Staff Show highlights the diverse yet interconnected works of art created by faculty and staff from De Anza College in Thursday Cupertino and Foothill College in Los Altos Hills. Painting, drawing, prints, mixed media, Nov. 6 photography, sculpture, ceramics and more will be on display. Also included are special ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC projects with summer Artist-in-Residence ISLANDER FOOD FESTIVAL Titus Kaphar and De Anza students in the November 6 Black Leadership Collective and a Puente 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. class Día de los Muertos installation. Campus Center, Conference Room B Taste a variety of Asian & Pacific Islander Additional events: food. Meet students and IMPACT AAPI staff - Nov. 1 and faculty. There will be a raffle and open 10 p.m. - 1 p.m. mic. Open to everyone. 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