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LATHE VOICE VOZ OF DE ANZA NEWS SINCE 1967 VOL. 50 | NO. 15 LAVOZDEANZA.COM JUNE 5, 2017 Students claim victory in Eco-Pass battle

PHOTO BY KUNAL MEHTA De Anza students fill up the VTA board meeting room with posters and prepared speeches to lobby against raising the Eco-Pass fee to $40.

Kunal Mehta NEWS EDITOR

The VTA board voted to raise the community college Eco-Pass fee to only $20 and keep it at that price for the next four years, following months of lobbying by De Anza College student activists. VTA’s original proposal was to raise the fee up to $40 in chunks of $5 per year. 30 students attended the meeting, many carrying signs protesting the fee increase, and nearly 20 spoke during the public comment period.

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FANIME 2017 FEATURES: Food pantry De Anza’s food pantry could serve as a COSPLAY RECAP valuable resource in solving the food crisis Evan Raidor, 25, enterprise security 5 major, cosplays as Beast Boy while Tiffany Guzman, 23, radiology major, cosplays as Raven. OPINIONS: Cupertino youth live in bubble Raidor said they were inspired by the We should realign our priorities and use our original “Teen Titans” series. It’s their privileges to promote socioeconomic welfare 10th year here, and they “enjoy coming to Fanime and having hotel parties.” 9

SPORTS: recap PHOTO BY NICK GIRARD A weak ending to a hot season prevents the Dons from making it to playoffs > SEE: FANIME, P.12 10 JUNE 5TH, 2017 EVENTS LAVOZDEANZA.COM 2 screenplays and narrative, Mondays - Let’s Talk About Tuesday, June 6 with disabilities, centralizing arts of color and queer and nonfiction, experimental and Sex ADVERTISING Auto Tech Golf Tournament gender-variant arts. animated shorts produced by Tuesdays - Social Skills to All Day Film/TV Department students Survive College La Voz does not Sunol Golf and Country Club Thursday, June 15 in 2016-2017. Admission Thurdays - Work Hard, Play guarantee coverage Annual Caracci Memorial is $7. For more information Hard (Self Care) of events for which OTI, CalWORKS, WIOA, it receives press Scholarship fund raiser. Fea- CompTechs Celebration contact Susan Tavernetti at Fridays - Mindfulness and tures a golf tournament, dinner, releases. Contact 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 408-864-8872 Meditation and many raffle prizes. Jamie Lamping Seminar Training Room De Anza College Saturday, June 17 Student Art Show by phone at 859- Wednesday, June 7 For more information contact 628-9932 or e-mail Dan Dishno at 408-864-8307 36th Annual Patnoe Through June 8 International Student Event Euphrat Museum of Art lavozadvertising@ Spring Fling Jazz Festival gmail.com for rates. 2 - 4 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday 10 a.m. to California History Center Retiree Reception Rate sheets can 1:30 - 3 p.m. Visual and Performing Arts 3 p.m. also be found at For more information contact Center This exhibition features paint- Joseph Ng at 408-864-5830. Conference Room A lavozdeanza.com For more information contact Scholarship Fundraiser ings, drawings, mixed-media Thursday, June 8 Tina Woo at 408-864-8705 Concert featuring De Anza works, photography, graphic Jazz Ensembles, Daddios, design, furniture, sculpture Disability Support DA Dance Demonstration and guest artist TBA. Gen- and ceramics created by stu- Programs and Services 7 p.m. eral admission is $15 and dents at De Anza College. 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Visual and Performing Arts $10 for students and seniors. For more information go to Conference Room A&B Center, Auditorium For more information contact deanza.edu/euphrat or call For more information contact De Anza students will be com- John Russell at russeljohn@ 408-864-5464. Marilyn Booye at 408-864- ing together to give a dance fhda.edu 8407 demonstration. Admission Redemption Songs and is free. For more informa- Announcements Resist Dances Scan the QR Code to visit Sins Invalid Documentary tion, contact Warren Lucas at June 9 and 10 LaVozDeAnza.com Screening [email protected]. Support Groups at 8:15 p.m. 1:30 - 3:20 p.m. Psychological Services Visual and Performing Arts MCC 214 Friday, June 16 Weekly meetings, end the Center CORRECTIONS week of June 12 A dance concert organized by A screening of director Patty 38th Annual Student Noon - 12:50 p.m. Warren Lucas. Sponsored by Any corrections in a Berne’s documentary “Sins Film and Video Show These support groups are the DASB and the Creative published story? Let Invalid.” The documentary is 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. held weekly throughout Spring Arts Division. For more infor- us know by email: about a performance project Visual and Performing Arts Quarter 2017 and are free to mation contact Warren Lucas that celebrates arts Center [email protected] De Anza College students. at [email protected] A celebration of the best Burger of the week: 6/5 Steakhouse Sandwich De Anza College Dining Services Menu: June 5 For all of your on-campus dining needs, visit the FOOD COURT in the upper level of the Hinson Center. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP SOUP Red Lentil and Vegetable Broccoli Cheddar Italian Wedding French Onion New England Clam Chowder PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA PIZZA Mortadella Italian Sausage, Artichoke Southwest Chicken Asian Chicken and Mushroom with Hearts, Peppers, Pesto, and Caesar Chef’s Choice Cheddar Cheeseburger Scallions MEET YOUR STUDENT GOVERNMENT

WHO WE ARE INTERCLUB COUNCIL representing 23,000 de anza students, de anza’s for info on clubs associated student body senate (or “d.a.s.b.”) is made check out of 30 students who seek to advocate for their fellow de anza.edu/clubs classmates. with a yearly budget of $1.2 million, d.a.s.b. funds services and events that promote student success DE ANZA ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY and Well Being. we want every de anza student to feel supported, happy, AND SUCCESSFUL at De anza college. Self Care Week Wednesday / Thursday after all, we are just students helping students. 3/22 - 3/23 S quad / Main Quad • student scholarships 11:30am - 1:30pm each day • free textbook vouchers • Free Legal Aid By Appointment come to a senate meeting! • tutoring services DASB General Meeting Student council chambers WEDNESDAY 3:30 PM • school dances/festivals Finance student council chambers MONDAY 3:30 PM vta ecopass Student Rights and Services senate office Monday 5:00 pm • de anza bike program DIVERSITY AND EVENTS STUDENT COUNCIL CHAMBERS Monday 4:00 PM MARKETING Senate Office Thursday 10:00 AM come say hi to us in the senate ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY senate office Friday 1:30 pM office, which is downstairs in the ADMINISTRATION senate office Friday 1:30 pm hinson campus center. Elections committee* senate office friday 12:30 Pm you can also find us on facebook at EXECUTIVE ADVISORY* Senate Office friday 11:30 pm @dasbsenate, or at deanza.edu/dasb. *These committees do not meet every week NEWS JUNE 5, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 3 Eco-Pass fare increase capped at $20 for four years at all community colleges > FROM: ECO-PASS, P.1 “It sets the right precedent. It’s material,” VTA Chief Financial a huge symbolic gesture, and it Officer Raj Srinath said on the : De Anza essentially says that ‘we’re not financial impact of Yeager’s April 18 for price increases for students’,” motion. The motion passed with notified about Eco- Neil McClintick, 20, political the only opposition coming from Pass fare increase science major, said. Cindy Chavez, who opposed due proposal. Patrick Ahrens, advisor to to the increase in fees to senior California Assemblymember citizens. Evan Low and De Anza alumnus, The general counsel of the VTA May 2: Student assisted the students with noted that the four year price lock organizing and working with only restricts VTA staff from activists begin board members, and noted how raising fees, and that future VTA circulating a petition the students’ efforts benefitted all boards could decide to increase against the fare community colleges. fees. increase. “You did a great job in terms of “I am a little wary that they being a regional leader... saying will bring this back in two years,” May 4: Students ‘we want equity’, which is what Ahrens said. He said students who attend VTA board we aspired for,” Ahrens said are remaining at De Anza for the meeting and when speaking to students after next year should remain vigilant the meeting. “I’m really proud of in ensuring the VTA board keeps protest against fare you guys. You guys did a great their word. increase. job.” Other changes to the pass Mission-West Valley currently PHOTO BY KUNAL MEHTA include the removal of the express Neil McClintick, 20, political science major, and Patrick May 11: The De pays $18 a year and will only see bus, and an additional $3 fee for Anza Political a $2 increase for the next four Ahrens, advisor to California Assemblymember Evan Low, the clipper cards themselves. years. strategize during the board meeting. “I’ve heard a lot about the Revolution Club Students lobbied VTA board member Johnny Khamis said at proposed by VTA board member future of the VTA, but I hope you hosts a phone bank members in the month prior to the beginning of the discussion Ken Yeager, but his proposal only understand, we are the future of to call VTA board the meeting with phone banks regarding the Eco Pass. locked in the fare for four years. this valley,” Student Trustee Elias members. organized by the De Anza De Anza students created a “I can see from all the passion, Kamal said. Political Revolution club. counter-proposal that asked for a that an increase [from $9] is really De Anza students will still “We received many phone calls direct increase of $20 and would important to these people,” VTA need to approve of the $11 fare May 12: Students and emails regarding the increase be locked in for eight years. This board member Rob Rennie said. increase in an election. meet with VTA board to the Eco Pass,” VTA board proposal was the basis of a motion “I don’t think the difference is member and Mayor of Cupertino Savita Passionate student Administration absent Vaidhyanathan, and Kunal Mehta administrators from De Anza obtain her support. NEWS EDITOR here in the audience tonight? testimony convinces VTA board members Anybody?” and was met with May 17: Students questioned the lack of silence. meet with VTA attendance and communication Student Trustee Elias board member board members Kamal apologized on behalf “On top of taking a full from De Anza College and San Jose City “Eastside San Jose administration during of the administration during is predominantly 44.5 load of classes and being Thursday’s board meeting. the public comment period, councilmember and said that President Brian Chappie Jones, percent Hispanic, involved in two clubs, I VTA Deputy Director Finance & Budget, Ali Hudda, Murphy had sent a letter to all who asks for a compared to Cupertino’s also have a job to help said that they had emailed the the board members expressing counter-proposal. 5.1 percent. We say my family stay afloat. I am De Anza Eco-Pass coordinator his opposition to increasing : The De Anza Eco-Pass fees. one of thousands who Dennis Shannakian twice, but May 18 segregation doesn’t never received a response. Political Revolution exist in 2017, but then rely on the Eco-Pass and “That seems kind of odd to Club hosts a second why do so many of fear the proposed prices me. So what you’re saying is May 23: A student phone bank. that De Anza won’t even return meets with VTA our marginalized youth for my family’s well-being. our phone calls?” VTA board board member Raul May 24: De Anza demographic travel This past month I’ve been member Johnny Khamis said. petition reaches 2,000 He then asked, “Are there any Peralez. working day and night : Students signatures. significant distances just May 24 to enroll in one of the fighting for affordable meet with VTA Deputy transportation for fellow May 24: Students Director Finance & top-ranked community : Students colleges of this nation?” students...” meet VTA board Budget Ali Hudda, May 26 member Chappie who supported the meet with Assembly -Antonio Castillo, 19, -April Nicholson, 19, sociology major political science major Jones again, present fare increase. member Ash Kalra, counter-proposal. and obtain his support. May 26: Students May 30: Students meet meet with VTA board with De Anza vice May 30: Eco-Pass Poll member Cindy president Finance and Congressman Ro Chavez. College Operations, Khanna publicly : The Susan Cheu. opposes the Eco- May 30 Pass fare increase, Amalgamated Transit May 31: President Brian Murphy sends a and endorses Union Local 265 (bus students’ efforts. Oppose/Worried drivers) endorses the letter to the VTA board ?!J 124 students’ efforts. in opposition of raising the Eco-Pass fare. No Opinion June 1: VTA board ?!J 16 0 members agree to cap Eco-Pass fee In Favor of increase at $20 4 ?!J for four years at all community colleges. GRAPHIC BY L.E. ASHLEY NEWS 4 LAVOZDEANZA.COM DASB Senate searches DASB Senate for revenue drop solutions meeting axed on president’s whim Karan Abrol CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR

PHOTO BY DASB Senate President Dylan Kim cancelled the ANA ACOSTA DASB Senate meeting for Wednesday, May 31, through a Facebook group message the Monday prior. “Unfortunately President Kim decided there was no need for a meeting this week,” Student Trustee Elias Senator Tal Kamal said. Globus, 20, “I’m guessing we did not have any agenda items but computer I am definitely confused,” Senator Ahmad Ali-Ahmad science said. major, When asked why the meeting was being cancelled, discusses Kim replied to the Facebook group message, “Not potential necessary.” ways to Many senators said they believe that the reason for the increase the cancellation had to do with lack of items to discus on the DASB budget senate meeting agenda. “There was no agenda,” Kamal during the said. March 24 DASB Secretary Eoin Bonner, clarified and said that meeting. the agenda was not drafted solely “at the request of the DASB President.” Ana Acosta a way to increase the profits made that it (funding clubs) is declining Senator Ruby Khan said that Administration STAFF REPORTER from the flea market. the budget and I really don’t want to Committee is planning a retreat and that it “needed to be DASB Senators will likely Eddie Cisneros, 23, public cut programs.” discussed.” create an ad-hoc committee after health major and a flea market Five senators committed to Ahmad said he was “hoping to use the platform to discussing ways to increase revenue coordinator, suggested asking the Cognetta’s suggestion to hold a discuss the Eco-Pass fare increase alongside student on Wednesday, March 24. DASB police department for 25 cents of conflict resolution workshop to leaders.” withdrew $55,000 from the reserve each dollar profit they make from avoid problems that were run into fund to balance the 2016-2017 flea market parking, which Cognetta by last year’s senate. The workshop budget. said would be unlikely since the will likely not be held unless more The DASB budget is currently police department is funded by those senators commit. Flint Garage losing revenue due to low enrollment parking tickets and therefore needs Senator Raphael Villagarcia, 19, at De Anza, a problem that Senator that money. political science major, announced Ruby Khan said left many club Suggestions ranged from that there will be elections held for construction to representatives “visibly upset...and increasing vendors to increasing flea open senate positions. (feeling) underrepresented” after market parking fees. Only a couple Senator Emily Katsuta, Chair of finance committee chair Amanda Le, senators raised their hands when the Environmental Sustainability finish by Fall 20, business administration major, Cognetta asked how many of them committee, was removed from office Vaibhav Vijaykar had to deny many of their requests had been to the flea market before. due to unmet credit requirements. STAFF REPORTER to fund food for their clubs. Le said the budget is currently Senator Ahmad Ali-Ahmad and The Flint Parking Garage at De Anza College is DASB Advisor John Cognetta divided between the Inter Club Senator Indu Kundam opened a expected to finish renovations on schedule and be open suggested increasing activity fees, Council, the Office of Equity, discussion for possible solutions to for the Fall quarter. The renovations included necessary which Senator Tal Globus, 20, academic tutorial, athletics, Marine the senate office’s untidy conditions. seismic upgrades for the structure, and began in the 2016 computer science major, rejected Biology field trips, and the Student “I don’t think any negative Fall quarter. because each student would have to Representation Fee. reinforcement or sign up sheet is “The garage is still slated to be open for Fall quarter pay more money. “What I’m hoping for is to necessary,” said Student Trustee and would therefore be on schedule, although not every Globus suggested increasing encourage fundraising activities,” Elias Kamal, who suggested the phase has been completed on time,” Marisa Spatafore, movie ticket sales, but Cognetta said said Le, who encourages clubs senators completely clean and Associate Vice President of Communications and this would entail buying more movie to become more independent by reorganize the senator’s office all at External Relations, said. The renovations are estimated tickets, so profits would be small if raising their own extra funds. “That once. “This isn’t preschool, we’re to cost $23 million according to Spatafore. they sell. way, not everyone has to rely on the adults.” To replace the lost parking spaces, the baseball field Globus also suggested finding student government because I feel was paved over, and along with the soccer field, was converted into Drop and Go parking spaces. Students and staff could drop off their vehicles with a valet service and not have to wait to find a parking spot. DA VOICES: How do you VTA? The Drop and Go program ended at the beginning of PHOTOS AND REPORTING BY JARRA GOJOLO Spring quarter due to a lack of demand. The baseball team used Shoreline Baseball Field in Mountain View as their home field as a result.“The bids Sunin Kumar, 25, software engineering to restore the baseball field will be coming in this week,” Spatafore said. “I come from Sunnyvale, and take the VTA sometimes for De Anza conducted a survey of students who did not return in fall and spring quarter, with a 5 percent response going to college, or sometimes for the mall or shopping rate. 1 percent of respondents said that there was not center. enough parking available or it was too challenging.

Mario Silva, 19, computer science

“I come from San Jose. Tt’s a lot cheaper, I get to save more gas every now and then. Taking the VTA is a lot more easier.

Aditya Mokkarala, 21, computer engineering

“I start at the Fremont BART station. It’s the only public PHOTO BY KUNAL MEHTA transport that takes me from Fremont to Cupertino” The Flint Garage has been under construction since the 2016 Fall quarter, and is expected to finish on time. FEATURES JUNE 5, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 5 Food pantry offers free Panel, art exhibit food to eligible students aims to empower

Andrew‘femme’ Shinjo communityhelped bring attention to their STAFF REPORTER community. The art exhibit was organized in The De Anza College Office the California History Center, and of Equity hosted the “Femme featured photos and biographies Space” panel and exhibit last of femme identified along with Thursday to honor the late artist artwork chosen by Georgie Amanda Harris. Guitron, 19, sociology major. “Femme” refers to a feminine- “For the femme exhibit, I was appearing person in the LGBTQ actually asked to create an art community. wall. So, most of the pieces on Harris, a monumental figure this student wall are from the Bay in the femme community, helped Area,” Guitron said. “We work bring awareness to femme with women, and LGBT folk. Left: The food pantry located in Seminar 3 in the SEM Building PHOTOS BY AUDREY MARQUES identified people. There is a lot of [pictures of] Right: Some examples of groceries available this week: Oatmeal, beans, peanut butter and granola. The main theme brought up reproductive justice, women’s during the event was the lack of health, awareness of safe sex, the pantry last week, fewer than Audrey Marques staples such as rice, beans, pasta visibility the femme community brochures, information, and also usual. STAFF REPORTER and canned vegetables. faces. organizations we are connected Erika Flores, Program The pantry also caters to “Visibility is something with. So, all of this is sort of A possible solution to address Coordinator, is in charge of the homeless students with food that has been lacking in our mushed together, and is created what DASB Senate calls the Pantry. She said that between 200 that can be cooked in the school community because a lot of times into this huge piece of art.” said “food crisis” is De Anza’s food and 250 students visit the Pantry microwave, such as single serve when people think of lesbians, Guitron. pantry. every month, but many only go mac and cheese, ramen, tuna and they think of short hair,” speaker Audience member Jules Dye, De Anza College offers a once or twice a month. fruit cups. These items are more Hollis Proffitt said. “A lot of 21, psychology major, said that service that provides free food “Students in need should know difficult to get a hold of through femmes, people don’t look at it was really nice to have space for students in need. The pantry about the pantry as a resource donations. them, and know that they’re gay. created for queer people, and is located on the SEM Building available for them on campus,” To qualify, students have to fill So, we’ve been invisible in the especially with the beautiful at the Office of Outreach & Flores said. out a form estimating maximum community a lot.” artwork in the exhibit. Dye also Relations with Schools, and the All of the available selection income based on the number of Proffitt said that Harris’s said that the exhibit is a way to food is provided weekly for those is donated by Second Harvest people they live with, along with contributions as an artist has give femmes, who many people who apply for it. Food Bank and West Valley what kind of food they need. been significant for the femme willfully ignore, more power. DASB’s current focus is Community Services. The food “Even if they don’t fill on the community because her art working with Student Rights and is delivered every Wednesday requirements, they still can get Services to improve outreach afternoon, so students can go on some food, [they] just need to regarding the pantry and increase Thursday and take the food they be a current De Anza student,” SLEEP HABITS AFFECT student awareness about the need. Rodriguez said. Considering the opportunity. Students pick out food from a college population, she also said YOUR WEIGHT Kimberly-Ann Pramana, list showing what is available for that there might be more people committee chair, said “There the week. in need, and that students would Mary Sullivan will always be some students Some students just need benefit from better outreach and GUEST COLUMNIST experiencing food insecurities snacks while they are in school. word of mouth. around this campus.” The pantry obliges with on-the- The Food Pantry is open every Midterms have passed, and you’re getting ready for finals. Ambrocine Rodriguez, go treats like string cheese, fruit, weekday, Monday - Friday: 8 Have you gotten sloppy with your sleep routine? Have your Administrative Assistant at the granola bars and other snack a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but closed eating habits degenerated? Do your clothes feel tight? They may Office of Outreach & Relations foods. Monday only from 9:30 to 10:30 all be connected. with Schools, said that between For students who need food at a.m. There is growing evidence linking lack of sleep with changes 10 and 15 students got food from home, the pantry offers cooking in eating habits and weight gain. A recent study examined individuals based on their sleep time. Results showed the sleep deprived group gained an average of 385 calories a day! Another study examined health concerns with a nocturnal lifestyle, and DA Voices: How do you work to found the behavior of these “night owls” led to impairment of the insulin response. The hormone insulin is a key player in the control of intermediary afford to live in the Bay Area? metabolism, and organizes the use of food consumed for either storing calories or burning them. This puts individuals at risk for Photos and reporting by Jackie Contreras obesity and diabetes. Why does that happen? STAFF REPORTER Sleep deprivation disrupts your body’s internal clock, or circadian rhythm; which affects your appetite hormones and leads Tal Globus, 20, computer science major to increased appetite; calorie, or fat, storage and food intake; I work at a tech company by the airport. I have an internship there and it and decreased calorie-burning. So if you can maintain healthy gives me experience and a paycheck, that’s what’s supporting me. I show up sleep patterns, with balanced diet choices and physical activity to De Anza at 9:30 every morning, on Monday through Thursday I leave at (30 minutes brisk walk three times a week), you are more likely 3:30 and I get to work by 4 p.m. and I work until 9 p.m. I think the school is to achieve good health and weight. Here are some healthy sleep doing a good job of having classes spread from early in the morning to late in the evening so you could find sometime to work, except a lot of the classes are habit reminders: only offered during one time. Establish a regular routine - going to bed and getting up at the same time every day, even on weekends. Your body likes routines! Dominic Fisher, 20, kinesiology major Get an adequate amount of sleep every night. Determine the I coach children and beginners in multiple sports for a coaching company amount of sleep you need by keeping track of how long you sleep called Skyhawks. I became independent two years ago when I started school. School schedules kind of conflict with work, I have to work my schedule out without using an alarm clock. differently. Develop sleep rituals before going to bed. Do the same things before going to bed to cue your body to slow down and relax: layout your clothes for tomorrow, gather your books and homework in one spot or brush and floss your teeth. Javier Herrea, 33, nursing Avoid alcohol four to six hours before bedtime, as it is a I work on campus, at the cafeteria. The highest hours you can get is 20 hours depressant that slows brain activity. a week. If there’s more working positions on campus that pays better wages and Reduce your intake of caffeine and nicotine four to six hours more hours available, it would be really helpful. The pay here is like $10 and before going to sleep. Stimulants interfere with your ability to fall with 20 hours a week, you can only make around $800 a month. That’s barely asleep and progress into deep sleep. enough to make rent and pay for food and other stuff. Sleep is essential for student success, memory formation and a healthy weight. Finding more time for sleep can be a matter of life or death (or disease). Plan ahead, and consider making Javier Herrea, 33, nursing major lifestyle changes. I work for a catering company in east Palo Alto. I’m a server, so I have to serve meals, take orders sometimes, decorate tables. Sometimes I have to deny - work because I can’t be there, it’s the same for school. Sometimes I can’t be Mary Sullivan is the Director of Health Education and Wellness, here (in class) because I have to be at work, it’s hard because I don’t get a lot of money sometimes because of that. De Anza should be a little more flexible and can be reached at 408-864-8733 or at her email, with class scheduling. [email protected]. 4 FEATURES 6 LAVOZDEANZA.COM Developer’s Guild WOMEN IN STEM Playing Pac-Man, telling jokes, Women make up only 29 percent of the rescuing Greg rescue an astronaut named Greg, “What we’re trying to do is science and engineering workforce Andrew Shinjo use a neural network to model a Ana Acosta STAFF REPORTER and along the way, avoid rogue STAFF REPORTER sentinels that are set to kill him.” text dataset of jokes from reddit.” Closing the gap between the If you have ever been interested Birtola says that the UE4 team Banerjee said. amount of men and women in in learning how to make a mobile is probably one of the more The dataset contains a few science, technology, engineering, app, a website or a video game, advanced groups of the bunch, gigabytes of jokes, and the and math (STEM) fields has but never knew where to start, but everyone is learning how to program uses complicated proven to be a slow process. then the Developer’s Guild is the use the engine together so only mathematical relationships to However, these five De Anza place to be. a little computer programming analyze relationships between women are helping pave the way Developer’s Guild is one experience is necessary to be able each character in any given joke. for future generations. of many clubs offered at De to help. Banerjee said he was interested Anza College focused in artificial Although women have higher on computer science intelligence college graduation rates than related work. because he men, their graduation rates in The goal of thinks it’s the STEM fields are significantly Developer’s Guild future. lower than men, according to the is “to give computer “Eventually National Science Foundation. science students at De we’re gonna Manizheh Zand, a De Anza Anza an opportunity to have A.I. we College engineering professor work in a collaborative can speak to,” reached out to middle school environment with other he said. “The students in a project and like minded people who capabilities are mentorship-based engineering are interested in similar exciting.” program to close the gap early on projects,” Remy Dinh, The in students’ academic careers. Above 21, computer science : C++ 2-D Game development team working on Developer’s Zand teaches a middle Working on their team project, Yadukumari Shanthigrama Ramesh, 24, Computer Science and Xanthia major said. Pac-man. (From left) Lai Vang Lee, 20, Jerica Factor, 19, Guild meets school engineering class at the Victuelles, 19, Computer Science need to choose one of three methods of sorting their teacher has provided The club is split into Ye Eun Myung, 21, computer science majors. every Friday Renaissance Academy. It consists them to find the most efficient search algorithm for their class “CIS22C: Data Below a multitude of groups : “The Java Scrubs” pretend to work on a 2-D plat- from 1:30 p.m. of 21 female students — which Structures”. that focus on different former game (They are looking at memes) to 4:00 p.m., Zand calls an achievement — the STEM field sometimes “In middle projects every quarter. PHOTOS BY ANDREW SHINJO in room 311 of who are designing electronic shows itself in the form of school, [female subtle microaggressions. The projects range from the Advanced ornaments that will be put on students] still creating a basic website, Technology display on a tree during Christmas Zand said in emails she to programming 2D and Center (ATC), in the Park in San Jose. is “100 percent [of the have that 3D games, to designing and welcomes “It’s very intuitive,” Jocelyn time], without exception” confidence to artificial intelligence all people, Cruz, 37, said. She is currently addressed as Mr. Zand. using machine learning regardless of taking Zand’s Intro to Engineering “The one way that being a some extent but modules. programming class, as well as mentoring her woman affected me in doing as soon as they research is that I was on The Unreal Engine experience. middle school program. “It’s a lot enter high school 4 (UE4) team, led by “People who of hands-on [learning.]” at academic conferences,” 22-year-old computer are new to “The problem starts when said physics professor Lana they lose it.” the computer students are in high school,” Zand Sheridan. “It does serve to science major Damen -Manizeh Zand, Birtola, works on science field, said. Female students become remind you that you stand Engineering professor creating 3D games. they think more passive about subjects out, and not for what you are “Most of us [in they can’t join such as engineering for reasons working on.” C the UE4 team] are because they that range from boys becoming Elaine Wang, 20, biology more important to getting more major and president of the Biology programmers learning to use the Ankur Banerjee, 21, undecided are too new,” Club treasurer involved in other activities like Club at De Anza, also said she game engine and physics engine,” major, said his group is trying Ye Eun Myung, 21, computer sports, she said. noticed a disparity between men Birtola said. “We are putting to teach a computer how to science major said. “We are open The disparity of women in and women in the medical field, together a game where you recognize a joke. to people of all levels.” Criminalist provides examples of applying statistics in forensic science workshop Vince Aguilar numbers,” Van Le, 22, business from the promotional posters to make it go on,” said Desilets.“ It straight home but then I saw STAFF REPORTER major, said. the snacks for the workshop. was definitely a success.” this poster. I was listening to a Each aisle was littered with Desilets was happy that people A criminalist from the Santa President of the Statistics Club, crime podcast so it was a real body parts and blood made of took an interest in the workshop. Clara County District Attorney’s Van Le, worked hard with her coincidence that i stopped by,” candy, and as the audiences “It’s not the number of people, Crime Laboratory taught students fellow club members to make the Xu said. snacked on their murderous its how much we affect each how to walk away from arson workshop happen. Xu said she liked the examples morsels. Willis gave facts and person,” she said. and suggested a new item should “It has been hard team work of how statistics could be examples of how statistics applies Jenny Xu, 18, computer science be added to the game “Clue” to make this event happen,” applied to the different situations to her job. major, didn’t plan on attending during a killer workshop on the Statistics professor and faculty presented in the workshops. “I really wanna promote the the workshop at all but noticed applications of statistics in her advisor for the Statistics club, Bottom left people who make up the stats club and joined in when passing by. : Cordelia Willis, Crim- line of work. Lenore Desilets said. inalist for the Santa Clara County because they are the ones who “I was planning on going Criminalist Cordelia Willis The club planned everything Crime Laboratory, is explaining was invited to present a Stats & the details of a Forensic Science workshop by crime scene in the Statistics club, one of the Palo Alto, CA. Bottom right: Wil- newest De Anza clubs on campus. lis shows the au- During the workshop Willis dience how they told her audience stories of life label evidence at at her job, including one where a crime scene in someone was killed with a fish Palo Alto, CA. shaped liquor bottle that she jokingly suggested be added to the game of Clue. “We are doing this to motivate the students that have passion in PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN LEU the stat major so that they know that stats is not simply about a FEATURES JUNE 5, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 7 WOMEN IN STEM Auto Tech Club Women make up only 29 percent of the Join a community for your life, career science and engineering workforce and self

PHOTOS BY ANAS MUSTAFA Above: a revamped red E500 Mercedes Benz by the Auto Tech Club. Working on their team project, Yadukumari Shanthigrama Ramesh, 24, Computer Science and Xanthia Right: the inside of the revamped red E500 Mercedes Benz by Victuelles, 19, Computer Science need to choose one of three methods of sorting their teacher has provided the Auto Tech Club. them to find the most efficient search algorithm for their class “CIS22C: Data Anas Mustafa lot of activities with the autotech program instructors worked at the Structures”. program at De Anza. He said tank museum in Porto Valley as a “In middle particularly surgical fields Kyungmin Roh, 20, chemistry STAFF REPORTER the club took each class on three docent, working on the tanks. and engineering classrooms. major and administrator of De school, [female De Anza’s Automotive separate occasions up to the Black He said the former instructor is Despite this, her parents Anza’s Chemistry Club, says she Technology Club focuses on Hawk Auto Museum in Danville. taking a group of students to the students] still have never discouraged chose her major simply because it teaching students practical “We got to see the cars and tank tour this month. her from pursuing a STEM is her favorite subject. have that and theory work in regards to learned about the history,” said Manner said the Auto Tech career. “Chemistry is the subject that automotive technology. The club Johnson. Club is more than just a club to confidence to “They highly encourage incites my curiosity, and I love is an extremely connected and Johnson said the club aims the students within the auto tech some extent but it because they believe that, how chemistry deals with the way close knit community. to develop and culture students program, it’s like family to many for girls especially, you need of nature,” Roh said. as soon as they Auto Tech Club president so that they can blend in the students because it’s a place to be more independent,” The club has recently hosted Brett Johnson, 23, is finishing workforce. He said it’s easy to where they can bond. enter high school Wang said. “You don’t want a lab demo with third grade his second year in the automotive make a mistake when learning in “I’ve known club members part to rely on someone in the students, and plans to arrange a they lose it.” program. Johnson said the club the field. of the auto tech club from 1967 future for an income.” field trip to a local professional has a lot of different activities “We like to get rid of that that have kept in touch with other -Manizeh Zand, In the Biology Club, lab along with inviting guest that help students to have an pressure or fear in making club members from that original Engineering professor Wang helps students with speakers from the STEM field to impact on their lives, career and a mistake because we want class,” Manner said. their resumes and helps campus. themselves. “We do a big drive students to have the ability to The auto tech club meets on show students that biology While women in STEM face every year around thanksgiving make mistakes where it doesn’t Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. majors have paths that go beyond hurdles that many men in the for canned food and fundraising,” affect anyone,” Johnson said. the medical field, such as working field don’t face, the professors he said. Rick Manner, auto technology along with computer scientists or expressed that things are slowly Johnson said the club does a professor, said one of the former working in biotech. improving. NASA engineer attends physics conference or that month,” conference?” After the first speaker, Rehman speaker Eddie Uribe The club started planning in said students started pouring in, said. “Like how February, with a majority of the and everything went smoothy. did this happen? I planning happening a month and “Our nerves kind of settled worked really hard a half before the event. “We were down and we were getting more and it still didn’t just getting speakers and reaching comfortable with the crowd.” work out. But you out to whoever we could,” One attendee came to support just kinda … keep Rehman said. their niece, Ehershmann-Singh. “I going.” Rehman said Ehershmann- was actually really impressed that Speaker Nathan Singh recruited speakers by De Anza was pulling something Whitehorn said reaching out to NASA employees like this together,” Autumn he planned three via LinkedIn. “Surprisingly, they Ehreshmann said. presentations, and responded,” Rehman said. Dominic Mutimer, 22, let students vote The club coordinated closely mechanical engineering major, on which one they with Director of STEM Success said he attended the event wanted to hear the Program Yvette Campbell, after hearing about it from his most. His talk on who helped getting a location, professor. “All of this stuff is the history of the distributing flyers and letting relevant [to my major],” he said. PHOTO BY YANE AN universe won out. STEM professors inform their “I can get a perspective from the Whitehorn also students. industry. Sean Hinson, 22, plant biology major, inspects a piece of radio telescope at handed out a piece Club advisor physics professor Kentaro Tanaka, 21, electrical the Leaps and Bounds on May 25. of a radio telescope David Newton and physics engineering major, received extra Yane An kinds of obstacles getting him down, he kept moving forward, sealed in a silver bag. professor Francis Donald helped credit for attending the event. “It’s EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Co-president of Physics Club in terms of donating and setting [a] really good event to get some A NASA aerospace engineer at the Leaps and Bounds physics conference hosted by the Physics Aysha Rehman, 19, aerospace up. knowledge and information.” told the story of how he got a 66 engineering said co-president “I was really nervous at first, “It’s the first time we’ve percent on a math test because he Club. “You encounter things like Mikayla Ehershmann-Singh because not a whole lot of kids ever heard of any Physics Club switched a negative and positive initially had the idea to bring were coming, so I thought, ‘oh doing this,” Rehman said. “We sign on the last page of the last those. Something like that brought me down for that week speakers. Rehman built on my god, this is a disaster,’” she definitely plan on having another problem, and how despite those the idea and said, “Why not a said. one next year.” POP! 8 LAVOZDEANZA.COM Need to prep for finals? Two new binge-worthy shows Review: “The Handmaid’s Tale” Review: “I Love Dick” Rishabh Singhal her determined spirit. Pearl Curtis projects the artistic cowboy persona with STAFF REPORTER Still, watching The Handmaid’s Tale STAFF REPORTER his character changing from pretentious is mostly an experience comparable to to misunderstood. Hulu’s latest show, “The Handmaid’s witnessing a train accident and being “I Love Dick” is a provocative and Kathryn Hahn is pitch perfect as Chris. Tale,” is painful to watch at times. The unable to bring yourself to look away. confusing comedy-drama that explores Her awkwardness around Dick feels show is a dystopian thriller that depicts Its depiction of a patriarchal and cruelly the complexities of marriage, sexual true to life, painful in the same way that a totalitarian future called Gilead. In it, sexist America is incredibly realistic and awakenings and creativity. someone would act when meeting their infertility and environmental damage eerily familiar. Based on Chris Kraus’s 1997 novel first crush. plague the world, causing the government Gilead’s violent ban on homosexuality of the same name, “I Love Dick” is Sylvère, played by Griffin Dunne, is to kidnap women, or “handmaidens” and female literacy echoes aspects of Amazon’s newest original series. wonderful and his character truly comes to bear children for the barren wives of extreme islamic societies, and even the Husband and wife, Sylvère and Chris, to life as the show nears its end. commanders. sordid political future towards which our head to the Texas town of Marfa, where Despite the title featuring Dick, the These handmaidens are forced into own country seems to be heading. Sylvère has been invited for a residency true strength in the show lies within its servitude and stripped of all semblance Despite its dark tone, the show is fellowship program run by Dick, played supporting female characters. and individuality of their previous lives. beautifully made in its own way. The by Kevin Bacon. Devon, played by Roberta Colindrez, is They are given names based off their camerawork, which explores nearly Dick is the town’s object of admiration. a Marfa native and plays Chris’s neighbor. commander’s home and they must fulfill every point of view possible, and the fast Even though he hasn’t produced new Seeing Chris’s obsession with Dick, she their duties or else they will be sent to the paced editing makes you truly empathetic work in roughly a decade, Dick’s decides to write a play about the two of colonies or face death. towards the characters and inhabit their presence alone brings life to Marfa. When them. The show is based on the 1985 novel world. Sylvère and Chris arrive, it’s no wonder The cinematography is especially of the same name by Margaret Atwood. Even the costume designs help elevate why Marfa’s obsession quickly becomes beautiful when Devon daydreams of old The two aren’t incredibly different in the shows themes. The distinct uniforms theirs. films and gains inspiration for her own their depiction of Gilead, but the book of the wives, aunts, Marthas, and Chris is infatuated with Dick. Unable idea. is more descriptive and impersonal in its handmaidens create a unique aesthetic to talk to him at first, her encounters with Each of the 8 episode are 30 minute or narrative. which makes the hierarchy of these him becomes inspiration for sexually- less, which helps the show flow and feel Elisabeth Moss, star of the AMC show groups very apparent. fueled letters that she writes to him as part more compacted. “Mad Men,” plays the handmaid, Offred, of a creative exercise. Yet, the show admittedly has a rough masterfully. While her character is forced Catching wind of the letters, Sylvère start. The first four episodes are a bit to be submissive and obedient to her is turned on by the fantasy life in them. boring. However, things really pick up in society’s demands, we can plainly see and Reading the letters out loud ignites an episode five when the women of Marfa identify with her inner conflict. alternate reality where Chris and Sylvère recite monologues of their own sexual In one scene, she is offered a cookie are involved in a three-way with Dick. awakenings, continuing the positive by a wife, who calls her “well-behaved”. This relationship between the three main developments throughout the rest of the Hoping to avoid punishment, she accepts characters and show. the cookie and takes a bite, but later spits the letters is Rated TV-MA and not for it out into a sink and leaves the cookie on what feeds everyone, “I Love Dick” the bathroom counter, smiling proudly the rest of the is more dramatic than into the mirror. show. funny, educating audiences The show is graphic and terrifying, but As the show on feminism, freedom of it is these moments of small defiance and progresses, expression and how love humor in the face of adversity that speak Bacon doesn’t care about you, it volumes on Offred’s inner strength and perfectly does what it wants. Miley returns to her roots with new single Audrey Marques is pretty calm and country, lyrics it happen. So all I want to be is STAFF REPORTER kind of romantic and make people happy, healthy, in love, free.” She think that something is going on said “And to eradiate happiness After many inflammatory with Miley’s life. you have to be in mental and performances, Miley Cyrus came “What this song really means physical health”. out with a new single, Malibu. is not even just Malibu” she said When talking about her last This new song brought a new to Billboard “surround yourself albums, she says that is a time version of Cyrus. Comparing to with nature and love, be with who she needed to pass through to her last album, Miley Cyrus & you love”. She also mentioned grow up, it also comes up to her Her Dead Petz, which was more that she wrote the song while in break-up with Liam Hemsworth, psychedelic rock or pop, this new a Uber on her way to The Voice, “I needed to change so much. single brings more of her original and started to think how grateful And changing with someone else style, as a country-pop singer. But she is to be where she is, thankful not changing like that is too hard. still with the same powerful and for her fans who brought to where Suddenly you’re like, “I don’t great voice. she is right now. As she says in recognize you anymore.” We had Many people, as shown in some the song “Cause you brought me to refall for each other.” She said interviews like the Elvis Duran here, and I am glad that you did”. to the Billboard. Show, that this song is a “brand During the Elvis Duran Show For sure, we can expect a new Miley, never heard her like Cyrus talked about the change different Miley Cyrus for the next this before”. Which is true, when she made in her life, “I made album that she says it’s about first listening to the song you a decision to say this is what I to come out later this year and just think “this is not the Miley want, I’m going to put my entire follow her on this transition of I am used to listen to”. The beat heart and brain into and make life.

A R I Z O N A “Gallery”- “Raw” is hypnotic, visceral and, quick and sassy Tituss Burgess. His These British exports have crafted at times, extremely disturbing. “Lemonade” inspired episode is POP! 5 an infectious and surprisingly director Julia Ducournau subtly one of the funniest episodes of the unique Eurodance record. sneaks in a message of female series. Chuckie’s empowerment that balances out “The Survivalist” Director the blood and gore. “Raw” is one of Shakira “El Dorado”- The top five Stephen Fingleton’s post- the best horror movies of 2017 and Colombian songstress returns to fiercest apocalyptic thriller is neither will make you second guess eating her native language and delivers grandiose nor far-fetched. Instead, rare meat. a fun, eclectic and beat-driven things the director goes for a more new album.The standout tracks from the intimate and believable approach “Unbreakable Kimmy “Amarillo,” “Perro Fiel,” “Me that is rarely explored in this film Schmidt”- Kimmy returns for Enamoré” and “Chantaje” are sure past two genre. Showcasing solid acting, season 3 to offer up more zany and to have your hips swaying and weeks tense pacing, and brutal honesty. quirky adventures. 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SPORTS 10 LAVOZDEANZA.COM Dons swing hot and cold in season with no home field

Taylor Bicht Jay Serrano STAFF REPORTERS

When the De Anza College baseball team got hot this season, it seemed that the team was capable of beating any team in the league. But the hot streaks ended eventually and the team became cold for just enough games to miss the playoffs. The Dons finished the season with a 22-17 record, falling a couple of games short of a third consecutive playoff appearance.

THE ROAD TRIP The team faced a rare challenge for the first half of the season: They didn’t have a home field. The Flint garage construction forced the school to pave over the baseball field to create a replacement parking lot. The team’s alternative home for the season was supposed to be the Baylands Athletic Center in Palo Alto, but an uncommonly rainy winter caused the field to remain closed, forcing the Dons to play 19 games at their opponents’ schools or at neutral fields before having their JAY SERRANO first home game. “I don’t think at the time it took never being afraid of anyone or any a toll on us, but at the end of the moment.” season it started to show,” said head This mindset allowed Mount to coach Eric Raich. “Nineteen road lead the Dons in every offensive games in a row is tough. Especially category including hits, home-runs, with how far we had to travel, and, and RBIs. Mount was a spark plug on some days, going back to back to from the top of the order, helping far locations.” De Anza stay competitive in every game. PITCHING Despite the challenge of the road THE COLD STREAK trips, the team started the season off After an up-and-down March, the strong, winning five of their first six Dons hit rock bottom, losing two games including a 15-3 drubbing games to San Mateo City College of Monterey Peninsula College. and two more to Chabot. Pitching De Anza used 11 different and mental mistakes plagued the during the game, a trend that would team down the stretch and cost them continue throughout the year as the a playoff spot. Dons relied heavily on their pitching The team finished the year on a staff. strong note, winning the last four The staff was led by ace games, but Chabot stayed hot and Nick Simonian, who led the team managed to hold on to the playoff with nine wins and 63 spot by two conference games. over 77 . The cold streak also harmed the Dons overall record, putting them “Nick was our horse all year” TERRY PON said and catcher Ro out of contention for one of the wild card playoff seeds. Above: De Anza College Mahanty. “He threw to his strengths third baseman Riki Desa and had a fantastic mentality.” “We need to be better mentally,” Raich said. “For us to turn a corner, calls off shortstop Chris The other pitchers on the team Ramos before a starred along side Simonian as the it has to be every single game… we have to be good.” ending flyout in a 7-2 loss to staff combined for four shutouts, Cabrillo College on April 4, the fourth best performance in the at Baylands Field. conference. ERRORS “As a pitching staff we’ve worked The area of the game the Dons struggled most was fielding. They Middle: Dons’ ace pitcher hard every week and put our best Nick Simonian throws foot forward,” said sophomore relief committed 56 errors this season, with 30 of the errors coming in a two-seam fastball in pitcher Lorenzo Gomez. “We trust a 9-7 victory against each other to go on that mound.” losses. Eight of the Dons’ defeats were by only one run; six came Skyline College April 20 at during the 19 away game marathon. Baylands Field. Throughout HITTING the season, Simonian led After cooling off at the end of One reason the Dons may have struggled and dropped the early, the Dons’ pitching staff with February, the Dons roared back nine wins and 63 strikeouts with a four-game winning streak close games was the lack of a home field they could get comfortable on. in 77 innings. Simonian led that ended with a 17-0 win over all starters with a 2.68 ERA. conference rival Chabot College. The road trip meant the defensive De Anza’s sluggers combined for players had to adjust to a new field and backstop every game. Bottom: Second baseman 15 hits with four players collecting Devon Canty catches the multiple RBIs. “I’m really proud of our guys,” Raich said. “Going 22-17 with the ball and tags second base “Every time I stepped to the plate, in an inning ending 6-4 I was looking to do damage and adversity we faced all season was pretty impressive.” putout in the April 4 game drive runners in,” said leadoff hitter against Cabrillo. Drew Mount. “Always having an - aggressive mentality was key and JAY SERRANO SPORTS JUNE 5, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM De Anza 11 College athletes enjoy the ice Versatile baseball leader cream bar at the Student plays both sides of battery Athletic Ana Acosta Raich credits Mahanty as 36 strikeouts and just nine walks Recognition STAFF REPORTER one of the players who helped across 40 innings. At the plate ceremony. revitalize the team after several he hit one home run with a .321 This is the From playing as starting seasons of poor play by previous on-base percentage. Because he 12th year catcher to starting third baseman De Anza baseball teams. was moved to catcher late in the De Anza to closing pitcher and back season he did not have many at has held the to catcher, De Anza College bats. ceremony baseball player Ro Mahanty, “What he did this year was AUDREY 19, business major, is what you special. If we were up by one MARQUES could call an even keel player. or tied, we felt pretty confident “Those are some very that Ro could win us the game or mentally tough spots,” said head keep us in the game long enough coach Eric Raich. “The game is to pull away,” said Mahanty’s De Anza scholar athletes riding on what you do, and if he teammate and friend, Chris is having an anxiety, he’s hiding Ramos, 19, liberal arts, math, it pretty well.” science, and engineering major. recognized at ceremony After his parents noticed Teammates praised Mahanty’s his tendency to throw and hit ability at catcher as well as “Seeing students winning those Audrey Marques soccer balls rather than kick pitcher. awards and being successful makes STAFF REPORTER them, Mahanty began playing “His best quality if for all the hard work be worth for us baseball at age 5 and developed sure his arm,” said Mahanty’s To start the 12th Annual De coaches,” Mattis said. “It means a love for the sport. teammate and friend, Sam Reno, Anza College Student-Athlete that we are doing the right thing.” Once he finishes classes at De 20, business major. “How hard Recognition Ceremony, on During the men’s tennis Anza, Mahanty plans to go to the he throws and how accurate he Wednesday, May 24. recognition, coach Ron Ward University of Nevada at Reno, is on the mound or even catching Overall, 11 teams that made it said that it was the first time but is also considering playing behind the plate is definitely a to the post-season and Director of the tennis team beat Foothill for UC Santa Barbara should he plus tool for him.” Athletics Kulwant Singh talked College, thanking his best player get a walk-on opportunity. “He helped come in and turn When he’s not out on the field about the successful year the teams Sayed Hatef Tavakoli, who was “I didn’t really put too around a program that was not Mahanty enjoys snowboarding, had, especially the Championship the runner-up for male athlete of much thought into continuing doing very well for quite a few riding dirt bikes, driving, and victories and the North California the year. (to play), but it’s kind of years,” said Raich. “I think he’ll skating. best performances. “It’s really important to see resurfacing, still something have a great college career, and I “I also like to take naps, it’s De Anza College is the West how students who are doing well that I’m thinking about now,” hope he does decide to move on like my favorite thing to do,” Conference All Sports Champion in school tend to do well in sports Mahanty said. and want to go play.” Mahanty said. “(And) eating. for the 3rd year in a row. too; it’s just a balance of time,” One of the major obstacles Mahanty said the team has Eating’s fun.” “We are one of the biggest and Ward said. standing in Mahanty’s way is improved since last year, and While many great athletes are most successful athletic (schools) The female athlete of the year his height, Raich said. Most although they faced a slump born through continuing their in California,” De Anza College award and the runner-up spot pitchers tend to be above midway through this year, the parent’s dreams, for Mahanty president Brian Murphy said. “The both went to the badminton team. average height while Mahanty, team ended off strong with a four this is not the case. work you do in class, the work you Tiffany Liao won athlete of the 5 feet 7 inches, is slightly below game winning streak. “It’s honestly just the love of do in the fields and in the gyms, year and will transfer to UCLA as average. Mahanty spent most of the the sport…If I’m having a good that’s inspiring.” an economics major. Runner-up “If he was a six foot one season as the Dons’ closing time with my teammates, then To start the recognition was Yuyu Liu will transfer next year. guy, I think he’s easily getting pitcher, but late in the season that just makes it all worth it,” Cross Country and track and field Baseball player Chad Franquez scholarship offers left and right, he moved to catcher to fill in for Mahanty said. “I’m not doing it coach Nick Mattis, who has been won male athlete of the year and but being a five seven pitcher, freshman catcher Sam Nastari because ‘oh my Dad raised me to a coach at De Anza for 10 years. will transfer to San Jose State you’re going to have to work after Nastari suffered a knee be his baseball player,’ I’m doing Most of the athletes who compete in University as a business major. through a lot of stereotypes injury late in the season. it strictly because I enjoy it.” cross country also compete in track of not being a typical sized As closing pitcher, Mahanty and field. Many of these athletes pitcher,” he said. posted a team best 2.21 ERA with received awards for both sports.

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