LATHE VOICE VOZ OF DE ANZA NEWS SINCE 1967 VOL. 50 | NO. 11 LAVOZDEANZA.COM MARCH 20, 2017 STUDENTS FIGHT BACK

Students host an educational event about the Dakota Access pipeline and bank divestment. PHOTO BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ

In protest of CSU tuition hikes, students participate in a zombie lie-in protest. PHOTO BY EMILY LEW STUDENT-LED GROUPS ORGANIZE AGAINST THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE WATER IS LIFE CUTLINE Alex Rodriguez environmental studies department; and Meghan Kensler, De STAFF REPORTER Anza College Native American law and policies professor. “[I grew up believing] earth my body, and water my blood,” Sayers-Rood said. “When song, ceremony and dance stop, so De Anza paved the way for sustainability awareness does the earth.” with two day long educational booths spearheaded by the Lizama said he decided to go to Standing Rock with an DASB Environmental Sustainability Committee and the De acquaintance and “realized I was killing myself for a system Anza Political Revolution club on Wednesday, March 8 and that doesn’t care about me.” Thursday, March 9. De Toro referred to the issue of environmental racism Students for Justice provided information on how to divest during the panel. from credit unions that support DAPL, and artists from the “It’s difficult to see this going on in our own country,” said Environment Club helped host booths. De Toro. “It’s opened up the eyes of people who don’t realize DAPR president Eddie Cisneros, 23, public health major this is going on all over the world.” said, “We hope to have educated many different students on De Toro said it is a well-known fact that communities with the pressing issues surrounding water both here in California a higher concentration of minorities face more environmental around the country and around the world.” issues. Flint is a mostly African-American community, and Wednesday consisted of a panel of speakers on the parallels can be drawn with the recent issue in the Fruitvale looming Dakota Access Pipeline and the water crisis in Flint, district of Oakland, where the water was contaminated with Michigan. lead, she said. Speakers included Elih Lizama, a Native American activist from Sacramento; Kanyon Sayers-Rood, an artist and activist; De Anza College professor Alicia De Toro, chair of the > SEE: WATER, P.6

NEWS FEATURES SPORTS DASB Senate votes to support Giant bag of urine in bathroom Don’s baseball season so far resolution divesting from Israel shows need for more plumbers PAGE 3 PAGE 7 PAGE 11 MARCH 20, 2017 EVENTS 2 LAVOZDEANZA.COM Justice for All? A Poetry Tuesday, Wednesday, and Tuesday, March 21 Maria Caycedo Recital ADVERTISING Event 6 p.m. Thursday 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Radical Self and Community A11, Choral Hall The Volunteer Income Assis- Euphrat Museum La Voz does not Care for Trying Times Maria Caycedo is a Colom- tance (VITA) offers free tax Students and faculty will be guarantee coverage 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. bian and singer. income return filing for 2016 reading poems based on the of events for which 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. For more to De Anza students. Make an theme “Justice for All?”. There it receives press Conference Room B information, contact Paul appointment today. releases. Contact Deconstruct barriers to health will be an open mic for stu- Setziol at setziolpaul@fhda. Extended Library Hours and wellness in a community dents who participate. Faculty Jasmin Remram edu. March 22, 23, 27, and 28 workshop. Contact Tony Santa readers will present diversity by phone at 415- 9 p.m.- midnight Ana at 408-864-8887. in voices and perspectives. Choral Concert: DA Chorus 320-5811 or e-mail and Orchestra De Anza Library lavozadvertising@ DA Dance Demonstration Admission is free. 7 p.m. The library will be open for gmail.com for rates. 7 p.m. De Anza Concert Band Visual and Performing Arts extended hours during finals Rate sheets can Visual and Performing Arts Plays Americana: The Spirit Center, Auditorium week. Students will have ac- also be found at Center, Auditorium of Diversity Admission is $10 for gen- cess to textbooks and other lavozdeanza.com De Anza students will be com- 7:30 p.m. eral, and $5 for students. For course materials, laptops, cal- ing together to give a dance Visual and Performing Arts more information, contact Ilan culators, group study rooms, demonstration. Admission Center, Auditorium Glasman at glasmanilan@ the computer lab, scanner, is free. For more informa- Admission is $5. For more fhda.edu. copiers and printing. tion, contact Warren Lucas at information, contact John California History Center: [email protected]. Russell at russelljohn@fhda. Sunday, March 24 edu. A Woman’s Fight Ends March 24 Wednesday, March 22 DA Music Department Stu- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, March 23 dent Recital Shaka Senghor Speaking Wednesday and Thursday, 4 p.m. Event Anita Hill talk: “Equity in 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. A11 - Choral Hall Scan the QR Code to visit 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Post-Obama America” California History Center Admission is free. For more LaVozDeAnza.com Conference Room B 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Women’s International information, contact Ron Dunn Shaka Senghor, a featured Visual and Performing Arts League for Peace and Free- at [email protected]. author in the Silicon Valley Center dom (WILPF) is celebrat- CORRECTIONS Reads, will take questions Anita Hill, professor of law at ing more than 100 years of Any corrections in a Brandeis University, will be Announcements and discuss his book His book peaceful resolutions, prevent- published story? Let is a memoir of redemption, visiting and speaking at De Free Tax Filling Assistance ing social injustices, and pub- reform, and second chances Anza. Hill will discuss women, for all De Anza Students lic demonstrations. Contact us know by email: during America’s incarceration safety, and the inclusion initia- Ends April 18 Tom Izu at 408-864-8712 for [email protected] epidemic. tive. 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. more information.

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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 MARCH 20, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 3 Student gov passes Israel divestment resolution Kunal Mehta illegal under international law. company. of a similar resolution that San The vote passed 12-1, with STAFF REPORTER “During 2016 alone, 18 Lopez described the situation Jose State University’s student four senators abstaining. DASB resolutions adopted in the general in Israel as “apartheid,” citing government passed in 2015. President Matthew Zarate was the The DASB Senate passed assembly of the United Nations a report published by a United Former SJSU student Abid El- only dissenter. a resolution advocating the and others in the Human Rights Nations commission earlier Miarri, who was involved in their Zarate said he wanted those Foothill-De Anza Foundation’s Council have all condemned that day that stated “Israel has campus’s divestment proposal, opposing the resolution to have divestment from companies Israel’s actions,” Lopez said. established an apartheid regime” noted that the movement started time to prepare a presentation and profiting from illegal Israeli She said that divesting is against Palestinians. Most of the as a request from the Palestinian explain their view, as was done settlements in the West Bank the neutral action and does not member states of the Economic people. with the Measure B discussion on Wednesday, March 15. The support either side in the conflict. and Social Commission for “Please don’t force Palestinian last year. proposal, prepared by the De “By asking De Anza to divest, Western Asia that prepared the students on this campus to fund Hillel member and De Anza Anza Students for Justice club you are asking them to no longer report do not recognize the state the bombing of children back College student Ari Berman, 18, was presented a week after Israel take a side in this conflict that of Israel. home, and don’t force them aerospace major, opposed the passed a law banning anyone undermines a two-state solution,” Lopez said the resolution to fund the bulldozing of their resolution and agreed with Zarate. advocating divestment from Lopez said. would affect less than 0.1 percent homes and occupation of their “I think it would have been entering the country. They specifically called out of the foundation’s budget. people,” El-Miarri said. more fair if we had a chance to The co-chairs of Students for four companies for profiting from According to the Foothill-De Concerns were raised by present,” Berman said. Justice, Viana Lopez and Kenneth these human rights violations: Anza Foundation’s annual report, members of Hillel of Silicon Gabbard, held a presentation Caterpillar, Hewlett Packard their total budget was about $38 Valley that passing the resolution - about how many see Israel’s Enterprise, Motorola Solutions million in 2015. would increase anti-semitism on occupation of the West Bank as and G4S, a security services The resolution was based off campus. DASB Senate approves new presidential election Kunal Mehta During the revote period, the server STAFF REPORTER displayed the candidate’s vote counts while voting was still open, potentially The DASB Senate Election Committee influencing voters actions. Another started a presidential reelection March concern was the unlikelihood that most 13 after a flawed voting system failed students would re-vote. to register votes for two candidates. The In Tuesday’s elections committee reelection was unanimously approved by hearing which was open to the public, the Election Committee, and then the full Panahi and Washington advocated for a Senate on March 8. brand new election. Students were notified by email to “To me and Cici, this is totally unfair,” submit votes starting Monday at 12:01 Panahi said. “Keeping what we have right a.m. The revote is supposed to last until now wouldn’t be just. We have to restart a Friday, March 17 at 4 p.m. new election.” Senate Elections Committee chair Washington said, “I want the students’ Faris Waitesa said College Life Office voices to be heard and the best way to do Coordinator Dennis Shannakian will be that is have a re-election.” regularly checking to ensure the integrity Candidate Dylan Kim, who finished of the new election. with the most votes in the now invalidated On March 3, students discovered that election, originally wanted to keep the votes for two presidential candidates, results after the extended voting period PHOTO BY KUNAL MEHTA Rhozhen Panahi and Cialysiah, “Cici,” finished. The DASB senate deliberates on the fairest way to handle the uncounted Washington, were not counted because “Initially, I thought having a re-election votes during the March 8 meeting. DASB’s online voting system was not in which voters, who actually voted during a new president, also known as an internal “The only fair thing I see is redoing prepared for candidates running without the original election, would be thrown election. Others believed that would be it,” De Anza Political Revolution Club vice presidential candidates on their away is a ridiculous solution, but after unfair to candidates who did not run in a president Eddie Cisneros, 23, public health tickets. considering that prospect from the point of coalition or for those who do not already major, said. “Then you get one person, Before the decision to hold a new view of Cici and Rhozhen’s candidacies, I have close relations with current senators. one vote. And everybody knows that what election, the voting period was extended realized that is the most fair and equitable “If you did that, it puts candidates happened was credible.” until Wednesday, March 8, accompanied solution,” Kim said. who ran with very big coalitions at an All four presidential candidates were by a mass email instructing students to re- Candidate Carlos Duran proposed advantage over candidates who maybe given $100 to re-campaign until next vote if they voted for either Washington or leaving the presidential post empty and ran with smaller coalitions,” Senator Dara Friday, March 17. Panahi. leaving it up to the next Senate to vote in Streit said. Despite rumors, De Anza Foundation The De Anza quack is back divestment from fossil fuels confirmed Waterfowl return to grace our campus Shaun Chatrath of the resolution by discontinuing Jarra Gojolo and take pictures of them. However, Jiayi STAFF REPORTER direct investments and minimizing co- STAFF REPORTER Zhang, 18, computer science major, isn’t the mingled assets. De Anza’s fountain-dwelling ducks and biggest fan of the ducks. The issue of whether or not the De Anza Bartindale consulted Robin Latta, geese have returned to De Anza’s fountain “They’re so cute, but I don’t want to stay Foundation has followed through with its the Foothill-De Anza Foundation’s after a long hiatus of several years. The birds with them though,” Zhang said. 2013 commitment has been in question assistant director who was here when the were exiled due to California’s severe drought, The ducks and geese are surprisingly since the March 8 DASB Senate meeting, foundation Board of Directors passed as the fountains were not maintained, and only unafraid of people, bravely making their way where Student Trustee Elias Kamal said the divestment resolution, and Tess returned when the De Anza groundskeepers up to students who seem like they promise there are many projects still in need of Chandler, the foundation’s executive turned the main quad’s fountain back on. food. completion, like full divestment of fossil director, who joined the foundation “They soothe me,” Tan Tran, a 21, business The mallards can be seen wading in the main fuels. after that time, for this information. administration major, said. “They give me the quad’s fountain, or resting on the fountain’s De Anza Foundation has confirmed The foundation has discontinued sensation that the animals are having a great nearby platform. Some students have been their 2013 commitment completion to all direct investments in fossil fuel time on their own. They’re living freely, on spotted feeding the mallards as they waddle fully disconnect with companies and companies and did so before the their own terms.” throughout the main quad. On hot days they organizations that use fossil fuels by June deadline. The waterfowl regularly get attention from can be seen resting in the fountain’s shade. 2014. In terms of co-mingled assets, or students passing by, who take the time to stop De Anza and Foothill’s foundations mutual funds, the foundation’s current PHOTOS BY JARRA GOJOLO were the first of community colleges in the exposure to the Carbon Underground to vote for a commitment 200 is 2.4 percent. of fossil fuel divestment in 2013. “The foundation has a desire and This vote was commissioned by fiduciary duty to maximize the dollars students during a campaign that it invests for the benefit of students saw strong support from the science and the colleges while also acting in department. a socially responsible manner – it is a Becky Bartindale, coordinator of balancing act,” Bartindale said in the communications and public affairs, email. said through email the foundation has Kamal could not be reached for followed through and met the terms comment. Above: The ducks wallow in the fountain water. Right: The geese strut around the main quad. LAVOZDEANZA.COM 4 Features Men of Color mentoring S.J. flood destroys professor’s house Program aims to increase graduation rate Karan Abrol Natalie Valencia STAFF REPORTER STAFF REPORTER Severe flooding in Coyote Creek three weeks De Anza’s Men of Color Community Program, also known as MC2, ago displaced 14,000 San Jose residents within provides counseling and academic services to boost graduation rates hours, devastating and dismantling the life of De for male student of color. Anza nursing professor, Peter Miskin. According to their website, the program “bridges the gap between the De Anza students and employees have rallied institution and the student” in order to “provide truly equal educational around the professor to help him get back on his opportunities for all.” feet and deal with the situation. The program originated from the administrative services staff’s idea “I have received plenty of help from my to create a place to cater and help men of color attain success, due to friends,” says Miskin. The community has offered PHOTO BY VINCE AGUILAR financial and emotional support to Miskin and Above: Watson Park, one of the areas the low graduation statistics. around Coyote Creek that was flooded The targeted group of African American, Filipino, Latino and Pacific other victims. A former De Anza nursing student Islander students have a graduation rate of 70 percent in the 2015-2016 started an online Go Fund Me fundraiser on Feb The house has been “yellow tagged,” meaning school year. 23, and De Anza students and faculty were able to that Miskin is allowed to enter the house temporarily The graduation rate for this demographic is 11 percent lower than the raise $5,915 for Miskin by Thursday, March 16th. to retrieve items affected by the water, but is not entire community college student population graduation rate. Miskin was warned by his neighbors about the allowed to stay in the house for any extended Umar Douglas, a counselor at De Anza, was assigned to lead a possibility of a flood and went home from De period of time, due to the toxic conditions caused team to bring the idea to fruition, leading to the birth of the Men of Anza College at 3:30 p.m. to check his house for by the flood. Insurance contractors estimated the Color program. The team consisted of three counselors, Douglas, signs of flooding. Miskin said the people from the cost of the damages ranged from $180,000 to Erick Aragon and Jesus Ruelas, who held similar non-traditional water district told him not to worry, and that the $450,000. backgrounds. creek would not flood. The professor is now homeless. He, his husband Douglas, also a De Anza alumni, said, “[it] makes us wish [we] “The water district miscalculated the current and his dogs are staying with friends for the time could have had this program for us at the time.” capacity of the coyote creek water bed,” Miskin being. The students who join MC2 are provided with one-on-one peer said. “They did not evacuate anybody or send a The mayor and city council have raised and mentors who dedicate their time and efforts to help the students learn warning.” distributed money through Sacred Heart to help about and receive all the services offered at De Anza College. He returned to the college, and 90 minutes later flood victims, and acknowledged fault for the lack Mentors Adan Perez, 25, sociology and Chicano studies major, and received a picture from his neighbours showing of warning for the flood. The general consensus of Diego Gomez, 27, philosophy major, were both invited by MC2 to his house completely flooded. General mandatory the council, the victims and various news sources participate and join in the mentoring program. evacuation of residents in the area was not are that the Water District is to blame for the poor Gomez said they got the job by looking for help and wanting to be a announced until 15 minutes after midnight. response. part of the De Anza community. Miskin said the flood was “the result of poor Miskin, however, is calling for further action to The mentor-student relationship allows students to open up to and management of water resources.” be taken by the authorities. “They admitted that trust the mentors, Douglas said. Miskin lost all of his possessions in contact they failed us, but there was no discussions of “To succeed is to also feel [you are] a part of the community and with the contaminated water, and even contracted resignations or sacking,” he said. other demographics have that,” Gomez said. “Finding a place where an undiagnosed skin condition. “I had to go in to Miskin said the parcel tax paid by San Jose you are validated as a student and a person is very important. It turned rescue my dogs, and the water was contaminated,” taxpayers for 17 years in order to fund the our lives around so we thought it be also important to bring that kind he said. “It’s a continuous itching, and they’re maintenance of Coyote Creek has never been of work onto the campus.” really not sure how to treat, or what to treat, at spent on the creek. “I haven’t heard any discussion Ambrosine Rodriguez, one of the secretaries who works for the this point.” about misappropriation of the funds,” he said. program, sees a positive impact on the students who join Men of Color. “There has to be a discussion as to why the money “Faces change because [of] the amount of opportunities and support put aside for coyote creek was never used.” that they get here at Men of Color,” Rodriguez said. “It’s hard, given Miskin also criticized the technology sector the whole masculinity and machismo that they go through, but they get of San Jose, which has not spoken up about the the support they need.” floods or offered financial help to victims, despite the companies and their proximity to the flooded area. “ “We have some of the richest companies in the TV Review: Emerald City” world: Google, Facebook, Cisco, Adobe. Not a single penny!” he said. “Google or Facebook could easily give us $100 million and wouldn’t PHOTO COURTESY OF DEANZA.EDU even notice, but I guess giving money to people in Professor Peter Miskin need does not give them a lot of exposure.”

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Day Real Estate, Eisley pushes emotion to Comprised of siblings and cousins from the forefront with their lyrics. the DuPree family, this female fronted DuPree steps to the forefront in their rock band showcases atmospheric indie single “Louder Than A Lion,” a notably pop songs. darker song on the album where her ethereal With Sherri DuPree taking on most of vocals soar above disjointed guitar rifts. the writing for this album and transitioning Written as a lullaby to her two daughters, into the band’s lead vocalist, the album while also highlighting her own battle with Mary Sullivan becomes a stronger representation of sleep anxiety, DuPree wanted “them to GUEST COLUMNIST a united Eisley than before, bobbing know they could always sleep tight because between three singer songwriter I’d always be awake, watching over them, the album shows no empty spaces. When De Anza students are asked perspectives of each DuPree sister. keeping the darkness away.” Eisley is currently touring in promotion about Student Health Services, most This is the band’s first album after Slowing down the tempo in “Snowfall,” of the album with supporting acts Civilian know we give out free condoms, or remember the therapy dogs brought in guitarist Chantelle D’Agnostino, and DuPree sings on fading love and trying to and Backwards Dancer. to reduce stress. While we offer many previous co-frontwoman and keyboardist keep a hold on it. Catch them on March 25 in San Francisco at Bottom Of The Hill. more products and services - this week Stacy King stepped down to pursue other Conversely, the closing track “Brightest I want to delve into why we offer free ventures. Fire,” touches on a love that brightens up condoms. “I’m Only Dreaming” features guest the ordinary. - More than half of state and local STI vocals from of and Softer than previous albums, Eisley RATING: programs have experienced budget , as well as of continues with their fluttering harmonies. cuts, resulting in county clinic closures. Say Anything, husband to Sherri DuPree. Despite losing two prominent members, Fewer clinics mean reduced access to STI testing and treatment for those who **** need these services. At De Anza Student Health Services Movie Review: “Logan” claws through enemies, heart we see and treat STIs at very low cost. Vince Aguilar Being the last Wolverine movie Hugh Office visits are $10 (lab ~$18) and STAFF REPORTER Jackman is acting in, he leaves the bar women exams are $30 (includes pap high, which is rare for Fox Marvel lab work), with medications dispensed “Logan” the final installments of movies. on site (~$7) - and we are right on the Wolverine franchise is an action The movie is finally released from campus. If you choose to engage in sex - oral, packed, savage, movie that takes a its PG shackles that has hindered past darker twist than the recent comic book vaginal or anal, without using a barrier movies by Fox Marvel. The added (condom/latex dam) you are at risk of movies. action, violence and blood gives contracting an STI. The latest installment to the the movie the true feel of how the Chlamydia: Wolverine series is great, having a characters Wolverine and X-23 should is known as the “Silent Infection,” good sense of acting and humor. The be portrayed. in 7- 28 days you may notice watery, great mix of father-daughter bonding It isn’t a coincidence that both of white discharge from vagina/penis, makes this rated R movie the perfect its best comic book movies, including burning or pain with urination, swollen/ example of what a comic book movie “Deadpool,” are rated R -- “Logan’ is tender testicles (males) or abdominal could and should be. the best X-men movie Fox Marvel has pain (females) - or you may have no The movie is dark and twisted in had. symptoms. Gonorrhea: all the right ways, showing the heroes It seems that the filmmakers finally that we know and love past their prime has similar symptoms in 2-21 days, mutated their movie formula perfectly, or no symptoms. and nearing the end of their life, while and are now making the comic book Syphilis: some other heroes are just coming into movies they way they are meant to be. called the “the great imitator” the spotlight. The only real problem I have with because it can disguise itself as other The movie takes place in a near the movie is the obvious product conditions and could show symptoms future setting, near the Mexican border placement, but it is done so well that it in 1 to 12 weeks. Signs could be a open where Logan, or Wolverine, played by is hard to notice. round painless sore, or chancre, which Hugh Jackman, is older and ill. His Who would’ve thought that an old, heals over in 3-6 weeks. battle scars don’t heal as fast anymore. wheelchair bound, mentally unstable might be missed, but the film is still perfectly Then a non-itchy rash can appear - He is taking care of his friend and man would be the best advertisement watchable even for those new to the franchise. rough red/brown spots on palms of hand and soles of feet or white/grey lesions mentor Charles Xavier, played by for Taco Bell? in moist areas (mouth, armpits, groin). Patrick Stewart, when he finds out he For first time Wolverine or - RATING: While the symptoms of syphilis will go has a daughter named Laura, or X-23, X-men movie watchers, some of the away without treatment, the infection played by Dafne Keen. connections and subtle references progresses to permanent damage. You may not notice any of these symptoms if they are mild. The only way to know if you have contracted Music Review: “Colliding By Design” lacks unique edge any of these three STI is to be tested with synth rounding out the background, through a blood test or swab. Sarah Helwig All of these STIs can be cured with STAFF REPORTER vocals treatments and electronic drums the right antibiotics for you, and your featured in some tracks. partner, but ignoring them spreads For a decade their social media bios One should expect growth with an read: “A defunct rock band from Seattle, the infection and leads to permanent album that is 12 years in the making. damage to you and possible your loved Washington,” but after reuniting in 2015, After all, the members are not the same ones. Acceptance released their much awaited that played in Visit De Anza’s Student Health sophomore album 12 years later. 2005. Services, next to Police/security and “Colliding By Design,” released by Acceptance faces the challenge that College life. Come in for the free Rise Records on Feb. 23, is perfectly many bands from our formative years condoms or dams. Come in for the timed for warmer weather as this album are now facing. Fall Out Boy managed low-cost and convenient testing and finds its way into road trip playlists. to maintain and grow their fan base post- treatment. Acceptance was prominent in the pop- hiatus after transitioning away from their If you want to see the dogs - visit our Chill City event March 23, Thursday rock world after their 2005 release of punk roots to dance pop. “Phantoms,” that grew a cult following in the S-Quad from 11:30 a.m. to Post-hardcore band Thrice broke their 1:30 p.m. and de-stress before Winter even after the band broke up a year later. band defaults to dancey hooks and catchy three year hiatus releasing their ninth Quarter finals. Guitarist Christian McAlhanely later studio album and aligning themselves on lyrics. Rather than trying to aim for a new joined band Anberlin, tours with other big names like fanbase, they are falling back on the novelty but after playing their last show in 2014 and Manchester Orchestra. Acceptance of breaking their hiatus and waking up their rumors were abound in the music scene has only played three shows along the old fans to push out this album. that the time was right for Acceptance to west coast to promote this album. Mary Sullivan is the Director of Health Education and Wellness, reunite. The album does lack a unique edge to and can be reached at 408-864- “Colliding By Design” does not stray push Acceptance above the rest of the - far from Acceptance’s clean and polished 8733 or at her email, sullivan- pop-rock, radio friendly bands out there. RATING: [email protected]. rock sound. This album leans more Relying too much on Jason Vena’s clean towards pop than their preceding album vocals to carry the talent of the band, the LAVOZDEANZA.COMNEWS

6 > FROM: WATER, P.1 The panel provided the audience with ways for the anyone Students lie-in protest to help contribute to the fight for clean water. Meghan Kensler Emily Lew information on how they could STAFF REPORTER encouraged students to vote and have their voices heard, make a change. to divest from major banks, donate to organizations and get Students lay down in the main The protest attracted over 50 involved at the local level. quad as part of the “Walking spectators and exposed students to “The children are the future,” she said. Debt” lie-in protesting the 5 the arising problem. Wergin said the Sayers-Rood performed two traditional Native American percent CSU tuition increase on most important part was that it was songs, “Grandmother Song” and “Hummingbird Song.” Thursday, March 16. visible and noticeable. Lizama regaled the audience with stories from his experience Around fifteen students Participant Shruthi Dommeti, at Standing Rock, having been on the front lines himself. participated in the flashmob, 21, accounting major, said, “I am “There were clouds of mace and tear gas. I yelled at the lying on the ground while concerned about tuition increases, officers ‘Cut it out or I’m coming after you,’” he said. “There holding signs relevant to the CSU and [believe] we should have were people freezing to death.” tuition increase such as, “71% cheaper prices.” Lizama said attack dogs were released and martial law was graduated students have student “The CSUs are bleeding us dry. declared. loans,” and “Tell the CSU, ‘NO They are turning us into zombies,” “[There was one officer there] really having a blast doing it. More Tuition increases! tinyurl. Wergin said. He said the “Walking He aimed his gun at my face and smiled, but right before he com/defendcsu or call (562) Debt” theme was inspired by SQE’s pulled the trigger, another officer pulled his shoulder away and 951-4700.” past protest at Long Beach at the he missed,” he said. “I was having a great time because I was The event was organized by Board of Trustees. sticking it to the man.” Fund our Future, a group at According to Wergin, the De Anza who aim to provide California State University - affordable higher education. administration wants to increase Sara Elzeiny, 18, computer the cost of tuition by 600 dollars a science major, said Fund our year, and UC schools just voted to Future is trying to build a increase their own tuition. Since movement where students can 2003, CSU tuition has gone up 280 get involved. percent. De Anza currently sees “We are the walking debt,” around 800 transfer students to Ben Wergin, 25, psychology SJSU, and several hundreds to other major, announced as he circled CSUs. the fountain. “As students, Elzeiny said Fund our Future is we cannot afford to pay more working on Proposition 13 reform, every year. Let them know which has to do with property taxes. they can’t keep bleeding us dry. “It could bring 9 billion dollars Tell the CSU’s no more tuition a year to education a year,” she increases.” said. “Education should really be Participants also distributed working to get state funding, and not over 270 stickers that provided ask students for as much funding.” the general public with PHOTOS BY ALEX RODRIGUEZ Top: Activist and artist Kan- Below: Students lie on the quad holding up signs to protest the yon Sayers-Rood performs 5 percent CSU tuition increase on March 16. Bottom: Ben Wergin, 25, psychology major and Desiree PHOTO two traditional songs, Grand- COURTESTY Humphers, 20, behavioral sciences major, announce the mother Song and Humming- OF MSA bird Song during the March 8 students are the “Walking Debt.” panel discussion. Above left: A student tries testing the water quality of the fountain on March 9. Below: A water bottle filled with water from local sources; found to contain ammonium, selenium and oil.

Above: Emily Katsuta explains natural dyeing processes to students on March 9. Below: Water Is Life holds an artivism event in the main quad on March 8 and 9. Bottom left: “Earthen Sunset,” painted on a rock by Brandon Sisk as artivism, on March 9. Bottom right: Instead of disposing of natural waste in a garbage can, students used a natural pulp pot to compost waste.

PHOTO COURTESTY OF JULIAN LAPLACA’S FACEBOOK NEWS MARCH 20, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 7 MSA hosts Palestine wall Yane An it’s as if Israel and Palestine are LEAD conference features EDITOR-IN-CHIEF two completely different worlds. “Israel is like a luxurious place, The Muslim Student and you have Palestine, which is vegan, Filipino cooking Association created a like rubble, because every time representation of the physical Emily Lew there’s a war or conflict, it’s just STAFF REPORTER barrier put in place to separate destroyed over and over again.” Yane An the Palestinians from the Israelis A poster was put up that gave EDITOR-IN-CHIEF in hopes that students will spend perspectives from Israel, against a brief moment to stop and think The 10th annual Latino/a Palestine. “It’s good to see both Empowerment at De Anza Global about the conflict in the Middle sides. It probably did anger some East. Issues Conference Program featured people but that’s the goal too, for speakers, a film viewing with the Inan Molla, 20, linguistics people to have a reaction,” Molla major, said they wanted to make film directors and hands-on cooking said. demonstrations. the representation as realistic as Chaudhry said the wall was possible, so they painted 10 feet Aimee Suzara took the stage in about educating people. “[People] Conference Room B on March 9 to tall, wooden panels gray. took thirty seconds to stop by MSA gave students the demonstrate to a hungry crowd how and look, and for a second they to prepare pinakbet, a vegan dish opportunity to color in fists and remembered these people are in put them up on the wall, inspired originating from the Ilocos region of danger, these people are scared.” the Philippines. She cut and cooked by the actual wall, which had Melissa Epps, 22, sociology and a lot of graffiti, paintings and a variety of vegetables including languages major, took a moment Top left and left: Aileen Suzara demonstrates art. Many fists hung up on tomatoes, bitter melon, string beans to spectate the wall. She said the how to cook pinakbet, a dish reflecting the the representation read “Free and eggplant. wall was a great way to engage flavors and traditions of the Philippines during Palestine.” “Gabriela Silan was a renowned people who might not know about the LEAD conference on March 9. Molla came up with the woman warrior of the Ilocos region, issues outside of their life. Above: Students try portions of the dish. idea. “We get the mainstream and I cook like this I recall her struggles “I would love to see more of Below left: Ingredients to cook pinakbet are laid information of what’s going on for land and dignity in the Philippines,” that kind of work on campus, and out on a table. there, and not really the different Suzara said. “Pinakbet also reflects have it also be embraced,” Epps Below: Tisa Wang, 21, economics major, and perspectives.” connection — centuries of exchanges said. Kurumi Sasaki, 20, liberal arts major, try the MSA vice president Anisa between Philippines and Mexico or Chaudhry said she personally Meso-American agriculture.” dish. Chaudhry, 18, psychology major, wanted MSA to serve as a place said MSA had been focusing on Other events of the day included Phil to go to be with people who Hutchings speaking about the Trump current issues, so they wanted understand you without an to highlight people who have Years and protecting rights against explanation as to why you’re displacement; Tadashi Nakamura’s been fighting for all of their lives upset or scared. because that’s all they’ve been film screening “Mele Murals” and a Molla said MSA hoped to raise post-film Q&A. exposed to, while being silenced awareness about certain topics PHOTOS BY EMILY LEW by the media. and build community. Molla said if you visit the wall,

PHOTO COURTESTY OF MSA Students gaze at fists that read “Free Palestine” on the wall erected by Muslim Students Assocation March 13 and 14. Bag of urine shows Online & On Ca pus need for plumbers Guaranteed Clas es Nick Girard he commented under the photo. STAFF REPORTER Custodian Marivic Budrick said De Anza needs another On March 8, De Anza students plumbers, as three are leaving Small Class Sizes who walked into the A quad the job, and another plumber is men’s bathroom saw a plastic necessary to fulfill the volume of bag filled with pee affixed fix orders. Scholar hi Ava· able around a urinal. The bag was Custodian Ana Ferreira cleans dubbed the “De Anza Piss Bag” the bathroom next to the student on social media. body chambers. She said three De Anza student Julian sinks she requested to have fixed Laplaca posted a photo on are still broken, even though Facebook, captioning the bag two of the requests date back to with: “What a beautiful day to be September. alive. Good morning and good “They get mad when we request day everyone. P.s. here’s a few two or three times,” Ferreira said. gallons of piss I walked in on at De Anza yesterday.” Facebook comments included: “Poke it with a neeeeeeedle!!!!!” and “this is like at least 16 gallons of piss.” Laplaca said he had seen bags like this before. The intention is to stop a leak, but the janitor left and apparently never came back, PHOTO COURTESTY OF JULIAN LAPLACA’S FACEBOOK The bag of pee afixed around the A quad urinal was removed ngaging , on March 9. Improving Liv OPINIONS 8 LAVOZDEANZA.COM LA VOZ NEWS L Quad Room L41 The new California budget shows little 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino, CA 95014 concern for the needs of community colleges the Prop 98 guarantee grows exploitation of part-time faculty, into revising the budget such PHONE : Nick Girard (408) 864-5626 STAFF REPORTER for the May Revise, as the where you have many part timers that it better reflects the needs of FAX : (408) 864-5533 Legislative Analyst’s Office has at De Anza teaching at two or community colleges, which are EMAIL : [email protected] It’s California’s legal obligation suggested it will,” he said. three colleges while having to already underfunded. WEBSITE : lavozdeanza.com under prop 98. In other words, CCC’s at commute back and forth multiple Ironically, while the governor With the governor’s current least deserve their standard hours. is set to limit community college EDITORIAL BOARD proposed budget, share of the budgetary pie. Action must be taken funding, Judy Heiman from the California The disparity between immediately to ensure that CCCs Legislative Analyst’s office, an Yane An community 10.87 and the and specifically De Anza get their independent advisory board for EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Colleges mandated 10.93 entitled funding; inaction will estimating finance, estimates Adrian Discipulo (CCCs) will percent seems mean further decreased funds at that the budget undersells state ART DIRECTOR be sapped insignificant, a time when enrollment continues revenue, meaning that the budget of funding but De Anza to drop and community colleges will easily be able to squeeze in Andrew Pouliot which alone would are increasingly struggling. that extra $45 million that Jerry NEWS should have access to Luckily, in a world where Brown is so reluctant to give. Aysha Rehman already be $700,000 less in community colleges rank so lowly Already strangled increasingly FEATURES guaranteed. funds if CCCs were in terms of the state’s concerns, tight, community colleges 45 million to not be fully funded there are hopeful prospects in the absolutely deserve to be fully Jasmin Remram dollars, derived FEATURES in the new budget. mix. funded. This should be a non- from the state’s “Because the California The Faculty Association for negotiable start toward creating a Neil McClintick income-tax-funded general fund, Community Colleges only get a California Community Colleges more equitable future for faculty OPINIONS should be going to CCCs but is 10.93 percent share of the Prop (FACCC) has been continuously and students. instead being withheld due to a Jay Serrano 98 funding guarantee, each half pressuring its members and low estimation of property value SPORTS a percent represents almost 5 official California legislators to - taxes. percent of system funding, so pressure the governor’s office Matthew Fernandez In 1988, voters approved a the state should make sure PHOTOS mandate requiring at least 40 the colleges get their full Chuckie Snyder percent of the general fund share of the Prop 98 split VIDEO to be spent on education. with K-12,” Hansen said. Currently there’s a split between The money would BUSINESS STAFF community colleges and k-12 improve De Anza’s quality spending, with k-12 getting of service by “increasing Cecilia Deck roughly 89 percent of the part-time faculty ability FACULTY ADVISER mandated funding. [email protected] to offer office hours, Richard Hansen, Treasurer improving part-time faculty Jasmin Remram of the FACCC and faculty of compensation, and opening BUSINESS / SOCIAL De Anza said, “The governor’s additional full-time faculty MEDIA MANAGER January budget reflects a 10.87 positions,” Hansen added. [email protected] percent share while the statutory Currently, the use of part share is 10.93 percent. FACCC time faculty has become ABOUT US is advocating that the May increasingly popular as a Budget Revision should reflect means of circumventing the La Voz News is written the statutory share. In the current and published by De Anza full funding of professors College Students as a First budget, this would meant an and limiting the number Amendment newspaper. additional $45 million for the of courses they can teach. La Voz News is partially CCCs and could mean more if This has led to to the blatant GRAPHIC BY JAERICA VITUG funded by the De Anza Associated Student Body and is printed by the San Francisco Newspaper Printing Company. All rights reserved; no part of La Voz News may be reproduced De Anza should proudly embrace its mascot, the ‘Don’ without permission. what it actually is? Entirely eliminating the Don college institution, is an important Staff editorials reflect the The correct answer is that would be to remove a facet of representation of the franchise or opinions of the majority of there probably is not a good the school’s identity, which is not community as a whole. It should the editorial board and not reason to have a mascot, exactly an easy route in itself, but be at the forefront of school necessarily the views of the author or the entire La Voz beyond the necessary needs of the original hopes of changing the advertising and should naturally staff. Opinions expressed by sports representation. Yet, De mascot were shut down due to the pop up as the main imagery Staff and Contributors are the Anza is seriously struggling surprising financial cost of such a associated with the campus. opinions of the individuals with enrollment, so financial change. Ultimately the face our mascot and not necessarily the constrictions posit that indeed The Physical Education takes is far less significant than our opinions of La Voz News. De Anza should not change its department has been particularly willingness to unapologetically mascot. reluctant because a change would embrace it as a part of the school’s The controversy of changing affect their budget and certainly identity. If you ask me, De Anza LETTERS TO THE Trisha Reyes STAFF REPORTER our school mascot has been an create externality costs. We seems far more eager to embrace EDITOR ongoing topic of discussion for would have to take into account an arbitrary arch than it does the Letters to the editor can be Surprisingly, De Anza actually years. In May 2013, there was an the amount of money it would De Anza Don. submitted to [email protected] has a mascot, and it’s not that active petition of 136 supporters take to change the school colors, My name is Trisha Reyes, and or at lavozdeanza.com. Letters iconic arch that is plastered all in favor of changing the mascot. should be 300 words or less; sports uniforms, and even the I’m a proud De Anza Don. It still letters more than 300 words over the website and commonly floor gym. feels a bit uncomfortable to say may be edited for length. associated with the school’s logo. Given that we cannot but with enough promotion of the Letter authors must include a We are actually the De Anza financially support a complete Don, I think I could see myself phone number in submissions. Dons. That’s right. You’re a Don; upheaval of the Don, we should getting there. Letter content must not be I’m a don. We are all De Anza libelous or intended to air instead do a better job of using personal grievances. La Dons. our mascot as a way to bring - Voz does not guarantee that A “Don” has been known to be the student body together by submissions and letters to an overly glorified way to address uplifting it instead of shutting it the editor will be printed. La a Spanish noble. Our institution down. Money should be used to Voz reserves the right to edit has many names relating to the letters and submissions for add logos to our existing mascot clarity in accordance with Spanish culture, including the and bringing it forth so that all Associated Press writing name of our college, the school students can actively represent style. Letters submitted for newspaper, and the mascot it and be proud to be a Don. The the printed edition of La Voz itself. Simultaneously, many presentation of a mascot, whether News may be published in the have dropped useage of the Don online edition. it be for a professional sports because of its ties to Spanish team, little league squad, or a conquistadors and all the horrible California Newspaper things they did. GRAPHIC BY MARIA ORTIZ Publishers No, this arch is not our A tlY Association So what good is having a What the Don mascot. mascot if we don’t know who or might look like OPINIONS MARCH 20, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 9 Letters to the editor Self-love: a constant process Apalled at DASB Senate Natalie Valencia talents, skills, and interests. You According to the website of STAFF REPORTER may try to convince yourself therapist and self help coach John Editor: that you can build a house in the Kim, building self-love means I was disheartened — actually, I was appalled — at the DASB image of others or by ignoring “You don’t have to be there for Senate’s decision to defund classified staff (who provide a source of your chances at happiness. everyone. Remember: once you ongoing information and institutional memory for students who are Suddenly your house becomes start feeling like you’re losing sometimes here for only two years) and to take away the funds for empty, absent of all meaning. yourself, you’re no longebuilding Writing Center tutors. I had supposed best friends who love. To remove someone’s livelihood without thinking! To remove helped me when I had problems You are destroying it”. Just precious student jobs and to make it harder for hundreds of students at home. They made me forget all breathe, and you must tell yourself to receive tutoring! my troubles through the puff of a that everything will be OK. Are the DASB senators so privileged that they don’t know what it joint and by talking about abstract is to look for work, especially decent work, and not find it? Do they vibes and chakras. But then they “Don’t regret anything. know how expensive private tutoring is? I can scarcely gaslighted me and treated me Remember there wasn’t imagine what would have more of an impact on De Anza than I had my mom say to me as though I was beyond social anything else that could have these tutoring jobs that require a mere $15,000. And what will they once: “Why can’t you get good redemption. happened, given who you spend it on instead? Short-term perks for current DASB? were and the state of the grades? I loved studying when As a result, you stop putting According to many experts, our future will include fewer and world at that moment. The I was younger. You are nothing yourself first and you let others fewer jobs. My students have been reading Andrew Yang’s “Silicon only thing you can change is like me.” Here’s the catch: I will tell you how to live your life. Valley is Right...” about the number of jobs that robots will remove. the present, so learn from the never be like her, but I don’t have The reins become delegated to To willingly be a part of taking away people’s livelihood: that is not past.” to be. your parents, your friends, your Helen Fielding the De Anza spirit and principle that I recognize. Self-love comes from a place of teachers, and those who make I hope the FHDA board will send the budget back and ask DASB being fully grounded and secure you become dependent and small. to reconsider. of who you are. But this self- Now, it’s all compounding and “Moving forward is the only They could start by reading Andrew Yang’s eye-opening piece love is a house. It’s your house squashes you like a bug. way to survive.” here: https://qz.com/895681/silicon-valley-is-right-our-jobs-are- Tahereh Mafi that must not be hastily built The only thing stopping you already-disappearing-due-to-automation/ with neither straw nor mud, but from killing yourself is the apathy instead reinforced with titanium. Lita Kurth, which consumes you from the Outside, big bad wolves linger Need more inspiration? English professor inside, until you eventually give in all corners, eager to dismantle up. This is the ultimate depths, Visit : your entire foundation. where you begin to understand www.mindbodygreencom The DASB senate later renewed the $180,000 Editor’s note: And, there are many ways that the only way to get out is www.wordsofwomen.com. portion of the budget for classified staff after learning that to build this house, including by learning to truly love your the administration would not pick up the funds. through useage of your unique identity and your spirit. New Muslim ban just as 2017 OE ANZA llBRARY anti-American as the last ....o ◄ BOOK \ALE Anas Mustafa The sudden change of freedom these immigrants ~ NEED\ DONATION\, STAFF REPORTER feel may cause retaliation from the people of other countries that are on the “ban list.” As a result, Americans will increasingly see the radicalization of many Muslims who are fed up with America’s 0 now-amplified Islamophobia. 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....!...... '1iiisl" -~ ...... ner SPORTS MARCH 20, 2017 LAVOZDEANZA.COM 11 Strong start, room De Anza falters in pre-season tournament for improvement for baseball team Jay Serrano kept the Dons in every game SPORTS EDITOR they have played. On offense, the Dons have The De Anza College baseball been solid but not great, team is having a strong season recording a .256 batting average in spite of not having any home and a .376 on base percentage. games because of the Flint Their offensive production garage remodel. The team is still varies greatly from game to looking to improve, take control game, at times winning games of their division, and make the by double digits and other times playoffs. barely edging out opponents by The Dons’ one or two runs. season is Leading complicated the bats are by the fact that “We have had sophomores they are unable first baseman to play at De some games Chad Franquez Anza this year where we have and outfielder because the Devon Canty. baseball field struggled with Franquez is being used making errors leads the as a parking team in RBIs, lot while the and not playing 16; on-base Flint parking solid catch. If percentage, garage is being .467; and walks, renovated. we clean that 24. Canty leads The Dons up, our team the team with are supposed a .315 batting to be playing can make the average. home games at playoffs and Canty has also Baylands Field recorded 12 in Palo Alto, make a deep RBIs and 2 but because the run.” home runs. rain this winter “Offensively, we have Baylands Field -Erick Raich, been a little has not opened baseball coach yet, so the team inconsistent, but must play all of I like our group PHOTOS BY NATALIE VALENCIA its games on offensively and Above: Tiffany Liao competes for De Anza College at the Coast Conference Preseason the road. we have a lot Tournament at De Anza on Saturday, March 11. Head coach Erick Raich said of athleticism,” Below: De Anza badminton players Madison NG, Elizabeth Cheng, Joyce Yip, Lydia Wang that playing so many games on Raich said. and Xueqi Zhu rest in between their games and watch the tournament. the road is tough on the team. The Dons’ main weakness “We have lost seven of our this season has been fielding, nine games by one run. I feel if especially giving up errors. The Natalie Valencia with Pasadena Community Friday and only slept for three we are playing at a home field team has given up 28 errors STAFF REPORTER College the night before was his hours. we win at least half of those in 20 games and gave up five goal for Saturday’s tournament. “My performance was rushed, games,” Raich said in an email errors in a single game against The De Anza College women’s “Pasadena beat us pretty good. but it’s probably because I haven’t interview. College of San Mateo on badminton team suffered losses It was our first match while it was slept well, but I know that I can One disadvantage of not Thursday, March 16. during the Coast Conference Pre- their fourth,” Landefeld said. beat the other team well.” Liao having a home stadium is Despite these struggles, season Tournament on Saturday, Landefeld said the players were said. players do not have a surface Raich said he is optimistic March, 11 due to having already left with a short recovery time Liao said she likes that that they can get accustomed to about the team’s chances going played an intense game against since they left Friday’s match at badminton relieves stress, playing on. forward. Pasadena City College the day around 9 p.m. especially from school. “For our players you never get “Defensively I would like to before. The quick turnaround “What we are looking for are Jay Dinh, De Anza badminton to throw off the same pitching see us get a little better,” Raich created a strong stamina both how the players respond now alumni and De Anza Badminton mound, have the same hitting said. “We have had some games mentally and physically for the that they have had a taste of the Youth Clinic coach, helps coach backdrop and have the same where we have struggled with players. competition, the taste of the the girls and assists in desk work surface you get used to playing making errors and not playing The team played against challenges, demands and focus when it comes to games. on,” Raich said. solid catch. If we clean that up, three schools in the tournament: they need to have during the Dinh said the overwhelming Despite the lack of consistency, our team can make the playoffs Skyline College, City of San match that wouldn’t necessarily tiredness the players experience he said he is happy with how the and make a deep run.” Francisco Community College be called upon during training,” may be new for the freshmen, but team has risen to the challenge. As of Friday, March 17, when and Pasadena Community Landefeld said. the sophomores are familiar with “I have to commend our this issue went to print, the College. The team focused on back to back play. players for their mental Dons had an 11-9 overall record “This is a preparation opponents, driving, where the “They encounter sometimes toughness because for all of the and the second place spot in tournament, we will see where shots that crosses the net flatly two games in one week, not adverse factors they are playing conference play with a record we are as a team and decided the and matches, winning best two accounting to the daily training well,” Raich said. of 3-1. They played College of competition accordingly,” said out of three games. and practice,” he said. “It is sort The greatest strength of the San Mateo on Saturday March assistant coach Radu Milevschi. Xueqi Zhu, 21, computer of a wake up call, and [you] Dons this season is their pitching 18. Rasu played badminton since science major used both the get a taste of what the game is staff, who have a 3.17 overall - he was 10 and has coached De mental and physical aspect of the about: knowing the game, getting ERA and already recorded two Anza’s badminton team for eight game, while getting ready for the through the pre-game nervous shutouts this season. La Voz will be providing years. teamwork and balance of playing jitters, and playing people you Leading the Dons in pitching live webcast coverage of “I always call badminton with a partner. have never played before.” “You need to have confidence is sophomore Nick Simonian, De Anza baseball games playing chess and running a who has recorded five wins in six marathon at the same time,” and strong set of emotion,” said - games started with 28 strikeouts starting March 25. For Radu said. “You have to look at Zhu. “You can’t be afraid of and an ERA of 1.66. Reliever more information visit your opponent’s body position losing so then you can get better Ro Mahanty has the Dons’ team lavozdeanza.com or check and have the ability to pull up a and better.” best ERA having allowed only out our Facebook page. shot-all in a split second.” After playing a grueling match, three runs across 20 2/3 innings. Head Coach Mark Landefeld Tiffany Liao, 19, economics According to Raich, the strong said players responding to the major lost 21-11 Saturday. She showing by the pitching staff has aftermath of the intense game said she played eight games on SPORTS 12 LAVOZDEANZA.COM De Anza College badminton team crushes Skyline to win first match of season 17-4­ Shaun Chatrath week, my parents would take of San Francisco student, STAFF REPORTER me to play.” Pratash Nair, 19, science Madison Ng, 19, sociology major, and Angelica Portilla, major and member said “I 19, respiratory major. The De Anza College played Badminton in high Turnco said “we don’t know Women’s badminton team won anything about Badminton, their first Coast Conference but it seems like a cool sport match,17-4, against Skyline to play.” College Thursday, March, 16. Portilla said “Why can’t we Switching off from singles cheer or curse while watch to doubles, every athlete on “We had pretty this sport?” both teams had a chance to good depth At the end of the game, play multiple games. There both teams shared cupcakes to was an average of six back today. We’re celebrate a Skyline player’s and forth birdie hits during missing players, birthday. singles games. During but we still De Anza has four more doubles games, there were coast conference matches typically three to four hits managed. As before finals begin on May usually ending with a smash for what we 5. Their next match will be of the birdie. a home game against Fresno “We had pretty good depth need to work on Thursday, March 23. For today,” Head coach Mark on, I would more information, visit De Landefeld said. “We’re say more Anza College Athletics, missing players (Elita Badminton, on the school’s Murtanu, Negar Hosseini, consistency website. Sza Ka Yip), but we still with our play, managed. As far as what we specifically - need to work on I would say hit shuttle more consistency with our 2017 Season play, specifically hit shuttle consistency. ” consistency.” Home badminton matches Elizabeth Chang, 19 year old computer science major, • Thursday, March 23 said she joined the badminton -Mark Landefeld, vs. Fresno. 3 p.m. team because “they needed Badminton coach • Thursday, April 11 people and I have some background. I love sports. vs. City College of After, I joined I found out it • San Fransisco was really fun and a great way 5 p.m. to interact with teammates.” • Tuesday, April 18 Many members of De school, so I was interested vs. Skyline College Anza’s Badminton team have here. Originally, I wanted to 5 p.m. had prior experience playing play field hockey De Anza the game. Some even play • Thursday, May 27 PHOTO BY SHAUN CHATRATH doesn’t have that sport though, it with loved ones. “It’s our vs. Mission College but Badminton is fun.” Above: Madison Ng, 19, sociology major, prepares to hit the family exercise in my home 5 p.m. In support of their friend, birdie during the match at Skyline College on Thursday, March country,” said Yu Hsuan Liu, three audience members 16. The De Anza team won the match 17-4. 20, computer science major. observed the games: Lauren Every Friday, two hours per Turnco, 20, City College Track teams continue to dominate competition, rack up more first place finishes in invitational Anas Mustafa difficulties when it came to the motivated and gave it her all steeplechase. Balaoing said he hurdle race because sometimes STAFF REPORTER 5000-meter, but the steeplechase because of the support she had was really happy about his victory other people’s arms get into your is always the hardest because I from her teammates and her in the 3000-steeplechase because lane making it difficult to run, but hate the moment family, who the first time in the season he I’m proud of myself because I After seven hours of when we have always try to struggled in it, but overcame the my got season best triple jump”, competition, the De Anza to jump in the push her. difficulties at the invitational and Martinez said. College men’s and women’s track water,” Renteria “My dad used won first place. Sophomore Anya Tonga also and field teams finished the De said. “I try to rush “It’s always nice to be a runner “I wasn’t expecting my victory had a another victory in shot put, Anza Invitational with first place through it as fast so he’s really at all because this was my second throwing for 12.5 meters finishes on Saturday, March 9 at as I can.” to win at home. proud of me, my time doing it and the first time “This was our second home De Anza College. Renteria said We had a lot coach always I really struggled to actually game of the year and I am really One of the athletes that she felt confident of big personal motivated to do finish the race because I was happy the women’s team won caught everyone’s attention was in herself when my best as well as overthinking the thought of the again,”head coach Nick Mattis sophomore and captain of the she got the best and season my teammates,” race,” Balaoing said. “Today said. “It’s always nice to win women’s distance team Alyssa victory for the best times Renteria said. I didn’t think about it and told at home. We had a lot of big Renteria, 20, psychology major,. 3000-steeplechase Renteria said myself to just get over the barrier.” personal best and season best She placed first in the 3000-meter and 5000-meter. today. ” she believes that April Williams stood out in times today. The next we’re home steeplechase with a time of 12 “I feel great the men’s and the women’s 400-meter hurdle, will be in May at the NorCal minutes and six seconds and about my victory -Nick Mattis, women’s track placing first with a time of one Championship, so that’s to make took first place in the 5000-meter because now I Head Coach and field teams minute seven seconds, beating it to State.” head coach Nick with a time of 20 minutes and 26 got the state A did really well at her second place opponent by Mattis said. seconds. mark, which is the Invitational four seconds. The next track event is the This was Renteria’s second really awesome because they Alejandro Martinez, 18, American River Invitational steeple chase of the season. because I didn’t gave it their all biological science major, placed at American River College on Renteria said that she will always get it last year and came out second place in the men’s Friday, March 24 and Saturday, have issues with the steeplechase until I was actually at state, so it with a few first place finishes. 100-meter hurdles. It was his first March 25. The De Anza track because it’s one of her most feels really good to be at where Ralph Balaoing, 20, political 100-meter hurdle, and he said he teams to do not compete at home difficult events. I ended last year”, Renteria said. science major, also had a great faced issues in that race. again until the NorCal Finals at “I didn’t really face any Renteria said she stayed win at the men 3000-meter “I struggled in the 110-meter the start of May.