Women of De Anza in STEM CAMPUS LIFE: DESPITE GENDER DISCREPANCIES IN THE FIELD, WOMEN STEP FORWARD PHOTO BY MATTHEW FERNANDEZ 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. > SEE: ECO-PASS, P.3 IN THIS ISSUE 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: Baseball 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.