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April 23, 2012 | Volume 45, No. 21 | lavozdeanza.com
Smoking fines on hold
FHDA-approved policy will begin to take effect mid-quarter
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WAVING MARK - All smoking zones on the De Anza campus are marked off by a circle of ash trays, trash cans, and a large red banner.
“[The new policy] hasn’t Junior Graves, Student Success affected us. Honestly, I think Center lab technician, “I smoke +6)3B-)&@#*+&+-30(1&+"&*;2-)&#*& here anyway, so it doesn’t affect because it’s not being enforced. .)F&H+&@#*+&*)).*&$0/)&>)">$)&2-)& On March 12, the FoothillDe We’ll still smoke in this area hating on smokers, and it’s ironic Anza Board of Trustees approved [campus entrance near the because a good percent of the De a new smoking policy, which Physical Education area],” said Anza population are smokers. “ !"#$%&'&()&*+#%)(+*&,"-&*."/0(1& C0(;)(+&D".5&' &$.E7C&.2@"-F De Anza smokers will be met outside of the designated smok The new policy has met with with warnings from college se ing zones. But due to structuring curity and police until the system %)$23*&2(%&4"+0(15&+6)&'&()*&624)& some consternation from stu dents across the campus, most of has been established. been postponed until further !6".&;0+)&+62+&+6)&' &()*&"*+-2;0G)& “We need to have the citations notice. students. printed, set up the violation da “While the Board of Trustees “It seems excessive,” said +2?2*)&2(%&'&(2$0G)&"#-&>-";)%#-)& approved the Smoking Policy at its March 12 meeting, the corre sponding administrative proce dure was only approved by the Chancellor’s Advisory Council [April 13],” said FHDA Police Chief Ron Levine. “Our agency could not begin to implement the enforcement guidelines until they were formally approved.” The newly approved policy, endorsed by De Anza College Health Services and the De Anza Associated Student Body Senate, *)+&'&()*&,"-&*+#%)(+&*."/)-*&2(%& repeat offenders. 76)&0(0+02$&'&()&0*&89:5&*);"(%& 40"$2+0"(&8:<5&+60-%&8=:&2(%& fourth or subsequent violations 8=:&2(%&2&>"**0?$)&@#%0;02$&6)2-A ing. Smokers are still not com plying with the zone policy, standing at campus entrances, areas that are not designated for OUTSIDE - Jamie Fernandes [LEFT], undeclared, is among students still not complying to the new smoking.
for issuing and processing the citations. I expect that we will be ready to begin enforcement activity within a few weeks.” said Levine. The designated smoking zones on campus are in Staff Lot A, Parking Lot B, the Flint Park ing Structure, Parking Lot E and Staff Lot F, underneath red banners.
contact Vivian Nguyen at lavoz@fhda.edu
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policy, standing behind the L4 building near the parking lots to smoke and socialize.
Construction abounds
Resignations plague DASB student senate Vanessa Contreras News Editor
Almost finished - The Mediated Learning Center, which has been under constuction for almost five years, will be open by fall quarter 2012. The new building will include classrooms for Anthropology and general education.
Andrew Puckett Staff Writer De Anza College students can look forward to relief from the ongoing construction on cam >#*& 2*& *)4)-2$& .2@"-& >-"@);+*5& including swimming pools and the Mediated Learning Center, are nearing completion. The two swimming pools on
campus were closed at the be 10((0(1& ",& !0(+)-& I#2-+)-& +"& '&J& recently discovered leaks. As a result of the closure, sports teams that practiced in the pools had to '&(%&2&+).>"-2-3&*#?*+0+#+)F& K".)& +)2.*& ?)()'&+)%& ,-".& the closure. “It’s been an inter esting season because we’ve been up at Foothill practic ing,” said swimming and diving
Two De Anza College Stu dent Body senators resigned and one was officially removed during the Apr. 18 meeting in the student chambers. Madina Jahed, Kenneth Per ng, and Nelson Chuang were the Andrew Puckett | La Voz Weekly latest student senators to leave coach Danielle Von Matt. “It’s their positions making the total really helped the team bond.” 14 out of the original 29. Both swimming pools should Chen Xu, Saurau Agaruwal, be open by the end of the month. Zara Aslam, Nevin Sarina, Er The Mediated Learning Cen nest L.W. Linous, Jaime Trinh, ter, which has been under con William Utomo, Leela Trankella, *+-#;+0"(& *0(;)& 9<<=5& & 0*& *$2+)%& Carolyn Chen, Vivan Nguyen, to open by fall quarter 2012. and Victor Chien were the sena +"-*&!6"&'&-*+&-)*01()%&*>"-2%0;2$A ly during the past academic year. see PUCKETT pg 3 Nelson Chuang was the only
*)(2+"-&+"&?)&",'&;02$$3&-)."4)%& from the senate due to lack of participation. The other senators resigned due to heavy course $"2%*& ",& L=& #(0+*& "-& ."-)5& ("+& meeting senate participation re quirements, medical issues, or personal family matters. MH& -)*01()%& ?);2#*)& H& +""/& 9=& credits for my winter quarter, plus 10 hours per week of work as an accounting tutor at the De Anza tutor center,” former sena tor William Utomo said. “I wish I could continue my duty as a stu dent senator but my obligation as 2&*+#%)(+&!6"&0*&*#>>"*)%&+"&'&(A ish my education stopped me in serving the students through the student body.”
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