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campus Events DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION TUESDAY, FEB. 19, 1:30-3pm, Campus Center Rooms A&B
The California History Center invites students to participate in Day of Remembrance activities, commemorating Feb. 19, 1942, when an executive order led to imprisonment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans against their Constitutional rights. Speaking is attorney Banafsheh Akhlaghi, President and Founder of the National Legal Sanctuary for Community Advancement, an organization dedicated to ensuring the rights of Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian peoples.
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: VOICE FROM THE CAMPS WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20, 1:30-3pm, Campus Center Rooms A&B
Day of Remembrance activities continue with a visit from Brian Komei Dempster, editor of “From Our Side of the Fence: Growing up in America’s Concentration Camps,” which includes stories written by students who had been imprisoned during World War II.
GRAPHIC ARTIST KEITH KNIGHT TO SPEAK THURSDAY, FEB 21, 2:30–4 pm, Room S–32*
Political cartoonist Keith Knight will discuss his works, which have appeared in Salon.com, Mad Magazine and ESPN the Magazine. Knight created the K Chronicles and (th)ink. He also has an award winning hip-hop band, The Marginal Prophets. A reception will follow at 4 p.m. in the Euphrat Museum of Art.
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 8pm, Flint Center
Mozart’s works will be conducted by Herbert Blomstedt, played by Jonathan Biss. Tickets $38-60 at Ticketmaster.
STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING CONFERENCE: FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 8:30am-2pmCampus Center Rooms A&B
Twenty-one workshops will be given throughout the day at the annual De Anza College conference on student centered learning, “Engaging our Students and Engaging Ourselves: Celebrating the Ways We Teach and Learn.” Topics include: How to design a Community Service Learning Project, Teaching with Your iPod, Overcoming
FEBRUARY 19, 2008 INFO
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Roadblocks to Student Success in Math, Using Oral Histories in Classes, Using Online Library Resources to Make Teaching More Fun and Dynamic, Intellectual Properties, and Kinesthetic Teaching and Learning. RSVP by Feb. 19 to englenmarykay@deanza.edu or 408-864-8322.
go to http://www.siliconvalleyreads.org.
FILM PRODUCER TO TEACH MASTER CLASS FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 2-6pm, ATC 113
This workshop will help students complete their applications for scholarships from The Chicana/Latina Foundation, which awards 30 $1500 scholarships each year to students from targeted local areas. The workshop will demonstrate putting together a competitive application, interviewing tips and ways to write a winning essay. For information about the scholarship go to http://www.chicanalatina.org. For information about the workshop, e-mail cortezalicia@fhda.edu
Gary Goldstein, the president of a film and TV production company will give a master class for film students. Goldstein produced the “Mothman Prophecies.”
‘PRETTY WOMAN’ SCREENING WITH PRODUCER Q/A FRIDAY, FEB. 22, 7-10:30pm, ATC 120
A public screening of the movie “Pretty Woman” along with a question and answer session with the producer, Gary Goldstein, is open to the community.
PERSIAN POP CONCERT SATURDAY, FEB. 23, 9pm, FLINT CENTER
Moein and Shahyad, Irian pop singers, will perform in concert. Moein has produced 23 albums. Tickets available at Ticketmaster from $45-$75.
YABAA SOOREE WEDNESDAY, FEB 27, 10:30am–3:30pm, Campus Center Rms. A&B
Yabaa Sooree is a day of celebrating African American Achievement in the Bay Area and will feature artist Dr. Marcus Lorenz–Penn’s photographs*
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ROB KELLY TO SPEAK WEDNESDAY, FEB. 27, 3:30-4:30pm, ADM 119
Theatreworks founder Rob Kelly will speak. He received the Bay Area Theater Critics Circle Paine Knickerbocker Award for lifetime achievement.
SILICON VALLEY READS: MEET BO CALDWELL THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 10:30-11:30am, Campus Center Rooms A&B
February is Silicon Valley Reads month, and Bo Caldwell, the author of “The Distant Land of My Father” will hold a discussion with students and faculty as part of the event. For information call 408-864-8672 or
Check it out: Cartoon exhibit at the Euphrat GRAPHIC STORYTELLING AS ACTIVISM NOW THROUGH APRIL 17 (closed March 31-April 4 for spring break), Euphrat Museum
The exhibit, Graphic Storytelling as Activism, presents a variety of art forms, including cartoons, political posters, digital art and book art to explore a range of imagery with an activist bent.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON THURSDAY, FEB 28, 12:30–2pm, Campus Center, Fireside Dining Hall
The African Ancestry Association presents the fourth annual Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon and promises good food, great music and excellent company. Reservations are due by Feb. 25 to Mary Washington at 408-864-5798 or Cynthia Smith at 408864-8260. Cost is $17 for faculty and staff and $10 for students. Proceeds will go for scholarships.*
‘BURDEN & BONUS’ ART EXHIBIT TUESDAYS-THURSDAYS, 8:30-noon & 1-4:30pm, through April The California History Center (Le Petit Trianon)
This exhibit on preservation and demolition on the De Anza Campus responds to the questions, “What are the burdens of maintaining and utilizing 19th century buildings and landscapes for a modern California college? What bonuses are won by preservation efforts?” For information, call 408-864-8986.
DASB FLEA MARKET SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 8am-4pm, Parking Lots A&B
The Flea Market is held on the first Saturday of every month in Campus parking Lots A and B. Information is at http://www.deanza.edu/fleamarket.
STUDENT FILMS TO BE SHOWN AT CINEQUEST SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2:15pm & MONDAY, MARCH 3, 5:45pm, Camera 12 Cinemas, 201 S. Second St., San Jose
Two films produced by De Anza College Film/TV students will compete in Cinequest’s Student Short Film Competition. The films are Induri Meena’s “Final Performance” and Omar Forero’s “Try.” De Anza is the only community college represented in Cinequest’s Student Shorts competition.
CIRQUE DREAMS: JUNGLE FANTASY FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 8pm SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2pm & 8pm, Flint Center
In this exhibition, artists build communities through community-based arts, address local and global issues and tell personal stories within the larger context, historically and culturally. Artists include: Seyed Alavi, Oliver Chin, Charisse Domingo and De-Bug, Sharon Hing, Keith Knight, Lingshan, America Meredith, Favianna Rodriguez and Shorty Fatz. Graphic storyteller Keith Knight sees comics and cartooning as a powerful tool for social change. Comics have been “communicating information, concepts, and ideas since the days of hieroglyphics. They can transcend language, class, and race. Knowing the tools and concepts of cartooning allows anyone to be a mass communicator … You don’t need a million dollars. Just a pen and a piece of paper,” he says.
CHICANA/LATINA FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP WORKSHOP THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 12:30-2:30pm, Writing & Reading Center ATC 309
Cirque Dreams Jungle Fantasy is an all-new adventure by Cirque Productions that takes audiences soaring into a magical forest through the air and on the stage. Tickets available from $40-$60 ($5 less for 14 and under) at Ticketmaster.
PLANETARIUM, LASER SHOWS EVERY SATURDAY THROUGH MARCH 29, 6-11:30pm Courtesy: K Chronicles
Family astronomy and laser light shows are featured once a week. Ticket sales start at 5 p.m. at the door.
Astronomy show admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students w/ID and children 12 and under. Laser show admission is $9 for adults and $8 for children 12 and under. For information go to http://www.deanza.edu/ planetarium or call 408-864-5791.
OLYMPIAD OF THE ARTS
The Olympiad of the Arts is a student competition to recognize talents of Santa Clara County lower-division college students and high school students. Students compete in creative writing, photography and visual arts categories, with awards of $9000. Entry forms and information are at: http://www.olympiadofthearts.org. Deadlines are the last full week of March.
ACADEMIC SKILLS WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE
In Academic Skills Workshops, leaders give small, interactive presentations and provide handouts to help students improve study skills. Workshops include time management, textbook reading, concentration and memory, English writing skills, grammar, spelling and math study strategies. Sign up in the workshop signup binder in L-47. For a schedule, go to: http:// faculty.deanza.fhda.edu/alvesdelimadiana/stories/ storyReader$9. Workshops will be held Mondays through Fridays through Feb. 29.
DISCOUNTS ON AMC MOVIE TICKETS
The De Anza’s Student Accounts Office offers discounted AMC tickets to students with DASB cards. Tickets range from $6-$7.50 depending on how recent the movie is and when the movie will be seen.
INTER CLUB COUNCIL CELL PHONE DRIVE NOW THROUGH FRIDAY, FEB. 29: Cell Phone Drive
Donate unwanted cell phones to victims of domestic violence. Drop off donations at the following locations: • Student Activities, lower level of Campus Center • Administration Building Lobby • Learning Center Lobby • Advanced Technology Center Lobby • Wellness Center
FINANCIAL AID
Receive money for classes by filling out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students may qualify for a governor’s fee waiver or receive money for books. Offices are located downstairs in the Campus Center and the north side of the Patio. * Events with an asterisk (*) are part of De Anza’s Black History Month and are sponsored by DASB and the African Ancestry Faculty, Staff & Student Association unless otherwise noted. For information, contact Dr. Marion Y. Winters at 408-864-8739 or e-mail wintersmarion@deanza.edu.
Important dates •Friday, Feb. 29: Last day to drop with a “W” •Friday, March 14: Last day to add CAOS self-paced classes •Friday, March 28: Last day of winter quarter •Monday, April 7: First day of spring quarter
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Farmers’ market coming to DA Shawn McGann la voz news
The De Anza Associated Student Body Senate is planning to establish a monthly farmers’ market at De Anza College by the end of the quarter. The farmers’ market will coincide with the traditional De Anza flea market, which is held on the first Saturday of every month and has long served as a signature venue of the DASB for students and for the public. DASB VP of Budget and Finance Eden Su said the idea came to her as she was interning with California State Senator Joe Simitian, who participates in a local farmers’ market. “I really think that it will help De Anza’s reputation and image in the community,” she said. “Not only will we be helping DASB financially, but the community will benefit from having this nice farmers market that they can go to on Saturdays and shop for fresh produce.” The current DASB roughly $1 million budget is comprised almost entirely of revenue generated by the flea market and student ID card sales, so the farmers’
market is planned with an eye on increasing profits at the same time as fulfilling the mandate of the DASB to serve the students by hosting on campus activities. Although the farmers’ market has the potential to increase DASB income considerably, some De Anza officials have voiced their concerns that the project might be risky and expensive. Patrick Gannon, the director of the Hinson Campus center and the person in charge of food services at De Anza, is one official who has approached the senate with his concerns, Su said. Gannon has suggested that a farmers’ market might not be profitable, and presented to Su a list of possible expenses that could arise from the proposed market, including the need to hire extra police and custodial staff, in addition to those who already cover the flea market. Su said, however, that for the first few years of its life, the flea market routinely lost money for the DASB, and over time, the farmers’ market could be a profitable, lasting project for the DASB. Casey Dick, the special events coordinator of the flea market, is
currently in charge of the venue, and is in favor of a farmers’ market. “The only people that would be against having a farmers market out here would be the people that do the food at the flea market, and they’re threatened because it might take some of their income,” he said. “If it does cost some money to administer this farmers market, [food services] is not bearing any of the brunt of it – the DASB is. They should not be concerned about that. If the DASB wants to try this, then let’s do it.” Another obstacle of concern to the DASB senate is the proposed construction of a VTA transit center on parking lot B, which is currently being deliberated by the Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees. A transit center might offset the ability of the flea market or the proposed farmers market to turn a profit, as it would require the elimination of as many as 400 of the parking spaces used by vendors. According to Su, such a reduction in available area for vendors would result in a loss of as much
as one third of the revenue from the flea market, and would leave little or no space to establish a farmers’ market. The District Board of Trustees meets in March to decide on the viability of a VTA Transit Center. Until the proposed plan comes to a vote, members of the DASB Senate will consider options by visiting local farmers’ markets and investigating possible expenditures. Farmers’ markets are venerable and profitable fixtures of California’s rich agricultural society, a place where locals can gather in their own communities to buy and sell the freshest fruits and vegetables available. Hundreds of farmers’ markets operate in the state, including several in the Bay Area. West Valley College hosts a farmers’ market, which student organizations have been running successfully for years. Shawn McGann is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at shawnmcgann@lavozdeanza. com.
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Once again, two student films produced in the De Anza College Film/TV program have been selected for the Cinequest Film Festival. Induri Meena’s “Final Performance,” an animation of an Elvis-like performer, and Omar Forero’s “Try,” an experimental film about a lost citizen, will compete among 17 films in the student shorts category at Cinequest, the San Jose film festival which was recently ranked as one of the top 10 festivals in the world by “The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide.” De Anza has been the only community college represented in the Cinequest student shorts competition since the category was created at the festival in 2001. De Anza has been represented every year since 2002. Last year, De Anza student Car Nazzal’s “The Truth of the Matter” and Michael Chance’s “The Reason” competed with shorts made at NYU, Columbia University and the Munich Film School. “Year after year, the De Anza student shorts competed against those produced in prestigious four-year and graduate film programs from across the globe, and I really
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think they’ve held their own,” said film theory instructor Susan Tavernetti, who has served two tours at Cinequest in 1998 and 2007. The playing field to get into a festival is tougher than it’s ever been. More filmmakers are making films that end up in film festivals than has ever been the case, said Dennis Irwin, who teaches the 16mm filmmaking classes in which festival selected films are often produced. Omar Forero’s “Try” has already entered a number of festivals such as the aluCine Toronto Latin@ Media Festival in 2007. Forero is currently in Peru planning a feature film project about two women who get jobs as door-to-door saleswomen. Induri Meena’s “Final Performance” played to much applause at De Anza’s student film festival last April. Meena lives in San Jose and continues to attend animation classes at De Anza. Former student Kurt Robert Kuenne, who attended De Anza College over a decade ago and transferred to the USC School of Cinema, will also see his films in competition at Cinequest this year. Kuenne wrote, directed and produced a 95 minute
Photo courtesy of Omar Forero
Actor Anthony Diaz in Omar Forero’s experimental student short, “Try.” documentary, “Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father,” about the murder of Kuenne’s life-long friend, Andrew Bagby, by Bagby’s girlfriend. His narrative short “The Phone Book” will play in the shorts competition program. 2008 marks Cinequest’s 18th anniversary. It will run from Feb. 27 to March 9. The annual Silicon Valley festival calls itself “a discovery festival of films and technology forums.” Ehssan Barkeshli is the News Editor for La Voz.
The Foothill-De Anza Community College District Board of Trustees is the governing body in charge of both Foothill and De Anza Colleges, and meets every two weeks.
Upcoming Board of Trustees meetings: Feb 27 special meeting: Planned agenda items: 1. Approval of EIS contract March 3 meeting: Planned agenda items: 1. Approval of Project Stabilization Agreement 2. Presentation: Open Educational Resources 3. Quarterly Listing of District Investments 4. Second Quarter Report 5. Faculty Tenure 6. 2008-09 Board Legislative Goals (first reading) 7. Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Report 8. Administrator Contracts Source: fhda.edu
The Inter Club Council is the governing body which allocates funds to De Anza College’s 67 active clubs. The ICC meets Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Student Council Chambers in the basement of the Hinson Campus Center.
February 13 What happened: George Smith was elected as the 2008-2009 ICC chair of finance. “The game for me is that I’m doing this for the students and for the ICC, both of whom I love dearly,” he said. Because nobody ran for ICC Chair of Programs or ICC Chair, the election for those positions has been postponed until the Feb. 27 ICC meeting. The deadline to enter the election is Tuesday, Feb. 26 at noon. Disabled Students Unlimited was approved for their requested travel funds for workshops and seminars on disabled rights in Sacramento from Feb. 10-13 for registration and lodging for six students and an adviser, at $186.43 per person. Why this matters: The ICC Club budget now stands at $8,751 and the ICC travel budget now stands at $5,995. Ehssan Barkeshli
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DASB SENATE
These notes are collected from Foothill De Anza Police’s media log.
The De Anza College Associated Student Body senate is the governing body of De Anza College. It meets every week on Wednesday afternoons in the Student Council Chambers in the basement of the Campus Hinson Center.
Feb. 7 – Feb. 14 DISORDERLY CONDUCT Disturbing the peace Location: Lot C Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 9:26 p.m.
February 13 What happened: The DASB Senate voted to cut $52,550 from program allocations in its annual Budget and Finance Meeting, after hearing from representatives from various programs. It approved budget reductions of $50,000 from both Summer-Fall and Winter-Spring to special projects, $2000 from De Anza Leadership Training Projects and $500 from Insider Magazine. The budget for refreshments and meals for the DASB President was reduced from $150 to $100, the amount allotted to other DASB Senate members.
INVESTIGATION Vehicle Stop Location: Lot C Thursday, Feb. 7 at 7:11 p.m. SICK PERSON Sick Person Location: Science Center Thursday, Feb. 7 at 8:09 p.m. INVESTIGATION Grand Theft over $400/Stolen Laptop Location: De Anza Campus Thursday, Feb. 7 at 3:27 p.m. PROPERTY Lost Property Report Location: S3 Building Summary: Samsung Metro PCS Thursday, Feb. 7 at 6:13 p.m.
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De Anza only community college in Cinequest Ehssan Barkeshli
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Why this matters: The Senate meets again this Wednesday to further discuss the 2008-2009 budget and ratify it by a final vote. josh bays/LA VOZ
Some college campuses aren’t fortunate enough to be covered in natural beauty as De Anza is. Not every student is a tree–hugger, but to learn how to pretend you are, read this week’s editorial on page 7.
Shawn McGann
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NEW CENTER | Room enough for classes, parking spots CONTINUED FROM FRONT
“The mission [of the Mediated Learning Center] is to accommodate and serve students in a way that promotes student learning and provides an environment that is comfortable and inviting to all students,� said Jeanine Hawk, vice president of Finance and College Services for De Anza. The first of several workshops regarding the programming phase of the Mediated Learning Center was held Jan. 25. The four hour meeting held discussion on a variety of possibilities for this building, including new as well as current teaching methods that faculty and administration would like the facility to accommodate. As of now, the structure will consist of 14 new classrooms, which will be hybrids, which allow instructors to engage in both lecture and laboratory sessions. “It’s important that we capture new learning methods,� said Hawk. The departments that will primar-
ily inhabit this structure are: Anthropology, Sociology, World Language, Technological Resources as well as Distance Learning. Representatives from each department, except Sociology, were among the attendees at the Jan. 25 meeting, voicing their specific desires from the Mediated Learning Center. Their representatives shared input on possible goals for the project, however the final product design is still in its infant stage. “Ask for everything you would want, and we will make an effort to meet those expectations within the limits of our resources,� said Hawk, responding to an instructor’s inquiries about any specific limits on possibilities for the building. Faculty members made it clear that they did not like taking more than a minute or two setting up furniture and/or technological equipment to accommodate their lessons, because it would take too much time away from class.
Ideas abounded, including Wi-Fi access throughout the building, and pod casts that would integrate with the anthropology museum proposed by the division’s representative. For the outer appearance of the building, participants discussed maintaining the classic arch design that De Anza is known for, while integrating a more futuristic appeal. “We would like to hear from students,� said Hawk. Anyone with input concerning this project should email Hawk at hawkjeanine@deanza.edu or attend the next meeting, which is open to the public, on Feb. 21 in ADMIN 109 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Luis Cardenas is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact Luis at luiscardenas@ lavozdeanza.com.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS Denmark Spanish, Swedish and German newspapers re-printed Kurt Westergaard’s controversial cartoons of the prophet Mohammed on Wednesday, after the Danish police arrested three people for planning to assassinate the artist. “We are doing this to document what is at stake in this case, and to unambiguously back and support the freedom of speech that we, as a newspaper, always will defend,� said Berlingske Tidende, an official at a newspaper in Denmark that re-published the drawing. Westergaard’s cartoon illustrated Prophet Mohammed wearing a bomb with a lit fuse as a turban. The cartoon was first published in the Danish paper JyllandPosten in Sept. 2005, and caused protests amongst Muslims across the world. Displaying the image of a prophet’s person is strictly forbidden by Islam.
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De Anza College freshman point guard Ranecia Fields started to play basketball when she was in 6th grade. After graduating from Palo Alto High School, she decided to stay in the area and attend De Anza to follow her friend and fellow basketball player Derisa Taleni, who plays for the Dons as well. “I like being part of a team because it creates friendships and discipline that carry over into school,� said Fields. Fields said that one of the hardest parts of coping with school and sports is time management and having the same routine everyday. “It’s also hard physically because people tend to underestimate shorter people,� said Fields, who is 5 feet 2 inches. “Ranecia is the toughest guard and is good at quickness,� said head coach Arden Kragalott. He also said that Fields understands the offense better than last quarter. “She is a point guard with more confidence and is a great
addition to the team.� Despite the fact that she loves playing basketball, Fields recognizes there is a big difference between the NBA and WNBA in terms of pay and how people see the competition. “It bothers me, but I have to remember that people are going to discriminate against sex,� said Fields. “You have to keep going and get support from your friends and family.� Hometown: Palo Alto Birthday: May 21, 1988 Year: Freshman Position: Point Guard/Guard Major: Criminal justice Dream School: Temple University, Philadelphia Favorite Pro Athlete(s): Steve Nash, Chris Paul, Don Staley Most memorable basketball moment: Los Medanos College on Nov. 27, when the Dons won 80-43. Morgane Byloos is a freelance reporter for La Voz.